The Agricultural Adventurer

Franck Groeneweg is truly an international agricultural adventurer!  From the fields of France … … to Iowa, … to Saskatchewan, … to Haiti, … and now to Montana, … this man has traveled the globe to pursue his passions. Franck has supplied distributed farm equipment internationally across 32 states to Europe and back.  Franck has represented Canada internationally as an Envoy, learning about problems Canadian farmers face and tried to provoke more favourable policies from the national government. Franck has even taught what he knows about farming to those who are less fortunate. Now in Montana he explores his interests in regenerative and nutritive agricultural techniques to fulfill his desire to live amongst the consumers of the food that he raised. Together with his wife and kids they operate “The Living Skies Farm” where they promote advanced agricultural techniques to enhance the nutritive value of the grains they grow while also improving soil microbiology and carbon capture and moisture content. This episode is a front seat ride that will take you around the world and back giving you an inside look at agriculture!  Be ready for some laughs as well as some deep conversation between Dan and Franck.   In this episode, you will learn:Who is Franck GroenewegFranck’s farming backgroundWhat it’s like to farm in FranceWhy farming in France wasn’t taken seriouslyWhy Franck left France and came to AmericaFranck’s journey in importing and exporting parts and equipmentRelationships Franck built through importing and exportingHow Franck got into farming in SaskatchewanWhat the farming community was like in SaskatchewanHow Franck and his family got through the frost of 2004An impactful moment of 2018 on Franck and his familyWhy Franck sold the farm in Saskatchewan and headed to MontanaHow Franck produces food to impact people’s mental health in a positive wayThe feeling of producing a commodity for the community in the communityHow Franck got involved with advocacy and different boardsThe disconnect between consumers and producersThe climate crisis and the impact on foodHow to get in touch with Franck Connect with Franck:Website: https://livingskygrains.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/franckgroeneweg/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livingskygrains/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LivingSkyGrains/Email: franck@livingskygrains.comPhone: 406-521-5234  Aberhart Family of Companies:https://aberhartagsolutions.cahttps://aberhartfarms.comhttps://suregrowth.cahttps://www.convergencegrowth.com Connect with us on AGvisorPro: https://link-app.agvisorpro.com/aberhart-dan If you want to be part of the Growing the Future community, make sure to say hi on social at: https://linktr.ee/Growingthefuturepodcast