Laura Frerichs's guest appearances

Laura Frerichs

Farmer to Farmer with Chris Blanchard

Innovations at Research Park

The Food Safety Dish

Michael Phillips

Ben Hartman

Dave Chapman

Dan Brisebois

Curtis Stone

Karl Hammer

Chris Field

MARK SHEPARD

Jim Crawford

Scott Chaskey

Michael Ableman

Simon Huntley

Josh Volk

Andrew Mefferd

Shawn Jadrnicek

OwlTail

University of Minnesota Extension educator Annalisa Hultberg and Laura Frerichs of Loon Farm, a diversified 40-acre organic farm in Hutchinson, Minnesota, shine a light on food safety risks commonly hidden in plain sight and simple ways to effectively reduce those risks.

University of Minnesota Extension educator Annalisa Hultberg and Laura Frerichs of Loon Farm, a diversified 40-acre organic farm in Hutchinson, Minnesota, shine a light on food safety risks commonly hidden in plain sight and simple ways to effectively reduce those risks.

Hidden in Plain Sight with Annalisa Hultberg and Laura Frerichs

Laura Frerichs joins the show to discuss how the UIUC Research Park has built its brand over 20 years, highlight what impact it has made in the Champaign community, and showcase a few of the many stories of homegrown entrepreneurship &amp; student talent. Laura is the Executive Director of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Research Park, "where she oversees operations &amp; development, manages entrepreneurship programs, and supports the University’s economic development efforts." Head over to project-20.co/researchparkpodcast to leave show feedback. Visit researchpark.illinois.edu for job postings, social platforms, and more.

Laura Frerichs joins the show to discuss how the UIUC Research Park has built its brand over 20 years, highlight what impact it has made in the Champaign community, and showcase a few of the many stories of homegrown entrepreneurship &amp; student talent. Laura is the Executive Director of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Research Park, "where she oversees operations &amp; development, manages entrepreneurship programs, and supports the University’s economic development efforts." Head over to <a href="http://project-20.co/researchparkpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">project-20.co/researchparkpodcast</a> to leave show feedback. Visit <a href="http://researchpark.illinois.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">researchpark.illinois.edu</a> for job postings, social platforms, and more.

Laura Frerichs: Research Park Origins, Impact, and Student Talent Pipeline

Laura Frerichs owns andoperates Loon Organics with her husband, Adam Cullip, in Hutchinson,Minnesota. Loon Organics grosses $200,000 on 8 acres of produce and10,000 square feet of high tunnels, providing for a CSA, localretailers, farm-to-table restaurants, and the Mill City FarmersMarket in Minneapolis.  Six employees keep the farm hummingand beautiful. Laura and Adam started farmingat their current location in 2009, after several years incubatingat Gardens of Eagan in Farmington, Minnesota, and several yearsbefore that of working on farms of different scales around thecountry and the world. Laura shares her experience as an incubatee,including the investment and business growth strategies LoonOrganics used to provide a running start once they landed on theirown place. Laura also shares her experiencefarming with children, and how that prompted her and Adam to investin improving their quality of life by improving their utilizationof employees. We dig into some of the practical aspects of employeedelegation at all levels. We also talk marketing, electrictractors, post-harvest handling, and growing broccoli allyear. The Farmer to Farmer Podcast isgenerously supported by Vermont Compost Company.

Laura Frerichs owns and operates <a href="http://www.loonorganics.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Loon Organics</a> with her husband, Adam Cullip, in Hutchinson, Minnesota. Loon Organics grosses $200,000 on 8 acres of produce and 10,000 square feet of high tunnels, providing for a CSA, local retailers, farm-to-table restaurants, and the Mill City Farmers Market in Minneapolis.  Six employees keep the farm humming and beautiful. Laura and Adam started farming at their current location in 2009, after several years incubating at Gardens of Eagan in Farmington, Minnesota, and several years before that of working on farms of different scales around the country and the world. Laura shares her experience as an incubatee, including the investment and business growth strategies Loon Organics used to provide a running start once they landed on their own place. Laura also shares her experience farming with children, and how that prompted her and Adam to invest in improving their quality of life by improving their utilization of employees. We dig into some of the practical aspects of employee delegation at all levels. We also talk marketing, electric tractors, post-harvest handling, and growing broccoli all year. The Farmer to Farmer Podcast is generously supported by <a href="http://vermontcompost.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vermont Compost Company</a>.

064: Laura Frerichs on Growing Quality Produce and a Quality Life