Alex Hitt's guest appearances

Alex Hitt

Farmer to Farmer with Chris Blanchard

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

Alex Hitt and his wife, Betsy, started Peregrine Farm in 1982 in Graham, North Carolina, near the booming “research triangle” of Chapel Hill, Durham, and Raleigh. Today, they use four acres of tilled ground to raise produce and flowers for farmers market, restaurants, and grocers. Alex and Chris talk about how and why the farm went through some radical changes early on, how the Hitts financed the farm by selling shares in the farm (not CSA shares, but actual investments in the farm), practical record keeping strategies, soil solarization, scale-appropriate equipment and tools, and Peregrine Farm’s strategy and practices for bringing a partner  into the operation as a succession plan for the farm. This episode is jam-packed with information and inspiration for making a living on a very small acreage. The Farmer to Farmer Podcast is generously supported by Vermont Compost Company.

<p>Alex Hitt and his wife, Betsy, started Peregrine Farm in 1982 in Graham, North Carolina, near the booming “research triangle” of Chapel Hill, Durham, and Raleigh. Today, they use four acres of tilled ground to raise produce and flowers for farmers market, restaurants, and grocers. Alex and Chris talk about how and why the farm went through some radical changes early on, how the Hitts financed the farm by selling shares in the farm (not CSA shares, but actual investments in the farm), practical record keeping strategies, soil solarization, scale-appropriate equipment and tools, and Peregrine Farm’s strategy and practices for bringing a partner  into the operation as a succession plan for the farm. This episode is jam-packed with information and inspiration for making a living on a very small acreage.</p> <p>The Farmer to Farmer Podcast is generously supported by <a href="http://vermontcompost.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vermont Compost Company</a>.</p>

023: Alex Hitt on a Full-Time Living for Three People on Four Acres for 34 Years