Elvira DiBrigit's guest appearances

Elvira DiBrigit

Biodynamics Now! Investigative Farming and Restorative Nutrition Podcast

Haven Homestead Podcast

Michael Phillips

Thomas Cowan

Paul Jaminet

Joel Salatin

Sandor Katz

Sarah Flack

Julian Palmer

MARK SHEPARD

STEPHEN HARROD BUHNER

Rudolf Steiner

Peter Burke

Toby Hemenway

Nancy MacLean

Nasha Winters

Sally Fallon Morell

OwlTail

In this weeks episode, we have the pleasure to hear from Elvira Dibrigit, author of "Why We Farm." The audio is a not so good because this is my first Skype interview and I still have a lot to learn.Her book is about the farmers of the Capay Valley in California. Most of the farmers in her book have small holdings and rely on C.S.A.s (community supported agriculture) and farmers markets to sell their produce. This hidden valley is a refreshing glimpse into the past (and the future), before most farmers had to have huge holdings in order to make a profit. Today farmers only make up around 3% of our total population.This book is all about inspiring you and I to grow something and support those that do.You can buy her book and learn more about her work at www.whywefarmcapay.comand your favorite social media site at Why We Farm.Come visit us at www.havenhomestead.com and please consider supporting the show at www.patreon.com/havenhomesteadThanks for Listening!

In this weeks episode, we have the pleasure to hear from Elvira Dibrigit, author of "Why We Farm." The audio is a not so good because this is my first Skype interview and I still have a lot to learn. Her book is about the farmers of the Capay Valley in California. Most of the farmers in her book have small holdings and rely on C.S.A.s (community supported agriculture) and farmers markets to sell their produce. This hidden valley is a refreshing glimpse into the past (and the future), before most farmers had to have huge holdings in order to make a profit. Today farmers only make up around 3% of our total population. This book is all about inspiring you and I to grow something and support those that do. You can buy her book and learn more about her work at <a href="http://www.whywefarmcapay.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.whywefarmcapay.com</a> and your favorite social media site at Why We Farm. Come visit us at <a href="http://www.havenhomestead.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.havenhomestead.com</a> and please consider supporting the show at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/havenhomestead" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/havenhomestead</a> Thanks for Listening!

Podcast 31 Elvira Dibrigit author of Why We Farm

Show Notes are at www.bdnow.org Welcome to Episode 43 of the Biodynamics Now! Investigative Farming and Restorative Nutrition podcast. Your host is Allan Balliett Today's guest is Elvira DiBrigit, author of "Why We Farm: Stories from Farmers of the Copay valley." An expert in sustainable living and farming, Elvira has profiled more than a dozen small, family farms in Northern California's Copay Valley in an insightful collection that shines a spotlight on the challenges and rewards of independent farming in the 21st century. Capay Valley is a narrow slice of farmland nestled in the mountains of Northern California, just north of Napa. The area is home to more than 60 organic farms, one of the highest concentrations in the country. The rich soil produced by the rivers and creeks in the area provides ideal conditions for wine, fruits and vegetables and a booming olive oil crop In 2000 Elvira Di'Brigit moved her family to Capay Valley, where her passionate interest in sustainable living took hold. While teaching she explored curricula surrounding farming, environmental preservation and nutrition - all in support of sustainable living. She is the editor of CapayValleyGrown.net and the author of WHY WE FARM. She also serves on the organizing committee for the Hoes Down Harvest Festival, a fund-raiser for the Ecological Farming Association. Elvira holds a BA in international relations from UC Davis, a teaching credential and a Waldorf/Steiner Teaching Certificate. She lives in Rumsey, CA with her husband and 3 children. An expert in sustainable living and farming, Elvira has profiled more than a dozen small, family farms in an insightful collection that shines a spotlight on the challenges and rewards of independent farming in the 21st century. The small/family farm was becoming an anachronism two decades ago, but the surge of public interest in organic and "locally-grown" food has inspired a new generation to explore farming and self-sustainability. The Capay Valley farming culture is a phenomenal example of how this once dying profession has taken on new life; Elvira Di'Brigit and her book, WHY WE FARM: Stories from Farmers of The Capay Valley, highlight the diversity of business models that have brought success to a myriad of 21st century farm. Capay Valley is a narrow slice of farmland nestled in the mountains of Northern California, just north of Napa. The area is home to more than 60 organic farms, one of the highest concentrations in the country. The rich soil produced by the rivers and creeks in the area provides ideal conditions for wine, fruits and vegetables and a booming olive oil crop. From Full Belly Farm – a 350 acre farm founded in 1985 as a pioneer in organic and sustainable farming – to the tiny 1 acre Cache Creek Lavender Farm, the farmers in the Capay Valley are a microcosm of 21st century sustainability and provide the lion's share of organic and toxin-free food and product to San Francisco's booming farm-to-table restaurants and neighborhood farmers' markets. Elvira Di'Brigit has investigated and chronicled the production of real food while living in farming communities throughout Northern California and Hawaii. She and her family moved to the Capay Valley seventeen years ago and Elvira began teaching the children of local farmers, which allowed her to gain an insider’s view of farming as a business.

Show Notes are at <a href="http://www.bdnow.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.bdnow.org</a> Welcome to Episode 43 of the Biodynamics Now! Investigative Farming and Restorative Nutrition podcast. Your host is Allan Balliett Today's guest is Elvira DiBrigit, author of "Why We Farm: Stories from Farmers of the Copay valley." An expert in sustainable living and farming, Elvira has profiled more than a dozen small, family farms in Northern California's Copay Valley in an insightful collection that shines a spotlight on the challenges and rewards of independent farming in the 21st century. Capay Valley is a narrow slice of farmland nestled in the mountains of Northern California, just north of Napa. The area is home to more than 60 organic farms, one of the highest concentrations in the country. The rich soil produced by the rivers and creeks in the area provides ideal conditions for wine, fruits and vegetables and a booming olive oil crop In 2000 Elvira Di'Brigit moved her family to Capay Valley, where her passionate interest in sustainable living took hold. While teaching she explored curricula surrounding farming, environmental preservation and nutrition - all in support of sustainable living. She is the editor of <a href="http://CapayValleyGrown.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CapayValleyGrown.net</a> and the author of WHY WE FARM. She also serves on the organizing committee for the Hoes Down Harvest Festival, a fund-raiser for the Ecological Farming Association. Elvira holds a BA in international relations from UC Davis, a teaching credential and a Waldorf/Steiner Teaching Certificate. She lives in Rumsey, CA with her husband and 3 children. An expert in sustainable living and farming, Elvira has profiled more than a dozen small, family farms in an insightful collection that shines a spotlight on the challenges and rewards of independent farming in the 21st century. The small/family farm was becoming an anachronism two decades ago, but the surge of public interest in organic and "locally-grown" food has inspired a new generation to explore farming and self-sustainability. The Capay Valley farming culture is a phenomenal example of how this once dying profession has taken on new life; Elvira Di'Brigit and her book, WHY WE FARM: Stories from Farmers of The Capay Valley, highlight the diversity of business models that have brought success to a myriad of 21st century farm. Capay Valley is a narrow slice of farmland nestled in the mountains of Northern California, just north of Napa. The area is home to more than 60 organic farms, one of the highest concentrations in the country. The rich soil produced by the rivers and creeks in the area provides ideal conditions for wine, fruits and vegetables and a booming olive oil crop. From Full Belly Farm – a 350 acre farm founded in 1985 as a pioneer in organic and sustainable farming – to the tiny 1 acre Cache Creek Lavender Farm, the farmers in the Capay Valley are a microcosm of 21st century sustainability and provide the lion's share of organic and toxin-free food and product to San Francisco's booming farm-to-table restaurants and neighborhood farmers' markets. Elvira Di'Brigit has investigated and chronicled the production of real food while living in farming communities throughout Northern California and Hawaii. She and her family moved to the Capay Valley seventeen years ago and Elvira began teaching the children of local farmers, which allowed her to gain an insider’s view of farming as a business.

The Biodynamics Now! Podcast 043 Elvira DiBrigit: Why We Farm