The Regenaissance Podcast

Caden and Patrick run Cable Family Farm in Piedmont, North Carolina, where they manage a small 80 bed no-till market garden along with pasture-raised eggs and chickens. Caden started the farm at 18, and then a few years later was able to convince Patrick to join him.

Their main concern starting the farm was how would they make money? This tour shows how they produce their crops and animals in a healthy, sustainable way, along with their marketing and production approach to creating a viable small-scale farm production.

It was fascinating and productive to hear from these young farmers how they approach farming, why their not organic, the systems they run to stay viable and efficient, and understanding why they chose this career path over everything else (hint, farming food can be incredibly meaningful).

Key Topics
  • Building an 80 bed no-till market garden from grass
  • Tools and systems for small-scale vegetable farming
  • Pasture-raised eggs and chickens
  • Organic practices without certification
  • Economics and tradeoffs on small farms

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Timestamps 

 00:00:00 Introduction to Cable Family Farm
 00:01:00 Building a no-till market garden
 00:06:00 Broadforking and minimal soil disturbance
 00:10:00 Weather risks and crop failures
 00:14:00 Time and cost of starting a garden
 00:19:00 Organic practices vs certification
 00:23:00 Simple greenhouse and seed starting
 00:27:00 Egg layers and rotational grazing
 00:32:00 Raising pasture-raised chickens
 00:35:00 Why chickens are healthier on pasture

What is The Regenaissance Podcast?

Hosted by @Regenaisanceman with the mission of reconnecting us back to where our food is grown & exposing everything that is wrong with our broken food system. We are more disconnected from our food than we ever have been. I sit down with ranchers and farmers to give them a voice and hear their stories, helping paint a picture of what it really looks like to support humanity with food. I also will be talking to others involved in the agriculture space as there is a lot that goes into it all. My hope is that from hearing this podcast you will begin to question what you eat and where from.