S6 - E7: Vegetable Farming as a Food and Health Business with Bob Jones, Jr., of The Chef's Garden, Part II
About this episode
Bob Jones, Jr. discusses the intersection of vegetable farming, health, and sustainable practices in this episode.
Vegetable farming is a food and health business that requires dogged persistence, curiosity, and a no-quit attitude. Bob Jones, Jr., is a second-generation vegetable farmer and the chief executive officer of The Chef's Garden in Huron, Ohio, who has been growing vegetables for over 40 years. Bob and The Chef's Garden team collaborate with culinary professionals, physicians, and oncologists to test the taste, flavor, aesthetics, nutrient density, and food as the foundation of health. More than 700 chefs tour the farm and exchange ideas in The Chef's Garden's Culinary Vegetable Institute . Additionally, they worked with Regenified to certify their farm as regenerative for the practices that nourish healthy soils, water, plants, people, and communities. We can all be 4 The Soil, for the future! Here is how with four principles: 1) Keep the soil covered -- (Cover crops are our friends and allies; avoid leaving soil naked). 2) Minimize soil disturbance -- (Gentle, take it easy). 3) Maximize living roots -- (Keep roots growing) 4) Energize with diversity -- (Thrive with diversity of plants, rotations, and livestock). If you are interested in art and framing the 4 The Soil posters for…
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