From Resilience to Brilliance

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of resilience in farming, particularly in the context of the 2017 Thomas Fire's impact on farms in California.

Fortitude is very much a necessary part of the toolkit for successful farming. Those at Kimball Ranches- El Hogar know that as well as any. One of California’s most devastating natural disasters, the 2017 Thomas Fire wreaked havoc to their and many other farms in their region. “You could be called crazy for being in partnership with Mother Nature, because as a farmer there are so many things outside of your control,” said Rachael Laenen, Director of Farming and Operations at Kimba...

People in this episode

Guest: Rachael Laenen

Topics covered

• farming
• resilience
• natural disasters
• operations
• agriculture

Keywords

• farming
• resilience
• natural disasters
• California
• agriculture
• operations
• 2017 Thomas Fire

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kimball Ranches- El Hogar

Places: California

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