Long Island Landscaper to 20 Acres of Vegetables with Jon & Karin of Bear Roots Farm: EP34

About this episode

Jon Waner and Karin Bellemare share their journey from Long Island to establishing a 20-acre vegetable farm in Vermont.

Text me a message! Today’s episode comes to you from Williamstown Vermont where we visit with Jon Waner and Karin Bellemare of Bear Roots Farm and The Roots Farm Market. Together they’ve built up a 20 acre vegetable farm and local goods store in Central Vermont. Jon starts off by sharing how they got started in Long Island, and how they ramped up their business here in the Green Mountains. Karin joins in later on and talks about how business coaching (a few times), grants, and personal growth...

People in this episode

Host: Andy Chamberlin

Guests: Jon Waner, Karin Bellemare

Topics covered

• farming
• business growth
• local goods
• entrepreneurship
• personal development

Keywords

• vegetable farm
• business coaching
• grants
• personal growth
• local market

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bear Roots Farm, The Roots Farm Market

Places: Long Island, Williamstown Vermont, Central Vermont, Green Mountains

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