OGPod Episode 34: Dan Betterton and The Kitchen Garden People @ FarmEd

About this episode

Dan Betterton discusses the challenges and advantages of operating within a mixed farm environment and the community-supported agriculture scheme.

In today’s episode, I talk to Dan Betterton of The Kitchen Garden People, based at FarmEd, Oxfordshire. Dan shares the challenges and advantages of operating within a mixed farm environment, the ins and outs of their community-supported agriculture (CSA) scheme, and the pros and cons of growing a business slowly and organically. The conversation also touches on the significance of volunteers, finding value beyond the financial, using caterpillar tunnels and lining up crop plans with sales. To...

People in this episode

Host: Organic Growers Alliance

Guest: Dan Betterton

Topics covered

• community-supported agriculture
• mixed farming
• business growth
• volunteers
• crop planning

Keywords

• community-supported agriculture
• mixed farm
• business growth
• volunteers
• crop plans

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Kitchen Garden People

Places: FarmEd, Oxfordshire

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