Jan 21, 2020
In this episode, I talk to Charles Pecka, from Morningstar Farm, outside of
Nashville, TN. Charles is a tunnel farmer with specialization in
Korean vegetables. He recently traveled to Korea to discover
everything he could about how they create their tunnels.
You'll hear:
>> What kinds of tools Charles uses on his farm 3:33
>> What he learned about tunnel farming in Korea 9:33
>> How he set up his farm for two sixteen-year-olds to run while he was away 33:45
>> What types of marketing strategies he uses 36:50
>> What he feels are the biggest mistakes beginning farmers make 41:55
>> His favorite farming tool 46:00
About the guest:
Charles was raised on a Dairy Farm in Washington State, joined the
Army, travelled the world as a member of the US Army Special
Forces. He made friends everywhere he went. After 22 years of
Service he retired, moved into real estate, learned the value of
good land, and developed an interest again in farming. He and his
wife were good at gardening and they decided to expand into
hydroponics first in the garage and then to leap into a full 3000
sq ft hydroponic greenhouse. They have been farming and marketing
for the past 5 years and are consistently learning new methods and
finding new opportunities. They took a month off in October 2019
and went back to Korea, to learn new ways to approach old problems
using the Korean Solution.
Links:
Website - https://morningstarfarmtn.com/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MorningStarFarmsLLC/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/morningstarfarmtn/