Apr 10, 2019
In This Episode:
>> Overview of small scale organic farming in New
Zealand and how they focus on wholesale marketing streams
>> How they balance the demands of their 3-acre
vegetable operation while raising 3 children
>> Their productions methods using no-till, deep
organic, and permaculture principles
>> Rachel's long-term perspective of hiring a team
About the Guest:
Rachel Yeats manages Six Toed Fox Organics, a newly established
3-acre certified organic market garden in the Bay of Plenty, New
Zealand, growing a diverse range of crops & cut flowers for direct
retail at the farmers market & through an online store, and
specializing in greens and herbs for wholesale. Rachel is
passionate about lean and holistic management, and applying
ecological and equitable practices on her farm to ensure a
sustainable, resilient, triple bottom line output in a four-season
context. Six Toed Fox Organics has quickly become a leader in the
NZ organic greens market, and Rachel emphasizes the importance of
building relationships with customers at both a personal and
commercial level, accompanied by a quality product; as well as
attracting and retaining a passionate crew to build a successful
and skilled team with longevity. Rachel uses a permaculture lens to
design and manage the farm and its team - you won't find any herb
spirals or swales, but everything is carefully planned and
monitored with a whole systems approach, including the finances;
starting with an abundance mindset of "we can, if..." to find
creative solutions to every problem.