A Beginning Farmer Tells Her Story

In this episode, Margo Hale, director of NCAT's Southeast Regional Office in Fayetteville, Arkansas, interviews Lauren Stine, a beginning farmer in Northwest Arkansas. Lauren shares how she went from being a lawyer in California to raising goats in Arkansas. She talks about the keys to her success, obstacles she has faced, and the resources that have helped her. Lauren also explains the ways she is educating others about pastured-based livestock production.For more information on this topic, you can contact Margo Hale directly at [email protected] ATTRA Resources:ATTRA Farm Start-Up resourcesATTRA Internship DatabaseFarm Business Start-Up ChecksheetGetting Started in Farming TutorialUsing Social Media to Grow Your Farm Business videoUsing Facebook to Grow Your Farm Business videoUsing Instagram to Grow Your Farm Business videoOther ResourcesLauren Stine's farm on InstagramOzark Pasture Beef website"Are You Truly Ready to Buy a Farm?" article"Beginning Farmers Identify Three Barriers" articleSacred Cow websiteSouthern SAWG Conference—Raising, Finishing and Marketing Pasture-Raised Meat Short Course Please call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 1-800-346-9140 or e-mail us at [email protected]. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture.You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website.You also can stay in touch with NCAT at its Facebook page.Keep up with NCAT/ATTRA's SIFT farm at its website.Also check out NCAT's Regional Offices' websites and Facebook Pages!Southwest Regional Office: Website / FacebookWestern Regional Office: Website / FacebookRocky Mountain West Regional Office: FacebookGulf States Regional Office: Website / FacebookSoutheast Regional Office: