Episode 12: Lorig Hawkins of Middle Ground Farm

Episode #12 Notes1:00 - How did you get into farming?5:00 - How did you acquire land?10:00 - How did you get involved with food access, nonprofits, and municipal boards?14:30 - How do you describe the food system in and around Austin, TX?19:00 - There is an emergence of non-white, non-hetero-normative farmers getting into farming. How do you see this changing the food system? Why do you think this is happening now?24:00 - What’s fun and easy to grow in Central Texas? How do you decide what to grow?35:00 - What’s on your bookshelf right now?44:00 - How does agricultural subsidies affect food pricing and, in effect, food sovereignty?45:00 - Lorig’s book on agriculture.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.