More Than Pizza with Birch Bragg

A Kentucky farm kid, a portable pizza oven, and a mission to fix food access in Louisville, this is the story behind Locals Food Hub & Pizza Pub. Locals Food Hub & Pizza Pub is more than a place to grab a wood-fired pizza. It's a business built around a much larger mission: supporting Kentucky farmers and bringing fresh, nutrient-rich food into communities where access has historically been limited. In this episode, Stephon sits down with Locals co-owner Birch Bragg to trace the personal journey behind that mission, from growing up on a small farm in Metcalfe County, to working in Hawaii and Lake Tahoe, to hauling a portable pizza oven around with his wife Michelle, to living alone in a camper while helping build West Sixth Farm. Birch opens up about the sacrifices his family made, the difference between following a calling and chasing ambition. He also digs into the hard math of paying farmers fairly while keeping quality food affordable, entering Smoketown with humility, and earning the trust of the community Locals was built to serve. This conversation goes beyond entrepreneurship. It's about food access, family, purpose, community, and what it actually costs to build something you believe needs to exist. We also put Birch's strongest Kentucky opinions on trial, from seasonal eating to pizza's place in the farm-to-table conversation to building the most Kentucky pizza imaginable. Support Locals Food Hub & Pizza Pub: Frankfort — 863 Wilkinson Boulevard, Frankfort, KY 40601 Louisville — 822 E. Broadway, Louisville, KY 40204 Watch the full conversation, subscribe to Kentucky's Wandering Realtor, and share this episode with someone who believes local businesses can create meaningful change. #KentuckysWanderingRealtor #LocalsFoodHub #BirchBragg #LouisvilleKY #KentuckyFarmers #FoodAccess #SmoketownLouisville #FarmToTable