Season 2, Episode 11: Kade McBroom

Kade McBroom is a farmer, small business owner, and former Regional Program Representative for the Pipeline Foods Farm Profit Program. Many of you have seen Kade in our Going Organic video series or heard him in Episode 5 of Into the Weed’s first season. But as a quick recap, Kade is a farmer is Southeast Missouri who started his organic transition in 2018 but has he stayed the course? Today we find out. We’ll check in about transition, the response to Covid-19 in Missouri (and how homeschooling is going for Kade’s family), and hear how this season is moving along. We’re here in the bootheel of Missouri where spring is in full swing. Let’s put it in park and visit with Mr. McBroom. This episode is one of seven in which we take a digital road trip, checking in via phone with growers from Missouri on up to Canada about how they and the communities they live in are reacting to Covid-19. So hop in, buckle up, and hit the virtual road with us for this special spring 2020 series of Into the Weeds podcasts: Road trip edition. Show notes - Going Organic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsVjeBPR5rw&list=PLHXCuautDHqraov_x7pG4FARzLYVP0Q0N - Previous podcast: https://www.pipelinefoods.com/blog/into-the-weeds-episode-5