The Farmer's Share

The Farmer's Share A behind the scenes podcast where we visit with farmers and learn what it takes to be a sustainable produce grower across people, profits and our planet.

Today’s episode comes to you from Little Compton Rhode Island, where we visit with Skip Paul of Wishing Stone Farm. He s...
06/12/2026

Today’s episode comes to you from Little Compton Rhode Island, where we visit with Skip Paul of Wishing Stone Farm. He shares all kinds of tips and tricks he’s learned over his 40+ year career as a farmer growing mixed vegetables and fruit, largely sold at farmers markets. We cover greenhouse production to have tomatoes in early May, including grafting, heating, and steaming, then transitioning to the tunnels over to winter greens.

He shares how they grow both conventional and organic crops. Interseeding brassicas, cover crop incorporation with a high speed disc, stone barriers, flail mowers and power harrows.

If you enjoyed this episode with Jenna and Jacob of Baird Farm - Maple Syrup, make sure to give their page a follow and ...
05/28/2026

If you enjoyed this episode with Jenna and Jacob of Baird Farm - Maple Syrup, make sure to give their page a follow and thank them for being on the show!

Baird Farm - Maple Syrup doesn't just sell maple syrup, but sugar, candies, flavored infusions and even merch. So if yo...
05/27/2026

Baird Farm - Maple Syrup doesn't just sell maple syrup, but sugar, candies, flavored infusions and even merch. So if you're looking for a sweet treat, or a gallon jug to supply your pantry for a while they've got you covered. Their creative branding is flashy, and all designed by local artisans.

Bob Baird likes to tell stories. So we're happy to capture a few of those on the record of the podcast! He shared what f...
05/25/2026

Bob Baird likes to tell stories. So we're happy to capture a few of those on the record of the podcast! He shared what farming was like when he was growing up, how it transitioned from dairy to maple, and how the retail sales and marketing has evolved, from literally mailing out newsletters to developing websites in the early 2000's.

This is where the magic happens! The evaporator boils down the sap into maple syrup. It then gets packed into stainless ...
05/21/2026

This is where the magic happens! The evaporator boils down the sap into maple syrup. It then gets packed into stainless barrels until it's ready to be bottled.

Baird Farm - Maple Syrup uses a process called Reverse Osmosis (RO) to concentrate the maple sap. This process increases...
05/18/2026

Baird Farm - Maple Syrup uses a process called Reverse Osmosis (RO) to concentrate the maple sap. This process increases the efficiency of their operation by reducing the amount of water they need to evaporate off to make the syrup.

Jacob and Jenna worked at a few different farms both locally and afar with the program. It didn't take them long to rea...
05/14/2026

Jacob and Jenna worked at a few different farms both locally and afar with the program. It didn't take them long to realize that their heart was in ag, and coming back to the family farm was the right move for their career. While they learned about other crops like blueberries and hops, picking up the retail side of the maple business is what ended up paying the Netflix bill.

Check out episode 42 to hear their whole start-up story into a successful ag business in Vermont.

Sap from maple trees comes into a pump house, where vacuum draws it in to get collected before being pumped into the sug...
05/11/2026

Sap from maple trees comes into a pump house, where vacuum draws it in to get collected before being pumped into the sugar house. All of the sap at Baird Farm - Maple Syrup comes in from lines rather than being trucked in which is very efficient for their operation.

What does the sugar woods look like? Like a forest! Except with a series of tubing running tree to tree like micro irrig...
05/08/2026

What does the sugar woods look like? Like a forest! Except with a series of tubing running tree to tree like micro irrigation in reverse. Each tree gets a tap which feeds into main lines and gets collected into tanks.

Baird Farm - Maple Syrup

In episode 42 we expanded our reach beyond fruit and veg farmers and interviewed a maple producer. Sugaring is so import...
05/06/2026

In episode 42 we expanded our reach beyond fruit and veg farmers and interviewed a maple producer. Sugaring is so important in the state of Vermont, it was great to hear how the Baird's run an agriculture business off the working landscape. If you're outside of the region and not sure what maple production entails, Jacob shares a great overview from the basics to deep insider knowledge.

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