Jenn Colby
Feb. 7, 2024
Jenn Colby Finds Her Purpose
Your humble host has been through some stuff the last few years. At a recent food system gathering event this fall, the call went out inviting folks to tell their stories of transition and transformation. How we went from th…
Feb. 9, 2023
Driving Chat: Agritourism
Here’s a quick mini-episode I wanted to share about agritourism. I recorded it while driving home from the International Workshop on Agritourism last fall. Fair warning that it’s only lightly edited. I just came across this …
Oct. 1, 2022
Season 2 Trailer
Coming soon! The second season of Choosing to Farm is bringing you even more great stories of the journey into--and sometimes out of--farming. We'll talk about new models, new ways of being successful, and where new farmers …
April 30, 2022
Ep. 1.17 Is Choosing to Farm Enough? with Jenn Colby
“I think sometimes the choice to farm also means that folks choose not to have a life. They may not recognize it as that. Sometimes the choice to farm or ranch doesn't necessarily automatically set them up for that. Responsi…
March 20, 2022
Ep. 1.12 Jenn Colby on Leadership, Introverts, and Being a Real Farmer
“It feels scary to work with a dangerous animal, but it's within our wheelhouse. To do something that is unknown--to reach out, to ask for help, to admit we don't know--to go into that sort of dark place outside of our circl…
Jan. 15, 2022
Ep. 1.3 Chris & Jenn Talk Farmer/Non-Farmer
“People who don’t farm don’t realize how much it really governs what you can and can not do with the construct of your lives. Unless you’ve got the systems in place to manage that stuff.”—Chris Sargent When I had the idea to…
Dec. 28, 2021
Chore Chat: Intentions
When we do physical work, lots of us think deep thoughts. I recorded this mini episode as an experiment...what sort of deep thoughts come out on the topic of setting intentions, in the middle pf chores? Let me know if you li…
Dec. 18, 2021
Preview Mini-Ep 0.1 Why Choosing to Farm?
I've been spending a lot of time thinking about why I even wanted to do this podcast. (Why I think this is even a good idea, I mean.) What I have come to realize is that I want there to be more farmers and ranchers in the wo…
Oct. 6, 2021
Choosing to Farm: New Generation Stories
Are you a first- or returning-generation farmer or rancher? Maybe you want to hear the stories of those who’ve made the leap? Join us weekly starting January 1, as we dive into the large and small moments that make us choose…