PODCASTS

Get inspired on your journey to successful food processing and on-farm sales with our exclusive podcast series! Alongside our comprehensive written materials, we’ve prepared 7 exciting episodes featuring in-depth interviews with innovative farmers who are changing the game with their environmentally sustainable strategies. Plus, we are bringing in relevant stakeholders and experts in the field to provide you with all the latest insights and industry trends. Don’t miss out on this valuable resource for your farm business!

He is a cook, a farmer, a food producer, an entrepreneur and a dreamer. Coming from Colombia, he moved first to Italy and he is now settled in the outskirts of Amsterdam where he runs two companies: De Stadsgroenteboer a community supported agricultural farm and JARA, a food processing company. I am talking about Andres Martinez Jara. Valentina Gritti, global community and project manager of the Slow Food Youth Network will take you to Amsterdam to meet Andreas at his farm. She will discuss with him what the benefits of short supply chains are, how you can promote local biodiversity and save food waste by making preserves, but he will also share some useful entrepreneurial tips on how to start your farm or food enterprise.

Guest: Andres Martinez Jara (JARA)
Host & Production: Valentina Gritti
Music: Leonardo Prieto

Why is on-farm production and direct selling so important? Get ready to hear directly from farmers across Europe as we share their top tips for developing short chain trade from farm to fork! We’ll also explore the obstacles they’ve faced and the valuable lessons they’ve learned.

Guests: Raffaele Bomparola, Daniel Bravo Rodríguez (Valle y Vega), Hofgut Kapellenhof, Peter Van De Voort (Remeker), Marie-Odile Smet (Au Panier Vert) and Milan Hanč (Vraňany Hanč)
Host & Production: Valentina Gritti
Music: Leonardo Prieto

His name is Josse Haarhuis, he is 25 years old and since 4 years already he has been managing Buitengewone Varkens, a circular pig farming company in The Netherlands. His objective is to put animal welfare at the centre and make sure that each pig has a goal.

Guest: Josse Haarhuis (Buitengewone Varkens)
Host & Production: Valentina Gritti
Music: Leonardo Prieto

Raffaele Bomparola is a sheep, pig and olive tree farmer based in the outskirts of Florence in Italy. Raffaele is particularly keen on managing a direct contact with his clients and selling them not only his products but also his story.

Guests: Raffaele Bomparola (L’orto di Casaglia)
Host: Cosimo Righini (CIA Toscana)
Production: Valentina Gritti
Music: Leonardo Prieto

Daniel from Valle y Vega explains how the cooperative works, how they re-adapted a storing software to the cooperative needs and how they transform their surplus into delicious products.

Guest: Daniel Bravo Rodríguez (Valle y Vega cooperative)
Host: Aida Yañez-Sedeño Sabariegos (On Projects)
Production: Valentina Gritti
Music: Leonardo Prieto

Marie Odile is the president of the cooperative Au Panier Vert, near Lille, in the north of France. Au panier Vert is an example of direct selling of farm products since 1986.

Guest: Marie-Odile Smet (Au Panier Vert)
Host: Anna Van de Moosdijk (CEJA)
Production: Valentina Gritti
Dubbing: Laura Odorisio
Music: Leonardo Prieto

In this episode Christoph and Sophia from the Institute for Rural Development Research have a discussion on their visit at Hofgut Kapellenhof, a goat farm in the outskirts of Frankfurt. How does the farm add value to their products? What are its innovative ways of direct selling? We will also learn from the farm the importance of being flexible to adapt to customers needs and much more!

Farm: Hofgut Kapellenhof
Hosts: Sophia Heinl and Christoph Mathias from the Institute for Rural Development Research
Production: Valentina Gritti
Music: Leonardo Prieto