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The Hands That Feed Us: On Tour - Podcast - Episode 2: A Table on a Farm - Klippers Organics

I’m at to Klippers Organics for the season opening of their on-farm restaurant, Row Fourteen. A couple things have changed there since I filmed there in 2020, and award-winning head chef Derek Grey joins us to talk about why he’s now an electrician.

The Hands That Feed Us: On Tour - Episode 1: Passing the dream on with Holger Schwichtenberg

This episode features Holger Schwichtenberg, of The Old Agassiz Place in Agassiz, B.C. We chat about the issue of succession and how the farm gets passed along to the next generation; the emotions and finances involved in making the big decisions. Find out more at https://thehandsthatfeedus.ca/

The Hands That Feed Us: On Tour - The Podcast

I've been promising people a podcast for half a year now. 250 of you have signed up since the beginning of the year based on that promise, and all I've delivered have been quick YouTube updates and sporadic newsletters.

Newsletter #27: It's finally here!

I've been promising people a podcast for half a year now. 250 of you have signed up since the beginning of the year based on that promise, and all I've delivered have been quick YouTube updates and sporadic newsletters.

The Hands That Feed Us: On Tour - Episode 0: Ground Zero with Seann Dory

This first episode features Seann Dory, of Salt & Harrow farm in Tsawwassen, B.C. We talk about a previous project that he may be better known for, Urban Digs, and how they secured land by "offering tax-breaks to parking lot owners". Find out more about the tour at https://thehandsthatfeedus.ca/

Newsletter #26: Supermarket kale grown locally?

June 16th, 2026 * Blog post: I want to settle down on an economic island * Where I've been * Where to next * Updates from On Tour

I want to settle down on an economic island

As I've been touring, I've had an eye open for places I might want to settle down once the tour ends. My search has been pretty open-ended, I haven't really been looking for anything in particular. I've mostly just been looking for a feeling.

How to invest romantically

Despite the title, no, this post isn’t about how to find commitment with your significant other. I’m talking about financial, not emotional investment, and I’m talking about the romance of believing things into existence, not your love life.

What does romance have to do with our economy?

I believed we could build our farm together by being good at business and I didn’t realize she needed me to be good at romance.

What makes "The Farming Lifestyle" worth it?

As I've learned more about how farmers live, my thinking about the problem has shifted. I've grown. And I've realized that focusing on how much money farmers make misses the bigger picture.

How feudal are our farmers?

There's a question that haunts me when I'm lying in bed pondering what The Hands that Feed Us is really about: Are we at risk of reverting to feudalism?

Why Food Insecurity isn't a Subset of Poverty

Money may be a possible solution for starvation, but no matter how hungry you are, you still can't eat it.

Capitalism doesn't invest in farms is because capitalism for farming is broken

The cost of land is a big reason why the capitalist is necessary in the first place. In business terms, land is a capital cost: It's a big, up-front cost that has to be paid out of the farm's profits over time, but it only needs to be purchased once.

What the Stats on Farmland Prices Don't Tell You

The story I tell — that the average farmer will be dead by the time the average farm is paid for — is a classic example of lying with statistics.