Geoffrey Long is the owner of Long Story Farms in Newberry, SC. We discuss his farm, his roots, what brought him to farming, and how his farm connects him to his community. Please pardon the awkward delay. That left Geoffrey and I stumbling over each other a bit, hence the decision to continue the conversation face-to-face in the near future. So much more to discuss! Their soon-to-open retail location, Farms on Main. Southern Agrarians. Wendell Berry. Earl Butz. We’ll reconvene for more soon.
Links:
Buy from Long Story Farms: https://app.barn2door.com/5PmxB
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/longstoryfarms/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/longstoryfarmsc
John Kempf’s Regenerative Agriculture Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/14s0owdUUxjTYUeNXpWnv8?si=833cc155eb3a44a8
Dorito Effect, by Mark Schatzker: https://www.markschatzker.com/doritoeffect-home-page
Fred Provenza, Sheep, and Nutritional Awareness: https://www.amazon.com/Nourishment-Animals-Rediscovering-Nutritional-Wisdom/dp/1603588027
History of USDA: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/about-fsis/history
Gunthorp Farm’s processing facility: https://gunthorpfarms.com/pages/our-processing-plant
White Oak Pastures’ processing facility: https://whiteoakpastures.com/pages/on-farm-processing
Jake Wolki on Twitter: https://x.com/JakeWolki
Prime Act: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2814?s=1&r=59
CT Summer Hardware Store in Newberry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTTYPGxZzhE&t=0s
Ivan Illich / Counterproductivity: https://wiki.p2pfoundation.net/Counterproductivity
Timestamps
0:00 – intro
2:14 – Geoffrey’s farm
4:34 – Geoffrey’s background, the farm is family affair
9:45 – the importance of place
11:52 – how Geoffrey started thinking about food, health, childhood memories
19:26 – manufactured calories, negative externalities, the term “capitalism”, financialization
24:44 – socializing the supply chain for large producers, corporatism
28:38 – food processing, meatpacking
37:11 – low time preference, Geoffrey’s scythe
41:01 – Ivan Illich’s counterproductivity, haying, circular systems
47:07 – farms on main,
53:01 – conclusion, where you can find Geoffrey
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