
Episode 007: Lindsey Baird of Oak and Ash Farm
06/01/24 • 30 min
- Episode Title and Description: Nissa sits down to talk with Lindsey Baird of Oak and Ash Farm in Belchertown. This is Part 1 of a two part podcast.
- Introduction: Welcome to the Massachusetts Farm to Table Podcast where we showcase the passionate farmers, food producers, and chefs who are shaping the farm-to-table movement right here in Massachusetts..
- Guest Information: Lindsey and her husband Matt farm 7.5 acres using regenerative practices. They offer PYO flowers and herbs, vegetables from their market garden, and pastured poultry and eggs
- Key Discussion Points: We talk about the challenges of being a new farmer in a town where farming has been practiced for multiple generations and regenerative ag practices.
- Links and Resources:
- Subscribe and Follow: If you like our podcast, please subscribe, review, and share. Be sure to follow the podcast on Facebook and Instagram. If you’d like to nominate a future guest, drop us a line at [email protected]
- Sponsorship: Our podcast is sponsored by Renaissance Farms Permaculture and The Shop at Renaissance Farms. Sign up for their newsletter and get 15% off your next purchase.
- Music Credits:Our theme music is “Eternity” by Leva
- Additional Notes: Be sure to watch for the full uncut video interview on Youtube, and our video tours later this season.
- Episode Title and Description: Nissa sits down to talk with Lindsey Baird of Oak and Ash Farm in Belchertown. This is Part 1 of a two part podcast.
- Introduction: Welcome to the Massachusetts Farm to Table Podcast where we showcase the passionate farmers, food producers, and chefs who are shaping the farm-to-table movement right here in Massachusetts..
- Guest Information: Lindsey and her husband Matt farm 7.5 acres using regenerative practices. They offer PYO flowers and herbs, vegetables from their market garden, and pastured poultry and eggs
- Key Discussion Points: We talk about the challenges of being a new farmer in a town where farming has been practiced for multiple generations and regenerative ag practices.
- Links and Resources:
- Subscribe and Follow: If you like our podcast, please subscribe, review, and share. Be sure to follow the podcast on Facebook and Instagram. If you’d like to nominate a future guest, drop us a line at [email protected]
- Sponsorship: Our podcast is sponsored by Renaissance Farms Permaculture and The Shop at Renaissance Farms. Sign up for their newsletter and get 15% off your next purchase.
- Music Credits:Our theme music is “Eternity” by Leva
- Additional Notes: Be sure to watch for the full uncut video interview on Youtube, and our video tours later this season.
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Episode 006: Jody Jess of Buckhill Homestead Farm
- Episode Title and Description: Nissa sits down to talk with Jody Jess of Buckhill Homestead Farm
- Introduction: Welcome to the Massachusetts Farm to Table Podcast where we showcase the passionate farmers, food producers, and chefs who are shaping the farm-to-table movement right here in Massachusetts..
- Guest Information: Jody is a 4th generation farmer on her property in Westminster. She raises and milks a herd of Kerry Cattle and teaches how to start a small scale raw milk dairy.
- Key Discussion Points: We talk about raw milk, cow genetics, natural beekeeping, and the costs of small farming.
- Links and Resources:
- Buckhill Homestead Farm
- Kerry Cattle at the Livestock Conservancy
- Teeswater Sheep at the Livestock Conservancy
- Raw Milk
- A2 Milk
- UC Davis a2 Milk Genetics
- Montachusett Agricultural Alliance
- Fitchburg Farmers' Market
- Ashburnham Farmers' Market
- Local Food Works
- Growing Places
- Food Deserts
- Temple Grandin
- Quinn Farms, Quebec
- Adams Farm
- Subscribe and Follow: If you like our podcast, please subscribe, review, and share. Be sure to follow the podcast on Facebook and Instagram. If you’d like to nominate a future guest, drop us a line at [email protected]
- Sponsorship: Our podcast is sponsored by Renaissance Farms Permaculture and The Shop at Renaissance Farms. Sign up for their newsletter and get 15% off your next purchase.
- Music Credits:Our theme music is “Eternity” by Leva
- Additional Notes: Be sure to watch for the full uncut video interview on Youtube, and our video tours later this season.
Next Episode

Episode 008: Lindsey Baird of Oak and Ash Farm
- Episode Title and Description: Nissa sits down to talk with Lindsey Baird of Oak and Ash Farm in Belchertown. This is Part 2 of a two part podcast.
- Introduction: Welcome to the Massachusetts Farm to Table Podcast where we showcase the passionate farmers, food producers, and chefs who are shaping the farm-to-table movement right here in Massachusetts..
- Guest Information: Lindsey and her husband Matt farm 7.5 acres using regenerative practices. They offer PYO flowers and herbs, vegetables from their market garden, and pastured poultry and eggs
- Key Discussion Points: We talk about the challenges of being a new farmer in a town where farming has been practiced for multiple generations and regenerative ag practices.
- Links and Resources:
- Oak and Ash Farm
- Lindsey's YouTube Channel
- Holistic Orchard Network
- Charles Dowding/No Dig Gardening
- Regenerative Agriculture
- Massachusetts Pollinator Network
- Northeast Organic Farmers Association, Massachusetts (NOFA-MA)
- Ground-Up Grain
- Belchertown Farmer's Market
- Phoenix Orchard
- Huw Richards - Self Sufficient Gardening
- Tanya Anderson - Lovely Greens
- Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
- Geo. Washington - Mount Vernon Gardens
- Nikolai Vavilov - Seed Bank
- Subscribe and Follow: If you like our podcast, please subscribe, review, and share. Be sure to follow the podcast on Facebook and Instagram. If you’d like to nominate a future guest, drop us a line at [email protected]
- Sponsorship: Our podcast is sponsored by Renaissance Farms Permaculture and The Shop at Renaissance Farms. Sign up for their newsletter and get 15% off your next purchase.
- Music Credits:Our theme music is “Eternity” by Leva
- Additional Notes: Be sure to watch for the full uncut video interview on Youtube, and our video tours later this season.
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