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Episode 834 · September 6, 2024

834: Kirsten Simmons on Streamlining Farmers’ Busy Work

She is all about helping farmers in the back office.

In this episode

We follow the journey of Kirsten Simmons. After experiencing farm failures, she co-founded Good Agriculture in 2022, a company that manages administrative tasks and provides financial, marketing, and grant-writing support for farmers. Kirstin shares how the company has grown, helped farmers become more profitable, and developed manual and automated tools to support farm operations. Good Agriculture aims to streamline back-office tasks, enabling farmers to focus on farming, with services tailored to small and large farms.

Our Guest

Kirsten began growing mixed vegetables in 2016 in Atlanta, and currently focuses her growing efforts on you pick strawberries.

After experiencing farm failures, Kirsten Simmons co-founded Good Agriculture in 2022, a company that manages administrative tasks and provides financial, marketing, and grant-writing support for farmers. Kirstin shares how the company has grown, helped farmers become more profitable, and developed manual and automated tools to support farm operations. Good Agriculture aims to streamline back-office tasks, enabling farmers to focus on farming, with services tailored to small and large farms.

Kirsten's Book Recommendation

First Generation Farming by Chris Newman - Available Digitally Only

How to reach Kirsten

Website - GoodAgriculture.com

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Episode 834 · The Urban Farm Podcast

834: Kirsten Simmons on Streamlining Farmers’ Busy Work

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