Episode 903 · August 29, 2025
903: Becoming a ‘Real’ Organic Farmer with Linley Dixon
Sustainable Farming Insights with Linley
In this episode
Greg interviews Linley Dixon, a small-scale organic vegetable farmer in southwest Colorado. Linley specializes in soil-grown greenhouse tomatoes and has been farming since 2010. She shares her path to farming, including the challenges faced in finding suitable farmland with water rights, and the creation of Adobe House Farm. Become an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 850 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click here to gain access to the entire library.
Our Guest
Linley Dixon has been farming organic vegetables in southwest Colorado since 2010, specializing in soil grown greenhouse tomatoes. In 2018, she helped launch the Real Organic Projects certification program is and is now the co-director of the nonprofit with Vermont Organic Farmer Dave Chapman. For over a decade, she has worked with the organic movement to achieve greater transparency and integrity in USDA Organic, she holds a PhD in plant pathology from the University of Florida and a master's in soil Science from West Virginia University's Organic Research Farm.
Linley's Book Recommendation
The Dirty Life by Kristin Kimball
How to reach Linley
Email - linley@adobehousefarm.com
Website - AdobeHouseFarm.com
Website - RealOrganicProject.org
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