68. Jeremiah Vernon on Diversification through Value Adding

How do you carve out a solid market as a non-GMO chicken farm in these GMO-centric times? The answer to some might intuitively be to simply exist, genetically modified chickens have dug their talons in very deep. While the dangerous science behind GMOs is spreading, the value of GMO-free food is still far off from being universally embraced. Jeremiah Vernon of Vernon Family Farm in Newfields, New Hampshire shares how he is proving the value of good old fashioned unmodified food to his community.

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