From humble off-grid beginnings to inspiring a no-till movement | Hannah Crabtree & Jesse Frost of No-Till Growers and Rough Draft Farmstead in Lawrenceburg, KY |
Hanna Crabtree and Jesse Frost run a small organic farm in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. In their previous city professions, Jesse was a sommelier at a wine store in New York City and Hannah was an artist in Chicago. The couple met after they both relocated to Kentucky to learn to farm. When we featured them back in 2015, they were living in their off-grid cabin. With no running water or electricity, they really had made a dramatic shift from their previous city lives. They had recently welcomed their son Further into the world and were making a living running an organic CSA in the tiny community of Bugtussle, Kentucky. Since then, they have moved closer to town in order to set up their farm in an area with a larger customer base. In today’s episode, we delve into the reasons why they decided a shift closer to town was right for them in the long-run, their thoughts on the whether small farm businesses can realistically support a family without off-farm jobs, relationship advice for partners making a living together, and how they have started a movement calling for no-till farming and the need for a shift to regenerative agriculture practices. urbanexodus.cominstagram.com/theurbanexodusfacebook.com/theurbanexodusSupport the showSign up for Apple Podcasts premium or our Patreon Membership for ad-free listening, rapid-fire guest interviews & our new mini-pod Ditch the City. urbanexodus.com | @theurbanexodus | buy the book