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Meet Joel Barr, our new Market Garden & Farm Management Systems Consultant!

Joel owns and operates Abraham’s Table Farm in Sandstone, Minn. which produces and direct markets organic vegetables, pasture raised chicken, eggs, and beef. With over a decade of experience and multiple opportunities to start and build farms, Joel has learned what works and what doesn’t. He and his team rely on simple, lean, and agile management systems to cut waste, keep the team focused, and most importantly, grow and deliver a lot of nutrient dense food to their community.

As an aggressive learner Joel is largely self-taught and enjoys the interdisciplinary aspects of small scale farming as well as the pressure and necessity of turning abstract theory into practical and profitable practices. His degree in English and background in teaching enable him to be an effective communicator, speaker, and writer. Joel believes that small scale farming can work and is excited to help farmers establish better practices that set them up for success.

As an SFA consultant, Joel is a resource for expertise on market garden production and farm enterprise management systems. We interviewed him on our podcast, Dirt Rich, about how he has made his farm management more efficient and simplified systems. Click here to listen, or look up episode 77: Simplifying Farm Management wherever you get your podcasts.

You’re welcome to contact Joel with questions at joel@sfa-mn.org, or to work with him through SFA’s Farmer-to-Farmer Consulting Program. Watch for an announcement soon about his first SFA educational event, coming in early fall.