Michigan AF Podcast
Michigan grows more than 300 different foods and products that we all enjoy every day. We're on a mission to find every local restaurant, manufacturer and food company sourcing their ingredients from right here in the Mitten and in the process, bridge the gap from the farm to your fork. We want to introduce you to all things Michigan agriculture and food – this is Michigan AF.
Michigan AF Podcast
Afton Blight, Blight Farms
November 23, 2020
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Michigan GROWN, Michigan GREAT
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Season 4
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Episode 44
Afton Blight of Blight Farms took a year off before college and worked at a non-profit in South America. There she learned she liked working outside, enjoyed the seasons of Michigan, and wanted to see the results of her work – namely to watch crops and livestock grow. After graduating in animal science from MSU, she now farms with her family in Albion. She and her husband Branden also own and run River Dell Venue, an event barn on the Kalamazoo River.
Listen as Afton talks about:
- Her daily routine, which starts and ends with hogs
- Why bookwork isn’t her first choice
- How she loves that her husband is a plumber, but what career would save her the most money
- How to tell when a pig isn’t excited to see you
- The hair smell test for going out
Mentioned in podcast - blightfarms.com
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