The Farmer's Greatest Asset Podcast

Bees, Ducks, and a Grain Cart Walk Into a Bar: Farm Camp 2025

Jesse and Dr. Leah Steffensmeier

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We bring our St. Louis friends to Farm Camp to work harvest, laugh through a grain spill, build a duck run, and explore how tech, grit, and community shape real food. City and country meet through bees, gardens, drones, and the joy of doing hard things together.

• who Anita and Paul are and why they came
• grain cart learning curve and golden shovel moment
• urban farming attempts with deer, chickens, and backyard bees
• honey stories, safety, and the gift economy of food
• the grounding calm of gardens and canning
• what most people miss about the food supply chain
• autosteer, machine sync, and trust in automation
• drones, fine droplets, and crop health efficiency
• storage bags as a harvest pressure valve
• generational shifts from horses to GPS rows
• real local markets versus resold produce
• live-chicken adventure and lessons on meat and family
• duck run carpentry, mistakes, and laughter
• greenhouse tour, herbs, tomatoes, and giant sweet potatoes
• why time on the farm resets our mood and focus


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