Olsen Farms and Smokey Ridge Meats

Mar 11

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Episode Description:

In the first episode of Season 5, we get to talk with Brent and Kira Olsen of Olsen Farms and Smokey Ridge Meats. Olsen Farms is a small family farm located in a mountain valley in Northeastern Washington, just north of Colville. They produce high quality meats from their sustainably raised farm animals. All of their beef, pork and lamb is processed at Smokey Ridge Meats, our own USDA facility in Chewelah, WA. They also grow over 20 varieties of potatoes of various colors, textures, and culinary uses. Olsen Farms is committed to enhancing the rural economy and stewarding farmland for wildlife habitat. Sustainability and direct marketing are the roots of their family farm and strengthening biodiversity is a clear benefit of their farming approach.

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Funder:

This episode was funded by the USDA National Institute of Agriculture AFRI Grant #2022-68006-37269 Complexity and tradeoffs in animal agriculture sustainability: building awareness and trust between producers and consumers.

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Production Team:

Podcast hosted by Keith Bacon @baconmade
Behind the scenes logistics and general wrangling by Kate Smith, Brahmi Pugh, and Rae Russell
Theme Music is, TBD
Farm Walks website, logo, and pod art by Riled Up Goats @riledupgoats
Audio engineering and editing by Keith Bacon @baconmade