VT Edition Interview: Mary Peabody & Christine Bourque on Beginning Farmers

For beginning farmers who didn’t grow up on the family farm, the business of farming can be intimidating to learn. Here in Vermont, several mentoring programs help pair the experts with those just learning the trade. VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with UVM Extension Associate Professor, Mary Peabody who directs the Women’s Agricultural Network, and with beginning farmer Christine Bourque, of Blue Heron Farm in Grand Isle.