Importance of Supporting Your Local, Family Farms | Thad & Gayle Montgomery of Melvin's Farm to Fork

Why do small family farms matter, and does the way we farm really make a difference? Is it important to source our foods locally, and how does doing so affect our own physical health, as well as the health of our communities?

Join Maureen as she shares a conversation with Thad and Gayle Montgomery of Melvin’s Farm to Fork Store in Wirtz, VA, as they discuss the history of their own family farm, their return to it, and why all of this does really matter!

Visit Melvin's Farm to Fork!
🌱 Website https://www.melvinsfarm2fork.com/
🌱 EVENT: God-Given Food as Medicine - April 19-21 https://www.godsgoodtable.com/food-as-medicine-at-melvins-farm-2024
🌱 Melvin's Farm to Fork Private Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/519370038259716/

Video Chapters:
00:35 Meet Thad and Gayle Montgomery of Melvin's Farm to Fork Store!
08:13 MUST SEE: Farmer Thad's high school graduation picture 😁
09:55 A picture of the Gayle and Thad's family - farming is a family affair with these wonderful friends!
10:40 More about the Melvin's Farm to Fork Store - a wonderful community offering not only food, but also education with local teachers and craftsmen
12:20 More about our upcoming event God-Given Food as Medicine at Melvin's Farm to Fork!
16:10 What is life like on this multi-generational, family farm?
20:55 Why Thad and Gayle choose to invest their time and resources into their farm, their community, and growing food as medicine
23:55 Why local, regenerative farms are important!
27:22 Redefining what LOCAL means for you, your family, the farmers, and your community
33:58 The actual expense of buying your food locally - we can pay for it on the front end with good food or we can pay for it on the back end with doctor bills and pharmaceuticals
37:55 Important questions to ask yourself: Why is food so cheap?? Who is losing money?? Is this food real and is going to help or harm??
42:34 Viewer Question: Is $10 for a gallon of A2A2 milk a good price? Thad shares more info about A2 vs A1 milk
44:57 Understanding the value of a locally grown product when farmers are producing their foods the right way
49:05 USDA food labeling vs. the TRUTH of what the big grocery store "cage free" eggs or "organic" food label actually means
50:47 The symbiotic relationship between God's perfect design for sun, soil, grass, animals, and how this diversity fuels the human body

Keep an eye on our Events page to see what we have coming up in 2024!
🌱 God-Given Food as Medicine April 2024 in Wirtz, VA https://www.godsgoodtable.com/food-as-medicine-at-melvins-farm-2024
🌱 June 2024 Luxury Maine Retreat - details coming soon!!

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