Interviews
with Local Farmers, Producers and
Retailers
 

How we can grow our local economy and improve our health

Is it possible that by buying local foods, we could both improve our health and generate more

income for our community?  Locally grown, organic and regenerative foods are free of the many

additives found in many commercially available food products.  
And when you spend a dollar with a local farmer, food producer or retailer, that money stays 

in the community to support other local businesses, our schools and our government.

So buy local to reduce your healthcare costs and build up your community!

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Link to Clark Maine, Nature's Storehouse Interview

Clark Maine and his wife Yen are the owners and operators of Nature's Storehouse, a health food 

store located in Canton New York.   Founded in 1972, it is probably the oldest health food store in St

Lawrence County.   Clark is now in the midst of a large expansion fueled in part by a large grant 

obtained by the Village of Canton.  The expansion will double the size of the store and will allow it to

add a dining area featuring prepared meals and hot beverages.  In the interview we delve into the many

changes coming to Canton that will make it a real destination for area shoppers and tourists.

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Link to Mark Shepard interview​

Mark Shepard is a practitioner of holistic grazing practices as well as an excellent musician.​

His primary practice involves using sheep to manage pastures

for solar arrays in the Canton NY area as well as working with 

Canton Apples and Little River Farm to help maintain their pastures.

You can find out more about Mark's work at healingpastures.org
Or follow him on youtube at Mark Shepard - Topic

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Link to Bob Zufall interview​

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Bob Zufall and his family operate an organic, free range

dairy in the town of Lisbon NY.   He milks about 70 cows
on about 700 acres of land.  His milk is sold through

the Maple Hill Creamery cooperative and is available

throughout the Northeast.  It is certified as organic and
grass fed by both this certifying agency and by the 
cooperative.  Bob says he gets about twice the price for
his milk that farmers get for regular milk, yet ironically
he has to do less work and has lower costs than regular

farmers!

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Regular farmers cows are confined in barns and can't feed themselves. 

Farmers have to haul food to their cows, which

often includes corn and waste from various food plants

in the vicinity.  Bob's cows feed themselves on his grass.

Regular dairy farmers also have to
remove tons of manure from the barns while Bob's cows
deposit their manure directly on his fields to fertilize
his grass. 

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Bob grows virtually all of his feed on

his property and doesn't pay for any additional chemicals
for his cows or this land.   Too good to be true?  Listen to 
the interview and find out!

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Link to Joel Howie interview

Joel is the owner of Canton Apples, a producer of

apple cider and hard cider located in Canton NY. 

Joel has operated this business since 2010 and

gradually increased the acres of apple trees

harvested to now include 23 acres.  You can visit

his apple press and farm stand on US 310 just

north of Canton or buy his cider at Natures

Storehouse in Canton or the Potsdam Food Coop

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Over the next few months, we plan on interviewing other local farmers about their experiences 

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Other interviews

with regenerative farmers 

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Link to Will Harris Interview with Joe Rogan

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Link to Joel Salatin Interivew with Joe Rogan 

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Link to Gabe Brown TED talk 

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Link to John Kempf interview about regenerative ag

on Amish farms

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Link to Randy Clark interview about his 7,000 acre regenerative farm in Indiana

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Link to interview with Christian Westbrook about manufactured food shortages

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