Ep.95: Soil Health for Flower Farmers with Jen Aron of Blue Raven Farm
Today's guest is the woman I call when I have a real soil question.
Jen Aron is a regenerative farmer and soil agronomist at Blue Raven Farm in Corbett, Oregon, and she has spent the last decade quietly proving that soil is its own ecosystem with its own voice. In this episode we walk through what is actually happening beneath our feet, why compost may not be the answer you have been told it is, and the mantra she has taught me to repeat when farming feels too slow: trust and stay the course.
In this episode:
- Why "no-till" is not the one-size-fits-all answer the internet wants it to be
- The ball pit analogy that finally made soil structure click for me
- Why too much compost can actually invite disease into your plants
- The single tool Jen would buy on day one if she could start her farm over
Jen Aron is the founder of Blue Raven Farm in Corbett, Oregon, where she has been farming regeneratively for ten years. She is an agroecologist, farmer, and educator. Before Blue Raven, Jen spent seven years with Oregon State University Extension, running a beginner urban farming program where she trained over a thousand new farmers. Today she consults with flower farmers, food farmers, and growers across the Pacific Northwest, helping them build soil that can actually hold a farm up.
Connect with Jen- Website: https://www.blueravenfarm.org
- Instagram: @blue_raven_farm
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