Episode 50: Jason Waligoske

Host Marvin Stockwell talks to Jason Waligoske, owner of Yep Yep Organic Farm in unincorporated Dexter, Oregon. For Jason, the benefits of eating organic started with working on his grandparents' farm as a boy, then later working at, then owning his favorite health food store. After a short-lived, crop-science job showed him the negative effects of pesticides and GMO technology, he had a vision for starting an organic farm. Jason chose aquaponic farming because it creates a symbiotic relationship between the crops that grow in water and the fish that swim below, and because he says it creates produce with superior nutritional value and taste.

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Marvin Stockwell and Jason Waligoske