Marbleseed Conference 2025 - Session

Join us for an activity that gets everyone out of their seats in a demonstration of how broiler chickens are regeneratively managed in a permanent paddock system filled with trees. Get an introduction on everything from how perennials are established, how the coop is prepared, and how the chickens are moved back and forth in order to regenerate the soil and our native Midwest ecosystem, as well as producing nutritionally dense protein for our communities. Also, learn about the supporting business ecosystem the RAA is building to support the regenerative chicken supply chain.

“Wealth consists not in having great possessions but in having few wants” - Epictetus. Most people don't become small-scale organic farmers with the goal of becoming fabulously rich. However, many organic farmers would like to be financially independent and achieve a high quality of life. In this session we'll discuss the steps any organic farmer can take to improve their financial well-being over the course of their farming career. You'll leave with a few tools and strategies you can implement right away to put yourself on a path towards a life free of wants.