Farm On

Every time I check in with my good friend LINDSAY STEELE, it's like watching a slow-motion flip book come to life. Each conversation is like a snapshot into the unfolding of his family farm called GARDEN FORT in rural Michigan. Over the years Lindsay has honed a "lean farm" approach that continues to produce more food, increase profits, while at the same time expending less energy. If it's true that small, organic farms will be the thing that saves our species from imminent doom, then GARDEN FORT is showing us the way. Lindsay is always on to a new book, and in this talk he references Greg McKeon's bestseller ESSENTIALISM: THE DISCIPLINED PURSUIT OF LESS. As you will hear, loss and instability on the farm, with the right perspective, are transformed into opportunities for distinguishing "the vital few from the trivial many", and finding "our highest point of contribution". Follow Lindsay and Garden Fort's adventures: https://www.instagram.com/garden_fort https://www.facebook.com/gardenfort