Organic/Regenerative Farmers- Mick Luber (Bluebird Farm)& Emily Pek (Frayed Knot Farm

Carolyn Harding with Ohio Organic/Regenerative Farmers, Mick Luber and Emily Pek. Mick Luber is a founding member of OEFFA (Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association) and has been operating the certified organic Bluebird Farm for forty years, raising vegetables and fruit. They raise five acres of produce on their 61 acre farm in Eastern ohio- their specialties are lettuces and garlic. They participate in farmer's markets in Ohio, PA and WV. In 2016 they also fought an oil & gas pipeline that was to run through their main production area, and had the route changed off their property. https://www.facebook.com/mick.luber Emily Pek operates Frayed Knot Farm, a small hand scale farm, located in Newbury township of Geauga County which is 30 miles from downtown Cleveland. Indigenous to the Erie and Mississugua nations. Frayed Knot Farm, the enterprise focuses on cut flower production, offered in a CSA style subscription service throughout the summer season, as well as providing blooms and foliage for celebratory arrangements and workshops. Frayed Knot has also been host to The Cleveland Flax Project. Frayed Knot uses regenerative agricultural techniques that honor the land and its stewards and provide nourishment to the surrounding ecosystem. Website: frayedknotfarm.com Facebook: Frayed Knot Farm Instagram: @frayedknotfarm It’s a New Year, 2021, and you are active members of Ohio’s #1 industry - agriculture. Everyone is thinking about resolutions and goals, making better choices in diet and lifestyle - - - So here we are- Mick you run a certified fruit and veggie organic farm, and Emily you run a regenerative flower farm - one farm’s been around for 40 years, one almost 5, one farmer has to go to the top of the hill for internet, the other taps into it daily. You BOTH chose the road less traveled, for your farm - Why certified organic? Why regenerative agriculture? GrassRoot Ohio, Conversations with everyday people working on important issues, here in Columbus and all around Ohio. Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM &