Episode

He Bought 80 Acres. Then Asked Customers What to Grow.

Podcast: Farm4Profit Podcast
Published: Sep 17, 2026
Duration seconds: 2685
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Summary

What happens when you build a farm around what the customer actually wants? Tom Brown, owner of Meadowlark Farm Orchard and Cidery near Wichita, Kansas, joins Farm4Profit to share how international agricultural development work eventually led him to transform an 80-acre row crop farm into a pick-your-own orchard, agritourism destination, and hard cider business.