You're listening to the Joe Gardner Show, the podcast all about gardening, where we cover

everything you need to know to grow like a pro, no experience required.

And now here's your guide, National Gardening Television Host, and the Joe Behind Joe Gardner,

Joe Lample.

Hi everybody, it's Joe Lample, the Joe Behind Joe Gardner, and welcome to the Joe Gardner

Show.

Today you're going to hear a story, a story that started about 20 years ago.

This is Farmer D's story, D for short, or if you want to call him by his real name,

it's Darren Jaffee.

Lucky for me, I had the privilege of meeting Farmer D towards the beginning of his incredible

story of connecting people and communities to food.

Citizen Farmer is the term he puts on this vision of his, and the title to his book he

wrote several years ago.

And what started as a strong call to farming at 19, Darren Quitt School, apprenticed with

some of the best biodynamic farmers in the country, and then dove headfirst into buying

his own farm.

Fortunately, along with his ambition and drive, he's got the smarts to go with it.

And that's what led him to his current role is one of the most sought after consultants

for designing and building out farm-based communities, commonly referred to as agrohoods.

It's a trend that continues to gain more momentum, especially now, and Farmer D isn't

high demand.

But it was 20 years ago when Darren first started growing food for a living that he caught

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