Giving Away the Farm

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Feelings & Co.

Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 13.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Kathy Barker isn’t just the founder of Barker Farm – she’s a mother, an advocate for mental health awareness and breaking the stigma of food insecurity, and a self-proclaimed “worker bee.” She’s committed to helping others, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but also because she once needed that help. Today, she shares with Nora the story of surviving domestic violence, financial instability, and the building of Barker Farm. If you want to learn more about Barker Farm, go here: https://barkerfarm.org/https://barkerfarm.org/ If you want to learn more about the food bank I spoke at, go here: https://riverbendfoodbank.org/ Have something you want to talk about? You can call or text us any time at 612.568.4441 or email [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi guys, it's Nora. If you like what we've done here on Terrible Thanks for asking, you might
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1:18.6	And today we are talking to a woman named Kathy Barker, who I met at a fundraising event.
1:24.3	I was in Iowa, Davenport, Iowa, and it was a fundraising event for the Riverbend Food Bank.
1:30.3	I was a speaker, and so was Kathy. Now, River Bend Food Bank is an organization that feeds thousands of people in 23 counties in eastern Iowa and western Illinois.
1:41.7	This is an organization that Kathy supports with the bounty of her farm.
1:48.4	She was there to share her story, how she became the kind of farmer who truly gives away the farm, which is what she does.
1:57.1	Barker Farms is a nonprofit that gives away what it grows. This is a farm that exists for the
2:02.8	purest reason to feed anyone who needs good, nutritious food. And the reason it exists is because
2:10.0	Kathy was once a person in need of that help. Back when she was starting over on her own,
2:16.2	after leaving an abusive marriage and working seven days a week at three jobs to support herself and her six children.
2:24.3	So Kathy, I want you to tell me the story, put me in the grocery store.
2:32.3	Okay. I remember it was one late night at the grocery store. Okay.
2:41.3	I remember it was one late night at the grocery store standing in the produce section,
2:44.0	holding a small container of raspberries.
2:47.8	And my kids loved fresh raspberries.
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