Summary: Sam Marwood is an environmental scientist, Director of Operations at Odonata and a co-founder at Cultivate Farms a marketplace to help aspiring farmers connect with investors (and farms). Sam's mission is to rejuvenate regional communities and help answer a critical question he gets all the time, "how do I become a farmer?" In this episode, Sam tells us: * What it’s like to quit your job to become an entrepreneur * The power of social media to reach your audience, even (or especially) in agriculture * How aspiring farmers can get “investment ready” with Sam's help, and where to start * The balance of having a for profit business with a social good, and constantly having to assure investors he's not looking for, or giving, any handouts! Apologies in advance for a bit of background noise at the end...we caught Sam on his way to work on the train!
