The Upside of Downs at Mulberry Lane Farm in Somis, CA

Paul recently had the opportunity to meet with Karen and Ron Meier, founders of Mulberry Lane Farm and “Upside of Downs” in beautiful Somis, CA. Mulberry Lane Farm hosts a program to provide opportunities for differently-abled adults to participate in farm activities like planting, harvesting, cleaning seeds, and packaging produce for local farmers’ markets. In this episode, listeners will discover more about the founding of the farm, a typical day in the life of folks on the farm, and the two people who made a dream come to life.

 

Related Links

About Upside of Downs 

Mulberry Lane Farm Events

Donate to Upside of Downs (501c3 nonprofit)

Ventura County Certified Farmers’ Market

Camarillo Certified Farmers’ Market

 

Watch the full episode on Paul’s YouTube channel. 

 

In this episode you’ll learn:

0:00 Introducing Ron and Karen Meier, founders of Mulberry Lane Farm and Upside of Downs

0:33 Up on the Farm - day program for differently-abled adults

2:48 Growing crops from around the world (bananas, papayas, and guavas!)

4:02 How Mulberry Lane Farms began

5:47 A typical day on the farm

7:58 Beekeeping on the farm

10:35 Upside of Downs program - a certified 501c3 nonprofit organization

15:42 Selling seasonal produce at local farmers markets

17:34 Using organic farming methods

18:10 Crop surprises

20:24 Selling seeds on Etsy

21:55 Learning more about the Up with Downs program

23:10 The specialness of the property

28:50 Thank you to our sponsors 

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