Stephanie Nash: Moving the dairy from California to Tennessee, on-farm processing and reaching consumers

In this episode, meet Tennessee dairy producer and dairy advocate Stephanie Nash. The Nash family moved their dairy from California to Tennessee in the last 10 years and in the last few years added a creamery and agritourism. Listen in to learn what they did differently when building the new dairy in Tennessee, how they revamped their calf program, their experiences with on-farm processing and welcoming the general public to their farm and creamery, and what else Stephanie is doing to teach consumers about dairy. 

Here's a breakdown of the episode:

1. About Nash Family Farms in Tennessee [~1:10]
2. When and why they left California [~2:30]
3. Their priorities when building their new dairy facilities in Tennessee [~4:10]
4. Stephanie’s role on the farm [~6:20]
5. How they changed their calf program after moving to the Southeast [~8:30]
6. Other farm management changes they made when moving to Tennessee [~10:25]
7. The biggest challenge they faced when moving the dairy farm across the nation [~11:30]
8. Why they opened Nash Family Creamery and started on-farm processing [~14:15]
9. Their transition into on-farm processing [~16:00]
10. Products offered at Nash Family Creamery [~16:50]
11. Feedback from visitors to the farm and creamery [~17:35]
12. How they celebrated National Dairy Month and National Ice Cream Month [~19:45]
13. Agritourism on the farm [~20:25]
14. Farm camp [~21:55]
15. Highlights from the 2023 farm camp season [~23:00]
16. Farm camp marketing [~24:20]
17. Other farm tours [~25:10]
18. Stephanie’s advice for other producers interested in adding agritourism [~25:35]
19. The perspective Stephanie and her brother, Cody, bring to the operation as millennials [~27:20]
20. Stephanie’s future goals and plans [~29:30]
21. About Stephanie’s advocacy on national media outlets [~31:00]
22. Other advocacy activities [~32:30]
23. Rapid-fire questions [~34:50]