Mickey Haggerty and Suzanne Kelly discuss their Green Owl Farm, selling saffron and turmeric at Rhinebeck Farmer's Market while advocating for green burial practices.

Join Norm for a conversation with Mickey Haggerty and Suzanne Kelly, fixtures at the Rhinebeck Farmer's Market where they sell saffron, turmeric, and other crops raised on their Green Owl Farm. They discuss how Mickey, a retired trust and estates attorney and the farm's official "farm hand," connected with Suzanne, author and retired professor who serves as "owner and grower," when he helped her purchase a house in Rhinebeck. They share their journey from becoming friends to establishing Green Owl Farm and advocating for green burial practices. They also cover Mickey's historical ties to Poughkeepsie and Suzanne's transition from academia to farming and becoming a cemetery administrator.

Produced by Norm Magnusson, Jennifer Hammoud, and Matty Rosenberg @ radiofreerhinecliff.org

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