Mick Kokx retired from Michigan State University. He raises locally-grown produce and meat goats in southwest Michigan. He shares about:
- Why he traveled to New Orleans recently
- A crisis he dealt with that required a biochemist to find answers to
- Questions he’s asked about frequently, and who runs the farmstand
- Which Michigan sports teams – and players – he’s rooting for
- What career he would choose if he wasn’t already rooted in farming
- An animal that never gets older and is their neighborhood icon
- The difference between goats and other animals (just one of many characteristics)
- A job he really didn’t like as a newlywed
- Taking corn orders before corn is even planted and planning trips around travel
- A beautiful picture of the perfect day
- How he got his start in farming
- Stickershock of making a move from Baltimore to the Upper Peninsula
- Things he’s most thankful for in life
Stories mentioned in this podcast:
- Michigan Farm Bureau Promotion & Education: https://www.michfb.com/MI/Promotion_and_Education.aspx
- PBB crisis: http://www.michiganradio.org/post/michigans-toxic-1973-pbb-food-contamination-associated-more-health-effects
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