The Thriving Farmer Podcast

What are ways you can get involved in your local community? On this episode of the Thriving Farmer Podcast, Michael is joined by Tim and Sophia Eng who are both first-generation Asian American farmers who left their Silicon Valley careers to start a 5-acre micro farm in northeast Tennessee. Tim is a homestead-focused realtor and Sophia is the author of The Nourishing Asian Kitchen cookbook.  Tune in to hear how they are cultivating a community and the next generation. In this episode, you’ll hear… About Tim and Sophia got started in their real food journey 1:41 What is typical of Asian American food offerings 4:03 More on Sophia’s biggest learning experiences while writing her cookbook 8:31 About their move from California to Tennessee 11:20 What the word “community” means to Tim and Sophia and what kind of community they aim to build in Tennessee 21:29 All about the different enterprises that Sophia and Tim are involved in 27:02 How the cookbook has become a lead qualifier for their real estate business 30: