This week The Farm Report goes behind the scene of the coffee growing business with Allen Leibowitz of Zingerman's Coffee. Learn about all the different processes that it takes to get from coffee from the trees to the roasters and how the decisions growers, pickers, and producers make separates you big store brand coffee from more artisanal coffee. So tune in and the next time you go to pick up some beans you'll know exactly what you're paying for. This episode is sponsored by S. Wallace Edwards & Sons.

This installment of The Farm Report brings the story of a city girl who traded it in for starting a farm on the Maine coast. Annemarie Ahearn started Salt Water Farm two years ago not only to grow and produce but to teach people the lost culinary arts; from how to properly pick herbs to making butter to pickling and preserving. Salt Water Farms now offers classes for everyone to learn these skills that seem to have been forgotten. Tune into learn about the best Maine and Salt Water Farm has to offer from sea urchin to foraging and why it's important to buy local even though the cost may be higher. This episode is sponsored Cain Vineyard & Winery.

During the holiday season, Michael was lucky enough to tour the Zingerman’s mail order facility with managing partner Mo Frechette on “The (last shipping) Night Before Christmas”. If you don’t know Zingerman’s, you should, it may be one of the best deli’s in the country. Aside from their sandwiches, bakehouse breads, extensive fromagerie (cheese selection), and endless shelves of artisan foods from around the world, their business plan is in a true cooperative spirit. Listen in to hear a first hand account from the belly of the beast after shipping out 10,000 boxes on their busiest day of the year and how Toyota’s car factory influences their efficiency (and sanity). This episode was sponsored by 360 Cookware. Visit www.360cookware.com to learn more about their vapor technology!