Leave traditions for family gatherings. Not their on-farm practices.
"In a high rise downtown." That's exactly where Brett Reinford could still be. It's how his mom, Gina, describes where he worked in Minneapolis before moving back to Pennsylvania in 2012. Brett's now-wife, Meredith grew up in Minnesota, hence the temporary move after they'd met in college. The corporate life only left him restless -- cloud-based supply chain management is far removed from getting your boots dirty. But here's the deal, to make a move back home to the family farm, he envisioned a shift in focus of their on-farm practices. Sustainability, environmental conservation, recycling energy -- and eventually, turning food waste into fuel. Fortunately for Brett -- who had no financial stake in the farm at the time -- his dad Steve and mom Gina, the farm's sole owners back then, saw promise in that path too.