K’s Case for a Purpose-driven Farm Life: TRAILER

Recording date: September 17, 2026 Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! In episode thirty-nine, host K Castrataro indulges in a heart-to-heart chat with YOU, her farm family, about: - The need for farmers to recognize their purpose apart from the farm - The personal, relational, financial, and environmental costs of neglecting our purpose - The role of creativity in creating a truly purposeful farm life - Key steps for identifying your personal purpose - And much, much more… These straight-from-the-heart solo episodes give you an opportunity to hear K’s thoughts on the biggest issues you face as farmers and as people. Let us know what you think of this new one-monthly format in the comments below. Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share with a farmer (or farmer fan) that you know. #IYWF2026 A GIFT FOR LISTENERS: Are you looking for a more purposeful farm life rich in time, energy, and abundance? Here are some steps you can take *today*…it’s your time to grow! - Download *“Your Purpose in Lists,”* a short guide to re-orienting yourself to your deepest values and goals so you can live the farm life you always wanted: https://www.penlightfarmers.com/purpose - Check out the Midweek Refuel Farmers’ Circle, where you—and farmers just like you—get to share the challenges in their farm lives, hear how others have overcome them, and refresh themselves so they can finish the week strong. We meet every Wednesday on Zoom at 10AM Eastern (NY) time. Use the code FARMERSFIRST to get your first week free of charge: https://www.penlightfarmers.com/booking-calendar/get-more-time-energy-and-abundance?referral=service\list\widget - Schedule a Farm Life Strategy Session with K to gain more clarity on where you currently stand in your farm life, where you’d like to go, and how to get there: https://www.penlightfarmers.com/booking-calendar/farm-life-strategy-session?referral=service\list\widget About K: Kristen “K” Castrataro is a farm life advisor with nearly five decades’ experience in livestock, fruit, and vegetable production, harvesting, and marketing, including agritourism. (At six months old, she was in a play pen in the cornfield. At six years old, she was running the farm stand!) In addition to her practical background as a producer, she served as the Sustainable Agriculture Extension Agent for the University of Rhode Island, providing whole-farm consulting services for the state’s commercial land agriculture producers. K’s formal training in education, therapeutic writing, and mediation combined with a decade of work in child protection and mental health and psychosocial support allow her to go beyond farm business planning to addressing the whole farmer’s unique needs at individual, family, and community levels. K specializes in: - Supporting farmers to clarify their personal and farm goals - Co-developing action plans to achieve farmers’ personal and professional goals - Fostering healthy relationships between farmers and their families, partners, customers, and communities - Breaking large goals into small, easily achievable micro-steps - Strengthening farmers’ mental health and overall quality of life Driving her work is K’s deeply held belief that the people who feed our bodies and souls should not feel as if they are starving themselves. Connect with K at:  - Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com - YouTube: @k.castrataro3466 - Facebook and Instagram: @penlightfarmers - Podcast (audio): https://www.penlightfarmers.com/podcast - Podcast (video): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIVBn53rrIsTwS4ag6hH4DHnxG\_Lxqt7x