Hi Everyone,

When I first learned of the organization AgFamiliar, I knew right away that I wanted to invite them on my show. AgFamiliar is a co-op of farms working together in New York, across 1000s of acres providing a source of good, clean food and locally produced hemp, while supporting families and rural communities. They have built and supported an organic and non-GMO zone of family run farms that have zero inputs of chemical pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers, all working together cooperatively to protect our families, our soil and our environment.

Rahoul Mehra is a co-founder of AgFamiliar. He is an advisor, investor, and serial entrepreneur, bringing over 25 years of executive experience to the table. He has been a founder, board member and senior executive in companies related to eco-tech, personalized wellness, biotech and big data analytics. Rahoul is focused on opportunities that can affect positive change and strengthen our social cohesion, personal health and environmental well being.  Prior to AgFamiliar, Rahoul founded and launched an eco-tech company with effective and naturally safe (for you and the environment) proprietary insect control technologies.  Rahoul also established a remote signaling, data analytics platform, targeting smart city and agriculture applications.  Prior to that he headed worldwide strategy, business development and operational expansion for a private life sciences company. Along with strategy, operations and business development, his scope of responsibilities included acquisitions and the establishment of new business lines and units. Rahoul holds a BA from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and an MBA from Columbia University.  He is a husband to his smarter and better half and father to three beautiful little girls (also known as The Jolly 3). 

John Ubaldo is also a co-founder of AgFamiliar, and is one of the coop farmers. Prior to staring his farm 17 years ago, he was an investment banker on Wall Street.  As owner and operator of John Boys Farm he raises Berkshire pigs, Black Angus cattle, chickens, ducks and geese.  The John Boys Farm is 100 percent biodynamic with zero chemical inputs. John also owns a retail space in Bedford, NY called The Outpost and is the founder and COB of the August West Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture, which helps small farms grow organically and compete in the marketplace.  John has spent the last 12 years helping small farms get established and thrive.  John holds a BA from Skidmore College.  He is the father of a wonderful little boy.

I hope you can join us and learn about this farming cooperative. I love the idea, and I love that the model can be replicated across the globe.

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