This episode examines how a multigenerational group of organic growers in Georgia built a cooperative farm business on leased‑to‑own land while navigating the complexities of shared governance, community investment, and long‑term land security. It focuses on: (1) the farm’s partnership with the Conservation Fund’s Working Farms Fund, including a 5‑year lease‑to‑purchase agreement shaped by regional land appreciation and conservation easement terms; (2) the cooperative’s transition from a long‑running LLC into a C‑Corp with cooperative bylaws, supported by a community‑driven capital campaign that enabled the farm to launch without debt; (3) the division of labor across five management teams, the farm’s diversified revenue model, and the role of H2A labor in sustaining a 34‑week CSA and wholesale seedling enterprise; (4) the consensus‑based governa ...