Season 2, Episode 12: Mark Cornelius

Into the Weeds

Mark Cornelius wears a lot of hats. He was an organic and biological farmer for many years near Odon, IN, runs a crop insurance business, operates a couple elevators, and is now a landlord, renting out the certified organic land that he once cropped. We check in with Mark to hear what this season has in store for him and his neighbors in Indiana, how he sees Covid19 changing the landscape around him, and talk a little bit about what it takes to be a successful organic farmer. We’re here in southwestern Indiana where the planters are running. Let’s pull off here and say hi to Mark. This episode is one of seven in which we take a digital road trip, checking in via phone with growers from Missouri on up to Canada about how they and the communities they live in are reacting to Covid-19. So hop in, buckle up, and hit the virtual road with us for this special spring 2020 series of Into the Weeds podcasts: Road trip edition.