The Grower: Nile Estep on Farming and Creating Community in Carmel Valley

23/10/2025 53 min Episodio 6
The Grower: Nile Estep on Farming and Creating Community in Carmel Valley

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From baking bread before sunrise to hosting line dancing under the stars in Carmel Valley, Good Roots founder and Hacienda Hay and Feed store owner Nile Estep has built a life around farmers markets, convening and creating community. At his six-acre space called Hacienda — part farm, part feed store, part gathering place — he’s cultivating something rare in the digital age: a place where people slow down, create with their hands, and rediscover what it means to belong.Anna and Nile talk about the importance of building a space for everyone to gather, how he brought small-town values into Silicon Valley with community crafting events, and why the most meaningful work often starts at home.Hacienda Carmel ValleyGood RootsFacebook Community SummitRadici MarketSalinas ValleyJohn SteinbeckCarmel Farmers Market Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.