Balance In Rural Business: How We Do It All [episode 1]

Written By Jessica Garza
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On today's episode, we are talking about the number one thing that we hear in our DMs: how we find balance in rural business. We decided to hit the nail on the head in our first podcast episode since it's not easy to answer this in 10 seconds by DM!

How we do it all is by far our most asked question, so we're spilling the tea and giving you a more complete and nuanced answer. Our struggles and successes are not your struggles and successes. We are all different, and we hope that by sharing more of our story, we can help you stop comparing yourself to everyone you see on social media who seems to be balancing and doing all the things. Because what you don't see are the million and one things going on in the background.

We're so excited to share this podcast with you and really dive deep with so much more behind-the-scenes as rural women entrepreneurs; like how we're making it work on the farm, off the farm, with the farm animals, the farm kids, and everything in between.

In this episode about Balance In Rural Business: How We Do It All, we cover: 

  • Why we don’t actually like the term “work-life balance”

  • Kendall’s home life as a step-parent to older boys and Jessica’s as a mom to younger boys

  • The power of a supportive spouse

  • Why balance is not the goal

  • Loose time blocking, backend administrative processes, and the magic of Quickbooks

  • The different ways we outsource our tasks to save time

  • How to start fresh with a Z folder

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More about The Workhorse Podcast: 

Welcome to The Workhorse Podcast, where we dig deep into the grit, passion, and strategy behind building a successful rural business. Hosted by Kendall Ballantine of Central Park Farms and Jessica Garza of Moose Valley Ranch, this podcast is for hardworking female farmers and rural entrepreneurs who are ready to turn their dreams into thriving businesses.

From marketing your business online and direct-to-consumer strategies to balancing farm family life and business growth, we’re here to give you practical tools, candid insights, and a healthy dose of community support. This is for the doers, the women who scale their business during the long trips to town, the workhorses. 

If you’re looking to dive even deeper into our community, check out The Workhorse Collective, a growing group of rural women entrepreneurs. 

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Jessica Garza
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