Building a Farm-to-Consumer Regenerative Grocery Business
Hi, y’all! Johanna here from the TX Soil Sisters.
(The podcast media player is below w/ links to things we talk about. Or listen here.) This podcast conversation was recorded on April 17, 2026.
How do you build a responsible local food system that actually works at scale?
Stephanie Scherzer, founder of Farmhouse Delivery
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On this Soil Sisters podcast, hear from Stephanie Scherzer, founder of Farmhouse Delivery, about building local food systems and making regeneratively grown, sustainably raised food more accessible through better distribution.
Scherzer shares how her background at The Natural Gardener and her work transforming a dumped East Austin property into Rain Lily Farm led to launching Farmhouse Delivery in 2009, which has partnered with 250+ Texas producers and reinvested about $20 million into the local food economy.
We discuss farmer relationships, seasonal eating, vetting standards (including feed and no GMOs/seed oils), challenges of scaling sourcing and logistics, the pandemic growth surge, and how Farmhouse’s scratch kitchen, meal kits, and low-waste packaging help reduce waste while teaching people to cook.
🎧 In this episode:
Regenerative farming and sourcing standards
Clean animal feed and no seed oils
Reducing food waste through meal kits and scratch cooking
Seasonal eating and food freshness
Farmer relationships and fair pricing
Local grocery logistics and delivery challenges
How consumer habits changed after 2020
Plus: surprising Texas-grown crops, produce storage tips, prepared meals, and a SoilSisters15 discount code for first-time orders.
Happy farming and healthy living, y’all.
Jo (and Crystal) ❤️
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Time Stamps & Links
00:00 Welcome to Soil Sisters Podcast
00:35 Meet Stephanie Scherzer
02:00 Why Farmhouse Delivery Exists
03:24 Natural Gardener Roots
04:54 Building Rain Lily Farm
06:58 Finding Farmers and Planning Crops
09:11 From CSA to Meal Kits
11:12 Sourcing Shifts After 2020
13:54 Animal Feed and Clean Meat
16:35 Food Miles and Freshness
19:41 Seasonal Eating and Real Flavor
22:58 Kitchen Convenience Done Right
25:16 Packaging and Food Waste Strategy
27:10 Teaching Whole-Animal Cooking
29:19 Vetting Farms with Boots on the Ground
30:06 Producer Vetting Process
30:27 Flexible CSA Baskets
31:39 Lowering Barriers to Local Food
33:22 Doorstep Delivery Totes
34:49 Brick and Mortar Plans
36:42 Unexpected Texas Crops
39:49 Texas Grain - Breads, Pastries, and Tortillas
41:22 More Farmhouse Delivery Food Categories
43:11 Produce Storage and Herb Tips
45:42 Prepared Meals and Local Impact
48:58 Fair Pricing for Farmers
52:13 SoilSisters15 Discount Code at FarmhouseDelivery.com
