Farm4Profit Podcast9 Nov 2023

F4F - Luke McFadden Chesapeake Bay Crabber

Luke @fvsoutherngirl Instagram: 251k YouTube: 361k TikTok: 1.6M

Launch
27 year old first generation crabber and selling crabs direct to consumer
Review – Apple Podcasts
Matt R 844, 10/20/2023 -Love the show and please keep it up and more John Deere equipment please. Not a farmer yet but want to be a farmer
Luke
Where are they from, what do they farm, how did they get into farming
How’s the family - do they farm with family?
27, a first-generation crabber Chesapeake bay waterman,Captain: F.V. Southern Girl (30ft fishing vessel) - Wife, Lindsey - helps with sales
Last day of crabbing season: October 12
Not an average year: this year had a lot of problems and challenges
crabbing every day, selling every weekend and day, written every ad for crabs w/ price,
answered every phone call and text
Shipped crab that’s gone across the country
Done a merch line, Shooting, editing, and posting 6 videos a week
Can it catch
Trying baits that the viewers suggest
What were some of the most random things?
Goals:
Knowledge of sea creatures
He speaks for the watermen whose livelihood is affected by regulations
He’s raising money for a group of kids to get a day on the water
Growing up
Dad is a psychiatrist and his mom is a stay-at-home mom
Started with an 8ft dingy he bought with $175 of lawnmowing money at 11
Says he doesn’t like working out sponsorship deals? Why?
Maryland Watermen’s Association
Will be on the billboard before the be national convention in January
How has social media changed his life?
If you were an animal, what do you think you would be?
If you could make anything bigger on your body what would it be?

Would you rather

Only use tiktok for social media or have everything but tiktok
Use gummy worms or bananas as crab bait
Speak in front of a conference or be recognized at a NFL game
Compete in a rowing competition or bobsledding competition
Have a huge (400+) wedding or a small (50) wedding
Shout all the time or only whisper
Look like a crab or smell like a crab

What’s next for them?
What can our listeners do to help?

What does Luke like most about farmers?

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