Ray Owen is the antithesis of corporate American farming. He is a small farmer’s small farmer—a man who will give you all the time you need, and not because he has a surplus. He gladly stops to share every last kernel of the joys and challenges that define a lifetime of farming, having spent the last thirty years coaxing an impressive yield from an island not known for its agricultural powers, or fertile soil for that matter.

What do you get when you gather a few dozen of America’s most innovative thinkers under one tent and have them present their ideas in rapid succession over a two day period? The answer is the equivalent of a six pack of Red Bull administered directly to the frontal lobe.

T’S MONDAY NIGHT AT THE MUSE AND DJ R.T.G. IS SPINNING RECORDS. The 25-year-old, otherwise known as Yanko Georgiev, is decked out in skinny jeans, throwback Nikes, and an “I ❤ NY” t-shirt. Around 10:30, he mounts the stage, dons his headphones, and begins fingering through a milk crate of vinyl. Pretty soon he has a track dialed and the Muse is bumping. This is Bulgarian Night on Nantucket…