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Does Pasture Raised Chicken Have a Place at the Big Ag Table? -- with Paul Grieve of Pasturebird
Episode 35
Ever had a family joke that went too far? Paul has. And now he's knee-deep in chicken feathers.
From the US Marine Corps to first-generation farmer, …
3 years ago
Can Ranching Go Back to the Land to Regenerate How We Raise Cattle? -- with Glenn Elzinga of Alderspring Ranch
Episode 34
Take what you're doing right now and turn it on its head. I mean completely change the way you do it. Now add 1,000 external factors that Mother Natu…
3 years ago
Sticking With It: Deep Mountain Maple & Sugarmaker Stephan Cantor
Episode 33
From 5,000 Sugar Maple trees deep in the heart of Vermont's northeast kingdom to the Greenmarket in New York City's Union Square, sugar makers Stepha…
3 years, 4 months ago
Bonus: Shipping Woes & a Farm Bill Preview -- Aubrey Bettencourt Dishes
Last episode we dove into deep water with Aubrey Bettencourt -- the president and CEO of California's Almond Alliance -- about nuts. That's what you …
3 years, 4 months ago
Cracking the Nut with Aubrey Bettencourt: How Water, Endangered Species & Politics Impact the Almond Industry
Episode 31
Meet Aubrey Bettencourt. She's nuts. For almonds and almond farmers, shellers and hullers. She's not blind to water shortages, politics, pollinators …
3 years, 5 months ago
Daring to Farm Dairy: Spring Run Dairy Farm with Dairy Princess Sarah Lyness
Episode 30
In three short decades between 1987 and 2007, the US lost nearly 100,000 small commercial dairy farms. The trend continues.
In New Jersey, where the L…
3 years, 5 months ago
Farming Herbs for Natural Remedies: Mayernik Kitchen with Shannon Mayernik
Episode 29
From "hocus pocus," to focus, herbalist and farmer Shannon Mayernik and I discuss farming herbs, the most sought-after remedies and the important rol…
3 years, 5 months ago
Brightside Blooms Farm & Flower Farmer Eliess Forney
Episode 28
What if a flower farm is more than just that?
Flower farms grow flowers and the ones in the US -- big and small -- are making a resurgence in an indu…
3 years, 5 months ago
From Coding to Cows & Beer to Burgers: Meet Rancher Rob Rastovich of Barley Beef
Episode 27
Want some beer with your burger? 🍺 🍔 Meet Rob. He puts a little beer IN your burger. For real.
But with Barley Beef in Bend, OR and rancher Rob Rasto…
3 years, 11 months ago
Processing Problems: What Happens When the Processor Closes? -- with Carrie Edsall of Black Willow Pond Farm
Episode 26
All farms have day to day problems. But then other serious problems crop up and throw a wrench in everything. No matter your current understanding of…
3 years, 11 months ago