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Ways to keep pests and diseases in check without spraying with Dr. Surendra Dara of Oregon State University
Episode 44
Dr. Surendra Dara brings over 25 years of experience to his work as an Oregon State University professor and director of NWREC, the North Willamette …
2 years, 3 months ago
Growing a profitable flower farm with Lennie Larkin of B-Side farm and author of Flower Farming for Profit
Episode 47
No one gets into flower farming because they love business analytics, however if you don’t know how to make sense of your business and make a profit,…
2 years, 3 months ago
The best idea in local farming you’ve never heard of: the “farm stop” with Kathy Sample & Bill Brinkerhoff of Argus Farm Stop
Episode 46
One perennial problem for market farmers is how to make local food and flowers available to customers every day, without having to spend seven days a…
2 years, 3 months ago
The farmer’s office: business skills you need to run a profitable farm with Julia Shanks
Episode 45
Nobody gets into farming for the spreadsheets, however almost no one will stay in business if they don’t get good with the business of running a farm…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Nourishing Asian Kitchen (and Farm!) with Farmer/Author Sophia Nguyen Eng
Episode 43
Sophia Ngueyen Eng was a successful marketer in Silicon Valley, in March of 2020. When the world shut down Sophia immediately realized the importance…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Lean Micro Farm with Ben Hartman of Clay Bottom Farm in Goshen, Indiana
Episode 42
Learn how Ben Hartman cut his farm down to 1/3 of an acre from an acre without taking a pay cut on this week’s pod. Ben Hartman is well known for ada…
2 years, 4 months ago
Two decades of farm collaboration with Lyn Jacobs of La Finquita Del Buho and Polly Gottesman of Pumpkin Ridge Gardens
Episode 41
Sometimes we can be stronger when we collaborate, and on this week’s pod hear from two growers with over 20 years of experience working together. Lyn…
2 years, 4 months ago
PFAS contamination of farm soil with Caleb Goossen, Organic Crop Specialist at MOFGA
Episode 40
PFAS are toxic chemicals that are widely used and have accumulated to dangerous levels in agricultural soils in some areas. On tomorrow’s pod we talk…
2 years, 5 months ago
Spreading risk through crop diversity on a new farm with Noah Poulos of Wild East Farm
Episode 39
Diversity of crops is one way to spread the risk in farming, and on this week’s podcast we talk about what Noah Poulos of Wild East Farm grew in this…
2 years, 5 months ago
70 sustainable plants that will change the way we eat, with Kevin Hobbs and Artur Cisar-Erlach
Episode 38
Podcast host Katie Kulla illustrated a new book! In this episode she interviews Kevin Hobbs and Artur Cisar-Erlach, the co-authors of the book, "Edib…
2 years, 5 months ago