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Going from dairy farming to vegetable farming with humor, wisdom, grit and lots of good farm advice with Jaymie Michelle Thurler of Rutabaga Ranch in Ontario
Episode 70
Jaymie Michelle Thurler tells us how she went from a dairy farming background to start Rutabaga Ranch, a certified organic bio-diverse market garden …
2 years, 3 months ago
Aquaponic flowers and leaving two successful careers to start a flower farm with Sarah Daken and Tom Precht of Grateful Gardeners
Episode 69
We cover a lot of ground in this interview, including how Sarah and Tom decided to leave their careers to start a flower farm, how Grateful Gardeners…
2 years, 3 months ago
Improving access to fresh food and farming in Chicago with Joshua Hughes of the Urban Growers Collective
Episode 68
This week we hear from Joshua Hughes, who is the Fresh Moves Logistics Coordinator for the Fresh Moves Mobile Market, one of the many programs of the…
2 years, 4 months ago
A fresh update on micronutrient fertility from the sea that was decades in the making with Michael Sileck of Sea-90 Ocean Minerals
Episode 67
Growers have long used deposits from ancient seas as a source of micronutrients- and over 50 years ago, Dr. Maynard Murray started researching the us…
2 years, 4 months ago
Streamlining the REKO ring model of pre-selling to the public with Tyler Taggart of REKO Hub
Episode 66
REKO rings gained popularity during the pandemic as a way to keep selling direct to the public when markets were shut down. One of the obstacles to m…
2 years, 4 months ago
Managing a diverse collective farm with Hannah Rose Weber and Nate Lada of Green Things Farm Collective in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Episode 65
This week we talk with Hannah Rose Weber and Nate Lada, two of the owners at Green Things Farm Collective in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Green Things is a m…
2 years, 4 months ago
Overcoming barriers for local food and farmers with Jean-Martin Fortier
Episode 64
We step back and look at the big picture in this wide-ranging conversation with Jean-Martin Fortier, talking about the systemic barriers to local foo…
2 years, 4 months ago
Creating community around food and farming with Brian Campbell and Crystine Goldberg of Uprising Seeds
Episode 63
On this week’s pod we talk with Brian Campbell and Crystine Goldberg. They own Uprising Seeds, the Certified Organic, farm-based seed business in Bel…
2 years, 5 months ago
Becoming the face of your farm and breeding the Floret Originals varieties with Erin Benzakein of Floret
Episode 62
Erin Benzakein pioneered connecting with people who want to support local farms through social media. In this podcast we talk about how to use your o…
2 years, 5 months ago
Making natural liquid fish fertilizer from a fishing byproduct with Ann Molloy of Neptune’s Harvest
Episode 61
Fish fertilizer is one of the oldest natural fertilizers out there. On this week’s podcast, hear how it’s made, and what sets hydrolyzed fish fertili…
2 years, 5 months ago