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How rootstocks increase yield and disease resistance in grafted tomatoes with breeder Martijn van Stee of Enza Zaden
Episode 60
Grafting tomatoes onto vigorous, disease-resistant rootstocks is one of the biggest advancements in tomato production ever. We’ve been getting lots o…
2 years, 5 months ago
Growing a bioregionally adapted seed system with Don Tipping of Siskiyou Seeds in Oregon
Episode 59
Don Tipping stewards over 700 open-pollinated varieties of seeds at Siskiyou Seeds in Oregon, and we discuss the importance of having a bioregionally…
2 years, 6 months ago
Making flowers accessible with a CSA, home delivery and more with Tracy Yang of JARN Co. Flowers in Washington State
Episode 58
Though she comes from a flower growing family, Tracy Yang of JARN Co. Flowers wasn’t always planning on following in the family business. Now, Tracy …
2 years, 6 months ago
Breeding local food systems that are more resilient to climate change with Chris Smith of The Utopian Seed Project
Episode 57
Ultracrosses and tropical perennials grown as annuals are just two of the many innovative breeding strategies being used by Chris Smith and the Utopi…
2 years, 6 months ago
A lifetime of organic farming and activism with Jim Gerritsen of Wood Prairie Farm in Maine
Episode 56
Jim Gerritsen of Wood Prairie farm is a legend not only for his over four decades of organic farming, but for his activism. As the founder and presid…
2 years, 6 months ago
Growing a profitable flower business with Lisa Mason Ziegler of the Gardener’s Workshop
Episode 55
On this week’s podcast, we draw on Lisa’s years of flower farming experience to talk not just about growing flowers, but the business and practical t…
2 years, 7 months ago
Advanced greenhouse control and automation with Guillaume Lambert of Orisha
Episode 54
We go deep on greenhouse control and automation in this second conversation with Guillaume Lambert. The first time we talked it took us a whole episo…
2 years, 7 months ago
Vegetable and flower farming on cooperatively owned land in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, with Angela and Paul Neufeld of Kingfisher Farm Market
Episode 53
Angela and Paul Neufeld have been farming vegetables and flowers in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, for 18 years. As Kingfisher Farm Market, they h…
2 years, 7 months ago
Why and how to automate your greenhouse for peace of mind and better production with Guillaume Lambert of Orisha
Episode 52
Guillaume Lambert is one of the founders of Orisha, a company that is democratizing greenhouse systems control through software that growers can mana…
2 years, 7 months ago
Establishing a farm growing 40 different vegetable crops on 30 acres with Cole Mazariegos-Anastassiou of Brisa Ranch in California
Episode 51
Today we hear from Cole Mazariegos-Anastassiou, who is a co-owner-operator of Brisa Ranch along with his wife Veronica and their friend Cristóbal Cru…
2 years, 7 months ago