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Changing mum bloom time with light deprivation and recovering from natural disaster with Rose and Rick Bengtson of Ice Moon Farms in Texas
Episode 158
During their first full season, Rick and Rose Bengtson of Ice Moon Farms suffered catastrophic damage from wind and flooding. As devastating as that …
2 months ago
Late-season superstars: heirloom chrysanthemums from propagation to sale with Kate Dagnal of Goose Creek Gardens in Pennsylvania
Episode 157
Heirloom chrysanthemums fill an important role for local growers- as very late bloomers they can be one of the last flowers in the fall to keep cash …
2 months, 1 week ago
Perennial vegetables to plant once and harvest many times with Michalina Hunter of Cicada Seeds in British Columbia
Episode 156
This week Michalina Hunter tells us how she got so interested in perennial vegetables that she started a seed company specializing in them, Cicada Se…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Breedng biodiverse Pacific Northwest-adapted seeds with Andrew Still of Adaptive Seeds in Oregon
Episode 155
This week Andrew Still tells us how Adaptive Seeds started in 2009 as an outgrowth of the Seed Ambassadors Project to steward and keep rare and herit…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The fertilizer you make every day: fertilizing with urine with the Rich Earth Institute
Episode 154
Farmers are used to the idea of fertilizing with manure, however one species’ output is usually not used: our own. This is despite the fact that effl…
3 months ago
Breeding regionally adapted vegetables with Edmund Frost of Common Wealth Seed Growers in Virginia
Episode 153
There are very few one-size-fits-all solutions in agriculture- most things depend on the weather, soil, pests, diseases and a host of other condition…
3 months, 1 week ago
Healthy soil as a remedy for pest and disease problems with Jen Aron of Blue Raven Farm in Oregon
Episode 152
Jen Aron is an agroecologist and owner of Blue Raven Farm in Corbett, Oregon. She also worked as a farm educator for seven years with Oregon State Un…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Urban flower farming on multiple plots with Elizabeth Lutz Kelly of Happy Dragon Flower Farm in Ohio
Episode 151
When Elizabeth Lutz Kelly’s flower growing hobby turned into a business, it outgrew the space she had available in her yard in Akron, Ohio. Even thou…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Harvest Bucks- making farmers market SNAP dollars go twice as far with Emily Grassie of the Maine Federation of Farmers Markets
Episode 150
This week we welcome Emily Grassie, the Director of Food Access Programs at the Maine Federation of Farmers Markets (MFFM) to talk about Harvest Buck…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
How to price your flowers with Lennie Larkin of Flower Farming for Profit
Episode 149
Flower pricing can be tricky with so many factors affecting value, between different crops, different markets and varying types of arrangements. You …
4 months ago