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What it's like to farm in suburban California vs rural Minnesota with Kelley Rajala of Clear Lake Gardens
Episode 118
Kelley Rajala of Clear Lake Gardens in Aitken, Minnesota, shares what it was like to start a farm in California and then relocate to Minnesota in thi…
11 months, 1 week ago
Stewarding the farm into the fifth generation and beyond with Kristin Graves of Fifth Gen Gardens in Alberta
Episode 117
Kristin Graves shares her journey as a fifth-generation farmer in Alberta, focusing on her passion for garlic and the importance of female representa…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
The power of regionally adapted seeds and herbs with Bevin Cohen of Small House Farm in Michigan
Episode 115
Bevin Cohen of Small House Farm shares his unexpected journey into seed production, the importance of rare and unusual seeds, and some of the unusual…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
20+ years of full-diet CSA with Kristin and Mark Kimball of Essex Farm in New York State
Episode 114
Mark and Kristin Kimball pioneered the full-diet CSA model when they founded Essex Farm back in 2004. Now 20 years later, they reflect on where they’…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Strategies for dealing with the federal funding freeze with Gale Livingstone of Deep Roots Farm and Ari Memar of Farmhand
Episode 113
With thousands of farmers dealing with the uncertainty of the federal funding freeze, we wanted to hear from farmer Gale Livingstone about how the fr…
1 year ago
Year-round marketing vegetables and flowers with Corinne Hansch and Matthew Leon of Lovin’ Mama Farm in New York State
Episode 112
Having started several farms before their current Lovin’ Mama Farm in Amsterdam, New York, we hear from Corinne Hansch and Matthew Leon what they lea…
1 year ago
Full-diet CSA and longtable dinners in the high desert of Oregon with Sarahlee Lawrence of Rainshadow Organics
Episode 111
This week we hear from Sarahlee Lawrence, who runs a full-diet CSA plus events like longtable dinners on the farm she grew up on in the town of Siste…
1 year ago
How a fifth-generation farmer is growing sustainability and profitability for the next generation with Graham Christensen of Christensen Farms in Nebraska
Episode 110
This week we hear from Graham Christensen about the wide range of regenerative practices he’s using on his family’s farm in Nebraska. Graham and host…
1 year ago
Going from a career in banking to full-time market farming with Jacqueline Jackson of Mattie's Garden in Birmingham, Alabama
Episode 109
Jacqueline Jackson, owner of Mattie's Garden, shares her journey from a successful banking career to establishing an urban farm in Birmingham, Alabam…
1 year, 1 month ago
Putting the farm back in solar farms with Elise Couillard with the Couillard Solar Foundation
Episode 108
How farmers can integrate solar panels with growing crops, so they can effectively harvest the sun in two different ways, is the subject of this week…
1 year, 1 month ago