Working with military vets to share urban farming skills. – In This Podcast: AOVS Urban Farm is much more than CSA and Farmers Market produce. The farm is home to veterans, and Christopher Peterson discusses the immense benefits for the veterans who work on the farm and the challenges of…
Bringing a whole system approach of design and nature to the farm. — In This Podcast:Taking a permaculture course as a young adult gave Raven Venturelli the confidence and inspiration to start her own farm. However, finding land in California to develop her nature-based farming concepts was difficult…
371: Philip Ackerman-Leist on Pesticide-Free Communities. Documenting the first town-wide pesticide-free ordinance in the world. Philip is Professor of Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems at Green Mountain College in Vermont,…
368: Matthew Kozuch on Youth and Sustainable Gardening. Having the perspective and impact of younger generations on growing food. Matthew currently serves as the Build Day Coordinator for Engineers for…
361: Adam Federman on The Influence of Patience Gray. Digging up the story of a slow-food pioneer. Adam is a reporting fellow with the Investigative Fund at the Nation Institute…
301: Sean-Paul von Ancken on The Arcosanti Convergence. Building and blending the communities of sustainability and social justice in one event Sean-Paul is an urbanist and community developer with a…
260: Amanda Jordan Starks on Vacant Land into Urban Gardens. Nourishing a community and its youth through transformative garden programs on vacant properties. Amanda is third generation Californian, raised…
Greg chats with an inspiring couple of women from Backyard Growers. Anna and Meghan help explain the purpose of this community organization and how satisfying it is to watch kids and community members learn about growing food and cooking the food they grow.
Greg is impressed when he gets a chance to talk with Grace who tells about being part of the early organic food movement and her part in writing the first standards for organic food regulation. Her story is important for anyone who is interested in being active in writing food policy for our legislators.
115: Hayley Fager on International Agriculture Awards from INUAg. Recognizing Urban Farmers for innovation, food justice and community education. Hayley joined International Network for Urban Agriculture (INUAg) as the Director…
