445: Julia Huber on Gardening with a Plan
Homesteading with a passion and a purpose For years, Julia Hubler couldn’t find a garden planner that had it all. After running her family’s homestead of chickens, goats, and gardens, she put together a comprehensive garden planning guide and journal. Here, she paints a picture of life on her homestead. Listen in to learn why…
Following an Unexpected Path
By Guest Blogger Christine Heinrichs: John Lennon said, “Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans.” In my case, it was chickens that happened. Growing up in New York’s suburbs, I was a suburban kid who didn’t know any chickens. I was an adult, a single mother raising a daughter, when I settled on…
438: Christine Heinrichs on Raising Backyard Chickens
438: Christine Heinrichs on Raising Backyard Chickens. Building your food system with backyard poultry. Christine lives on California’s Central Coast, in an unincorporated rural community. She has a small flock…
428: Chad Chase on Urban Farming as a Business
Building an urban farm dream – We are joined by Chad Chase, co-owner of Arrandale Farms and Urban Grounds Coffee Company. Chad has built his 2.5-acre farm from scratch, and now farms fruit trees, field crops, alpacas, and chickens. Listen in to hear how he’s building his…
414: Leah Penniman on Liberating the Land
Challenging the mono-CULTURE of farming – A passion for the soil, the earth and her community started when Leah Penniman began farming at the age of 16. Through the years she has continued to work towards ending a racism and injustice in our food system, and also on land reparations for…
404: Lyndsay Ludden as a Farmer at the Market
404: Lyndsay Ludden as a Farmer at the Market. Bringing farm products to the local market. Lyndsay and her husband Eric started a farm several years ago to raise and…
401: Duane Hebert on Growing a Healthy Diet
401: Duane Hebert on Growing a Healthy Diet. Homesteading in the Suburbs. Born and raised in Gardena, CA in the heart of South-Central Los Angeles, Duane grew up a typical…
353: Phil and Jenn Tompkins on Backyard Chickens for Eggs
353: Homestead Phil and Jenn Tompkins on Chickens for Eggs. Bringing a simple food source closer to the table. Homestead Phil & Jenn are the co-founders of Rent The Chicken.…
339: Frank Bergin on Feeding your Chickens
339: Frank Bergin on Feeding your Chickens. Optimizing the diet for backyard poultry. Frank is currently General Manager of Strategic Ventures & Innovation for Eggland’s Best, LLC (EB). He has…