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We need your help to keep growing and sharing. The need for what we teach is growing as people are looking to be more resilient in this every-increasingly challenged world we occupy. You Can Help In Several Ways.
656: Growing, Giving, & Making a Difference
A Garden Chat with Jenny Beasley. – Jenny Beasley talks about her 12 years working with Heart for the City Community Garden in Arizona. Grown from nothing more than a plot of dirt and a desire to help others, the garden is now a safe space where people exchange food and knowledge with neighbors from other cultures. Jenny recalls…
652: Shannon Owen on Educational Gaps in Nutrition Density
Working to increase awareness about healthy food and personal health. – Shannon Owen shares the joys and struggles of starting a new farm business with her husband, Chris. They saw a need in their community and decided to help by growing microgreens in their basement. Shannon reveals…
645: Composting for Your Neighbors
A Farmer Friday interview with Alyssa Brodsky}: Have you tried composting food scraps, only to give up because you did not generate enough waste to be successful? Alyssa Brodsky shares details about a composting program that solves this problem. Residential participants learn how to collect…
624: Sharon Pesner on Eating the Rainbow
Encouraging Children to Eat More Colorful Foods – Sharon Pesner was just an ordinary mom, struggling to get her children to eat healthy foods, until she bravely presented her ideas at a PTA meeting and they grew into a program called Eating the Rainbow. Sharon shares how the program…
622: Leon Kolankiewicz on Preserving Quality Farmland
Working to Protect the Land That Produces Our Food. – Leon Kolankiewicz defines the problem of urban sprawl, and he describes the alarming rate at which it is permanently destroying farmland and our future food security. What is driving this sprawl, and what can we do about it? Leon is optimistic that farmland can be…
619: Margaret the Condo Gardener
A Farmer Friday Reflection by Greg Peterson: In This Podcast: Greg tells the story of Margaret, who simply walked around her neighborhood and began her transition from food consumer to observer, and finally to gardener. She thought she was looking for a place to grow food. What she found was…
616: Tara Nolan on Revamping Raised Bed Designs
Bringing New Life to Gardens — In This Podcast: Tara Nolan encourages us to grow edibles in whatever space we have and shows us how to think outside the 4 foot by 8 foot box when designing raised beds. Those who don’t have (or want) a full vegetable garden will appreciate her ideas for…
Supporting Urban Farm U
We need your help to keep growing and sharing. The need for what we teach is growing as people are looking to be more resilient in this every-increasingly challenged world we occupy. You Can Help In Several Ways.
608: Jon Hayes on Online Farmers Marketplace
Expanding farmers reach to customers with busy schedules: We hear from Jon Hayes about a new app he created and launched that brings local food even closer to home. Jon tells us how his app has many benefits outside of local food sourcing, and essentially can be utilized for anything to do with…
