752: Daniel Sweeney of Seven Springs

Bringing Farm Supplies To The Organic Grower. Greg has a great chat with Daniel Sweeney to more about how the Seven Spring Farm Supply organization began and what they are doing now. Greg really wanted to know more about their values and how they treat their customers. Listen in and see what Greg found out. Plus see what special Seven Springs has for our listeners.

751: Mike Crimmins and Gary Woodard on Rainlog

Collecting Rainfall Information In A Cooperative Community Project. Rainlog.org is one of the coolest Citizen science projects available. Simply purchase a rain gauge create an account and track your rain. Join Farmer Greg as he chats with the creators of the site. Mike Crimmins and Gary Woodard came together 20 years ago to track rural rainfall in Arizona and their project has expanded worldwide and includes millions of readings.

750: Rainwater for Our Landscapes with Don Titmus

A Rosie on the House Radio Show. This is the June 2023 show discussing rainwater harvesting for the benefit of our landscapes. Don Titmus joined Romey and Greg to talk about the realities of collecting rainwater in the Sonoran Desert to use for our landscapes. Don explains how his passive rainwater collection system waters trees that are upslope from his house solving the problem of too much water on his back patio during the summer rains.

749: Maayan Chelsea and Scotty Karaa on Ritual Farming

Connecting people to the cycles and rhythms of growing food. Mayaan Chelsea and Scotty Karas share how they integrated their interests in sustainability with their desire to grow food and build community, and along the way recognized the rhythms and cycles of nature that connect people to the earth. They’ve been able to eat meals that but for the spices are 100% from their own garden and we learn how they got to this point and where they go next.

747: All About Grexing, A Seed Chat

A Seed Chat with Bill McDorman. – This is the May 2023 Seed Chat with Bill McDorman and Greg Peterson discussing a gardening concept that involves mixing seeds on purpose before planting with a goal of cross-pollination. A Grex is a mixture of varieties growing together and encouraged to cross-pollinate. The seeds from those crosses are grown out again and again. Instead of crossing two parents to create offspring, the breeder crosses dozens. The word Grex means ‘flock’.

746: Renee Dang on Rainwater Harvesting

Learning about collecting the rain and sharing the journey. Renee Dang wanted to learn more about Rainwater Harvesting, and as she jumped into researching this topic, she used her lack of experience to ask important questions that every new water harvester wants to ask. She explains how using this unique perspective, and her strength in technical writing, she works to help others understand a water sustainability option for any property that receives rain.

745: “Native Edibles with Peggy Sue & Mike”

A Rosie on the House Radio Show. This is the May 2023 show discussing Native edibles and Mesquite. Native edibles in the southwest are a fun way to experience the local desert. Greg and Romey chat with guests Peggy Sue Sorenson and Mike Clow and talk about some of the best and easiest edible finds in the local area. They talk about how to harvest wild crops like mesquite and so much more. Hear how they collect a variety of different fruits and beans from native desert plants and what to do with the harvest afterwards!

744: Scott Mann on The Ripples of Permaculture Pt 2.

This is part two an extraordinary interview where Greg discusses personal permaculture beginnings with Scott Mann. In this episode we start with our signature questions and learn more about what he thinks his biggest failure is and how he overcame it, what his biggest success is, and what drives him. This conversation goes off into a great conversation and further into the meanderings of permaculture.

743: Scott Mann on The Ripples of Permaculture Pt 1.

Changing the world one podcast at a time. In an extraordinary two-part interview, Greg discusses personal permaculture beginnings with Scott Mann. After finally finding a permaculture design course that fit his schedule, Scott journeyed into a world of solutions was so impactful that it changed his life direction. He weaves a story for us that is both moving and inspirational, eventually resulting in, among other things, starting a podcast focused on permaculture and interviewing some amazing people along the way.