by Guest blogger: John Brubaker The question…..How does one arrive at ‘beyond organic’, Urban farming/market gardening that is sustainable financially, and regenerative toward nature? This is my quest. My farm is Straw Hat Urban Farm LLC. Sandy, Utah. We have an acre lot that…
From green lawns to green vegetables – As his wife and youngest daughter began struggling with celiac disease, John Brubaker believed that the pesticides used on vegetables were perhaps weakening their immune systems. This was his entry into organic urban farming. He began small with…
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…
Growing an herbal antibiotic – Bill Bruneau suffered from what eventually was diagnosed as a leaky gut caused by using pharmaceutical antibiotics. Knowing that plants had medicinal powers he searched out which ones were natural antibiotics and came upon limited but intriguing information on…
406: Nika Forte on Farming for the Under-Served. Managing an urban farm for families in poverty or homeless. Nika is the Urban Farm Manager for St. Vincent de Paul where…
400: Eliot Coleman on 30th Anniversary of ‘The New Organic Grower’. Being a resource for organic growers for over three decades. Eliot has over fifty years’ experience in all aspects…
397: Michael Bell on Part Time Urban Farming. Being bit by the urban farming bug and loving it. Michael is a Physical Education teacher and father of four who in…
395: Karin Fields on Growing Food in the Tropics. Weathering the challenges of growing food in South Florida. Karin has over 20 years of vegetable gardening experience in South Florida…
Religion and Gardening by Guest blogger: Lena RoosProfessor, Study of Religion Listen to her podcast HERE Growing food connects all religions In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus uses the image…
388: Jess Mazour on Building a Resilient Food System. Reinforcing local food and ag in the heartland of America. Jess is a Farm & Environment Organizer for Iowa Citizens for…
