359: Keiran Olivares Whitaker on Black Soldier Fly Farming. Composting with nature’s own army. Keiran is the founder and CEO of Entocycle. He has a Masters in Environmental Design and Conservation, and while working as a scuba diving instructor he was fortunate enough to travel and visit some of the most beautiful places on earth.…
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358: Jake Mace on Wwoofing. Trekking around the world to learn about organic farms. Jake started gardening in 2011 with a peach, fig, pomegranate and kumquat tree to save money on his food budget. He has joined us multiple times on this show about his urban farm, best gardening tips and tricks, and learning from…
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357: Alex Lewin on Fermentation of Foods. Transforming food with healthy microbes. Alex grew up on the East Coast where he discovered that one of his gifts is the ability to co-exist side-by-side with friendly bacteria. While others struggle with it, Alex embraces them. As a graduate of Harvard, the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts,…
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356: Jourdain Beltran on Re-purposing Unwanted Land. Making the most of discarded plots for farming and community gardens. Jourdain is an Arizona native who started gardening by growing jalapeño plants with his grandfather. He is the co-founder of Urban Farming Organics, who are looking to overcome the food desert crisis in Arizona. Their mission is…
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355: Sowan Thai on Cultivating as Millennial Farmers. Becoming the next generation of urban farmers. Sowan was born and raised in Phoenix, leaving just long enough to earn a B.S. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Arizona in Tucson. There he studied controlled environment agriculture, plant biochemistry, and genetics. He returned to…
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354: James Ross on Value of Community Gardens. Empowering a community’s strength and resilience through gardening. James, a father of five and grandfather of eight, is co-founder of the Quesada Gardens Initiative, QGI, a private, non-profit organization focusing on better health and quality of life in Bayview. He and co-founder Jeffrey Betcher have helped to…
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Do you know me? I’m An Urban Farmerby Farmer Greg. My name is Greg Peterson and I’m an urban farmer – more on that later! That may strike you as a little funny, but these days I spend my time sharing all the ways you can grow your own food.My home The Urban FarmI live…
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Bonus Episode 17: Seed Saving Class April 2018 A chat with a seed expert. In This BONUS Podcast: There is always a bounty of information available in conversations with Bill McDorman. This is the April 2018 episode of a Seed Saving Class – Bill calls in from Cornville, AZ to talk about wild seeds, native…
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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. This rapidly growing chicken rental service started in 2013 as a part-time avenue of supplemental income and has grown to have more than 45 farmers…
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Bonus Episode 16: Seed Saving Class March 2018. A chat with a seed expert. In This BONUS Podcast: There is always a bounty of information available in conversations with Bill McDorman. This is the March 2018 episode of a Seed Saving Class – Bill calls in from Cornville, Arizona to talk about seed sourcing, hybrids,…
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