352: Scott Murray on California Grown Coffee. Improving polyculture growing techniques. Scott has 44 years of organic agricultural production experience in the United States and Mexico. He has a multitude of experience with conservation, food production, and environmental leadership—including serving as an elected California Conservation official for the last 26 years. Scott also specializes in…
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351: Lisa Ziegler on Urban Farming with Flowers. Growing florals for a farming business. Lisa is a cut-flower farmer, author, and speaker on organic cut-flower gardening. She has been farming since 1998 in Southeastern Virginia on the Ziegler family homestead. In season this urban three-acre farm produces thousands of stems of flowers and an abundance of vegetables…
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The germination of an ideaby Janis Norton,The Urban Farm Manager Most of you probably don’t know that Farmer Greg sprouts ideas faster than weeds in an empty lot. This is actually one of the more interesting aspects of working at The Urban Farm, because I know that there is always something new in store. Let…
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350: Andrew Nowak on Garden to Cafeteria School Programs. Helping students have better access to healthier foods. Andrew is the former Director of the National School Garden Program for Slow Food USA where he was responsible for building capacity of nearly 150 Slow Food chapters to be partners in school garden projects. For 12 years…
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349: Jennifer Johnson on Eco Conscious Cooking. Building healthy bodies and minds through good nutrition. Jennifer became a Chef 23 years ago after her son told her he hated her cooking in a Mother’s Day Card. At the time she managed seven manufacturing facilities around the world in Corporate America; now she is a full-time…
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Shrimp Tacos by Chef Jennifer Johnson listen to her podcast HERE Shrimp: 26-32 Large Green Shrimp peeled and de-veined 1/2 Cup Chopped Red Onion 4 Cloves Garlic Minced 2 Tbsp Olive Oil 2 Tbsp Ancho Chili powder 1/2 Cup Dry White Wine Salt/Pepper Tacos: 1 C Greek Yogurt 2 Tbsp Ancho chili 2 Cups Purple…
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348: Megan Vollstedt on Value of a Start-up Accelerator. Helping agricultural technology startups. Megan is the executive director of the Iowa AgriTech Accelerator, bringing with her more than six years of experience in the startup community. She has developed a deep knowledge and understanding of best practices for managing and growing a startup from infancy.…
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347: Theresa Rooney on Humane Critter Control. Keeping critters and pests at bay humanely and safely. Theresa is a self-taught, life-long gardener. She is a Master Gardener who has turned her small urban yard into a Certified National Wildlife Habitat, home to an increasing number of welcome and unwelcome critters. She has written articles for…
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346: Justin Ehrlich on Chinese Medicine and Nature. Emphasizing simplicity with self-discovery. Drawn for most of his life to many of the mystical practices that originated in ancient China, Justin has been a California state licensed acupuncturist since 2002 and a student of the Jade Purity branch of Daoism since 2001. Don’t miss an episode!…
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345: Antoinette Wilson on Inspiring Stories. Inspiration through film. Tasmania-born and New Zealand-bred, Antoinette Wilson began her professional career in book publishing and dreamt of managing the editorial offices of Random House New York by the age of 40. Instead, just before her 40th birthday she took on the management of the harvest and labour…
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