318: Jessica Walliser on Attracting Beneficial Bugs. Recognizing the connections between insects and plant life. Jessica earned her degree in Horticulture from Penn State University and co-hosts “The Organic Gardeners”, an award-winning program on KDKA Radio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of The American Horticultural Society. She is a regular…
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317: Mary Tiedeman on Soil Formation. Breaking down some factors in the science of studying soil. Mary is a soil scientist and Agro-ecology PhD student at Florida International University in Miami. Originally from Iowa, she received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Environmental Science and Agronomy at Iowa State University. Her master’s research was on…
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Getting Animals to work for You on the Urban Homestead by Anne-Marie Miller (Dash) Not very much makes me green with envy. I love where I am at in life. Having an Urban Farm right in the middle of a bustling city is right where I am supposed to be right now. Having said that,…
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316: Chiara and Travis Bolton on Solar Honey. Stacking beekeeping businesses with alternative energy for everyone’s benefit. Chiara and Travis are beekeepers in Minnesota. In their business, Bolton Bees they sell Minnesota-Hardy bees adapted to survive Minnesota’s harsh northern climate and distinct location specific honey. Don’t miss an episode! Click here to sign up for…
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315: Leanne Phillips on Off-grid Natural Living. Embracing simplicity and starting a new life. Leanne, creator of Wisdom ooh Zivaat, is an organic lifestyle and holistic health Educator, and an inspired advocate for creating clean, deeply nourishing foods. She extends this into a full organic lifestyle and teaches classes in Living foods, Gardening, Essential oils…
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314: Shannon McCabe on Gaining a Gardening Passion. Finding amazing seeds and becoming a seed storyteller. Shannon is a writer, seed explorer and horticulturist for Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. After earning a degree in Environmental Horticulture from the University of Rhode Island, she worked on mixed-vegetable farms and a fruit orchard before starting her…
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313: Jeff Tomberlin on Black Soldier Flies. Seeking natural solutions for food waste recycling. Dr. Tomberlin has been working with the black soldier fly for almost 20 years. His PhD research with Dr. Craig Sheppard resulted in methods for mass-producing the black soldier fly for use in recycling food or animal waste and the subsequent…
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312: Kevin Fitzgerald on Marvelous Mushrooms. Getting to know more about the popular culinary fungi. After spending years in communications contracting and feeling unfulfilled Kevin decided to start farming and settled on mushrooms as something that fit his interests and could be profitable on small scale. Starting on a hobby scale he has grown from…
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311: Joshua Burman Thayer on Mediterranean Food Forests. Bringing exotic flavor to local food systems. Joshua has a degree in Community Engineering from Humboldt State University. He proudly admits he has always had his hands in the Earth, especially through his extensive travels throughout the Americas working with communities around plants and food. He worked…
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310: Who needs a title? This is JOEL SALATIN! Chatting with a Sustainable Farming giant. Joel and his family own Polyface Farm in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Featured in the iconic foodie book Omnivore’s Dilemma and award-winning film FOOD INC., the farm’s moniker is “healing the land one bite at a time.” A prolific author (12…
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