My Chickens Have the Pox! by Anne-Marie Miller The most vulnerable time for my chickens is at the end of the sizzling Summer months. I know, if illness is going to strike, it will be during this time. I am learning from experience that the Mediterranean breeds of chicken do better in my hot…
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302: Lincoln Hill Garden on Community Green Spaces. Tailoring a green build project to address food insecurity, nutrition, and other community needs. Diana Cuy Castellanos holds a Ph.D in nutrition and food systems and is a registered dietitian teaching courses in community nutrition and food justice at the University of Dayton. Her research interests include…
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301: Sean-Paul von Ancken on The Arcosanti Convergence. Building and blending the communities of sustainability and social justice in one event Sean-Paul is an urbanist and community developer with a degree in planning & sustainability from the University of New Mexico. He is concerned with growing resilient food systems, and advancing ideas of good urban…
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Featured Farmer: John Naughton from Mountain Sky Farms Tell me a little about your farm. What’s its name? Size? Mountain Sky Farms would be considered a micro rural farm located on 5 acres in North Scottsdale, Arizona. My farm could be described by some as literally out in the middle of the desert. My…
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Bonus Episode 8: Scottie Jones on City Life to Farm Life. A chat with a farmer about her transition from the city girl. In This BONUS Podcast: Returning guest Scottie Jones is back to talk about her new book and making a transition back to the simple life. She shares a bit about how the…
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300: Janis Norton on Urban Farm Projects. Digging into the invisible structure behind The Urban Farm. Janis earned her degree in Sustainability from Arizona State University. Her previous experience in working classrooms, running youth programs, and Boy Scout Council Training and Camp leadership were all community and education focused. However, she did not realize how much…
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The Thing That Took Me by Surprise, When I Started Growing My Own Food. By Anne-Marie Miller (Dash) I have been growing food for my family for some time now, first at the community garden and then in my very own front yard garden. At my stage of gardening, I am researching new varieties and…
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299: Joy Stephenson-Laws on Nutrition with Fruits and Vegetables. Identifying the nutrients that your body needs. In both her personal and professional life, Joy is dedicated to enhancing consumer health and positively impacting the health care industry in the United States. She is the founding and managing partner of Stephenson, Acquisto & Colman, the health…
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Wiggle Room: A Red Wriggler Obsession by Dan Corbin A friend of mine says her “obsession” took hold a couple years ago after she read something online about “vermicomposting.”-or using worms to compost kitchen waste. She really felt bad that she was throwing away food stuff, but she lives in an upstairs apartment and doesn’t…
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Urban Farm Fruit Tree Program in AZ Big Media Thanks to AZ Big Media for sharing the Urban Farm Fruit Tree Progam’s success The Urban Farm announced their 18th annual Fruit Tree Program September 2, attracting more than 500 Phoenix gardeners. Residents flocked to the organization’s program kickoff where experts shared their inside knowledge about…
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