298: Kathy Shea-Mormino on Healthy, Happy, Hens. Keeping backyard chickens healthy through simple steps. Known as The Chicken Chick, Kathy brings an informative style and fresh perspective on raising backyard chickens to millions of fans around the world. An attorney by profession, Kathy is the founder and one-woman creative force behind her wildly popular and…
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297: Casey Holland on Young Farmers Making a Difference. Enriching the community, becoming the next generation of hope. Casey is a native New Mexican and young farmer committed to affecting positive social change around small-scale sustainable agriculture in the Rio Grande Valley. She graduated in 2012 from the University of New Mexico with dual degrees…
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Greg on Farm to Table Podcast “Meeting first poolside at a Podcast convention with other foodie/farming podcasters, our conversation led to Greg’s journey as an Urban Farmer, the new food movement and the following that he’s built for www.urbanfarm.org.” -Rodger WassonListen to the podcast HERE.
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296: Peggy Fiandaca on Arizona Wines and Grapes. Growing quality grapes and wines in the Grand Canyon State. After a slight detour through urban planning, Peggy found her true calling in growing and producing wines. With her Italian family heritage and a grandfather that produced alcohols during prohibition, this path was in her ‘vines’ so-to-speak.…
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Greg Peterson on Organic Gardener Podcast Greg Peterson was recently interviewed for the Organic Gardener Podcast! In it, he discusses his experience getting into urban farming, tips and tricks for planting in the desert, and shares a bit about Urban Farm U’s awesome urban gardening classes, and more. Check out the podcast HERE!.
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Things I Wish I Had Known About Chickens Before I Got Them By Anne-Marie Miller There seems to be a movement towards backyard chickens in my area. Pretty soon it is going to be more common to have chickens than not to have them. O.K. I don’t know about that, but I can dream. Speaking…
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295: Emily Mickley-Doyle on Community Agriculture. Bringing healthy food and education to urban tables through community engagement. Emily earned her degree in Sociology from Loyola University New Orleans in 2008. In 2011, she cofounded SPROUT NOLA, an urban farming organization that spreads the love of growing fresh, healthy food through community engagement and outreach, partnerships…
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Planting Through the Low Desert Seasons By Cricket Aldridge One of the coolest things about gardening in the Sonoran Desert is that we can grow every month of the year, with the hardest time to grow being July through September, although it can be done. Especially if you download The Urban Farm’s Low Desert Planting…
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294: Lyndsay Jacobs on Starting a Non-Industrial Small Farm. Running a machinery-free farm with nature inspired principles and techniques. Lyndsay is a graduate of the Zenger Farm Internship Program where she learned how to address food justice issues, develop efficiency and endurance in farming methods, and best chicken husbandry practices. She earned her degree in…
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293: Lauren Krug on Starting a Farming Adventure. Starting a successful herb and vegetable farm business with a friend. Lauren earned her degree in Community Entrepreneurship from the University of Vermont. Shortly after graduation, she headed west to work on a small veggie farm. After two seasons on this farm, Lauren joined the team at…
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