292: Jake Mowrer on Crop Roots. Appreciating the relationship between plant roots and the life in the soil. Jake was raised on a farm in north Georgia where his family produced broiler chickens and beef cattle. Growing up, the work was often hard, but the food was always good. Life on the farm is a…
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How to Find the Right-Sized Tractor for Your Urban Farm By Will Nelson Urban farming has experienced an uptick in popularity in the past decade, and it’s easy to see why. Farming in urban spaces is a great way to use extra space and increase environmental sustainability. As such, it may not have been a…
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291: Jenny Peterson on Gardening for Wellness. Connecting with nature in gardens and farms to promote hope, joy and healing. Jenny is an Austin, Texas-based garden designer with her own firm, J. Peterson Garden Design, as well as a writer, author and speaker. She specializes in designing, writing and speaking about gardens that enhance the…
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290: Chris Gruler on Local Produce, Local Restaurants. Telling the story that helps build business in a local market. Chris has been in the branding/internet game for close to 12 years, using his strengths in branding, storytelling, website development, and online strategy for growth. He has worked with Fortune 500 companies, professional athletes, and small…
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Featured Farmer:Matthew Mays from Pittsburgh, PA Editor’s note: Matthew sent this information in an email to me in March, and I was so impressed that I had to ask him if he’d be willing to be a featured farmer! I hope his story inspires you as much as it does me. Here is a quick…
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289: Andrew Moore on Pawpaw Fruit. Appreciating America’s forgotten fruit. Andrew grew up in Lake Wales, Florida, just south of the pawpaw’s native range. He is a writer and gardener, and now lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His first book, Pawpaw, In Search of America’s Forgotten Fruit was published through Chelsea Green in 2015 as a…
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Bonus Episode 7: Seed Chat August 2017. A chat with an expert on Seeds, Bill McDorman. In This BONUS Podcast: There is always a bounty of information available in conversations with Bill McDorman. This is the August 2017 episode with a Seed School Chat Class covering Seed School Teacher Training, a proposed Seed Saving Principles…
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288: Elvira Di’Brigit on a Valley of Farmers in California. Connecting a community to its farmers and local food resources. About 17 years ago, Elvira moved her family to Capay Valley, where her passionate interest in sustainable living took hold. While teaching, she explored curricula surrounding farming, environmental preservation and nutrition – all in support…
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If Honeybees Become Extinct…Why Their Loss Could Sting From our friends at Save On Energy Editor’s Note: To spread bee awareness in honor of National Honey Month, here’s a report on the state of honeybees in the U.S. compiled by our friends at saveonenergy.com. Click HERE to see the original article and citation links.One out…
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A New Start to My Beekeeping Adventure! By Anne-Marie Miller The last time I updated everyone on my first year of beekeeping I was limping over the finish line with my beekeeping buddies supporting me on either side. See my experience with Africanized bees here. While I was hoping to calm down my defensive group…
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