406: Nika Forte on Farming for the Under-Served
406: Nika Forte on Farming for the Under-Served. Managing an urban farm for families in poverty or homeless. Nika is the Urban Farm Manager for St. Vincent de Paul where…
406: Nika Forte on Farming for the Under-Served. Managing an urban farm for families in poverty or homeless. Nika is the Urban Farm Manager for St. Vincent de Paul where…
394: Tonya Antle on the Organic Grower Summit. Propelling organic produce from fringe to mainstream. Tonya grew up on her family’s table grape and citrus farm in Delāaaano, California. From…
392: Gabe Brown on Beneficial Soil Ecosystems. Knowing the secret to building healthy soil. Gabe is one of the pioneers of the current soil health movement which focuses on the…
389: Dawn Folsom on Village Farming. Healing forgotten children through gardening opportunities. Dawn is a former foster kid who chose to be a catalyst of change for young people aging…
371: Philip Ackerman-Leist on Pesticide-Free Communities. Documenting the first town-wide pesticide-free ordinance in the world. Philip is Professor of Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems at Green Mountain College in Vermont,…
355: Sowan Thai on Cultivating as Millennial Farmers. Becoming the next generation of urban farmers. Sowan was born and raised in Phoenix, leaving just long enough to earn a B.S.…
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…
259: David Montgomery on Bringing Our Soil Back to Life. Using a geology background to understand regenerative soil processes. David is a MacArthur Fellow and professor of geomorphology at the…
Getting excited about agriculture in protected structures is the topic of discussion for Greg and his guest Andrew Mefferd today. With a journey that took him across the United States, Andrew learned a lot about different types and sizes of farms. He explains how he used that experience to improve his skills why he hopes others can learn from it as well.
Longtime farmer Josh talks with Greg to explain his concept of making small farms the most productive and his background really helps give him an edge for understanding and explaining this to our listeners. It is clear he is driven to help others understand what he learned about making small farms work.