Tag: food

467: Bentley Christie on Worm Composting

Having WAY too much fun with worms! — In This Podcast: Watching his coworker throw her lunch scraps into a large bin under her desk was just too exciting for Bentley Christie and soon he was on his way to becoming the Compost Guy with a popular blog and website about worm composting.  He shares his excitement and admiration for…

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461: Chris Rawley on Alternative Funding for Urban Farmers

Investing in small agriculture businesses. — In This Podcast: Production farming in America is not an easy business path to start on without some help or connections. Appreciating the value of farming after his travels in the US Navy, Chris Rawley realized these challenges farmers face when trying start or expand small-to-midsize farms and decided…

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Investing in our Food System

by Guest blogger: Chris Rawley — Like many kids from my generation, I grew up in the suburbs and ate frozen dinners in front of a boxy, wooden TV with a handful of channels. I didn’t know what was in my food, how it was produced, where it was grown, or who produced it. Then after college, I joined the…

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459: Jason Bradford on Rural Living as our Future

Expecting that ruralization is the next evolution. – In this podcast: Studying the changes in where our populations are shifting, Jason Bradford is predicting the trend for moving to the urban cities is going to reverse. He breaks down why our energy dependency is indicating a reversal, why technology…

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458: Stacey Murphy on Superfood Garden Summit

Bringing concentrated, jam-packed garden education to life. — In This Podcast: Her passion for bringing people together in educational garden summits is quite evident when you listen to Stacey Murphy tell us what she has planned this year. She explains why she started presenting her summits and…

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The Future of Food ~ Native Bees

The Future of Food – Native Bees by Guest Blogger: Dave Hunter of Crown Bees: We know there are huge differences in how pollen is carried by the European honey bee and our native bees. Relatively unknown, people are surprised to learn that hole-nesting native bees like our mason and leafcutter bees are actually much better pollinators than honey bees.
Research shows that mason bees can significantly increase the yield of…

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457: Dave Hunter on Native Bees

Developing a relationship between primary pollinators and growers. — In This Podcast: Realizing that his apple trees were barely producing compared to his neighbors, Dave Hunter found the answer was mason bees.  His hobby increased his harvest, and eventually his new passion developed into…

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RECIPE: Nectarine-Cherry Jam

Nectarine-Cherry Jam by Guest blogger: Sara Woltersof Pomona’s Pectin Listen to her podcast HERE [dt_divider style=”thin” /]Nectarines are my absolute favorite summer fruit. We developed this recipe to capture the

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