On Talk Farm to Me, farmers take center stage and we learn what they do and how they do it. No matter how you spend your time, I'm pretty sure you have more in common with farmers than you think. So, sit back and relax and I'll bring a farmer, and maybe a cow or two, right into your living room for…
In this episode of “Talk Farm to Me,” host Dana DiPrima sits down with Michaela Mann, a Nebraska rancher and co-owner of D&D Beef. Together, they explore the diverse practices of raising and feeding cattle, debunk common myths surrounding cattle farming, and discuss the challenges faced by ranchers in the agricultural industry.Michaela highlights that ranchers have different approaches to raising and feeding their cattle, which are influenced by location, climate, and available resources. Listeners better understand terms like "grass-fed," and "conventional," and how they relate to various ranching practices.The episode also dives into the confusion surrounding industry buzzwords and certifications, emphasizing the need for consumers to dig deeper and separate fact from fiction. Michaela sheds light on the challenges she faces as a rancher, including the impact of climate and the long tail of the COVID pandemic on her business.Episode Links:The first link is to an article by nutritionist Diana Rodgers titled "Protein vs. Better Protein." In the article, Rodgers discusses sustainable farming practices and the nutritional benefits of high-quality protein sources, offering valuable insights for those interested in the connection between sustainable farming and human nutrition[^2].https://sustainabledish.com/protein-better-protein/ The second link leads to information from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) about greenhouse gas emissions[^1]. It highlights that agriculture accounts for only 10% of total greenhouse gas emissions in 2021 and clarifies the various sources of emissions within the industry, including livestock.https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions#:~:text=Agriculture%20(10%25%20of%202021%20greenhouse,agricultural%20soils%2C%20and%20rice%20production) To stay connected with Michaela and learn more about her ranching practices, listeners are encouraged to follow her on Instagram @danddbeef. Related Episodes, Articles & Other ResourcesCheck out Talk Farm to Me's Greatest Hits for other episodes that you don't want to miss.Check out the For Farmers blog with related articles about supporting farmers.Talk Farm to Me is the number one place where you can get to know a farmer, understand their stories, learn some shocking facts about farming and the world of agriculture, and see how all of it intersects with your life, your food, your health, the health of your land, soil, local communities, economies and so much more. You can support Talk Farm to Me in three easy ways:1) Subscribe to Talk Farm to Me in the podcast app of your choice.2) Share Talk Farm to Me with a friend and let them pick an episode that interests them, or share a specific episode that really got you thinking. You can share Talk Farm to Me right from the app you listen to it in.3) Write a review of Talk Farm to Me on Apple or Spotify to help more people find it. That is how the podcast has grown since it started in 2019.Production & Music CreditsDana DiPrima, host &...
Walnuts. The most delicious walnuts. They can lead you down the conspiracy theory rabbit hole on your darkest days, but can also make you scratch your head about why things are the way they are. Do we accept them as "the way we do things?" Or do we try something new? Fourth-generation walnut farmer Kaben Kramer and his wife Jenn are trying new things and making a go of it. But a look at the history of the farm since 1980 and the industry numbers are really head-scratching. Here are the links I promised in the show:If you have a question you want me to ask a farmer or an issue you want me to address, just say so. Email me at farmgirl@talkfarmtome.com.Listen to the episode with Aubrey Bettencourt about almonds. Similar but different.Listen to the episode about dairy farming. Eerily similar conundrum.
Meet Rick Clark, a soybean and corn farmer in Indiana. Rick is a leader in regenerative farming. In this episode, we'll hear about Rick's journey from conventional farming and over-tilling to increasing cover crops and decreasing chemical inputs. Rick Clark is digging in and putting things right on his 7000-acre farm. Back to the way his ancestors did it.Rick's vision, studiousness, and data collecting have driven him to step further and further from conventional farming practices. His work is so successful that it is rewriting the farming playbook.Join me and Rick as we go row by row between the soybeans and cover crops, measuring along the way, to gain a deeper understanding of what's real and what's not in two disparate worlds of farming. www.talkfarmtome.com farmgreen.landFor more information about the For Farmers movement, a part of which includes sharing farmers' stories like this one on Talk Farm to Me, please check out www.forfarmersmovement.com
Morgan and Jake couldn't convince their friends to farm seaweed, so they did it themselves. Now others are getting in the game too. From pinchy lobsters to sultry seaweed, Morgan and Jake have pioneered a sustainable new business that yields slimy green harvests for bath products, fertilizer, and delicious condiments and snacks. Not only is seaweed delicious and skin-softening, but it cleans the ocean, and sequesters that elusive carbon, too.Can you imagine how it's done? Does it sound romantic to you? Before you quit your day job, find out what farming seaweed entails. xo Farm GirlIG @xoxofarmgirlforfarmersmovement.com
Ever had a family joke that went too far? Paul has. And now he's knee-deep in chicken feathers. From the US Marine Corps to first-generation farmer, Paul is more innovator than farmer in some ways. I'm thinking he could probably do anything as long as it's really challenging. This is the story of Pasturebird and the journey from 50 to 1 million chickens, a week. Two other Talk Farm to Me episodes are referenced in this episode. 1) Joel Salatin, Polyface Farms and 2) Will Harris, White Oak PasturesTalk Farm to Me is part of the nationwide For Farmers Movement to support farmers, to understand what they do, to replace myths with facts, and to provide financial support through mini-grants twice a year. For more information, check out www.forfarmersmovement.com.Follow me on Instagram @xoxofarmgirl and reach out to me there with any ideas or questions. When you're done listening to this episode, show your love by sharing it and leaving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. xoxo, Farm Girl -- Dana ;)
Take what you're doing right now and turn it on its head. I mean completely change the way you do it. Now add 1,000 external factors that Mother Nature throws at you and do it all on a horse, in the mountains. Well, that's what Glenn did. With seven daughters. And big ideas like possibility, and how to listen to the land, and observe everything. He challenged all the paradigms. And he's here to tell all about it. He's so inspiring and a total whirlwind of an innovator. Meet Glenn. You're going to love him. xo Farm Girl
From 5,000 Sugar Maple trees deep in the heart of Vermont's northeast kingdom to the Greenmarket in New York City's Union Square, sugar makers Stephan and Howie Cantor have dedicated the past 36 years to the ebb and flow of sap and market-shopping New Yorkers to bring a little more sweetness to the world. Through 9/11 and constant 6 1/2 hour commutes, the Cantors have persisted. Hear all about the sugarbush and what it yields. You will want to rush to the kitchen to make pancakes. xo Farm Girl
Last episode we dove into deep water with Aubrey Bettencourt -- the president and CEO of California's Almond Alliance -- about nuts. That's what you think we would talk about, but we covered water policy (ok, relevant) and endangered species management (is that relevant? yes... listen to see how) and ended up with a better understanding of the complex systems we are a part of as consumers, farmers and environmentalists. This week, lucky you, we get a second go with Aubrey on those ships that were stuck in port or in transit with YOUR stuff and what the impact has been on the farming world. AND we go down the Farm Bill path too. Because you should know. We all should know. And we will use this primer to get more information on it soon. Yay! xoxo, Farm Girl To listen to the first TF2M episode featuring Aubrey, click https://player.captivate.fm/episode/c321729d-982d-40db-b6ba-8492184c670b (here).
Meet Aubrey Bettencourt. She's nuts. For almonds and almond farmers, shellers and hullers. She's not blind to water shortages, politics, pollinators or problems with endangered species. She makes short work of the complexities that swirl around the 3.2 billion pounds of almonds produced each year in the California almond groves. Dive in, but fasten your seatbelt and see if you can keep up. Aubrey Bettencourt is a 4th generation farmer, a water expert with very unique experience, a political operative, and a savvy analyst. She's a unicorn of sorts. For a bonus segment to this episode on shipping and the Farm Bill in just 15 minutes, drop me a note at farmgirl@talkfarmtome.com and I'll send it. It's so good. Episode mentions: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/7ad2474f-d3c7-4065-9af3-9b35a85691d4 (Farmer Will Harris of White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, GA) -- we talk about farmland and Bill Gates as the largest owner of US farmland. This episode relates to our conversation with Aubrey on the need for farmland, working it as efficiently as possible and Will Harris also breaks down the idea of complex and complicated systems in a way that relates to everything that Aubrey does. Join Aubrey and more than 65 farmer and non-farmer founders from across the country to move the needle on how much we know, understand and support our farmers in For Farmers, a community and movement. When you sign up here, you'll get more information and can take action as you see fit. ;) xo Dana, Farm Girl Sound design by Asher Griffith at Cicada Radio in NOLA.
In three short decades between 1987 and 2007, the US lost nearly 100,000 small commercial dairy farms. The trend continues. In New Jersey, where the Lynesses now farm dairy, only 37 dairies remain. But there they are -- Dan and Sarah -- forging ahead with a love for Holsteins and Jerseys, and a passion for the dairy industry plus a new on-farm creamery to drive local sales. Find out how this dairy princess met her prince and hear her powerful insights on what is clearly at the heart of Talk Farm to Me and your thinking (whether you admit it or not). xo Farm Girl You can find Spring Run Dairy and Sarah & Dan on Instagram @springrun.dairy and you can find me, my little farm and more about farms and farmers @xoxofarmgirl Interview: Dana DiPrima, Farm Girl / Make Hay Productions Sound Design: Asher Griffith / Cicada Radio So many references to other Talk Farm to Me episodes in this one. Here they are: Pandemic Insights: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/2771537f-37c2-406f-9c5d-1fe47605324c (6 Farms Pivot) (6) and https://player.captivate.fm/episode/6bcc9692-3bc7-4944-a16d-e4efd912aed5 (Joel Salatin) (9) Dairy Episodes: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/02b2e67d-eab7-4456-b163-51fea553e27f (Clark Dairy) (11 Live on IG) and https://player.captivate.fm/episode/3725b412-0f06-4e5a-8486-625ea2047499 (Is Dairy Dying?) (17) Regenerative Farming Episodes: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/55fea377-f2a7-4517-b32c-f6085d552b7d (Evans & Evans) (4) and https://player.captivate.fm/episode/7ad2474f-d3c7-4065-9af3-9b35a85691d4 (White Oak Pastures) (23)
From "hocus pocus," to focus, herbalist and farmer Shannon Mayernik and I discuss farming herbs, the most sought-after remedies and the important role of the kitchen in the farm to table movement. Don't miss this holistic conversation about your own wellbeing. xo, Farm Girl www.mayernikkitchen.com and on IG @mayernikkitchen Interview: Dana DiPrima, Farm Girl / Make Hay Productions @xoxofarmgirl Sound Design: Asher Griffith / Cicada Radio
What if a flower farm is more than just that? Flower farms grow flowers and the ones in the US -- big and small -- are making a resurgence in an industry that is mostly imports. How does that change things? Flowers that don't ship well are yours for the picking -- hyper locally -- for instance. And what if a flower farm breeds connection? In a community that needs it. A de-stressor. What about teachers reeling from a school shooting? Can flowers help? Come and meet big-pharma turned little farmer Eliess Forney from her Bloom Barn in Howell, Michigan where Brightside Blooms shines a light on dark moments, transforming them as best she can. xo, Farm Girl New sound design by Asher Griffith of Cicada Radio.
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All farms have day to day problems. But then other serious problems crop up and throw a wrench in everything. No matter your current understanding of farms, this is an episode that sheds a light on what can happen to big or small farms if there's an interruption in the processing chain. Follow along with Carrie and her farm https://www.instagram.com/blackwillowpondfarm/ (@blackwillowpondfarm) on Instagram. To listen to the episode featuring sustainable farming pioneer Joel Salatin referenced by Carrie https://player.captivate.fm/episode/6bcc9692-3bc7-4944-a16d-e4efd912aed5 (you can find the episode here). For more about your host, Farm Girl or Dana (rhymes with banana), find her and her Accidental Farm on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/xoxofarmgirl/ (@xoxofarmgirl) Similarly, find the latest community initiative -- #forfarmers -- to https://www.xoxofarmgirl.com/forfarmers (support farmers here.) If you're here, I am pretty sure you want to tune in and become a part of it. xoxo Farm Girl PS A transcript and other information will be available shortly at https://www.talkfarmtome.com/listen (www.talkfarmtome.com )xo
Sharon Burns-Leader is the co-owner of Bread Alone, a pioneering organic bakery that sells its baked goods at the Union Square Greenmarket in New York City. She serves on GrowNYC’s (the organization that oversees the market) Farmer and Community Advisory Committee. That’s where we start, but quickly you will see Sharon leads us through her evolution as a person, the evolution of the market and the evolution of grain in the region. Even though this story is centered on this NYC marketplace, it reaches well beyond. Grain development impacts you, whether you eat it or not. It impacts the environment — carbon farming, regenerative agriculture, soil health… so much. The extraordinary progress that’s happened via markets like the Union Square Greenmarket in New York City impact regional food systems everywhere. We’re just getting started. Let’s talk farm. Let me know your questions, thoughts, comments. Find me on Instagram @xoxofarmgirl. You can find show notes and more about this episode on http://talkfarmtome.com (talkfarmtome.com). Stay tuned. xoxo
Season Six of Talk Farm to Me is all about the Union Square Greenmarket in New York City and the farmers and other producers who sell there. What an interesting combination — one of the biggest and most famous cities in the world and farmers and producers from within 250 miles. Here, in Episode 1, Talk Farm to Me dives in to how it operates, how it’s governed. Meet Grow NYC's Director of Greenmarkets, Michael Hurwitz and the Union Square Greenmarket manager, Aquilino Cabral. They know so much and share it all. Coming soon, you'll get to know the farmers, the farms, the 12,000 products, all the stories and lives and regional food systems that are influenced here. Stay tuned to Talk Farm to Me — wherever you get your podcasts and on Instagram @talkfarmtome — and connect with its host, Farm Girl, on Instagram @xoxofarmgirl.
Over the next few months Talk Farm to Me is connecting with the farmers who sell at Union Square Greenmarket in New York City. This series will give you an idea of the multi layered logistics that go into making the farmers market happen, who’s involved and the impact the marketplace has on farmers, the regional food system and the layers of connections and learning between urban and rural communities. Episode One will feature some of the leaders and managers of the market — from GrowNYC — to give you a behind-the-scenes peek at little-known thinking and intense operations. All of the following episodes will feature farmers who sell at the market, their experiences, what they grow, how that may have changed over time and more. Got questions? Shoot them to me on a DM via Instagram @xoxofarmgirl and follow along there for bonus content. Talk Farm to Me is also @talkfarmtome on Instagram and all the show notes, transcripts and more are on http://talkfarmtome.com (talkfarmtome.com) xoxo
Farmer Will Harris transformed his third generation family farm from a monoculture factory farm to a regenerative multi-species farm that is no longer dependent on commodity structures or industrial fertilizer. He learned a thing or two along the way that he's willing to share. Farmer Will Harris wrote an open letter to billionaire Bill Gates whose status as the largest owner of US farmland recently came to light. We discuss what many are calling a "land grab" by Gates and what the technology magnate might learn from what Will Harris has done on his farm, White Oak Pastures in rural Bluffton, Georgia. For more farmers and farming content of all kinds, follow your host, Farm Girl, on Instagram @xoxofarmgirl. You can find Talk Farm to Me there too @talkfarmtome and you can find show notes and more, including Will Harris's open letter to Bill Gates at talkfarmtome.com/listen.
Farmer Franchesca Duval of Alchemist Farm in Northern California is pioneering humane practices for poultry hatcheries. She is working with her community to make sure the rooster chicks are going to good use for food. She thinks about the whole ecological and humane spectrum of raising birds. Alchemist Farm raises 13 different breeds of chickens that are bred for temperament and egg color. You can order chicks from farmer Franchesca Duval to give you the most beautiful egg rainbow. This episode puts to the test my mantra "Ask a Farmer, not Google!" and puts Google to shame. Find the answers to all your chicken and egg questions here. Except which came first... we are going to leave that one a mystery! xoxo
Hold on to your mushroom caps, folks. We are going straight into the mushroom world today. Mushroom farmer Matt Hall really wears a scientist hat in his work growing Maitake and Shiitake mushrooms for restaurants and retail outlets. But he's got a lot more going on in the laboratory that just might break the mold on mushroom cultivation -- especially with morels. But there's more. Just wait until you hear about what he's got planned with mycelium. I had no idea the world of mushrooming could be so exciting! I hope you agree! If you love it, please write a review on Apple Podcasts! You can find me, your host, on Instagram at xoxofarmgirl. Stay tuned there for announcements about new episodes and some "Live from the Farm" bonus content where we visit some of our favorite farmers to see what's up. To learn more about mushroom farmer Matt Hall of Midnight Harvest, follow him on Instagram too at midnightharvest. xoxo
Meet farmer Nicole Vernon of Vernon Family Farm in Newfields, New Hampshire where she and her husband, Jeremiah, are raising pastured meats and three young daughters. The Vernons produce 20,000 pastured hens a year and that is not even enough to keep up with demand. Join me -- your host, Farm Girl -- to meet Nicole, to find out what personality traits are necessary to be a farmer, the pros and cons of raising kids on a farm and how they have envisioned and implemented a farm store right on the farm. I know you will find a lot in common with Nicole -- she's funny, hard working (she has an off farm job too), innovative, and straightforward. This interview took place on Instagram Live in the presence of a live audience who were encouraged to chime in with questions or comments. You can join Five LIVE too (every other Thursday, mostly at noon). Just follow your host on Instagram @xoxofarmgirl (Five LIVE announcements run through IG Stories). And please connect with Nicole and her family and her farm on Instagram as well @vernonfamilyfarm
Maria Stewart is a dairy goat farmer. At Gorgeous Goat Creamery she processes her goats' milk, makes cheese and soap. She sells her products off the farm and at seasonal farmers markets. She welcomes visitors for farm tours. Maria is a 24-7, 365-day a year farmer AND also a scientist with a full-time off farm job. More than 80% of farm families rely on income and insurance from off farm jobs, but a far smaller percentage actually talk about it. What does this mean? It is hard to make a living at farming. Learn more, including what you can do to help (ahem, buy local!). Connect with Maria and her Gorgeous Goat Creamery on Instagram @gorgeous_goat You can also meet her goats and hear more from her and a fellow goat farmer from Wisconsin on your host's Instagram @xoxofarmgirl. And of course you can find more about this podcast on Instagram @talkfarmtome or at talkfarmtome.com. xoxo
Farmer Kamal Bell and your host, Farm Girl, go back in history to Kamal's farming roots and look forward into what could be. Instead of food deserts and discrimination, a more sustainable world where young people lead the charge. Sankofa Farms in Efland, NC is supremely conscious of the depth of the issues the community faces and is making strides in connecting them to healthy foods by "going back to get it" from African traditions. Farmer Kamal has some sage advice for legislators too. You can find Kamal and Sankofa Farms on Instagram @sankofafarms Make sure to follow @talkfarmtome as well, and your host @xoxofarmgirl for fun and connected content on farming, food and finding common ground.
This episode is the first in a series of several about the dairy industry, dairy farmers and their bovine producers. It's a 101 of sorts. In this episode you'll meet a lifelong dairy farmer from New York state, Rich Dirie of Dirie's Dairy Farm. Rich speaks frankly about his farm, how it started and how it got to where it is today. His commentary on his own farm is insightful to what's happening in the industry. You'll also meet dairy industry expert Mark Stephenson from the University of Wisconsin, Madison's School of Agriculture and Life Sciences. There he serves as the Director of Dairy Policy Analysis, which is to say that he knows about the dairy industry and we get into it. Deep. By the end of this episode you will have a pretty good foundation to take on bigger and deeper issues as we go forward. I am sure you will have questions and ideas on what you'd like to hear about, so when you do, reach out and let me know. You can find me at talkfarmtome.com or on Instagram @xoxofarmgirl or @talkfarmtome. Follow along for news and updates. And stay tuned for Episode 2 in this Deep Dive series on Dairy in a few weeks! xoxo
Meet Sam Lustig, a jack of all trades on the business side of Swanton Berry Farm in Santa Cruz, California. Sam talks drippy, sweet, red-in-the-middle strawberries, why it's important that they are organic and why it's just as important as the fact that Swanton Berry Farm's Latino farmworkers are treated with respect and honored with fair labor practices. Swanton Berry Farm is a pioneering farm -- it was the first commercial berry farm to go Organic in 1988 and the first to join the United Farm Workers Union in 1998 to make sure it's employees were afforded fair labor practices. Swanton Very Farm is unusual and it's leading the charge for other farms to follow. Have a listen. It's a multifaceted story and Sam is a gem! xoxo This episode first aired on Instagram on @xoxofarmgirl. Follow along there or watch the live recording on IGTV. Follow your host, Farm Girl, there and follow @swantonberryfarm for more on the best berries and farm practices.
Meet vegetable and cannabis farmer Ashton Zubal of Farmstock Farm in Kingston, NY. Ashton dishes on working with friends (the not so good side!), growing 365 days a year, the challenges of finding a consistent marketplace (and what he's doing to fix that), new products, the dream of autonomy and what CBD is really good for. Five LIVE is recorded from a live interview on Instagram Live. It's 5 questions for one farmer! To participate live or to watch this interview, follow Farm Girl, your host, @xoxofarmgirl and tune in live on Thursdays at noon! xoxo
It's a deeply American story. Two veterans raising American Bison. Join your host, Farm Girl, in a spirited conversation with Liz about her majestic herd, how her service prepared her for farming, her seriously straight talk on harvesting animals and how to be an honest carnivore. You will fall in love with Liz, her fierce spirit and her one-ton compatriots.
Meet Kune Kune pig farmer Jessica Kirksey of Little D's Farm in Grand Saline, Texas. Jessica dishes on pig breeds, breeding, harvesting, pig personalities and more. She really knows her stuff and shares her passion for pork! I’m pretty sure she could convince pretty much anyone of the benefits of taking on two pigs of their own! Watch the full interview on the Five LIVE host’s IGTV https://www.instagram.com/xoxofarmgirl/ (@xoxofarmgirl) or listen to the interview here. Stay tuned for Five LIVE, Thursdays at noon with https://www.instagram.com/xoxofarmgirl/ (@xoxofarmgirl) on Instagram Live
Meet Welsh sheep farmer Joe Evans who, together with his wife, raises sheep and lamb in the hills of Andes, NY. Joe tells us about the best and worst of farming, how to sequester carbon through rotational grazing, what misconceptions about farmers he'd like to change, what government can do for farmers (or not do) and, guess what, he sings! Plus after a long day of tending sheep and fattening lambs, Joe prefers... a cookie or a cocktail?? Find out here! You can watch the live interview on Instagram @xoxofarmgirl under the IGTV tab just above the pictures. You can follow Talk Farm to Me episodes by subscribing here and also on Instagram @talkfarmtome. And don't forget to follow Joe and Jackie (aka Mrs. Sheepfarmer) @evansandevansfarms. Stay tuned for more Five LIVE episodes here or join one LIVE -- Thursdays at noon -- with your host Farm Girl @xoxofarmgirl on Instagram Live! xo
Meet 5th generation dairy farmer Kyle Clark who farms dairy in Delhi, New York with his father and with wisdom from his grandfather. Kyle dishes on working with family, feeding cows, taking care of the land, starting a creamery and what he'd do differently if he could. And after a tough day, what do you think he'd choose: cookies or cocktails? Listen and find out. You can watch the interview on Instagram @xoxofarmgirl under the IGTV tab just above the pictures. You can follow all Talk Farm to Me episodes by subscribing here and also on Instagram @talkfarmtome. And don't forget to follow Kyle on Instagram @clarkdairyfarms. Stay tuned for more Five Live episodes here or join one LIVE -- Thursdays at noon -- with your host Farm Girl @xoxofarmgirl on Instagram LIVE. xo
Strait Talk is a series that features a first cut, one take conversation between Talk Farm to Me's host, Farm Girl, and a farmer. It's unscripted, unedited and unplugged! Get the truth straight from the farmer's mouth about their farm, farming themes that impact all farmers and some common areas where you will certainly relate to a farmer no matter how you spend your time! To submit questions, suggest a farmer or to volunteer to be on the show (if you are a farmer), just subscribe to my website at talkfarmtome.com or reach out to me on Instagram at xoxofarmgirl or talkfarmtome. xoxo
Five LIVE is a new series of the Talk Farm to Me podcast that takes place on Instagram LIVE every Thursday at noon (EST). It's five questions for one farmer. Listeners are an important part of the story too. Follow Farm Girl, your host, @xoxofarmgirl on Instagram and join in the conversation. You, dear listeners, are a key part. Send in a question beforehand or ask one live while we talk farm! Find more Five LIVE on Instagram @xoxofarmgirl and @talkfarmtome Find the live audio of Five Live here to listen to while you drive or do your dishes!
What is Talk Farm to Me all about? Get to know some farmers -- from the world's most famous farmer to some who are just starting out -- and find out what they do, how they do it, the issues they face and the impact they have on our lives and our world and society. This NEW trailer gives you a sense for where we have been and where we are going. It's a journey that will connect you closer and more personally with the folks who grow your food, care for your land and are essential to your life. xoxo
Dairy farmers are dumping milk. Do you know why? In this episode we meet two dairy farmers -- from Wisconsin and Florida -- to explore the root causes of the dairy crisis and to find out what we can do about it. Along the way we do milk math, have a few laughs (actually!) and learn that headlines sometimes distract us from the real issue.
Get ready for next week's episode -- about milk dumping during COVID -- with Tim Moffet, a dairy farmer and stand up comic. It's just a snack. Two jokes and a sneak peek at what's to come. xo
Farmer Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm -- the gold standard in sustainable agriculture -- dishes on what's wrong with big business farms, supermarket supply chains and what's right with small entrepreneurial farms. Find out what you can do to get in on the food security action and reap the benefits of thinking ahead. xoxo
Farmers are working overtime to connect with new markets. They are altering business practices. They are also heading into their busiest growing and harvesting season. On top of all that, they need help. They are struggling and have unexpected expenditures to cover. Who's there to help? Join Talk Farm to Me to talk about a new Farmer Relief Fund from American Farmland Trust and to find out how farmers can get help navigating the complicated world of federal loans and grants. You can help too. Listen to find out how. xo Farm Girl
Food insecurity as a result of COVID has spurred folks to hoard supplies and food. But it's also had another effect. Consumers are scrambling to get into a local farm share. They are planting gardens of their own, raising chickens and even homesteading. The result is a closer connection to farmers and fortified communities. Find a little inspiration for yourself here, on how to do your part to support farmers and your own back yard.
Six farmers from across the US discuss how they are responding to the global COVID-19 pandemic in their local communities. Their work has been deemed essential and their observations on what's needed going forward are insightful. Thank you, farmers. xo
You will barely believe what happens on this fish farm -- from fish breeding to how far all the fish go. The Beaverkill Trout Hatchery is a mecca of trout and a holy place for fly fisherpersons the world over. Five generations have proudly guided this farm. Meet Sherry Shaver and her nephew Tyler to find out what goes down in Trout Town. xoxo Farm Girl
Meet Mr. & Mrs. Sheepfarmer, aka Joe and Jackie Evans, their border collies and their Farm Manager Sam Scott. Running a sheep farm means you are part shepherd, part grass farmer, part OBGYN, part veterinarian, part salesperson and part defender of sheep farming. Somehow it's easier with good partners, like restauranteur Andrew Tarlow of Diner and Marlow & Sons in Brooklyn. Have a listen. You are going to love them all. xoxo Farm Girl
Dirty Girl Farm is a small goat dairy and creamery that is unusual in that it is located IN TOWN. Funny things happen if you have goats and farmers Cyndi Wright and Lester Bourke tell all! 20 minutes
Meet farmers Vincent Cuneo and Luke Snobeck of Agrarian Feast and join them on their journey to create a USDA Organic farm that currently features delicious micro greens. Meet some of the characters responsible for their success and learn from their experience. Farmers get information from a lot of sources, just like you do. Vincent and Luke are no exception. 20 minutes. Enjoy the visit to their farm. xoxo Farm Girl
Meet farmers Jennifer Grossman and Peter Mauer and learn how they worked together to save a fourth generation dairy farm with some heart and creative thinking. 20 minutes
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