The Old Farmer Sez

Land is our #1 resource and sustainability is sexy! Join us for this episode where we chat all things climbing with ICC treasurer and climbing enthusiast, Adam Brummett. Climbing shows you how courageous you can be and brings you to your true nature of self. Pictured Rocks in Jones County, Iowa is a climbing destination for the state and outside world. This Iowa gem nurtures unforgettable experiences and we are grateful to have connected with Adam and the ICC at the Pictured Rocks Trail Day 2020. | IG:@iowaclimbing | FB: Iowa Climbers Coalition | Web: www.iowaclimbers.org | Pictured Rocks Challenge: https://youtu.be/Vs-KFECWhX8 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join us for this neighborhood coffee chat where we sit down with Kevin Adams and LuAnn Wolken and cultivate a conversion around trees, coffee, and turtles. Get comfortable and tune in for this joyful trip down memory lane. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode Hilary and Melissa chat with EMS Paramedic Specialist and fellow podcaster Sarah Ann Eglseder. Sarah is focused on the job, but off the job she is an avid hunter using her passion to support mental health awareness. Her podcast, The Outdoor Medic, blends all things outdoors, being a mom, and being a medic to show others they are supported in their mental health needs. Connect with Sarah on social media and follow her podcast. Instagram.com/theoutdoormedic https://m.facebook.com/HuntressSarahAnn/ https://anchor.fm/sarah-ann8 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Hilary and Melissa in this magical episode with Katie Harms, Associate at OPN Architects. Katie is an inspirational woman who knew from childhood that she wanted to be an architect. Listen in as they chat with Katie about her projects that tie her back to her hometown of Monticello, Iowa. You'll hear where she finds her creative inspiration, how she is making her mark, and what fuels her fire. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Pull up the plow and allow yourself to shine, just like the sun! In this Barn Board meeting Hilary and Melissa chat with professional speaker, coach, and corporate trainer Lisa Schaefer of Shine With Schaefer Coaching and Speaking. Lisa's joyful, authentic, and radiant perspective provides strategies to help understand the uncertainty and grieving cycle we are all facing with this traumatic experience of COVID-19. As farmer Grandpa Schaefer said, “it's not how things happen, but how we bounce back.” This episode provides you with opportunities and tools to surround yourself with knowledge and people who can help you progress and grow where you are planted. Below we have included Lisa's contact information and links to her upcoming events. shinewithschaefer@gmail.com @shinewithschaef (608)-732-1041 https://view.publitas.com/kirkwood-community-college/mental-health-webinar-series-aprmay2020/page/1?fbclid=IwAR3hKDGbntRpTvXEJK_3Ani-NgXYZAHgoaIr2f6W6655cfp7oUb6VjSHRJA https://www.facebook.com/KirkwoodCorporateTraining https://www.facebook.com/niccbcs https://nicc.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&int_class_id=76903&int_category_id=1&int_sub_category_id=114&int_catalog_id=0 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Yeehaw! Embrace this in-between time through the eyes of a child. In this Fresh Squeezed episode, Hilary and Melissa chat with Ella Wing Keidel on her 9th birthday, one week after being medically cleared from the 34-day quarantine she experienced with her mom, who tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from a trip to New York in early March. Ella shares her experience with the testing process, taking care of her mom, not being able to see her dad or friends, getting creative with the time they had, plus the details of her social distancing birthday celebration. You won't want to miss this gem! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this Hybrid episode, Hilary and Melissa chat with Registered Holistic Nutritionist Skylar Van Rossem about her multiple quarantine experiences and how she uses nutrition and friendship to find comfort and balance amid this pandemic. If you're interested in boosting your immunity with nutrients that help fight viruses like COVID-19, then Skylar's sample of free meal planning and free 30-minute consultation is just what you need. You can also connect with Skylar and The Vitality Way with the following links: Instagram: @thevitalityway https://www.mealgarden.com/recipe/collection/immune-boosting-meals/ https://www.facebook.com/thevitalityway/?modal=admin_todo_tour --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this Fresh Squeezed episode, Hilary and Melissa chat with Chad Degenhardt for a stay at home dad's perspective of "shelter in place" during COVID-19. Grab a drink, relax in your easy chair, and take a Midwest drive with them as they have an authentic discussion around how the pandemic has changed personal space, time, music, takeout, community, and family dinners. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We all want a happy home life, but as we confess, it doesn't always look that way right now! In this Barn Board Meeting, Melissa and Hilary chat with Andrea Chapman about her role as Creative Consultant for Listotic, a company that gives you light-hearted idea lists and trendy-inspiration for a wholesome happy life. Andrea uses humor, joy, and gratitude for inspiration during this pandemic as she juggles life as a professional writer, mom, wife, and active member of her community. Visit www.listotic.com or head to their Pinterest page to see all of their creative lists and pins. Here is the link to Andrea's confession poem as well: https://listotic.com/true-confession-of-a-mom-during-coronavirus-pandemic/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Put on your Easter dress and hat, grab a deviled egg and tune in to this special Easter morning episode. Melissa and Hilary chat about their family Easter traditions, then and now. This year may be different, but it will be perfectly what it needs to be as you are all surrounded by abundance. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A mug a day keeps the ‘rona away” according to Abby Manternach of AM Designs. In this episode Hilary and Melissa chat with Abby about her graphic design business, how she stays focused and positive with her #quarantinemugaday paired with a Marvelous Me My Mantra Deck card, and her sidewalk chalk art mural in Monticello, IA. Be sure to follow and support Abby with the following links: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AMDesignAndPhoto , https://www.instagram.com/am.design.and.photo/ , https://www.amdesign.store/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Pour yourself a cup of coffee and join us for this unedited Fresh Squeezed episode with Melissa's 96-year old Grandma Betty Wolken. Listen in as they reminisce about love, life on the farm, weekly family meals, radio programs, quarantines, life at Pennington Square Assisted Living, plus so much more! Grandma Betty will make you smile, or perhaps cry, as she plants love and cultivates wisdom. You won't want to miss the magical advice Grandma Betty serves up! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The audio stinks, but mix up a cocktail and come cruise the loop with the girls in their first ever Fresh Squeezed segment. In this episode Hilary, Melissa, and their friend Nadia come to you live from Scoop the Loop, an event locals organized in Monticello, Iowa to show community support during this season of transformation. Listen as the three cultivate a conversation around an age old tradition from the town where Melissa and Nadia grew up, and get an outsiders perspective from Hilary. Take a trip down memory lane as they reminisce, discuss abundance, and learn more about Nadia's project, Live Empowered (https://www.facebook.com/Live-EMpowered-381970585713336/). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

How are you committed during this season of transformation? In this episode, Hilary and Melissa hold their first Barn Board meeting with professional photographer Deze'Rae McElmeel. Deze'Rae is committed to giving back and is using her photography skills to do so through the Front Porch Project. Hear how she is planting positivity and cultivating conversations in her community, and with her family. This is a farm-to-table topic you won't want to miss! You can find Deze'Rae and her work at www.facebook.com/dmphotoiowa, www.instagram.com/dezeraemcelmeelphoto, and www.dezeraemcelmeelphotography.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode, Hilary and Melissa plant positivity and cultivate conversations around the mantras I AM Magical and I AM Worthy. Listen as they talk grocery shopping during a pandemic in Costa Rica vs Iowa. They also share magical moments that show we are all worthy of the love we give and receive. The podcast is growing and changing everyday and we look forward to bringing you Farm to Table Topics that connect people in an organic, fresh, and nourishing way. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In today's episode, Hilary and Melissa are planting positivity and cultivating conversations around the mantras I AM Grateful and I AM Safe. Their conversation ties together ways you can find gratitude and feel safe despite what is happening in the world around you. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In today's episode Hilary and Melissa plant positivity and cultivate conversations around the mantras I AM Marvelous and I AM Content. Their discussion centers on how to feel marvelous, find wonder, and stay conent. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In the first episode of The Old Farmer Sez, co-hosts Hilary and Melissa discuss their co-creation of this podcast and their Marvelous Me My Mantra deck. Today The Old Farmer Sez...I AM Organized and I AM Creative. Tune in to see how these two hens are planting positivity and cultivating conversations. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app