Podcasts about ecofarm

After a long journey that took her from writing poems to strangers, to the Shakespeare & Company bookstore café in Paris, and to an immersive writing experience in a forest in Sweden, Billimarie found herself back in her mother's garden. "This is a man-made woods," Billimarie recalled a phrase that had struck her during her time in Sweden. "Man-made," she thought. Meanwhile, her mother, wise and attuned to nature, understood the needs of her plants instinctively, without relying on science or other methods. Witnessing her mother's connection with nature, Billimarie felt compelled to pass on this knowledge to her own daughter. What could be more beautiful than nurturing the dream of a greener world, where such a connection is not only cherished but also achievable? This is why she decided to create her own dream, a forest oasis in the desert. How did she reach this point? Join us as we dive into Billimarie's creative journey.⭐ Do you want to support Terra Stories? Add 5 stars on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Connect with Billimarie:https://www.linkedin.com/in/bee0robinson/Billimarie's Ecofarm project: https://www.instagram.com/foreverystaratree/Let us know on social media if you liked the episode and follow our updates:Instagram LinkedIn

January 26, 2023--On The Farm & Garden Show, Michael Foley brings back news and interviews from the 43rd annual EcoFarm Conference. EcoFarm hosts the largest gathering of organic farmers on the West Coast, for workshops, talks by featured farmers, deep conversations about the state of organic farming, and networking.

Joyce E. Ford and Jim Riddle have worked tirelessly on organic agriculture policy in the state of Minnesota, nationally, and internationally. This week, Ron Kroese talks with the long-time organic farmers and sustainable farming advocates from Winona, Minnesota, who share their numerous accomplishments, stories of colleagues they've worked with throughout the years, how they got started in the organic field, and what's next for organics. For more than 30 years, Jim has been an organic farmer, gardener, inspector, educator, policy analyst, author, and avid organic eater. Joyce started her career as an organic vegetable farmer in the 1970s. The couple helped organize the Winona Farmers Market, where Jim was a founding chair of the Winona Farmers Market Association. Joyce and Jim also helped start the International Organic Inspectors Association (IOIA). In that capacity, they co-authored the IOIA inspector curriculum manuals, and co-developed IOIA's inspector training program and projects such as organic system plans and record keeping templates for organic certification. Joyce has trained organic inspectors for the IOIA and was the first inspector to monitor pipeline construction on organic farms, enforcing Minnesota Agricultural Impact Mitigation Plan's Organic Appendix. She served as IOIA's Ethics Committee chair for many years. Jim served as chair of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture's Organic Advisory Task Force and was instrumental in passage of Minnesota's landmark organic certification cost-share program, which now is a farm bill program that provides 75% reimbursement for organic certification costs nationwide. In addition, Jim worked for the University of Minnesota as Organic Outreach Coordinator and as Organic Research Grants Coordinator for Ceres Trust. He served on the Leadership Team for eOrganic, the national Extension Community of Practice for organic agriculture and on the Citizens Board of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. He was the steering committee chair for the Organic Farmers Association when it was newly formed in 2016. Jim is former chair of the USDA National Organic Standards Board and a leading voice for organic agriculture. Joyce co-authored the Organic Trade Association Good Organic Retailing Practices (GORP), and the certification chapter in Organic Dairy Farming published by the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES). Joyce served on the MOSES board of directors for 6 years. More recently, she served 3 years on the Steering Committee to develop a Healthy Food Charter for Minnesota and volunteered to assist Winona County in developing a county Food Charter, a policy action plan to help get healthy foods accessible. Joyce has worked for the International Organic Accreditation Service (IOAS) and has served on its Accreditation Committee that administers accreditation for organic certification and other sustainable labels. In 2013, Joyce and Jim were awarded EcoFarm's Stewards of Sustainable Agriculture. They currently operate Blue Fruit Farm, a certified organic perennial fruit farm, where they grow blueberries, black currants, elderberries, aronia berries, honeyberries, and more. The interview was conducted on Feb. 14, 2018. Additional links this episode: National Sustainable Agriculture Oral History Archive (video link) Organic Farmers Association International Organic Inspectors Association Winona Farmers Market

Após anos de muita discussão em torno da implementação do ensino superior em Santo Antão, eis que o ensino superior chega à ilha das montanhas através do Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias (ICTA) da Universidade Técnica do Atlântico (UTA). O reitor da UTA, João do Monte Duarte disse que a instalação de duas unidades orgânicas da universidade pública, fora de São Vicente, ilha sede da Universidade Técnica do Atlântico, consta da carta de admissão da equipa reitoral. Com os despachos da Agência Reguladora do Ensino Superior (ARES), emitidos em Setembro, a entidade reconhece estarem reunidas as condições para a acreditação, registo e funcionamento dos ciclos de estudos de Licenciatura em Engenharia Zootécnica e Engenharia Agronómica que a são os primeiros dois cursos a serem ministrados  pelo ICTA. E as duas unidades orgânicas previstas são o Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias (ICTA) com sede em Santo Antão e o Instituto de Aeronáutica e Indústria Turística na ilha do Sal. A UTA optou por instalar primeiro o ICTA em Santo Antão que através de um concurso público já tem todos os docentes para as disciplinas do primeiro ano dos cursos de Licenciatura em Engenharia Zootécnica e Engenharia Agronómica.  Por ser o primeiro ano do ensino superior em  Santo Antão, a Universidade Técnica do Atlântico em colaboração com os seus parceiros criou uma série de incentivos para atrair estudantes de todas as ilhas para o ensino superior público em Santo Antão, no Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias. João do Monte Duarte garante que o ensino superior em Santão Antão através da universidade pública é para servir todo o país, a região africana onde Cabo Verde está inserido, e internacionalmente, através de investigação e extensão universitária, e ainda para responder à reivindicação da população da ilha que há mais de uma década pede a implementação do ensino superior como uma forma de inverter a saída de jovens de Santo Antão. As aulas teóricas dos cursos de Licenciatura em Engenharia Zootécnica e Engenharia Agronómica do Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias da Universidade Técnica do Atlântico vão decorrer a partir de 17 de Outubro no segundo piso do Liceu Januário Leite no município do Paul. As aulas práticas vão acontecer no Centro Agrícola De Afonso Martinho e Ecofarm no município de Ribeira Grande e ainda na Quinta São João Baptista em Porto Novo. O reitor da UTA, João do Monte Duarte garante que após o início das aulas em Santo Antão, a universidade pública – UTA vai focar na instalação do  Instituto de Aeronáutica e Indústria Turística na ilha do Sal que será a terceiro polo da Universidade Técnica do Atlântico

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Daniel Katz. Daniel received a bachelor's degree in History and Classical Studies following which he took a sharp turn into the sustainability and environmental field where he has been immersed for the past 8 years. He first made his way into ecological work when he was called to build a community garden in his old neighborhood in Tel Aviv during his academic studies. Since the spark ignited, he has been giving lectures and workshops to organizations and municipalities on climate change and sustainability. He also designed and built an ecological community farm, directed the educational department for "Hava & Adam" educational EcoFarm and is currently a project manager at the environmental nonprofit "Good Energy Initiative". After managing several projects in the field of waste treatment, he began creating and running the "Climate Forest Project": an urban afforestation project focusing on tree planting in neglected public spaces. Daniel lives in a small village in the Jerusalem mountains, with his partner Noa and their two children- 3-year-old Laya and 3-month-old Refael. In this episode, you will hear about building community gardens, the climate forest, and more. Some notes... More about 1treellion & Daniel Katz. To support planting all over the world, please check out this link. The great music is credited to Pixabay.

John Roulac, Founder of Nutiva, Co-Founder Agroforestry Regeneration Communities. John W. Roulac is the founder and CEO of Nutiva, the world's leading organic superfoods brand of hemp, coconut, chia, and red palm. Founded in 1999 and dedicated to nourishing people and the planet, Nutiva has been named one of Inc. magazine's fastest-growing companies in America for seven years in a row. A longtime advocate for healthy people and ecosystems, with expertise ranging from home composting and natural healing to forestry and hemp agriculture, John has authored four books on environmental topics, with combined sales of more than one million copies. He helped jumpstart the modern home-composting movement in the early 1990s and successfully sued the US DEA to keep hemp foods legal in 2001. He has founded four nonprofit ecological groups, including GMOInside.org. John speaks on environmental issues at various conferences, including but not limited to Soil Not Oil, EcoFarm, Provender Alliance, and Bioneers.

In this episode we speak to Amy Wu, an award-winning writer for women's ag and agtech movement. Amy has just published a book “From Farms to Incubators: Women Innovators Revolutionizing How Our Food Is Grown,” that profiles nearly 30 women innovators and leaders in the growing sector of agtech. Agtech encompasses innovations including drones, sensors, artificial intelligence and blockchain that help growers with the challenges they are facing including severe labor shortage, loss of arable land and water and land management issues. The book was inspired by the documentary “From Farms to Incubators: Telling the stories of minority women entrepreneurs in agtech in the Salinas Valley and beyond” originally released in 2017. The short documentary spotlights four women founders in agtech in California. The documentary has been screened at SXSW, EcoFarm, Western Growers, the United Nations Association Film Festival. In 2021 Amy was named one of Food Tank's 15 Leading Women at the Intersection of Food and Technology. In 2020 Amy was named one of Worth magazine's “50 Women Changing the World.” To read an excerpt and buy the book click here: https://www.amazon.com/Farms-Incubators-Innovators-California-Agtech/dp/161035575XScreen the short documentary here: https://vimeo.com/267476596/8391abc4b4

In this episode we speak to Amy Wu, an award-winning writer for women's ag and agtech movement. Amy has just published a book “From Farms to Incubators: Women Innovators Revolutionizing How Our Food Is Grown,” that profiles nearly 30 women innovators and leaders in the growing sector of agtech. Agtech encompasses innovations including drones, sensors, artificial intelligence and blockchain that help growers with the challenges they are facing including severe labor shortage, loss of arable land and water and land management issues. The book was inspired by the documentary “From Farms to Incubators: Telling the stories of minority women entrepreneurs in agtech in the Salinas Valley and beyond” originally released in 2017. The short documentary spotlights four women founders in agtech in California. The documentary has been screened at SXSW, EcoFarm, Western Growers, the United Nations Association Film Festival. In 2021 Amy was named one of Food Tank's 15 Leading Women at the Intersection of Food and Technology. In 2020 Amy was named one of Worth magazine's “50 Women Changing the World.” To read an excerpt and buy the book click here: https://www.amazon.com/Farms-Incubators-Innovators-California-Agtech/dp/161035575XScreen the short documentary here: https://vimeo.com/267476596/8391abc4b4

There's a lot of talk among farmers market operators about how to bring diversity, equity and inclusion into the farmers market space, and a lot of confusion about how to do that. This week on Tent Talk we dive deep into this topic with our guest Shiny Flanary, a Black, queer farmer at Scrapberry Farm, the Director of Markets at Black Food Sovereignty Coalition and the founder and manager of Come Thru Market, a Black and Indigenous market in Portland, Oregon. In this episode Shiny shares how and why she launched a BIPOC market and provides a treasure trove of practical ways to make farmers markets a space for everyone. This week's episode is made possible by support from EcoFarm.

  From farms to citizens of the world of the world inflammation causes disease and makes health impossible. Global transformation will need recognition that farming is medicine for the health of all life and of earth itself.  That's a theme for a KeyNote presentation at EcoFarm by Dr. Rupa Marya: physician, writer, musician, mother, farmer's wife and Associate Professor of Medicine at UC San Francisco. Her forthcoming book, authored with Raj Patel, is "Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the anatomy of Injustice." In addition to her extensive engagement in support of indigenous communities, she is the lead singer and composer of a globe circling band, Rupa and the April Fishes.  info@eco-farm.org

What is the hunger industrial complex, and who is pulling the strings in our nation’s food system? In the latest installment of our Closing the Gap series, Reset brings on a food security expert who says the problem is much bigger than we think — and that “more food” is not the answer to ending hunger in the U.S. Also, a farmer joins the show to share why agriculture is the “revolutionary” solution to historic injustice for Black people.GUESTS: Andy Fisher, executive director of EcoFarm; author of Big Hunger: The Unholy Alliance Between Corporate America and Anti-Hunger GroupsKamal Bell, CEO of Sankofa Farms

  For forty years EcoFarm has convened leaders, researchers, farmers and fans of organic food and farming at the Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific Grove California. At the  2020 Vision event over 1,000 attendees came to discuss the opportunities and challenges for the future of organic food and farming. Recent Farm To Table Talk  and keynote speaker Bob Quinn offered 5 big solutions to becoming "chemical free in 43". Two other keynote presentations that also earned standing ovations were by Dr. Jonathan Lundgren on transforming science for a regenerative agricultural revolution and Leah Penniman the author of Farming While Black. Both have agreed to be guests on Farm To Table Talk.  The workshop on mending broken parts of the Organic program featured Anne Ross, the Director of International Policy for the Cornucopia Institute.  At EcoFarm we speak with Anne about addressing dishonesty in global sourcing, when "organic" grain isn’t really organic.  www.cornucopia.org  www.eco-farm.org      

In this episode, Martin Guerena, a sustainable agriculture specialist with NCAT's ATTRA sustainable agriculture program talks with "Amigo Bob" Cantisano. Bob is a pioneer in California organic agriculture, and he is well known as the founding organizer of the annual Ecological Farming Conference, which will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2020. It is one of the largest sustainable agriculture gatherings in the western United States. Martin works at NCAT's Western Regional office in Davis, California. Martin and Bob discuss the history of organic agriculture and what Bob sees as its challenges and opportunities going forward, including regulatory practices, labor challenges, and increased demand. You can contact Martin Guerena directly via email at marting@ncat.org.Related ATTRA Resources:Organic FarmingOther Resources:Ecological Farming AssociationFelix Gillet Institute websiteFelix Gillet Institute Facebook pagePlease call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 1-800-346-9140 or e-mail us at askanag@ncat.org. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture.You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website.You also can stay in touch with NCAT at its Facebook page.Keep up with NCAT/ATTRA's SIFT farm at its website.Also check out NCAT's Regional Offices' websites and Facebook Pages!Southwest Regional Office: Website / FacebookWestern Regional Office: Website / FacebookRocky Mountain West Regional Office: FacebookGulf States Regional Office: Website / FacebookSoutheast Regional Office: Website / FacebookNortheast Regional Office: Website / Facebook

In this episode, Martin Guerena, a sustainable agriculture specialist with NCAT's ATTRA sustainable agriculture program talks with "Amigo Bob" Cantisano. Bob is a pioneer in California organic agriculture, and he is well known as the founding organizer of the annual Ecological Farming Conference, which will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2020. It is one of the largest sustainable agriculture gatherings in the western United States. Martin works at NCAT's Western Regional office in Davis, California. Martin and Bob discuss the history of organic agriculture and what Bob sees as its challenges and opportunities going forward, including regulatory practices, labor challenges, and increased demand. You can contact Martin Guerena directly via email at marting@ncat.org. Related ATTRA Resources: Organic Farming Other Resources: Ecological Farming Association Felix Gillet Institute website Felix Gillet Institute Facebook page Please call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 1-800-346-9140 or e-mail us at askanag@ncat.org. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture. You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website. You also can stay in touch with NCAT at its Facebook page. Keep up with NCAT/ATTRA's SIFT farm at its website. Also check out NCAT's Regional Offices' websites and Facebook Pages! Southwest Regional Office: Website / Facebook Western Regional Office: Website / Facebook Rocky Mountain West Regional Office: Facebook Gulf States Regional Office: Website / Facebook Southeast Regional Office: Website / Facebook Northeast Regional Office: Website / Facebook

If more diversity in the food system is desired, why isn't it accomplished? Karen Washington, food system activist and partner in Rise and Root farm, says that the reason is that no one asked, invited and welcomed others to a farming, gardening, school garden or other food and farming related event or organization. Karen resides in the Bronx and also in the country at her Rise and Root Farm. She is a co-founder of Black Urban Growers, an organization of volunteers committed to building networks and community support for growers in both urban and rural settings. She has been recognized as one of the 100 most influential African Americans in the country, has been awarded the James Beard Leadership Award and was a keynote speaker at EcoFarm where she visited with Farm To Table Talk about diversity and the power and dignity that comes from growing your own food. www.riseandrootfarm.com    

  EcoFarm is an annual gathering of farmers, want to be Farmers, their friends, suppliers, customers and fellow dreamers sponsored by the Ecological Farming Association. While the Annual Eco Farm takes place in Pacific Grove California on the Coast of Monterey Bay there are similar gatherings taking place all over where one finds inspiring stories of people who dream of being farmers and with persistence, support and some luck often  realize those dreams.  At last year's EcoFarm we spoke to  Melissa Phillips who with her husband Jack Whetham moved to California from Texas to be WOOFers on the Kern Family Farms in the Sierras. At the recent EcoFarm Melissa was at home on the Kern Family farm with their toddler, Phoenix and we had the chance to catch up with her husband Jack Whetham about the family's journey and the pursuit of their dream to their new farm in New York’s Hudson River Valley. www.eco-farm.org    

Welcome to the Urban Homestead Radio podcast! In this episode, the Dervaes Family recount the second and final part of their adventures and lessons learned at the 2018 EcoFarm Conference!  The Ecological Farming Association (EcoFarm) is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to nurture safe, healthy, just, and ecologically sustainable farms, food systems, and communities by bringing people together for education, alliance building, advocacy, and celebration.  (https://eco-farm.org/) Don't miss the fun and new information in this episode!   This Podcast  has been sponsored by: Lehman's: http://www.lehmans.com (get 10% off your next order using code URBAN10) Upcycle & Co: https://www.upcycleandcompany.com/ (get 20% off your next order using code URBANHOMESTEAD)   Become a patron of Urban Homestead Radio and you could be recorded sharing a meal with Justin, Anais, and Jordanne in person at the Urban Homestead!  Click to become a patron right away because there's a very limited number of seats available for each meal! Remember, Urban Homestead Radio patrons get lots of extra goodies, secret information, early updates, special event invites, and lots of love! Many thanks for stopping by to listen to the Urban Homestead Radio and Keep on growing!   Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead Radio,  and Keep on growing are all trademarks of Urban Homestead, Inc. Urban Homestead Radio podcasts are copyrighted materials owned by Urban Homestead, Inc. 2017-2018 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED!

Welcome to the Urban Homestead Radio podcast! In this episode, the Dervaes Family recount their adventures and lessons learned at the 2018 EcoFarm Conference!  The Ecological Farming Association (EcoFarm) is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to nurture safe, healthy, just, and ecologically sustainable farms, food systems, and communities by bringing people together for education, alliance building, advocacy, and celebration.  (https://eco-farm.org/) Don't miss the fun and new information in this episode!   This Podcast  has been sponsored by: Lehman's: http://www.lehmans.com (get 10% off your next order using code URBAN10)   Become a patron of Urban Homestead Radio and you could be recorded sharing a meal with Justin, Anais, and Jordanne in person at the Urban Homestead!  Click to become a patron right away because there's a very limited number of seats available for each meal! Remember, Urban Homestead Radio patrons get lots of extra goodies, secret information, early updates, special event invites, and lots of love! Many thanks for stopping by to listen to the Urban Homestead Radio and Keep on growing!   Urban Homestead, Urban Homestead Radio,  and Keep on growing are all trademarks of Urban Homestead, Inc. Urban Homestead Radio podcasts are copyrighted materials owned by Urban Homestead, Inc. 2017-2018 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED!

Winter is the time to sort seeds and confer on a new growing season at one of the many farm conferences around the nation. One such conference, EcoFarm, brings together like minded ecofarmers from around the world, and they lead us to ask....

Toby Hemenway is the author of Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, which for the last eight years has been the best-selling permaculture book in the world. Toby has been an adjunct professor at Portland State University, Scholar-in-Residence at Pacific University, and has taught over sixty permaculture design courses. He has presented lectures and workshops at major sustainability conferences such as Bioneers, SolFest, and EcoFarm, and at Duke University, Tufts University, University of Minnesota, University of Delaware and many other educational venues. We discuss the broader social context of food, the ecological problems of civilization, the joys of nomadism, and permaculture’s place in restoration.