Podcasts about hobby farms

A special bonus episode of Seeds & Weeds! From 2021-2024, our friends at Hobby Farms hosted the Growing Good Podcast, a program about small-scale, sustainable farming. Bevin was a guest on the show in 2022 to talk about his book, The Complete Guide to Seed & Nut Oils. Unfortunately, Hobby Farm as decided to discontinue the show, but generously gave us permission to rebroadcast Bevin's episode here on Seeds & Weeds!Please enjoy this encore episode of Growing Good. Host Lisa Munniksma talks with Bevin about the early days of Small House Farm, his book Seed & Nut Oils, seed libraries and some of the lessons that Bevin has learned along the way.You can get a copy of Bevin's book The Complete Guide to Seed & Nut Oils athttps://www.smallhousefarm.com/product-category/books/Check more episodes of Growing Good at https://www.hobbyfarms.com/podcasts/Thank you to all of our recent Patreon subscribers.. we appreciate you! Thank you for supporting the show!Remember, you can always support our podcast by joining our Patreon for as little as $3/month at www.patreon.com/smallhousefarmConnect with us!Join our special Seeds & Weeds Facebook Community!IG: @small_house_farmFB: @smallhousefarmYT: @smallhousefarmwww.seedsandweedspodcast.com Support the showThe Seeds and Weeds Podcast is made possible in part by Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company - America's top source for rare and heirloom varieties from around the world, and publisher of The Whole Seed Catalog.Their 2024 catalog is chock full of heirloom goodness; new varieties, recipes, stories, and gorgeous photographs! Order yours now at www.rareseeds.comSupport the show

Learn about Mike's family's farming heritage, which came to the US from Italy with his great-grandfather and how Mike grew up with a more diverse farm experience than most of us. Mike's early start in farming served him well as he studied environmental science in college and went on to do agricultural research and vegetable, dairy sheep and livestock farming.  Land access and farm business planning are the areas Mike became interested in early on. He talks about his and his wife's journey through finding their own piece of property and how this affected his drive to help others trying to access land. Hear, too, about how Mike came to work with Land for Good and the University of Vermont Extension Farm Viability Program. You'll definitely want to listen to the top business mistakes that small-scale farmers are making and Mike's advice to fix those! Hear about maple syrup experiences that Mike had as a kid that helped to form his fascination with sugaring: one in a sugar house and one at a pancake restaurant. He explains the process of sugaring, which started with Indigenous traditional knowledge. Listen to the sap-harvesting challenges presented from year to year as our weather becomes less predictable. Finally, Mike talks about three pieces of equipment that have made it possible for him to be a “part-time” sugarmaker and some grants that have helped with those purchases. A note from Mike: Even though I am the main person running the operation, my wife and sons have always been a part of sugaring. In particular, they have always helped tap trees. And since the boys were in middle school, Margo and Elijah and Caleb have actually done most of the tapping. Elijah has even come home from college to help. Margo has also often joined me in the sugarhouse to help with boiling and bottling. Links from this episode: Land for Good  

Entomologist and farmer Ron Bittner talks pollinators and soil health This conversation with Ron Bittner will help you make the connection between crop pollination, water conservation and soil health in a way you probably haven't before. Learn about how Ron's interest in insects—specifically the alfalfa leafcutting bee—has taken him around the US and all the way to Australia.  Hear about the beginnings of Ron's small vineyard, which he operates with his wife, daughter and a small crew and why this location in Caldwell, Idaho, is ideal for growing wine grapes. Ron also talks about his farm's certifications: Salmon Safe, Bee Friendly Farming and LIVE. Ron's involvement with the nonprofit Pollinator Partnership and continued research on pollinator populations in his area keep him involved with some of the 4,000 native bees in the US. Let his passion for pollinators get you excited about how to attract and protect these creatures on your own property.  Links from this episode: Hobby Farms Presents: Growing Good podcast episode with Sara Wittenburg Pollinator Partnership website iNaturalist citizen science app  

Cambodian agroecology educator Panha Suon talks with Hobby Farms Presents: Growing Good podcast host Lisa Munniksma about farming in Cambodia, from climate to crops and the challenges that farmers are facing there. Listen to how Panha became involved in agroecology and why he's dedicated to educating others about the impact human activities have on the environment, particularly in a less-industrialized country like Cambodia. Hear about Dassatek—meaning to awaken in Khmer—the project that Panha is developing to train Cambodian youth in agroecology. He talks about what motivates young people in his country and how he sees Dassatek appealing to them, including through an apprenticeship and a small seed fund to start their own agroecology project. Panha also talks about the social business enterprise model, as opposed to structuring Dassotek as a nonprofit or for-profit entity. Learn about Panha's 3-year homestead-building plan using natural building methods and how this suits Cambodia's climate. He offers his advice for building your own earthen structure, focusing on using what you have on hand. Listen to the very end to hear about Panha's favorite traditional Cambodian farm meal! Links from this episode: Dassatek on Facebook Dassatek on LinkedIn

Lewis Hughes, land steward and local-food distribution pro Hear about Lewis Hughes's journey into farming, from conventional pig and corn farms to international agricultural research to organic farming and cooperative farming. His vast experience in the farming world set him up to be able to work with small-scale farmers in distributing their products to wider markets. Learn about the What Chefs Want (formerly called Creation Gardens) food distributor and its local-foods procurement arm, Local Food Connection. Lewis explains how a small-scale grower in Northeast Ohio might typically only be able to distribute their food to a farmers market or local food hub and how What Chefs Want can now help them sell throughout the Midwest and beyond. He talks about the grant funding (USDA Local Food Purchase Assistance, USDA Local Food for Schools and others) that has helped rapidly build capacity and infrastructure in the local food system and positively impact farmers and consumers. Take Lewis's best advice for how you, as a small-scale farmer, can make the step from selling at a farmers market to selling to a food hub, with the potential to bring your full-time-farming dream into reality. Finally, Lewis talks about his new 13-acre property in Michigan and his plans to develop a “micro-farm” that relies on season extension and a focused crop plan. Links from this episode: Local Food Connection website Hobby Farms Presents: Growing Good episode # 67 with Ben Hartman  

Small-scale farmer and entrepreneur Nasuha Lenuh — nicknamed R — talks about the tree crops grown in her region, the southern part of Thailand. Hear about her family's tree crops, from rubber to durian fruit, and how R has chosen her own path in developing Rganic Farm, including herbs, salad greens and edible flowers. R shares this journey, being honest about her family's and community's feelings about her attempt at growing crops that others just aren't attempting in this area. R talks about her elevated raised beds, which she said go together like Legos so she can move them as the durian tree crops around them grow tall. She also talks about her experience as a woman farmer in Thailand and why this profession is important to her.  Based on her experience of growing temperate-climate crops in a tropical climate, R explains a secret of her success: patience in soil building. Hear about the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative, hosted by the US State Department, which awarded R a fellowship that brought her to the US to study food systems (and then allowed the Hobby Farms Presents: Growing Good host Lisa Munniksma to visit Thailand through a reciprocal fellowship). R explains Kotatuera Basar Kita, the YSEALI project she's working on now, to develop farmers and bring an American-style farmers market to her community in Yala, Thailand. R and Lisa also talk about what it's been like to work together on this project both in the U.S. and in Thailand. Links from this episode: Rganic Farm on Facebook Rganic Farm on Instagram  

Military service members and veterans farming program and aeroponic gardening with Melissa Stewart Listen to Melissa Stewart's story about the West Virginia National Guard's Patriot Guardens program — the only agricultural unit embedded in a National Guard unit — and how it grew from an educational program to what it has become in 7 years: an urban farm in Charleston, a flock of laying hens, farmers markets, an orchard on reclaimed coal-mine land in Central West Virginia, a robust beekeeping program, business and marketing support, a composting project, family programming, and mental-health services. All grant-funded, Patriot Guardens is ever-evolving. Melissa talks about the ways this program is benefiting their military service people and veterans, with some seeing agriculture as a possible retirement plan, giving them an opportunity to continue to give back to their community after their military service. Hear about a success story of one participant who's turned what he's learned in the program into a thriving plant business. And Melissa gets emotional talking about why Patriot Guardens is important to her and the impact it has on their service members. Melissa shares her story of her own home garden. As a greenhouse production grower before becoming an Extension agent (and now working with Patriot Guardens), Melissa has a ton of experience using a range of gardening techniques. Listen to the end for Melissa's advice on getting starting with aeroponics at home. Links Patriot Guardens on Facebook Patriot Guardens website  

Flexibility in farming, connecting with the natural world, and the Organic Association of Kentucky with Jenny Howard Owen In this episode of Hobby Farms Presents: Growing Good, listen to Jenny's story of her love of farming rooted in childhood. You might identify with her vivid childhood memories of digging potatoes, setting off with the family dogs through the woods and fields, and living a life outdoors. She talks about being in the Peace Corps in Gabon as her first experience with environmental education and the start to her work in sharing the outdoors with others. During her time in Gabon, she learned about gardening in the tropics and started teaching the concepts of ecology through school gardens. Hear about how, when Jenny left Kentucky after college, she had no interest in living in her home state again but has since come back to Kentucky and built a farm. Being flexible is the lesson here. Jenny talks about the time she spent as a market farmer when her son was young and how she's transitioned their 8 acres to more of a homesteading space for the time being. Jenny tells us about her work as a farmer educator with the Organic Association of Kentucky, a nonprofit promoting and supporting organic farmers in the state. An annual conference, regular farmer field days, assistance for farmers transitioning to organic certification, and consumer education are all part of OAK programming. Additionally, the organization hosts the Kentucky Farm Share Coalition, which arranges employer-sponsored CSA programs with local farmers. Finally, Jenny offers advice for getting started on your own land, sharing what she wished she knew when she and her husband were setting up their farm 10 years ago. And we hear about why this work is important to Jenny. Diggin It Farm on Facebook Organic Association of Kentucky website OAK conference Kentucky Farm Share Coalition Research on employee-sponsored organic CSA programs  

In this week's episode, we spotlight the fascinating Ayam Ketawa, aka the Laughing Chicken. Our main topic takes a closer look at chicken combs and wattles; what they're for and how they work. We share our recipe for a delicious Thai-inspired omelet, and find some retail therapy with Chickens and Hobby Farms magazines.Grubbly Farms - click here for our affiliate link.https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100963304-15546963Pre and Probiotic and Vitamin and Electrolyte Powders!Bright and Early Coffee - use code CWTCL15 for 15% off of any bagged coffee. K Cups always ship free!https://brightandearlycoffee.com/Chicken Luv Box -  use CWTCL50 for 50% off your first box of any multi-month subscription!https://www.chickenluv.com/Nestera UShttps://nestera.us/cwtclUse our affiliate link above for 5% off your purchase!Breed Spotlight is sponsored by Murray McMurray Hatcheryhttps://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/Greenfire Farms - Ayam Ketawahttps://greenfirefarms.com/ayam_ketawa.htmlMetzer Farms Waterfowlhttps://www.metzerfarms.com/Roosty'shttps://amzn.to/3yMDJECONourish Calci Wormshttps://econourish.co.uk/Thai-Style Omelethttps://coffeewiththechickenladies.com/farm-fresh-egg-recipes/thai-style-omelet/Chickens and Hobby Farms Magazineshttps://www.hobbyfarms.com/tag/chickens-magazine/CWTCL Websitehttps://coffeewiththechickenladies.com/CWTCL Etsy Shophttps://www.etsy.com/shop/CoffeeWChickenLadiesAs Amazon Influencers, we may receive a small commission from the sale of some items at no additional cost to consumers.CWTCL Amazon Recommendationshttps://www.amazon.com/shop/coffeewiththechickenladies Support the Show.

The hazards of grants, letting vegetable plants go to seed and lessons in water rights with Robert Frew and Juan Carlos Arango  Robert and Juan Carlos practice permaculture and a culture of sharing at Sobremesa Farm, just outside Bloomington, Indiana. In this episode, Robert talks about taking the time to observe the land before jumping into farming and waiting one more year before putting any pressure on selling anything from the land. Juan Carlos points out that neither of them knew much about farming but came into this work through their interest in nature and wildlife and, eventually, the relationships they built at a Bioneers Conference. That permaculture mimics nature made it a natural fit for their land-management philosophy.  Hear about the steps they took to bring municipal water to a property that isn't suited for a well but didn't have a municipal-water meter. (Listeners: Most of us would have walked away from this property. You have to hear about their journey!) Robert also talks about how they collect and keep rainwater on the land, plus two springs that have come to the surface since they purchased the property.  Juan Carlos talks about the concept of “volunteers”--particularly plant volunteers as a means to reduce dependence on off-farm seed resources. He also talks about the various animals they keep and the rolls each fills on the farm, plus some of the more untypical tropical crops they grow in greenhouses and the fields. You won't find soursop, bananas or pittaya growing too many other places in the Midwest!  Hear, too, about their fellowship with Midwest Grains, the milpas they're experimenting with, and their interest in finding and learning from other small-scale grain growers in the region.  From CSA to an on-farm market, Sobremesa Farm attempts to connect their customers with how their food is grown. Robert talks about getting grant money to expand production via mini production contracts for a local food pantry in 2023. He gets real about the growing pains for farms as small as theirs when engaging with grants.  Finally, Juan Carlos talks about their approach to educating their customers and school groups, as well as multicultural farming workshops they host on the farm. Hear, too, about the fertility methods they've used to supercharge the soil organic matter on their farm.   If you're curious about the name Sobremesa Farm, listen to the very end to hear Juan Carlos's explanation of the Latin American concept of sobremesa.  Note from the host:  One thing we did not get to talk about in this episode was Sobremesa Farm's feature during the 2023 Farm Aid benefit concert. Be sure to watch the video, linked below.   Links from this episode  Sobremesa Farm website  Sobremesa Farm Instagram  The ABC of Organic Agriculture, Chromatography and Sustainable Livestock Management workshop with Jairo Restrepo, September 3-6, 2024  Farm Aid video 

Sara Wittenberg on Pollinators and How to Build a Pollinator Garden Pollinator Week is June 17-23, 2024. Without pollinators, we wouldn't have food, making pollinators an essential link in the food system. You, as a gardener or farmer, have a role to play here. Gardener and biologist Sara Wittenberg talks with podcast host Lisa Munniksma about how and why we should be caring for our pollinators, including how to build a pollinator garden. Learn about the Pollinator Partnership nonprofit and the work they're doing to protect pollinators and prevent habitat loss, from educating gardeners and farmers to working on policies and supplying research grants. Sara may surprise you as she reveals who all of our pollinators are—not only honey bees, for sure!  More than 85% of U.S. households have outdoor living space, and Sara points out that even container gardens planted with pollinator habitat can make a difference! Hear about various pollinator initiatives happening in Arkansas and beyond that you can become involved in: the Project Wingspan effort to make native ecotype seeds more available to land stewards, NRCS programs to connect biologists with landowners for free advice and potential funding assistance, and all that the Pollinator Partnership offers. Sara explains the Bee Friendly Gardening program that she manages, which includes helping people learn how to build a pollinator garden. You can join the program to help them reach their goal of 1,000 Bee Friendly Gardeners by the end of 2024! Sara lets us in on a new program—the first time she's mentioned it to the public—the Bee Friendly Gardening badge system. Harkening back to your scout days, you can earn up to six badges to show your pollinator prowess. For listeners growing on a commercial level, Bee Friendly Farming is an actual certification program that allows Bee Friendly Farmers to use the logo on their packaging. Keep listening to learn about Sara's own native-plant garden in her suburban Arkansas backyard. Milkweed, asters, black-eyed Susans, phlox and more turn her small outdoor space into a palette of colors throughout the seasons. Keep listening for Sara's best advice for how to build a pollinator garden on your own land, backyard or balcony. (Hint: The Pollinator Partnership's garden recipe cards can help get you started.)   Links from this episode: Bee Friendly Gardening website Pollinator Partnership website Native plants in your region  

Pattie Baker talks about WWOOFing — traveling to work on farms — gardening and finding hope. Hear about how 9/11 spurred Pattie on to start gardening, from zero interest to a need to plant a seed in the name of hope. She tells her story about how she went from growing food for her family to now traveling to learn about farming and to share her knowledge with others. In 2008, the city Pattie lived in became the newest city in the US: Dunwoody, Georgia. From here, Pattie started following this burgeoning city's development and was quickly named the Sustainability Commission Chairperson to help pursue Atlanta's Green Community Certification, which included developing a community garden. (It's now the largest volunteer-run community garden in Georgia!)  Pattie tells us about growing about $2,500 worth of vegetables from her suburban property. She talks about having witnessed the loss of the majority of her pollinators over the past 10 years and what she's doing to educate others about this. With her daughters now out of the household, Pattie decided it was time to travel, and at 56 years old was scheduled to go to Uganda with the Peace Corps. COVID changed those plans — you have to hear about the drama of this situation — and left Pattie with a new travel plan. If you've never planned to leave your garden behind for two years, Pattie talks about this process and then reversing the process when she realized she wasn't going to Uganda after all. Listen to Pattie's tales of traveling around the U.S. for five months in 2023, working on farms and riding bus, bike and train. She explains the WWOOF concept — sometimes called Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms or Working Worldwide on Organic Farms — and how this educational exchange operates. Pattie talks about her $20 per day budget, traveling 10,000 car-free in the U.S.. Her book, Round America with a Duck, outlines all of this in a colorful and engaging way. If WWOOFing has ever interested you, Pattie offers her advice for valuing your time and expertise while outlining your goals to get the best experience. She talks, too, about preparing yourself for a WWOOFing experience, whether you're 60 years old (like her) or a college-age explorer. Links from this episode: Round America with a Duck website Round America with a Duck on Instagram All of Pattie Baker's books WWOOF USA  

Its the subject of countless aspirational real estate programs around and the daydreams of many urban office workers - escaping to the country to live a simpler, more peaceful life. But your desire to go rural could threaten the community you hope to join, and the industry that keeps it going. 

In this podcast episode, Arkansas rancher Lauren Manning talks about responsible grazing, lessons learned from starting a grazing operation from scratch and financing to support a regenerative food system. Learn how CrossFit — the popular fitness and lifestyle program — helped shape the focus of Lauren's legal career, from civil litigation in California to agricultural law in Arkansas. An internship at an agri-food-tech venture capital investing firm further turned her career on its head, drawing her attention toward farming and ranching. After interning with Ozark Grassfed Beef, Lauren realized how rewarding it is to work with the land and animals. Hear about how Lauren uses all that she's learned with hands-on farming experience to benefit her legal and financial work.  Lauren's career is an illustration of her philosophy to follow your curiosity. She talks about how just showing up and continuing to show up has led to so many opportunities for her and how you can do it, too.  Lauren talks about her work as associate director of Food System 6, a nonprofit that is working to change how financing firms choose to finance agricultural operations. She explains how they go about encouraging underwriters to see agricultural output from a more holistic mindset and gives examples of what this uphill battle looks like in practice. She even talks about the new book, Food Inc., 2, in which she coauthors a chapter on this subject.  Get excited about a project that Food System 6 is working on to create an EQIP (Environmental Quality Incentives Program) bridge loan. This would allow farmers to apply for NRCS EQIP funds without needing the capital to finance their project upfront, which is a major barrier to small-scale farmers utilizing this federal cost-share program. Switching gears from ag-industry details to on-farm details, Lauren talks about using the USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program to finance her first farm: goats on the side of a rough hillside. Through telling her story, she gives her best advice for anyone to get started with grazing animals and purchasing a farm property in general. (Also see her advice in this article online.) Spoiler alert: Patience, mentorship and experience are central to future success — also buying used equipment. Listen to the end to hear about Lauren's current 35-acre property as she talks about pasture development, pasture-management for horses and the uncommon practice of rotational grazing for horses. Episode links: Lauren Manning on LinkedIn Lauren on Instagram Food System 6 on LinkedIn  

In this week's episode, we spotlight a very rare and gentle European Breed of chicken - the Mechelen Turkey Head. Lisa Munniksa, host of Hobby Farms Presents Growing Good Podcast, joins us for a great chat about our food systems, the state of small farming, and giant chickens in Belgium. This week's treat is our delicious recipe for Strawberry Chocolate Chip Jam Bars, and we share some retail therapy with vintage Williams Sonoma chicken cookware and decor.Nutrena Naturewise Chick Starter Grower Chick Feed and Naturewise Medicated Chick Starter Grower Feed at NutrenaWorld.com. Grubbly Farms - click here for our affiliate link.https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100963304-15546963New Omega Mix!Bantam Coffee Roastershttps://bantamroasters.com/Use code FLUFFYBUTT for 10% off all items!Chicken Luv Box -  use CWTCL50 for 50% off your first box of any multi-month subscription!https://www.chickenluv.com/Strong Animals Chicken Essentialshttps://www.getstronganimals.com/Breed Spotlight is sponsored by Murray McMurray Hatcheryhttps://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/ Greenfire Farms - Mechelen Turkey Headhttps://greenfirefarms.com/turkeyhead.html Nestera UShttps://nestera.us/cwtclUse our affiliate link above for 5% off your purchase!Roosty'shttps://amzn.to/3yMDJ ECONourish Calci Wormshttps://econourish.co.uk/Hobby Farms Present Growing Good Podcasthttps://www.hobbyfarms.com/podcasts/Lisa Munniksma's Websitehttps://www.lisa-writes.com/Strawberry Chocolate Chip Jam Barshttps://coffeewiththechickenladies.com/farm-fresh-egg-recipes/strawberry-jam-chocolate-chip-bars/ CWTCL Websitehttps://coffeewiththechickenladies.com/CWTCL Etsy Shophttps://www.etsy.com/shop/CoffeeWChickenLadiesAs Amazon Influencers, we may receive a small commission from the sale of some items at no additional cost to consumers.CWTCL Amazon Recommendationshttps://www.amazon.com/shop Support the show

Cornell Small Farms Program director Anu Rangarajan talks about supporting farmers as whole people, making farming communities more welcoming spaces, life as a strawberry farmer and a game-changing reduced-tillage technique. Hear about how the Cornell University Small Farms Program free classes and resources can support your farming—whether your farm in New York or elsewhere—and how they differ from and work in conjunction with Cooperative Extension resources. Anu emphasizes the importance of building networks and utilizing local knowledge in building farms that are socially sustainable as well as sustainable in every other sense of the word. Learn about the Reconnecting with Purpose, Be Well Farming Project and other programs meant to support farmers as whole people and farms as whole systems. (If the concept of “listening like a cow” intrigues you, this is an episode for you.)  This episode is recorded just a week after the first Northeast Latino/a/x Agricultural Community Conference, and Anu asks the question, How is it that we welcome and create a sense of safety for people who are not from traditional white farmer audiences? As a woman of color working in production agriculture for a couple of decades, this is a question that's been on her mind. Anu explains how the Cornell Small Farms Program is working on answers to the question from supporting farmworkers to cultivating pathways to farming.  Get to know how Anu went from being a kid in Detroit to a premed student to a greenhouse employee to a vegetable specialist at a land-grant university. She talks about her organic U-pick strawberry farm—her experience “on the other side” of the research-production relationship. Learn about Anu's research in small-scale vegetable production, minimum- and no-till system, and soil health. Keep listening for great info about using tarps in the garden to increase nutrient levels, reduce weed populations and more. Cornell Small Farms Program website Reduced tillage resources Futuro en Ag Latinx farmers program Reconnecting with Purpose Be Well Farming Online courses  

Chyka Okarter talks about farming an Extension work in Nigeria, putting the lean farming concept into practice, and finding creative financing from within the food system. Hear about what agriculture looks like in Nigeria—a pursuit with huge potential that Chyka feels is not being met in this country that's slightly larger than Texas. He talks about growing up in a farming family and wanting to go into agriculture to help farmers work more efficiently. Learn about the Feed the Future Program, USAID, and Winrock International's work in bridging the gap between Extension and small-scale farmers where there is one Extension agent to 10,000 farmers. Chyka's work is to train the trainers working with micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) cohorts to implement the lean principles in farm business approach. They wanted to try using the lean approach rather than the traditional Good Agronomic Practices approach, which can lead to information overload. Hear two examples—in aquaculture and in crop production—of how the six steps of the lean approach have led to big wins for farmers and the whole food chain. (Spoiler alert: One discovery changed the catfish mortality rate from 50%+ to 0% with this approach, and another is leading farmers to more precise organic fertilizer use.) Finally, listen in on how farmers in Nigeria—a country in economic crisis—are working within the food system for an innovative financing model involving input credits.  Learn more about Chyka Okarter's work: Winrock International Email Chyka

There are countless skills a person gains on the path of entrepreneurship, and this goes for kids too!  The kind of environment we create for our kids and the guidance we give them play a large role in determining what endeavors they will pursue throughout childhood and beyond.  Whether your children have a natural entrepreneurial bent or not, you will learn about the many gifts entrepreneurship has to give to those who are willing to give it a try.  Join us as Michelle shares about her many years of parenting and homeschooling and raising entrepreneurial kids. In this episode, we cover: The importance of helping our children learn at a young age what they are naturally good at How allowing kids to pursue their interests contributes to their education What about kids who are not naturally entrepreneurial? The many skills you can learn on the path of entrepreneurship A practical example of an eight-year-old's entrepreneurial success Exploring the balance between helping your children in their pursuits and letting them learn on their own What it can look like to help your child explore and develop their natural skills and interests Navigating the tricky world of finances with entrepreneurial kids Setting big, bold goals with and for our kids and ourselves View full show notes on the blog + watch this episode on YouTube. Thank you to our sponsors! Toups and Co Organics | Use code FARMHOUSE at ToupsandCo.com School of Traditional Skills | Use my link bit.ly/farmhouseskills ABOUT MICHELLE Michelle Visser is a homesteader in rural New England. In their 220-year-old farmhouse and on their 14 tree-filled acres, her family makes an effort to live life a little more simply by growing some of their own food, raising a few farm animals, and making their own all-natural maple sugar. Michelle has been featured in Whole Foods Magazine, Capper's Farmer, Hobby Farms, Where Women Create Work, and Mother Earth News. Michelle's award-winning website, SoulyRested.com, her popular podcast, Simple Doesn't Mean Easy, and her print book, Sweet Maple, tell the story of her family's connection to the past on their small sugar farm. Michelle has been a guest chef at Northeastern's Xhibition Kitchen, and she offers presentations across the country about the science behind the syrup and the secrets to making delicious, maple-infused recipes. RESOURCES Listen to Lisa on Michelle's podcast Simple Doesn't Mean Easy podcast Raising Entrepreneurs (Free eCourse) Michelle's Pantry Checklist CONNECT Michelle Visser of Souly Rested | Website | Instagram | YouTube Lisa Bass of Farmhouse on Boone | Blog | YouTube | Instagram | TikTok | Facebook | Pinterest Join us in the Simple Farmhouse Life Facebook community!

In a Hobby Farms Presents: Growing Good episode that's just a little bit different than usual, Barbara Lawson talks about gardening's place in moving through grief. Hear about how Barbara's business, Meet Me in the Dirt, eventually grew out of her own grief over her mother's death and the healing power of her own garden. She talks about healing gardens and shares a really special story about the tropical milkweed that brought home this concept to her. Learn about the progression of Meet Me in the Dirt, from a group of Facebook followers to a mobile garden Barbara built in a bus to the current iteration of a wellness retreat space full of plants. This plant-filled wellness retreat is in a storefront in a mall, of all places, and serves as a healing space for Barbara's clients—and it's not the final iteration of Meet Me in the Dirt. Listen to the end and get yourself to a quiet space for Barbara to lead you through a meditation-like experience that she might use in her gardening sessions. Meet Me in the Dirt website

Helga Garcia-Garza talks about the farmer opportunities offered by Agri-Cultura Network and La Cosecha CSA, dealing with crippling drought in the Southwest US, and cooperative organic farming. Hear about how the community-led Agri-Cultura Network began in 2009 with just three small-scale farmers who wanted to build capacity, aggregate products for larger markets and work cooperatively. Helga talks about how the organization has grown into a coalition of 57 farms—the majority less than 3 acres in size—using a shared food-entrepreneur kitchen and other infrastructure, hosting a CSA with a food-access mission, selling to public schools and other institutions, participating in farmer training, partnering on nutrition-education programs, saving seeds, developing food policy and more.  Learn how acequia water rights govern what and how farmers can grow in New Mexico and what the critical drought looked like in 2022. Related to this, Helga talks about how the Agri-Cultura Network farmers realized they needed to be more serious about saving their own seeds and what exportation of agricultural products means for the land.  Listen through to the end for Helga's breakdown of the financial value of each market for the Agri-Cultura Network and some of the wins the New Mexico Food and Ag Policy Council have recently seen. Follow online: Agri-Cultura Network website La Cosecha CSA website Agri-Cultura Network on Instagram Agri-Cultura Network on Facebook

Do you watch home improvement shows on Netflix? If so, you've likely seen several episodes or even documentaries on families opting to get back to nature. Off-the-grid cabins and hobby farms are becoming increasingly popular. With the lack of housing in Ottawa, other people are seeking new builds. Determining your mortgageability in these cases is not as straightforward as buying a standard home. In this Life's Inside Track episode, Ken and Yetta unpack what most people don't know about accessing mortgage loans. Aired: May 5th, 2023 on CHRI Radio 99.1FM in Ottawa, Canada. For questions or to schedule an appointment with the Dekker Team, e-mail info@dekkerteam.com or call 613-860-4663. Visit dekkerteam.com for more information. For more CHRI shows, visit chri.ca.

Karista Bennett is a recipe developer, former culinary instructor, photographer, and the author of The Oregon Farm Table Cookbook. Her recipes have been featured in Home by Design, Hobby Farms, and she recently released a new book, For the Love of Seafood: 100 Flawless, Flavorful Recipes That Anyone Can Cook. In this episode, we talk about her surprising love story with seafood, the coastal cities she has called home, and her travels that inspired the flavors in her book. Learn more about Karista at https://karistabennett.com Follow Karistsa on Instagram: @karista_bennett_author Podcast Show Notes: https://kitchenconfidante.com/for-the-love-of-seafood-with-karista-bennett

Katie-Ellen Humphries and Erica Sigurdson hand-spring into action on whether we should give it up for cheerleaders. Then, Kathleen McGee and Kelly Taylor get on their hobby-horse in a debate about whether having a small farm is really the bee's knees.

This week's guest is Frank Hyman, a certified mushroom forager who teaches mushroom identification to chefs, arborists, organic farmers and the general public. Frank's latest book is called ‘How to Forage for Mushrooms Without Dying' and contains guidance on mushroom identification, on your suitability for becoming a mushroom forager on which subject he writes “if you have a reputation among your friends and family for exercising poor judgement…you may not be a very good candidate”, about the sniffy attitude of the English to mushrooms versus that of mainland Europeans and a whole host of other myco-related topics that should help you in your quest to survive foraging. Despite dealing with a potentially lethal topic, both book and author are laugh out loud funny and I was delighted that Frank agreed to an interview. Dr Ian Bedford's Bug of the Week: Viruses What we cover Can you take a mushroom guide from one country or continent and use it in another? Frank's three different types of mushrooms Mycophobia Should you be careful of the soil mushrooms are growing in? Nutritional and medicinal values Cleaning and cooking mushrooms About Frank Hyman Frank is a certified mushroom forager who teaches mushroom identification to chefs, arborists, organic farmers and the general public. His writing on foraging has appeared in Forbes, Paleo Magazine and Hobby Farms. He lives in Durham, North Carolina.  Links How to Forage for Mushrooms Without Dying: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Identifying 29 Wild, Edible Mushrooms by Frank Hyman Other episodes you might like: Edible Mushrooms with Geoff Dann In Search of Mycotopia with Doug Bierend Patreon Membership

From her .25-acre mini farm in New Mexico, Juliann Salinas talks all about beekeeping, the fragility of the local food system exposed by the pandemic, the Women, Food & Ag Network, and more. You'll learn a quick history of WFAN's 25 years, from environmental justice to racial justice, all focused on co-creating a just, equitable and ecological food and agricultural system that includes a place for strong women and nonbinary leadership. See where you fit in to the Growing Community Resilience program for support and connection, Harvesting Our Potential mentorship program, Women Caring for the Land education program, and Plate to Politics program to raise up women's leadership in food and ag policies. Jules delves into the impact of the inflexibility and vulnerability of our food system, particularly on the Native communities in her area. Hear about the solutions that the community developed and how far it is that we have to go to achieve truly resilient local food networks. Learn the challenges of farming in New Mexico and what is possible to grow on .25 acre! And stay tuned to the end for Jules' tips for the beginning beekeeper—including how to expect the unexpected in a changing climate. WFAN website WFAN Facebook WFAN Twitter WFAN TikTok WFAN Instagram

On this episode of "Hobby Farms Presents: Growing Good," host Lisa Munniksma talks with herbalist, seed enthusiast and Hobby Farms contributor Bevin Cohen. Cohen and his family left city life some years ago to pursue simple living at their 3-acre Small House Farm—only to find his farming whims pulled him right back to the kind of profit-driven lifestyle he was trying to escape. Hear how Cohen left a marketing career for simpler endeavors in rural central Michigan. Learn about pressing your own cooking oils from nuts and seeds—a fresh, homegrown alternative to grocery-store options. Bevin also tells us about seed libraries—how they work and what they can do for our modern world. And listen in as he recounts some lessons he's learned while trying to keep things simple (sometimes despite his own homesteading passions). Bevin Cohen on HobbyFarms.com Small House Farm The Complete Guide to Seed and Nut Oils: Growing, Foraging, and Pressing (available for pre-order)

Compeer Financial loan officer Taylor Golz says there are many tools and resources for the growing number of people who would like to pursue or grow a hobby farm. She tells Brownfield Compeer works closely with USDA on programs for first-time farmers and says there are a number of grants people might be eligible for.This episode was released September 24, 2021. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Compeer Financial loan officer Taylor Golz says there's growing interest in country living. She's seeing people who are interested in rural properties that might feature barns, pastures, or a few acres they can farm themselves, rent out, or use for horses. Golz says Compeer offers different types of loans that can help people in search of a hobby farm.This episode was released September 13, 2021. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bevin Cohen of Small House Farm   The Artisan Herbalist, by Bevin Cohen Bevin Cohen is an author, herbalist, seed saver and owner of Small House Farm in Michigan. Join us as we discuss topics like - * why homesteading is a life long obsession * The joy Bevin gets from sharing his knowledge with others *Bevin's latest book The Artisan Herbalist Grab a copy of his latest book & other fine products today – SmallHouseFarm.com   1:53 Small House Farm: We Believe in a Simple, Small, Intentional Life 2:48 What Brought Me Into Homesteading: A Life Long Obsession 4:03 From Music Festivals to the Beginning of Small House Farm 5:49 Educational Products to Help You Grow 7:09 Bevin's Latest Book: The Artisan Herbalist 8:11 From Our Seeds & Their Keepers 9:11 Story Telling & Becoming an Author 12:28 How Book Writing & Speaking Opens Doors for You & Help Others at the Same Time 15:18 Teaching at Events like Mother Earth News Fair 17:43 Gardening & The Power of Curiosity 19:26 Small House Farms Top Sellers Herbal Wellness – Witch Hazel Seeds – Pineapple Ground Cherry's Books – The Artisan Herbalist Workshop Classes – Seed Saving 21:29 The Joy of Meeting New People at Classes and Workshop Events 23:34 New Book Coming Out in February 2021 with New Society Publishers The Complete Guide to Seed & Nut Oils 25:45 The Secret to Success: Have Fun! 27:15 Where to Contact Bevin and pickup his latest book, The Artisan Herbalist Transcription Bevin: I think that with everything in life as business owners or wherever we're at when we put ourselves out there, challenge ourselves to try something new. And it's just that little bit of success can boost that confidence enough to be like, Okay, let's try that again. Let's push forward on this, let's see where we can take this thing. Even if it doesn't turn out we've tried something new, right and we've grown as a person because of that. But nine times out of 10 it is gonna work out and that's the beauty of pushing your limits, is we can find that we're capable of so much more than we give ourselves credit. Podcast Intro: If you're someone who refuses to go along to get along, if you question whether the status quo was good enough for you and your family. If you want to leave this world better off than you found it and you consider independence a sacred thing. You may be a prepper, a gardener, a homesteader, a survivalist, or a farmer or rancher, an environmentalist or a rugged outdoorsman. We are here to celebrate you whether you're looking to improve your maverick business or to find out more about the latest products and services available to the weekend rebel. From selling chicken eggs online, to building up your food storage or collecting handmade soap.This show is for those who choose the road less traveled the road to self-reliance for those that are living a daring adventure, life off the grid. Brian: Bevan Cohen is an author, herbalist, seed saver, and owner of Small House Farm in Michigan. He offers workshops and lectures nationwide on the benefits of living closer to the land through seeds, herbs, and locally grown food. Bevin is a freelance writer and videographer whose work has appeared in numerous publications including Mother Earth News, Hobby Farms, Grit magazine, and the Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company catalog. He's the author of, Saving Our Seeds, and The Artisan Herbalist. You can learn more about Bevin's work at www.SmallHouseFarm.com Bevin Cohen, welcome to The Off-the-Grid Biz Podcast. Bevin: Thanks so much for having me. Brian: Great having you here. Can you give us a little bit more about what it is that you do and how you got to this point in your life? Bevin: Sure. So my wife and I own a small homestead business we call Small House Farm,

Rosie and her husband have a hobby farm on which they raise chickens as well as a variety of other animals and a garden. Join us as we explore the world of hobby farm and compare it to the commercial operations we often talk about today. Check Them Out: Podcast: https://historyeh.com/?fbclid=IwAR1A1r6kbUNpHSepXpNnO4c6H6VwHbgdMp3E_u7rOuMwFD-Ifr1ugVaYiIg YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FarmingEh Contact Us: Email: TalkAgToMe@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkAgToMe35 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkagtome/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TalkAg_ToMe Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXDTj5smg45bzFkaRDoAQ7A --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talk-ag-to-me/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/talk-ag-to-me/support

In this episode I discuss hobby farms. Now that more and more people are working from home, people are choosing to move out of cities and live in the country. They are starting hobby farms, raising animals, growing food, and becoming more self-sufficient. Listen to find out more about hobby farms and the many reasons people are moving back to the land. Lesson guides available at www.englishfluencynow.com

Join Rico on one of his bicycle-touring journeys through the Cascade Mountains of Washington State. This is not a travelogue, but a revelatory look at how cowboys and capitalism are impacting some of our last great natural environments and open spaces. Learn how we can put the wild back into the wilderness. 

Evan Folds is a life long entrepreneur, naturalist, and spiritual scientist. Over the last two decades he has founded businesses on many different levels of agriculture, and now works as a regenerative business consultant from his platform Be Agriculture (www.BeAgriculture.com) where he advocates that agriculture is the answer, and that eating is an agricultural act. Evan serves as an elected Supervisor of New Hanover Soil & Water Conservation District, where he works towards generating awareness and action towards the vital importance of healthy soil and clean water. He is a published writer, has earned degrees in biology and religion from UNC-Wilmington, and is most proud of his two wonderful children. To further this work, Evan is active performing lectures and workshops, and is a contributing writer for many reputable international gardening publications, including Garden Culture, the Biodynamic Association, Hobby Farms, and more.  He received degrees in biology and religion from UNC-Wilmington, and is most proud of his two amazing children. He has called Wilmington, NC home for the past 23 years.J O U R N A L.  P R O M P T : Take a walk in nature and write. No prompt. Just be open to what arrives and offer gratitude. Maybe collect a leaf or flower to press in your journal. L I N K S:www.BeAgriculture.comdeep gratitude to Jared Sales + ALLIN. for the intro/outro musicwww.tinkmusik.comSupport the show

In this episode of Farm Fridays, BusinessMirror Associate Editor Jennifer Ng and University of the Philippines economist and former Land Bank of the Philippines President Pablito M. Villegas talked about the challenges facing local planters, particularly smallholders. Villegas was a former Senior Adviser of former Agriculture Secretary Salvador H. Escudero III and has worked with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO/UN) and United Nation's Development Program (UNDP) as Chief Technical Adviser/Senior Agricultural Economist. At present, Villegas is the Owner-Operator of the Villegas Organic and Hobby Farms and the Sustainable Agriculture and Entrepreneurship (SAGE) Learning Center in Malvar, Batangas, Philippines. He is also the General Manager of the Malvar Organic Farmers Agriculture Cooperative. Farm Fridays with Jennifer Ng, which airs every 2nd and 3rd Friday of the month, is a series of the BM Broader Look Podcast that discusses issues surrounding Philippine agriculture. Farm Fridays is hosted by Ng, who puts to bed the paper's award-winning Agriculture and Commodities page. The BM Broader Look Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Facebook, Podbean, Spotify, Breaker, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Anchor.fm and Overcast.

THIS PODCAST IS SPONSORED BY: AROMATICS INTERNATIONALWe provide 100% pure essential oils and natural aromatherapy products, sourced in-house, from small-scale producers located in over 60 different countries. Find out more: https://www.aromatics.com/Topics covered in this episodeWhat makes honey such a great medicine making medium?The quality differences in various honeys, and how to source good quality honeyOverview of the common herbal honey preparationsHerbal honey medicinal recipe ideasUsing herbal honey topicallyAbout Dawn CombsDawn Combs is the author of Sweet Remedies. She is the co-owner of the herbal health farm Mockingbird Meadows and the master formulator for a variety of the farm’s herb- and honey-based products. Trained in ethnobotany, she travels across the country to speak about botanical wellness and home health proficiency. She writes a column, Roots Rx, for Heirloom Gardener magazine and is a regular contributor to Mother Earth Living, Mother Earth News, and Hobby Farms. She has written two previous books about herbal healing. Combs lives with her family in central Ohio.Connect with Dawn CombsWebsite: https://mockingbirdmeadows.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mockingbirdmeadows/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MockingbirdMeadows/Purchase “Sweet Remedies” on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/2MX6SjCThis Podcast is brought to you by AromaCulture Magazine - AromaCulture Magazine is filled with educational articles, case studies and recipes written by practicing herbalists and qualified aromatherapists. Our June 2019 issue centers around the topic of the Endocrine System. You can find it at https://www.aromaculture.com/shop/june2019.Disclaimer: The information presented in this podcast is for educational purposes only, and is not meant to replace professional medical advice. Please consult your doctor if you are in need of medical care, and before making any changes to your health routine.

Martha Boneta is a farmer at Liberty Farm in Paris, Virginia. A native Virginian, Martha grew up in Mt. Vernon on what she was told was a part of George Washington’s vast farmland. Growing up, her family always had kitchen gardens and it was Martha’s childhood dream to be a Virginia farmer and that dream became reality over 9 years ago.Immediately following law school, Martha worked in government relations and advocacy in Washington, DC that propelled her career as strategic account executive at Reed Elsevier for the Mid-Atlantic Region and Thomson Reuters in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area.Martha is the Founder of the Piedmont Agriculture Academy (PAA), Liberty Hall Livestock Rescue and has been on the Board of Directors for the Virginia Independent Consumer & Farmers Association (VICFA), Small Family Farm Foundation (SFFF) and has represented the Farm to Consumer Legal Foundation (FTCLF) advocating legislation and is a strong supporter of the Handcrafted Soapmakers Guild and several other farm advocacy organizations.Martha Boneta and Liberty Farm are members of various Farm and Property Rights advocacy groups including cluding Hobby Farms, Slow Food USA and many others.Find out more about Martha at www.AmericaFirstPolicies.org

Recognizing the connections between insects and plant life. In This Podcast: Several years into running a landscaping company, a few key employees opened Jessica Walliser's eyes to the importance of avoiding pesticides. Taking the time to educate herself, she converted to a whole new mindset and is now an avid teacher about natural pest control. She tells us about the predator-prey cycle and why we need to stay out of the process as much as possible, and shares a few tips on how to help the population of beneficial bugs grow in your space. We hear descriptions of several types of insects and bugs that are part of healthy ecosystems in gardens and farms. Don't miss an episode! Click here to sign up for weekly podcast updates or visit www.urbanfarm.org/podcast Jessica earned her degree in Horticulturist from Penn State University and co-hosts “The Organic Gardeners”, an award-winning program on KDKA Radio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of The American Horticultural Society. She is a regular contributor to Fine Gardening, Urban Farm, and Hobby Farms magazines, and her two weekly gardening columns for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review have been enjoyed by readers for over ten years. Jessica also blogs weekly for both SavvyGardening.com and HobbyFarms.com. She is also the author of several gardening books including the Amazon best-seller Good Bug, Bad Bug: Who's Who, What They Do, and How to Manage Them Organically (St Lins Press), and Attracting Beneficial Bugs to the Garden: A Natural Approach to Pest Control (Timber Press), which was awarded the American Horticultural Society's 2014 Book Award. Go to www.urbanfarm.org/goodbugs for more information and links on this podcast, and to find our other great guests.

Recognizing the feminine nature within all and how this benefits farming. In This Podcast: Seeking out the things that felt the most important and right to her sent Karen Lanier on a journey through several states and quite a few learning adventures. Earning a degree in Environmental Documentation kept her circling around natural surroundings and she found herself with the opportunity to interview women farmers about their experiences and insights. Her reflections and awareness that are worthwhile to any farmer regardless of gender is shared in her new book The Woman Hobby Farmer. Don't miss an episode! Click here to sign up for weekly podcast updates or visit www.urbanfarm.org/podcast Karen is a naturalist, documentarian, teacher, artist, and gardener who explores the interconnections of nature and culture. She holds degrees in photography, foreign language, conservation studies, and documentary studies as well as a professional environmental educator certificate. She worked as a seasonal park ranger in state and national parks across the US before settling in Kentucky and her Americore volunteer experience with Seedleaf, a community gardening nonprofit. This experience helped her shift her migratory perspective on life toward putting down roots. Karen writes a regular column for Hobby Farms online magazine. She edited and co-authored the book, Wildlife in Your Garden (Lumina, 2016), and authored the book, The Woman Hobby Farmer (Fox Chapel, 2017). Go to www.urbanfarm.org/kalacreative for more information and links on this podcast, and to find our other great guests.

On this coopcast: Updates on the coop hatched chicken named "Nugget",  Grade School Science Fair,  Some good listener questions.  And in this episodes Farm U segment: Small farm tractors,  Brands and dealers that matter,  Types of tractor tires,  Size and selection.

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