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Imagine a world where food isn't just a commodity, but a connection to community, sustainability, and hope. In this powerful episode, we're diving deep into the heart of America's food system with Austin Frerick, author of Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry.Meet Austin Frerick: Champion of Food JusticeMore than just an author, Austin is a passionate advocate for transforming our agricultural landscape. His groundbreaking book Barons isn't just research—it's a rallying cry for anyone who believes that how we grow our food matters. Critically acclaimed by Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews, his work shines a light on the hidden stories behind our food systems.Inside the Conversation: What You'll DiscoverThis episode is a must-listen for anyone who:Cares about where their food comes fromWants to support small farmersBelieves in building stronger, more resilient communitiesSeeks to understand the real story behind our food supplyWe'll explore:The personal journey that inspired BaronsHow big corporations are reshaping farming in rural communitiesThe truth behind agricultural "efficiency"Practical ways to support local food systemsStrategies for rural economic resilienceWhy This Matters to YouAs farmers, mothers, community builders, and conscientious consumers, we have the power to create change. Austin's insights offer a roadmap for reimagining agriculture—not just as an industry, but as a vital part of our shared community ecosystem.Sponsored by BloomBoxes from Late Bloomer RanchFuel your family's meals with purpose! Our BloomBoxes deliver ethically-raised, nourishing pork directly to your doorstep. Every box is a statement of support for regenerative, community-focused farming.Together, we can cultivate a future where food connects, nourishes, and empowers.Your voice matters. After listening, we'd love to hear your thoughts: Subscribe to The Soft Focus Podcast Leave a review Share your insights Connect with us: hello@latebloomerranch.com IG@latebloomerranch
A conversation with Laimonas Noreika, founder of HeavyFinance, about providing loans to farmers, bringing innovation to the traditionally stagnant agri-loan sector (some numbers: over €70M loaned to farmers and over 13,000 individual investors have invested through them). The profitability of regenerative agriculture isn't just a theory—it's backed by hard data from hundreds of thousands of hectares across Eastern Europe. According to Laimonas, the financial case for regenerative farming methods is compelling, showing roughly 20% higher profits compared to conventional approaches, even without factoring in potential carbon credit revenue.Traditional banking institutions have created a €60 billion annual financing gap for small and medium-sized European farms, which means we need institutional investors. Some, like the European Investment Fund, have invested through HeavyFinance. And why aren't banks stepping in? Because small farmers don't fit their criteria well. So, we need new fintech solutions and scale. Despite agriculture presenting lower default risks than many other industries, banks avoid these loans because of regulatory requirements that penalize them when farmers experience seasonal payment delays. This financing gap has slowed the transition to more sustainable and profitable farming methods, particularly in Eastern Europe's breadbasket regions where soil organic carbon levels have plummeted from approximately 150 tons per hectare historically to just 30 tons today.HeavyFinance bridges this gap with an innovative approach: providing interest-free loans to farmers transitioning to regenerative practices, particularly for purchasing no-till seeders and implementing cover cropping systems. Instead of charging interest, they take a percentage of future carbon credits generated by improved farming practices. This creates a powerful incentive system where farmers access needed capital without interest payments while simultaneously improving soil health, reducing input costs, and increasing crop resilience.More about this episode on https://investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/laimonas-noreika.==========================In Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food podcast show we talk to the pioneers in the regenerative food and agriculture space to learn more on how to put our money to work to regenerate soil, people, local communities and ecosystems while making an appropriate and fair return. Hosted by Koen van Seijen.==========================
Billy Mitchell, food safety expert, talks with us about food safety audits and commonly asked questions from farmers. We welcome Billy Mitchell, FSMA Training Coordinator for the National Farmers Union, for a conversation about questions he commonly hears from farmers about food safety. Tune in to hear about: Why food safety certification has become more common Is this certification voluntary for certified organic growers and small farms? How long it takes to prepare a farm for an audit The average cost of a food safety audit Resources: Listen to FOG's food safety-related webinars on our website: https://foginfo.org/food-safety-for-producers/ Learn about the National Farmers Union on their website: https://nfu.org Find information on food safety on the Produce Safety Alliance website: https://producesafetyalliance.cornell.edu Support the showDue to the ongoing federal funding freeze, we must redirect our efforts to other FOG programs. But we need your help to keep programs like Fresh Take and other FOG initiatives alive! Become a sponsor today! Your sponsorship is crucial for us to continue providing essential programs, including this podcast. Visit our sponsor page now to learn more and join our community of supporters. Together, we can make a significant impact!
Welcome to episode 76 of Growers Daily! We cover: What are “Beneficials” REALLY, Hydroponics for Small Farms? And the conferences within farm conferences ‼️ Hiring—Produce/Editor Application: https://forms.gle/vnbTTv24NHw52duj8 Links from this episode: The Ky hydro farm that shut down: https://apnews.com/article/appharvest-indoor-farming-bankruptcy-martha-stewart-0a32f971f0901510b2de30353b1e0457 Abrupt declines in global fresh water https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/153608/global-freshwater-abruptly-declines MUSIC TODAY "We Got Something to Talk About" by Alight the Night via https://www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (
In this episode, we sit down with Mr. Jamie Waldron, butcher and owner of J. Waldron Butchers in Hamilton, Ontario. Known for his commitment to advocating for small-scale farming and sustainable practices, Jamie collaborates with local farmers to ensure the highest-quality meats while prioritizing animal welfare and environmental care. Jamie has devoted his life to mastering the craft of butchery—immersing himself in the work, observing, analyzing, and sharing his knowledge of this time-honoured tradition. In a world dominated by mass production and industrial agriculture, he strives to revive the essence of small-scale butchery—emphasizing traditional techniques and ethical practices to keep them relevant in today's food culture. We'll explore the many facets of traditional meat cutting, guided by Jamie's expertise—from the intricate craft of whole-carcass breakdown to the perfectly prepared cuts that end up on your dinner table. Discover the art of butchery and the importance of supporting small rural farms and neighbourhood butcher shops to create a better future for food. Join me for this podcast. Take a break. Listen in. A xx
Food, nature and people have always been MaryEllen's passions, and her sustainable food systems work seeks the flourishing of all three. Co-founding a community garden over ten years ago opened her to synergies in natural systems and ways humans could cooperate with them. She recently started a small urban farm in Indianapolis with her husband that provides endless opportunities to support an ecological system where organisms collaborate. MaryEllen believes that humans can join that elegant dance to create a just, thriving food system.
Kerry Lutz and Brian Reisinger discussed the challenges small family farms face, particularly due to government regulations and increasing compliance costs, which are exacerbated by tight profit margins, especially for Amish farms. They highlighted the rising consumer demand for organic and healthy food as a potential opportunity for farmers to pivot towards more profitable crops, while emphasizing the need for a stronger local food movement and regional economies to facilitate this transition. Reisinger pointed out that the traditional food system is struggling to provide affordable food due to rising prices and supply chain vulnerabilities, worsened by the concentration of food production. He noted that technology could either support small farmers or marginalize them further, advocating for scale-neutral technology that benefits farms of all sizes. Reisinger concluded with optimism about the potential for nearly 2 million small family farms to succeed if provided with appropriate entrepreneurial opportunities. Find Brian here: https://www.brian-reisinger.com Find Kerry here: https://financialsurvivalnetwork.com and here: https://inflation.cafe
Welcome to episode 60 of Growers Daily! We cover: It's feedback Friday + Modeling Farms Off Ecological Systems + Tariffs and Small Farms Links from this episode: Tariffs and farmers: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/dec/30/farmers-trump-tariffs Collab podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-collaborative-farming-podcast/id1570007965?i=1000682307661 Josh's Course: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLhRvDbqclpaKG2pYidQ3P2U0sPcY-5I2 Cornell Small Farming Course: https://smallfarms.cornell.edu/online-courses/ Article with Earl Butz Quote 1972: https://www.nytimes.com/1972/04/16/archives/up-up-up-butz-makes-hay-down-on-the-farm-butz-makes-hay-down-on-the.html?searchResultPosition=1 Support our work (
ChangeUnderground email: jon@jmps.au Episode 180: https://worldorganicnews.libsyn.com/180-a-huge-systems-change-be-ready-worldorganicnews-2019-08-05
Heritage, innovation, and a passion for food production are just a few things pulling young farmers into agriculture today. For Anthony Panke, it’s all of the above—and more. As Vice President of Family Farm Defenders, he’s on a mission to keep small farms thriving while promoting food sovereignty. Though he teaches in San Francisco, Anthony’s roots run deep in his family’s Wisconsin farm. So what keeps him coming “home” to focus on farm policy? He shares his story with Pam Jahnke.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Farmer Joel Salatin discusses the solutions to making farming provide more food at a higher nutritional density with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in this episode. Now with video.
This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Daniela Kandel. Daniela is the founder and CEO of Evergreen Innovation Platform (EIP), which brings climate-smart technologies to address the needs of smallholder farmers in emerging markets and increase their productivity and resilience. Before this, Daniela was the Senior Director at Start-Up Nation Central (SNC), leading the organization's ecosystem-to-ecosystem work, and developing bridges between innovation ecosystems around the globe by leveraging Israel's unique assets and capabilities. Daniela and her team developed the Global Finder Network and Impact Bridges to increase the positive impact of Israeli technologies and knowledge on social and environmental challenges globally. In her early career, Daniela was a Milken Institute Fellow stationed at the Department of the Accountant General in Israel's Ministry of Finance. Focusing on financial innovation, social entrepreneurship, and impact investing, she was involved in developing Israel's first social impact bond for the prevention of Type 2 Diabetes. She holds an M.A. in financial economics and a B.A. in economics and statistics, both from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In this episode, you will hear about how we can bring innovations to smallholder farmers, the challenges, the risks, risk mitigations, and more. Some notes... More about 1treellion & Daniela Kandel, EIP. To support planting all over the world, please check out this link. The great music is credited to Pixabay.
Helping small farms set up productive farming systems.
This week's episode is the first in an occasional series about coffee and chocolate. Our guest, James Hayes-Bohanan, has been doing research on political, social, cultural, and environmental geography of coffee for 20 years. In this episode James gives us an overview of historical and contemporary coffee culture and the sociopolitical impact of coffee shops. He describes the growing process, introduces us to growers, and helps us understand the complexities of social justice in the context of fair trade, small farms, and large coffee traders. We talk about coffee tasters' impact on price and quality, coffee rituals, and Frank Sinatra's coffee song. Podcast Notes: Stafford, T. (2003). Psychology in the coffee shop. The Psychologist, 16(7), 358–359. Here is a link to blog posts (compiled by James' and his students) about local coffee shops: https://geocafes.blogspot.com/ Read the post about Vietnam Coffee, with embedded links to more resources: https://www.environmentalgeography.net/2024/07/siegried-in-vietnam.html Listen to Frank Sinatra sing about coffee here: https://youtu.be/hc_Y4oqdP0I?si=T2XJo9VJ222t1rJD
What do I post on social media? If you're a small farm in your first 3 years, you're likely spending a fair percentage of your "marketing time" doing social media. But are you using that time wisely? Social media has its place in the marketing funnel, but only if it's strategic. In this episode, I share with you the 5 "goals" for social media, and I list of 10 different categories of post content that should regularly be in your monthly social media rotation. If you're doing social, start off by scheduling these 10 styles of posts in your Business Suite, so you know they're covered. THIS is the "strategy." Then, use your discretionary time during the week to pop in additional "bonus" posts as inspiration strikes. Sure to become a classic episode! Grab my Social Media post ideas PDF guide here. It will give you other suggestions for the kinds of topics you can post about to drive traffic, and get leads. This podcast was sponsored by Local Line, my preferred e-commerce platform for farmers. Are you looking for a new solution for your farm? I can't recommend it enough. Easy to use inventory management, great customer service, continuous improvement, and a culture dedicated to equipping farmers with marketing expertise, Local Line should definitely be one of the e-commerce solutions you consider as you switch. Local Line is offering a free premium feature for free for one year on top of your paid subscription. Claim your discount by signing up for a Local Line account today and using the coupon code: MDF2024. Head to my special affiliate link to get started: www.mydigitalfarmer.com/localline Some of the resources mentioned in this episode: Join my free email list! I have a great "Crash Course in farm marketing" that will guide you through the marketing jungle over the course of several months. Each week, you'll get a new email with suggestions and tips to make your marketing better. Subscribe at https://www.mydigitalfarmer.com/subscribe Episode 274: Scaling Your Marketing: What Farms Do Differently at Each Level - Interview with Andrew from Local Line - Andrew and I discuss the three "levels" of farm business, and what farms do differently in each one. This is a great episode if you want to know what you should be working towards as you scale. Episode 275: Tips for Using Video in Your Farm Marketing - Getting Started - This will show you ways you can use social media VIDEO in your marketing Farm Marketing School - my monthly online marketing school membership just for farmers. Farm Marketing School is an on-demand library of marketing workshops and project plans that will help you build some of the most important marketing elements in your farm business like: building a promotion calendar, setting up your Google Business Profile, auditing your sales funnel, updating your home page of your website, building your first email nurture sequence, acquiring and deploying testimonials, and practicing different types of offers. You get to chose what you want to study and build each month. These projects are designed to be completed in under 30 days, so that you slowly build your marketing system piece by piece. Use the step by step project planner and resource folder to help you jumpstart your work. Take advantage of my new marketing crash course inside or take the onboarding assessment tool to help you identify where your funnel is broken and what project to do first. To see what courses are currently inside of FMS, or to try out Farm Marketing School for a month at mydigitalfarmer.com/fms Start and cancel your membership anytime. Join my CSA Academy Library -- this is my digital cooking resource library that I provide for my CSA members to help them learn how to become a better home chef and cook the CSA way. It includes a Beginner's Guide to CSA mini-course, Vegetable University (A to Z video tutorials for every veggie); Canning Club (canning videos); Exit Strategy videos; Instant Pot tutorial, and my Recipes and Resources pages (with weekly CSA box recipes and unboxing videos). Farmers can subscribe for a monthly fee to have access to these resources to help them support their own CSA members. Early Bird Campaigns that Convert -- In this episode, I mentioned how I would be building my CSA Early Bird Renewal Promo campaign this month. IF you want to learn my system for how I do this every year, I offer my step by step online course to help you get it done. This course will teach you how to build a compelling offer that gets your current members to decide to renew during your promo campaign. I show you the emails to write, the posts to create, and the ENERGY you need to generate in the week before you launch. Find my marketing Facebook group for CSA farmers! Follow me on Instagram for a daily IG story tip on marketing! @mydigitalfarmer Subscribe and Review in Apple Podcast I'd love for you to subscribe to my podcast! I don't want you to miss an episode. Click here to subscribe in Apple Podcasts! Now if you're feeling extra loving, I would be really grateful if you left me a review over on Apple Podcast, too. Those reviews help other people find my podcast and they're also fun for me to go in and read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you! My hope is to feature guests periodically on the show. If you know someone who is innovating in the area of marketing as a farmer, please send me an email at mydigitalfarmers@gmail.com.
A future filled with with vibrant rural and urban small farms is good for the farmers, their customers and their community. Small farms help build human capacity, revitalize communities, supply regional food systems, and foster ecological resilience in a changing world. Since 2001, the Cornell Small Farms Program has fostered programs that support and encourage the sustainability of diverse, thriving small farms. Cornell Small Farm Program's Eric Frenay is able to walk the talk as a small farmer herself who sees the challenges and real progress. www.smallfarms.cornell.edu
How can you use email to build customer relationships and get more sales as a small farmer? In today's episode, Erika Tebbens returns to the show to talk to us about email marketing. Erika is passionate about relationship-driven, connection-centered sales and marketing practices; and loves being a catalyst for micro enterprises to thrive. She has been running & supporting businesses of all kinds and sizes for 20 years now, from solo-operations to multimillion-dollar companies with teams. Over those two decades she has served hundreds of clients, helping them develop business strategies in alignment with their values. Today you'll learn how Erika tackles email marketing for farm businesses! Episode Highlights: Strategy: Why would farmers want to do email marketing? [3:28] Starting Out: How would you go about getting folks on your email marketing list? [8:39] Choosing Platforms: What platforms does Erika use for hosting emails? [16:18] Frequency: How should you approach email scheduling? [19:53] Writing: How can you craft compelling content for your emails? [30:21] Outcome: How can you construct a clear CTA? [38:22] About the Guest: Erika Tebbens is the Director of Impact at Taste the Local Difference. Taste the Local Difference is a woman-owned and woman-led local food marketing agency for purpose-driven food and farm businesses. While businesses can hire Taste the Local Difference directly, one thing that sets them apart are their Impact Partnerships, which Erika oversees. By partnering with economic development agencies, nonprofits, schools, health departments, farmers markets, food-system support organizations, state agencies, federal programs, and more across the U.S., they help expand the impact local food can have both for producers and consumers. Before joining TLD, Erika spent a decade working with entrepreneurs on their sales and growth strategy, and she used to have a very small farm and apiary in upstate New York. Learn More About Taste the Local Difference: Website: localfoodmarketing.com Instagram: @localfoodmarketing Facebook: @localdifference The Thriving Farmer Podcast Team would like to thank our amazing sponsor! Do you have more tasks on your farm than you have time? Stop interruptions and focus on what matters most. Delegate repetitive duties in your tunnel to Orisha. Sleep better, knowing that they'll call you if anything goes wrong in your greenhouse. Be sure to check out their ebook with helpful tips to reduce your workload and simplify your days on the farm. Download the ebook here. Learn more about Orisha, including their popular leasing options with no upfront costs on orisha.io Join the upcoming event: This year's Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day, organized by Sam Tilton, is September 11th in Lafayette Indiana at Purdue University! Listen to the episode for more details. This is THE event to see weeding tools and machinery for farms of all sizes for vegetables and row crops (hand tools, two-wheel tractors, up to camera-guided row crop cultivators). The event includes a trade show, educational sessions, and field demonstrations. Click here to register!
Farm Aid is coming to the Saratoga Preforming Arts Center on September 21. Caelan Mcpherson sat down with Jennifer Fahy, the communications director for Farm Aid, who spoke about the importance of supporting local farms, how Farm Aid helps small local farms, and what Willie Nelsons saw to become a supporter of these small farms. Photo Credit: Farm Aid / Suzanne Cordeiro
TODAY ON THE ROBERT SCOTT BELL SHOW: Post-Ideological Age, Dr. Brian Hooker & Polly Tommey, Vaxxed 3, Kali Phosphoricum Homeopathic Hit, New Markets for Small Farms, John Richardson, Vitamin B17 Laetrile, FDA's Warning on Smelling Salts, and MORE! https://robertscottbell.com/post-ideological-age-dr-brian-hooker-polly-tommey-vaxxed-3-kali-phosphoricum-homeopathic-hit-new-markets-for-small-farms-john-richardson-vitamin-b17-laetrile-fdas-warning-on-smellin/ Post-Ideological Age, Dr. Brian Hooker & Polly Tommey, Vaxxed 3, Kali Phosphoricum Homeopathic Hit, New Markets for Small Farms, John Richardson, Vitamin B17 Laetrile, FDA's Warning on Smelling Sal... https://robertscottbell.com
Support Bionic Planet: https://www.patreon.com/bionicplanet In episode 109 of Bionic Planet, we learn how the Quilombola people of Brazil are blending the IPCC Livelihood Vulnerability Index Assessment with soil carbon methodologies developed under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) to save themselves and their soil from urban expansion and agricultural encroachment. We begin with Sandra Pereira Braga, a descendant of enslaved peoples who has been farming on her family's land for almost 300 years. Sandra's story highlights the importance of recognizing and valuing the traditional practices and accumulated carbon stocks of these communities. Our main guest is Vasco van Roosmalen, CEO of ReSeed, a startup focused on helping smallholder farmers access climate financing. Vasco discusses the innovative approach taken by ReSeed to support vulnerable farmers who are already practicing regenerative agriculture. By adapting methodologies like VM42 for soil carbon and utilizing the IPCC vulnerability assessments, ReSeed is helping farmers access the funding they need to maintain their existing carbon stocks and continue their sustainable practices. We also delve back into the challenges of land tenure in Brazil, discussing the complexities of land titles and the implications for carbon projects. The recent Operation Greenwashing by Brazilian authorities targeting projects with fake land titles underscores the importance of ensuring legal ownership and sustainable management practices. Overall, the episode sheds light on the critical role of smallholder farmers in climate action and the need for innovative approaches to support these communities in preserving their lands and traditional practices. Through initiatives like ReSeed, there is hope for empowering farmers to mitigate climate change and protect their livelihoods for future generations. Timestamps 00:00:00 - Introduction to Regenerative Agriculture in Brazil 00:05:30 - Importance of Carbon Finance for Smallholder Farmers 00:10:00 - Challenges Faced by Quilombola Communities 00:15:00 - Role of Carbon Markets in Agriculture 00:20:00 - Methodologies for Assessing Vulnerability and Carbon Stocks 00:25:30 - Discussion on VM42 Soil Carbon Methodology 00:30:00 - Land Tenure Issues in Brazil 00:35:00 - Operation Greenwashing and Land Title Fraud 00:40:00 - Challenges of Land Titling and Timber Management 00:45:00 - Overlap of Illegal Land Titles and Carbon Projects Quotes "My people have been on this land for 276 years." - 00:00:38-00:00:50 "Today's guest, Vasco van Roosmalen, is the CEO of a startup called ReSeed." - 00:02:58-00:03:08 "We know that the enemy is carbon, and we know its ugly face, we should put a big fat price on it, and of course, add to that, drop the subsidies." - 00:05:52-00:06:04 "Man may be unwittingly changing the world's climate through the waste products of his civilization." - 00:05:52-00:06:04 "We need to recognize what they have been doing for 300 years, the accumulating of that biomass in that soil and the protection of the agroforest that they have on their land." - 00:28:39-00:28:50 "It's a way to quantify actions that need to be taken to help that economic sector move from those high emissions to low emissions." - 00:14:56-00:15:06 "Smallholder farmers are among the most vulnerable to climate change. They're the front lines of climate change." - 00:16:10-00:16:21 "We need to really look at their ability to adapt." - 00:33:14-00:33:25 "It's a step process. First illegal land titles, then sustainable management, timber plans that weren't followed." - 00:45:10-00:45:21 "But it was all built on the very beginning of those illegal land titles." - 00:46:14-00:46:24
Kevin Ellis talks first with National News Correspondent Bob Ney. Then, he's joined in-studio by Dan Smith, co-founder of the Agritech Institute for Small Farms.
Host Jeff Lehmkuhler is joined by Dr. Colt Knight, University of Maine, to chat about direct marketing meat from small farms and share his experiences from a state where direct marketing has taken root.
(2:00) Never forget the Fauci "cases", masks, "6ft social distance", hat and cancellation of medical martial law — it's not doneSome comic relief in Congress as they return from long Memorial Day vacationEthics? "I don't even know what our Ethics Office does". Fauci's wife ran itMTG rages about Fauci, pretends Trump had nothing to do with itTrump, Fauci, and Tedros (WHO) agree: Gates' GAVI will save usCongress can defund ANY of the activities or agencies that did medical martial law but we're supposed to feel fine if they yell at FauciWATCH The DrugFather — drugs are a dirty business(28:32) The Mask-eradeWATCH Never forget that people were physically beaten and punished in myriad ways for disobedience to an absurd, nonscientific, illegal dictateWATCH when the cameras are off, the masks are offWATCH Fauci's flip-flopping lies about masksSugarWater Jabs: C'mon, You Can Take a Little Mercury or Aluminum for Trump. IW fans can't handle the clip of Alex Jones selling the Trump Kool-Aid. For decades, Alex Jones told people the truth about adjuvants added to vaccines, warning them of the health danger — until Trump wanted you vaccinated. Then he sugar coats the lie that BigPharma always told telling you injecting mercury & aluminum was harmless at the same time pretending that the mRNA vaccines were dead or weakened pathogens…no, Genetic Code Injection(38:01) Chris Cuomo tries to gaslight and memory-hole what he did with Ivermectin. Dave Smith has the tapes (44:58) Tedros, WHO, hates the anti-vaxxers…"need to strategize to really push back against them" (55:25) Pharma Company Breeding (and Abusing) Beagles Gets Record Fine Remember when Fauci was caught torturing beagle puppies with sand flies? Well pharma seems to love using beagles as guinea pigs. But no one cares how they killed babies with live vivisection to create humanized mice (1:10:42) Let's look further at the consequences of mass-culling of livestock over "bird flu". Without eggs or milk — or SMALL FARMS — what happens to our food supply? (1:17:14) MASSIVE $710 MILLION "royalties" for NIH and scientists. They fought FOIA to hide 97% of the royalties ($690 MILLION) (1:28:58) FDA approves RSV for people 60 and older. Is this to help unfunded Social Security & Medicare liabilities or is it a new way to roll out drugs? (1:32:17) The underground church in Iran — our only hope for peace? (1:39:02) The baby that parents refused to give up on. Every doctor told them to abort until one doctor said something that turned it around. And a listener whose son needs prayer and encouragement (1:53:06) Berkshire Hathaway stock GOES TO ZERO for hours on NYSE. A software update? Only 40 stocks affected. A cyberattack on financial infrastructure? (2:07:07) INTERVIEW Raising Healthy Kids: Protecting Your Children from Hidden Chemical Toxins David Steinman, Director of the Chemical Toxin Working Group, joins with info about how to affordably protect your children's developmental health and your own health in your choices of cosmetics, personal care, water, and of course food. David offers advice to help every family reduce their toxic exposures giving you the tools to shop for wise alternatives. "Raising Healthy Kids: Protecting Your Children from Hidden Chemical Toxins" Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.comIf you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-showOr you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Money is only what YOU hold: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silverFor 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to TrendsJournal.com and enter the code KNIGHT
(2:00) Never forget the Fauci "cases", masks, "6ft social distance", hat and cancellation of medical martial law — it's not doneSome comic relief in Congress as they return from long Memorial Day vacationEthics? "I don't even know what our Ethics Office does". Fauci's wife ran itMTG rages about Fauci, pretends Trump had nothing to do with itTrump, Fauci, and Tedros (WHO) agree: Gates' GAVI will save usCongress can defund ANY of the activities or agencies that did medical martial law but we're supposed to feel fine if they yell at FauciWATCH The DrugFather — drugs are a dirty business(28:32) The Mask-eradeWATCH Never forget that people were physically beaten and punished in myriad ways for disobedience to an absurd, nonscientific, illegal dictateWATCH when the cameras are off, the masks are offWATCH Fauci's flip-flopping lies about masksSugarWater Jabs: C'mon, You Can Take a Little Mercury or Aluminum for Trump. IW fans can't handle the clip of Alex Jones selling the Trump Kool-Aid. For decades, Alex Jones told people the truth about adjuvants added to vaccines, warning them of the health danger — until Trump wanted you vaccinated. Then he sugar coats the lie that BigPharma always told telling you injecting mercury & aluminum was harmless at the same time pretending that the mRNA vaccines were dead or weakened pathogens…no, Genetic Code Injection(38:01) Chris Cuomo tries to gaslight and memory-hole what he did with Ivermectin. Dave Smith has the tapes (44:58) Tedros, WHO, hates the anti-vaxxers…"need to strategize to really push back against them" (55:25) Pharma Company Breeding (and Abusing) Beagles Gets Record Fine Remember when Fauci was caught torturing beagle puppies with sand flies? Well pharma seems to love using beagles as guinea pigs. But no one cares how they killed babies with live vivisection to create humanized mice (1:10:42) Let's look further at the consequences of mass-culling of livestock over "bird flu". Without eggs or milk — or SMALL FARMS — what happens to our food supply? (1:17:14) MASSIVE $710 MILLION "royalties" for NIH and scientists. They fought FOIA to hide 97% of the royalties ($690 MILLION) (1:28:58) FDA approves RSV for people 60 and older. Is this to help unfunded Social Security & Medicare liabilities or is it a new way to roll out drugs? (1:32:17) The underground church in Iran — our only hope for peace? (1:39:02) The baby that parents refused to give up on. Every doctor told them to abort until one doctor said something that turned it around. And a listener whose son needs prayer and encouragement (1:53:06) Berkshire Hathaway stock GOES TO ZERO for hours on NYSE. A software update? Only 40 stocks affected. A cyberattack on financial infrastructure? (2:07:07) INTERVIEW Raising Healthy Kids: Protecting Your Children from Hidden Chemical Toxins David Steinman, Director of the Chemical Toxin Working Group, joins with info about how to affordably protect your children's developmental health and your own health in your choices of cosmetics, personal care, water, and of course food. David offers advice to help every family reduce their toxic exposures giving you the tools to shop for wise alternatives. "Raising Healthy Kids: Protecting Your Children from Hidden Chemical Toxins" Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.comIf you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-showOr you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Money is only what YOU hold: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silverFor 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to TrendsJournal.com and enter the code KNIGHT
Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Rubina Freiberg bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this week includes:Agriland readers share views ahead of European elections Farmers to lose €1,000 calf rearing paymentBritain bans export of live animalsWhat does the future hold for small farms?Up to €130/MWh for farmers exporting renewable energyKildare farmer named student of the year Don't forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland's weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.
Marty sits down with Dustin Kittle to discuss how the Farm Credit Administration is destroying the family farm. Dustin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dustinkittle 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - The farm credit system 9:28 - River & Unchained 10:44 - Dustin's situation and the lenders' liquidity crisis 20:51 - The people responsible? 26:19 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 27:56 - Motivations and goals 33:15 - Ruthless tactics 39:51 - FCA's integral role 48:26 - Last stand of the farmers 55:46 - Educating consumers and supporting farmers 1:01:19 - Herding us toward hyper-centralized food 1:08:44 - Next steps 1:12:09 - Wrapping on a monologue Shoutout to our sponsors: River Unchained Zaprite Gradually, Then Suddenly TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
In this episode, we speak with Pete Russell, founder of Ooooby, an online platform helping growers to increase sales, simplify packing, and optimize deliveries. We go deep into understanding our current food system, exploring how we got here and where we are going. We explore the history of food shopping, shifting consumer behavior post-covid, innovative business models, and why Pete believes we are at the beginning of a new paradigm in our food system. Ooooby: https://www.ooooby.com/ PLEASE make sure to subscribe to the podcast, download our episodes, and rate them! Your support means the world to us. Thank you! Sponsors Bootstrap Farmer https://www.bootstrapfarmer.com/ Market Gardener Institute https://themarketgardener.com/courses Use promo code podcast15 for 15% off these select courses: Mastering Greenhouse Production 8 Most Profitable Crops Season Extension Strategies Market Gardening & Organic Farming for Beginners Winter Farming Strategies Timestamps [2:01] Intro [3:06] Pete's mission to put small-scale back at the heart of the food system [6:04] How Ooooby helps farmers sell online / customer shopping experience [11:15] Supply chain deep-dive [14:01] Impact of 2008 financial crisis on the food system [18:01] How the 1990 Australian recession influenced Pete to play outside the system [25:22] How COVID-19 shifted consumer behavior toward online shopping and local food sourcing [35:29] How new tech is allowing small farms to compete with industrial agriculture [43:33] Story of Soul Farm [49:29] How online shopping is bringing a new demographic to local food [54:30] Centralized v. Decentralized food system [56:18] Ooooby's innovative ownership model [1:03:46] Hidden downside of democratic/cooperative business models [1:12:18] How to get started with Ooooby [1:21:40] Ooooby features; automatic packing lists, automatic delivery routes, online shop front etc. [1:28:22] Society is at a turning point, have we gone too far? [1:31:10] Concept of 'home' and its deeper societal meaning [1:34:49] The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson & Lord William Rees-Mogg [1:35:50] Importance of family Links/Resources Market Gardener Institute: https://themarketgardener.com/ Masterclass: https://themarketgardener.com/courses/the-market-gardener-masterclass/ Newsletter: https://themarketgardener.com/newsletter Blog: https://themarketgardener.com/blog Books: https://themarketgardener.com/books Growers & Co: https://growers.co/ Heirloom: https://heirloom.ag/ The Old Mill: https://www.espaceoldmill.com/en/ Follow Us Website: http://themarketgardener.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/marketgardenerinstitute Instagram: http://instagram.com/themarketgardeners Guest Social Media Links IG: https://www.instagram.com/oooobyhq/ X: https://twitter.com/Ooooby FB: https://www.facebook.com/oooobyuk/ LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/ooooby Website: https://www.ooooby.com/
Growers have long used deposits from ancient seas as a source of micronutrients- and over 50 years ago, Dr. Maynard Murray started researching the use of minerals- naturally dried and derived from mineral-rich seawater- as a source of micronutrients. Today on the podcast we talk with Chief Mineral Officer Michael Sileck about how Sea-90 Ocean Minerals continues the work of Dr. Murray today, through their naturally-dried, unprocessed and unrefined soil amendments. We talk about how the benefits of sea minerals were discovered and established, where SEA-90 is made in the original location in the Sea of Cortez identified by Dr. Murray, and how the natural drying process preserves the natural minerals and trace elements that can help feed soil bacteria, enzymes, and fungi, and ultimately your plants. Find out why SEA-90 is combined with organic humate, what micronutrients it provides, how to apply it and more! Here's a link to a GFM article about how fungi can help improve micronutrient availability-Understanding the basic ecology of mycorrhizal fungi to benefit your farmhttps://growingformarket.com/articles/20190729_1 Connect With Guest:Email:hello@sea-90.comWebsites:https://www.bajagoldsaltco.comhttps://www.sea-90.comInstagram:@sea90@bajagoldsaltco Podcast Sponsors:Huge thanks to our podcast sponsors as they make this podcast FREE to everyone with their generous support: Farmhand - Tired of admin work and technology trouble? You need Farmhand on your team. Farmhand is the all-in-one software platform and virtual assistant built by and for independent farmers. Through a simple text or email to Farmhand, you can offload admin tasks, automate your CSA, update your website, and sell more to your customers. Learn more and take the quiz to see how much you can save at farmhand.partners/GFM Johnny's Selected Seeds - Johnny's Selected Seeds has provided superior seeds, tools, information, and service since 1973. Consider us your trusted growing partner when you need proven varieties you can count on and detailed guidance from seeding to harvest. Turning to Johnny's means you can plant high-quality, trial-proven varieties with confidence, knowing that our expert staff is ready to help with first-hand knowledge—because we've grown them ourselves. We're here to help you grow good food. Local Line is the all-in-one sales platform for direct-market farms and food hubs of all sizes. Increase your sales and streamline your processes with features including e-commerce, inventory management, subscriptions, online payments, and more! Get 15% off marketing services and one premium feature for a year with the code Growing4market at https://hubs.la/Q02bpWQV0 Neptune's Harvest is a family company that makes organic fertilizers from the by-products of the fishing industry, in Gloucester, MA. Products from the cold, mineral rich, North Atlantic Ocean contain all the nutrients to make your soil and plants healthy. Available in retail and bulk sizes at neptunesharvest.com. Bootstrap Farmer offers a complete range of growing supplies including heat mats, ground cover, frost blankets, silage tarps, irrigation, and trellising. They also make all-metal, all-inclusive greenhouse frames, constructed of steel made in the USA and fabricated in Texas. Their heavy-duty, Midwest-made propagation and microgreens trays will last for years and are available in a full range of colors, great for keeping farm seedlings separate from retail, or just for fun. For all that and more, check out Bootstrap Farmer at bootstrapfarmer.com. Subscribe To Our Magazine - FREE 28-Day Trial:Our Website: www.GrowingForMarket.com
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Farmer Joel Salatin discusses the solutions to making farming provide more food at a higher nutritional density with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in this episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rfkjr/message
What Is Happening to Our Small Farms and It Is Time To Go Home Join Jim as he discusses how small farmers all around the world are being put out of business as well as encouraging all of us to support only local business as corporations are destroying our society....plus more!
What Is Happening to Our Small Farms and It Is Time To Go Home Join Jim as he discusses how small farmers all around the world are being put out of business as well as encouraging all of us to support only local business as corporations are destroying our society....plus more!
Don Tipping stewards over 700 open-pollinated varieties of seeds at Siskiyou Seeds in Oregon, and we discuss the importance of having a bioregionally adapted seed system, and how farmers can get involved in their regional seed system in this week's podcast. We also talk about Don's North Star vs. his mission, and how farmers can clarify their goals by understanding the difference between the two. Siskiyou varieties are selected for resilience to pest and disease pressure, and we discuss how market farmers can decide whether or not seed growing is something they should add to their farms. This is particularly important since, as Don points out, with climate change it's not only the weather that is changing, but the pests that are active in a given region are changing along with the climate. See the linked article below about dry seed processing and saving if you're interested in saving your own seeds. Here's a link to an article from Growing for Market Magazine about dry seed processing and savinghttps://growingformarket.com/articles/dry-seed-processing-and-saving Connect With Guest:Website: www.siskiyouseeds.comInstagram: @siskiyouseeds Podcast Sponsors:Huge thanks to our podcast sponsors as they make this podcast FREE to everyone with their generous support: BCS America BCS two-wheel tractors are designed and built in Italy where small-scale farming has been a way of life for generations. Discover the beauty of BCS on your farm with PTO-driven implements for soil-working, shredding cover crops, spreading compost, mowing under fences, clearing snow, and more – all powered by a single, gear-driven machine that's tailored to the size and scale of your operation. To learn more, view sale pricing, or locate your nearest dealer, visit BCS America. Local Line is the all-in-one sales platform for direct-market farms and food hubs of all sizes. Increase your sales and streamline your processes with features including e-commerce, inventory management, subscriptions, online payments, and more! Get 15% off marketing services and one premium feature for a year with the code Growing4market at https://hubs.la/Q02bpWQV0 Rimol Greenhouse Systems designs and manufactures greenhouses that are built to be intensely rugged, reliably durable, and uniquely attractive – to meet all your growing needs. Rimol Greenhouses are guaranteed to hold up through any weather conditions, while providing exceptional value and an easy installation for vegetable growers of all sizes. Learn more about the Rimol difference and why growers love Rimol high tunnels at Rimol.com. Bootstrap Farmer offers a complete range of growing supplies including heat mats, lighting, ground cover, frost blankets, silage tarps, irrigation, and trellising. They also make all-metal, all-inclusive greenhouse frames, constructed of steel made in the USA and fabricated in Texas. Their heavy-duty, Midwest-made propagation and microgreens trays will last for years and are available in a full spectrum of colors. For all that plus experienced support for everything they sell, check out Bootstrap Farmer. Vermont Compost Company - Since 1992, Vermont Compost Company has supplied premium living soils and compost-based amendments to thousands of successful growers all over the country. All ingredients used in Vermont Compost products are approved for certified organic production. In addition to product consistency, growers can depend on Vermont Compost as an invaluable resource for a breadth of soil and plant knowledge and the technical expertise it takes to grow organically in an ever-changing environment. Visit vermontcompost.com/gfm for details or mention this podcast when you place your order.Subscribe To Our Magazine - FREE 28-Day Trial:Our Website: www.GrowingForMarket.com
Ultracrosses and tropical perennials grown as annuals are just two of the many innovative breeding strategies being used by Chris Smith and the Utopian Seed Project to help make local food systems more resilient in the face of climate change. Based in western North Carolina, they are pioneering unusual breeding strategies that can be used by farmers and breeders anywhere to help develop varieties that can adapt to our changing climate. Underlying their work is the fact that many vegetable varieties are bred for specific regions, and need a high level of inputs for them to succeed. “The Utopian Seed Project is anticipating a less than utopian future as climate changes threaten crops and growing environments,” as Growing for Market Magazine writer Jane Tanner put it in her story about USP, which is linked below in the show notes. Learn how they are using these unusual breeding strategies, along with classical breeding and selection, and how you can access some of their varieties and use their strategies on your own farm in this fascinating episode. Here's a link to an article from the Nov/Dec 2023 Growing for Market Magazine about Chris Smith and The Utopian Seed Projecthttps://growingformarket.com/articles/the-utopian-seed-project Connect With Guest:Website: theutopianseedproject.orgInstagram: @utopianseedprojectFacebook: The Utopian Seed Project Podcast Sponsors:Huge thanks to our podcast sponsors as they make this podcast FREE to everyone with their generous support:Local Line is the all-in-one sales platform for direct-market farms and food hubs of all sizes. Increase your sales and streamline your processes with features including e-commerce, inventory management, subscriptions, online payments, and more! Get 15% off marketing services and one premium feature for a year with the code Growing4market at https://hubs.la/Q02bpWQV0Rimol Greenhouse Systems designs and manufactures greenhouses that are built to be intensely rugged, reliably durable, and uniquely attractive – to meet all your growing needs. Rimol Greenhouses are guaranteed to hold up through any weather conditions, while providing exceptional value and an easy installation for vegetable growers of all sizes. Learn more about the Rimol difference and why growers love Rimol high tunnels at Rimol.com.Bootstrap Farmer offers a complete range of growing supplies including heat mats, ground cover, frost blankets, silage tarps, irrigation, and trellising. They also make all-metal, all-inclusive greenhouse frames, constructed of steel made in the USA and fabricated in Texas. Their heavy-duty, Midwest-made propagation and microgreens trays will last for years and are available in a full range of colors, great for keeping farm seedlings separate from retail, or just for fun. For all that and more, check out Bootstrap Farmer at bootstrapfarmer.com.A-Roo - Discover innovative packaging solutions at A-ROO Company, your one-stop destination for customizable and eco-friendly packaging across various industries, including floral, produce, and specialty packaging. Explore stylish and eco-friendly Kraft Paper Sleeves and sheets at shop.a-roo.com today and enjoy an exclusive 10% discount with code "GFM10" for Growing For Market Podcast listeners. When it comes to quality and innovation, A-ROO Company is the name you can trust.Vermont Compost Company - Since 1992, Vermont Compost Company has supplied premium living soils and compost-based amendments to thousands of successful growers all over the country. All ingredients used in Vermont Compost products are approved for certified organic production. In addition to product consistency, growers can depend on Vermont Compost as an invaluable resource for a breadth of soil and plant knowledge and the technical expertise it takes to grow organically in an ever-changing environment. Why Grow Alone? Visit vermontcompost.com/gfm for details or mention this podcast when you place your order.Subscribe To Our Magazine - FREE 28-Day Trial:Our Website: www.GrowingForMarket.com
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With lots of new farmers markets ramping up for their first or second season, let's take it back to the basics. Experienced manager? Stay with us, sometimes a little refresher can be a great thing. Farmer or vendor? Let's see if you think this is sound advice. There's a lot to know and a lot to do to launch a farmers market and get through those early months. Thinking things through and taking the time to do it right in the first place is a lot easier than fixing mistakes. Locations, budgets, vendor mix and mapping are all key to making a good first impression on vendors and shoppers alike. We're here to help you think through: What's the start up budget and where is the funding coming from? Location, location, location! What makes a good site? When do you start marketing a new event? (Yesterday) How do you recruit farmers and vendors? What to consider when you make your market map Today's episode of Tent Talk, the Farmers Market Podcast, is supported by InTents, the farmers market conference and all of the speakers and attendees that make it happen. Register now and we'll see you March 4th, 5th and 6th, in San Diego or online.
It's a new year, a blank slate. January always feels like a good time to think about what's working, what's not, and create your list of things to change and things to do at your market, and personally. We're all about setting InTENTions (see what we did there?). Market managers and market vendors coast to coast, from Florida to British Columbia, join us today to share about what they'd like to concentrate on in 2024. Listen in to hear what we're reflecting on and looking forward to, and what kind of goals some of the folks in our online community have in mind. We'd love to hear about your 2024 intentions: drop a note in the comments.
Join the discussion with Jenny and Donna on a couple of agricultural current events right now. USDA cold hardiness zones have changed, so what does that mean for you? AND Did she just say "broken food system?"americanfarmsteadhers.com
No one gets into flower farming because they love business analytics, however if you don't know how to make sense of your business and make a profit, you're not going to stay in business for very long. Luckily we've got Lennie Larkin of B-Side Farm to help us cut through the clutter and tell us how to plan to make a profit in our own flower farm businesses. She's on the pod this week, telling us about her new book, Flower Farming for Profit, which will be out in January. We talk about how to evaluate your whole enterprise from the close-up, such as whether an individual crop is making you money or not, to zooming out to tell whether an entire market is right for you or not. For example, we talk about how even though the same stem that sells for a dollar to a wholesaler might be worth many times more at a wedding, there are a lot of other costs associated with getting an individual stem to a wedding. So if you're more of an enjoy-my-time-on-the tractor type of person, you might be more suited to wholesaling and foregoing the big markups associated with weddings and other events. We also talk about the process of moving Lennie's own farm from CA to OR, how to avoid engaging in magical thinking, and how to get prices above the market average for your flowers. Pre-order Flower Farming for Profit (magazine subscribers get 20% off):https://growingformarket.com/store/products/252 Connect With Guest:Website: www.flowerfarmingforprofit.comInstagram: @flowerfarming.forprofit Podcast Sponsors:Huge thanks to our podcast sponsors as they make this podcast FREE to everyone with their generous support: If you're an experienced vegetable farmer, don't miss out on the 2024 Organic Vegetable Production Conference! In its 8th year, this conference fills that “expert-level” niche you're looking for. Farmer presenters share the nitty-gritty details of their production practices and also speak on a wide range of topics - from fertilizer injectors and pest management with beneficials, to seed saving and labor retention.With online sessions on January 25th and 26th and in-person sessions on February 2 and 3 in Madison, Wisconsin, you can plug in no matter where you are. Register today at https://dane.extension.wisc.edu/organic-vegetable-production-conference/#link Certified Naturally Grown - Certified Naturally Grown (CNG) offers peer-review certification to ecological farmers and beekeepers producing food, flowers, and fiber for their local communities. Demonstrate your commitment to sustainable growing practices with a certification that fits your farm's scale, budget, and community values. Learn more and apply at naturallygrown.org. BCS two-wheel tractors are designed and built in Italy where small-scale farming has been a way of life for generations. BCS has select tractors and attachments on sale now through the end of the year. Visit bcsamerica.com to find sale pricing and your nearest dealer. Local Line is the all-in-one sales platform for direct-market farms and food hubs of all sizes. Increase your sales and streamline your processes with features including e-commerce, inventory management, subscriptions, online payments, and more! Get 15% off marketing services and one premium feature for a year with the code Growing4market at https://hubs.la/Q02bpWQV0 Bootstrap Farmer - Bootstrap Farmer offers a complete range of growing supplies including heat mats, lighting, ground cover, frost blankets, silage tarps, irrigation, and trellising. They also make all-metal, all-inclusive greenhouse frames, constructed of steel made in the USA and fabricated in Texas. Their heavy-duty, Midwest-made propagation and microgreens trays will last for years and are available in a full spectrum of colors. For all that plus experienced support for everything they sell, check out Bootstrap Farmer. Vermont Compost Company - Vermont Compost Company - Each fall, Vermont Compost offers a prebuy program to incentivize ordering your spring soil before the snow flies. With Vermont Compost's prebuy program, you can receive 15% off on orders placed, paid for, and shipped by December 21st. Listeners of the Growing for Market podcast will receive an additional 5%, bringing the total discount to 20%. Visit vermontcompost.com/gfm for more details, or mention this podcast when you place your order. Subscribe To Our Magazine - FREE 28-Day Trial:Our Website: www.GrowingForMarket.com
Today we're joined by farmer and writer John Klar, author of “Small Farm Republic: Why Conservatives Must Embrace Local Agriculture, Reject Climate Alarmism, and Lead an Environmental Revival,” to discuss the importance of small, independent farming and the food economy. We start off with why climate activism seems to be a growing religion. We respond to those who claim local farming is bad for the environment and ask why climate activists are trying to get rid of things like cows, which give us food, when things that don't give us food, such as fireworks, generate many more carbon emissions. We explain how corporate actors sacrifice small farms and why people in big cities would also benefit from small farming. John tells his story of getting Lyme disease and how healthy food became essential for healing, and we discuss the cease and desist he was handed from PETA. TODAY ONLY: Get 30% off with code CYBERMONDAY30 at alliemerch.com --- Timecodes: (01:08) Why write about small farming (05:53) Technomysticism (09:40) Is local farming bad for the environment? (15:10) How to help local farms? (20:15) Lyme disease (24:00) PETA and saving cows (33:12) "Small Farm Republic" --- Today's Sponsors: Good Ranchers — get $30 OFF your box today at GoodRanchers.com – make sure to use code 'ALLIE' when you subscribe. You'll also lock in your price for two full years with a subscription to Good Ranchers! Seven Weeks Coffee — Seven Weeks is a pro-life coffee company with a simple mission: DONATE 10% of every sale to pregnancy care centers across America. Get your organically farmed and pesticide-free coffee at sevenweekscoffee.com and let your coffee serve a greater purpose. Use the promo code 'ALLIE' to save 10% off your order. Range Leather — highest quality leather, age-old techniques and all backed up with a “forever guarantee." Go to rangeleather.com and use coupon code "ALLIE" to receive 15% off your first order. My Patriot Supply — prepare yourself for anything with long-term emergency food storage. Get $200 of survival gear when you buy a Four-Month Emergency Food Kit when you go to MyPatriotSupply.com. --- Relevant Episodes: Ep 678 | Great Reset Update: Farm Shutdowns & Power Rationing | Guest: Justin Haskins https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-678-great-reset-update-farm-shutdowns-power-rationing/id1359249098?i=1000579496340 Ep 711 | The Climate Cabal Doubles Down on Depopulation | Guest: Marc Morano https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-711-the-climate-cabal-doubles-down-on-depopulation/id1359249098?i=1000587016943 --- Buy Allie's book, You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love: https://alliebethstuckey.com/book Relatable merchandise – use promo code 'ALLIE10' for a discount: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nobody gets into farming for the spreadsheets, however almost no one will stay in business if they don't get good with the business of running a farm. Even with farm businesses we are passionate about, it's important to do more than just survive from year to year. The difference between gardening and farming is making a profit, and that's necessary to pay everyone including the farmer, plan for retirement, and have a little extra for a “rainy day,” like when the tractor breaks down, someone gets injured, or the farm needs to grow. Luckily, we have Julia Shanks to help us plan for our farms to be profitable businesses. She has used her background in the food industry and accounting to help hundreds of farmers make sense of their numbers. On this week's pod, we pick up on the trends she has noticed over the years and talk about important ways to understand farm business metrics, like calculating the breakeven point, figuring out cost of production, profit per hour, whether growth or specialization is the right strategy for profitability, and more! We cover everything from pivoting, to the entrepreneurial mindset, to how to get excited about digging into your numbers, even when you aren't.Buy one of Julia's books:The Farmer's Officehttps://growingformarket.com/store/products/177 Read Julia's article that was discussed in the pod, "The magic of breakeven and how it can help set sales goals," in Growing for Market Magazine:https://growingformarket.com/articles/the-magic-breakeven-and-how-it-can-help-set-sales-goals Connect With Guest:Website: www.juliashanks.comWebsite: www.thefarmersoffice.com GFM Podcast listeners can get a discount on Julia's farm business course starting December 4, The Farmer's Edge:https://juliashanks.com/thefarmersedge/ Podcast Sponsors:Huge thanks to our podcast sponsors as they make this podcast FREE to everyone with their generous support:Bootstrap Farmer offers a complete range of growing supplies including heat mats, ground cover, frost blankets, silage tarps, irrigation, and trellising. They also make all-metal, all-inclusive greenhouse kits, constructed of steel made in the USA and fabricated in Texas. Their heavy-duty, Midwest-made propagation and microgreens trays will last for years and are available in a full spectrum of colors. For all that plus experienced support for everything they sell, check out Bootstrap Farmer at bootstrapfarmer.com. Vermont Compost Company - Each fall, Vermont Compost offers a prebuy program to incentivize ordering your spring soil before the snow flies. With Vermont Compost's prebuy program, you can receive 15% off on orders placed, paid for, and shipped by December 21st. Listeners of the Growing for Market podcast will receive an additional 5%, bringing the total discount to 20%. Visit vermontcompost.com/gfm for more details, or mention this podcast when you place your order. Subscribe To Our Magazine - FREE 28-Day Trial:Our Website: www.GrowingForMarket.com
PFAS are toxic chemicals that are widely used and have accumulated to dangerous levels in agricultural soils in some areas. On tomorrow's pod we talk with Caleb Goossen, an Organic Crop Specialist at MOFGA (Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association) about why Maine may be the canary in the coal mine for this type of contamination, and how farmers in other areas can know whether their properties are at risk for contamination. As the Organic Crop Specialist for MOFGA he has been helping farmers deal with the repercussions of PFAS contamination, and we talk about the effects on human health, and how to deal with the situation if farm soils are contaminated. Resources Mentioned In Episode:Article: https://pubs.aip.org/avs/bip/article/18/3/030501/2894789/Evidence-of-compost-contamination-with-per-and Connect With Guest:Website: www.mofga.org/pfasInstagram: @organiccropspecialist Podcast Sponsors:Huge thanks to our podcast sponsors as they make this podcast FREE to everyone with their generous support: Vermont Compost Company - Since 1992, Vermont Compost Company has supplied premium living soils and compost-based amendments to thousands of successful growers all over the country. All ingredients used in Vermont Compost products are approved for certified organic production. In addition to product consistency, growers can depend on Vermont Compost as an invaluable resource for a breadth of soil and plant knowledge and the technical expertise it takes to grow organically in an ever-changing environment. Why Grow Alone? Bootstrap Farmer offers a complete range of growing supplies including heat mats, lighting, ground cover, frost blankets, silage tarps, irrigation, and trellising. They also make all-metal, all-inclusive greenhouse frames, constructed of steel made in the USA and fabricated in Texas. Their heavy-duty, Midwest-made propagation and microgreens trays will last for years and are available in a full spectrum of colors. For all that plus experienced support for everything they sell, check out Bootstrap Farmer. Subscribe To Our Magazine - FREE 28-Day Trial:Our Website: www.GrowingForMarket.com
Before we read the books that our guest today, Chris Smaje, wrote, we knew we didn't want a world where fake food, food manufactured in factories was what we ate as a society. We didn't believe that protein made in stainless steel vats could give our minds, bodies, souls and communities what they need to survive and thrive.But what we didn't know, is that manufactured protein, fake food or precision fermentation, however you want to term it, literally will not work.Listen in to this episode to understand exactly why manufactured food is not an option for our world going forward and what our only alternative is. This episode will leave you staggered by the statistics around manufactured food, informed as to why it is not a feasible solution to our world's problems and with so much more confidence in the belief that real food, real farms, and real people are what we need to find our way out of our current crisis.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *The organ supplements we use and trust – get a 5% discount (and free shipping) on grass-fed supplements, including liver capsules by visiting: https://www.oneearthhealth.com/AncestralKitchen* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Alison's course, Rye Sourdough Bread: Mastering The Basics is here, with a 10% discount applied!Alison's Sowans oat fermentation course is here, with a 10% discount applied!Get cooking with our recipes in your kitchen: Meals at the Ancestral Kitchen, our Ecookbook is available here.Get 10% off any course at The Fermentation School: click here and use code AKP at checkout.Get 10% off US/Canada Bokashi supplies: click here and use code AKP.Get 10% off UK Bokashi supplies.Visit our (non-Amazon!) bookshop for a vast selection of ancestral cookbooks: US link here and UK link here.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Our podcast is sponsored by Patrons in ancestral kitchens around the world!Patrons can choose to simply sponsor the podcast, or select from a variety of levels with benefits including additional bonus content, monthly live Zoom calls, a private podcast feed stuffed with bonus content from Alison and Andrea as well as our podcast guests, and a Discord discussion group.To read more about becoming a patron and explore the various levels, click here!* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *5* reviews on Apple Podcasts, mean the world to us!Here's how you can leave one:Open the Apple Podcast appFind Ancestral Kitchen
Israel prepares a ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza; small farms find creative ways to benefit from big tech despite barriers to entry; and as public libraries become increasingly unsafe for the whole family, church libraries have an opportunity to fill the gap. Plus, flight of the mosquitos, commentary from Joel Belz, and the Tuesday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate.Additional support comes from Dordt University. Dordt's Master of Public Administration program provides training in areas like leadership and policy analysis. More at Dordt.edu/M-P-AFrom Samaritan Ministries. It's not insurance, it's a community of Christians paying one another's medical bills. More at samaritanministries.org/worldpodcast.And from Ambassadors Impact Network, helping entrepreneurs who are looking for more than just funding. Discover a community of Christian faith-led investors. More at ambassadorsimpact.com
This show is made possible by you! To become a sustaining member go to LauraFlanders.org/donateFrom the sinking lands of California's Central Valley to the depleting aquifers nationwide, we're at a critical point: Americans are running out of water. In this episode of Meet the BIPOC Press, a monthly collaboration between The Laura Flanders Show and URL Media, we take a closer look at the US water crisis that is affecting many Americans, and putting communities of color especially at risk. How are over-extraction and climate change impacting our water supply? BIPOC media outlets are bringing these stories to the forefront, debunking myths about climate change and uplifting solutions to this urgent issue. Joining us for this conversation are Warigia Bowman, Professor at the University of Tulsa College of Law, and Andrew Hazzard, Climate Reporter at Sahan Journal, which is dedicated to reporting on communities of color in Minnesota. Co-host S. Mitra Kalita is co-founder of URL Media, a national network of Black and Brown community news outlets. Kalita is also the publisher of Epicenter-NYC, a newsletter based in Queens, New York. How do we turn the tide on this crisis, before our water sources run dry?“We should change the food and the crops we grow, we should change what we eat. We should change how we view the role of agriculture in our society . . . Indigenous people are not well represented in academia or in industry for that matter, and they have already worked through some of these solutions.” - Warigia Bowman“As a climate reporter, I think it's my responsibility not only to raise the fact that there are major issues facing our society due to global warming caused by the burning of fossil fuels, but also to highlight that there are people that are working on solutions . . .” - Andrew Hazzard“I think you cannot separate water from healthcare. You can't separate water from housing. You can't separate water from race and Indigenous communities . . . By centering people of color, instantly we're in solutions mode in terms of how we're presenting these issues.” - S. Mitra KalitaGuests:Warigia Bowman: Professor, College of Law, University of TulsaAndrew Hazzard: Climate Reporter, Sahan JournalS. Mitra Kalita: Co-Founder, URL Media; CEO & Publisher, Epicenter-NYC Full Episode Notes are located HERE. They include related episodes, articles, and more.Music In the Middle: ‘Yéla Mama' by Eat My Butterfly featuring Lass & Sibu Manaï, from the Climate Soundtrack album, produced by DJ's for Climate Action. And additional music included- "In and Out" and "Steppin" by Podington Bear
The Biden administration is unleashing the USDA on small farmers, attempting to regulate them out of business. This is done to protect not the public's health, but politically connected agriculture interests. Original Article: "The USDA's War on Small Farms"
The Biden administration is unleashing the USDA on small farmers, attempting to regulate them out of business. This is done to protect not the public's health, but politically connected agriculture interests. Original Article: "The USDA's War on Small Farms"
The Biden administration is unleashing the USDA on small farmers, attempting to regulate them out of business. This is done to protect not the public's health, but politically connected agriculture interests. Original Article: "The USDA's War on Small Farms"