Enjoy listening to this Farmer Podcast Club episode. On this month’s episode of the Farming in British Columbia podcast, host Jordan Marr sits down with Colin Dring, Researcher at Royal Roads University in Victoria, B.C., and Darcy Smith, B.C. Program Manager at Young Agrarians. Released October 23, 2024 From the episode highlights: “Colin and Darcy, panelists at the Columbia Basin Food and Buyers Expo in Nakusp, B.C. in October 2024, discuss innovative strategies for accessing farmland. Much of B.C.’s farmland is the most expensive in Canada by a longshot, and thus the outright purchase of land for farming is prohibitive for many people … Continue reading Farmer Podcast Club: Accessing Farmland When It’s Too Damned Expensive →

Enjoy listening to this Farmer Podcast Club episode. On this month’s episode of the Growing For Market Podcast, host Andrew Mefferd sits down with Sam Knapp of Offbeet Farm in Alaska, who shares the practices and techniques he has developed to store crops for off-season sales. Released November 26, 2024 As described in the show notes: “Sam has practiced “storage farming” for years, growing during the summer for off-season sales from stored crops deep into the winter. In this interview, he tells us about how he figured out his own best practices along the way, as there was little available information … Continue reading Farmer Podcast Club: Maximizing the storage life of vegetables with Sam Knapp of Offbeet Farm →

Enjoy listening to this Farmer Podcast Club episode. This month on SeedHeads, host Steph Benoit welcomes Allison Squires of Upland Organics in Saskatchewan, Treaty 4 Territory, to discuss the challenges and opportunities organic grain farmers face amid climate change and evolving Canadian regulations. Released January 23, 2024 As described in the show notes: “Allison has been an organic grain farmer for thirteen years, serves as the President of Canadian Organic Growers (COG), and mentors farmers  through the Young Agrarians Apprenticeship Program. In this episode, she talks about regional seed as an important adaptive tool for climate change, her work in pioneering … Continue reading Farmer Podcast Club: Allison Squires →

Enjoy listening to this Farmer Podcast Club episode. This month, we delve into the world of direct-to-consumer business with Josie Tchir of Fellowship Farms in Alberta, as she joins host Katelyn Duban on The Rural Woman Podcast. Released August 30, 2024 From the show notes: “Discover the journey of starting Josie’s business, the power of developing loyal customers through community involvement, and the challenges that come with rapid growth. Josie opens up about navigating the complexities of transition planning with in-laws, her commitment to sustainability, and the importance of growing alongside her community.” Listen to the full episode. Subscribe to the podcast on … Continue reading Farmer Podcast Club: Building Local Community Connections with Josie Tchir →

Enjoy listening to this Farmer Podcast Club episode. In this episode of the For Our Soil’s Sake Podcast with Bronwyn Green of Holistic Management Canada, Moritz Passmann of Crescentwood Farm in Manitoba shares insights on how they enhance soil quality and increase land productivity. Released May 29, 2023 From the show notes: “Moritz Passmann manages Crescentwood Farm alongside his wife and in-laws near Russell, Manitoba. Moritz shares the practices they have implemented that support soil health and all the critters above and below the ground. Not only have these changes made farming more interesting, it has reduced stress for him and his family, … Continue reading Farmer Podcast Club: Crescentwood Farm →

Enjoy listening to this Farmer Podcast Club episode. In this episode of The Market Gardener Podcast, Stephanie Wang of Le Rizen in Quebec discusses the challenges in our food and agriculture systems and explores solutions for achieving global food sovereignty. Released May 9, 2024 As highlighted in the episode description: “Stephanie Wang, farmer, activist, and author, specializes in growing Asian vegetables and creating transformed products such as kimchi on her farm Le Rizen in southern Quebec. Her passion for food sovereignty was sparked by her experiences with Via Campesina, a peasant rights organization, during her early 20s. We take a deep dive … Continue reading Farmer Podcast Club: Food Sovereignty & The Future Of Farming →

Enjoy listening to this Farmer Podcast Club episode. On this episode of the Growing for Market Podcast, Megan Neubauer of Pure Land Farm in McKinney, Texas, discusses how to make pick-your-own more profitable than other markets. Released July 9, 2024 From the show notes: “Pick-your-own is an underused marketing channel for local vegetable and flower farms, one that could be transformative if implemented on anywhere near the scale of farmers markets or CSAs. Megan Neubauer of Pure Land Farm in McKinney, Texas, shares how she made PYO more profitable and efficient. She used these experiences to write the book, Pick-Your-Own … Continue reading Farmer Podcast Club: How to make pick-your-own more profitable than other markets →