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 →

Enjoy listening to this Farmer Podcast Club episode. This month, we are featuring an episode of The Winter Growers Podcast, where host Clara Coleman sits down with Kamal Bell, the founder of Sankofa Farms, to discuss advanced farming techniques and the human element of sustainability. Released June 13th 2022 From the show notes: “Sankofa Farms is a 12-acre farm in Cedar Grove, North Carolina that Kamal launched through a USDA direct farm ownership loan. The farm aims to improve the perception of agriculture as a profession through it’s Sankofa Farm Academy that exposes African-American youth to high-level farming techniques including bee-keeping and … Continue reading Farmer Podcast Club: Kamal Bell of Sankofa Farms →

Enjoy listening to this Farmer Podcast Club episode. From the podcast series Farming in British Columbia, we are sharing their episode on the current state of farmer’s markets in BC, featuring Wylie Bystedt. Released April 17th 2024 “My guest today is Wylie Bystedt, a farmer based in Quesnel and the current board chair of the British Columbia Association of Farmers Markets. Wylie joined me on the phone to trumpet a recent study conducted at the University of Northern British Columbia that confirms what Wylie already knew: that farmers markets in BC are growing in popularity and economic impact. We’ll talk … Continue reading Farmer Podcast Club: The Current State of Farmers Markets in BC →

Enjoy listening to this Farmer Podcast Club episode. Impact Farming – Elaine Froese, Canada’s farm whisperer discusses the loaded topic of “Farm Family Conflict”. Released June 6th 2019 On this episode of Impact Farming, we sit down with Elaine Froese to discuss the loaded topic of “Farm Family Conflict.” Whether it’s open conflict or hidden resentments, Tracy and Elaine speak about the importance of discussing the “undiscussables”. Elaine shares “the unwritten rules” that are on every farm and dictate how the farm family functions and operates. She speaks about communication styles, negative & positive conflict behaviours and hot buttons. Have you ever noticed how … Continue reading Farmer Podcast Club: Impact Farming – Conflict on the Farm, with Elaine Froese →