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 →

Enjoy listening to this Farmer Podcast Club episode. The No-Till Market Garden Podcast – Scaling-up from Homestead to Farm Business | Roundtable w/ Cedar Chest Farm & Wild East Farm Released April 15th 2024 In March, part of the No-Till Growers team went to the Organic Growers School in NC and held a roundtable with Erin of Cedar Chest Farm and Lyric and Noah of Wild East Farm about scaling-up from homestead to full-fledged farm business. We get to hear the stories of how both farms started on a very small scale and smartly grew their operations, plus tips, lessons, and helpful thoughts on business startups. … Continue reading Farmer Podcast Club: No-Till Market Garden Podcast – Scaling-up from Homestead to Farm Business | Roundtable w/ Cedar Chest Farm & Wild East Farm →

Enjoy listening to this Farmer Podcast Club episode. Anan Loloi – Seed Heads Podcast Released December 9, 2022 In this episode, Steph chats with Anan Lololi, a seed saver, activist, and musician who has been working in Toronto’s food sovereignty movement for over 30 years. Co-founder of the Afri-Can Food Basket, Anan is currently the Chair of the Black Food Sovereignty Working Group, and a Research Associate with Toronto Metropolitan University at the Centre for Studies in Food Security. In this episode Anan talks about how learning to farm and save seeds for culturally important foods–like long beans, bitter melon, … Continue reading Farmer Podcast Club: Anan Loloi – Seed Heads Podcast →

Enjoy listening to this Farmer Podcast Club episode. The Rematriation Of Seeds And Decolonizing Our Food Systems – Who Will Feed Us   Released August 21, 2022 We’re examining this country’s agricultural system through the lens of decolonization and focusing on the importance of Indigenous foodways. Our guest, Tiffany Traverse, tells us about her work with Fourth Sister Farm, preserving traditional Indigenous foods and reframing our relationship with seeds and with the land.   Listen to the full episode: https://whowillfeedus.ca/episodes/episode-8-the-rematriation-of-seeds-and-decolonizing-our-food-systems/ Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and Spotify: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/who-will-feed-us/id1620794734  https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ahJy9LxUV0uCbhQb41jxI?si=0HXgSdNiRYGrjo-Wk0RFeA Share This With a Farming Friend Know some farmers who … Continue reading Farmer Podcast Club: The Rematriation Of Seeds And Decolonizing Our Food Systems – Who Will Feed Us →

Enjoy listening to this Farmer Podcast Club episode. Ground Truthing – Future Ecologies Released October 29, 2022 Can we sequester our carbon and eat it too? For the first time in 4 seasons, we’re discussing natural climate solutions, and in particular, regenerative agriculture. Joining us is agrologist and fellow podcaster, Scott Gillespie (of Plants Dig Soil) to get into the nitty gritty of farming for soil carbon — its promise, possibility and feasibility. Listen to the full episode: https://www.futureecologies.net/listen/fe-4-8-ground-truthing Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5W0M7GLfvgs2Rc5W4DoSjq?si=2iGpEytcThq2lcWY3Znk7Q  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fe4-8-ground-truthing/id1413365130?i=1000584324033  Share This With a Farming Friend Know some farmers who might … Continue reading Farmer Podcast Club: Ground Truthing – Future Ecologies →

Enjoy listening to this Farmer Podcast Club episode. Next Generation Farming Matters – Soils For Life Released July 14, 2022 Australian agriculture currently has a labour shortage of over 100,000 people. It’s not an easy gig for someone to start from scratch on a farm and many younger generation farmers are moving from farms to urban areas. We rely on farmers to sustain our way of life as they produce our food and fibre. It’s critical that young and new farmers are encouraged and supported to supply for our needs in a way that regenerates soils and landscapes. Some major … Continue reading Farmer Podcast Club: Next Generation Farming Matters – Soils For Life →