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Welcome to The Urban Farm Podcast, your partner in the Grow Your Own Food revolution! This audio only podcast features special guests like Rosemary Morrow, Zach Loeks, and Andrew Millison as we discuss the art and value of growing food in urban areas. We'll explore topics such as gardening basics, urban beekeeping and chicken farming, permaculture, successful composting, monetizing your farm, and much more! Each episode will bring you tips and tricks on how to overcome common challenges, opp ...
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821: Chris Bowman and Danny Lundquist on Transforming Chicken Coop Ownership In This Podcast: Greg interviews Danny Lundquist and Chris Bowman, the entrepreneurial duo behind The Chicken Coop Company. They discuss their venture from different backgrounds, with Danny with tech sales and Chris with financial services and real estate, to improve the e…
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820: The Edible Landscape Project A Garden Chat with Joan Baron. In This Garden Chat: Join Farmer Greg and Joan Baron as they explore how Joan took an often overlooked area around her property and turned it into a lush garden. She transformed the alley behind her house into a lush garden that the city, neighbors and community are raving about. List…
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819: How to Plant Your Seeds A chat with an expert on seeds. In This Seed Chat: This is the May 2024 Seed Chat - Whether you’re a gardening novice or a seasoned enthusiast, join us for an engaging session where we’ll identify the secrets of successful seed planting. Bill McDorman and Greg Peterson will guide you through the process, from selecting …
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818: Soil - The most Important thing to grow in your garden A Rosie On The House Radio Show Replay In This Podcast: Join Farmer Greg for his monthly Rosie on the House Radio hour from Arizona. This month Romey and Greg are discussing in depth the ins and outs of growing healthy soil. Learn all about woody mulch and where to find it for free, the fi…
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817: John Moody on Growing Elderberries. Growing a berry plant popular for its many health benefits. In This Podcast: In 2023 Farmer Greg Became an elderberry farmer because of a conversation with Samara Price a podcast guest. Then he remembered that one of our past guests had written a book on Elderberries. Join John Moody and Greg as they navigat…
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816: Aaron Zaretsky on Creating Public Markets . Offering an alternative to Farmers Markets. In This Podcast: Imagine a place not that unlike a modern-day mall, but with only local vendors of food and many other cool things. They are called Public Markets that are a centuries old concept that has been revitalizing local food economies in places lik…
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815: Kareen Erbe on Resilient Homesteads. Helping people design food forests and gardens with a holistic approach. In This Podcast: Broken Ground is Kareen's passion and a platform where people can learn how to work with and create from the principles of permaculture and sustainable living. Kareen is a passionate environmentalist with a deep-rooted…
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814: Albert Wilde on Wool Pellet Organic Fertilizer. Using an innovative resource to improve water retention in potted plants. In This Podcast: Regenerative farming is all about using everything in the system and not having any waist. What if you were a farmer and found a place that there was a 20% waste stream on your farm? Albert Wilde of Wild Va…
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813: Carolina Farm Trusts A Garden Chat with Zack Wyatt. In This Garden Chat: We chat with Zack Wyatt of the Carolina Farm Trust is focused on revolutionizing the food systems in the Carolinas through regenerative farming practices and sustainable approaches. The Carolina Farm Trust has four pillars—Farm Apprenticeship Program, Food is Health Progr…
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812: Seed Borne Diseases A chat with an expert on seeds. In This Seed Chat: This is the April 2024 Seed Chat - Seed-borne diseases quietly jeopardize the vitality of crops, as seeds unwittingly harbor microscopic threats like fungi, bacteria, and pests. Bill and Greg will help you identify these pesky pests and guide you through the measures to scr…
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811: All about Keeping Honeybees with Cricket Alderidge Ungvary A Rosie On The House Radio Show Replay In This Podcast: Ever thought about keeping honeybees? It's a process and it's something we need to learn if you're gonna take it on and that's exactly what we're talking about today. Join our our monthly radio show called Rosie On The House in Ph…
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810: Randy Ritchie on Why Gardening Must Change. Helping gardeners weed out toxins from their gardens. In This Podcast: Randy transitioned from landscaper to biodynamic farmer, along the way he discovered biodynamic compost and its incredible transformative impact on growing food. Join us as we explore the principles of regenerative agriculture, th…
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809: Enoch Graham on His Garden Story. Passionate about encouraging others to Garden. In This Podcast: From houseplants, to a single plant that actually makes a cucumber to growing groceries on your carport roof and having the police come and investigate what you are growing...wink, wink. He wasn't, he was growing groceries and turned his passion i…
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808: How to Help Pollinators A Garden Chat with Charlotte Wiggins. In This Garden Chat: Ever wonder about pollinators and their impact on our environment? Why are they important and how do they impact the environment around us? Join us as we chat with Charlotte Wiggins and explore all things pollinator! Our Special Guest: Charlotte Ekker Wiggins is…
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807: Seeds, Are They Dead or Alive? A chat with an expert on seeds. In This Seed Chat: This is the March 2024 Seed Chat - Don’t throw away seeds collected for years. Do a germ test. Germination testing is a vital step to ensure seed viability before planting. We will talk about the process and show you how to determine the ratio of successful germi…
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806: The Rogue Food Conference with Joel Salatin and John Moody Showcasing those who are making a difference in our food systems. In This Podcast: The Rogue Food Conference" is an annual gathering of innovative thinkers and passionate advocates who are challenging the status quo of the food industry. Hosted by Joel Salatin and John Moody, this conf…
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805: Jennifer Jewell on the Personal, Ecological and Cultural Significance of Seeds. Saving an iconic resource almost lost to history. In This Podcast: We chat with Jennifer Jewell on her journey discovering the significance of seeds. She shared "that my tiny life will end and I will have spent a lot of hot air talking to gardeners, but the seeds a…
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804: Janis and Ray on Journaling a New Habit A Rosie On The House Radio Show Replay In This Podcast: Janis Norton and Ray Jess join us for our monthly Rosie on the House Radio hour talking about journaling for gardens and orchards. Our Guests: Janis Norton is the General Manager at The Urban Farm, where she manages several major projects including …
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803: Joe Villines on Reviving a 123-Year Old Farm Living a Dream. In This Podcast: We speak with Joe Villines about his history as a media person in the Army and how it has impacted the process of rebuilding the 123-year old farm he and his family purchased. Our Guest: Joe is a father, husband, US Army veteran and co-owner of ‘HalfAcre Farms at Arm…
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802: All About Chickens, Goats, and Sheep A Garden Chat with Judith Horvath. In This Garden Chat: Judith joins our Garden Chat and she shares the ins and outs of getting into raising small backyard animals. This includes goats, sheep, and chickens. In this Chat, we explore the pitfalls associated with having small animals and how to avoid them. Our…
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801: Flower Parts for Dummies. A chat with an expert on seeds. In This Seed Chat: This is the February 2024 Seed Chat - Bill McDorman and Greg Peterson simplify the intricate world of flower anatomy into digestible insights for any level of gardener. Emphasizing the relevance of understanding flower parts, the duo investigates flowers, and fruits, …
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800: Robbie Shaw on American Chestnut Blight and Rescue. Saving an iconic resource almost lost to history. In This Podcast: What if you discovered a long lost tree, one that there used to be billions of two centuries ago, but are now functionally extinct? Today's guest found one and rather than do nothing, she wrote a book about their story. Join R…
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799: Prepping Soil for New Gardens A Rosie On The House Radio Show Replay In This Podcast: Soil the most important thing you can be investing in for your garden. Made up of 5 components and if all you have is the dirt component your chances of success are low. Invest the time to learn then invest in soil. This is our Rosie on the House segment with…
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798: Cami Prada on Being a Beginning Farmer A Journey to a more fulfilling lifestyle. In This Podcast: What if it was time for you to leave your corporate life and jump into a life of farming? Well that is exactly what Cami Prada did. She left her life in Miami to start anew in a small town in North Carolina. Now she works at a farm that has an hon…
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794: John Collet on Growing From Home Gardener to Market Gardener Encouraging people to grow food and sell their extra produce at a farmers market In This Podcast: John Collet is a long distance runner that decided after a lifetime of hobby gardening to jump all in to market gardening, without knowing he was doing it. After successfully growing a t…
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796: Rebecca Newburn on Documenting Seed Libraries Connecting Seed Communities Worldwide. In This Podcast: Join Rebecca Newburn as she shares just what a seed library is and her organizations efforts to document where they are. They have had incredible success in first encouraging people to start seed libraries and now to document their world wide …
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795: William Horvath on Permaculture Farming in Croatia Encouraging and assisting aspiring permaculturists In This Podcast: Join William as he shares his story of growing up in war torn Croatia in the early 1990's then exploring Australia and discovering permaculture first hand from David Holmgren. And finally he tells how he returned home to start…
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794: Kristin Parsons on Guilds A Rosie On The House Radio Show Replay In This Podcast: Kristin Parsons joined us for our monthly Rosie on the House Radio hour talking about plant guilds. What is a guild you say? It is a beneficial collection of purposely planted plants that self generate in the future. Ya know kinda like nature does. She also share…
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793: Lee Reich on Growing and Pruning Fruit Trees Teaching us about where to cut and trim our orchard trees In This Podcast: Lee Reich joins us to share his multi decade journey from perpetual college student to author and fruit tree grower. Lee shares his incredible journey from a chance meeting with Elliot Coleman to his present farmden and beyon…
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792: Bryce and Brita Lundberg on Growing Organic Rice Continuing a multi-generational practice of regenerative organic farming. In This Podcast: Brita and Bryce Lundberg of Lundberg Family Farms join us to share their four-generation family journey into Regenerative Organic farming. It is an amazing story that started in the great American dust bow…
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791: Jeff Robinson on Grow a Lot with Little Space Growing way more food than one could eat by oneself. In This Podcast: Join us in a conversation with Jeff Robinson about how he grew from a environmental science professional into a professional farmer. In a quarter acre of land and with a little planning he is growing and processing strawberries, …
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790: Tom Spellman on Best Fruit Tree Pruning Practices. Keeping fruit trees manageable for typical backyards. In This Podcast: What are the best practices for growing fruit trees in our front and back yards. It is not the way fruit trees are grown in orchards. So then what? Join Greg, and Janis as we chat with Tom Spellman from Dave Wilson Nursery …
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784: Wildflower Seed Chat. A chat with an expert on seeds. In This Seed Chat: This is the December 2023 Seed Chat - Who doesn't love wildflowers? Contrary to popular belief, you don't toss wildflowers on your land and hope that they grow. Like most crops, they need special tending to get them started. If you're really daring, you might mimic the pa…
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788: It’s Not Too Late to Plant Your Fruit Trees A Rosie on The House Radio Show Replay "Rosie on the House is a father and son weekly radio show on home-improvement advice that is found on several key Arizona radio stations. It is a trusted source of home-improvement advice and know-how. Rosie and Romey Romero consider that an honor and a responsi…
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787: Paul Wheaton on Horticultural Techniques. Teaching an effective way to build hügelkultur gardens. In This Podcast: In this episode we talk to Paul about what is and what isn't hügelkultur. Greg was pretty sure he knew going in what and how to and was really surprised that he was way off base. Join us as we discover how to build our own 7 foot …
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786: Judith Horvath on A Resilient Food Supply Chain. Helping small farmers get started successfully. In This Podcast: Twenty years ago, driven by her children's allergies, Judith unknowingly started homesteading—ripping up her lawn to grow clean produce. This journey expanded to a farm. After eight years of a corporate-farming double life, the pan…
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785: Vermicomposting A Garden Chat with Enoch Graham. In This Garden Chat: Vermicomposting is an incredibly useful gardening skill that converts kitchen scraps and garden waste into gardener's gold. Join us as we chat with our good friend Enoch Graham to discuss the process that most any gardener can do in their own space. Our Special Guest: Enoch …
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784: Grains And Your Gut Instinct. A chat with an expert on seeds. In This Seed Chat: This is the November 2023 Seed Chat about how our modern-day grains have gone through huge genetic changes and many would say not particularly for the better. There is a harkening back to ancient and heritage grains that are better for bellies, taste great and are…
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783: Christian Marr on Marvelous and Modest Mushrooms Teaching others about wild food and fungi In This Podcast: Join us on this episode as we delve into the captivating world of wild food and fungi with Christian Marr, a seasoned mycologist and co-founder of Closed Loop Lab LLC. Christian's journey, fueled by a deep passion for the natural world a…
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782: Patio Farming - Growing Food in Pots and Containers A Rosie on The House Radio Show Replay In This Episode: What if farming could be simple? A few pots on the patio, either back or front and you are growing food for yourself and the neighborhood. Join Greg as he chats with Kari Spencer about Patio Farming and how to get it done. It is really t…
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781: Alexandra Kutner on You Are What You Eat Bringing a passion for health into a healthy snack business In This Podcast: Join Greg as he chats with Alexandra Kutner and how she transformed her life with a healthy lifestyle, food is medicine, non-toxic house attitude! Alexandra is very passionate about the saying “you are what you eat” and she bel…
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780: Greg & Heidi's New Farm and Garden. A Garden Chat with Heidi. In This Garden Chat: Join Greg and his long time partner in life as they chat about their move from Phoenix to Asheville, NC and the challenges and fun they have had. Greg had imagines moving to a quieter place for more than a decade when he met Heidi. But Heidi's yoga students were…
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779: Harvesting and Storing Your Seeds. A chat with an expert on seeds. In This Seed Chat: Join Bill McDorman and Greg as they discuss the five easiest seeds to Collect and store. They discuss processing methods, including how to wet process tomato seeds. It is easier than you think. Then they share how to store your seeds for long term success and…
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778: Get Saving Those Seeds, It’s Easier Than You Think A Rosie on The House Radio Show Replay "Rosie on the House is a father and son weekly radio show on home-improvement advice that is found on several key Arizona radio stations. It is a trusted source of home-improvement advice and know-how. Rosie and Romey Romero consider that an honor and a r…
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777: Graham Hill on Cutting Your Carbon Footprint Helping corporations develop sustainability strategies In This Podcast: Join the creator of TreeHugger.com Graham Hill as he shares about 6 ways to slash your carbon footprint. These ways include reduce by using renewables, reduce miles driven by stacking trips, move to a plant rich diet and Greg's …
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776: Maria Rodale on Love, Nature, Magic Sharing enlightening conversations with the living world around us In This Podcast: Maria Rodale comes from three generations of organic gardeners and farmers. Her grandfather founded the Rodale Institute, so at a very young age she was gardening. Throughout her entire life she has advocated for growing orga…
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775: Margaret Bruning on Homesteading as an Artist Building community vitality through art, food, and nature In This Podcast: Imagine for a moment...you have a successful career that is on an upward trajectory but something just doesn't feel right. So you decide to move onto your next life by packing up your belongings and hitting the road in a tea…
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774: Our Secret to Tree Planting Success. A Garden Chat with Janis Norton. In This Garden Chat: Did you know that plants and trees need to eat every day, but we are taught to plant them in the dirt you have and feed/fertilize them once or twice a year. THAT is NOT a recipe for success. Join Greg & Janis as they share the pathway they discovered ove…
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773: Seed Journaling. A chat with an expert on seeds. In This Seed Chat: This is the September 2023 Seed Chat about busting the myths around seed journaling. Join Janis Norton and Farmer Greg as they walk you through all the different ways to journal about your garden. Most importantly why it is so valuable to keep track of the myriad of things tha…
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772: Don't Throw That Away, Compost It A Rosie on The House Radio Show Replay "Rosie on the House is a father and son weekly radio show on home-improvement advice that is found on several key Arizona radio stations. It is a trusted source of home-improvement advice and know-how. Rosie and Romey Romero consider that an honor and a responsibility, a …
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