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A Locavore is person who choses to consume food that is grown, raised or produced locally, here on the Sunshine Coast This is the Locavore Podcast, hosted by Roz White Brought to you by White's IGA Produced by Podspot Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Johnathan O'Dell takes a deep dive into food, culture, small game hunting, and more as he tackles controversial and underappreciated topics from across North America and beyond. Join us, coming at you From the Back Burner.
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Colby Pearce has been a Steve Hogg Certified expert bike fitter for the past 10 years and has worked with elite athletes and WorldTour teams, including EF Education First. He is also an elite cycling coach and has been passing along his wisdom to the riders he coaches for decades. Pearce’s repertoire of knowledge spans 30 years, five continents, hundreds of races, and countless miles in the saddle. The minutiae of cycling and riding technique are just part of the story that Colby shares. Ali ...
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"Let Them Eat Grass" follows one former suburbanite (me) turned farmer as I make sense in real-time of the interconnected world of farming, food, and the environment. Here, your insatiable curiosity can feast upon good food. Here, a good story only germinates in deep topsoil. Here, you'll get some questions answered you've always had and learn about others you never knew existed. I started this podcast on a shoestring budget in the basement of my 1950s farmhouse during my early days of farmi ...
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Stephen Tait, CEO of Maleny Dairies, shares his personal journey and the company's commitment to supporting local farmers. Stephen discusses his move from Scotland to Australia, the cultural adjustments for his family, and their pride in their Scottish roots. He also talks about Maleny Dairies' partnership with Wattle Nest to support athletes and t…
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Send us a Text Message. I had the pleasure of interviewing Rachael Jones from Locavore Farm. I have to admit, I didn’t know what Locavore meant before prepping for this interview. If you don’t know the definition, you will learn about it real soon! My interview with Rachel was very compelling. I related to her on many levels. Rachael and her husban…
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7/3/24 - Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com introduces us to Kristen Worthington of Worthington Pecan Farms, located in New Mexico (worthingtonpecanfarm.com). Pecan oil is quickly becoming the go-to oil for health conscious consumers. Pecans are starting to play a big role in not only the food industry, but the beau…
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Send us a Text Message. It was February 2014 and I left New York in a blizzard, arriving one day early for my first agritourism experience and agricultural chocolate tour in Belize. Our group was staying at the Cotton Tree Lodge in Punta Gorda, Belize. The hotel was very rustic, located right by the Moho River, surrounded by jungles. All of our mea…
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6/26/24 - Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com introduces us to Tom Hanson, from Hanson’s Farm in Framingham, MA, is a third generation farmer and longtime friend of Doug and joins the American Family Farmer program to discuss his family farm, the You-Pick strawberry season, and the hardships of getting started. Growi…
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Three Attributes of Cyclists - Ep 137 In this night time walking adventure I speak about the three characteristics a cyclist must have in order to express their highest potential as an athlete. The episode is inspired by conversations with Jonathan Vaughters about what it takes to be good. His list included 1) Marathoner 2) F1 Driver. He has a vide…
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Send us a Text Message. Dori Scofield is the Founder of Save a Pet Animal Rescue in Long Island, NY - a non profit that has been serving the Long Island community when it comes to dog and cat rescue and rehoming for over 24 years. Dori’s connection and compassion for animals is and will always be a significant part of her life journey. I have known…
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6/19/24 - Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com introduces us to horse handler Helena Peterson started off in her youth as an equestrian, when she realized how many horses need rescued and started her own equine sanctuary. Doug and Helena take us on an educational journey on horse nutrition, who are herbivores, and the…
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This week, Roz talks with Antoinette Lloyd from Youturn about the organization's work in aiding the community with homelessness, mental health, child safety, and suicide prevention. They discuss Youturn's rebranding and its innovative program expansions. Antoinette shares her personal connection to the cause through her own life challenges of losin…
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Send us a Text Message. Episode Title and Description: Nissa sits down to talk with Lindsey Baird of Oak and Ash Farm in Belchertown. This is Part 2 of a two part podcast. Introduction: Welcome to the Massachusetts Farm to Table Podcast where we showcase the passionate farmers, food producers, and chefs who are shaping the farm-to-table movement ri…
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6/12/24 - Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com introduces us to Stephanie Shepard Barnett and Steve Barnett of The Strawberry Patch at Shepard Farms, a family farm known for their delicious strawberries. Recently, The Strawberry Patch at Shepard Farms partnered with Robertson County Schools (near Nashville) to provide…
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Send us a Text Message. Will Culler, PhD from Clemson University is the Lexington County Extension Coordinator and also the Director for the South Carolina Ag & Art Tour. The tour is the largest free farm and art tour in the nation with over 85,000 visitors participating since 2012. The South Carolina Ag + Art Tour is a self-guided tour of farms an…
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6/5/24 - Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan (www.eastleighfarm.com) introduces us to Stephanie Shepler-Harren of Chosen Weeds Farm, maker of 100% Goat Milk Soaps (TheChosenWeeds.com). Chosen Weeds farm was born out of a desire to create a place of sustainability and service to the community. Stephanie wanted to fashion a place where peop…
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Send us a Text Message. My former organic vegetable and sunflower farm had a few revenue channels. The one revenue channel that probably required the most labor was the numerous farmers markets. It was so exciting to make a new connection and add a new market, especially with our mobile farm stand truck. Being a marketer at heart, creating new conn…
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Send us a Text Message. Episode Title and Description: Nissa sits down to talk with Lindsey Baird of Oak and Ash Farm in Belchertown. This is Part 1 of a two part podcast. Introduction: Welcome to the Massachusetts Farm to Table Podcast where we showcase the passionate farmers, food producers, and chefs who are shaping the farm-to-table movement ri…
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Forest Walking in Japan - Episode 136 In this discussion I speak to my audience of somanauts about impressions Japan has left on me and how these concepts can help us in our practice of sport and life. Wandering through the forest, I discuss cleaning your room, respect for other humans and reverence for nature. As always, I hope you find this discu…
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Send us a Text Message. I had the pleasure of speaking with Lisa Chase from the University of Vermont. Lisa’s primary role is the Natural Resources Specialist at University of Vermont Extension, where she focuses on the intersection between environmental management, food systems and community development. She is also the Director of the Vermont Tou…
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Send us a Text Message. Episode Title and Description: Nissa sits down to talk with Jody Jess of Buckhill Homestead Farm Introduction: Welcome to the Massachusetts Farm to Table Podcast where we showcase the passionate farmers, food producers, and chefs who are shaping the farm-to-table movement right here in Massachusetts.. Guest Information: Jody…
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5/22/24 - Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com introduces us to Alexandria Ward, Farm Aid’s Farmer Services Network Manager, for a focus on Farm Aid’s Mental Health Hotline, aiming to provide aid to Farmers nationwide. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and mental health issues are a major concern for all types of …
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Send us a Text Message. Farmers represent less than 2% of the US population. Women farmers represent 35% of that 2%. That’s quite a small number of women farmers in the US. Shelby Watson-Hampton grew up on a farm in Maryland. She describes the family farm as” a living, breathing entity of its own - the touchstone - the gathering place, the solid ce…
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Locavore - Episode 135 Today’s conversation is with Craig Taber from Locavore Delivery. Locavore works with the highest quality farms across the front range of Colorado to deliver meat to your doorstep. We speak about the relationship between scale and environmental impact in an economically driven market, the convenience of Amazon, and the boundar…
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Send us a Text Message. My journey back to agriculture and farming began when I started my podcast interviews a few months ago. I am an accounting major turned marketer. I transitioned from a 14-year career in corporate america to owning a small marketing consulting business for over 18 years, all while raising three kids. I owned a vegetable and s…
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Send us a Text Message. Episode Title and Description: Nissa sits down to talk with Terri Lawton of Oake Knoll Farms. Introduction: Welcome to the Massachusetts Farm to Table Podcast where we showcase the passionate farmers, food producers, and chefs who are shaping the farm-to-table movement right here in Massachusetts.. Guest Information: Terri i…
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The Cold is my Teacher - Ep134 Grandpa Pearce is here to tell you a walking story again. The story is about cold. Cold can teach you a lot about yourself. It is an opportunity to work with the breath and to have an alternative means of generating a focused state. It also brings about an experience of equanimity following the event. Do you work with…
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Send us a Text Message. Emma & John Hoel own Peacefield Farm Sanctuary in Gainesville, Florida, just going on 5 years now. Before selling their house and moving from city life in Minneapolis, they took the time to volunteer at a local farm sanctuary to ensure that this is something they really wanted to commit to, as owning a farm sanctuary or any …
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From small beginnings to revolutionising conscious and sustainable ways of eating, vEEF aims to change the way we look at protein, one plant-based meal at a time. In this episode of the Locavore Podcast, host Roz White talks with Alejandro Cancino about his transition from award-winning chef to the founder of the Autralian plant-based food company,…
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Send us a Text Message. Episode Title and Description: Nissa sits down to talk with Amanda and Brett Sovick of DeLorenzo Farm in Duxbury where they steward 27 acres using regenerative practices and Permaculture Principles. This is Part 2 of a two-part podcast. Introduction: Welcome to the Massachusetts Farm to Table Podcast where we showcase the pa…
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Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com introduces us to Alexis Burnham, of Burnham Orchards. https://www.burnhamorchards.com The Burnham Family Farm dates back to the early 1800s when William and Eleanor Tillinghast received 160 acres of land in the Firelands of Ohio. From juicy apples to succulent peaches, they grow fr…
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Send us a Text Message. Taste the Moka Origins lemon ginger chocolate bar and you'll experience real chocolate for the first time. On this episode of The Agri-Tourist, meet social entrepreneur Jeff Abella, Co-Founder and CEO of Moka Origins. Learn how his vision for the company was born in Cameroon, Africa and how it has evolved into the growing, s…
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Send us a Text Message. Episode Title and Description: Nissa sits down to talk with Amanda and Brett Sovick of DeLorenzo Farm in Duxbury where they steward 27 acres using regenerative practices and Permaculture Principles. This is a two-part podcast. Introduction: Welcome to the Massachusetts Farm to Table Podcast where we showcase the passionate f…
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Send us a Text Message. Show Notes: Episode Title and Description: Nissa sits down to talk with Sam Staebner of Whittier Farms in Sutton. Introduction: Welcome to the Massachusetts Farm to Table Podcast where we showcase the passionate farmers, food producers, and chefs who are shaping the farm-to-table movement right here in Massachusetts.. Guest …
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Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com introduces us to Jake Carter, Owner & CEO, Southern Belle Farm in McDonough, Georgia, just south of Atlanta. https://www.southernbellefarm.com Southern Belle Farm is an 8-generation family owned 330-acre working farm, open seasonally for fresh produce, berry picking, peach picking,…
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Go For A Walk - Ep132 This episode of Cycling in Alignment is about the most fundamental pattern of human movement: Walking. Old school cycling would command that riders stay off their feet but I would offer that this is an old ideal that should be lit on fire and kicked off a cliff. Walking is an absolutely essential aspect of the human experience…
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Send us a Text Message. Show Notes: Episode Title and Description: Nissa sits down to talk with Joanie Walker of Walker Farm at Whortleberry Hill in New Braintree. Joanie is a treasure trove of resources for farmers and individuals. Introduction: Welcome to the Massachusetts Farm to Table Podcast where we showcase the passionate farmers, food produ…
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Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com introduces us to Jerry Apps, author of "On Farms and Rural Communities: An Agricultural Ethic for the Future." https://bookshop.org/p/books/on-farms-and-rural-communities-an-agricultural-ethic-for-the-future-jerry-apps/20186975 Jerry Apps is a former county extension agent and is n…
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GOATA: Ricky Stanzi - Ep131 This conversation is with GOATA Movement coach Ricky Stanzi. In our discussion, we unpack the philosophy of GOATA movement, what it is and the origin of this philosophy. GOATA stands for Greatest Of All Time Athletes. It is a movement education system that is based on movement principles observed in young children, triba…
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Shop Local and Organic / Birdwatching for Cyclists – Ep130 One more solo walking podcast in which I tell you a story, grandpa Pearce is here to tell you about the way things used to be. The point I am making specifically is about how modern training has become dictated by head units and power zones, and why this is problematic. Riders assume that t…
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Send us a Text Message. Thanks for listening! If you like this podcast, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell other folks about it. If you'd like to suggest a guest for the podcast, drop us a line at massachusettsfarmtotable@gmail.com Join our Facebook group to connect with farmers, markets, chefs, and food producers as well as other folks in …
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Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com introduces us to Steve and Jesse McBee of McBee Farms. www.mcbeefarms.com Their new series on Peacock The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys, is a new reality series that takes viewers behind the scenes of the high-stakes world of farming and ranching in rural Missouri. McBee Far…
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Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com introduces us to Warren Shaw, President of the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF https://mfbf.net/ ), a non-profit farming advocacy organization representing almost 3,000 family members across the Commonwealth. In this capacity, he assesses the overall direction and strate…
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Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com introduces us to Tami Purdue, from Sweet Peas Urban Gardens, LLC. www.sweetpeasurbangardens.com & www.triangleunitedgrowers.com Tami is a trained as an accountant, but her own “foodie” journey led her from rapt engagement with entertainment cooking, to organic gardening, to a profo…
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Forging, hardening, quenching, sharpening – Ep129 This episode is a discussion of how the creation and construction of a Japanese samurai sword, or katana, is an excellent analogy for training in cycling. I break down these concepts in parallel so we can have a better understanding of how cycling training is performed in the proper sequence, and I …
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Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com introduces us to Lesley Sykes, founder, and CEO of Primary Beans. www.primarybeans.com Primary Beans is a new, direct-to consumer online dried bean company offering an array of single-origin beans from recent harvests, sourced across North America from climate-conscious farm partne…
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Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com introduces us to Dr. Chad E. Hart Professor, Iowa State University Department of Economics Area of Expertise: Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics. Called "Dr. Doom" by some. Heading into 2024, he paints a somewhat more encouraging picture for grain prices than USDA does. Wh…
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How to Pedal a Bike V3.0 - Ep128 In this pod, I discuss the importance of proper and correct form again. I get a lot of questions on this topic, so thought I'd revisit it. SEATED: Like you are on a flat pedal. Push early in power phase. Do not pull up. Axial extension of the spine. Feel shoulders depressed and retracted. Vertical movement of diaphr…
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Training in the Rain and Running from Thanos - Ep127 This episode is about a client who has undergone significant life and health challenges. We have exchanged several emails about his situation and had very honest discussions regarding his choices and trajectory in the sport of cycling. He has given me permission to share his story with my audienc…
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Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com introduces us to Glenn Roberts founder of Anson Mills. www.ansonmills.com. Glenn grew up in San Diego, California, the son of a professional singer and photographer, and a former Southern belle from Edisto, South Carolina. Somewhere along the road Glenn’s overarching interests dist…
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Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com introduces us to Cristian Gilces, a New York State FFA Reporter who has a passion for Urban Agriculture. www.nysffa.org Throughout his Supervised Agricultural Experience he has worked at the Queens Farm, and he is a long-term intern at Grow NYC. He is also an avid indoor gardener, …
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Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com introduces us to Arthur Erickson, CEO and co-founder of Hylio, a Texas-based company that designs, manufactures, and offers agricultural drones that precisely apply liquid and granular inputs to a wide variety of crops. https://www.hyl.io/. These units are extremely easy to use and…
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