Best The Female Farmer Project Podcasts (2024)

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On Fallow Ground: Maui's legacy of farming, food and fire with Jade Chihara 41:03

8M ago41:03

41:03

Does it take a disaster for a community to find value in local agriculture and food sovereignty? In this episode, Jade Chihara of Maui discusses ‘the politics of home’ regarding indigenous water rights, post-fire disaster relief, and access to food for all. Show Notes Let's Connect! InstagramBy The Female Farmer Project™

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She Cultivates: Young Women in STEM and Agriculture 23:57

9M ago23:57

23:57

At the tender age of 16, Xinlan Tanner’s journey is one of determination, passion, and a love for her flock of sheep. Xinlan's story begins in Kenai, Alaska. Mentored by her mother in STEM and Abby Ala in farming, she is committed to learning, and growing and has become a local success story. Her efforts caught the attention of local food advocates…

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Bridging the Agricultural Divide: Advocacy and Communication 39:51

9M ago39:51

39:51

In this episode, Audra welcomes Judy Sanchez, an experienced communicator with a deep connection to agriculture. Judy shares her childhood experiences on her family farms, highlighting the magical and educational moments spent helping her grandparents. The conversation explores Judy's path to agricultural communications, her endeavors in advocating…

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Growing Aloha 'Aina: Culture, Heritage, and Legacy 1:04:40

1y ago1:04:40

1:04:40

In conversation with Ku'uipo Garrido of Na Mea Kupono Farm and Learning Center on the north shore of O'ahu in Hawai'i. Our discussion centers on the preservation and nurturing of the unique culture, heritage, and legacy of growing Kalo and connecting with the land. Show Notes Let's Connect on Instagram!…

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From Flocks to Fabric: Tracing the Threads of Wool in America's History 57:34

1y ago57:34

57:34

From Two Decades in the Military to First-Generation Farming in Rural Utah. Meet Annette Allan of Wild Red Clover Ranch and Fiber Mill, who now raises alpacas, wool sheep, and operates one of the nation's rare fiber mills. Explore the intriguing history of wool in the Americas and the journey of a beginning farmer with us. Show notes Let's Connect …

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Fields of Change: Representative Chellie Pingree on Farming, Equity, and the Future of Agriculture 39:57

1y ago39:57

39:57

Farmer and U.S. Congresswoman Chellie Pingree joins us to provide the latest developments on the 2023 Farm Bill and shed light on the USDA Discrimination Financial Assistance Program, a vital initiative aimed at rectifying historical loan discrimination within the agricultural sector. Representative Pingree passionately advocates for gender equalit…

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Balancing the Books of American Agriculture with Beth Hoffman 52:31

1y ago52:31

52:31

Can we balance the books of American Agriculture? Beth Hoffman an agricultural journalist, university professor, and Iowa farmer joins the podcast to discuss her new book, “Bet the Farm: The Dollars and Sense of Growing Food in America”. Our wide-ranging conversation centers around dispelling the myths about America’s farms and farmers, and the rea…

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Pumpkins, Potatoes and Pizza with Lexi Westover 36:56

3y ago36:56

36:56

First-generation Farmer Lexi shares what her first year of farming looked like and how pumpkins, potatoes and pizza played a big role in her journey.SHOW NOTES:http://www.femalefarmerproject.org/the-podcast/2021/12/15/pumpkins-potatoes-and-pizza-with-lexi-westoverLETS CONNECT:www.twitter.com/femalefarmerswww.instagram.com/rootedinthevalley/www.face…

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Farm (and other F words) with Sarah K Mock 57:47

3y ago57:47

57:47

Why do we love the idea of small family farms? Our guest, Sarah K Mock says it’s because we’ve been told the stories about family farms from an early age through nursery rhymes and picture books. But does that bucolic ideal exist? Sarah provides an agriculture insider’s critique of the romantic agrarian ideal of the small family farm. She lays bare…

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Eat, Drink and Cranberry - a conversation with Amber Bristow 1:06:03

3y ago1:06:03

1:06:03

Have you ever wondered about how cranberries get harvested for your holiday table? Farmer Amber Bristow shares her journey as a 5th generation cranberry farmer and demystifies the cranberry growing and harvesting process for farmer-owned Ocean Spray. Spoiler - it's so cool!SHOW NOTES:http://www.femalefarmerproject.org/the-podcast/2021/10/13/eat-dri…

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Fighting to keep the family farm - a conversation with Cynthia Ryan 57:36

3y ago57:36

57:36

The common media representation of agriculture is one sentimentality — of bucolic green fields with grazing livestock or amber grain fields being harvested with synchronous combines. In our conversation with Cynthia Ryan we dig deeper. She is a woman who wears many hats; farmer, university professor, caregiver, wife, writer, mother, daughter. Cynth…

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The Frozen Farmer With Katey Evans 54:11

3y ago54:11

54:11

Farmer Katey Evans had a challenge - extra farm fresh produce that couldn’t be sold to her large grocery customer because of imperfections. She turned those misfit fruits into profits by turning them into sorbet, and frobert™. Her Frozen Farmer products can be found on shelves nationwide and her journey is as inspirational as it is aspirational.SHO…

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The Grass Ceiling of Women in Ag and AgTech 54:01

3+ y ago54:01

54:01

Women in Ag and AgTech are creating solutions to agricultures’ biggest challenges. AgTech is an emerging category with potential to impact those challenges. Yet women founders remain underfunded and underrepresented. How do we challenge the status quo and the structural bias? Our guest Amy Wu tackles that issue by storytelling through her project, …

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Prioritizing soil health for a better world with Dr Jennifer Wells 38:52

3+ y ago38:52

38:52

We welcome Dr Jennifer Wells, an agronomist with Land O'Lakes, Truterra to the podcast in honor of Soil Health Day. Together, we examine the impact of soil health on the way we produce food and how we can leverage technology to measure and improve soil health for a food system that is more resilient to climate change. We also discuss the gender gap…

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Be Persistent, Don't Give Up, Be the Best with Mary Mooney of Mooney Farms 58:52

3+ y ago58:52

58:52

Mary Mooney of Mooney Farms is the 3rd generation of a family and woman-owned farm. She is a powerhouse entrepreneur and pioneer who took the farm from near bankruptcy during the 1980s farming crisis to a $6million company in five years. Owner of the popular Bella Sun Luci Sun Dried Tomato Brand — Mary has learned many lessons in business and life …

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Mental Wellness for Farmers with Alana DiPesa 52:08

3+ y ago52:08

52:08

Female Farmers can suffer from isolation, hard physical labor, numerous things that are out of their control like markets, weather and a global pandemic. For many women – there is also the invisible unpaid labor that often comes in the shape of domestic duties and mothering. In this conversation with psychotherapist, licensed clinical social worker…

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Reframing the story of Black Farmers with Karen Washington 48:32

4y ago48:32

48:32

In this conversation with Karen Washington, we unpack the narrative of Africa’s descendants and their agricultural past. We also tackle the biggest misconceptions that the public has about food access in communities of color. We talk about the racial inequities in the food system, and how food apartheid is an economic and power issue. We also learn…

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Ethical Meat with Meredith Leigh 57:57

4y ago57:57

57:57

The Vegan turned Farmer, Butcher, Author, and Educator Meredith Leigh joins us to discuss her new book, Ethical Meat. As a deep systems thinker, Meredith shares her thoughts on morality, power, privilege, and race in the context of our food system. We also dig into the COVID accelerated change we saw in 2020 and making space for women’s voices.SHOW…

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Estimated Breeding Values with Michelle Canfield 23:57

4y ago23:57

23:57

This is part two of our live recorded episodes from the AAAS where examine the impact of emerging technologies on the way we produce food and how we can leverage that technology to build a better and more resilient food system. Michelle Canfield is a farmer and an electrical engineer in the medical device industry by day and in her free time does e…

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The New Cowgirl with Beth Robinette 1:06:31

4y ago1:06:31

1:06:31

How do new and first-generation ranchers find the hands-on knowledge and mentors needed to become successful? We’re increasingly seeing first-generation farmers and ranchers turning to agriculture as their chosen career. But what do you do when you haven’t been raised on the ranch? The New Cowgirl Camp fills the gap! Beth Robinette is a fourth-gene…

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Microsoft FarmBeats with Zerina Kapetanovic 26:52

4+ y ago26:52

26:52

Zerina Kapetanovic is at the intersection of technological innovation and food production. She’s working with Microsoft’s FarmBeats team to enable data-driven farming. Microsoft believes that data, coupled with the farmer’s knowledge and intuition about their own farm, can help increase farm productivity, and also help reduce costs. The team are bu…

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Women for the Land: with Dr Gabrielle McNally of American Farmland Trust 41:49

4+ y ago41:49

41:49

Statistics don’t lie. The future of agriculture is increasingly female. In conversation with Dr Gabrielle McNally of American Farmland Trust’s new initiative - Women for the Land. We discuss the nearly one million women farm operators and over half-a-million additional women landowners who lease their land to farmers and the policies and programs t…

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Empowering Female Farmers in Africa with Ruramiso Mashumba 42:21

4+ y ago42:21

42:21

Ruramiso Mashumba farms in eastern Zimbabwe. She grows indigenous organic grains including maize, whole brown rice, sorghum, millet and gumtrees. She also grows peas for export and breeds cattle. Ruramiso holds an Agriculture Business Management degree from the University of West England and University of Iowa. She has 10 years’ experience in agric…

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The Land of Milk and Money - Women in Dairy 35:26

5y ago35:26

35:26

Madeline and Abbe Turner, a mother-daughter farming team from Lucky Penny Farm join us to discuss their new book that celebrates a community of women in dairy who as entrepreneurs are growing local businesses and cultivating the next generation of thriving family farms, meaningful livelihoods, and sustainable enterprises.Shownotes: www.femalefarmer…

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'Inherit it or Marry it' - women accessing farmland with Dr Ryanne Pilgeram 55:09

5y ago55:09

55:09

A discussion with Dr. Ryanne Pilgeram about her decade long research about women in agriculture and the social, financial and other barriers they contend with including the acquisition of land. Historically women have been excluded from owning land and locked out of the successorship of generational farmland. Land ownership is the great tell of ine…

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Great Jones Co-founders Sierra Tishgart & Maddy Moelis: How They Decided to Become First-Time Entrepreneurs 43:27

5y ago43:27

43:27

By Katie Philo

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Afro-American Storytelling with Queen Sugar author Natalie Baszile 1:08:24

5y ago1:08:24

1:08:24

Queen Sugar author Natalie Baszile joins us on our Cultivating Culture series to discuss the writing of stories about the African American experience including land ownership, intergenerational wealth, inheritance, land loss, mass incarceration, police brutality and other systems of oppression.Find us onhttps://twitter.com/femalefarmershttps://www.…

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Orchid Project CEO & Founder Julia Lalla-Maharajh: Leaving the Corporate World to Found A Charity 46:35

5y ago46:35

46:35

By Katie Philo

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Farming on YouTube - with WTFarm Girl, Suzanne Cook 45:10

5y ago45:10

45:10

An article recently declared that farmers are making more money online with YouTube videos than on their farm. WTFarmGirl, Suzanne Cook is one of those YouTubers – she's a first-generation farmer who shares her journey with her 41k subscribers. Get in touch: Twitter @ femalefarmers Instagram @ rootedinthevalleyFacebook /FemaleFarmerProjectwww.femal…

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The War On Drugs' Charlie Hall: Taking Your Passion Full Time & The Magic of Mentoring 40:12

5y ago40:12

40:12

By Katie Philo

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Mindset Coach, Speaker & Writer Africa Brooke: Self-Discovery In Sobriety 49:34

5+ y ago49:34

49:34

By Katie Philo

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Speech Tank Co-Founders Marisa Polanksy & Kristine Keller: The Power of Female Friendship 49:09

5+ y ago49:09

49:09

By Katie Philo

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Amandah Wood: How People Find Meaning in Their Work and Lives 46:36

5+ y ago46:36

46:36

By Katie Philo

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A path of purpose, the story of Earthkind ® with Kari Warberg Block 56:56

5+ y ago56:56

56:56

Kari Warberg-Block is a female farmer and mother that was once on food stamps. She now is among the most successful business women in the United States. She started her company with nothing more than a package of garden seeds and a vision. Her $20 million dollar company, EarthKind began from her kitchen table, she sold her first products at her loc…

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Dr Carole Presern: Learning About Human Experience Beyond Borders 46:05

5+ y ago46:05

46:05

By Katie Philo

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At the farm table with Lylah Ledner of The Simple Farm 42:08

5+ y ago42:08

42:08

Lylah built her farm and farm businesses in a really unique and special way – not around efficiency, or production but around tables. Grab a cup of coffee and join us at Lylah’s table. Get in touch: Twitter @femalefarmers Instagram @rootedinthevalleyFacebook /FemaleFarmerProjectwww.femalefarmerproject.orgShow notes: www.femalefarmerproject.org/the-…

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The New York Times CEO Mark Thompson: Rising to the Top & Finding Fulfilment in Challenge 57:23

5+ y ago57:23

57:23

By Katie Philo

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Off-Farm Jobs and Side-Hustles with Micha Ide 1:00:21

5+ y ago1:00:21

1:00:21

In the 2017 Ag Census data it showed that 66% of the responding female farmer-operators had an off-farm job. Micha Ide joins us to talk about her off-farm jobs and side-hustles all while farming full-time.Get in touch: Twitter @femalefarmers Instagram @rootedinthevalleyFacebook /FemaleFarmerProjectwww.femalefarmerproject.orgShow notes: http://www.f…

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From Gun Violence to Homesteading with Chantel Johnson 35:51

5+ y ago35:51

35:51

In the first of our Cultivating Culture series, host Melony Edwards welcomes Chantel Johnson from Off Grid in Color. Chantel’s shares her experience being personally affected by gun violence and her journey to homesteading in the rural South. She talks about access to pastured meat production for disadvantaged communities and how land access is her…

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Cultivating Culture with Melony Edwards 43:41

5+ y ago43:41

43:41

Female farmers of color are the marginalized group within a marginalized group within agriculture. They live at the intersection of racism, sexism and classism.Melony Edwards, farmer and chef is joining the Female Farmer Project Podcast in her own series - Cultivating Culture where we are initiating the conversation with BIPOC farmers and those wit…

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Growing Good Food with Acadia Tucker 32:11

5+ y ago32:11

32:11

Acadia Tucker’s longtime love affair with perennial foods has produced an easy-to-understand guide to growing and harvesting them. A regenerative farmer deeply concerned about global warming. Tucker believes there may be no better time to plant these hardy crops. Tucker lays the groundwork for tending an organic, regenerative garden. For her, this …

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Food Safety and Growing Wealth in Local Food Economies 39:37

5+ y ago39:37

39:37

Tools to help small food producers and processors grow and scale their business. We discussed solving the hard problems that foodpreneurs face, whether it is government regulations, customer expectations, or employee problems.Get in touch: Twitter @femalefarmers Instagram @rootedinthevalleywww.femalefarmerproject.orgShow notes that include the work…

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art + ag: Angie Provost 39:14

6y ago39:14

39:14

Angie Provost, puts a lens to the racism and discrimination that still exists in the agriculture industry. While painting is a balm that helps Angie cope with the stress of losing their land and livelihood after decades of discriminatory practices, it’s also a canvas that enables her to speak the truth and to fight back.Get in touch: Twitter @femal…

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Farm Enterprise: Butchers, Bakers, Goat Cheese Makers 37:37

6y ago37:37

37:37

Lora Lea Misterly of Quillisascut Farmstead Cheese and School of the Domestic Arts shares her unique business models that she attributes to the 36 year success of her farm and have turned out hundreds of butchers, bakers and goat cheese makers into the world.Get in touch: Twitter @femalefarmers Instagram @rootedinthevalleywww.femalefarmerproject.or…

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art + ag: Meagan Burns 28:44

6y ago28:44

28:44

Meagan Burns is an avid sketcher and the marketing director for the one of the only organic, grass-fed, grass-finished cattle ranches in Mexico.By The Female Farmer Project™

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grrls meat camp: Kate Hill 27:40

6y ago27:40

27:40

Kate Hill is a published author and professional cook of 30 years, in 1991 she founded Camont as a cooking school and retreat in the Gascony region of France. Kate is also the founder of GRRLS Meat Camp and an expert in the tradition of French charcuterieBy The Female Farmer Project™

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Girl Vs. Cancer Lauren Mahon: How Cancer At 31 Changes Your Life 1:03:26

6y ago1:03:26

1:03:26

By Katie Philo

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art + ag: Jessica Gigot 30:23

6y ago30:23

30:23

Dr Jessica Gigot is a Skagit Valley farmer, musician, scientist, educator and poet. Her exploration of culture, tilth and territory is captured in her most recent book of poetry, Flood Patterns.Get in touch: Twitter @femalefarmers Instagram @rootedinthevalleywww.femalefarmerproject.orgBy The Female Farmer Project™