The Female Farmer Project™ Podcast

In service of our country these women veterans and farmers share their experience in leaving the military and launching their farm business and how they have been healed along the way.

We join Mary Swander, Iowa's Poet Laureate, distinguished professor and award-winning author at her kitchen table in an old Amish one room schoolhouse to discuss the intersection of art and agriculture.

Ellen Rosmann of Rosmann Family Farms in Iowa shares how she balances family, farm and her several farm business enterprises that include a food hub and a restaurant.

Shauna Farver of Farver Farms paints us a picture of her rural life and shares her fascinating farm enterprise where she took a commodity farm product, wheat and lentils, and turned it into a local food value-add product. Now her product is sold all over Montana and has a unique marketing model you want to know about.

We can close the gender gap by closing the data gap. A discussion with Barbara Rater, the Director of the Census and Survey Division at USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) on the importance of women farmers, farmers of color and indigenous farmers completing the upcoming census.

We're kicking off our new series exploring the intersections of art and agriculture with Kat Wright. Kat is the farmer/artist behind our podcast logo and was inspired by some special farmers in creating our logo, plus we have an big announcement! Podcast Tees!

Farm-to-Table Restaurants - it seems like a natural extension. But is it just one step further to create a self-sustaining supply chain? Host Kate Doughty talks with two farmers who opened their own restaurants and discovers not only their motivations but also the challenges in being both farmer and restauranteur.

This episode features Lainey Morse, the founder of Oregon-based Goat Yoga. A serendipitous conversation at a local fundraiser between Lainey and her yoga teacher friend led to the fitness-craze sweeping the nation. We talk to Lainey about its potential for diversifying income streams on the farm.

This episode features Kriss Marion, a staple in the Wisconsin agriculture community and her bed and breakfast farm enterprise. A love for the outdoors, a love for growing food, and a need for cultivating a healthy body—the catalysts for our featured farmer’s exemplary career in agriculture.

Part two of a two-part series that focuses on farm financing. When farmers are looking to purchase land, expand operations and make capital improvements where do they turn? This episode focuses on the more 'traditional' routes; bank loans, Farm Service Agency loans and grantsFemale Farmer Project Podcast Host, Kate Doughty talks to two farmers/entrepreneurs about their experience navigat...

Part one of a two-part series that focuses on farm financing. When farmers are looking to purchase land, expand operations and make capital improvements where do they turn? This episode focuses on the increasingly popular non-traditional routes; microloans and crowdfunding. Female Farmer Project Founder, Audra Mulkern and co-host Kate Doughty talk to both Kiva and Barnraiser about their efforts to...

Episode 1.0 features Female Farmer Project Founder, Audra Mulkern and co-host Kate Doughty discussing why farming in Arizona is the first issue tackled here on the podcast. Joined by Debbie Weingarten, we interview those who farm in the balance. Our guests include Anastasia who ranches 160 acres in the Sulphur Springs Valley in Cochise county and is in the process of closing her operation. Also fe...

This preview episode features Female Farmer Project Founder, Audra Mulkern and co-host Kate Doughty discussing their plans for the upcoming season. Amanda Merrow and Katie Baldwin of Amber Waves Farm are our special guests. Dana Hubanks is our featured farmer/musician and Peconic Land Trust our featured non-profit.