K. Castrataro
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world
This podcast celebrates the stories of women farmers around the world who are engaged in food production, ornamentals, and agritourism. Join us for some honest farm talk--and lots of laughter--about the unique challenges faced by female farmers as they try to balance their farm and personal lives, support their mental health and well-being, and sustain healthy relationships on and off the farm. The first season’s guests include a cassava grower from Cameroon, an agroforester from North Carolina, a ”chicken midwife” from California, the Grass Whisperer, and many, many more. You won’t want to mi...
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K. Castrataro
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Jul 10, 2026
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Episodes
Urban and Community Growing with Kathy Jentz: TRAILER 13.04.2026 0:57
Recording date: March 23, 2026 Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode sixteen features urban gardener and podcaster Kathy Jentz as we discuss: Growing in containers Creating and maintaining community gardens Sharing growing knowledge with others Making growing accessible for diverse abilities and populations And much, much mo...
Creating Bee Havens with Aliza Stanton 10.04.2026 52:50
Recording date: March 13, 2026 Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode fifteen features beekeeper Aliza Stanton of Aliza’s Honey as we discuss: Turning a bee removal business into value-added bee-based products Requeening Africanized bees Learning from the earth Doing your small part to make the world a better place And much,...
Creating Bee Havens with Aliza Stanton: TRAILER 06.04.2026 1:14
Recording date: March 13, 2026 Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode fifteen features beekeeper Aliza Stanton of Aliza’s Honey as we discuss: Turning a bee removal business into value-added bee-based products Requeening Africanized bees Learning from the earth Doing your small part to make the world a better place And much,...
Growing Cheeky Farming Adventures with Heather Thibeault 03.04.2026 51:23
Recording date: March 9, 2026 Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode fourteen features Heather Thibeault of Cheeky Tomatoes and Adventures in Gardening as we discuss: Farming as sport Investing in new farmers Growing in terraced “garden rooms” Using the personal connection to market your farm business And much, much more… You...
Growing Cheeky Farming Adventures with Heather Thibeault: Trailer 30.03.2026 0:57
Recording date: March 9, 2026 Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode fourteen features Heather Thibeault of Cheeky Tomatoes and Adventures in Gardening as we discuss: Farming as sport Investing in new farmers Growing in terraced “garden rooms” Using the personal connection to market your farm business And much, much more… You...
Designing Flowers, Workshops, and Software with Holly Park 27.03.2026 53:18
Recording date: March 6, 2026 Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode thirteen features second-year flower farmer Holly Park of Scout Hill Farm as we discuss: Creating Clade, the quintessential dahlia software Choosing the best parents (plant and animal parents, that is!) Designing gardens and landscapes that work for plants G...
Designing Flowers, Workshops, and Software with Holly Park: TRAILER 23.03.2026 0:56
Recording date: March 6, 2026 Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode thirteen features second-year flower farmer Holly Park of Scout Hill Farm as we discuss: Creating Clade, the quintessential dahlia software Choosing the best parents (plant and animal parents, that is!) Designing gardens and landscapes that work for plants G...
Weathering Policy and Pressure on the Farm with Ashley Randle 20.03.2026 51:28
Recording date: March 3, 2026 Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode twelve features Ashley Randle, Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources as we discuss: Actions farmers can take to influence policy…without becoming professional advocates The value of peer support for farmers Taking care of you...
Weathering Policy and Pressure on the Farm with Ashley Randle: TRAILER 16.03.2026 1:02
Recording date: March 3, 2026 Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode twelve features Ashley Randle, Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources as we discuss: Actions farmers can take to influence policy…without becoming professional advocates The value of peer support for farmers Taking care of you...
Living and Farming Regeneratively with Sydney Raym 13.03.2026 46:14
Recording date: February 26, 2026 Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode eleven features Sydney Raym of Regenerative Ag Design and MTO Kennels as we discuss: Using Mangalica pigs in regenerative design Communicating with the land Breeding Cane Corsos and French Bulldogs Detoxing in the sauna And much, much more… Yo...
Living and Farming Regeneratively with Sydney Raym: TRAILER 09.03.2026 0:57
Recording date: February 26, 2026 Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode eleven features Sydney Raym of Regenerative Ag Design and MTO Kennels as we discuss: Using Mangalica pigs in regenerative design Communicating with the land Breeding Cane Corsos and French Bulldogs Detoxing in the sauna And much, much more… Yo...
Transforming Farm Norms with Natasha Stein Sutherland 06.03.2026 48:38
Recording date: February 25, 2026 Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode ten features Natasha Stein Sutherland of Stein Farms as we discuss: Sharing decision-making between and within generations Prioritizing personal passions Practicing servant leadership Being authentic Much, much more! You will love this compassionate and...
Transforming Farm Norms with Natasha Stein Sutherland: TRAILER 02.03.2026 1:05
Recording date: February 25, 2026 Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode ten features Natasha Stein Sutherland of Stein Farms as we discuss: Sharing decision-making between and within generations Prioritizing personal passions Practicing servant leadership Being authentic Much, much more! You will love this compassionate and...
Discovering the Mystic Nature of Seeds with Kalan Redwood 27.02.2026 52:02
Recording date: February 18, 2026 Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode nine features Kalan Redwood of Redwood Seeds as we discuss: Rejuvenating during the “off-season” Appreciating the potential of seeds Choosing traditional schooling and homeschooling Building a seed business from the ground up Much, much more! You will lo...
Discovering the Mystic Nature of Seeds with Kalan Redwood: TRAILER 23.02.2026 0:57
Recording date: February 18, 2026 Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode nine features Kalan Redwood of Redwood Seeds as we discuss: Rejuvenating during the “off-season” Appreciating the potential of seeds Choosing traditional schooling and homeschooling Building a seed business from the ground up Much, much more! You will lo...
Food as Medicine for the Body and Soul with Amber Toombs 20.02.2026 58:30
Recording date: February 3, 2026 Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode seven features beginning farmer Amber Toombs of Rustic Roots Heritage Homestead as we discuss: The joys and triumphs of farm cats The “farming gene” Creating hands-on agricultural education Livestock as soil amendments Much, much more! You will love this...
Food as Medicine for the Body and Soul with Amber Toombs: TRAILER 16.02.2026 0:54
Recording date: February 3, 2026 Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode seven features beginning farmer Amber Toombs of Rustic Roots Heritage Homestead as we discuss: The joys and triumphs of farm cats The “farming gene” Creating hands-on agricultural education Livestock as soil amendments Much, much more! You will love this...
Developing the Mental and Relational Aspects of Your Farm Life with Roberta Bellamy 13.02.2026 1:02:01
Recording date: January 29, 2026 Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode seven features behavioral health professional Roberta Bellamy of Medical Family Therapy and Consulting, PLLC as we discuss: Watching stress and mental health challenges end farming Managing fear Breaking out of relational triangles Speaking truth kindly M...
Developing the Mental and Relational Aspects of Your Farm Life with Roberta Bellamy: TRAILER 09.02.2026 1:02
Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode seven features behavioral health professional Roberta Bellamy of Medical Family Therapy and Consulting, PLLC as we discuss: Watching stress and mental health challenges end farming Managing fear Breaking out of relational triangles Speaking truth kindly Much, much more! You will love thi...
Preparing for the Unthinkable with Sandie Barden 06.02.2026 48:11
Recording date: January 27, 2026 Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode six features apple orchardist Sandra Barden of Barden Family Orchard as we discuss: Marrying into the farm family Growing organic apples Listening to customers Rebuilding after the death of the primary farmer Much, much more! You will love this positive a...
Preparing for the Unthinkable with Sandie Barden: TRAILER 02.02.2026 1:03
Recording date: January 27, 2026 Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode six features apple orchardist Sandra Barden of Barden Family Orchard as we discuss: Marrying into the farm family Growing organic apples Listening to customers Rebuilding after the death of the primary farmer Much, much more! You will love this positive a...
Farming as an Act of Transformation (Highlights from Season 1) 30.01.2026 51:18
Recording date: 2025 Welcome to this special highlight edition of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode 5 features five of our most transformational guests from Season 1 as we discuss: Making a difference right where we are Supporting women farmers to have more purpose, community, and profitability Engaging in boat-based advocacy Nurturing the sea through...
Farming as an Act of Transformation (Highlights from Season 1): TRAILER 26.01.2026 0:44
Recording date: 2025 Welcome to this special highlight edition of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode 5 features five of our most transformational guests from Season 1 as we discuss: Making a difference right where we are Supporting women farmers to have more purpose, community, and profitability Engaging in boat-based advocacy Nurturing the sea through...
Living and Farming in Community with Lucía Cueto Kearney 23.01.2026 1:00:55
Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode 4 features no-dig vegetable farmer Lucía Cueto Kearney of Pea Shoot Farm, LLC as we discuss: Farming to address climate change Growing vegetables in a no-dig system Sharing income in a communal living structure Assigning appropriate value to the work of those who provide community servic...
Living and Farming in Community with Lucía Cueto Kearney: TRAILER 19.01.2026 0:58
Recording date: January 15, 2026 Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode 4 features no-dig vegetable farmer Lucía Cueto Kearney of Pea Shoot Farm, LLC as we discuss: Farming to address climate change Growing vegetables in a no-dig system Sharing income in a communal living structure Assigning appropriate value to the work of t...
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