The Dirty Cultivator

Thank you for listening to The Dirty Cultivator Episode #14! This week we speak to Michelle & Angela from the Tilth Producers of WA. They celebrate 40 years of the Tilth Producers and share information about their great 2 day symposium coming up November 7th. Dry beans are in full effect and another local super market closes its doors. Ebola spreads it's fear mongering wings and their is...

Thank you for tuning into The Dirty Cultivator Podcast Episode #13!! The DC is in rare form as he shares his feelings about customers that try to bleed him and other hard working farmers dry. Fall is in full force at the farm, markets are winding down and the Seahawks are on top of their game! Enjoy!

Thank you for tuning in to The Dirty Cultivator Episode #12! This week we are joined by the entertaining duo of Andy and Bonnie of Cats Paw Bees out of Camano Island. Find out almost everything there is to know about bees and honey! Also, fall has arrived at the farm, and the crew discusses what's happening to the music our kids are tuning into. Enjoy!

Thank you for tuning in to The Dirty Cultivator Podcast Episode #11! We have a great episode this week featuring special guest Claire Cummings, Waste Specialist for Bon Appetit Management Company. She discusses her new ground breaking program to help reduce food waste nationally with us, and also we share ways we can all make a difference locally. Seasons are changing on the farm, the mighty Seaha...

Thank you for tuning into The Dirty Cultivator Episode #10! Wow, 10 episodes in the books! It looks like we're official now folks:) We have Kurt from Grandview Mushroom out of Bryant in the studio with us today overloading us with tons of great shroom knowledge! He's a wealth of info on the subject, so much so that we may need to have him back in the future to cover even more fascinating...

Thank you for tuning in to The Dirty Cultivator Episode #9! We get a little silly this week with a visit from Miss Garlic, it's Washington Organic Week, a great farm report with Honeycrisp Apples arriving and plenty of current events to chat about! Enjoy!

Thank you for tuning into The Dirty Cultivator Episode #8! This may be our longest episode yet, but it is also our favorite! We have a great guest Andy Noone from Sound Salmon Solutions to discuss restoration and their upcoming free Shellfish Celebration. Also, find out what's happening on the farm, the Seahawks kick off the NFL season today and are the wealthiest people in America really cre...

Thank you for tuning in to Episode #7 of The Dirty Cultivator Podcast! This week we have a special call in guest Michele Catalano, Executive Director of the Washington Tilth Producers, to talk to us about the upcoming "WOW" aka Washington Organic Week. We discuss our love for Ketchup and our mighty Seahawks as well as other current events, what's happening on the farm and another gr...

Hello and thank you for tuning into The Dirty Cultivator - Episode #6! We have a great episode this week! We discuss what's happening on the farm, touch on current tensions between police and protestors, reflect on the great life of Robin Williams, another great recipe and our friend/local hero Willy Harper hoisting the 12th Man flag at the Seahawks game after leading the way for the 1st resp...

Thank you for tuning into The Dirty Cultivator Podcast Episode #5!! We have farmer Spencer Fuentes from Hazel Blue Acres joining us in studio to discuss his Blueberry and Hazel Nut harvests, along with talking about what it feels like being Farmer Lovejoy's childhood idol. We answer our question of the week and also share a great blueberry recipe. Enjoy!

Thank you for tuning in to The Dirty Cultivator Podcast Episode #4! This week Farmer Lovejoy and company talk about sharing the front page of The Herald with Russell Wilson, what's currently growing on the farm, what you should be growing at home and a couple great green bean recipes from Kari K. Also, special guest Samantha who runs the Arlington Farmers Market, joins us in studio to share t...

Hello and welcome to The Dirty Cultivator Podcast Episode #3!! We have two special guests in studio with us this week as we discuss what's fresh at the farm, current events including local festivals and what questions to ask farmers at markets when they say they are not Certified Organic. Also, we have a great Kohlrabi recipe you won't want to miss! Thanks for listening!

Thank you for listening to Episode #2 of The Dirty Cultivator podcast! We're still getting the hang of this whole thing, but in this episode we had the pleasure of having Kevin from The Herald photograph our session for an upcoming article in this weeks paper. We discuss what's booming at the farm, the humanitarian crisis on our nations southern borders, Washington State legalizing a new...

Welcome to The Dirty Cultivator Podcast Episode #1! Join Farmer Lovejoy and co-host Kari K as they launch the Pacific Northwests newest, informative farm & garden podcast. In this episode we work out the kinks, discuss the season's farm fresh items, farmer's markets, labor laws, Zucchini Blossom recipe's and answer our question of the week as Farmer Lovejoy informs our listeners...