The Prairie Farm Podcast

Good people, good topics, good coffee. We've got two of those; Wild Rivers Coffee has the other.   wildriverscoffeeco.com (for coffee that fights for conservation) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes) hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and habitat mixes)

We sat down with Joe Crookham, founder of Musco Lighting and researcher of the late John F. Lacey, to hear about how Lacey changed the world as we know it for the better and for conservation.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and habitat mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)

It's time for your coffee time! Join us for good people and good topics, and grab your Wild Rivers Coffee for good coffee.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and habitat mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard and butterfly mixes)

This was a special one. Thank you to everyone who has joined us on this journey this far. We enjoyed a great conversation with our founder, and Nicolas' dad, Carroll Hoksbergen. I am sure you will enjoy it as much as we did.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and habitat mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)

Welcome back to Coffee Time! Great coffee, great people, great topics.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP or wildlife habitat) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes) wildriverscoffeeco.com (for coffee that fights for conservation)

Beth Hoffman, author of Bet the Farm , joins us to talk about the HUGE jump she made from her career to move to Iowa to run a farm with her husband, Jon. Navigating family dynamics, ecological factors, and agricultural markets, Beth has quite the story to tell. We thoroughly enjoyed the conversation, and we bet you will too.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for Native Pasture and CRP mixes) theprairiefarm...

Grab your Wild Rivers Coffee and join us for another great Coffee Time!   wildriverscoffeeco.com (for coffee that fights for conservation) hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and pasture mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)

Buddy Huffaker , Executive Director of the Aldo Leopold Foundation , joins us to talk about the world-changing legacy that Aldo Leopold, "father of wildlife ecology", has left for us.   Hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and native seed mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)  

Grab your Wild Rivers Coffee (the coffee that fights for conservation) and join us for another episode of Coffee Time Wednesday!   hokseynativeseeds.com theprairiefarm.com wildriverscoffeeco.com

This is our last week of our podcast sabbatical at The Prairie Farm Podcast, but until next week, enjoy this episode from our co-host, Kent Boucher's, second podcast.   The guy who took on the quest to bag a rooster in all of Iowa's 99 counties. Nick Martin explains how he came up with his quest, as well as what he has noticed about the quality of hunting experiences available throughout the state...

Grab your Wild Rivers Coffee and join us for Coffee Time!   wildriverscoffeeco.com (for coffee that saves the earth) hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and wildlife habitat) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)

Jake Debow of New England Naturals is an authority on trapping. He builds his life around the outdoors and spends much of his time hunting, but trapping is the thing he is known for. I had the privilege to sit down and learn from Jake about the trapper lifestyle- its history, its current popularity and where it's headed in the future. It truly was one of my favorite interviews I've recorded in a w...

Join us for coffee time this week. This one is fast and sweet. We walk through the best way to plant native prairie.   wildriverscoffeeco.com (for coffee that fights for conservation) hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and wildlife habitat mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)

Enjoy this episode from Kent's podcast- The First Gen Hunter Podcast.   Follow Jeremy   Support Jeremy's Cause

Grab your Wild Rivers Coffee and join us as we dive into some spicy topics on agriculture, conservation, hunting, and our beloved farmers.   Wildriverscoffeeco.com (for great coffee that fights for conservation) Theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes) hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and hunting Mixes)

Join us for a laid back conversation with our friend Myriam, a local watershed coordinator.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and Hunting Mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)  

Welcome back to the Prairie Farm Podcast, Coffee Time Wednesday. Grab your Wild Rivers Coffee (certified 2% giver to conservation) and enjoy!   hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP seed and hunting mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairies and pollinators) wildriverscoffeeco.com (for coffee that fights for conservation)

Riley Rozendaal, founder of Iowa Prairie Bison and the newest member of the Hoksey team, joins us to talk about raising Bison, growing prairie, making farming mistakes, and laughing a lot.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and pasture mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard pollinator mixes)

It's time for coffee time!    Wildriverscoffeeco.com (for coffee that saves the earth) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie and hunting mixes) hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP mixes)

Drake and Justin are long-time friends of The Prairie Farm Podcast and Hoksey Native Seeds. They own and manage Vitality Visions, a habitat management company that focuses on deer habitat and native species. Also, their instagram has really cool photos...   hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP or hunting habitat mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard pollinator) vitalityvisionshabitat.com (to learn mor...

We had a lot to share this coffee time. Grab your Wild Rivers Coffee and join us as we dive into the world of conservation and agriculture and laughter.   theprairiefarm.com (for backyard pollinator mixes) hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP mixes) wildriverscoffeeco.com (to save the earth while drinking coffee)

Brian Reisinger , author of Land Rich, Cash Poor, is a journalist raised as a dairy farmer. Join us as we discuss the history of the American farmer and how farming and our food system have drastically changed over the last century. You're going to love this one.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and native seed mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie and pollinator mixes) amazon.com (to pu...

In every coffee time you need three things: Good people, good topics, and good coffee. We have the first two, Wild Rivers Coffee has the other.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for all your native seed needs) wildriverscoffeeco.com (for great coffee that fights for conservation) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie and hunting mixes)

Adam with Iowa Kiko Goats has made his living with goats. His story is curious and inspiring. Join us as we pick his impressive brain.   Hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and Pasture Mixes) Theprairiefarm.com (for yard prairies)

Coffee time gets a little feisty this week. Grab your Wild Rivers Coffee and join Nicolas and Kent.   hokseynativeseeds.com (for native prairie mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for prairie in your yard) wildriverscoffeeco.com (for the best coffee that fights for conservation)