The Rural Woman Podcast

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Becky Doherty, Alicia Parsons Lushington, Alli Fender, Dana, Jenna, and Nikki of The Prairie Farm Project, Star Hoerauf, Sara Beth Johnson, Sarah Sache, Naomi De Ruiter, Nicole Wren and Kyle Brisendin. For full show notes, including links mentioned in the show, head over to wildrosefarmer.com/tbpt5 . . . DISCUSSIONS THIS WEEK: Holisti...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Paige Stewart. As of Spring 2023, Paige farms full time with her husband and the crew at Four Mile Partnership in Fillmore, SK. After a 15-year career on the "other side of the desk" as an Account Manager for multiple companies, lastly in a National role with a small-medium size crop protection company. Paige’s primary passions are bu...

On this episode of Maybe You Can Relate, I’ll be speaking about the F word…but it's not what you think. On this episode, I am sharing something that happened to me recently and how I worked through the feelings it left me with. To hear the full episode, head on over to Patreon.com and join the Patreon Community in supporting the stories of Women in Agriculture to be shared through The Rural Woman...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Bridgette Readel. Bridgette, farm kid extraordinaire, NDSU grad, and passionate agronomist is from Wishek ND and now lives in Hunter. She is a very active FFA alumnus and past state officer.   Bridgette and her husband Randy, are both heavily involved in ag where he is a Dairyland Seed rep and she is semi-retired from a 25-y...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Andrea Elias, Caiti Pierce, Tiffany Duncan, Kelly Sidoryk, Tammy Thielman, Mel Gallup, Kate Estrade, Kim Goodling, Richelle Barrett, Kristen Primrose, Deanne Frieders and Leslie Svacina. Join us again this week for another special episode as we celebrate 5 years of The Rural Woman Podcast!! We are taking a look back and revisiting som...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Arlie Laroche. From a small mixed farm to pioneering regenerative agriculture, Arlie's journey has been about growth, sustainability, and a passion for food. A native of eastern SK, her roots are deeply intertwined with the farming culture. For Arlie, Farm One Forty is more than a business; it's a movement. With agritourism becoming a...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Lauren Stine, Courtney Williams, Amy VanderHeide, Katie Dotterer-Pyle, Andrea Durham, Brook Hickle, Kristen Primrose, Nicole Masters, Kristin Graves and Amanda Griffey. Join us for this special episode as we celebrate 5 years of The Rural Woman Podcast!! We are starting something a little bit new but we are going to take a look back a...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Amy Hill. Amy was born and raised in the suburbs of Dartmouth Nova Scotia but spent her summer vacations on a mixed farm in Prince Edward Island where she dreamed of one day living that lifestyle. Snowy River Farms is comprised of woods and pasture rotated hogs, broiler chickens and lay hens raised on fruits, vegetables and nonGMO gra...

On this episode of Maybe You Can Relate we’re doing a DEEP DIVE into catching up on all the things, including getting over our own shit (hence the title), showing up as we are, a recap of my travel season, and some really exciting updates re: The Rural Woman Podcast that you don’t want to miss.  To hear the full episode, head on over to Patreon.com and join the Patreon Community in supporting...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Katie Steere. Katie Steere is an entrepreneur and co-owner of Wild Earth Farm in Vermont. In addition to raising grass-fed beef and lamb with her husband, she's busy re-imagining how we as humans can live well on this earth. Her current obsessions are women and wool and the magic that happens when the two of them come together. She ha...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Sherri Pauls. Sherri Pauls was born and raised in Manitoba, Canada with half of her childhood living on a Mennonite colony in Mexico. Sherri was saved by grace and loves big. She married a 3rd gen farmer when she was 19 and 10 months later they had their first kid. Sherri has dedicated her life to helping people feel less alone in eve...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Lauren Van Ewyk. Lauren Van Ewyk is a speaker, social worker, foster mom, and mental health advocate in agriculture. Featured in media on adoption, foster care, and mental wellness. CEO of the National Farmer Mental Health Alliance, she and her husband raise sheep in Ontario, working to support farmers and their families in Canada and...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Amie Evans. Amie Evans is a District Manager with TD Agriculture Services in the Manitoba and Saskatchewan regions and leads a team of Relationship and Account Managers who provide banking solutions, services, and support to primary producers, agriculture businesses, and other operations and businesses within the agricultural industry...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Noel Cole. Noel Cole, a biology graduate, co-manages a small-grain crop farm in Idaho with her husband, in-laws, and two sons, actively engaging in day-to-day operations. As a crop insurance agent, she passionately connects with the agricultural community, leveraging her love for data collection to experiment and enhance the farm's su...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Melody Garner-Skiba. Melody Garner-Skiba, a versatile leader in agriculture brings 23 years of diverse industry experience, including recent roles as the ED of the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers and President of the Canadian Sugar Beet Producers. Now dedicated to managing her family ranch and running "Garnering Results," a consulting firm...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Janis Harris. From a young age, Janis was always drawn to pretty flowers; flowers may be in her blood. After going away to post-secondary education and having a successful optical career, she returned to her roots and is re-kindling her love for flowers. Harris Flower Farm is a 6 acre seasonal cut flower farm that provides beautiful f...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Kylie Gray-Eilers. Kylie Gray-Eilers is the owner and founder of Gray Girl Farms a 1st generation flower bulb farm in Royal City. A 4th generation farm girl who didn't have the chance to return to a family farm, Kylie always dreamed about raising her kids in agriculture just like she was. She often speaks on the power of an idea, and...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Laurel Ysebaert. Laurel Ysebaert is a first-generation cattle rancher living in Southern Ontario with her husband and two children. She is passionate about using her platform to advocate for agriculture, mental health, and social justice. She operates her farm store, The Mercantile, at Ysebaert Acres on her ranch and online. She is al...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Laura Jane Boville. Laura Jane is a teacher turned farmer who loves to share her love of gardening, preserving and cooking with everyone! After years of searching, Laura Jane, her husband, and four kids moved to their property just north of Winnipeg in 2019. Bovilles Barnyard grew into a business out of their own desire to be more con...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Rechelle Day. Farming has always been near and dear to Rechelle, as her mother and father’s families have been farming for decades, and the spectrum has been broad (strawberries, potatoes, watermelons, alfalfa, corn, wheat, peaches, cherries, apples, pears, and the list goes on).  While experimenting with her own yard, Rechelle w...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Iris Meck. Iris Meck was raised in Sapton, Manitoba, on a mixed farm and attended the University of Manitoba, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and earned a Certificate in Management at the University of Manitoba while working at Cargill. Iris started her career at Cargill and, for over 10 years, held manag...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Anna Bowen. Anna Bowen is a dairy farmer, farm business consultant, and freelance writer living in West Wales (UK). She and her partner are in a contract farming agreement milking 300 spring-calving dairy cows managed on a grass-based system. Anna's off-farm work focuses on low-input dairy farms but also covers other dairy systems, be...

On this episode of Maybe You Can Relate, I’ll be speaking about competing priorities and forever trying to find that thing called balance in our lives. Join me as I discuss six strategies I use to help navigate this challenging terrain. To hear the full episode, head on over to Patreon.com and join the Patreon Community in supporting the stories of Women in Agriculture to be shared through The Rur...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Michelle Johnsrude. Michelle is a senior high science teacher from Chilliwack, BC. She is the proud granddaughter of dairy farmers in Abbotsford, BC. Michelle started teaching in 2006 and has always been passionate about gardening. She started an after-school garden club with a colleague, in collaboration with the University of the Fr...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Amanda Burzynski & Erin Golden. Amanda and Erin are moms that both have worked in childcare and education. While home with small children, they started an Instagram account to build connections and share the ups and downs of motherhood. From there, they created a magazine called Sapling. Sapling is a child-focused magazine that in...