The Rural Woman Podcast

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Liane Reeves. Liane is a former city person who moved from Ontario to the most rural part of Nova Scotia to start homesteading on an old Christmas Tree Farm. Liane, along with her husband Chris, arrived in September 2020, having bought their property sight unseen to find it overgrown, abandoned and derelict. With a lot of hard work, l...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Renee Gould. Renee married into a large family farming operation near Consort, Alberta but was no stranger to rural life after coming from a small acreage nestled in the foothills of Alberta. She grew up riding and training horses in a variety of disciplines.  Now, with two little children, Renee continues to ride when she can an...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, join host Annabel Morgan as she puts Katelyn back on the hot seat for the brand new 3rd annual Ask Katelyn Anything episode. We asked our listeners what they would love to ask Katelyn and Annabel fired all the questions. From gardening, goals all the way to karaoking, this episode has it all! For full show notes, including links mentioned in the...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Annabel Morgan. On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, our friend Annabel Morgan is putting Katelyn in the guest seat. We asked you to submit the questions that you wanted Annabel to ask Katelyn. Find out more about the life and times of Katelyn on the farm, the breeding plans for Kitty & Babs, plus happily answering a...

On this episode of Maybe You Can Relate, I’ll be speaking about loss. I’m sharing some highs and lows that happened during harvest this year and really, I’m sharing my heart. This episode is about knowing that its okay to feel sad when things happen and it's okay to talk about them with others because although they may not seem like large losses in the grand scheme of things, they affect us and ta...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Annable Morgan. Today’s episode is a little different as you’ll be hearing me be interviewed by my dear friend Annabel Morgan. You may remember Annabel from  Episode 20 , where I met up with Annabel face-to-face in Montana. Annabel is a rancher and agvocate for the beef industry and really all parts of agriculture. I am so t...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Andrea Bilodeau. Decisive Farming by the TELUS Agriculture team helps address data management challenges, and optimize production practices for improved efficiency and profitability while leveraging the latest digital technologies to empower and connect farmers. Decisive Farming's solutions include farm management software, soil healt...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, we are featuring an episode from one of Positively Farming Media members Diversity Imperative with Erin Gowriluk & Hannah Konschuh. You might remember Hannah from Episode 146 when we chatted about Women in Leadership and Gender Diversity. This episode is from Diversity Imperative when they were joined by Dr. Melissa Arcand. For full show note...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, I’m excited to share with you another incredible Positively Farming Media member podcast, Barnyard Language with Caite Palmer and Arlene Hunter. They are chatting with Jane Paul of Children's Resources on Wheels. Jane is a child development specialist, a Canadian farmer, and as we say around here, "generally a good shit." For full show notes, inc...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Bev from Drink & Farm. You may remember Bev’s name as she is my partner in Positively Farming Media . This episode was so fun; we listened to one of Bev’s favourite Drink & Farm episodes about goats and did some live commentary. If you are looking for a laugh this week, listen in! For full show notes, including links mentioned...

On this episode of Maybe You Can Relate, I'll be speaking about sharing and owning your story. Back in June, I was invited to speak at the Women in Ag conference and this week, I am excited to share with you the audio from my presentation. Come listen to the presentation that not only shares my story but the reason why I am so passionate about OWNING yours! To hear the full episode, head on over t...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Erika Leniczek. This week’s Positively Farming Media Podcast Network feature episode is an interview that I did with my friend Erika Leniczek from The Rural Mindset Podcast. You may remember Erika from Episode 127 of The Rural Woman Podcast, where we chatted about how to handle burnout on the farm - which sounds like a really good epi...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you’ll hear my interview from the Just Grow Something Podcast hosted by Karin Velez, where we chat about my journey into gardening. You may remember Karin from episode 135 of The Rural Woman Podcast. Karin and I also recorded a bonus episode for my patrons all about How to Start a CSA where we dive deep into everything you need to know if you’ve...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Bev Ross. On this special episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you’ll hear a conversation between myself and fellow podcaster Bev Ross, cohost of Drink & Farm + host of The Joy Farmer Podcast. We’re discussing our most recent joint venture,  Positively Farming Media .  Positively Farming Media is a hub for creators in the...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet MacKenzie Kozlowski. MacKenzie is most well known for her yoga teaching. Before having her two kids, she travelled the world teaching yoga workshops and trainings. In 2015 she travelled to Alberta to teach yoga workshops, but what she didn't know was that that weekend she would meet her future husband, farmer Mike of Steel Pony Farm....

On this episode of Maybe You Can Relate, we're expanding on the question I posed in last month's episode: What would you be able to accomplish if you weren't afraid? I'd hazard a guess that most of us, at some point, have let fear hold us back. One of the biggest fears that I have had to conquer, and still do, is the fear of other people's opinions which I'll dive a little deeper into today. To he...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Andrea De Roo, Cassidy Read, Chantele Gouliquer, Emma Van Steekelenburg, Jeannine Messier, Karlene Yakemchuk, Meghan Desjardins, Rayel Daines, Rebecca Senicar, Sandra Dyck and Twyla Jones. Recently I attended and spoke at the Advancing Women in Ag conference. While I was there, I spent some time doing some mini-interviews with some of...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Adrianna Graham, B Pratyusha Chennupati, Cesaree Morier, Emily Herder, Jacintha Kulchar, Kaitlyn Kitzan, Lauren Peters, Nicole Coles, Rebecca King, Riley Leeson, Sydney Lydynuik and Trish Tetz. Recently I attended and spoke at the Advancing Women in Ag conference. While I was there, I spent some time doing some mini-interviews with so...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet  Norma Fordyce. In 1958, Norma and her family planted five acres of strawberries on rented ground. It took them 16 years to get into full-time farming. Norma drove school buses for strawberry pickers, drove trucks to haul sweet corn and beans, and she has hoed a lot of strawberries. Norma loves farming. What she loves about it is...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Christina Fordyce. Christina grew up in the Willamette Valley as a homeschooler who one day aspired to grow her own garden. After graduating college in the midwest, she returned to her hometown to marry her childhood crush Graham - a farmer. She now co-owns Fordyce Farm inc. with her husband and father-in-law. The family farm has grow...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Suzette Chaumette. Suzette is a Health Communications Scientist with over 25 years of international and domestic experience and the founder of Food Indy, all about food independence. She is a worm farmer, 4th generation backyard gardener and home chef. You might find her at local estate sales or trying to figure out how to turn old th...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Kathryn Laframboise. Kathryn is a rookie fibre farmer living on Treaty One land. Alongside her husband, she tends to 20 acres and nearly one hundred lives varying from ducks and geese to horses and alpacas. Kathryn is wildly passionate about community and embodies that as a middle school teacher and graduate student. She is constantly...

On this episode of Maybe You Can Relate I’m speaking about coming full circle. What do I mean by that? Well, in this episode I share about when I first attended a conference and had to put my job title down and I very hesitantly wrote ‘Farmer’ to where I am today and how the experiences I have had both good and not so good have shaped who I am today. To hear the full episode, head on over to Patre...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Chelsie Boles. Chelsie is a first-generation female farmer in Michigan, who's been on a health and healing journey for over 10 years. Her and her husband Rob left a very cozy life to start their own 65-acre regenerative farm from scratch. Rob quit his job in the family business and sold most of his ownership shares to invest in proper...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Natasha McCrary. The founder and owner of 1818 Farms is Natasha McCrary. Natasha grew up in Florence, Alabama, and attended the University of Alabama for her college education. In 2011, Natasha became interested in starting a family-run farm to teach her children about sustainability and the importance of the land. Natasha had no expe...