The Rural Woman Podcast

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Hannah Konschuh. Hannah Konschuh is a grain farmer, operating Generation Land & Grain Co. near Cluny Alberta, joining her family farm as part of their succession plan. Prior to that, Hannah completed a B.Sc in Agriculture and M.Sc. in Soil Science at the University of Saskatchewan and worked in a number of research and policy role...

On this episode of Maybe You Can Relate I’m speaking about female farmers and a recent experience I had when I shared my story through a campaign and received some not-so-nice feedback from some people. I’m sharing what happened and what I will do moving forward - I would love for you to take a listen! To hear the full episode, head on over to Patreon.com and join the Patreon Community in supporti...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Marina Schmidt. Marina’s title of farmwife started in 2019 when she married a farmer. It was a change of a lifetime to go from a small-town girl with no knowledge of agriculture to now living on a 100-acre family farm in Southwestern Ontario. She has jumped right in and has been learning how to drive equipment, take care of cattle, gr...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Deanne Chuiko. Deanne Chuiko ranches along with her husband John, and their children Matt and Rylee. CJ Ranching is located North of St. Walburg, Saskatchewan. They run a cow-calf and long yearling operation along the Bronson forest, working as close to mother nature as they can. Deanne is an equal partner in the decision-making proce...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Leanne Marin. Growing up on a multi-generational family farm, Leanne Marin knows life in ag moves fast. Her role with AGI helps her do what she does best: find solutions for producers where they least expect it. Starting her career with AGI in 2017, Leanne began as a product specialist with the STORM Seed Treater line. She spent her t...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Simone Weinstein. Simone made the leap from a classic 9-5 to self-employment when they joined Celeste at The Conscious Kitchen. They were working in sustainable food consulting and loved working with food entrepreneurs, but there was something missing. Their passion started early, climbing trees and studying snakes, and took them to s...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Celeste Lopreiato. Celeste started The Conscious Kitchen at the age of 22. She began cooking regularly from recipe books at the age of ten, and while in school spent her summers working on organic vegetable farms, learning about market gardening and no-till methods. She combined her two passions of cooking and sustainable agriculture...

On this episode of Maybe You Can Relate I’m sharing about speaking your truth. I recently went to a speaking event and it didn’t turn out exactly how I had predicted but I walked away with new lessons and the realization that what’s truly important is being true to yourself and sharing that truth with others. I’m excited to share this story with you! To hear the full episode, head on over to Patre...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Kendal Van Hall. Kendal Van Hall is a farmer in the Palliser triangle in Alberta. She is an Olds College graduate, where she studied Horticulture before coming back to the family farm and feedlot in 2015, before farming her own piece of ground under her own farm in 2016 with her husband. They farm solely under irrigation in the Easter...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Kelly Worthington. Kelly Worthington and her husband, Jon Lendvoy bought their farm in the Fall of 2010 just east of Carstairs. Kelly was an avid horse girl with always the desire for breeding and Jon an outdoorsman, hunter and fisherman. Not long into renovations, they decided they wanted to do some grass steers. Like most people, th...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Ashley Constance. Ashley is a first-generation homesteader who moved from the big city to pursue more self-reliance on a 3 acre homestead in central Alberta. Along with her husband, she raises laying hens, meat chickens and meat rabbits, grows a large food garden, and is planning to get into dairy goats this coming spring. Her mission...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Alison Weaver. Alison Weaver is a grain farmer, storyteller, and speaker. Alison wants to share with Women in Ag and beyond how to overcome challenges and know you are enough! Alison loves to mentor and cheer women on with their hopes and dreams. Alison is a wife, mom, gramma and avid horseback rider. She loves community and connectio...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet  Caroline Fanning. Caroline Fanning grew in on suburban Long Island, NY, and spent her summers hanging out and working at the beach. She moved upstate for college, where there were no beaches but plenty of farms. Her first farm job was at the Poughkeepsie Farm Project, a 7-acre vegetable farm where she learned the CSA model and w...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Jennifer Spencer. Jennifer is the farmer behind Yellow Brick Road Farm. She farms with her family on their one-acre homestead on Cape Sable Island, a small island on the southwest tip of Nova Scotia. Their homestead acts as a brooder for their small-scale pastured poultry, pig and beef operation which runs from April till October on t...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Karin Velez. Karin Velez is a U.S. Marine-turned-farmer-turned-educator. Alongside her husband, she built a small farm focused on raising animals on pasture for meat and eggs and growing fruits and vegetables with no chemical inputs. The farm started simply as a way to provide food for their family, but Karin’s love of gardening quick...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Sarah Bohnenkamp. Sarah is a hope dealer and anti-average advocate. She helps people who want to blaze epic trails and who say "NO!" to mediocre through intensive coaching programs. Sarah serves professionals who are being called to show up in much bigger ways. Leaders who are looking to re-define the rhythm of their leadership. Sarah...

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Hannah Miller. Hannah is a 26-year-old farmer running her own business on her family's 175-acre farm in central Massachusetts. She has about 500 egg-laying chickens, 4 dairy cows that produce raw milk, and a small herd of goats who go on "goat hikes" with farm visitors. Hannah has a passion for working with livestock, being outdoors a...

Mady Adamson is a 5th generation Saskatchewan grain farmer. She is passionate about Ag education and sharing what she knows to her social media pages titled Learning About Ag With Mady. Mady is currently in grade 4 and in her spare time enjoys dancing, watching hockey and reading. Since Learning About Ag With Mady began in April 2021, Mady has gotten to meet many wonderful people, work side by sid...

On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast you will meet, Kerri Giesbrecht. From stilettos to rubber boots; Kerri was born and raised as a city girl that has turned a whole lot country thanks to her husband. Her farm is everything high maintenance (as her husband likes to call it). Kerri has all the animals (sheep, chickens and horses), she runs a U-Pick veggie garden in the summer, make li...

On this episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, we are chatting with Rachael Stewart! Rachael is the CEO of the Southwest Black Ranchers. In late 2020, Rachael and her family decided to take a leap of faith and bring their longtime dream into fruition – a dream that would not only promote a healthy lifestyle and help their community, but one that would also make history by becoming the first Black-own...

This week on The Rural Woman Podcast, you will get to meet Kimberley Allan. Kimberley owns Gather Farm & Kitchen in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island. Along with her partner, Dennis, and her daughters, they operate a 5 acre farm and business. Kimberley grew up in Vancouver and launched her gourmet food business, Kimberley’s Kitchen, in 2010. She moved to Vancouver Island a few years ago, wi...

On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you will meet Natalie Green, a passionate homesteader with a one-acre farm in Richmond, VA. When Natalie and her husband moved to their home 3 years ago Natalie knew she wanted a big garden and a few chickens for eggs. She was also excited to produce her own food in hopes that it would help some issues she faces due to an autoimmune disorder. Nata...

On this episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you’ll meet Erica Leniczek. Erica is the owner, face and name behind The Brand Erica and the host of The Rural Mindset Podcast™. Erica is a personal development specialist and mental health coach who helps people become the best versions of themselves. She works to provide people with proactive mental wellness strategies backed in neuroscience and positi...

On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you’ll meet Esther Vandenhoven. Esther is a first generation farmer who, along with her husband and two kids, run a 300 head sheep farm in Rimbey, Alberta. Esther grew up in Northern British Columbia and attended Olds College for Equine Sciences then proceeded to get her Bachelors of Science in Equine Management in England. Recently, Esther has ta...

On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you’ll meet Kate Schat. Kate, along with her husband and five children, have always enjoyed living a homemade life whenever possible. After moving 1000 miles north in 2017 to Northern BC, Canada they upped their game even more. They live on a 34 acre homestead and get a kick out of things like raising their own meat, dairy and vegetables. Kate is...