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261: Brigitte Mars on Natural First Aid Preparing a resource for quick response to emergency incidents with simple and natural ingredients. In This Podcast: She knew that she wanted to avoid needing doctors ever since she was very young. So, Brigitte Mars has spent her entire life learning about and using natural herbs, plants, and oils for health and the prevention and treatment of minor ails. Sh...

260: Amanda Jordan-Starks on Vacant Land into Urban Gardens Nourishing a community and its youth through transformative garden programs on vacant properties. In This Podcast: Vacant lands can become whatever you see in them, and for Amanda Jordan Starks she sees potential. Potential for her community, and especially the youth that can grow and blossom by working the land and growing the food that...

259: David Montgomery on Bringing Our Soil Back to Life. Using a geology background to understand regenerative soil processes. In This Podcast: Studying the surface formation of the earth usually means looking at geological processes taking place over long periods of time.  Geologist David Montgomery, however, became interested in studying more than just rocks and focused on something a...

Bonus Episode 2: Seed Chat June 2017 A chat with an expert on Seeds, Bill McDorman In This BONUS Podcast: There is always a bounty of information available in conversations with Bill McDorman. This is the June 2017 episode with a Seed School Chat Class covering Seed School Online, de-hybridization, seed patents, and so much more. Bill McDorman is Executive Director of Rocky Mountain Seed Alli...

258: Deb Burns on How to Get a Farming Book Published. Writing and publishing books for urban farmers, homesteaders and nature lovers. In This Podcast. Helping authors get published is what Deb Burns has done for more than two decades.  She explains a lot about the process and helps break it down and make it easier to understand for aspiring authors. If you have considered writing a book, thi...

257: Laura Allen on Greywater   Exploring low-tech, sustainable water solutions for urban homes and landscapes.  In this Podcast:  A determination to save money and help the environment was the beginning of a career in water conservation and education for Laura Allen.  She tells us why water solutions became so important to her, as well as gives us an understanding of what a gr...

256: Tammi Hartung on the Versatility of Plants.  Discovering amazing uses for herbs, weeds and other common North American plants. In This Podcast: Curiosity about the uses and benefits of plants led Tammi Hartung to do some pretty interesting research.  She has a significant knowledge base to pull from since she loves plants and has over 1200 varieties on her farm, yet she wanted to kn...

255: Gianaclis Caldwell on Holistic Goat Care    Considering the whole picture of raising goats and their benefits. In this podcast:  Raising goats in a holistic and nurturing manner is second nature to Gianaclis Caldwell.  She shares with us some uplifting and useful advice on caring for these unique farm animals, including the three most important things to know about them. S...

254: Stephanie Tourles on Natural Ways to Repel Insect Focusing on natural options to create your own bug repellents. Due to the increasing concern about tick and mosquito populations spreading, as well as the diseases they carry, we pushed this interview to the top of our calendar.  Please share this interview with your friends in those areas that are high tick infestation areas, or those wh...

253: Tony Kasowski on Farm Trippin Traveling across several states and profiling examples of amazing farms. In This Podcast:  Chatting with friends on his social media about their farming activities and garden projects got to the point where Tony Kasowski decided he needed to just go see some of those farms and gardens for himself.  We hear his plans for this summer, when he is going on...

Bonus Episode 1: Ask Jake and Greg.  A Q&A session with two experts on Gardening and Fruit Trees. In This BONUS Podcast: Jake Mace the Vegan Athlete and Greg Peterson of The Urban Farm are both gardening educators offering classes, podcasts, and videos on a large variety of gardening topics. Every month they get together for a monthly gardening chat to discuss what is going...

252: Ed Vaccaro on Hydration for Outdoor Pets and Small Animals Creating a product for animals that also helps plants and then getting it to market. In this podcast:  We learn about the motivation to create an ingenious watering device for animals which directs discarded water into useful watering for plants. Ed Vaccaro shares more than just how his unique product works, he shares how he was...

251: Shane Jordan on Food Waste. Making recipes from those leftover ingredients that might have been tossed. In this podcast: Creating a delicious meal using cooking scraps that would have been tossed, or maybe even looked over when shopping, is something that Shane Jordan wants everyone to try. He explains this philosophy for us here and invites you to try things like his Banana Skin Curry. ...

Greg Peterson - 250th Episode Special Interviewing Farmer Greg himself - about his life mission and creating The Urban Farm. In this podcast: This is the 250th episode of The Urban Farm Podcast with Greg Peterson and the tables are turned as our guest host Jake Mace gets to take control of the interview.  Greg tells us his story, how writing a mission statement for a college assignment affect...

249: Andrew Gunther on Humanely Raised Farm Animals  Labeling for meats to show how the animal was cared for and prepped for consumption. In this podcast: We learn about how the way an animal is raised can make a difference, not only in the taste, but in how healthy the meat is for us as consumers.  Andrew Gunther explains why it is important to know this distinction and how to recognize...

248: Ellen Zachos on Wildcrafted Cocktails             Blending naturally wild flavors to delight the palate and stir up the conversations. In this podcast: The love of plants was a strong enough call to help Ellen Zachos leave the Broadway stage, and her love of food and flavors combined with plants led her naturally to wild foraging, and the...

247: Kim Lehman on Beekeeping for Kids Helping young beekeepers learn and grow comfortable with the hives.  In this podcast: The next generation of beekeepers can be intrigued and inspired by fun activities dreamt up by Kim Lehman through her many years of honey bee education. She shares how she got started with bees and some of the interesting facts about bees and beekeeping.  There are...

246: Johannes Paul on Modern Urban Chicken Coops  Engineering a new design for housing poultry and encouraging people to raise backyard chickens. In this podcast: When Johannes Paul and his engineering design classmates were challenged to come up with an idea for a class project, little did they know that design could be received so well.  A decade later they have a line of products for...

245: Willow Aldridge on Raising Quail  Exploring the benefits of raising quail for meat and eggs  In this podcast: After meeting this young woman at a local Urban Farm tour and finding out how, and why, she started her own quail meat and eggs business, we could not act fast enough to get Willow Aldridge’s interview scheduled.  She shares with us how she convinced her parents to let...

244: Raymond Jess on Wicking Beds Watering up in the garden, and using physics to maintain proper soil hydration. In This Podcast:  We hear from Ray Jess, a man who loves to learn, and is enthusiastically helping others get excited about wicking bed gardens.  When he first saw a wicking bed at a fellow Master Gardener’s yard, he was intrigued and that started his deep research. From...

243: John Rowden on Planting for Birds Determining which plants are best for specifically local ecosystems. In this podcast: We learn a little bit more about a national resource for nature lovers from John Rowden from the National Audubon Society as he talks about their new database for native plants. It makes a lot of sense that native plants would be appreciated by birds, and John shares how the...

242: Laura Kelly on Healthy Bones through Whole Foods. Combating nutritional deficiencies and fighting off diseases through whole and natural foods. In this podcast:   Sometimes it is fighting for the health of a family member that prompts an understanding which in turn helps many other people.  In this conversation, Dr. Laura Kelly explains why she turned her attention to bone heal...

241: Jared Gulliford on Millennial Farmers Starting a farm from scratch as an urban-raised millennial. IN THIS PODCAST: Being young and not having any land or farming experience did not stop Jared Gulliford from developing a plan and a dream to have his own farm.  He shares his story about how he came to the decision to pursue a living as a farmer, where he got his training and experience, an...

240: Eve Sibley on Recording the Farm's Activities Creating a history of the garden or farm to document what works best. Eve is a creative who studied painting in school, but it was her passion for activism which led her into gardening and farming. In 2006, when she turned 30, she left New York City and moved to a farm to clarify where she wanted to focus her activism energy. She became inter...

239: Pam Freeman on Chicken Raising Realities Discussing the next level of raising your own chicks  In this podcast: Chicken expert and poultry advice columnist Pam Freeman shares some great tips on getting started with raising your own chicks.  Her own adventure started with a little gift from the Easter Bunny, and now she helps others get comfortable with hens starting with the egg and...