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Join Farmer Greg on his monthly segment on the Arizona Radio Show Rosie on the House. What is an urban farm, anyway?  Learn how you can level up your participation in the local food economy by growing your own food.  Greg talks about how to get started, different methods of farming, and even ways to make a little cash, either as a side hustle or a full time profession.  Wherever you...

Homesteading Off The Grid. Join Aurora Rogers and Greg for a lively conversation about resiliency, home steading, low grid and becoming financially free.  Aurora is a Venezuelan designer and process consultant devoted to creating resilient frameworks for every area of her life. Her usband of 24 years is Jason, who is an American engineer devoted to creating effective systems for growing food,...

Greg on Let's Get Growing with Enoch Graham Getting a View of How Greg got to 'Urban Farmer'. On today’s podcast I have a replay of my interview from the Let’s Get Growing You Tube Channel.  I am so excited to have joined Enoch, Aisha, Michella and Mark for an amazing conversation and exploration of my history around gardening and what I am up to in the world.  The thing I love about the...

Samara Price on the Exceptional Elderberry             Handcrafting a local berry into gourmet products In This Podcast: Greg speaks with Samara Price about a tiny berry with huge potential.  Like many people, Samara became interested in elderberries for their health benefits and she began making syrup.  But she has discovered there...

A chat with Janis Norton and Greg Peterson.   In This Garden Chat: Join Janis and Greg as they discuss what is permaculture and how can we begin to integrate it into our lives.   They start with a discussion of the definition of permaculture then dive into the 8 principles that are used in the Phoenix Permaculture Design Course or PDC. On the last Tuesday every month we host The Urb...

728: The Impact of Seeds and Planning. A Chat with an Expert on Seeds. In This Podcast: This is the February 2023 Seed Saving Class discussing the impact of seeds and planning.  Bill and Greg Peterson give an overview of how to save some basic seeds and how to plan your garden for seed saving.  No, you don’t need acres of land, pollination bags or combines.  Some simple concepts wil...

Join Farmer Greg on his monthly segment on the Arizona Radio Show Rosie on the House. In this episode Greg chats about how to create a food forest in your front and back yard, plus reviews the 7 layers of your food forest. He also explains how to set up zones in your space. You are not going to want to miss this one! "Rosie on the House is a father and son weekly radio show on home-improvement adv...

Restoring Planetary Health and Rebuilding After an Impact In This Podcast: This is the second part of Greg’s interview with Rosemary Morrow , a member of the first generation of what we now call the Permaculture Movement.  We reached out to some of our friends in the permaculture community and asked, “If you could talk to Rowe , what would you ask her?”  Learn more about Rosemary’s decad...

Restoring Planetary Health and Rebuilding After an Impact In This Podcast: In this very special episode, Greg talks with Rosemary Morrow , a member of the first generation of what we now call the Permaculture Movement.  Rosemary has decades of experience teaching permaculture all over the world and she shares how that global perspective influenced her most recent book.  Hear about her de...

Appreciating the Variety of Pollinators That Visit Our Gardens In This Podcast: Phyllis Stiles is someone who loves to create a buzz about pollinators.  She became fascinated with bees when she started keeping her own, and that led to an appreciation of and sense of responsibility for all pollinators.  As she became aware of the problems they face, she decided to do something about it an...

723: Bodacious Garden. A Rosie on the House Radio Show. In This Podcast: This is the January 2023 show discussing how to grow your own BODACIOUS edible garden.  Greg covers all the bases – sun, water, soil, and garden helpers.  Plant your garden where it will get just the right balance of sun and shade by determining your garden’s solar aspect and observing the light as it moves througho...

Making a Little Side Income Growing Citrus in the Pacific Northwest In This Podcast: Do you wish you could grow citrus but live outside of California or Florida?  Donna Balzer is growing lemons in Canada and she loves to teach others how she does it.  She and Greg discuss all the juicy details, covering topics from the roots to the leaves.  Donna explains how she cares for her citru...

Teaching people of all backgrounds about sustainably growing food (at the Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming) In This Podcast: Mike Smith studied political science with the intention of changing agricultural policy and making a difference from the top down.  As important as that s, he eventually discovered that he could make a bigger impact on the ground – literally, with his hands in th...

Having the right tools in the right condition for our farming job In This Podcast: Gardening can be hard work, but it doesn’t have to be.  Chris Sabbarese explains how the right tool not only makes the job easier, but it also makes it safer for you and your plants.  He describes the difference between a bypass pruner and an anvil pruner, what to look for when choosing tools, and some eas...

Researching the Changes Occurring in Our Food Systems In This Podcast: The grocery aisle appears to provide a whole buffet of choices, but who are the companies behind those choices?   Phil Howard has studied our current food system and discovered that there are a surprisingly small number of companies who are in control.  Who are these companies?  How much power do they have and wh...

Picking the best indoor garden for your needs In This Podcast: Angelo Kelvakis demystifies the hydroponic garden.  The right garden can be a great investment in your health and wellbeing.   Angelo helps take the guesswork out of choosing the garden that best fits your lifestyle.  He’ll teach you how to ask the right questions, identify the most important components, and research a s...

Growing and Saving Seeds In This Podcast: Hassena Kassim returns to talk about the recent growth she is experiencing since moving from Arizona to North Carolina about 5 years ago.  She explains how growing and saving seeds for Sow True Seeds led her to the Organic Seed Alliance seed school and what she learned from completing the program.  Hassena admits to a newfound appreciation for be...

Staying Open to Possibilities In This Podcast: In this special episode, Greg Peterson shares an update from his new home in North Carolina.  There are lots of exciting possibilities created by starting from scratch in a completely new and different place and Greg is taking the time to explore them all.  He also confirms that the Urban Farm programs are not going anywhere, and he replays...

715: What is Happening in the World of Seeds. A Chat with an Expert on Seeds. In This Podcast: This is the December 2022 Seed Saving Class with Bill McDorman discussing what is happening in the world of seeds.  Bill recently returned from the 9th Session of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in New Delhi. He shares what he learned about how the world...

Doreen Pollack on How Permaculture Changed Her Life. Integrating the "P" Word Into Everyday Life Doreen Pollack took a permaculture course nearly 20 years ago and she has never looked back.  In this episode she explains how those concepts learned so long ago still influence every part of her life today.  She points out the positive impacts, not only on her garden, but on her thoughts, he...

Kathy Jentz on National Seed Swap Day. Promoting Biodiversity in Our Gardens and Farms. Kathy Jentz started National Seed Swap Day to officially celebrate and encourage something farmers and gardeners have been doing for hundreds of years – trading seeds.  She chats with Greg about the origins of the event, what happens at a modern swap, and what the many benefits are for both new and experie...

Kathy Mortensen on Not Just Any Farmers Market. Managing a family-based, full-participation farmers market. We meet Kathy Mortensen who manages a community market from an entirely different state. The health focused market in Naperville, Illinois is growing with big events, strategic booth placement, and fun vendor-involved themes. We find out what she is doing to make it a successful event for th...

710: Grain Culture. In This Podcast: This is the November 2022 class discussing Grain Culture! Heritage and ancient grains are taking center stage in all kinds of gardening programs and on tables across the country. Find out why these grains are easier on bellies, easy to grow and a lot easier to process than you may think. At least ten times a year we have a live Seed Chat. Some links from this c...

A chat with Greg, Janis, and Doreen.   The holidays are just around the corner, and we all love to share gifts from our heart with our friends and family. Join us as we share our ideas for some cool gardening gifts both from and for the garden. This is sure to be an inspiration filled class. Our team members Janis Norton and Doreen Pollack joined Greg in this fabulous brainstorming session. O...

709: Kathryn Wilking on Feng Shui in Our Spaces. Balancing the energies around us to create sanctuaries that we love. Greg chats with Kathryn Wilking to discover how feng shui concepts can be used in our home and gardens to enhance and beautify our spaces. She introduces three core concepts of this practice that she uses to help people and discusses the five earth elements giving us examples on ho...