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Discovering how soil can heal our planet, from natural gardening and farming techniques, backyard ecology, and the technologies and businesses shaping our future.

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Episode #83, Mental Health and Gardening, with Jordan Mara of Mind & Soil from 2021-04-07T21:21:01

Today we meet Jordan Mara of Mind and Soil. He will discuss his company mission, how gardening can be one of the best activities for our mental health, some of the research into specific soil mi...

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Episode #82, How Microbes Negotiate within Soil, with Judy Fitzpatrick from 2021-03-19T15:59:06

This is the second part of the interview with Judy Fitzpatrick of Microbiometer.

Today we deep dive into microbiology and the workings of the microbial marketplace.

We discuss the ...

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Episode #81, Soil Testing For Microbes with Judy Fitzpatrick from 2021-03-09T22:51:23

Today we meet Judy Fitzpatrick, cofounder of Microbiometer. 

The first few minutes of this episode, Judy shares her back story, her history in medical diagnostics and then about cofo...

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Episode #80, Repairing our Food System and Soil, with Leo Horrigan from 2021-02-25T22:05:54

Today we meet Leo Horrigan, a documentary filmmaker with the Center for a Livable Future at John’s Hopkins University. He is helping us understand the food system from farming to food access, an...

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Episode #79, Hemp as Animal Feed, with Hunter Buffington from 2021-02-18T16:32:31

Today we meet Hunter Buffington, Executive Director of the Hemp Feed Coalition. We talk hemp as an animal feed, why it isn’t legal for animal feed yet, some of the roadblocks in the US and Canad...

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Episode #78, Looking into Soil, Microscope Lifestyle with Nina Folch from 2021-02-03T16:07:14

This is the second half of the interview with Nina Folch of Compost Santo. She shares about why she likes composting in the winter, how she looks at microbes in the microscope, and some of the r...

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Episode #77, Business of Biologically Active Compost with Nina Folch of Compost Santo from 2021-01-05T04:14:48

Today we meet Nina Folch of Compost Santo located in Northern New Mexico. She is a student of the work of Dr. Elaine Ingham and others, and I’m so grateful to her for sharing so openly about the...

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Episode #76, Nature Will Save Our Kids, with Jenny Bailey from 2020-11-10T20:07:37

I’ve been wanting to have an show for a while about the benefits of getting children back into nature. I recently read, Last Child In the Woods, now a classic book from 15 years ago abou...

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Episode #75, Vermicomposting and Getting Started in Composting, with John Craig from 2020-11-03T22:51

This is Episode 75 with John Craig the master composter who runs grassroots nonprofit, We Compost, located inside the Farm and Food Lab in the Great Park at Irvine, California.<...

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Episode #74, BioChar with Tom Marrero from 2020-10-26T20:45:41

Today we learn from Tom Marrero of Wakefield BioChar. He shares the background and history of biochar, plus the research and background that led him to start his family business. For tho...

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Episode #73, Holistic Landscapes and Edible Design with Jennifer Lauruol from 2020-10-11T18:34:28

Today Jennifer Lauruol will tell us about the ecologically-minded area of Lancaster England where she lives and some of the community and research programs they have there around sustain...

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Episode #72, Woniya Thibeault Teaches Ancestral Skills, Discusses Buckskin Revolution and Tuning Into Our Environments from 2020-07-15T00:18:23

You are listening to Episode 72 of the Get In My Garden Podcast.

Woniya was runner up on the survivalist show Alone, Season 6, where she survived two and a half months in the far northern...

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Episode #71, Beer-Kashi Business and Fungal Dominant Soil Creation with Kyle Perry from 2020-07-07T20:36:04

Today we meet my new friend Kyle Perry, second generation horticulturist and regenerative farmer based in Tennessee. We discuss his two new businesses, Beer Kashi and Native Soil Company and lea...

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Episode #70, Cannabis Micro-Business and Mind-Expansion Lifestyle with Mushroom Activist, Elton Ray James from 2020-07-01T18:32:25

Today we meet Elton Ray James, cannabis grower and lifelong mushroom activist, co-creator with his wife of the largest mushroom growing group on Facebook.

He shares how he ended up develo...

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Episode #69, Locally Adapted Microbes, KNF Methods and Community Outreach with Marco Thomas from 2020-06-20T21:16:53

This is Part 2 of my chat with natural farmer and community activist Marco Thomas in Petersburg, Virginia. We talk more about the IMO solutions, Korean Natural Farming principles and building up...

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Episode #68, Harvesting Local Microbes For Garden with Marco Thomas from 2020-06-17T21:08:02

Today we learn more about Korean Natural Farming and making indigineous microorganism solution from Marco Thomas an urban gardener and natural farmer based in Virginia. His mission is to share w...

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Episode #67, Mushroom DNA Sequencing and Breeding with William Padilla Brown from 2020-06-13T05:18:09

We are back with William Padilla-Brown discussing how to grow mushrooms in a hugelkultur mound, how a myco-focused permaculture lifestyle has benefitted his young son, and then he shares some of...

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Episode #66, Making Business Out of Soil, Soil Food Web and Microbes from 2020-06-10T03:46:13

This is the third segment with Casey Ernst and Keisha Wheeler of Catalyst BioAmendments, a composting and soil company they run with business partners, Zach Ellis and Gregory Munn in Northern Ca...

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Episode #65, Bootstrap Market Gardening and Strategy with Steve Abbott from 2020-06-04T21:08:13

This is Episode #65 of the Get In My Garden Podcast, and today we are back with Steve Abbott of Abbott’s Family Farm discussing considerations when getting started as a market gardener and how t...

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Episode #64, Hugelkultur Gardening and Spirulina Cultivation with William Padilla-Brown from 2020-06-02T16:29:54

This is Episode #64, and today we’re back with William Padilla-Brown who was on the podcast last year sharing about edible algae, and today he shares about how he has set up his new hugelkultur ...

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Episode #63 Soil Food Web Components and Living Soil Building with Casey Ernst and Keisha Wheeler of Catalyst BioAmendments from 2020-05-29T04:13:53

Today we learn about the Soil Food Web, what exactly it is and then we explore some of the basics of fungi in the environment and how plants interact with them. We talk with Casey Ernst and Keis...

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Episode #62, Market Garden Business Success with Steve Abbott from 2020-05-26T22:41:18

Today we connect with Steve Abbott of Abbott’s Family Farm in Sumner, Maine. He is successful market gardener and farmers market organizer and has lots of great information to share about succes...

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Episode #61, Talking Compost with Keisha Wheeler from 2020-05-11T19:56:08

Hi everyone, The is the Get in My Garden Podcast. I hope you are all safe and happy and making the best of your at-home time!

This is episode #61, and we meet Keisha Wheeler of Catalyst B...

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Episode #60, Effects of Beekeeping on Native Bees with Elizabeth Lake from 2020-04-06T05:23:50

Today we meet Elizabeth Lake, a long-time supporter of the podcast and local beekeeper and pollinator activist. She talks about her adventures in beekeeping, her local activism and building a comm...

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Episode #59, Landscaping Native Ecosystem Restoration, with Author Douglas Tallamy from 2020-02-25T21:49:29

Today we meet entomologist, researcher and author Douglas Tallamy. the book is called, Nature’s Best Hope, a new approach to conservation that starts in your yard. He shares about plant and insect...

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Episode #58, Mushroom Businesses and Tech with Wyatt Bryson from 2020-02-09T19:26:06

This is Episode 58 of the Get In My Garden Podcast, and we are back with Wyatt Bryson of Jewels of the Forest, makers of mushroom jerky. Wyatt is also an educator and researcher via his company My...

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Episode #57, Life of Bees in the Winter and Winter Beekeeping with Dan Long from 2020-01-14T11:57:56

Today we have back Dan Long, Georgia Beekeeper discussing the life of bees and beekeeping in the winter. Dan covers shares some details about native bees and their lifecycles which are very diffe...

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Episode #56, Ferments, Forage and Fire Cider: Homestead Transition to Winter with Sara Schuster from 2019-12-20T06:06:01

Today we are back with Sara Schuster of the Tending Seeds podcast sharing about fire cider, fermenting, foraging and preservation as we approach winter. She updates us on her projects, how her pod...

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Episode #55, High-CBD Cannabis Grows the Way Nature Intended, with Sebring Frehner from 2019-11-12T17:00:41

Today we meet Sebring Frehner of Sebring Seeds. He covers a lot of interest subjects such as microdosing cannabis, the soil science behind cannabis growing, and some of the newest products related...

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Episode #54, Integrated Pest Management and Career Opportunities in Entomology with Amanda Skidmore from 2019-10-29T17:40:54

Episode #54, Integrated Pest Management and Career Opportunities in Entomology with Amanda Skidmore by Aaron Moskowitz, Interviewing the brightest minds in Mycology, Soil Science, Natural and Agric...

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Episode #53, Korean Natural Farming: Technology, Origin and Its Future from 2019-10-19T16:28:12

This is the second of a series we will be doing on Korean Natural Farming this year with Eric Weinert, and more episodes will be up over the next couple months intermittently with other content. Er...

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Episode #52, KNF Solutions and Intro to Indigenous Microorganisms with Eric Weinert from 2019-10-10T15:24:19

Today we catch up with Eric Weinert who was on the podcast about a year ago. He is a Korean Natural Farming expert, author, and natural farming activist based out of Hawaii. He reviews the KNF phi...

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Episode #51, Materials of the Future to Increase Greenhouse Yields from 2019-09-15T22:45:17

A couple months ago during my greenhouse visit at Growing Opportunities Hydroponics Farm, I learned about a new technology company, UbiQD (pronounced like ubiquity) with an amazing new product that...

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Episode #50, Urban Homesteading Oasis with Sam Lopez from 2019-08-31T18:58:07

Today we meet a local backyard homesteader who shares his wisdom with us from over 10 years of natural farming in downtown Albuquerque. Sam Lopez has created an amazing and flourishing oasis in thi...

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Episode #49, LEHR Garden System, Modified Aquaponics with Ed Williams from 2019-08-21T02:25:16

Today we meet Ed Williams, creator of the LEHR garden. LEHR is an acronym for the system he has created that includes elements of aquaponics, hugelkultur, composting, mushrooms, the soil food web a...

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Episode #48, Fungi-Focused Businesses and Mushroom Growing Activism with Wyatt Bryson from 2019-08-09T16:46:01

Today we meet mushroom educator and entrepreneur Wyatt Bryon. He talks about the development of his fungi-focused businesses, the opportunities that currently exist in the mushroom-related market, ...

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Episode #47 with Hydroponic Grower Kim Martin of Growing Opportunities Farm from 2019-07-29T15:49:47

This week I had the great pleasure of visiting with Kim Martin of Growing Opportunities Inc, a hydroponic farm focussed on tomatoes, located in Alcalde, New Mexico, about 30 minutes north of Santa ...

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Episode #46, Edible and Native Landscape Design with Pete Widin from 2019-07-16T21:42:54

Today we learn from landscape designer and consultant Pete Widin some of his principles of plant selection for an edible landscape beyond just the aesthetic, and his system of working with clients...

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Episode #45, Hydroponic Microgreens with City Hydro from 2019-07-07T22:54:54

Today we chat with Larry Hountz from City Hydro in Baltimore. He has a great story of starting out and created a business growing micro greens. He has looking at the economics of it while learning ...

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Episode #44, Herbal Foraging with Sara Schuster from 2019-06-29T21:06:24

Today we visit with Sara Schuster who is an herbalist, homesteader and fellow podcaster based in Tennessee. Her podcast is called, Tending Seeds, Adventures in Homesteading and Herbalism. We discu...

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Episode #43, Algae, Fungi and Technology with William Padilla-Brown from 2019-06-19T23:20:28

Today we have a very special guest, speaker, writer, entrepreneur, citizen scientist, mycologist and so much more, William Padilla-Brown. He is a Contributing Editor for Fungi Magazine, and toda...

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Episode #42, Sustainable Landscape Construction with Kim Sorvig from 2019-06-12T23:36:46

Kim Sorvig, author of Sustainable Landscape Construction, A Guide to Green Building Outdoors catches us up with what’s going on with the sustainable landscape construction an design industry and wh...

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Episode #41, Bee Breeding and Cutting Edge Honeybee Research with Melanie Kirby from 2019-05-29T23:59:58

Today we have the much anticipated episode with Melanie Kirby who you may have seen on instagram TV or in any of the short videos I shared on social media recently. We met at her land up in the m...

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Episode #40, Women in Mycology and Mushroom Activism with Dylan Martin from 2019-05-21T16:41:57

Dylan Martin is back to discuss some very interesting women involved in mycology today and what they are up to. He mentions his involvement with the Controlled Environment Agriculture Program at t...

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Episode #39, Observational Beehives with Georgia Beekeeper Dan Long from 2019-05-13T01:34:33

Today we learn about observational beehives with Dan Long, Georgia Master Beekeeper, bee hobbyist since 1995, and serious beekeeper since 2011. He is a father of six and lives in Athens, Georgia wh...

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Episode #38, Basics of Plant Breeding, Seed Collecting and More Farmers Marketeering Insights from 2019-04-25T01:03:22

This is the second part of the interview with Matt Ladegaard where we talk about the basics of plant breeding and adaptations, seed saving and plant genetics. We also talk about the local food sce...

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Episode #37, Aquaponics Cannabis Grows with Steve Raisner from 2019-04-11T05:36:16

Today we have a very special guest, Steve Raisner, of the Growing with Fishes Podcast and the Potent Ponics Youtube station. He is an extremely knowledgable guy and the type of person who is alway...

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Episode #36, Market Gardening with Matt Ladegaard from 2019-04-01T15:43:17

Today we meet Matt Ladegaard, a market gardener, entrepreneur and marketeer, founder of Groundstone Farm in Pojoaque NM, just north of Santa Fe where he sells retail at the Santa Fe Farmers Market ...

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Episode #35, Science and History of Brewing Kombucha with Honeymoon Brewery from 2019-03-09T21:05:03

Today we have a very interesting and information-packed episode with Ayla Bystrom-Williams founder of the Honeymoon Brewery in Santa Fe, New Mexico and her partner James Hill, head brewer of Honey...

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Episode #34, Water Rights and Pollinator Gardens with Adrienne Rosenberg from 2019-02-22T22:33:53

Today we meet Adrienne Rosenberg, documentarian and Memphis native turned Northern New Mexican. We learn about pollinator insects, creating a pollinator refuge on your land, no matter how small, ...

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Episode #33, Permaculture Revolution Barbados Edition with Bradley Babb from 2019-02-11T19:24:21

This is episode #33 of the Get in My Garden Podcast. Permaculture expert and New Mexico Medical Cannabis Program consultant Bradley Babb discusses his recent trip back home to the island of Barbado...

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Episode #32, Trees, Weeds and Winter from 2019-01-28T18:58:43

This is episode 32 of the Get in My Garden Podcast. Today we visit again with Jon Romens, owner of Future Roots Regenerative Landscapes based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He answers our questions abou...

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Episode #31, Fostering Indigenous Microorganisms with Korean Natural Farming Methods from 2019-01-21T01:47:31

This is episode 31, and we have Korean Natural Farming and Soil Food Web expert Eric Weinert calling in from Hawaii where he is a farming activist and former candidate for State House of Representa...

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Episode #30, Saving the Bees with Fungi from 2019-01-06T22:59:20

We are back with Dylan Martin, Vice President of the New Mexico Mycological Society to discuss recent results of research into how bees are naturally using fungi to increase their immunity, ways we...

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Episode #29, The Microbes that Lurk Miles Beneath from 2018-12-18T06:15:12

Here on earth, the soil food web is of great interest for farmers and gardeners, and so much research has happened over the last several decades to better understand microbes and their subterainea...

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Episode #28, Myco-Activism and Mycological Societies from 2018-12-10T19:19:06

In this episode, Dylan Martin tells us about the benefits of being involved with your local Mycological Society, some great events that have been hosted by the New Mexico branch, details about the ...

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Episode #27, The Rewilding Philosophy with Maximilian LionMan from 2018-12-07T03:17:22

Today we learn about the rewilding philosophy. There are very few people with the level of sincerity of next guest. He has a great back story and he calls himself Maximilian LionMan. Maximillian ...

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Episode #26, Mushroom Cultivation Methods with Dylan Martin from 2018-12-01T04:09:35

Dylan Martin is back to talk growing mushrooms at home as a beginner, and the progression from simple to more advanced methods. Growing mushrooms is so easy, and once you get started, it can becom...

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Episode #25, Radical Mycology, Mushroom Tech and the Frontier of Mycology from 2018-09-21T21:13:22

Hi Everyone, This is Episode 25 of the Get in My Garden Podcast, a chat with Radical Mycologist, Dylan Martin about Mycology, Mushroom Tech and the Frontier of Mycology. It has been a while since ...

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Episode #24, High Desert Orchids with Kelly McCracken from 2018-08-02T15:21:49

Today we revisit with Kelly McCracken of High Desert Orchids who was on the podcast several months ago when she was launching her online plant business. We talk about the evolution of her busines...

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Episode #23, Controlled Environment Agriculture with Charlie Shultz from 2018-07-20T17:06:09

This is episode 23 of the Get in My Garden Podcast. Today we have another very special episode. The subject is Controlled Environment Agriculture. We meet Charlie Shultz, a researcher, farmer and t...

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Episode #22, Regenerative Landscaping with John Romens from 2018-07-04T17:17:47

In this episode, we meet John Romens, founder of Future Roots Regenerative Landscapes, located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. We talk creating shade canopies, building soil, plant root health, water mana...

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Episode #21, Beneficial Insects: Their Application and Use, Tech Trends and Opportunities from 2018-06-13T19:13:22

This is Part B of the interview with Suzanne Wainwright, aka Bug Lady. She is a very busy consultant and public speaker on beneficial insects and is a leading horticultural Entomologist. We discuss...

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Episode #20, Biocontrols and Beneficial Insects with Bug Lady Suzanne Wainwright from 2018-06-08T18:40:12

On today’s episode, we meet the very interesting Suzanne Wainwright, aka Buglady. She is a very busy consultant and public speaker on beneficial insects and is a leading horticultural entomologist....

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Episode #19, SmartPlant App, CEO Interview, Connecting People with Plants from 2018-06-01T04:52:25

On this episode, we meet Bert Wahlen, CEO of Smartplant, a company empowering and capturing the next generation of plant lovers. They just launched their new app after years of research and expandi...

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Episode #18, Permaculture Concepts, Microbes and Natural Methods of Land Restoration from 2018-05-19T18:10:40

This is episode 18 of the Get in My Garden Podcast. Today we meet Bradley Babb, permaculture expert, consultant to natural farmers and to New Mexican medicinal cannabis growers through his business...

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Episode #17, Traditional Japanese Composting with Nick Kiss of Bokashi Living from 2018-05-01T14:41:30

This is episode 17 with Nick Kiss, co-creator of Bokashi Living, a company based out of Vancouver, British Colombia. He spent 14 year involved in a large-scale municipal composting operation, and w...

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Episode #16, Springtime Farmer Stories at White Duck Farm from 2018-04-18T21:34

Today is the spring episode with Carol and Don of White Duck Farm. Carol is hilarious and has a lot of fun gardening farming and experimenting and learning about sustainability and biodynamic farmi...

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Episode #15, Bee Genetics Vs. Colony Collapse, Overview With Don Faulkner of White Duck Farm from 2018-04-10T16:06:19

Last week, I checked in with Carol Horwitz and Don Faulkner, proprietors of White Duck Farm, whom I interviewed for the podcast at the end of last year. We chatted about their operations and toured...

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Episode #14, Turning Food Waste Into Delicious and Nutritious Products from 2018-03-31T16:05:34

On today’s episode, we meet Kaitlin Mogentale, half of a duo of highly focussed young social entrepreneurs with a brilliant business called Pulp Pantry. They launched their big idea hyper-locally t...

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Episode #13, Orchid Obsession Turns Profitable from 2018-03-26T03:48:48

On today’s episode, we meet Kelly McCracken, orchid aficionado and owner of High Desert Orchids located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her specialty orchid business is marketed only on social media, n...

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Episode #12, Niche Family Farmers Cash in With Canna Lilies from 2018-03-11T04:20

Last summer my friend and I sold potted canna lilies very successful at the farmers market. The crowds literally gravitated to our pots of gigantic leaves and bright red flowers, and they sold out ...

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Episode #11, Snail Farming Opportunities and Challenges from 2018-02-28T16:24:31

This is the snail farming episode where I share some of the very interesting facts I’ve learned about snails as food, rules about snail farming in the United States, plus snails as the subjects of ...

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Episode #10, Using Email Lists and Data in Your Farm or Garden Business from 2018-02-21T22:40:25

This episode is the last of a series of three with Cassidy of Succulents and Sunshine. We learn more about what business pivots she has made and what is coming up after five years of evolving into ...

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Episode #9, Facebook and Online Community Building, Part 2 with Cassidy Tuttle from 2018-02-14T22:03:27

The is the second part of three with Cassidy Tuttle, founder of Succulents and Sunshine. She shares her online secrets and expertise gained over 5 years honing her business online. We talk facebook...

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Episode #8, Succulents and Sunshine with Founder Cassidy Tuttle from 2018-02-09T05:31:45

In this episode, we have an inspiring guest named Cassidy, creator of SucculentsAndSunshine.com, a wildly successful online business currently focussed on being the number one resource for informat...

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Episode #7 Online Strategy and Marketing for Farm Businesses, Farm-to-Table and Farmers Market from 2018-02-02T16:21:20

Erin Roy, founder of The Harvest Trail Agency shares her industry secrets for marketing farmers’ market businesses, small farm products and building up the farm-to-table movement. We enjoyed a late...

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Episode #2 White Duck Farm Sustainable Homesteading with Carol Horwitz from 2018-01-15T02:45:23

Carol Horwitz of White Duck Farm shares her wisdom, knowledge and sustainable secrets about farming, animals and experimental gardening and the farmers’ market life. Aaron Moskowitz Hosts the Podc...

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Episode #4 Life of Bees and Mind of the Hive with Carol Horwitz from 2018-01-15T02:40:16

Carol Horwitz of White Duck Farm has great stories of her bee rescue and beekeeping experiences. There was so much great content and interest, that I’ve created a separate episode for the bees. Lat...

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Episode #5 Animal Wrangling for Feature Films with Amanita Thorpe from 2018-01-15T02:38:13

In this episode, I have compiled the rest of the content from my visit with Amanita Thorpe of Horned Locust Goatscaping where she talks about all the other novel side businesses she has created usi...

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