Farming

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RFID: A Livestock Surveillance System Poses a Threat to Food Freedom

with John Moody

Radio Frequency ID (or RFID) has been presented as something of a modern-day branding system, allowing for the identification of cattle and other livestock on farms across the […]

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Episode #492

Is Harmony With Nature A Sustainable Farming Philosophy?

with Molly Chester

Molly and John Chester set up Apricot Lane Farms (known as the Biggest Little Farm) with the intention of working in harmony with nature, while maximizing nutrients and […]

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Episode #468

Agribusiness Takeover

with Elze van Hamelen

Industrial farming is on the rise and small farmers are being put out of business. But this isn’t a coincidence or an unfortunate accidental side effect of progress. […]

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Episode #441

Could Your Lawn Become a Food Forest?

with Jim Gale

Most American lawns are lovely…but not exactly an efficient use of space. What if we made the most of the land, helping to turn it into a source […]

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Episode #434

From Vegetarian To Butcher

with Kate Kavanaugh

What could possibly persuade someone to go from vegetarian to butcher? Kate Kavanaugh tells what shifted in her that led to this profound lifestyle and dietary change. Kate […]

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Episode #430

Why “Regenerative Agriculture” Is Not Enough

with Daniel Griffith

Regenerative agriculture has been hailed as the solution for restoring the health of the soil…and the entire planet. But this label–“regenerative agriculture”–is limited in its scope. And more […]

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Episode #422

Homesteading: This vs. That

with Jill Winger

In our modern lives, we offer choices that make our lives easier and more convenient. So why would we choose to do anything that requires more energy and […]

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Episode #418

Is Small Farming Sustainable?

with Rich Larson

In 2022, Vermont had 130 organic farms. Just one year later, there are only 60, with another 30 expected to go out of business in the next 12 […]

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Episode #416

LIVE: Food, Farming And The Healing Arts

with Hilary Boynton, Tania Teschke, Sally Fallon Morell, Jesse Straight, Robin Shirley, and Navin Hettiarachchi

How do you celebrate the 10 million download milestone for the Wise Traditions podcast? With A LIVE podcast recording on a farm! Listen in on our conversation with […]

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Episode #404

Protect Our Farms…And Our Food

with Judith McGeary

Meat and poultry shortages. Skyrocketing prices on eggs. Scarcity of dairy products on supermarket shelves. The last few years (and months) have revealed how fragile the food infrastructure […]

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Episode #393

Regenerative Agriculture: Digging Deep

with Robby Sansom

What does the health of soil have to do with our health? How do we make choices that help heal the land if we’re not farmers? And is […]

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Episode #380

Resilience: Find Regenerative Farms

with Max Kane

FarmMatch might sound like a dating app, but it’s actually a really cool and user-friendly way to find local regenerative farms in your area! Today, Max Kane, CEO […]

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Episode #378

Resilience: Raise Backyard Chickens

with Harvey Ussery

What does it take to raise chickens in the backyard? Is it hard? And what is the payoff (in addition to delicious and nutritious fresh eggs)? Today, Harvey […]

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Episode #371

Beyond Organic

with Leon Wengerd

Do you ever wish we could go back to a time when farmers really cared about their animals and land…and neighbors? Amish farmers Leon and Junior remind us […]

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Episode #365

Homesteading For Health

with Jason Contreras

A diagnosis of lymphoma shattered Jason Contreras’ world. He was only 30 years old and he was a marathon runner. Something had to change, clearly. Though it took […]

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Episode #354

Know Your Farmer

with Clint Ballard, Greg and Kinsey Bradford, Damon and Jana Helton and David and Micah Rice

Do you know your farmer? What might it look like to connect with the person who grows or raises your food? What characterizes the communities that care about […]

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Episode #346

Homesteading: A Rooted Life

with Justin Rhodes

You don’t really need acres of land to become a homesteader. A simple pot on a windowsill is a great place to start. Justin Rhodes, author of “The […]

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Episode #307

Farming “Life Skills” For Children

with Leigh Merinoff

What “life skills” do our children need to be able to navigate successfully in this world of ours? Leigh Merinoff, of Meadows Bee Farm in Vermont, is empowering […]

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Episode #296

Grow Closer to Your Food, the Land & One Another

with Mike Dickson

How did a professional body builder end up on a farm, living in a yurt? Mike Dickson is known as The Fit Farmer, and today he tells the story […]

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Episode #267

Cow as Scapegoat

with Diana Rodgers, RD

Red meat seems to be a singular focus for much that is wrong with the modern world. We’re told that it’s possibly carcinogenic and that cows are “destroying […]

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Episode #256

For the Love of Soil

with Nicole Masters

Healthy soil. It’s not just what we need for potted plants. It’s what we all need to survive. Nicole Masters, agro-ecologist and author of “For the Love of […]

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Episode #241

An Alternative Point of View

with Sally Fallon Morell

Egg yolks are in; breakfast cereals are out. Raw milk is nature’s perfect food. Vaccines include ingredients that pose a risk to our health & information on this […]

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Episode #220

Save Your Local Farm

with Sally Fallon Morell

If we want nourishing food, we need to put our money where our mouth is. Sally Fallon Morell, the head of the Weston A. Price Foundation, makes a […]

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Episode #212

A Place for Wonder

with Alyson Earl

How can we hold onto joy in a world that is so challenging? How can we keep the openness and curiosity of a child? Alyson Earl believes that […]

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Episode #204

What is Farming Really Like?

with Paul Grieve

Have you ever wondered what life is really like on a farm? What does it take to run a farm? The romantic allure of fresh air, a slower pace, […]

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Episode #198

The Buzz on Bees & Honey

with Leo Sharashkin

Beekeeper and teacher Leo Sharashkin sheds light on all things “bee” in this conversation. Leo holds a degree in Forestry from the University of Missouri and teaches natural beekeeping […]

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Episode #196

Hold Hands With the Earth

with John Arbuckle

John Arbuckle of Singing Prairie Farms is a 9th generation livestock farmer. Today, he helps us take a deep dive into the heart of regenerative farming practices. He […]

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Episode #189

Secrets of the Biggest Little Farm

with John Chester

John Chester, of Apricot Lane Farms, explains on today’s show how a small farm can make a BIG difference. And he challenges those of us who are not […]

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Episode #180

Joel Salatin Tells All

with Joel Salatin

In this episode, come along with us to Joel’s beautiful Polyface farm in Virginia and hear him talk in his natural environment about his life’s journey, the ups […]

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Episode #172

The Soilution

with Josh Tickell

It’s one of the most important parts of the earth’s ecosystem. We get our food from it, walk on it, and even breathe it in, but many of […]

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Episode #144

A Chicken Revolution

with Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin

Many of us are able to buy quality vegetables in enough quantity to satisfy our hunger. It’s so easy we may become convinced that the world doesn’t need […]

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Episode #136

Joel Salatin: Worldwide to Hyper Local

with Joel Salatin

Joel Salatin is likely one of the most influential farmers on the face of the planet. He runs Polyface Farms in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. For decades […]

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Episode #127

Regenerating Soil, Regenerating Ourselves

with Paul Grieve

Farmer Paul Grieve, of Primal Pastures in Southern California peels back the curtain on how life on the farm affects our own lives. We all want to be […]

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Episode #103

Farming: a trend or here to stay?

with Forrest Pritchard

In some circles, it seems that sustainable farming is on the rise. Farmers markets are growing more and more popular, and young people are volunteering to work on […]

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Episode #99

Soul and Soil

with Forrest Pritchard

Farming is a back-breaking, weather-dependent, uncertain profession that often does not turn a profit. No wonder the average farmer in the United States is 58 years old. Not […]

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Episode #98

From “Farmaggedon” to farm

with Kristin Canty

Kristin Canty is the filmmaker behind “Farmageddon: the unseen war on American family farms.” She is proud and pleased at how the documentary has shed light on the […]

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Episode #85

Let’s heal the planet

with Sarah Savory

Many conservation groups hold a piece of the puzzle when it comes to saving our planet. They focus on saving a particular species or on planting trees. Sarah […]

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Episode #74

The farm as healthcare provider

with Doug Flack

Health care today is often, in reality, “sick care.” We turn to medical professionals for the treatment and management of sickness and disease. Farmer Doug Flack is an activist […]

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Episode #71

Holistic choices

with Tré Cates

Many of us want to care for our bodies, our families, our community. Tré Cates of the Savory Institute challenges us to consider how our individual choices impact […]

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Episode #51

Farming as it should be

with Will Harris

Will Harris. a fourth-generation cattleman, is the owner of White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, GA. Will attended the University of Georgia’s School of Agriculture, where he was trained […]

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Episode #33

Part 2 – Holistic Management: Livestock Only Hope

with Allan Savory

As a young environmentalist, Allan Savory was convinced that animals were overgrazing, and therefore, turning fertile land into deserts. Many scientists held that same opinion (and some still do). Now, […]

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Episode #32

Part 1 – Holistic Management

with Allan Savory

Are you concerned about our planet’s degradation? Allan Savory has fresh ideas for how to reverse the situation and restore our deteriorating grasslands. As a young man studying […]

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Episode #18

The marvelous pigness of pigs

with Joel Salatin

Joel Salatin is the renowned farmer of Polyface Farm in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Today’s episode centers around the concept behind Joel’s upcoming book “The marvelous pigness […]

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Episode #15

Straight Talk from a Farmer

with Jesse Straight

Jesse Straight is a local farmer and father of five young children. A few years back, he never would have imagined the life he leads today. As a […]

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Episode #14

In the Garden

with Celeste Longacre

Whether you are just beginning to garden or whether you have had a green thumb for a while, you will glean much from today’s episode with Celeste Longacre. Celeste […]

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Episode #8

Food, Glorious Food

with Joel Salatin

Alternative farmer Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms is well-known for his commitment to raising the best food—food that is nutrient-dense, wholesome, organic, and natural; in short, food that […]

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