The Prairie Farm Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Ep. 206 The Great Forgotten Prairies of the Southeast Nov 29, 2024

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Jeremy French, from the Southeastern Grasslands Institute, joins us to discuss what vast prairies that used to reside in large portions of the Southeastern United States.

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Ep. 205 (Coffee Time) Thankfulness, Turkeys, and the Worst Day of the Year Nov 27, 2024

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Happy Thanksgiving! We are so thankful for each of you! Enjoy another information and laughter filled episode of Coffee Time Wednesday.

Ep. 204 Where does my trash and recycling go? Nov 22, 2024

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Bryan Vander Meiden, President of Midwest Sanitation and Recycling, joined us to teach us exactly where our trash and recycling goes here in the midwest. We felt like little kids learning about dump trucks. It was awesome!

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Ep. 203 (Coffee Time) More than half of Iowa's water sources are "Impaired" Nov 20, 2024

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Good people, good topics, good coffee. We've got two of those; Wild Rivers Coffee has the other.

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hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and habitat mixes)

Ep. 202 John Lacey changed the world more than you know Nov 15, 2024

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We sat down with Joe Crookham, founder of Musco Lighting and researcher of the late John F. Lacey, to hear about how Lacey changed the world as we know it for the better and for conservation.

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Ep. 201 (Coffee Time) Felines fixing CWD? and Kent's shorty shorts Nov 13, 2024

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It's time for your coffee time! Join us for good people and good topics, and grab your Wild Rivers Coffee for good coffee.

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Ep. 200!! How to start a prairie farm Nov 08, 2024

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This was a special one. Thank you to everyone who has joined us on this journey this far. We enjoyed a great conversation with our founder, and Nicolas' dad, Carroll Hoksbergen. I am sure you will enjoy it as much as we did.

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theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)

Ep. 199 (Coffee Time) Rocky Mountains and Touching Grass Nov 06, 2024

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Welcome back to Coffee Time! Great coffee, great people, great topics.

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theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)

wildriverscoffeeco.com (for coffee that fights for conservation)

Ep. 198 From a journalist in California to a farmer in Iowa with Beth Hoffman Nov 01, 2024

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Beth Hoffman, author of Bet the Farm, joins us to talk about the HUGE jump she made from her career to move to Iowa to run a farm with her husband, Jon. Navigating family dynamics, ecological factors, and agricultural markets, Beth has quite the story to tell. We thoroughly enjoyed the conversation, and we bet you will too.

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Ep. 197 (Coffee Time) Mine Reclamation and Trump's view on ecology Oct 30, 2024

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Grab your Wild Rivers Coffee and join us for another great Coffee Time!

wildriverscoffeeco.com (for coffee that fights for conservation)

hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and pasture mixes)

theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)