The Urban Farm Podcast with Greg Peterson

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757: Extreme Heat and Ways To Kill Our Plants Aug 01, 2023

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757: Extreme Heat and Ways To Kill Our Plants

A Rosie on The House Radio Show Replay

"Rosie on the House is a father and son weekly radio show on home-improvement advice that is found on several key Arizona radio stations. It is a trusted source of home-improvement advice and know-how. Rosie and Romey Romero consider that an honor and a responsibility, a feeling that Greg shares."

In This Show:

This is the July 2023 show discussing extreme heat and Greg goes in depth on three ways to avoid letting the heal kill our plants and trees. In this conversation, Greg shares with Romey the lessons he learned while growing fruit trees in the desert that make a big difference in having our plant survive and that is: location, ground cover, and watering. They go further in depth on each of these to help know what steps to take to protect your plants.

Rosie on The House: On the fourth Saturday of each month, Farmer Greg will talk with Romey about all aspects of gardening and urban farming in the Arizona climates…

7Gardening Tips * Chickens * Composting * Smart Watering Tips * Fruit Trees * Seed Saving * Sonoran Desert Weather * Permaculture Tidbits

Visit www.urbanfarm.org/Rosie23 june for the show notes on this episode and broadcasting information!

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756: Richard Heinberg on Power, Energy, and Climate Change Jul 28, 2023

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756: Richard Heinberg on Power, Energy, and Climate Change

Working to remove fossil fuels from the food system

In This Podcast: Richard Heinberg joins the show to talk about how our power and energy systems affect our food system and how that affects the planet's ability to sustain our species. He shares his insight on how we've gotten to where we are now and some proposed solutions that are based on self-limiting our power. He gives us ways to get involved and to be more educated.

Richard is a senior fellow of the Post Carbon Institute. He's an author, educator, and lecturer, and has spoken widely on energy and climate issues to audiences across the globe. He's the author of fourteen books, including the most recent Power Limits and Prospects for Human Survival, along with his podcast of the same name. He is widely published in Nature, the Wall Street Journal and literary review, and has delivered hundreds of lectures on energy and climate issues to audiences on six continents, addressing policymakers at many levels

Visit Urbanfarm.org/PowerLimits for the show notes and links on this episode!

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755: Water Harvesting For Our Gardens - A Garden Chat. Jul 21, 2023

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755: Water Harvesting For Our Gardens.

A Garden Chat with Don Titmus.

In This Garden Chat:

"Rain, Rain, go away?" Whoever said that never had to water a garden in the summer months. Join us as we chat with our good friend and water harvesting educator Don Titmus about boosting our water resources for our gardens with a few simple systems that can quickly pay for themselves.

Our Special Guest:

Don Titmus grew up in London and at age 16 spent 4 years being trained in horticulture through an apprenticeship and a college course. From there he continued landscaping in his hometown until he moved to Arizona in 1981, where he worked in landscaping and then started his own business in garden maintenance. In 2003 he attended a Permaculture Design Course, which was life-changing for Don. He knew right away that this was the path he’d been waiting for, and later attended two Permaculture Teacher Trainings. He co-founded the Phoenix Permaculture Guild, started a Permaculture design company, redesigned his home site into a permaculture design destination, and helped develop a thriving permaculture community in the Phoenix, Arizona area. He has presented in 5 cities, worked in several states, attended classes in 5 states, and pretty much lives and breathes permaculture.

NOTE: Go to WaterHarvestSummit.com to learn more.

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754: Daniel Sweeney on Seven Springs Farm Supply Pt 2 Jul 18, 2023

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754: Daniel Sweeney on Seven Springs Farm Supply Pt 2

What is Healthy Soil?

In This Podcast:

Greg recently interviewed Daniel Sweeney and part of that conversation was worth it's own breakout podcast episode. This episode is focused on the questions around what healthy soil is and how to improve your own soil. Listen in and see what Greg found out.

Daniel has been the Crop Adviser at Seven Springs since 2018 and he enjoys working with farmers and helping them find solutions. Prior to joining Seven Springs, Daniel managed, large fruit and vegetable farms. He now raises a flock of registered Shetland sheep and experiments with sunflowers and other fun cover crops.

Seven Springs Farm Supply has been serving farmers and gardeners since 1990. They offer a comprehensive selection of soil amendments, growing mixes, pest and disease control products, and cover crop seeds for the organic grower.

Visit www.urbanFarm.org/sevensprings 2 for the show notes and links on this episode!

Click HERE to shop at Seven Springs and support the Urban Farm at the same time. Use code URBAN7 at check out.

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**Sponsor Disclosure: This podcast is with a sponsor to our podcast program. We will only partner with sponsors that meet a rigorous criterion of values and offer products that we can feel good about endorsing. By being a sponsor, the business or organization has entered into a financial agreement which may include a direct payment, an affiliate commission, or other compensation. It is through these sponsorships that we are able to continue bringing our podcast to you. We encourage our audience to show check out the website by following the links in our show notes which will identify you as an Urban Farm Podcast listener.

753: Seed Saving and Climate Change - A Seed Chat Jul 14, 2023

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753: Seed Saving and Climate Change.

A chat with an expert on seeds.

In This Seed Chat:

This is the June 2023 Seed Chat discussing Seed Saving and Climate Change. Have you noticed anything odd recently? Perhaps climate change has your community a bit up in arms. Unexpected rain, hotter high temps, lower low temps. How do we prepare for changing climatic conditions in terms of growing and saving seeds? Bill McDorman and Greg Peterson will delve into this ever-evolving topic and offer tips for riding the waves of uncertainty. Come Chat with Us!

Visit www.urbanfarm.org/seeds23 june for the show notes on this episode, and access to our full podcast library!

What is the Seed Chat?

At least ten times a year we have a live Seed Saving Class with Bill McDorman, the former Executive Director of Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance, Ketchum, Idaho. He got his start in the bio-regional seed movement while in college in 1979 when he helped start Garden City Seeds. In 1984, Bill started Seeds Trust/High Altitude Gardens, a mail order seed company he ran successfully until it sold in 2013.

Come join us for the next live class, or catch up on our previous classes through our podcast episodes. Either way you will expand your seed knowledge and gain new perspectives on your food system.

Register anytime for the next event.

Register Here for the Monthly Seed Saving Class with Live Q&A

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752: Daniel Sweeney on Seven Springs Farm Supply Jul 11, 2023

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752: Daniel Sweeney on Seven Springs Farm Supply

Bringing farming supplies to the organic grower

In This Podcast:

Greg has a great chat with Daniel Sweeney to more about how the Seven Spring Farm Supply organization began and what they are doing now. Greg really wanted to know more about their values and how they treat their customers. Listen in and see what Greg found out. Plus see what special Seven Springs has for our listeners.

Click HERE to shop at Seven Springs and get the special discount using code URBAN7

Visit www.UrbanFarm.org/SevenSprings for the show notes and links on this episode!

Need a little bit of advice or just a feedback on your design for your yard or garden?

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You can chat with Greg, Janis or Ray to get permaculture based feedback.

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**Sponsor Disclosure: This podcast is with a sponsor to our podcast program. We will only partner with sponsors that meet a rigorous criteria of values and offer products that we can feel good about endorsing. By being a sponsor, the business or organization has entered into a financial agreement which may include a direct payment, an affiliate commission, or other compensation. It is through these sponsorships that we are able to continue bringing our podcast to you. We encourage our audience to show check out the website by following the links in our show notes which will identify you as an Urban Farm Podcast listener.

751: Mike Crimmins and Gary Woodard on Logging The Rain Jul 07, 2023

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751: Mike Crimmins and Gary Woodard on Logging The Rain

Collecting rainfall information in a cooperative community project

In This Podcast: Rainlog.org is one of the coolest Citizen science projects available. Simply purchase a rain gauge create an account and track your rain. Join Farmer Greg as he chats with the creators of the site. Mike and Gary came together 20 years ago to track rural rainfall in Arizona and their project has expanded worldwide and includes millions of readings.

Mike is on the faculty of the Department of Environmental Science at the University of Arizona and is an Extension Specialist in Climate Science for Arizona Cooperative Extension. He has been in this role for 18 years working with ranchers, farmers and natural resource managers across Arizona to integrate climate information in their planning and decision making and assisting them in developing strategies to adapt to a changing climate.

Gary has more than 40 years of experience in municipal water resource issues both a consultant, and as a researcher at the University of Arizona. He specializes in integrating economic analysis with water resources issues, providing a critical bridge often missing from policy decisions. He works on projects that involve modeling municipal water demand, forecasting trends, evaluating the impacts of drought and climate change on water demand, rainwater harvesting, and assessing water conservation programs.

Together they have developed an incredible citizen science data collection page called Rainlog.org

Visit www.UrbanFarm.org/rainlog for the show notes and links on this episode!

Need a little bit of advice or just a feedback on your design for your yard or garden?

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You can chat with Greg, Janis or Ray to get permaculture based feedback.

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750: Rainwater for our Landscape with Don Titmus Jul 04, 2023

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750: Rainwater for Our Landscapes with Don Titmus

A Rosie on The House Radio Show Replay

In This Show:

This is the June 2023 show discussing rainwater harvesting for the benefit of our landscapes. Don Titmus joined Romey and Greg to talk about the realities of collecting rainwater in the Sonoran Desert to use for our landscapes. Don explains how his passive rainwater collection system waters trees that are upslope from his house solving the problem of too much water on his back patio during the summer rains. They discuss why collecting rainwater is important, some simple and economical ways to sink water into the property, and other effective ways to make the most out of efforts to preserve this crucial resource.

Rosie on The House: On the fourth Saturday of each month, Farmer Greg will talk with Romey about all aspects of gardening and urban farming in the Arizona climates…

7Gardening Tips * Chickens * Composting * Smart Watering Tips * Fruit Trees * Seed Saving * Sonoran Desert Weather * Permaculture Tidbits

Visit www.urbanfarm.org/Rosie23 june for the show notes on this episode and broadcasting information!

Become an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 775 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.

Need a little bit of advice or just a feedback on your design for your yard or garden?

The Urban Farm Team is offering consults over the phone or zoom. Get the benefits of a personalized garden and yard space analysis without the cost of trip charges.

You can chat with Greg, Janis or Ray to get permaculture based feedback.

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749: Maayan Chelsea and Scotty Karas on Ritual Farming Jun 30, 2023

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Connecting people to the cycles and rhythms of growing food

In This Podcast:

Maayan Chelsea and Scotty Karas share how they integrated their interests in sustainability with their desire to grow food and build community, and along the way recognized the rhythms and cycles of nature that connect people to the earth. They’ve been able to eat meals that but for the spices are 100% from their own garden and we learn how they got to this point and where they go next.

Mayaan and Scotty are a husband-and-wife team living in community at SunSong Community in Barnardsville, North Carolina. Maayan is a mother, Earth steward, Flower grower and belly feeder, while Scotty is a farmer, orchardist, and community weaver. Together they co-founded Soul Gardens, an organization that hosts programs and workshops that connect people to the Earth and the source of their nourishment. Soul Gardens offers a 7-month long, once a week Ritual Farming Immersion that immerses adults in deep care for the Earth, growing and preserving food, working together in community, and connecting to the cycles & rhythms of the seasons.

Visit www.urbanfarm.org/soulgarden for the show notes and links on this episode!

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748: Small Space Gardening, a Garden Chat with Enoch Graham Jun 23, 2023

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Small Space Gardening, a Garden Chat with Enoch Graham

In This Garden Chat:

If you only have a little space to grow food, let's chat about how to make the most of that space. This month we chatted with Enoch Graham, of the YouTube channel The Urban Gardener, about some of the best ways to maximize a harvest out of a minimal space.

Our Special Guest:

Enoch is a small space gardener who's been growing some of his own food for over 12 years and has limited earth, urban space garden in southern Oregon.

Growing so many different varieties of fruits and vegetables in his limited garden space, has taken his gardening skills to a new level every year. He's been sharing his gardening adventures with his viewers on his YouTube channel, the Urban Gardener for the last seven years. That's impressive. Yeah.

When his passion for growing his own food and gardening grew over the years, he never imagined where it would take him. He is constantly surprised by what he gets back by sharing his growing adventure.

Need a little bit of advice or just a feedback on your design for your yard or garden?

The Urban Farm Team is offering consults over the phone or zoom. Get the benefits of a personalized garden and yard space analysis without the cost of trip charges.

You can chat with Greg or choose one of the senior members of our Urban Farm team to get permaculture based feedback.

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