The Urban Farm Podcast with Greg Peterson

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615: Getting Started with Greywater Jul 09, 2021

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A Farmer Friday Interview with Laura Allen.

In This Farmer Friday Podcast on Getting Started with Greywater:

Greg talks with Laura Allen from Greywater Action about a great way to get more life out of our water - by sending water we have already used in our home out to our gardens instead of down the drain. Laura reveals the easiest place in the house to get started and the best plants to water using greywater. She also explains how greywater systems work and how the installation compares to the very familiar traditional drip systems.

Do you ever wish you could catch those tidbits of wisdom that some people throw out without warning? Well, in our new Farmer Friday episodes - Farmer Greg shares quick thoughts, revelations, tips, and general farming advice in bite-sized and fun episodes. Sometimes it might be Greg just sharing a thought that hit him while working in the yard, or a really cool inspiration from the garden, and occasionally he’ll answer some listener questions. Other times he will catch a moment with a farming friend or podcast guest to share educational farming tidbits. This quick podcast episode is designed to be brief and not take up your day. So… listen in and enjoy this Garden snack…

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Getting Started with Greywater.

614: Jenn Frymark on Growing Fresh and Closer to Home Jul 06, 2021

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Looking Outside Of The Box For Garden Growing.

In This Podcast:

Jenn Frymark has grown fresh produce in some very unexpected places, so she is a firm believer that everyone can grow fresh and close to home, wherever home might be. She explains how she took this belief a step further and started Gotham Greens, using her hard-earned expertise to find out if food could be grown and distributed locally as a business, rather than a grant-funded educational or community project. Jenn talks about the early challenges and many successes.

Jenn is the Chief Greenhouse Officer of Gotham Greens, a pioneer in urban indoor agriculture with a national network of local high-tech farms. At Gotham Greens, Jenn oversees all greenhouse design and growing operations. Prior to Gotham Greens, she managed greenhouses at McMurdo and South Pole stations in Antarctica, providing fresh vegetables for U.S. research scientists. She also worked in the greenhouse at the Cuisinart Resort and Spa in Anguilla and designed and led operations for the Science Barge in New York City. Jenn earned a Master’s degree in Plant Sciences from The University of Arizona and a Bachelor’s degree in Plant Biology from Arizona State University.

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Growing Fresh and Closer to Home.

613: Connecting with Nature Jul 02, 2021

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A Farmer Friday Interview with Kristina Hunter.

In This Farmer Friday Podcast on Connecting with Nature:

Greg is excited to speak with Kristina about the many benefits of connecting with nature, some of them unexpected! Kristina points out that we intuitively know that nature is good for us, and she recommends we include nature as a sacred part of our daily routine. She teaches that connecting with nature provides direct and immediate benefits to our bodies and our minds. Kristina and Greg both share simple ways they connect with nature each day.

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Connecting With Nature.

612: Pathways to Healthy Soil Jun 29, 2021

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A chat with Emily Rockey.

In This Garden Chat:

Emily Rockey joins us for an illuminating discussion on soil - the living, breathing foundation of every garden. Emily takes us down to the roots and peels back the layers to discover what makes up this fascinating, hidden ecosystem. Nature already knows how to make the best soil, and Emily discusses some simple ways to replicate and care for that perfect balance in our gardens.

On the last Tuesday every month we host The Urban Farm Garden Chats where Greg Peterson has a relaxed conversation in a Zoom room with a special guest to cover useful gardening topics, and they answer questions from the live listening audience.

To join us for the next event, go to www.GardenChat.org or Click HERE to register for the Monthly Garden Chat with Live Q&A

Our Special Guest:Emily is the Garden Supervisor at Mission Garden in Tucson Arizona, a 4-acre living agricultural museum which invites the public to learn about local multicultural histories, sustainability and organic gardening, and the environment. She has studied plant sciences at the University of Arizona, served as an intern on organic farms in the U.S. and Italy, and worked in non-profits and businesses focused on sustainability, gardening, and promotion of compost and healthy soil.

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611: Caring For Orchards with Holistic Biodynamic Tree Paste Jun 25, 2021

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Gardening tips, tricks, and advice, in short, bite-size episodes.

In This Farmer Friday Podcast:

Greg is excited to speak with Andrew Faust about biodynamic tree paste, a concept Greg learned about years prior, yet it is not widely discussed. Andrew is an expert on biodynamics and he educates us on this tree paste that adds micronutrients and eliminates pest habitats in trees. There are variations for the recipe, however all the ingredients are simple, natural, and is one of the most holistic approaches to orchard care.

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Caring For Orchards with Holistic Biodynamic Tree Paste.

610: Saving Seeds of Cucurbits Jun 22, 2021

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610: Saving Seeds of Cucurbits.

In This Podcast:

At least ten times a year we have a live Seed Saving Class with Bill McDorman. This is the May 2021 class discussing cucurbit varieties, crossbreeding squashes versus melons, and so much more on the main species of cucurbits and their differences that allow for 'wild crosses'.

Bill McDorman is 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.

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609: Growing Cover Crops for Multiple Benefits Jun 18, 2021

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Gardening tips, tricks, and advice, in short, bite-size episodes.

In This Farmer Friday Podcast:

Marlene Simon from Flower Power Garden Hour Podcast returns to reveal the many ways that cover crops can be used in the garden to add nitrogen, shade, moisture, and more. Marlene explains the process of nitrogen fixing and the most common mistakes gardeners make when trying to maximize nitrogen within the soil. Marlene and Greg discuss the benefits that arise with growing cover crops and how we can use them efficiently in the garden.

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Growing Cover Crops for Multiple Benefits.

608: Jon Hayes on Online Farmers Marketplace Jun 15, 2021

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Expanding farmers reach to customers with busy schedules.

In This Podcast:

We hear from Jon Hayes about a new app he created and launched that brings local food even closer to home. Jon tells us how his app has many benefits outside of local food sourcing, and essentially can be utilized for anything to do with food production from gardening products to consulting services. With this app’s ability to reach a large market segment, this can be a fundamental solution to the global food system.

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Jon is a software engineer and aspiring (sub)urban farmer and the founder of Locavore.co. Locavore is an online, hyper-local, peer-to-peer food network where you can find fresh locally grown produce, food services, opportunities, farm equipment and more to buy, rent, sell, share or trade.

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Jon Hayes on Online Farmers Marketplace.

607: Watching for Contaminants in Your Soil Jun 11, 2021

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Gardening tips, tricks, and advice, in short, bite-size episodes.

In This Farmer Friday Podcast:

Kristina Hunter from Live. Well. Green Podcast educates us on the many sources and types of contaminants that can be found in soil, especially in an urban garden. While some sources are evident, Kristina calls attention to also consider the site's history. Sharing viable solutions, Kristina guides us through some key tips to mitigate and avoid contaminated soil.

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Watching for Contaminants in Your Soil.

606: Crystal Stevens on Regenerative Urban Farming Jun 08, 2021

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Bringing gardening methods full circle.

In This Podcast:

We learn from Crystal Stevens about the many inexpensive ways to build a regenerative and edible landscape using natural resources. Crystal describes the different possibilities that can be incorporated into any size space that can lead one down the path towards self-sufficiency. One of her specialties is herbs and she shares with us some of the medicinal properties of herbs and their health benefits.

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Crystal lives along the bluffs of the Mighty Mississippi River in Godfrey, Illinois with her husband, and 2 children. She is an Author, an Artist/Art Teacher, a Folk Herbalist, a Regenerative Farmer, and a Permaculturist. She has written 3 books published by New Society Publishers: Grow Create Inspire, Worms at Work, and Your Edible Yard. Crystal speaks at conferences and Mother Earth News Fairs across the United States and has been teaching a Resilient Living workshop series for over a decade.

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Crystal Stevens on regenerative urban farming.

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