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June 6, 2024

How Oysters Connect the Past with the Future for a Family, a Communit…

Matheson Oysters is a future-looking business with a nod to the past. It began on the heels of an unfortunate life turn that had Sarah Matheson Harris wondering what to do. What she decided brought her into the middle of …

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May 30, 2024

How a Visit to the Farmer's Market Can Revolutionize Your Life

What if a visit to the farmer's market could totally revolutionize your life? Do you think that's possible? For Julie Friend, the farmer's market changed hers -- her health, her outlook, and her profession. And what she learned on her …

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May 23, 2024

Behind the Label: Organic Valley and the Truth About Organic Dairy Fa…

Ever wonder what's behind the label on the milk in your grocery store? Sabrina Servais knows. She's a 5th generation dairy farmer in Wisconsin who farms dairy with her family for Organic Valley, along with 1700 other farmers. Sabrina tells …

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May 16, 2024

Can One Bite from a Carrot Change Your Life?

Can one bite from a carrot change your life? What do you think? Sounds farfetched, I know. But let's dig in and see how a single carrot can be connected to your tastebuds, your environment, the knitting together of communities …

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May 9, 2024

How Desire and Dahlia Wars Fuel a Business Locally and Beyond

The Dahlia wars are alive and thriving! With a combination of grit, passion, and a sprinkle of serendipity, Merrie Avalone of Dreamland Flower Farm quite literally dreamt up and created her farm against all odds, and is now at the …

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May 2, 2024

How to Slow Down and Find Joy

Imagine this, you are completely self-sufficient and growing every single ingredient you need to cook dinner every night. Olivia Kingery, founder of Pileated Farms, and a fellow advocate of joy, followed the signs the universe left for her to do …

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April 25, 2024

How One Bite Connects to Everything

"One Bite is Everything" host Dana DiPrima introduces you to the universe where everyday food, fuel, fiber, and flowers (the 4 Fs) emanate from the center of your proverbial plate to its broader impact on health, the environment, community, and …

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April 18, 2024

Transforming Communities Through Food Equity

Healthy food should not be a privilege, yet more than 23 million Americans don't have access to fresh food. Maura "Mac" Russell is working to change this statistic, all while balancing her career as a consultant, and being a mom …

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April 11, 2024

How Humane Priorities Mean Better Food and a Healthier Landscape || w…

On today’s episode of Talk Farm To Me, we hear from first generation farmer Kelley Babbin, owner and operator of Howling Flats Farms in Canaan, Connecticut. Kelley has made it her mission to create an environment of sustainable agriculture, while …

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April 4, 2024

Farmers, Government & the Power Balance || with Sharon McMahon

We believe in farmers being taken seriously. They are the backbone of our society after all, right? Then why are more and more farmers becoming silenced and marginalized? To answer this question and spread awareness about this topic, we have …

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March 28, 2024

Sage Advice from a Seasoned Herb Farmer || With Sal Gilbertie of Gilb…

Sal Gilbertie has had some luck -- good luck and bad luck -- that catapulted him into a career in growing organic herbs. Sal’s love for healthy soil and organic farming shines through in this episode, where he details his …

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March 21, 2024

Farm Alchemy: When $500 in Straw Becomes Food for 50 Families || with…

When you think of farming, Alaska isn’t the first place that comes to mind. However, our guest on today’s episode is an Alaskan dairy farmer on Kodiak Island, who is an advocate for small farms staying small, especially in Alaska …

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March 14, 2024

A Regenerative Farm Gets A Boost to Bring You Healthy Meat -- With Ch…

It’s not uncommon that farmers are hit with financial issues constantly. Farming isn’t cheap and requires a lot of grit to push through the uncertainty that comes with farming. What non-farmers might not realize is that something as seemingly arbitrary …

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March 7, 2024

Pumpkin Patch Power: How Seed Money Helps Build a Farm

On this episode, we meet one of the 2023 For Farmers Grant awardees, Scott and Delissa Mainord of Mainord Family Farms, located in East Prairie, Missouri. Mainord Family Farms is a produce farm, where they mainly grow watermelon and pumpkins, …

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Feb. 29, 2024

From Fitness to Farming: How Rachael Stewart Went from Bodybuilding t…

Rachael Stewart | Stewart PasturesOn today’s episode of Talk Farm To Me, we are joined by an incredibly strong and brave, first generation farmer, who took a chance on herself, no matter the hurdles, to own and operate an off …

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Feb. 22, 2024

How the Organic Chicken in Your Supermarket is Blazing a Trail for Be…

Did you know that 99% of poultry farmers don’t own their own birds? When we learned this statistic from our guest on today’s show, it completely shocked us.Unfortunately, many family farmers across the US have their arms tied due to …

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Feb. 15, 2024

The Prime Act & Why the Big Four Meat Processors Don't Like It -- wit…

What you need to know about your meat and the Prime Act with Liz ReitzigHow often do we, as food consumers, think about how and who is cultivating, harvesting, and distributing our food? Or, on a deeper level, do we …

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Feb. 8, 2024

A Farmer's Biggest Worry: Will They Be The Generation That Loses the …

On this episode of Talk Farm To Me, we invite farmers Laura & Mike Ellis from Mt. Hope Farms to talk to us about their fifth-generation farm in Oregon and how they have created a successful business by bridging the …

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Feb. 1, 2024

Growing Food & Community in a Vacant Lot in Newark | Charmaine La For…

In this episode, Charmaine La Fortune, a passionate urban farmer transformed two vacant city lots into a small garden that’s now a thriving center for community, education, and wellness. The Giving One Tenth Garden is not only reducing food insecurity …

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Nov. 16, 2023

A Front Row Seat at Black Farmer Inequity | With PJ Haynie, Row Crop …

In this episode, PJ Haynie, Virginia row crop farmer and founding member of the National Black Growers Council, escorts host Dana DiPrima on a journey through his agriculture industry experience to shed light on the unique challenges and triumphs of …

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Nov. 10, 2023

Are you keeping Christmas real? | With Ashley Latta of Tuckaway Tree …

In this episode, Christmas tree farmer Ashley Latta of Tuckaway Tree Farms joins host Dana DiPrima with a look behind the scenes of the farm, including their selection of species and strategic pruning for health and aesthetics. Plus, she shares …

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Nov. 2, 2023

Know the FACTs: Your Health Is Tied Directly to Animal Welfare -- wit…

If you care about preventing superbugs, like influenza or an epidemic where medicine is ineffective on humans, you are going to want to hear what Steve Roach of FACT, the Food Animal Concerns Trust, has to say. How your animals …

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Oct. 26, 2023

The Grandin Effect: Revolutionary Temple Grandin Connects the Dots Be…

Episode SummaryIn this episode, we explore the remarkable journey of a woman who has made groundbreaking contributions in animal welfare and autism advocacy. Discover Dr. Grandin's unique insights into farming, animal welfare, and breaking barriers in a male-dominated industry.Key Takeaways- …

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Oct. 19, 2023

What's Farm Aid Doing to Help Farmers Now? | Caitlin Arnold Stephano …

In this episode, you meet Caitlin Arnold Stephano, Farm Aid's Hotline manager. She fields over 800 calls a year -- often 70 a month -- from farmers who want to talk about their struggles and find resources that can help. …

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