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539: Bryan Kappa on ChipDrop.
The Urban Farm Podcast with Greg Peterson
05/19/20 • 38 min
Bringing green waste to your driveway.
In This Podcast: Organic matter builds soil, and Bryan Kappa has a free service that allows nationwide users to quickly build the quality of their soil. Learn about ChipDrop, the program that connects gardeners with tree companies and benefits everyone. Not all mulch is created equal, and you'll learn the difference in mulch options, how to properly wood chip your yard and improve your soil Ph. There are some exciting improvements coming to ChipDrop, as well as creative ways to use it!
Bryan is a Portland native who combined his love of trees and technology into the ChipDrop web service. While hauling brush for a local tree company he realized the potential cost savings of delivering the freshly chipped trees to neighbors and homeowners, as opposed to driving long distances to the dump (and paying their fees). He also knew that people loved free things. Bryan has a history of creating life hacks to combine urban living with environmental sustainability. In 2014 he was granted permission by the Portland Water Bureau to keep 2 goats and a pig on a small lot in North Portland to help clear brush and Ivy without the use of pesticides. He and his roommates kept a composting toilet in his residential North Portland home, only a mile from downtown. In his spare time, he serves on the board as a technical lead for Cascadia Wild, helping build and maintain their database of images of rare and threatened species in the Pacific Northwest wilderness.
Visit https://www.urbanfarm.org/2020/05/19/539-bryan-kappa/ for the show notes on this episode, and access to our full podcast library!
539: Bryan Kappa on ChipDrop.
591: Adding Liquid Nutrients to Your Plants
The Urban Farm Podcast with Greg Peterson
04/16/21 • 7 min
Adding liquid nutrients to your plants.
Gardening tips, tricks, and advice in short, bite-size episodes.
In This Brief Bite: Farmer Greg chats with Anthony Dominguez, the co-founder and C.O.O. of HyKreations, a company that produces liquid soil amendments and fertilizers. Anthony informs us on the process of foliar feeding and why trees and plants will greatly benefit from the additional nutrients. He also speaks in-depth on their line of liquid amendments that optimize nutrient delivery to your plants.
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...
Visit https://www.urbanfarm.org/2021/04/16/591-farmer-friday/ for the show notes on this episode, and access to our full podcast library!
653: Starting Fresh in 2022
The Urban Farm Podcast with Greg Peterson
01/07/22 • 8 min
A Farmer Friday Reflection by Greg Peterson.
In This Farmer Friday Podcast on Starting Fresh in 2022:
Greg takes a few minutes at the beginning of this new year to acknowledge the challenges of the last couple of years and to highlight the importance of growing our own food. He expresses gratitude for you, the Urban Farm community, and talks about ways we can support each other. Then he walks us through the comforting rhythms of his year round-garden, describing in detail the tasks of each season and the bountiful harvests he enjoys as a result of his efforts.
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...
Visit https://www.urbanfarm.org/2022/01/07/653-farmer-friday/ for the show notes on this episode, and access to our full podcast library!
Starting Fresh in 2022.
399: Diann Peart on Living in a Chemically Saturated World
The Urban Farm Podcast with Greg Peterson
11/13/18 • 33 min
Changing the role of chemicals in our homes.
In This Podcast: It was not your typical birthday gift but a small collection of home cleaning products, and they changed Diann Peart’s direction in life. She found a path that filled her passion and allowed her to truly make a difference. When she realized the products were chemical free, her passion for the environment and her desire to help others took over and she knew these products needed to be brought to market. She has a special offer for listeners today.
Diann has a PhD in Botany-Ecology from Arizona State University. She lives with her husband, 4 dogs and 8 chickens at their urban farm is nestled in one of the oldest neighborhoods in Tempe, AZ, 4 blocks west of ASU. She is also Principal and Visionary at Truce LLC, a Tempe-based company that manufactures and distributes non-toxic household cleaning, pet, and personal products.
Truce’s entire product line uses only 14 simple, safe and effective ingredients. Truce products offer the ability to clean homes, bodies, and pets while avoiding nasty chemicals.
In her spare time, Diann co-founded the community garden across the street from her home where most of the produce harvested is donated to local food banks.
Go to https://www.urbanfarm.org/2018/11/13/399-diann-peart/ for more information and links on this podcast, and to find our other great guests.
399: Diann Peart on Living in a Chemically Saturated World
359: Keiran Olivares Whitaker on Black Soldier Fly Farming.
The Urban Farm Podcast with Greg Peterson
06/12/18 • 31 min
Composting with nature's own army.
In This Podcast:
It was a common tilapia being released into the wild that had a profound effect on Keiran Olivares Whitaker. He realization on how ecosystems were being devastated by man’s actions prompted him to try and make a difference. He’s also highly aware of the cost of food miles so he’s been working on a solution that helps in many ways and a method to help build it close to where it is needed. All it takes is an army of single focused soldiers... soldier flies, that is.
Keiran is the founder and CEO of Entocycle. He has a Masters in Environmental Design and Conservation, and while working as a scuba diving instructor he was fortunate enough to travel and visit some of the most beautiful places on earth. He saw first-hand the environmental damage that human development and current lifestyles are causing to these paradises.
Convinced that we are killing our own planet, and that animal farming is the single most destructive activity humans have ever invented, he started Entocycle as an insect farming company using Black Soldier Flies to provide an alternative.
Go to https://www.urbanfarm.org/2018/06/12/359-keiran-olivares-whitaker/ for more information and links on this podcast, and to find our other great guests.
262: Bill Sadler on Nutrition to the Soil and Plants
The Urban Farm Podcast with Greg Peterson
07/18/17 • 51 min
262: Bill Sadler on Nutrition to the Soil and Plants
Developing solutions for our growing mediums
In This Podcast: Soil nutrition is not just a simple matter to Dr. Bill Sadler; it is so significant that feeding the life in the soil is central to the whole life cycle. He explains the importance of healthy nutrition for the multiple families of organisms in the soil, as well as why different groups need different foods. He also shares why noticing which weeds are growing can help you understand what is happening in your soil.
Bill began farming at the age of eight, when under the watchful eye of his father, he both successfully managed his own tomato & vegetable stand selling his own harvests, and helped raise Nubian dairy goats on the family farm.
When his family purchased a large farm in rural Missouri, he and his father developed a cattle operation and planted their own vineyard. His father’s pioneering influence and background in agriculture and sustainable farming led Bill to appreciate these methods long before they were considered “cool.”
Bill earned his PhD in Biochemistry, and with skills as a proven problem solver, focuses on developing green and sustainable solutions for a wide range of products and services.
Go to https://www.urbanfarm.org/2017/07/18/262-bill-sadler/ for more information and links on this podcast, and to find our other great guests.
205: Nancy Bailey on Prolific Vegetables in Small Spaces
The Urban Farm Podcast with Greg Peterson
03/07/17 • 44 min
Nancy Bailey on Prolific Vegetables in Small Spaces.
Increasing the yield of a small garden through planning and care.
Nancy had an idyllic childhood growing up in western New York State, right next door to her grandfather who she adored. He had a small farm where he raised a few head of beef cattle and always had a few dozen chickens. While much of the 10-acres was devoted to raising hay and grain to feed and bed the cattle, her father and grandfather also managed a large vegetable garden and an apple orchard.
The garden produced a considerable bounty which her mom canned and froze; and while young, it didn’t occur to Nancy to consider how special it was to be fed on free-range grass-fed beef and farm fresh eggs, and to eat organically grown fruits and vegetables year-round. Today she looks back and realizes how lucky and loved she was.
Although she’s always had a passion for ornamental horticulture, it wasn’t until retirement 2 years ago, that she got serious in raising vegetables and composting. By adding micro-nutrients and her own amendments, each season has yielded a more prolific harvest. Although her vegetable garden is less than 200 square feet, she reaps far more produce than she and her husband can consume. She says she raises vegetables for the joy of watching them grow as well as to consume and share with the neighbors.
In this podcast: Greg chats with Nancy, an urban farmer from Southern California who explains how she is maximizing the potential of her very small garden. She has faced off critters of various sizes with some ingenious tricks and she is using soil amendments to make her soil healthy and her plants happy and productive.
Visit https://www.urbanfarm.org/2017/03/07/nancy-bailey/ for show notes and links.
196: Josh Volk on Compact Farms
The Urban Farm Podcast with Greg Peterson
02/14/17 • 41 min
196: Josh Volk on Compact Farms.
Making the most from small farms for the best viability.
Josh is the author of Compact Farms by Storey Press in February 2017. He is the proprietor of Slow Hand Farm in Portland, Oregon, and has been working on and managing small farms around the country for the last 20 years, studying the systems that make them efficient. He travels in the United States and abroad, consulting with farmers and researchers, teaching farm apprentices and new farmers, presenting workshops at agricultural conferences, and writing articles for publications, including Growing for Market magazine.
Josh didn’t come from a farming background. He grew up on the edges of cities and his parents had vegetable gardens that he mostly ignored. When he went away to college and started cooking for himself, he became more interested in where his food came from and how to grow it. That interest grew, inspired by books on small-scale food production. There weren’t many writers on that topic then, and it wasn’t so long ago.
In this podcast: Josh talks with Greg to explain his concept of making small farms the most productive and his background really helps give him an edge for understanding and explaining this to our listeners.
Go to https://www.urbanfarm.org/2017/02/14/josh-volk/ for more information, photos and links on this podcast and to our other great guests.
24: Don Abbott on Urban Farming while Renting
The Urban Farm Podcast with Greg Peterson
01/09/16 • 30 min
The Snarky Gardener (AKA Don Abbott) is a gardener, blogger, author, educator, speaker, reluctant activist, and permaculture practitioner from Kent, Ohio. He became the Snarky Gardener, living in a rental property, when he had been a gardener for just a short time, but he had been snarky and sarcastic his whole life. In today's episode, Don discusses permaculture, Hugelkultur (a fascinating concept), and gardening while renting.
Check out our show notes at https://www.urbanfarm.org/2016/01/09/don-abbott/
811: All About Keeping Honeybees - a Rosie Replay
The Urban Farm Podcast with Greg Peterson
05/07/24 • 36 min
811: All about Keeping Honeybees with Cricket Alderidge Ungvary
A Rosie On The House Radio Show Replay
In This Podcast: Ever thought about keeping honeybees? It's a process and it's something we need to learn if you're gonna take it on and that's exactly what we're talking about today. Join our our monthly radio show called Rosie On The House in Phoenix, Arizona as we discuss with Cricket what it takes to keep honeybees; and oh yeah, what is mead.
Our Guest: Today we have Cricket Aldridge Ungvary to talk about her experience with suburban homesteading in the desert. Cricket is a natural homesteader growing up in rural Idaho with a garden, a horse, and lots of home canned food.
She brings those sensibilities to her farm in North Phoenix. Cricket adds a little dose of cottage garden flavor and permaculture tendencies, and you'll see why her blog, BloomingAZ. com, is a reflection of everything she does. Cricket is a longtime beekeeper, brought in to this new life skill by wanting to know more about making mead.
Now she runs a farm called Blooming Ranch and teaches people every day about bees, chickens, and more.
Visit www.UrbanFarm.org/811-Rosie for the show notes and links on this episode!
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The average episode length on The Urban Farm Podcast with Greg Peterson is 37 minutes.
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The first episode of The Urban Farm Podcast with Greg Peterson was released on Nov 1, 2015.
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