The Urban Farm Podcast with Greg Peterson

804: Janis and Ray on Journaling a New Habit

A Rosie On The House Radio Show Replay

In This Podcast: Janis Norton and Ray Jess join us for our monthly Rosie on the House Radio hour talking about journaling for gardens and orchards.

Our Guests: Janis Norton is the General Manager at The Urban Farm , where she manages several major projects including their Fruit Tree Education Program, The Urban Farm Podcast, and the Permaculture Design Course, as well as their online educational classes, chats, and summits. She earned her degree in Sustainability from Arizona State University, became a Master Gardener, and took her PDC training in Phoenix. While Greg is the visionary at The Urban Farm, Janis is the Implementer – using her superpowers as a project manager to keep things organized and growing our community.

Ray Jess is the Manager of the General Store at The Urban Farm Nursery, (worked with Greg to update the Urban Farm Planting Calendar, making adjustments for recent changes in our climate and weather ) Ray was a Master Gardener for six years starting in 2016, completed a Permaculture Design course in 2018 and currently works as a sales associate for a local nursery.

Special Note: For part one of Janis's story she wrote from her journaled experience starting her orchard go to The Fruit Tree Mud Bath Salon

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752: Daniel Sweeney on Seven Springs Farm Supply

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.

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.

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

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795: William Horvath on Permaculture Farming in Croatia

Encouraging and assisting aspiring permaculturists

In This Podcast: Join William as he shares his story of growing up in war torn Croatia in the early 1990's then exploring Australia and discovering permaculture first hand from David Holmgren. And finally he tells how he returned home to start his own permaculture adventure and educational platform.

Our Guest: William Horvath is a geologist turned permaculture farmer and educator. He runs a small experimental permaculture site in Croatia, Southeast Europe, as well as his website Permaculture Apprentice, where he helps aspiring permaculture farmers and homesteads find, design, and develop their properties. Through his consulting and coaching work, William has assisted over 1,000 people in starting their permaculture properties and implementing permaculture systems, from backyard to broad scale.

Book Recommendation: Retro Suburbia by David Holmgren

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Transforming our communities through seeds

In This Podcast: Kane Wilton, an organic farmer, garden designer, and seed enthusiast, co-founded the 1904 Project in Salem, Oregon, to connect and empower individuals toward regenerative and local food. His gardening journey began with growing flowers for his wife, eventually leading to a deep passion for food systems and permaculture. The 1904 Project started as a blog but evolved into a community-driven initiative highlighting regenerative projects and fostering collaboration among local growers. Kane’s work focuses on native integrated foodscaping, blending ornamental and edible landscapes to inspire and educate people.

In 2024, the 1904 Project hosted the first Great Northwest Seed Up, where attendees scooped locally adapted seeds in a communal event. Despite an ice storm affecting attendance, the event successfully brought gardeners together to share knowledge and resources. Kane now prioritizes garden design, consulting, and expanding the Great Northwest Seed Up as key initiatives. His mission is to build resilient communities through seeds, regenerative growing, and meaningful local connections.

Our Guest: Kane Wilton is an organic farmer, garden designer, and seed enthusiast with a passion for building resilient communities through regenerative growing. Kane planted his first garden initially to grow flowers for his wife. And caught the garden bug. Kane and his wife co-founded the 1904 project in Salem, Oregon, to connect and empower individuals toward regenerative and local food. In 2024, the 1904 project hosted the first Great Northwest Seed Up in Salem, Oregon, featuring seeds that are adaptively grown for the Pacific Northwest.

Kane's book recommendation - Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcom Gladwell

Contact Kane - 1904project.com

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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.

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