The Urban Farm Podcast with Greg Peterson

185: Elaine Ingham on Life in the Soil.

19 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

185: Elaine Ingham on Life in the Soil.Examining the biology of healthy soil to improve plant growth.Dr. Elaine Ingham is the Founder, President and D...

184: Michael Phillips on Holistic Orcharding

17 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

184: Michael Phillips on Holistic Orcharding.Growing fruit trees by creating a healthy ecosystem.Michael is known across the country for helping ...

183: Shawn Jadrnicek on The Bio-Integrated Farm.

14 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

183: Shawn Jadrnicek on The Bio-Integrated Farm.Maximizing functions from landscape elements to save time, energy and money.Shawn has nourished h...

182: Matthew Shepherd on Planting to Feed Bees

12 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

182: Matthew Shepherd on Planting to Feed Bees.Expanding the habitat of an essential pollinator through our garden choices.Matthew’s career began in...

181: Quita Jackson on Thrifty Self Sufficiency.

10 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

181: Quita Jackson on Thrifty Self Sufficiency.Taking small steps to being green and making a difference.Quita is one of the founders of GreenDesert.o...

180: Brian Smith on Biochar

07 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

180: Brian Smith on Biochar.Enhancing your soils through an ancient, carbon-sequestering, process.Brian is a systems engineer and project manager livi...

179: Penn Parmenter on Passive Solar Greenhouses

05 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

179: Penn Parmenter on Passive Solar Greenhouses.Designing greenhouses using the natural laws of nature as allies and resources.Since 1992 Penn and he...

178: Jayson Matthews on Solutions to Hunger.

03 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

178: Jayson Matthews on Solutions to Hunger.Discussing food insecurity in urban communities and how to improve resilience against hunger.Jayson is cur...

177: Drew Taddia on Reducing Stress and Detoxing Smartly.

31 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

177: Drew Taddia on Reducing Stress and Detoxing Smartly.Making long lasting changes a little at a time and using a plant-based diet to avoid toxins.D...

176: Cory Williams on Tropical Fruit Trees

29 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

176: Cory Williams on Tropical Fruit Trees.Growing a tropical fruit forest paradise in spite of a harsh climate.Cory lives in Chandler, Arizona and ow...

175: Kaye Kittrell on Urban Gardening.

27 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

175: Kaye Kittrell on Urban Gardening.Discovering organic gardening alongside a determined learner.In the fall of 2011, Kaye converted the front yard ...

174: Shaun Keesee on Biointensive Farming.

24 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

174: Shaun Keesee on Biointensive FarmingA beginner's experience converting to larger scale organic farming.Shaun has an upstart one-acre mini-farm ca...

173: Brendan Gaughran on Liver and Gut Health

22 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

173: Brendan Gaughran on Liver and Gut HealthUnderstanding the sequence of food driven diseasesBrendan holds a degree in Molecular Biology from the...

172: Ocean Robbins on Changing our Food Future

20 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

172: Ocean Robbins on Changing our Food FutureFinding the motivation to make changes in our diets At 15, Ocean was a co-founder of the Creating O...

171: Robbie Shell on Honeybees and Colony Collapse Disorder

17 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

171: Robbie Shell on Honeybees and Colony Collapse Disorder.A researcher's perspective on the marvelous efficiency of honeybees.Robbie was a business ...

170: Don Tipping on Seeds and Plant Breeding

15 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

170: Don Tipping on Seeds and Plant BreedingCultivating the future through seed saving and educationDon has been offering hands-on, practical workshop...

169: Sarah Highlen on Farm Marketing

13 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

169: Sarah Highlen on Farm MarketingOffering cost-effective marketing for small farms and food producersSarah spent 17 years in the marketing industry...

168: Kerry Audisho on Locally Grown Foods

10 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

168: Kerry Audisho on Locally Grown FoodsConnecting a community to a healthier diet and access to locally grown foods.Kerry is a wife, mother, certifi...

167: Kristin Nikodemski on the Grow it Yourself Revolution

08 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Kristin Nikodemski on the Grow it Yourself RevolutionEncouraging growth in the community of organic gardenersAs the Product Marketing Manager for Arbo...

166: Susan Poizner on Fruit Tree Care

06 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

166: Susan Poizner on Fruit Tree CareNurturing relationships with community and nature through orchards and fruit trees.Susan is an urban orchardist i...

165: Penn Parmenter on High Altitude Tomatoes

03 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

165: Penn Parmenter on High Altitude TomatoesGrowing and saving seeds for extreme or challenging climatesSince 1992 Penn and her husband Cord have bee...

164: Jeff Moyer on Organic Farmers Association

01 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

164: Jeff Moyer on Organic Farmers AssociationGiving a larger voice to organic farmers in national policy discussions.Jeff is a world-renowned authori...

163: Melinda Adkins on Learning Homesteading Skills

29 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

163: Melinda Adkins on Learning Homesteading SkillsRekindling skills of past generations and sharing thrifty gardening tipsMelinda’s Urban Homestead...

162: Jesse Sparks on Neighborhood Harvesting

26 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

162: Jesse Sparks on Neighborhood HarvestingHarvesting fruits and friends from your neighborhood communityJesse is a sixth-generation Arizona native. ...

161: Vanessa Simkins on Juicing Deliciously

24 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

161: Vanessa Simkins on Juicing DeliciouslyConnecting healthy and flavorful juicing combinations for health and a good dietVanessa, is the founder of ...

160: Jim Loomis on Lifestyle Medicine

22 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

160: Jim Loomis on Lifestyle MedicineConnecting a plant-based diet and lifestyle to positive health benefits Jim Loomis Jr., M.D., M.B.A., receiv...

159: Brandon Peterman on Natural Building

19 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

159: Brandon Peterman on Natural BuildingConstructing buildings and materials from locally sourced ingredients Brandon grew up in Southern Califo...

158: Andrew Millison on Scaling up Permaculture

17 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

158: Andrew Millison on Scaling up PermacultureSharing a regenerative design system and the medicine our planet needs.Andrew has been studying, teachi...

157: Elena Ortiz on Nature Education for Adults

15 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Elena Ortiz on Nature Education for AdultsMaking connections to nature through working in a college garden.Elena has been teaching with the Phoenix Co...

156: Keri Fox on SPIN Farming

12 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Keri Fox on SPIN FarmingStarting a farming business in an urban area and making it work.Keri grew up on an organic farm in a small Saskatchewan commun...

155: Lawrence Parkhill of the Veteran Farmers of America

10 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

155: Lawrence Parkhill of the Veteran Farmers of America Helping our returning veterans heal through farming and agriculture.Lawrence signed up f...

154: Julian Awad on Backyard Riches and SPIN Farming

09 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Julian Awad on Backyard Riches and SPIN FarmingTaking a Small Plot and with Intensive Farming generate income.Julian experienced entrepreneurship earl...

153: Forest Shomer on Seeds

05 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Forest started urban farming in 1969 in Berkeley, California. Through the People’s Park Movement, he was launched into gardening and got the basic t...

152: Matt Powers on Regenerative Living

03 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Making a difference through social permaculture and gardening.Matt is an experienced teacher, family guy, author, consultant, farmer, seed saver, plan...

151: Saskia Esslinger on Teaching Gardening

01 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Saskia is a passionate gardener who believes everyone can grow some of their own food. She is trained in Permaculture, Environmental Science, and Rege...

150: Karine Kuchipudi on Going Vegan

29 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Transitioning to a plant based diet for a healthy lifestyle.Karine was once an extreme carnivore and she happily ate sweetbreads, blood pudding, lots ...

149: Sean Quinn on Vertical Farming

27 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Considering design in architecture and it’s impact on urban agriculture.Sean complements his design practice with research in green building technol...

148: Michael Ableman on Street Farms

25 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Growing Food, Jobs, and Hope on the Urban FrontierMichael Ableman, the cofounder and director of Sole Food Street Farms, is one of the early visionari...

147: Shawn and Beth Dougherty on Farmsteading

22 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Utilizing managed intensive grazing for maximum benefit for land and animalsShawn and Beth have been farming together since the 1980’s, for the last...

146: Robert Colangelo on Indoor Vertical Farming

20 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Robert is a scientist, author, and environmental entrepreneur who founded several leading market-based environmental concerns. Currently he serves as ...

145: Storm Kirk on Community and Gardening

18 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Storm lives on the South Fork of the Cosumnes River in Northern California with her husband Allen and her youngest child Savannah. She is the founder ...

144: Marianne West on Using Permaculture at Home

15 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Marianne is the co-host/co-producer of the Sustainable Living Podcast, the co-organizer of the San Diego Permaculture Meet up group and the founder an...

143: Cara Dafforn on Dehydrating the Urban Farm

13 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Cara is passionate about the tradition of supper and takes Civil War history very seriously; So it made sense for her to couple her food passion with ...

142: Craig Jenkins-Sutton on Tree Selection and Planting

11 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Craig’s love of the landscape was a natural progression of his upbringing in central Minnesota where he grew up at a youth camp. When he attended co...

141: Sherrie Pelsma on Pollinator Parkways

08 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Sherrie Pelsma on Pollinator Parkways.Bolstering pollinators in urban spaces and expanding safe habitats.Sherrie grew up on the rural Oregon Coast bef...

140: Dr. Jack Wolfson on the Paleo Diet and Heart Health

06 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jack Wolfson D.O., F.A.C.C., is a board certified cardiologist who uses nutrition and supplements to prevent and treat disease. After ten years p...

139: Whitney Cohen on Garden Based Education

04 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Whitney is a teacher, trainer, and author with tremendous commitment to, and expertise in, inquiry- and place-based education; strategies for engaging...

138: Lyn Harwell on Community Cafes and Kitchens

01 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Today's specials include healthy foods, great meals, dignity, education and community.A childhood spent on a farm in northeast Ohio shaped Lyn’s vie...

137: Heather Grove on Fleet Farming

29 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Heather co-created Stetson University’s garden and farmers market and served as the founding Community Director of Orlando's East End Mark...

136: Tim Diebel, from Pastor to Farmer

27 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Tim grew up in West Texas, the younger son of a local church pastor and his Christian educator wife.  After graduating from Texas Christian Unive...

135: Ruwan Subasinghe & Costas Simoglou on Nanofarms

24 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Ruwan leads product design at Replantable. While earning his Mechanical Engineering degree at Georgia Tech, he machined microfluidic devices and instr...

134: Cecilia Nedelco on Growing Food Organically

22 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Cecilia is a Master Gardner, permaculturist, seed saver, a dowser and an herbalist.   Gardening has been a passion all her life.  She i...

133: Simon Huntley on Marketing a Small Farm Online

20 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Simon grew up on a small farm in the hills of southwestern Pennsylvania before pursuing a degree in Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State ...

132: Denise Stalder on Growing Food to Support Retirement

17 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Denise is a grandmother of eight who was forced into retirement from a management position at the age of 57.  She and her husband rented a commun...

131: Kami McBride on Culinary Herbs for Health

15 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Kami, author of The Herbal Kitchen, has spent the past 25 years helping people grow and use herbs so they can be more self-reliant in their health car...

130: Catherine Crowley is The Herb Lady

13 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Catherine, The Herb Lady, Crowley is a self-taught, hands in the dirt, Urban Farmer who experiments and researches constantly for new and interesting ...

129: Ping Honzay on Garden Based Education Resources

10 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Ping Honzay is currently Member Programs Associate for the American Horticultural Society (AHS), where she coordinates national garden programs includ...

128: Ryan Leach on Pursuing Self-Sustenance on One Acre

09 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan is a Golf Course Superintendent by profession, and a homesteader by passion.  He and his wife own the Live Simply, Live Richly Farm. His wif...

127: David Bainbridge on Gardening with Less Water

08 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

David grew up in the West in a small town working in the family toy factory and enjoying the rivers, mountains and sage covered hills. After earning h...

126: Missy Gable on Understanding Climate Zones

03 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Missy Gable serves as director for the UC Master Gardener Program and co-director for the UC Master Food Preserver program, both statewide programs un...

125: Tom Spellman on Backyard Orchard Culture Part 2

01 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Tom has been involved in the nursery business since 1973. At that time, he was a freshman in high school and rode his skateboard to work. Since then h...

124: Tom Spellman on Backyard Orchard Culture Part 1

30 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Tom has been involved in the nursery business since 1973. At that time, he was a freshman in high school and rode his skateboard to work. Since then h...

123: Shelley Peterman-Schwarz on Gardening with Disabilities

27 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Shelley has distinguished herself by meeting the personal and professional challenges of living and working with progressively disabling multiple scle...

122: Loretta Messinger on Aquaponics

25 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Loretta lives with her husband and two children in the Dallas/Fort Worth area of north central Texas.  Having been gardening most of her adult li...

121: Mary Maranville on Agriculture Education for Kids

23 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Mary was raised on a Holstein dairy farm in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York.  In 2008 she founded SEEAG, Students f...

120: Morag Gamble on Permaculture Education

20 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Morag loves living a permaculture life. She is a passionate permaculture teacher, an experienced designer, a permaculture blogger and film maker, a re...

119: Nate Downey on Water Harvesting

18 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Author of the recent award-winning book, “Harvest the Rain,” published in 2010 by Sunstone Press, Nate brings an extensive background to his curre...

118: Laura Plumb on Natural Foods for Better Health

16 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Laura is a master teacher in numerous fields of the ancient science of life that arises from the Vedas and brings us Yoga, Ayurveda and Jyotish…time...

117: Eric Toensmeier on Carbon Farming

13 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Eric is the award-winning author of Paradise Lot and Perennial Vegetables, and the co-author of Edible Forest Gardens. He is an appointed lecturer at ...

116: John Moody of Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund

11 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

John is a husband, father to four, small farmer, author, and speaker. After serving on the board of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, he was as...

115: Hayley Fager on Agriculture Awards from INUAg

09 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Hayley joined International Network for Urban Agriculture (INUAg) as the Director of Programming and Operations in March of this year. She develops an...

114: Kelly Houle on Botanical Art

06 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Kelly Houle is a botanical and wildlife artist, calligrapher, and founder of Books of Kell’s Press, a 501(c) 3 nonprofit that works to create handma...

113: Penny Livingston on Urban Permaculture

04 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Penny is internationally recognized as a prominent permaculture teacher, designer, and speaker. She holds a MS in Eco-Social Regeneration and a Diplom...

112: Becca Moore on Starting a Homestead

02 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Becca lives in Northeastern Pennsylvania with her husband and seven children. She loves to garden, preserve her own food, spend time with her family a...

111: Tim Amlaw on Tackling Food Deserts

30 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

An Urban Hydroponic project of PureHarvest FoodsTim is an urban agrarian from a farm and agriculture education training and background. He has dedicat...

110: Brad Lancaster on Rainwater Harvesting

28 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Brad Lancaster is the author of the award-winning Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond and co-founder of DesertHarvesters.org.  Sinc...

109: Michelle Fehler on Biomimicry

26 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle’s love for gardening most likely was imprinted during her childhood in Switzerland where she grew up surrounded by green and lush vegetatio...

108: Darren Chapman on Stimulating Community Development

23 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Darren is a community pro-activist who has committed his life to helping people.  He is Founder and CEO of TigerMountain Foundation (a.k.a. TMF),...

107: Kerry Wekelo on Encouraging Kids to Eat Better

21 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Kerry is the founder and visionary of Zendoway and hopes to share with you from all her life experiences. Kerry serves as the Director of Human Resour...

106: Jessica Piper on Jarden's Can-It-Forward Day

19 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jessica is a home canning expert and has worked for Jarden Home Brands for over 11.5 years. She currently is an Analytics Specialist (or Home Canning ...

105: Stacey Murphy on Urban Farming in Brooklyn

16 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Stacey has taught hundreds of teens and adults how to grow, harvest and prepare fresh foods. She is a recovering engineer and architect turned ga...

104: Jerome Osentowski on Growing an Indoor Food Forest

14 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jerome Osentowski has spent the last 30 years developing indoor and outdoor forest farming technology at his location in Basalt, Colorado. He is the f...

103: DeBorah Prince on Learning How to Garden from the Internet

12 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Gardening has been DeBorah Prince’s passion and therapy for over 20 years. She grows a huge range of fruits and veggies from asparagus to zucchini, ...

102: Beth Terry on Living and Gardening without Plastic

09 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

After learning about the devastating effects of plastic pollution on the environment and human health, Oakland accountant Beth began an experiment to ...

101: Paris Masek on Food Hubs and Small Farms

07 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Paris Masek is the Managing Director for Green on Purpose and the Director of Agriculture Programs for Quincea Social Enterprises. He is also a PhD ca...

100: Toby Hemenway on A Permaculture Way of Life

05 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Toby is the author of a new book on urban and suburban permaculture, The Permaculture City, as well as Gaia’s Garden, the best-s...

99: Dr. George Brooks on Agtech and Aquaponics

02 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. George Brooks Jr. is the Founder and President of the NxT Horizon Group. Dr. Brooks holds an earned Ph.D., in Wildlife and Fisheries from the Scho...

98: Michael Judd on Edible Landscape Design

30 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Judd has worked with agro-ecological and whole system designs throughout the Americas for the last 20 years focusing on applying permaculture ...

97: Jodi Torpey on Blue Ribbon Vegetables

28 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Growing vegetables worthy of entering competitions.Jodi is an award-winning vegetable gardener, craftsy gardening instructor, and the founder and edit...

96: Molly Cole on Starting a Small Farm in Washington

25 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Molly comes from a long line of farmers in Washington state. She grew up on a farm with chickens, cows, pigs and the occasional turkey. She has two bo...

95: Larry Santoyo on Permaculture Design

23 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Larry has been a teacher and practitioner of Permaculture Design for the last 28 years. After a career in law enforcement, Santoyo went onto land use ...

94: Tristram Stewart on Food Waste, A Global Scandal

21 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Tristram Stuart, founder of the charity Feedback, is an international award-winning author (The Bloodless Revolution and Waste: Uncovering the Global ...

93: Diana Rogers on Homegrown Paleo Cooking

18 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Diana is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist living on a working organic farm outside of Boston, Massachusetts. She is the author of The Homegrown P...

92: Casey Beck & Austin Blair on 'The Organic Life' a Documentary

16 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Casey is a director and producer of independent documentary films, highlighting untold stories. She premiered “The Organic Life” to sold-out cro...

91: Kamea Chayne on How to Thrive

14 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Kamea is the content curator of Kamea World and the author of Thrive, an evidence-based guide to healthy living. She is a graduate of Washington...

90: Diana Maranhao on Water Conservation

11 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Diana is a horticulturist, garden columnist and author of 3 books: Water-Smart Gardening; Rocky Mountain Fruit & Vegetable Gardening; ...

89: Candy Lesher on her Pool-to-Garden Transformation

09 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Candy is self-taught chef, instructor, writer and speaker, who has been inducted into Arizona's Culinary Hall of Fame and hosted and produced Food &am...

88: Michael Tamez on Transformative Nutrition

07 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Michael was morbidly obese, had severe sleep apnea, high blood pressure, and advanced gum disease. Not only did he lose 105 pounds, but he also reve...

87: Katie Poirier from Keep Phoenix Beautiful

04 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Katie Poirier is the project director of PHX Renews. PHX Renews finds temporary uses for vacant lots, an initiative envisioned by Phoenix Mayor Stanto...

86: Brandi DeCarli on Farm from a Box

02 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Brandi is the Founding Partner of Farm from a Box, an off-grid, modularly designed farm system that provides communities with the tools they need to g...