Dawn's Dirt

In today’s episode of Dawn’s Dirt, I sit down with Brooke Vanderkley from Vanderkley Valley Farm, a mama of four, farmer, and full-tilt entrepreneur about building a profitable, values-driven homeste…

In today’s episode of Dawn’s Dirt, I’m pouring my heart out about food freedom, the farmer’s mindset, and why small-scale agriculture just might save the world. We’re talking grit, government overrea…

In this episode of Dawn’s Dirt, I’m in the hot seat and my friend Hayley is firing off the questions—no sugarcoating, just real dirt. We dig into the myths about homesteading (spoiler: those pretty c…

In today’s episode of Dawn’s Dirt, I’m spilling my hard-earned secrets on turning canning into cold, hard cash. From humble beginnings as the “Pickle Partners” at age 15 to raking in $150K a year in …

In this episode of Dawn’s Dirt, I get grilled by none other than Jamie Stewart—the poop queen herself! Jamie flips the script and puts me in the hot seat with questions about pesticides, glyphosate, …

In this episode of Dawn’s Dirt, I sit down with Rebecca Croden, a backyard gardening queen right in the heart of Toronto. We get into everything from shady yard solutions to tomato troubles and even …

In today’s episode of Dawn’s Dirt, I sat down with Abby Scaglione from Ruckle Heritage Farm and holy smokes, this one is a gem. Abby went from California vegetarian to regenerative meat and dairy far…

In today’s episode of Dawn’s Dirt, I sat down with Becky from Toby Way Farm and oh baby, did we go there. We’re talking raw, real farm life: goat guts, chicken math, and why your organic ideology mig…

In today’s episode of Dawn’s Dirt, I sit down with Chef Mikey from Chef’s Harvest Farm—a total character and an absolute legend in the urban farming world out of Knoxville, Tennessee. Y’all, this man…

In today’s episode of Dawn’s Dirt, I’m talking lettuce—but not just any lettuce. I sat down with the incredibly passionate and slightly wild Mackenzie Warford of Papa’s Farm in Newfoundland, where he…

In today’s episode of Dawn’s Dirt, I sit down with my fellow podcast host and tiny farm queen, Mary Lewis, who proves that it’s never too late to bite off more than you can chew and start homesteadin…

In today’s episode of Dawn’s Dirt, I sit down with 25-year-old firecracker farmer Brandie from Suni Bear Farms in Alabama—and y’all, this girl is the real deal. We talk all things chickens, goats, an…

In today’s episode of Dawn’s Dirt, it’s just you, me, and 600 rowdy chickens. I’m giving you the full scoop on how I went from running a 36,000 square foot greenhouse empire to becoming the loud, sun…

In today’s episode of Dawn’s Dirt, I’m bringing the heat (and the compost) with 10 powerful reasons why EVERYONE should be a homesteader—yes, even you, city girl with the balcony! I break down the my…

In today’s episode of Dawn’s Dirt, I sit down with the beautiful soul behind Moosterizers—Nina from A Thousand Hills—and we go deep on why this isn’t just another skincare company. This is a back-to-…

In today’s episode of Dawn’s Dirt, I get thrown into the hot seat by my friend Dana Maddeaux, a coach for widowed moms—and let me tell you, she didn’t hold back! We dive deep into our shared Dutch ro…

In today’s episode of Dawn’s Dirt, I’m bringing you a solo-sode straight from the greenhouse—because today, it’s all about TOMATOES. Yep, we’re getting juicy. From being known as “The Tomato Lady” to…

In today’s episode of Dawn’s Dirt I sat down with Holly Beck, a lupus coach, autoimmune warrior, and absolute firecracker of a woman, who shared her 20-year journey through chronic fatigue, a lupus d…

In today’s episode of Dawn’s Dirt, I’m flipping the mic around and letting the magic woman behind this podcast—my editor, my podcast manager, and my dear friend Carley—put me in the hot seat. We go d…

In today’s episode of Dawn’s Dirt, I sit down with Pete—the new owner of my beloved former farm, Shirley’s Greenhouse—for a raw, emotional, and heartwarming conversation about what it really takes to…