The Urban Farm Podcast with Greg Peterson
Welcome to The Urban Farm Podcast, your partner in the Grow Your Own Food revolution! This audio only podcast features special guests like Rosemary Morrow, Zach Loeks, and Andrew Millison as we discuss the art and value of growing food in urban areas. We'll explore topics such as gardening basics, urban beekeeping and chicken farming, permaculture, successful composting, monetizing your farm, and much more! Each episode will bring you tips and tricks on how to overcome common challenges, opportunities to learn from the experience of people just like you, and plenty of resources to ensure you're informed, equipped, and empowered to participate more mindfully in your local food system... and to have a great time doing it!
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- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 939
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
649: Jennifer McGuinness on Micro Food Gardening
Growing Compact and Bountiful Gardens in the Smallest of Spaces
In This Podcast:
Jennifer McGuinness’ contagious enthusiasm for gardening will have you pining to grow something. No space? No problem! …
648: Tony Horn on Living in Harmony
Returning to Living As We Were Designed.
In This Podcast:
Listen as Tony Horn shows us where to look and what to do to rediscover peace in our lives. Tony shares his key definition of peace and his vi…
647: Seth Siegel on Water Scarcity in Agricultural Areas
Exploring Solutions to Current Water Challenges for Farming.
In This Podcast:
Seth Siegel is passionate about tackling the world’s water problems before they get to crisis level. He explains the prac…
646: Loving Those Legumes
646: Loving Those Legumes.
A Chat with an Expert on Seeds.
In This Podcast: This is the October 2021 Seed Saving Class with Bill McDorman discussing legumes. Beans and peas are great to eat and also g…
645: Composting for Your Neighbors
A Farmer Friday Interview with Alyssa Brodsky.In This Farmer Friday Podcast on Composting for Your Neighbors:
Have you tried composting food scraps, only to give up because you did not generate enough…
644: Planting in the Right Season
A chat with Christy Wilhelmi.
You’ll enjoy Christy Wilhelmi’s contagious enthusiasm for the cooler planting seasons as she explains how to increase your chance of success by planting the right crop i…
643: Nifty Nightshades
643: Nifty Nightshades.
This is the September 2021 Seed Saving Class with Bill McDorman discussing nightshades. We are so glad the deadly nightshades aren’t! Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and tomatill…
642: Jeffrey Smith on the Impact of GMO's On Our Environment and Health
Motivating People Into Action to Protect Our Ecosystems.In This Podcast:
Jeffrey Smith sounds the alarm about the devastating harm that can be caused by genetic engineering. He explains how GMO’s hav…
641: Garden Soil Prep for Success
A Farmer Friday Interview with Christy Wilhelmi.In This Farmer Friday Podcast on Garden Soil Prep for Success:
Christy Wilhelmi returns to the Urban Farm, this time to talk about keeping life healthy …
640: Zach Loeks on Edible Ecosystems in a Nutshell
Focusing on Leveraging Micro Landscapes into Ecosystem Changes.
In This Podcast:
Zach Loeks encourages each of us to transform our human habitat by focusing on one small section of landscape at a time.…
639: Keeping Bees
A Farmer Friday Interview with Nicole Gennetta.
In This Farmer Friday Podcast on Keeping Bees:
Nicole Gennetta, a Master Beekeeper, sets us on the path to successful beekeeping by sharing the 5 steps s…
638: Permaculture in the Garden
A chat with Kari Spencer.
In This Garden Chat:
Great gardeners seem to know all the rules - but the very best gardener is the one who wrote the rules. She is Mother Nature and has no equal. Her sys…
637: Growing Great Berries.
A Farmer Friday Interview with Christy Wilhemi.
In This Farmer Friday Podcast on Growing Great Berries:
Christy Wilhelmi helps us appreciate the potential of berries in our gardens and urban farms. She…
636: How to let your garden go to seed
636: How to let your garden go to seed.
In This Podcast:
This is the August 2021 Seed Saving Class with Bill McDorman discussing brassicas. Take the best seeds from this year’s garden and save them fo…
635: Rebugging Your Farm and Garden
A Farmer Friday Interview with Vicki Hird.
In This Farmer Friday Podcast on Rebugging Your Farm and Garden:
Vicki Hird reminds us that it is possible to have bugs without having a bug problem. In fact…
634: Erik Diedrichsen on Developing a New Poultry Feeder
Turning Homesteading Skills Into a New Business Venture.
In This Podcast:
Anyone who has ever had chickens knows that feeding poultry is a messy business. Erik Diedrichsen found a better way, and in t…
633: Soil Is Not Dirt
A Farmer Friday Interview with Mike Biltonen.
In This Farmer Friday Podcast on Soil Is Not Dirt:
Though the words are often used interchangeably, soil and dirt are not the same thing. Mike Biltonen ex…
632: Christy Wilhelmi on Growing Fruit in Small Spaces
Don’t Let Yard Size Determine Your Harvests.
In This Podcast:
Are your fruit trees an investment or an experiment? Christy Wilhelmi talks about the steps needed to ensure that the fruit trees you plan…
631: Feeding Chickens
A Farmer Friday Interview with Nicole Gennetta.
In This Farmer Friday Podcast on Feeding Chickens:
What do chickens eat? Nicole Gennetta explains that they are omnivores and can eat just about anythin…
630: Small Space - Big Potential
A chat with Niki Jabbour.
In This Garden Chat:
Great things come in small packages, even in gardening! Niki Jabbour’s enthusiasm for corners, windowsills, and balconies will have you reconsidering…