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
490: Jay Tracy on Cucumber Melons.
Admiring the most commonly pickled vegetable in all its varieties.
In This Podcast: Do you know the difference between a cucumber and a cucumber melon? Neither did Jay Tracy, but a conversation with a…
489: Abraham Noe-Hays on Fertilizer from Urine
Changing the world by reclaiming nutrients lost from our bodies.
In This Podcast: What is your first thought when you think of using urine as fertilizer? Abraham Noe-Hays from the Rich Earth Institute…
488: Chris Smith about Saving Seed Diversity
Documenting the many unique aspects in seed varieties.
In This Podcast: Returning podcast guest, Chris Smith, updates us on his Okra Trials, everything he learned, and how they determined the best var…
Bonus 31: Seed Saving Class September 2019 (487.5)
Bonus Episode 31: Seed Saving Class September 2019.
In This Bonus Podcast: This is the September 2019 episode of a live Seed Saving Class discussing genetic modification, the current advances, what t…
487: Peggy Sorensen on Foraging Edible Plants in the Desert
Discovering the wonders of harvesting native and urban trees, weeds, and cacti.
In This Podcast: What would you eat if all the grocery stores in your area closed? Peggy Sorensen has found her answer i…
486: Clint Hickman on Building Community Sustainability
Honoring a family heritage or nurturing neighbors.
In This Podcast: Most people in Arizona are familiar with Hickman's eggs, but there is so much more to this family-run business than eggs! Clint Hick…
485: Jolene Kuty on Abundant Holistic Harvests
Creating a full circle food system that connects family and community.
In This Podcast: Wholistic living has taken on a whole new meaning for Jolene Kuty! Through learning about health, she went from …
484: Kristie Kapp on Eco-edible landscaping
Helping others understand and create food forests.
In This Podcast: Eco-edible landscaping sounds like a cool new method, but it incorporates many of the tried and true methods of permaculture. Kristi…
483: Tiffany Panaccione on Starting an Urban Farm Business
Moving from dreaming about it, to doing what it takes to grow a farm.
In This Podcast: How does an adventurous spirit, practicing yoga and following your intuition lead someone to start a farm? As Tif…
482: Michael Gettens on Evolving Lifestyles in a Changing World
Enhancing our connection to the earth and each other.
In This Podcast: Learning about permaculture can be life changing, and Michael Gettens shares about his experience taking a permaculture design co…
481: Rivka Fidel on Biochar and Carbon Farming
Building soil quality through carbon management.
In This Podcast: Biochar can improve your soil and help the environment at the same time! We visited with Dr. Rivka Fidel from the University of Arizon…
Bonus Episode 30: Seed Saving Class August 2019. (480.5)
Bonus Episode 30: Seed Saving Class August 2019.
In This Bonus Podcast: Once again we join a conversation with Bill McDorman and Greg Peterson to learn about growing from seed, growing for seed, and …
480: Kevin Espiritu on his Apocalypse Grow Survival Challenge
Experimenting with living off existing food sources for difficult times.
In This Podcast: We followed up with Kevin Espiritu to hear the results of his Apocalypse Survival Challenge. Could you survive…
479: Katie Fiore on Apple Abundance
How to get creative with 80 pounds of fruit.
In This Podcast: We are back with returning guest and team member, Katie Fiore to talk about getting creative when your yard gives you an excess of food. W…
478: Matt Lebon on Foodscaping
Transforming ordinary spaces into beautiful, food-producing landscapes.
In This Podcast: Entering college without much direction, a life-changing experience in Paraguay helped Matt Lebon find his plac…
477: Joe Yonan on Documenting the Culinary Experience
Conveying observations from the kitchen, the dining room, and the garden.
Journalism and food have been major themes all throughout Joe Yonan's life. In this podcast, learn about how he got involved w…
476: Kimberly Kling on the Impact of Herbs.
Inspiration through nature’s bounty of nourishing plants.
In This Podcast: Working in a desk job and knowing that it was not a good fit, it still took Kimberly Kling a little while to build up the cou…
475: David Barrow on Sustainable Urban Farming in Texas
Farming for a local restaurant and a rapidly growing community.
In This Podcast: It was not a direct path to this destiny for David Barrow, but running a sustainable urban farm in Austin Texas has bee…
474: Amy Lacey on The very versatile cauliflower.
Taking an everyday vegetable to the table in delicious new ways.
After Amy Lacey’s health took a downturn and she wanted to bring some normalcy back to her family’s routine, she tried a recipe for a v…
473: Kevin Espiritu on Small-space urban gardening techniques
Expanded growing options through hydroponics.
In This Podcast: When Kevin Espiritu started gardening he quickly became interested in hydroponics, and as he tried to learn how, he found that most artic…