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
454: Matt Smith on Improving Family Life with a Garden
Finding joy and adventure in the backyard with kids and nature.
In This Podcast: We welcome back Matt Smith from Smith House Design to hear more about improving family life with a garden. Matt and his…
453: Edmund Williams on Aquaponics with Soil.
Merging two gardening systems into one.
In This Podcast: What do you get when a civil engineer loves to garden but doesn’t want to spend two hours a day in the backyard? You get a LEHR garden! Meet Ed…
452: Kanin Rouston on Apple Cider
Making more than just juice from a popular fruit.
In This Podcast: Our apple expert Kanin Routson joins us again to help us understand the process of making delicious apple cider using white wine maki…
451: Brittney Schiff on Growing Food and Raising Animals
Having good clean fun on an urban farm.
In This Podcast: Awakening to the desire to grow their own fruits, vegetables, and meat, Brittney Schiff and her husband Stephen started with a few garden beds …
450: Katie Critchley on Building a Farm Community
Farming with an eye on the future.
In This Podcast: The home purchase was going to be a stretch, but she could not escape the pull. After several visits, Katie Critchley took the leap and this farmin…
449: Marty Campfield on AZOMITE on the Farm
Focusing on higher yield and better quality in harvests.
Earning his degree in agronomy put Marty Campfield on a path that led him eventually to work for AZOMITE selling this unique nutrient dense fer…
448: Luke Allen on True Breeding Seeds
Stewarding future crops through considerate cultivation and harvesting of seeds.
In This Podcast: In the pursuit of resetting his health, Luke Allen took a four-day fasting journey and ended up taking…
Bonus Episode #27: Seed Saving Class April 2019. (447.5)
Bonus Episode 27: Seed Saving Class April 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 w…
447: Matt Smith on Urban Farming and Home Values.
Building up property value with beautiful food growing spaces.
In This Podcast: Knowing that curb appeal is important, Matt Smith has applied this concept to his backyard to improve the value of his h…
446: Kasey McCaslin on Making Craft Chocolate
Grinding out award winning chocolate
In This Podcast: Early influences helped Kasey McCaslin develop a love for food and making things, and that eventually led her to try making small batch chocolate …
445: Julia Huber on Gardening with a Plan
Homesteading with a passion and a purpose.
In This Podcast: For years, Julia Hubler couldn't find a garden planner that had it all. After running her family's homestead of chickens, goats, and gardens…
444: Sara Wolters on Healthy, Homemade Jams & Jellies.
Taking fruits and berries to make tasty results.
In This Podcast: What do you do with the abundance of fruit from your yard? Making jams and jellies are an easy solution. Sara Wolters from Pomona's Un…
443: Jason Johns on Growing Tomatoes.
Growing delicious produce - in the garden, an allotment, or in the greenhouse!
In This Podcast: Jason Johns is the author of 18 books on gardening. Here, he shares everything anybody needs to know abo…
442: Emily Heller on Growing Food for Locals and Small Restaurants.
Living the good life while selling from a small farm.
In This Podcast: How does one become a farmer when you haven't gone to school for agriculture? Emily Heller did just that using local education pr…
441: Jill Shea as a Woman in the World of Aquaponics.
Finding purpose in educating about indoor farming.
In This Podcast: We had the pleasure of talking aquaponics with Jill Shea from Trifecta Ecosystems. Trifecta Ecosystems practices sustainable farmin…
Bonus Episode #26: Seed Saving Class March 2019. (440.5)
Bonus Episode #26: Seed Saving Class March 2019.
In This Bonus Podcast: There are new things to learn in every conversation with Bill McDorman. This is the March 2019 episode of a Seed Saving Class -…
440: Akiva Silver on Working with Trees as Allies
Having trees as partners in farming projects.
In This Podcast: Akiva Silver spent years observing and learning from nature. He discusses how to partner with trees, talks about his new book, and shares…
439: Garrett Hill on Gardening in the 21st Century
Maximizing growing potential by gardening out of the box.
In This Podcast: Garrett Hill loved gardening using grow bags so much, he made it into a business. Today we talk about starting a business, th…
438: Christine Heinrichs on Raising Backyard Chickens.
Building your food system with backyard poultry.
In This Podcast: Who knew when Christine Heinrichs told her daughter they could get chickens that it would shape her life into three popular books and …
437: Casey O'Leary on Seed Cooperatives.
Stewarding our seed futures with regional growers working together.
In This Podcast: We dove into the world of urban seed saving and starting a seed co-op with Casey O'Leary. She has worn many hats: …