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
418: Kat Granger on Starting a Small Seed Business
Promoting ecological diversity and preserving the health of our planet.
In This Podcast:
With a passion for growing in her genes, Kat Granger joined a horticulture group, became a Master Gardener, and…
417: Michael Foley on Building a Viable Small Farm Economy
Farming with an eye on the future.
In This Podcast:
As a child Michael Foley visited a Montana ranch and dreamed of being a gentleman farmer one day. His path however, took him into academia. After…
Bonus Episode 23: Seed Saving Class November 2018 (416.5)
Bonus Episode 23: Seed Saving Class November 2018.
A chat with an expert on Seeds.
In This Bonus Podcast: There is always a bounty of information available in conversations with Bill McDorman. This …
416: Sarah Boltwala-Mesina
Transforming waste into soil, jobs, and community.
In This Podcast:
Sarah Boltwala-Mesina, along with other parents, hoped to start a recycling program at their children’s school. This was the first s…
415: John Brubaker on Micro Urban farming
From green lawns to green vegetables.
In This Podcast:
As his wife and youngest daughter began struggling with celiac disease, John Brubaker believed that the pesticides used on vegetables were perhap…
414: Leah Penniman on Liberating the Land.
Challenging the mono-CULTURE of farming.
A passion for the soil, the earth and her community started when Leah Penniman began farming at the age of 16. Through the years she has continued to work tow…
413: Ben Klempner on Fermented Soil Amendments.
Mixing up a health drink for soil organisms.
In This Podcast:
When Ben Klempner and his family moved from Jerusalem to the holy city of Tiberias, he researched how to make the soil healthy in order to …
412: William Bruneau on The Genus Sida
Growing an herbal antibiotic.
In This Podcast:
Bill Bruneau suffered from what eventually was diagnosed as a leaky gut caused by using pharmaceutical antibiotics. Knowing that plants had medicinal powe…
411: Rob Greenfield on Food Freedom Project.
Embarking on extreme tasks to bring attention to important issues.
In This Podcast:
Rob Greenfield lived a fairly normal American life until 2011 when he began reading and watching documentaries that h…
410: Lloyd Hardrick on Keeping Urban Bees
Building up a better buzz on bees.
In This Podcast:
Walking by Lloyds of London with his wife Ashley, Lloyd Hardrick was intrigued by the beehives in the windows of the famous bank that shared his name…
409: Tanya Batche on Delicious Low Sugar Treats
Creating healthy, nutritious snacks.
In This Podcast:
Tanya Batche loved to bake but didn’t necessarily think of it as a career. Looking at the frightening trend of obesity and diabetes, she knew there…
408: Ron Mantini on Homemade Olive Oil
Preferring the taste of fresh pressed over store bought.
In This Podcast:
Curiosity on what to do with the fruit from the three large olive trees in his new yard led Ron Mantini on a quest to make his …
407: Steve Szudera on Nutrient Rich Soil
Becoming a steward of the soil.
In This Podcast:
As a contour farmer facing the problem of so much soil washing away in the rain, Steve Szudera found his solution when he borrowed a no-till drill in 1…
406: Nika Forte on Farming for the Under-Served
Managing an urban farm for families in poverty or homeless.
In This Podcast: Being a single mother trying to provide nutritious options for her children in a food desert gave St. Vincent de Paul’s Urb…
405: Rhonda Sherman on Worm Farming
Organically recycling through vermicomposting.
In This Podcast: Rhonda Sherman, an extension specialist in the Department of Horticultural Science at NC State University, shares how throwing away our …
404: Lyndsay Ludden as a Farmer at the Market
Bringing farm products to the local market.
In This Podcast: Lyndsay Ludden and her husband Eric wanted to grow real food. They talked about it all the time. This led them to take the bold step to se…
403: Tobias Peggs on Empowering Next-Gen Leaders
Training future farmers to shape the future of our food system.
In This Podcast: Wondering where the bananas came from while eating them in his native United Kingdom was just the first step for Tobias…
Bonus Episode 22: Seed Saving Class October 2018 (402.5)
Bonus Episode 22: Seed Saving Class October 2018.
A chat with an expert on Seeds.
In This Bonus Podcast: There is always a bounty of information available in conversations with Bill McDorman. This is t…
402: Ciara Bennett on Premium Homemade Granola
Creating a line of homemade nutritious and delicious snacks.
In This Podcast: As a young mother of two, and having just left corporate America, Ciara Bennett wanted something that was going to be help…
401: Duane Hebert on Growing a Healthy Diet.
Homesteading in the Suburbs.
In This Podcast:
They planted their first fruit tree on a 1/10th-acre urban home. Prompted to look for something healthier, Duane Hebert moved to property just outside of …