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
199: Kanin Routson on Apple Tree Diversity
199: Kanin Routson on Apple Tree Diversity
Studying the genetics of an iconic and incredibly wide-ranging fruit.
Kanin, has devoted his life to heritage apple tree diversity. In the pursuit of apple kn…
198: Constantin Bisanz on sourcing healthy food.
198: Constantin Bisanz on sourcing healthy food.
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle through real food options.
Health enthusiast, avid athlete and Austrian entrepreneur Constantin founded ALOHA in January…
197: Perrine Herve-Gruyer on Miraculous Abundance
197: Perrine Herve-Gruyer on Miraculous Abundance.
Learning self-sufficient farming from scratch on an organic farm in France.
Perrine has worked as an international lawyer and head of the legal depart…
196: Josh Volk on Compact Farms
196: Josh Volk on Compact Farms.
Making the most from small farms for the best viability.
Josh is the author of Compact Farms by Storey Press in February 2017. He is the proprietor of Slow Hand Farm i…
195: Cricket Aldridge on Suburban Homesteading
195: Cricket Aldridge on Suburban Homesteading.
Finding personal euphoria in your own backyard.
Cricket is natural homesteader. Growing up in rural Idaho with a garden, a horse, and lots of home canned…
194: Kate Miller on Bioregional Herbal Medicine
194: Kate Miller on Bioregional Herbal Medicine.
Sourcing herbs and plants in the local ecosystems for health.
Kate is a bioregional community herbalist, medicinal herb grower, & Permaculture Design Te…
193: Chat With An Expert - Bill McDorman
193: Chat With An Expert - Bill McDorman
Bill McDorman is Executive Director of Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance, Ketchum, Idaho. He got his start in the bio-regional seed movement while in college in 197…
192: Gene Baur on Protecting Farm Animals
192: Gene Baur on Protecting Farm Animals.
Making choices to help defend animals in industrial agriculture.
Gene is co‑founder and president of Farm Sanctuary, a national non-profit organization workin…
191: Petra Page-Mann on Certified Organic Seeds
191: Petra Page-Mann on Certified Organic Seeds.
Selecting bio-regionally adapted seeds and pursuing seed transparency.
Raised in the Finger Lakes of New York, Petra spent over a decade traveling the w…
190: Grace Gershuny on The Organic Revolution
190: Grace Gershuny on The Organic Revolution.
Recollecting early food system activism.
Grace is widely known as an author, educator and organic consultant. In the 1990's she served on the staff of the…
189: Manuel Gonzalez on Innovation in Food and Ag.
189: Manuel Gonzalez on Innovation in Food and Ag.
Pitching food and agriculture related business ideas to potential investors.
Manuel is the North America Head of StartUp Innovation at Rabobank, where…
188: Megan Whatton on The Urban Habitat Network
188: Megan Whatton on The Urban Habitat Network.
Mapping the habitats of wildlife around the world a section at a time.
Megan is the Urban Habitat Network Manager for The Nature Conservancy. She works …
187: Sherrie Pelsma on Macro Photography in the Garden
187: Sherrie Pelsma on Macro Photography in the Garden.
Looking at garden wildlife from a whole new perspective.
Sherrie grew up on the rural Oregon Coast before moving to Portland to finish her degree…
186: Robin Kelson on Seed Saving-Resiliency.
186: Robin Kelson on Seed Saving-Resiliency.
Keeping the strength of genetic traits through community sharing of seeds.
Robin is the owner of the Good Seed Company - “heirloom seeds for common use,” …
185: Elaine Ingham on Life in the Soil.
185: Elaine Ingham on Life in the Soil.
Examining the biology of healthy soil to improve plant growth.
Dr. Elaine Ingham is the Founder, President and Director of Research for Soil Foodweb Inc., a busi…
184: Michael Phillips on Holistic Orcharding
184: Michael Phillips on Holistic Orcharding.
Growing fruit trees by creating a healthy ecosystem.
Michael is known across the country for helping people grow healthy apples and understand the healing …
183: Shawn Jadrnicek on The Bio-Integrated Farm.
183: Shawn Jadrnicek on The Bio-Integrated Farm.
Maximizing functions from landscape elements to save time, energy and money.
Shawn has nourished his interest in sustainability through work as an organ…
182: Matthew Shepherd on Planting to Feed Bees
182: Matthew Shepherd on Planting to Feed Bees.
Expanding the habitat of an essential pollinator through our garden choices.
Matthew’s career began in England where he established a successful communit…
181: Quita Jackson on Thrifty Self Sufficiency.
181: Quita Jackson on Thrifty Self Sufficiency.
Taking small steps to being green and making a difference.
Quita is one of the founders of GreenDesert.org. And while some would call her an urban farm…
180: Brian Smith on Biochar
180: Brian Smith on Biochar.
Enhancing your soils through an ancient, carbon-sequestering, process.
Brian is a systems engineer and project manager living in north Phoenix. For the past 30 years, he h…