The Urban Farm Podcast with Greg Peterson

Today on The Urban Farm Podcast we have Katrina Blair of Turtle Lake Refuge to talk about her experience with edible weeds. 

Katrina Blair began studying wild plants in her teens when she camped out a…

57: Tyagaraja Welch on Sustainable Humane Earth

Tyagaraja (learn what his name means in the podcast!) is an Austin musician, permaculture designer, and yogi.  With all of his intensive training Tyaga …

Wardee lives in Oregon with her family, where they garden, raise small livestock and cook from scratch. She's the author of "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fermenting Foods" and other traditional cook…

Tony's current project at the St Vincent de Paul urban farm is responsible for providing over 50,000 pounds of fresh produce to the needy and working homeless. He has also started a composting initia…

Oregon plant breeder Carol Deppe holds a PhD in genetics from Harvard University, and specializes in developing Open Source varieties of crops for organic growing conditions, sustainable agriculture,…

Jennifer is the Director of the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, a project of Tufts University’s Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.  New Entry is a beginning farmer training progr…

52: Anne-Marie Miller on Overcoming Homesteading Obstacles

Anne-Marie, or Dash (for the hyphen in her name), is an urban farmer in Dallas, Texas. She raises chickens and rabbits on less than ¼ of an a…

Joe Urbach is the publisher of GardeningAustin.com and is the author of Phytonutrient Gardening: The Guide to Understanding, Growing & Eating Phytonutrient-rich Antioxidant-dense foods. 

Living in the…

Sam Coffman has over 10 years of military experience as a U.S. Special Forces Medic, an interrogator and a linguist. He studied botany and bio-regional medicine both privately and at several outdoor …

49: Roger Doiron on Seed Money

Roger is founder and director of Kitchen Gardeners International, a Maine-based nonprofit network of over 35,000 individuals from 120 countries who are taking a hands-on…

At 11 years old, Doug began learning about the native plants of Colorado from his mother. He has gained a vast amount of knowledge about edible and medicinal plants through his experiences living in …

Nathan Crane is an award winning author, inspirational speaker, and conscious filmmaker dedicated to helping make possible for every human being the possibility to live a healthy, sustainable, meanin…

46: Ira Wallace on Seed Saving

Ira Wallace is an owner of the cooperative Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, an organization that helps people keep control of their food supply through seed saving and …

Marjory is the founder of the [Grow] Network, which is the online home of a global network of people who produce their own food and medicine.  "Home grown food on every table" is the solution.  Marjo…

Anna Steude co-created Mojo Garten, a vertical garden kickstarter project that allows people grow fruits, vegetables, and herbs in small spaces. Her team wanted a way to bring more nature into their …

Sarica Cernohous is a licensed acupuncturist in Arizona and California. Her formal education includes Traditional Oriental Medicine, Chinese Herbal medicine, the unique and involved theoretical const…

Cap’n Dave has been gardening since he was a kid, and his Dad taught him fishing, hunting, gardening… and the myriad skills of a self-reliant outdoorsman. He has been a SCUBA instructor and dive boat…

Joel is a farm boy who grew up tending a soil garden like others have for centuries, but he shook up the gardening world with his first book on his breakthrough concept, straw bale gardening.  Joel e…

Mark is founder of Vertical Veg, an initiative that inspires and supports growing food in containers in small urban spaces (balconies, patios etc). Mark grew over $1,300 worth of food in one year on …

Vynnie McDaniels has been gardening in the Phoenix area for over 15 years, teaching organic gardening and holistic living.  His handy work has graced the pages of Phoenix Home & Garden, Popular Mecha…