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
- 940
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
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…
472: Angela Neyland on Permaculture Homesteading in Australia.
Focusing on sustainable growing practices on 20-acres down under.
In This Podcast: We meet Angela Neyland as she tells us why an old TV comedy series influenced her and how she found permaculture. Wit…
Bonus Episode 29: Seed Saving Class July 2019 (471.5)
Bonus Episode 29: Seed Saving Class July 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 wh…
471: Jake Mowrer on Deep Roots in Soil
Digging into the reasons plants flourish.
In This Podcast: We delve deeper into the relationship between plant roots and healthy soil with Jake Mowrer. He explains why the soil changes when plant root…
470: David Stark on Soil Microbes.
Getting serious about the microscopic life in soil.
In This Podcast: Retired after years of leadership in Monsanto, David Stark was asked to mentor a young company making what was essentially compost …
469: Francey Slater on Urban Ag and Food Justice.
Creating resilience in an urban community.
In This Podcast: It was after spending some time out of the country that Francey Slater woke to the poor American relationship with food. This motivated her…
468: Chris Smith on Okra
Fascination with an underappreciated vegetable.
His first introduction to okra did not go over well, but years later Chris Smith was given okra seeds as a gift and he felt responsible to do his best w…
467: Bentley Christie on Worm Composting
Having WAY too much fun with worms!
In This Podcast: Watching his coworker through her lunch scraps into a large bin under her desk was just too exciting for Bentley Christie and soon he was on his wa…
466: Shannon McBride on Successful Community Collaboration
Bringing residents, local government, and businesses together to build an epic garden and so much more.
In This Podcast: The area Shannon McBride grew up in had experienced a tumultuous change when th…
465: Bobby Wilson on Five Acres in Atlanta
Empowering a community through the benefits of growing food in the middle of the city.
In This Podcast: After running the Cooperative Extension Program for Urban Gardening in Atlanta, and taking lead…
464: Nicole Finklestein on Urban Herb Farming
Tapping into the many benefits of backyard botanicals.
In This Podcast: While becoming a licensed acupuncturist and doctor, Nicole Finklestein felt the carbon footprint of the medicinals and botanical…
463: Carl Atwell on Entrepreneurship and Valued Relationships
Keeping people at the core of small business success.
In This Podcast: When an entrepreneurial opportunity came his way, Carl Atwell jumped on board with a passion. He is now president of Gempler’s an…
462: Molly Watson on Harvesting Garden Snails
Turning garden pests into edible treats.
In This Podcast: Her 9-year-old son wanted to eat snails while in France, and once home he wanted to eat the garden snails too – so food writer Molly Watson di…
461: Chris Rawley on Alternative Funding for Urban Farmers
Investing in small agriculture businesses.
Production farming in America is not an easy business path to start on without some help or connections. Appreciating the value of farming after his travels…
460: Pascale Pearce on Egg Incubation for Beginners
Making the hatching of backyard chickens easy and fun.
In This Podcast: If you are not careful, you might find that hatching eggs can quite easily develop into a passion, just ask Pascale Pearce! She…
459: Jason Bradford on Rural Living as our Future
Expecting that ruralization is the next evolution.
In This Podcast: Studying the changes in shifting populations, Jason Bradford is predicting the trend for urban growth is going to reverse. He breaks…
458: Stacey Murphy on the Superfood Garden Summit
Bringing concentrated, jam-packed garden education to life.
Her passion for bringing people together in educational garden summits is quite evident when you listen to Stacey Murphy tell us what she ha…
457: Dave Hunter on Native Bees
Developing a relationship between primary pollinators and growers.
Realizing that his apple trees were barely producing compared to his neighbors, Dave Hunter found the answer was mason bees. His hob…
456: Raven Venturelli on Permaculture for the Small Farm
Bringing a whole system approach of design and nature to the farm.
In This Podcast: Taking a permaculture course as a young adult gave Raven Venturelli the confidence and inspiration to start her own …
455: Devon Young on Medicinal Remedies
Creating healing tonics from common and locally foraged plants.
In This Podcast: Growing up in a plant based family and then struggling with health concerns it felt natural for Devon Young to turn to …