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
293: Lauren Krug on Starting a Farming Adventure
Starting a successful herb and vegetable farm business with a friend.
In This Podcast: A taste of permaculture and agriculture in college was enough to help Lauren Krug go across the continent and try…
292: Jake Mowrer on Crop Roots
Appreciating the relationship between plant roots and the life in the soil.
In This Podcast: We meet Jake Mowrer and understand what brought him to his studies on soil and the relationships between cr…
291 Jenny Peterson on Gardening for Wellness
Connecting with nature in gardens and farms to promote hope, joy and healing.
In This Podcast: It was after her cancer treatments and when she was feeling very low, that Jenny Peterson w…
290: Chris Gruler on Local Produce, Local Restaurants
Telling the story that helps build business in a local market.
In This Podcast: After spending some time in Major League Baseball, Chris Gruler recognized the benefit of a personal story and owning yo…
289: Andrew Moore on The Pawpaw Fruit
Appreciating America's forgotten fruit.
In This Podcast: Amazed upon being introduced to a delicious tropical fruit that grew in temperate areas of the Americas, Andrew Moore delved into some heavy re…
Bonus episode 7 - Seed Chat August 2017 (288.5)
Bonus Episode 7: Seed Chat August 2017
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 the August …
288: Elvira Di Brigit on a Valley of Farmers in California
Connecting a community to its farmers and local food resources.
In This Podcast: The community of farmers that she lived in was rich with interesting people and stories, so Elvira Di’Brigit took the t…
287: Dani Replogle on Millennial Food Awareness
Educating and empowering the upcoming generation to be part of their food system.
In This Podcast: After spending some time working at a farmers market, volunteering on an educational farm, and as a m…
286: Emily Rockey on How Life Begins in the Soil
Breaking down the recipe for good, healthy soil.
In This Podcast: The ingredients for healthy soil make up an essential recipe for gardeners and farmers, and is worth describing a few times until the …
Bonus 6 - Ask Jake & Greg - August 2017 (285.5)
An August 2017 Q&A session with two experts on Gardening and Fruit Trees
Jake Mace the Vegan Athlete and Greg Peterson of The Urban Farm are both gardening educators offering classes, podcasts, and vi…
285: Cyfrin Barefoot on Moving from Poverty to Paleo
Cyfrin Barefoot on Moving from Poverty to Paleo.
In This Podcast: She had a feral childhood in the ghetto of Detroit and entered the foster care system at age 7. Later, as a young mother Cyfrin Barefo…
284: Lynn Williams on the Decline of the Honey Bees
Engineering a solution to a real threat affecting honey bees worldwide.
In This Podcast: Having spent decades as a problem solver, Lynn Williams was not going to let a devastating influx of a tiny but…
283: Elizabeth Murphy on The Importance of Healthy Soil
Understanding the living matrix that affects the quality of our food.
In This Podcast: Having been drawn to the wonders of soil quality early on, Elizabeth Murphy has studied this living matrix in gre…
282: Stephanie Elson Bruneau on Benevolent Bees
Understanding a gentle and helpful creature essential to our food production.
In This Podcast: It was a simple and unexpected class that ignited Stephanie Elson Bruneau’s passion for bee…
281: Shawna Coronado on Gardening Hacks
Making gardening easier through a series of simple shortcuts, and changing your life through gardening.
In This Podcast: Initially we thought this might be an episode that focused on gardening hacks, …
280: Nancy Lawson on Humane Gardening
Using native plants to creatively interact with wildlife and avoid landscaping conflicts.
In This Podcast: If you are a person who really cares about all wildlife and creatures great and small then it…
279: Cindy Tran on The Moreland Food System Strategy
Helping one city understand the realities of food insecurity.
In This Podcast: Finishing her master’s degree required a semester project and Cindy Tran’s had fallen through since the city food policy …
278: Margret Aldrich on Little Free Libraries
Inspiring creativity in communities everywhere.
In This Podcast: It was a lucky find that inspired Margret Aldrich to change her direction and motivated her to write a book about how the finding or cr…
277: Joseph Martinez on Microgreens
Building a business on the tiniest greens.
In This Podcast: As a young adult with an unfocused passion, Joseph Martinez was looking for something that he could feel good doing. His travels gave him l…
Bonus Episode 5: Seed Chat July 2017 (276.5)
Bonus Episode 5: Seed Chat July 2017
A chat with experts on Seeds, Bill McDorman and Julia Coffey.
In This BONUS Podcast:Bill McDorman brings a friend and fellow seed enthusiast Julia Coffey to the ch…