Season 6 Trailer: Union Square Farmers, NYC Edition
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by Farm Girl
3y ago
Over the next few months Talk Farm to Me is connecting with the farmers who sell at Union Square Greenmarket in New York City.  This series will give you an idea of the multi layered logistics that go into making the farmers market happen, who’s involved and the impact the marketplace has on farmers, the regional food system and the layers of connections and learning between urban and rural communities.  Episode One will feature some of the leaders and managers of the market — from GrowNYC — to give you a behind-the-scenes peek at lit ..read more
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Five Live with Farmer Franchesca Duval of Alchemist Farm
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by Farm Girl
3y ago
Farmer Franchesca Duval of Alchemist Farm in Northern California is pioneering humane practices for poultry hatcheries. She is working with her community to make sure the rooster chicks are going to good use for food. She thinks about the whole ecological and humane spectrum of raising birds.  Alchemist Farm raises 13 different breeds of chickens that are bred for temperament and egg color. You can order chicks from farmer Franchesca Duval to give you the most beautiful egg rainbow.  This episode puts to the test my mantra "Ask a Farmer, not Google!" and puts Google to shame. Find th ..read more
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Straight Talk with Goat Farmer Maria Stewart of Gorgeous Goat Creamery
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by Farm Girl
3y ago
Maria Stewart is a dairy goat farmer. At Gorgeous Goat Creamery she processes her goats' milk, makes cheese and soap. She sells her products off the farm and at seasonal farmers markets. She welcomes visitors for farm tours. Maria is a 24-7, 365-day a year farmer AND also a scientist with a full-time off farm job. More than 80% of farm families rely on income and insurance from off farm jobs, but a far smaller percentage actually talk about it. What does this mean? It is hard to make a living at farming. Learn more, including what you can do to help (ahem, buy local!). Connect with Maria and h ..read more
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Five LIVE with Sam Lustig of Swanton Berry Farm
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by Farm Girl
3y ago
Meet Sam Lustig, a jack of all trades on the business side of Swanton Berry Farm in Santa Cruz, California. Sam talks drippy, sweet, red-in-the-middle strawberries, why it's important that they are organic and why it's just as important as the fact that Swanton Berry Farm's Latino farmworkers are treated with respect and honored with fair labor practices. Swanton Berry Farm is a pioneering farm -- it was the first commercial berry farm to go Organic in 1988 and the first to join the United Farm Workers Union in 1998 to make sure it's employees were afforded fair labor practices. Swanton Very F ..read more
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Five Live with Vegetable (+ CBD) Farmer Ashton Zubal of Farmstock Farm
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by Farm Girl
3y ago
Meet vegetable and cannabis farmer Ashton Zubal of Farmstock Farm in Kingston, NY. Ashton dishes on working with friends (the not so good side!), growing 365 days a year, the challenges of finding a consistent marketplace (and what he's doing to fix that), new products, the dream of autonomy and what CBD is really good for. Five LIVE is recorded from a live interview on Instagram Live. It's 5 questions for one farmer! To participate live or to watch this interview, follow Farm Girl, your host, @xoxofarmgirl and tune in live on Thursdays at noon! xoxo ..read more
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Straight Talk with Bison Farmer Liz Riffle of Riffle Farms
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by Farm Girl
3y ago
It's a deeply American story. Two veterans raising American Bison. Join your host, Farm Girl, in a spirited conversation with Liz about her majestic herd, how her service prepared her for farming, her seriously straight talk on harvesting animals and how to be an honest carnivore. You will fall in love with Liz, her fierce spirit and her one-ton compatriots ..read more
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Dairy in Crisis: Should We Cry Over Spilled Milk or Something Else?
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by Farm Girl
3y ago
Dairy farmers are dumping milk. Do you know why? In this episode we meet two dairy farmers -- from Wisconsin and Florida -- to explore the root causes of the dairy crisis and to find out what we can do about it. Along the way we do milk math, have a few laughs (actually!) and learn that headlines sometimes distract us from the real issue ..read more
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Sustainable Farming Pioneer Joel Salatin Dishes on Food Security
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by Farm Girl
3y ago
Farmer Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm -- the gold standard in sustainable agriculture -- dishes on what's wrong with big business farms, supermarket supply chains and what's right with small entrepreneurial farms. Find out what you can do to get in on the food security action and reap the benefits of thinking ahead. xoxo ..read more
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CSAs & Homesteading Surge During COVID
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by Farm Girl
3y ago
Food insecurity as a result of COVID has spurred folks to hoard supplies and food. But it's also had another effect. Consumers are scrambling to get into a local farm share. They are planting gardens of their own, raising chickens and even homesteading. The result is a closer connection to farmers and fortified communities. Find a little inspiration for yourself here, on how to do your part to support farmers and your own back yard ..read more
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Essential Personnel - Six Farmers from Across the US Talk COVID-19
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by Farm Girl
3y ago
Six farmers from across the US discuss how they are responding to the global COVID-19 pandemic in their local communities. Their work has been deemed essential and their observations on what's needed going forward are insightful. Thank you, farmers. xo ..read more
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