On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Victoria Lee. Basil Ranch has been providing fresh herbs and produce to restaurants and grocers since 1996. Victoria took over the reigns in 2015 and saw an opportunity to grow the produce we were providing using hydroponics as a solution to food security in our northern climate. Their indoor hydroponic farm ran year round in the heart of Inglewood, providing fresh greens and mushrooms to local restaurants and grocers. Basil Ranch's goal was to contribute to the city's food security by using low tech, highly sustainable hydroponic ..read more

On this episode of Maybe You Can Relate I’ll be speaking about mental health… mine in particular. May is mental health month and I am giving you a little insight into my own journey with my mental health and my family history and how knowing that history has helped me on my own journey. To hear the full episode, head on over to Patreon.com and join the Patreon Community in supporting the stories of Women in Agriculture to be shared through The Rural Woman Podcast.  https://wildrosefarmer.com/mycr17 . . . Let's get Social Follow The Rural Woman Podcast on Social Media InstagramFacebook Sig ..read more

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Jessica Garza. Jessica Garza and her husband Christopher are the owners of Moose Valley Ranch located in Springdale WA. They built the business to diversify the family ranch beyond traditional agriculture and to create growth in her local economy. Jessica creates community with rural women entrepreneurs through her event Gather, and supports other western small businesses by coordinating a large western market called Market in the Mountains. Online, she fosters connections in the PNW with a virtual Rural Chamber of Commerce and sh ..read more

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Becky Doherty, Alicia Parsons Lushington, Alli Fender, Dana, Jenna, and Nikki of The Prairie Farm Project, Star Hoerauf, Sara Beth Johnson, Sarah Sache, Naomi De Ruiter, Nicole Wren and Kyle Brisendin. For full show notes, including links mentioned in the show, head over to wildrosefarmer.com/tbpt5 . . . DISCUSSIONS THIS WEEK: Holistic Management Craft Beer Brewing Next Generation Farming Goat and Sheep Farming Regenerative Agriculture Dairy Farming Grass Fed Farming and MORE! . . . This week's episode is brought to you by Patr ..read more

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Paige Stewart. As of Spring 2023, Paige farms full time with her husband and the crew at Four Mile Partnership in Fillmore, SK. After a 15-year career on the "other side of the desk" as an Account Manager for multiple companies, lastly in a National role with a small-medium size crop protection company. Paige’s primary passions are building strong, 2-way relationships with their farm network (i.e Account Managers, farmers, industry contacts), working on their farm succession and sharing those learnings and support with peers and e ..read more

On this episode of Maybe You Can Relate, I’ll be speaking about the F word…but it's not what you think. On this episode, I am sharing something that happened to me recently and how I worked through the feelings it left me with. To hear the full episode, head on over to Patreon.com and join the Patreon Community in supporting the stories of Women in Agriculture to be shared through The Rural Woman Podcast.  https://wildrosefarmer.com/mycr16 ..read more

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Bridgette Readel. Bridgette, farm kid extraordinaire, NDSU grad, and passionate agronomist is from Wishek ND and now lives in Hunter. She is a very active FFA alumnus and past state officer.   Bridgette and her husband Randy, are both heavily involved in ag where he is a Dairyland Seed rep and she is semi-retired from a 25-year career with Corteva Agriscience. They are parents of two adult children who are mostly off the payroll. Although she graduated as a high school ag teacher, Bridgette is now busy teaching adul ..read more

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Arlie Laroche. From a small mixed farm to pioneering regenerative agriculture, Arlie's journey has been about growth, sustainability, and a passion for food. A native of eastern SK, her roots are deeply intertwined with the farming culture. For Arlie, Farm One Forty is more than a business; it's a movement. With agritourism becoming a significant pillar of her business, immersive experiences and exquisite on-farm dinners offer visitors a taste of the land's bounty. She's on a mission to bridge the divide between bustling cities an ..read more

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Lauren Stine, Courtney Williams, Amy VanderHeide, Katie Dotterer-Pyle, Andrea Durham, Brook Hickle, Kristen Primrose, Nicole Masters, Kristin Graves and Amanda Griffey. Join us for this special episode as we celebrate 5 years of The Rural Woman Podcast!! We are starting something a little bit new but we are going to take a look back and share some of the stories that have been told to us on The Rural Woman Podcast. In these throwback episodes we will be highlighting these incredible, resilient women in agriculture.  For full ..read more

On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Amy Hill. Amy was born and raised in the suburbs of Dartmouth Nova Scotia but spent her summer vacations on a mixed farm in Prince Edward Island where she dreamed of one day living that lifestyle. Snowy River Farms is comprised of woods and pasture rotated hogs, broiler chickens and lay hens raised on fruits, vegetables and nonGMO grains, a family dairy cow, too many barn cats to count and an ecological market garden that includes 5 greenhouses.  Amy believes that keeping her farm diverse is not only smart from a business ris ..read more