Grounded by the Farm
93 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsGrounded by the Farm brings food lovers conversations with farmers every other Wednesday. We learn about how the foods are grown, tips on storing & preparing and how their family prepares it, and more.
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Deliciously Responsible: From Farm-to-Counter at Bolyard's Meats
October 11, 2023 11:00 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBFarm-to-counter may not be a thing for most of us, but it is a service that Bolyard's Meats delivers all the time. Bolyard's is a butcher shop that works directly with farmers on the beef, pork, lamb, poultry and more. And in a really unique spin, you not only buy fresh from the farm meats at the meat counter, but you can get a great meal too. And you can eat that while watching the butchers at work in the cutting room from a lunch counter! In this episode we talk with chef and butcher Chr...
Tapping into Fresh & Seasonal Cooking: A Convo with Chef Zane Dearien
September 27, 2023 11:15 - 42 minutes - 36 MBAs we change seasons, we're talking seasonal foods with chef Zane Dearien at a unique restaurant in St. Louis' Central West End -- Bowood by Niche. The restaurant is paired with a garden center, providing a perfect patio environment to enjoy a relaxed meal with friends and family. Our conversation focuses on the importance of utilizing seasonal foods and the on-site herb garden at the restaurant, and ways home cooks can up their game too. During the interview, several key topics are cover...
Artisan Cheddar from the Farm: Cheese Curds & Conservation
September 13, 2023 11:30 - 50 minutes - 39.9 MBCheese farmer made be a made up term but when you make artisan cheddar cheese from the dairy cows you milk, it seems fitting! This episode we visit David Hemme, a Missouri dairy farmer who began making cheese seven years ago! The Hemmes are committed to "better from the beginning" and the result is incredibly tasty products with an eye on the future. We cover all the topics from cheese curds -- did you know small batch cheesemakers as they make a 42-pound block of cheese are left with abo...
Uncovering Cahokia's Food History & Forgotten Farmscapes
August 30, 2023 13:19 - 37 minutes - 29.5 MBWith Cahokia on our minds after our last episode, we turn to my backyard of St. Louis and are digging into more Native American food and farming history. Joined by guest expert Dr. Gayle Fritz, an anthropologist and professor emeritus from Washington University, we uncover the mysteries of this once-thriving metropolis and its food and farming footprint. Get ready to have your mind blown as Gayle delves into the incredible discoveries and hidden histories of Cahokia. It was major city and ...
Cahokia Rice and the River: Intertwined Story of Improvement & Adaptation
August 16, 2023 11:26 - 43 minutes - 32.5 MBDid you know that rice is grown in Southern Illinois where the Ohio River meets the Mississippi? And there's actually a rice that has been bred to deliver a higher protein content that makes it low glycemic too! We talk with farmer Blake Gerard of River Bend Farms about the unique challenges of growing rice, how he came to grow and market an enhanced variety of rice, and some of the ways it's grown. His operation is very different from many farms as he's right along the river... so even i...
Beyond the Ordinary: Wagyu Beef's Unmatched Tenderness and Marbling
August 02, 2023 11:00 - 40 minutes - 30.7 MBThe marbling of wagyu beef adds benefits to the tenderness and flavor that makes it stand out according to Jeff Swanson. We visit Jeff & his family in Adams, Tennessee -- just an hour or so from Nashville. We delve into the history and flavor profiles of this extraordinary beef in this episode. Find out what makes wagyu different -- on the plate as well as the pasture -- as we hear the history of the cattle and how the Swansons settled on this breed and have been building their family o...
Cultivating Curiosity: Food and Farm Books Janice Recommends
July 19, 2023 11:00 - 24 minutes - 20 MBSo often, a podcast interview opens up whole new areas of discovery and here, food and farm books can help provide additional depth. In fact, the last few episodes opened that curiosity for host Janice Person who jumped on a friend's book recommendation. Now Janice shares recommendations for 10 books in the food and farm space! The books Janice talks through here are: To Boldly Grow: Finding Joy, Adventure and Dinner in Your Own Backyard by Tamar Haspel Tomorrow’s Table: Organic Farmin...
Revitalizing Native Foods & Farming at Ramona Farms
July 05, 2023 11:15 - 41 minutes - 30.4 MBWe continue discussions about food and farm on the Gila Indian Community in Arizona. In this episode we talk to Terry Button about the work he and his wife Ramona are doing at Ramona Farms. Terry shares some of the foods the Pima people have eaten for generations, sharing the roles of corn and tepary beans and some of the foods that can be foraged in the desert. Sourcing heritage corns from friends with backgrounds from other tribes has allowed them to expand the native offerings. Tepa...
Digging Up Ancient Desert Farming Practices
June 21, 2023 11:10 - 38 minutes - 33.5 MBLet's go on a journey to the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona's Sonoran Desert, to travel locations and understand differences in time. We look at water use over time as host Janice Person interviews two expert archaeologists, Kyle Woodson and Wesley Miles. Together, they discuss the prehistoric use of irrigation in the Gila River region and the historical significance of the Akimel O’otham (Pima) and Pee Posh (Maricopa) people. Join us as we explore how farming practices have taken ...
The Farm Willing to be Your Backyard Garden & Event Space
June 07, 2023 11:15 - 36 minutes - 30.1 MBI love veggies from a backyard garden but I have to admit, I am not the most committed gardener. And I definitely have never kept my backyard in event space shape. After visiting Mortimer Farms in Dewey, Arizona, I'm pretty sure I would leave the food production to them and enjoyment to me! That would be fine to Ashlee Mortimer who's family started farming this property years ago on a lease and was later able to purchase it. And they are now growing 54 crops here, many open for u-pick cus...
Rich Flavors and History of Midwestern Vineyards
May 24, 2023 11:15 - 29 minutes - 24.8 MBWe offer a deep dive into the world of winemaking, sustainability, and the family-run business of St. James Winery in Missouri talking with Brandon Hofherr (marketing director) and Sam Cobb (vineyard manager). From the rich history of Missouri as the first AVA in the US, settled by German and Italian immigrants, to the challenges of overturning restrictive laws on winemaking, the story of St. James Winery is a testament to the power of persistence and passion. It's also a great stop along ...
Homeless to hopeful: How urban farming is changing lives in an Iowa shelter
May 10, 2023 11:06 - 40 minutes - 33.1 MBUrban farming has so much potential but it can be hard to make a living doing it. With the economy today, every city and town seems to have more people experiencing homelessness. In Iowa, there is a unique approach connecting individuals utilizing services at Central Iowa Shelter & Services (CISS) to fresh local food in a win-win and a unique farm right downtown. The facility has been growing vegetables every summer for years but this winter, they opened a greenhouse. Now, some of the peop...
Could Cricket Farming Be the Next Big Thing?
April 26, 2023 11:05 - 49 minutes - 39.6 MBShelby Smith never expected to be a farmer, so it may be fitting that she's a kind of farmer almost nobody thinks about. Shelby is a cricket farmer. Right in the heart of the Midwest. She describes this space as one changing quickly and compares it to the reality there was a time most Americans probably thought avocados were odd and wondered why others ate them, while some of us now absolutely crave having guacamole now. We talk with Shelby about whether crickets may be the next big thing...
How Our Family Holiday Food Traditions Have Shifted: A Conversation with My Mom
November 30, 2022 12:15 - 23 minutes - 15.8 MBHolidays bring together an amazing combination of foods & traditions, but how often do we step back and talk about how our families celebrated the holidays 25, 50, even 75 years ago? That's exactly the conversation we have with my mom (Ada Person) today. She shares her memories of holiday celebrations in the 1940s explaining what was on the table for meals, the gifts & decorations all. And we talk about some of the factors that have driven changes in the seventies as she raised kids and much...
Holiday Foods and Traditions: Stories from Listeners & Friends
November 16, 2022 12:30 - 23 minutes - 12.9 MBWe're off the farm in this episode as listeners and friends share their holiday foods and traditions. As we listen to these five people tell us about the foods that must be a part of their festive season, it's impossible not to reflect more on our own traditions. It's also likely to make you want to visit someone else's holiday table to try at least one dish! You'll hear from: Ari Mateos (Mexicali, MX) who shares tips on why pozole is different during the holidays and the best part of ba...
Update: Life Beside a Cranberry Marsh: Smoothies, Ecology & a Cran-Baby
November 02, 2022 11:30 - 53 minutes - 37.8 MBWe first talked with cranberry farmer Amber Bristow more than two years ago. She did an amazing job helping us understand this uniquely American fruit grown on vines low to the ground with water added at harvest to float the berries to the top making them easy to collect! We catch back up with her picking up on some of the things that have changed in the past two years. Cranberries went viral with a skateboarder, Amber dipped her toe in the TikTok world, we created a lesson plan to help ...
Updated: Pumpkin Patches and the Passing of Time
October 19, 2022 11:30 - 36 minutes - 26.7 MBBack in 2020, we talked with Shannon Latham who runs a pumpkin farm up in Northern Iowa. Well, now that 2022's pumpkin season has rolled around, we headed back to the pumpkin patch to find out what the latest news is for Shannon and Enchanted Acres. Shannon shared a range of favorite foods -- pumpkin pudding, Pumpkin pie and of course pumpkin muffins for breakfast (and throughout the day) She also shares some decisions to make when it comes to running a pumpkin farm. And while people tend ...
Beekeeping and Building Leadership Skills at Sankofa Farms
October 05, 2022 11:30 - 32 minutes - 25.6 MBHave you ever considered beekeeping as the path to teaching leadership skills and tap passions? Kamal Bell has been doing that on his first generation farm in Cedar Grove, NC. As we sat down to discuss the farm, we found chairs and sat down in a hot tunnel surrounded by seedlings to be planted soon for fall/winter harvests. We talk through getting the bee hives ready for winter. Kamal admits he wasn't a fan of bees before. Starting hives was actually a suggestion of one of the youth in t...
Foraging Pawpaws, Fruit Farming and Making Fruit Leather
September 21, 2022 11:30 - 29 minutes - 24.6 MBPawpaws are one of a handful of unique fruits and vegetables native to the United States, and yet they are not nearly as widely enjoyed as the holiday must have cranberries! One of the reasons they aren't as well known is the primary way to get pawpaws is foraging for them. Jeff Hake sits down with us to talk about pawpaws and other fruits being grown at Funk's Grove Heritage Fruits and Grains and some of the products they are making too. Katie and Jonathan Funk grew up on the family farm...
Finding Environmental Common Ground: Dairy & Nature Experts Talk
September 07, 2022 11:30 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBCommon ground is a phrase that is said less frequently these days, and environmental common ground isn't what everyone expects happens when sustainability experts and farmers sit down together. But maybe we should. The health of our soils, shifting weather patterns and the role of greenhouse gases and more means there is a lot to talk about and work on too. In this episode of Grounded by the Farm, we talk with Missouri dairy farmer Alex Peterson and Alisha Staggs, a sustainability expert w...
Growing Dates: Coachella's Longest Running Jam Session
August 24, 2022 11:30 - 39 minutes - 33.1 MBNot many of us look at palm trees and immediately think of growing dates and yet, this episode may change that for you! And that's one of the things that visiting a date farmer brings out, but the process of working trees that reach the heights and ages of date palms also brings up more questions. Luckily, I found the right place in the Coachella Valley just outside of Palm Springs to get all my questions answered -- Hadley's Date Gardens where Albert Keck was ready to show me around. And ...
Called to Live the Cheese Life, Interview with a Cheesemonger
August 10, 2022 11:30 - 47 minutes - 38.8 MBThere are titles that go almost unnoticed, but being a cheesemonger definitely stands out! It took a long time but eventually, I met a cheesemonger. That cheesemonger, Jessica Keahey (founder of Sweet Freedom Cheese in Bentonville, Arkansas), led a virtual meetup and cheese tasting & we later met in person as we toured two dairy farms! We certainly weren't short of topics to discuss and Jessica kept coming up with cheese puns to keep it light! We talk about how to choose cheeses for a chee...
A Tale of Two Dairies: Visiting Two Dairy Farms & Talking Similarities & Differences
July 27, 2022 20:29 - 23 minutes - 18.3 MBI recently had the chance to tour two dairy farms in Northeastern Oklahoma. The differences between the two and some of the similarities among them were really striking. After the tours, I sat down with Anthony & Charlie Coblentz and Logan Courtney, a neighbor whose dairy is just 15 minutes or so away. Touring first helped me see some of the differences and similarities and you can watch the video... you will hear and see both farms. So intriguing hearing a bit of each farm's origin story,...
Farm Co-op: Two Decades of Food Self-Sufficiency & Community
July 13, 2022 11:30 - 37 minutes - 30.9 MBYou hear the dream-like conversations regularly.... people shifting from a small backyard garden to something that will sustain them and their family. How often do you see people do it? For two decades I've had a front row to watch as my brother Ray Person, sister-in-law Elizabeth Kelly & a group of friends created a farm co-op that does just that. This week's episode is a conversation with Ray about the farm in northwest Ohio -- not exactly the geography that first comes to mind for most pe...
Talking Lamb from Pasture to Table with Ohio's Kristin Root Patterson
June 29, 2022 11:30 - 38 minutes - 29.9 MBThe unique taste of lamb draws me in everytime its on a menu and I think pasture to table lamb is something everyone should try. The Mediterranean flavors just aren't the same without lamb. That's what led me to head southeast from Columbus, Ohio, to the Root family farm. Kristin Root Patterson shares the family's love of sheep, and how they combine animal care and a love of great food. The Roots raise dorsets, a breed that supplies meat and wool to people in the area. We talk about favorit...
Hickory-Smoked Country Ham & Bacon on the Menu with Broadbent
June 15, 2022 11:00 - 36 minutes - 25.7 MBThere is nothing that will wake me up faster or better than the smell of hickory-smoked country ham and bacon. And when I want to buy country ham or the "good bacon" (a phrase our family started when several of us showed up for a weekend get together and I brought bacon from Broadbent's while others brought grocery store bacon), it means Broadbent. Owners Ronny & Beth Drennan talk to us about the traditional process of curing, smoking and aging pork turning it into the country ham and baco...
Longing to Visit a Lavender Farm? Get Going!
June 01, 2022 11:30 - 34 minutes - 26.6 MBThe smell of fresh lavender is something that will captivate your imagination for all sorts of things! Lavender farms may not be everywhere, but thanks to Long Row Lavender, just west of St. Louis, Missouri, it's an easy drive for much of middle America. Tracy Smith shares the lessons learned about growing lavender, cooking with it, and bringing the great look and scent into your homes! See the video and get detailed show notes at https://groundedbythefarm.com/lavender-farm/
How One Family's Home Place Showcases a Heritage of Hospitality
May 18, 2022 11:00 - 31 minutes - 23.1 MBIn the midst of most family farms, is a house called the home place. When you layer that with the appreciation of food, family and hospitality that runs so deep in western Kentucky, you get the Peery House at Springhill Farms! And in this episode, we talk to three generations of the family about changes unfolding over the years at their home place. Growing up it was home for Jerry Peery. While growing 65 years of corn, soybeans, wheat and more, he also grew the farm's footprint adding acre...
Capturing Food Waste at the Farm & Providing Access to More Nutrition
May 04, 2022 11:00 - 32 minutes - 22.7 MBWith a passion to build community and a love of agriculture, Will Kornegay has built a business that connects people, reduces food waste and provides access to fresh-from-the-farm produce. Based in rural North Carolina, Will saw a lot of produce was wasted on farms because there wasn't a market for it. Perhaps it was misshapen or got scratched up a bit during harvest. But it was still perfectly good. So Will started making a market for it while building means of access for those in rural food...
Getting to the Root of Enjoying & Growing Horseradish!
April 20, 2022 11:00 - 31 minutes - 22.2 MBHorseradish isn't a food that is in the forefront of a lot of food conversations, but you can't deny the burst of flavor can really add to other foods. Whether prime rib, oysters or bloody marys, horseradish makes othr foods better. This week we talk to Matt McMillan who takes us to a horseradish farm and talks to us about some of the reasons this root is something that some people want with so many of their favorite foods. https://groundedbythefarm.com/growing-horseradish/
Celebrating National Ag Week & Taking Note of What's Happening Across the Country
March 23, 2022 11:00 - 22 minutes - 12.9 MBThis week is the time set aside to focus on agriculture. And while we do that routinely with our episodes, we thought a great way to mark the observance is by hearing about weather conditions, field work and general state of mind for farmers across the US (9 different states!) & a few from outside the country too! You'll hear from farmers who have previously been on the show as well as some we may need to have on in the future. Get detailed show notes at https://groundedbythefarm.com/nation...
How a Need to Relieve Stress Started Tony Tomato's Farm
March 09, 2022 13:00 - 35 minutes - 25.2 MBTony White was doing marketing work with the Yellow Pages and found himself starting a business that was stressful so a friend suggested he start gardening. Over the years the garden and connections to chefs have grown to the point that if you want great tomatoes in the Midwest, you should know Tony Tomato! We talk with Tony about some of his favorite ways to enjoy tomatoes, the way he keeps great tasting tomatoes in the kitchens of St. Louis's leading restaurants and more! Detailed shownot...
Updates on Three Popular Episodes: Popcorn, Community Gardens & Beer Oh My!
February 23, 2022 12:00 - 47 minutes - 34.2 MBAfter doing the podcast for a few years, we thought listeners would enjoy hearing updates on three popular episodes of Grounded by the Farm. So in this week's episode, we touch base with three people we talked to some time ago about the latest happenings in their part of the world. Here's who we talked to and the background on each of them from previous episodes. Popcorn farmer Matt Helms about Ella & Ollie Popcorn the local, premium quality product the family is selling in online and in ...
Growing Tofu Soybeans, Grapes, Grain & More: The Planning It Takes to Be a Truly Diversified Farm
February 09, 2022 12:05 - 37 minutes - 27.3 MBAs someone who loves an abundance of Asian cuisines, tofu may be on my plate or in my soup more than some Americans. But I haven't had many chances to sit down and talk to someone about growing tofu soybeans. We can check that off the list as the conversation with Jennifer "Jennie" Schmidt about her family's Maryland farm allowed us a chance to talk about diversification, how they determine what to plant, and more. In 2021, they grew corn, soybeans, tofu soybeans, wine grapes and green bea...
Family Farm Transitions Can Be Tough to Discuss, But Critical for Sustainability
January 26, 2022 12:00 - 38 minutes - 25.4 MBFamily farm transitions are tough to discuss. A lot gets wrapped into it.... not only are you talking about things like retirement or potential death of an older generation, but it means changes in how things are done, recognizing the contributions of younger generations. And many times all of this is wrapped up with generations of family legacy and how best to honor that. It's a conversation that farmers acknowledge is tough and some farmers want to farm until they die. While Debbie Lyons...
Visiting a Chicken Farm & a Chance to "Meet My Meats"
January 12, 2022 12:00 - 29 minutes - 24.5 MBThe Arbogast family farms outside of Harrisonburg, VA. From the beautiful Shenandoah Valley, their chicken houses dot the farm as do cattle out on the pastures. Lauren talks with us about the chicken farm, explaining the way the chicken houses are managed and how chickens go from freshly hatched chicks to ready for the market. Having a blend of generations, the Arbogasts have the benefit of both innovation and tradition. For instance, the family spent some of the time they were isolatin...
Cattle Care & Feeding: What You Should Know When You Like Beef
December 29, 2021 12:00 - 36 minutes - 28.6 MBGrowing up with cattle, Ryan Goodman got a good look first-hand at cattle care and feeding. But working cattle in half a dozen states and visiting ranches in the vast majority of the U.S., Ryan has had the chance to compare and contrast various environments and some of the things farmers and ranchers have to take into consideration. We talk with Ryan about the full spectrum of experiences he's had in working with cattle. It also isn't missed that Ryan is an endurance runner and anyone who ...
Cows, Cast Iron and a Camera: A Visit with This Farm Wife Meredith Bernard
December 15, 2021 12:00 - 43 minutes - 31.8 MBSitting down to talk with This Farm Wife Meredith Bernard was pretty much like sitting down with someone I had known forever. And my guess is thousands of people feel similarly since more than 100k have subscribed to her YouTube Channel. Meredith & her husband Lawrence farm along the North Carolina - Virginia line. Although towns are close by, with fences, woods & hills, all their neighbors have four legs -- mostly cattle, a few farm dogs and a couple of sheep the kids wanted. They plant ...
After Lots of Challenges, Agritainment is Growing at The Leonard Family Farm
December 01, 2021 12:00 - 30 minutes - 24.3 MBThe Leonard family found themselves dealing with the challenges of urban sprawl and rising land prices. As they started diversifying to include agritainment, new challenges rose. But there are lots of smiles now, photos with Santa, haunted mazes at Halloween and more! Patty Leonard and her family have a long history of dairy farming. In fact, her grandparents were dairy farming in the area now consumed by Washington DC's Dulles Airport until plans to build Dulles came together. That led ...
Hosting Farm Stays: A Love of Travel & Curiosity about Food
November 17, 2021 12:00 - 36 minutes - 27.2 MBFarm stays on Maryland's Easter Shore may not be the first thing to come to mind when you think of Maryland or a vacation, but maybe they should. There is a lot of curiosity to be tapped there and I certainly enjoyed my visit! Those farm stays at Sugar Water Manor give people a chance to go deeper in their interest to learn more about how food is produced according to Dana Zucker. She says this type of agritourism has a place on Maryland's Eastern Shore. For decades, Dana Zucker says she...
Food & Farm Lesson Plans Bring Fun & Discovery to Classrooms
November 03, 2021 11:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBThe joy of discovery paired with the growing interest in where our food comes from makes food and farming a perfect way to enjoy learning. That’s the mindset we are trying to create with the new farm and food curriculum. These educational materials accompany some of our podcast episodes to share farmers stories. And thanks to working with an amazing teacher / educator (Whitney Choate), we think we have achieved something truly unique. This Grounded by the Farm curriculum has a great fit fo...
Closing Out Season 2 & Taking a Break To Do What?
August 18, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 2.42 MBWe didn't realize when I interviewed Paula Hynes that we were about to get so busy on a project it means all hands on deck! We have been working on a curriculum to bring these farm-to-table discussions to teachers, parents and students. There's a lot to get done and we hope subscribers understand the temporary shift on our end. Maybe you can use this time to catch up on episodes you may have missed! What's a favorite food? Start here. https://groundedbythefarm.com/favorite-foods/
Getting a Whole New Perspective on Farming and on Life
August 04, 2021 11:10 - 29 minutes - 24.7 MBThere may not be many places in the world with more differences than the beautiful green rolling hills of Ireland and the drought-ridden savannas of Kenya. Paula Hynes had the chance to leave Ireland for time with the Maasai people. It offered a whole new perspective on farming, but also on life more broadly. In 2017 that Paula was fortunate enough to spend time with members of the Maasai people thanks to a TV production company who were planning to film a three-part documentary seri...
Irish Butter.... Have you tried it? Wondered who has the dairy cows?
July 21, 2021 11:00 - 34 minutes - 28.4 MBIf you have ever open the gold wrapped on Kerrygold Irish Butter, you may have noticed that it looks different from some of the other butters you buy. What is it that makes it different? And who are the farmers connected to it? That's part of our conversation in this episode as we talk to dairy farmer Peter Hynes of Ireland's County Cork. Peter & his wife Paula have 150 cows they graze and milk year-round. And they are part of the coop that produces Kerrygold. We talk with him about the d...
Growing Bitter Gourd (Ampalaya) & other Filipino Foods with Albert Santos
July 07, 2021 11:00 - 28 minutes - 23.8 MBAlthough rice is probably the biggest constant in Filipino food, there are a variety of foods that many Americans may not be familiar with. And Albert Santos has worked in several areas of The Phillipines studying agriculture and working with plants and people across the way. And he has made sure that I got lots of opportunities to enjoy Filipino food & farms. Albert is originally from the Philippines but has lived in the US for a long time, though he stays in touch with friends in agricul...
Canola and Canada Are Inextricably Connected, Farmer Lesley Rae Kelly Tells Us Why & More
June 23, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutes - 27.1 MBFor most people, canola oil is something you buy as an oil or a spray to cook with, but it is a striking vision with beautiful blooms that are numerous and totally light up the prairies mid-season. And it is incredibly Canadian because plant breeders in the country worked to improve the health profile and taste! Canola farmer Lesley Rae Kelly joins us to talk about how this plant, that is part of the same family of vegetables as broccoli, kale, and all those others! We also talk about far...
Growing A Plant-Based Protein that is Humble Yet Powerful -- Convo with Dr. Priyanka Gupta
June 09, 2021 11:00 - 39 minutes - 32 MBIn today's world, people talk about plant-based proteins as a dietary preference, or a way to deliver innovation. But when you think about that, how often does your mind turn to growing a plant-based protein in a desert? How often do you think about subsistence farmers, people who struggle to feed their family the most basic foods because weather strikes hard? That's both the challenge and the promise we turn to in our latest episode of Grounded by the Farm. Recently, we talked about plant ...
Plant Breeding: One of the Cool Sciences Behind Our Food
May 26, 2021 11:00 - 28 minutes - 24.1 MBHave you got a favorite plant breeder or maybe not even sure what plant breeding is about? This episode is for you either way! We talk with Dr. Lee Hickey who has a plant breeding lab at Australia's University of Queensland about some of the cool science that helps advance the seeds farmers plant and the foods on out plates. I met Lee in the friendly confines of the vast wheat fields just outside Obregón where Norman Borlaug started his Noble Peace Prize winning work to enable developing c...
Ugandan Fish Farmer Produces Fresh Tilapia & Encourages Small Farms
May 12, 2021 11:00 - 23 minutes - 19.5 MBFish is a growing part of many diets as a good protein source, and people like Ugandan fish farmer Jean Kaahwa are growing fish for us! He farms tilapia in Africa's Lake Victoria. In this episode, we talk with Jean about Uganda and the role agriculture plays in the country as well as a wealth of projects he has started as he teaches fellow African farmers how to farm fish. See video & photos at http://groundedbythefarm.com/ugandan-fish-farmer-producing-fresh-tilapia Topics in the in...
Traveling Around the World & Visiting Farms As She Goes
April 28, 2021 11:00 - 36 minutes - 31.3 MBUsually Grounded by the Farm episodes include us interviewing a farmer, talking about the food they produce. And in this second season, we are interviewing farmers in various parts of the world. But this week, we hit several obstacles for interviews and listeners were nice enough to ask the questions. That put our host Janice Person in the interviewee seat! She talks all about visiting farms while traveling in various countries. Topics covered & questions asked in this episode include: En...