027 - Why On Farm Research Matters - Dean Baas and Alan Sundermeier
For this episode, our guests discuss the importance of on-farm research. Dean Baas works for Michigan State University Extension, serves as...
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Our Farms, Our Future brings together the sustainable agriculture community for thought-provoking conversations about the state of agriculture, how we got here, and where we're headed. The s...
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026 - Aquaponics - JP Knobloch and Tim Hydar
For this episode, two aquaponic experts discuss growing food indoors while saving water and minimizing waste. JP Knobloch and Tim Hydar are...
025 - Building Resilience - Laura Lengnick and Don Teske
For this episode, our guests discuss implementing shifts in our food system to value the family farmer. Don Teske is a 5th-generation farmer...
024 - Protecting Our Pollinators - Eric Lee-Mäder and Rachel Coventry
For this episode, our guests discuss the role of native pollinators in agriculture. Eric Lee-Mäder is the Pollinator Conservation Co-Directo...
023 - Women In Agriculture - Jen Filipiak and Maud Powell
For this episode, two women in agriculture discuss their projects to create more access and support for women-identified farmers in the U.S....
022 - Bridging the Rural-Urban Divide - Becca Jablonski and Charlie Jackson
For this episode, our guests discuss the benefits of connecting farmers to diverse metropolitan markets. Becca Jablonski is an Assistant Pro...
021 - Finding a Catalyst for Change in Agriculture - Sami Tellatin and Elizabeth Reaves
Our two guests on this episode are all about finding ways to connect to the land. From their perspective, that experience of connection is w...
020 - Advocating for Sustainable Agriculture - Margaret Krome and Paul Wolfe
For this episode, two agriculture policy experts discuss the importance of local, grassroots organizing AND national lobbying when it comes...
019 - Sustainability on the Farm - Eric Klein & Wayne Martin
For this week's show, our guests discuss the importance turning a profit in sustainable agriculture operations while also balancing efforts...
018 - Sustainable Agriculture: Nourishing Communities - Jim Freeburn and Hannah Smith-Brubaker
This time on the show, two farmers from different regions, one from Pennsylvania and the other from Wyoming, discuss how sustainable farming...
017 - The Fight for Equal Rights in Agriculture - Barbara Norman and Savi Horne
For this episode, our guests discuss breaking down barriers of entry for farmers of color. Savi Horne is the Executive Director of the Land...
016 - Serving Our Land: Veterans in Agriculture - David Paulk and Margo Hale
Our guests on this episode discuss opportunities in agriculture for United States Veterans. David Paulk started farming in 2011 after a long...
015 - Soil: The Heart of Our Farms - Heather Darby and Julia Gaskin
For this episode, two soil specialists discuss how soil health came to be at the forefront of the sustainable ag conversation. Heather Darby...
014 - Accessible Food Systems - Molly Rockamann and Karen Washington
This week's guests are committed to creating food systems that are accessible to all. They emphasize the importance of community organizing...
013 - Production on Pasture - Greg Brann and Robin Way
Our guests on this week's show have spent years learning how to create livestock operations that give back to the land. Greg Brann runs gras...
012 - Agroforestry - Michael Gold and Chuck Talbott
We begin this episode with a visit to the Horticulture and Agroforestry Research Center at the University of Missouri. Education Program Coo...
011 - Making A Difference: Teaching Sustainability - Xiochi Ma and Krista Jacobsen
For this episode, two academics discuss educating a new generation in sustainable agriculture. Xiochi Ma, also known as Max, is a graduate s...
010 - Finding a Better Way: Engineering On The Farm - Chris Callahan and Trevor Hardy
For this episode, two agricultural engineers discuss adapting innovation on the farm. Trevor Hardy is manager of one of New England's larges...
009 - Maintaining Values While Making a Profit - Jeanne Carver and Hilary Corsun
For this episode, two farmers managing vastly different scales of production discuss staying grounded in sustainable principles while keepin...
008 - Quality of Life in Farming Communities - Beth Nelson and Doug Constance
As the Quality of Life Rep for Southern SARE's Administrative Council and a professor of sociology, Doug Constance is constantly thinking ab...