The Prairie Farm Podcast

Kevin Griggs joins us to discuss goats, prairie management, water quality, and his pet bison. We deeply enjoyed our time with him, and we believe you will too. If you're interested in Iowa Ag Mitigation, make sure to check them out! hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and wildlife habitat) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie and wildflowers)

Join us for another riveting Coffee Time Wednesday! And don't forget your Wild Rivers Coffee while you are at it, the best coffee that fights for conservation! hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and Wildlife Habitat Mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie and wildflowers)

We're joined by Austin Frerick, author of Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry, joins us to discuss what happened to our food system as a country and what we can do about it. hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and habitat mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)

Join us for another great Coffee Time Wednesday. We've got great people and great topics. All you need is good coffee from Wild Rivers Coffee. hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and wildlife habitat mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie and wildflower mixes) wildriverscoffeeco.com (for coffee that fights for conservation)

Jeremy French, from the Southeastern Grasslands Institute, joins us to discuss what vast prairies that used to reside in large portions of the Southeastern United States. hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and native prairie mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard pollinator and wildflower mixes)

Happy Thanksgiving! We are so thankful for each of you! Enjoy another information and laughter filled episode of Coffee Time Wednesday.

Bryan Vander Meiden, President of Midwest Sanitation and Recycling, joined us to teach us exactly where our trash and recycling goes here in the midwest. We felt like little kids learning about dump trucks. It was awesome! hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP mixes and native prairie) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)

Good people, good topics, good coffee. We've got two of those; Wild Rivers Coffee has the other. wildriverscoffeeco.com (for coffee that fights for conservation) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes) hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and habitat mixes)

We sat down with Joe Crookham, founder of Musco Lighting and researcher of the late John F. Lacey, to hear about how Lacey changed the world as we know it for the better and for conservation. hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and habitat mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)

It's time for your coffee time! Join us for good people and good topics, and grab your Wild Rivers Coffee for good coffee. hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and habitat mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard and butterfly mixes)

This was a special one. Thank you to everyone who has joined us on this journey this far. We enjoyed a great conversation with our founder, and Nicolas' dad, Carroll Hoksbergen. I am sure you will enjoy it as much as we did. hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and habitat mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)

Welcome back to Coffee Time! Great coffee, great people, great topics. hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP or wildlife habitat) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes) wildriverscoffeeco.com (for coffee that fights for conservation)

Beth Hoffman, author of Bet the Farm, joins us to talk about the HUGE jump she made from her career to move to Iowa to run a farm with her husband, Jon. Navigating family dynamics, ecological factors, and agricultural markets, Beth has quite the story to tell. We thoroughly enjoyed the conversation, and we bet you will too. hokseynativeseeds.com (for Native Pasture and CRP mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)

Grab your Wild Rivers Coffee and join us for another great Coffee Time! wildriverscoffeeco.com (for coffee that fights for conservation) hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and pasture mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)

Buddy Huffaker, Executive Director of the Aldo Leopold Foundation, joins us to talk about the world-changing legacy that Aldo Leopold, "father of wildlife ecology", has left for us. Hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and native seed mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)

Grab your Wild Rivers Coffee (the coffee that fights for conservation) and join us for another episode of Coffee Time Wednesday! hokseynativeseeds.com theprairiefarm.com wildriverscoffeeco.com

This is our last week of our podcast sabbatical at The Prairie Farm Podcast, but until next week, enjoy this episode from our co-host, Kent Boucher's, second podcast. The guy who took on the quest to bag a rooster in all of Iowa's 99 counties. Nick Martin explains how he came up with his quest, as well as what he has noticed about the quality of hunting experiences available throughout the state of Iowa, and how many birds he still has to bag. hokseynativeseeds.com (for pheasant habitat mixes and CRP mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairies and pollinators)

Grab your Wild Rivers Coffee and join us for Coffee Time! wildriverscoffeeco.com (for coffee that saves the earth) hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and wildlife habitat) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)

Jake Debow of New England Naturals is an authority on trapping. He builds his life around the outdoors and spends much of his time hunting, but trapping is the thing he is known for. I had the privilege to sit down and learn from Jake about the trapper lifestyle- its history, its current popularity and where it's headed in the future. It truly was one of my favorite interviews I've recorded in a while, and I think Jake's perspectives will draw you in as well. hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and wildlife habitat mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)

Join us for coffee time this week. This one is fast and sweet. We walk through the best way to plant native prairie. wildriverscoffeeco.com (for coffee that fights for conservation) hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and wildlife habitat mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)

Enjoy this episode from Kent's podcast- The First Gen Hunter Podcast. Follow Jeremy Support Jeremy's Cause

Grab your Wild Rivers Coffee and join us as we dive into some spicy topics on agriculture, conservation, hunting, and our beloved farmers. Wildriverscoffeeco.com (for great coffee that fights for conservation) Theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes) hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and hunting Mixes)

Join us for a laid back conversation with our friend Myriam, a local watershed coordinator. hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and Hunting Mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)

Welcome back to the Prairie Farm Podcast, Coffee Time Wednesday. Grab your Wild Rivers Coffee (certified 2% giver to conservation) and enjoy! hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP seed and hunting mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairies and pollinators) wildriverscoffeeco.com (for coffee that fights for conservation)

Riley Rozendaal, founder of Iowa Prairie Bison and the newest member of the Hoksey team, joins us to talk about raising Bison, growing prairie, making farming mistakes, and laughing a lot. hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and pasture mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard pollinator mixes)

It's time for coffee time! Wildriverscoffeeco.com (for coffee that saves the earth) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie and hunting mixes) hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP mixes)

Drake and Justin are long-time friends of The Prairie Farm Podcast and Hoksey Native Seeds. They own and manage Vitality Visions, a habitat management company that focuses on deer habitat and native species. Also, their instagram has really cool photos... hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP or hunting habitat mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard pollinator) vitalityvisionshabitat.com (to learn more about what Drake and Justin do)

We had a lot to share this coffee time. Grab your Wild Rivers Coffee and join us as we dive into the world of conservation and agriculture and laughter. theprairiefarm.com (for backyard pollinator mixes) hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP mixes) wildriverscoffeeco.com (to save the earth while drinking coffee)

Brian Reisinger, author of Land Rich, Cash Poor, is a journalist raised as a dairy farmer. Join us as we discuss the history of the American farmer and how farming and our food system have drastically changed over the last century. You're going to love this one. hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and native seed mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie and pollinator mixes) amazon.com (to purchase the book, but you should try to buy locally if you can)

In every coffee time you need three things: Good people, good topics, and good coffee. We have the first two, Wild Rivers Coffee has the other. hokseynativeseeds.com (for all your native seed needs) wildriverscoffeeco.com (for great coffee that fights for conservation) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie and hunting mixes)

Adam with Iowa Kiko Goats has made his living with goats. His story is curious and inspiring. Join us as we pick his impressive brain. Hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and Pasture Mixes) Theprairiefarm.com (for yard prairies)

Coffee time gets a little feisty this week. Grab your Wild Rivers Coffee and join Nicolas and Kent. hokseynativeseeds.com (for native prairie mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for prairie in your yard) wildriverscoffeeco.com (for the best coffee that fights for conservation)

Andy May joins us to discuss his journey with the conservation of his property and how it was spurred from deer hunting, plus a couple wild stories of his hunts. hokseynativeseeds.com (for hunting mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)

Grab your Wild Rivers Coffee, and join us as we dive into this week's Coffee Time Wednesday! hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP Seed) theprairiefarm.com (for prairie/pollinator seed) wildriverscoffeeco.com (for coffee that fights for conservation)

Genevieve Guerry is a PhD candidate at East Carolina University and has been studying Microplastics and PFAs for several years. Join us as we attempt to tackle such a huge topic within too short of time. We loved what we learned, and plan to talk with Genevieve again in the future. hokseynativeseeds.com (for native prairie seed) theprairiefarm.com (for native yard and native hunting mixes) ewg.org (to find out what's in your water) Genevieve's Insta

When it's Coffee Time you need three things-- good people, good discussion topics, and good coffee. We've got the first two, and Wild Rivers has the third. wildriverscoffeco.com hokseynativeseeds.com thepairiefarm.com

Andy James, founder of Prairie Fire Restoration, quickly became a gentleman we greatly enjoyed. Join us as we discuss the largest mono-crop in the United States... lawns. hokseynativeseeds.com (for larger prairie areas and CRP) theprairiefarm.com (to turn your lawn into a prairie or pollinator patch) Here are a few of the many studies he quoted in the podcast. Pet population increase from inital Kentucky study. 19 MILLION POUNDS anually in the 2018 study Our concept of the traditional lawn comes from Medieval Europe Counter intuitive results from lawn fertilization, much of the issue is over application. Urban envrionments see an improvement in water quality. Solution: find a way to mitigate over application

COFFEE TIME WEDNESDAY!! It's here. Grab your Wild Rivers Coffee, and join us. wildriverscoffeeco.com (to save the earth while caffeinated) hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and hunting habitat mixes) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)

Joe Dickie, founder of Joe Dickie Photography, has been behind the camera on some huge platforms, but he's dedicated his most recent efforts to telling the story of farmers who are changing to a more conservation friendly practice. hokseynativeseeds.com (for native prairie and wild flower seed) theprairiefarm.com (for yard mixes and hunting habitat mixes)

Don't let the middle of the week get you down. Enjoy a good coffee time! Ancestral Farms Iowa (for higher quality pork) Wild Rivers Coffee Co (for caffeine that gives back to the environment) theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairies) hokseynativeseeds.com (for more native seed fun)

Chad Graeve, a natural resource specialist, shares his life lessons working with the prairie and how we as humans can move from being human consumers to human beings. hokseynativeseeds.com theprairiefarm.com

Join us for this weeks coffee time, and don't forget your Wild Rivers Coffee. Wild Rivers gives 2% or more of every purchase to conservation causes, and we are proud to partner with them! hokseynativeseeds.com theprairiefarm.com

Thomas Mlsna, founder of Untamed Ambition, sits down with us to talk through why shortcuts in habitat management never get the results we want. theprairiefarm.com hokseynativeseeds.com

Get your Wild Rivers Ninja Creami ice cream, and join us for a little coffee time. hokseynativeseeds.com theprairiefarm.com

Meredith Nunnikhoven, founder of Barnswallow Flowers, joins us to discuss why she came back from the film industry to the family farm and decided to dive into the world of alternative cropping. Also... she's an inventor, and we like that about her. barnswallowflowers.com hokseynativeseeds.com theprairiefarm.com

It's controversial. It's complicated. It's heated. It's Coffee Time Wednesday. wildriverscoffeeco.com hokseynativeseeds.com theprairiefarm.com

Margaret Spiegel is a historian at Nelson Pioneer Farm Museum. We interviewed her as a part of our Prehistoric Prairie. Here is the full interview. hokseynativeseeds.com theprairiefarm.com

Grab your Wild Rivers Coffee this morning as we jump into this week's coffee time. wildriverscoffeeco.com hokseynativeseeds.com theprairiefarm.com

Part 3 is finally here! Jump into the final episode of Prehistoric Prairies, as we discuss their disappearance and the ramifications that follow. theprairiefarm.com hokseynativeseeds.com

Refresh your memory on prairies with part 2 before you jump into the third episode of the Prehistoric Prairie Serious. Hokseynativeseeds.com Theprairiefarm.com