The Urban Farm Podcast with Greg Peterson

773: Seed Journaling. A chat with an expert on seeds.In This Seed Chat:This is the September 2023 Seed Chat about busting the myths around seed journaling. Join Janis Norton and Farmer Greg as they walk you through all the different ways to journal about your garden. Most importantly why it is so valuable to keep track of the myriad of things that you do in your garden and how that can lead to future successes.Visit www.urbanfarm.org/seeds23sep for the show notes on this episode, and access to our full podcast library!What is the Seed Chat?At least ten times a year we have a live Seed Saving Class with Bill McDorman, the former Executive Director of Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance, Ketchum, Idaho. He got his start in the bio-regional seed movement while in college in 1979 when he helped start Garden City Seeds. In 1984, Bill started Seeds Trust/High Altitude Gardens, a mail order seed company he ran successfully until it sold in 2013. Come join us for the next live class, or catch up on our previous classes through our podcast episodes.  Either way you will expand your seed knowledge and gain new perspectives on your food system. Register anytime for the next event.Register Here for the Monthly Seed Saving Class with Live Q&ABecome an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 775 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.*Disclosure: Some of the links in our podcast show notes and blog posts are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase, we will earn a nominal commission at no cost to you. We offer links to items recommended by our podcast guests and guest writers as a service to our audience and these items are not selected because of the commission we receive from your purchases. We know the decision is yours, and whether you decide to buy something is completely up to you.

772: Don't Throw That Away, Compost ItA Rosie on The House Radio Show Replay"Rosie on the House is a father and son weekly radio show on home-improvement advice that is found on several key Arizona radio stations. It is a trusted source of home-improvement advice and know-how. Rosie and Romey Romero consider that an honor and a responsibility, a feeling that Greg shares."In This Show:Join Greg on his monthly Rosie on the House radio show episode as he discusses various and sometimes easier ways to compost before you get to traditional hot composting. Rosie on The House: On the fourth Saturday of each month, Farmer Greg will talk with Romey about all aspects of gardening and urban farming in the Arizona climates…7Gardening Tips * Chickens * Composting * Smart Watering Tips * Fruit Trees * Seed Saving * Sonoran Desert Weather * Permaculture TidbitsVisit www.urbanfarm.org/Rosie23sep for the show notes on this episode and broadcasting information!Need a little bit of advice or just a feedback on your design for your yard or garden?The Urban Farm Team is offering consults over the phone or zoom. Get the benefits of a personalized garden and yard space analysis without the cost of trip charges. You can chat with Greg, Janis or Ray to get permaculture based feedback.Click HERE to learn more!Become an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 800 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.

771: Chris Nycz on My Organic Farming Expanding self-reliant skills, one step at a time.In This Podcast: Join Greg as he chats with Chris Nycz about his journey from college student to weekend farmer to owning his own acres and running a farm to benefit the community. Chris says “It's been a laboratory where I got to try out all sorts of different ideas that I had read about. I think one of the things I would say is I wasn't precisely certain what I wanted to do, so I tried to do a great many things, probably too many things.”Chris was born in Dallas Fort Worth and after deciding that he was interested in organic farming he bought many books on the subject and studied the basic ideas. Using a small portion of father’s land, he created an organic garden and for two years he drove 300 miles round trip to the property almost every weekend. About a decade ago, he realized that he was truly passionate about organic farming, sold his house in the suburbs and bought some land in Southern Oklahoma. Here he has developed the Nycz Organic Farm with work trade opportunities, open-to-the- public visits, and even some organic farm experience vacations.Visit www.urbanfarm.org/NYCZFarm for the show notes and links on this episode!Need a little bit of advice or just a feedback on your design for your yard or garden?The Urban Farm Team is offering consults over the phone or zoom. Get the benefits of a personalized garden and yard space analysis without the cost of trip charges. You can chat with Greg, Janis or Ray to get permaculture based feedback.Click HERE to learn more!*Disclosure: Some of the links in our podcast show notes and blog posts are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase, we will earn a nominal commission at no cost to you. We offer links to items recommended by our podcast guests and guest writers as a service to our audience and these items are not selected because of the commission we receive from your purchases. We know the decision is yours, and whether you decide to buy something is completely up to you.Become an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 775 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.

770: What is Backyard Orchard CultureA conversation with a Fruit Tree ExpertIn This Podcast: Greg interviews Tom Spellman with Dave Wilson Nursery about Backyard Orchard Culture. We learn more about Tom's three simple guidelines for your back or front yard orchards: 1. Keep the tree to a manageable size so that it's easy to harvest. 2. Plant what you love and will use. 3. Grow trees that successively ripen.Tom has been involved in the nursery business since 1973. At that time, he was a freshman in high school and rode his skateboard to work. Since then he has worked for several different nurseries including Nogales Nursery where he learned landscape design, installation, irrigation and construction. Armstrong Nurseries where he worked with hybridizers, growers and retail on the weekends. La Verne Nursery which specializes in Avocado, Citrus, Sub-Tropical fruit trees and grafted ornamentals, where he was general manager for 20 years. And currently is the southwestern sales manager for Dave Wilson Nursery.Visit www.urbanfarm.org/TomBOC for the show notes and links on this episode!Need a little bit of advice or just a feedback on your design for your yard or garden?The Urban Farm Team is offering consults over the phone or zoom. Get the benefits of a personalized garden and yard space analysis without the cost of trip charges. You can chat with Greg, Janis or Ray to get permaculture based feedback.Click HERE to learn more!Become an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 775 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.*Disclosure: Some of the links in our podcast show notes and blog posts are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase, we will earn a nominal commission at no cost to you. We offer links to items recommended by our podcast guests and guest writers as a service to our audience and these items are not selected because of the commission we receive from your purchases. We know the decision is yours, and whether you decide to buy something is completely up to you.

769: Bevin Cohen on Seeds and WeedsChanging the landscape one seed at a timeIn This Podcast: Greg chats with fellow podcaster Bevin Cohen about the exciting work that he is up to. Bevin is a national speaker and host of the podcast Seeds and Weeds. Has traveled the world looking at local food systems and his favorite thing to do is go someplace and just walk the neighborhoods looking for food growing.Bevin is an award-winning author, herbalist, owner of Small House Farm and host of the popular Seeds & Weeds podcast. Bevin offers workshops and lectures across the country on the benefits of living closer to the land through seeds, herbs, and locally grown food. He is a food and garden writer whose work has appeared in numerous publications including Mother Earth News, Modern Farmer Magazine, and Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company catalog. Bevin is the author or editor of more than ten books, including The Artisan Herbalist and Saving Our Seeds.Visit www.urbanfarm.org/Seedsandweeds for the show notes and links on this episode!Need a little bit of advice or just a feedback on your design for your yard or garden?The Urban Farm Team is offering consults over the phone or zoom. Get the benefits of a personalized garden and yard space analysis without the cost of trip charges. You can chat with Greg, Janis or Ray to get permaculture based feedback.Click HERE to learn more!*Disclosure: Some of the links in our podcast show notes and blog posts are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase, we will earn a nominal commission at no cost to you. We offer links to items recommended by our podcast guests and guest writers as a service to our audience and these items are not selected because of the commission we receive from your purchases. We know the decision is yours, and whether you decide to buy something is completely up to you.

768: Integrated Pest Management.A Garden Chat with Teresa Watkins.In This Garden Chat:Integrated pest management is a concept that looks at all the ways of managing pest pressure and uses the least impactful one first. Greg talks with Teresa Watkins about how to use the least harmful method of pest control to the environment first, which could mean picking off insects off the plants, or even spraying aphids off a plant with water. It means using the best management practices to help prevent pests or diseases before they arrive.Our Special Guest:Teresa is a garden author, landscape designer, horticulturist and radio personality. She had the honor of designing the landscape for the first certified green home in Florida. Theresa taught Florida friendly principles for the University of Florida and was instrumental in developing the Florida Water Star Water conservation and certification program. She is the host of the podcast, Better Lawns and Gardens, plus her first gardening book series A Gardener's, compendium: Gardening in a Twitter world in 140 characters or more is available at bookshops, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and on Theresa's website. Need a little bit of advice or just a feedback on your design for your yard or garden?The Urban Farm Team is offering consults over the phone or zoom. Get the benefits of a personalized garden and yard space analysis without the cost of trip charges. You can chat with Greg or choose one of the senior members of our Urban Farm team to get permaculture based feedback.Click HERE to learn more!Become an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 775 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more. *Disclosure: Some of the links in our podcast show notes and blog posts are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase, we will earn a nominal commission at no cost to you. We offer links to items recommended by our podcast guests and guest writers as a service to our audience and these items are not selected because of the commission we receive from your purchases. We know the decision is yours, and whether you decide to buy something is completely up to you.

767: Bugs, Disease, Weather, and Animals. A chat with an expert on seeds.In This Seed Chat:This is the August 2023 Seed Chat discussing the impact that climate change is having on our crops. With all the excitement in the world Bill proposes to get all the diversity you can into your yard, into your neighborhood, into your community. That means more different kinds of varieties of the favorite crops that you wanna grow and more different kinds of crops off the scale. The more genetic and crop diversity that we have in our communities the better.Visit www.urbanfarm.org/seeds23aug for the show notes on this episode, and access to our full podcast library!What is the Seed Chat?At least ten times a year we have a live Seed Saving Class with Bill McDorman, the former Executive Director of Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance, Ketchum, Idaho. He got his start in the bio-regional seed movement while in college in 1979 when he helped start Garden City Seeds. In 1984, Bill started Seeds Trust/High Altitude Gardens, a mail order seed company he ran successfully until it sold in 2013. Come join us for the next live class, or catch up on our previous classes through our podcast episodes.  Either way you will expand your seed knowledge and gain new perspectives on your food system. Register anytime for the next event.Register Here for the Monthly Seed Saving Class with Live Q&ABecome an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 775 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.*Disclosure: Some of the links in our podcast show notes and blog posts are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase, we will earn a nominal commission at no cost to you. We offer links to items recommended by our podcast guests and guest writers as a service to our audience and these items are not selected because of the commission we receive from your purchases. We know the decision is yours, and whether you decide to buy something is completely up to you.

766: Kat Savage on The Magic of MocktailsFinding fun in the mantra ‘Food is medicine’In This Podcast: Kat Savage wildcraft harvests many plants from the wild around her home in Asheville, North Carolina and uses fermenting to bring out the best flavors and herbal impacts. She has spent her lifetime observing nature and studying permaculture to bring the magic of local flora to her work. Kat is a former clinical herbalist, who lived in a permaculture community for almost a decade.  She loves to "yarden" with medicinal herbs, ‘weeds’, berries, and fruit trees at home, where she forages for her creations for delicious mocktails and cocktails focusing on local, organic, and sustainable.  Her non-alcoholic aperitif inspired bitters are blended with the elements of herbalism in mind, and continue an historical tradition of both shrubs and bitters, as a way to preserve the bounty of the season.  She loves offering both mocktail and cocktail options and finds that many customers are excited about mocktails these days. 12 Bones Brewing recently collaborated with her for an "on-tap mocktail" for "Dry January."  Her brand, SAVOR, is about dropping in and savoring the moment with a tasty beverage, that is crafted from years of focus on "food as medicine" as an herbalist.  Visit www.urbanfarm.org/SavorShrub for the show notes and links on this episode!Need a little bit of advice or just a feedback on your design for your yard or garden?The Urban Farm Team is offering consults over the phone or zoom. Get the benefits of a personalized garden and yard space analysis without the cost of trip charges. You can chat with Greg, Janis or Ray to get permaculture based feedback.Click HERE to learn more!Become an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 775 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.*Disclosure: Some of the links in our podcast show notes and blog posts are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase, we will earn a nominal commission at no cost to you. We offer links to items recommended by our podcast guests and guest writers as a service to our audience and these items are not selected because of the commission we receive from your purchases. We know the decision is yours, and whether you decide to buy something is completely up to you.

765: Chosing the Right Trees For Your YardA Rosie on The House Radio Show Replay"Rosie on the House is a father and son weekly radio show on home-improvement advice that is found on several key Arizona radio stations. It is a trusted source of home-improvement advice and know-how. Rosie and Romey Romero consider that an honor and a responsibility, a feeling that Greg shares."In This Show:Join Greg on his monthly Rosie on the House radio show episode as he discusses fruit trees and picking the right one for you. Learn how to understand the value (what you should be paying for a tree) along with the three important success factors. While this is primarily a conversation about low desert varieties there is a bunch of great information for where ever you live.Rosie on The House: On the fourth Saturday of each month, Farmer Greg will talk with Romey about all aspects of gardening and urban farming in the Arizona climates…7Gardening Tips * Chickens * Composting * Smart Watering Tips * Fruit Trees * Seed Saving * Sonoran Desert Weather * Permaculture TidbitsVisit www.urbanfarm.org/Rosie23aug for the show notes on this episode and broadcasting information!Become an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 775 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.Need a little bit of advice or just a feedback on your design for your yard or garden?The Urban Farm Team is offering consults over the phone or zoom. Get the benefits of a personalized garden and yard space analysis without the cost of trip charges. You can chat with Greg, Janis or Ray to get permaculture based feedback.Click HERE to learn more!

764: Dee Stevens on Easy Fruit PickingA solution to the challenge of easily picking fruit in our orchardsIn This Podcast: We meet Dr. Dee Stevens, one of group of friends who took an idea about harvesting fruit easier and safer, and created a product that is innovative and simple to use. They worked through several designs until they came up with one they loved. Greg learns how they came up with the idea, how they navigated through some of the challenges of fruit harvesting, and ended up with a patented solution that backyard orchardists can really appreciate. Dr. Dee S. Stevens, D.C. has been practicing chiropractic care for 34 years.  He has worked with the L.A. Rams, the California Angels, the Mighty Ducks professional hockey team, and the U.S.C. Trojans.  Because of this experience and training Dr. Stevens performed Chiropractic and rehab on many professional, Olympic, and college athletes. Dr. Stevens is also one of the original inventors of Easy Pickins Fruit Harvester, a patented tool to help us single-handedly pick fruit quickly, easily, and safely. He and his team at RAD Innovations are working on several other innovations.Visit www.urbanfarm.org/EasyPickin for the show notes and links on this episode!Need a little bit of advice or just a feedback on your design for your yard or garden?The Urban Farm Team is offering consults over the phone or zoom. Get the benefits of a personalized garden and yard space analysis without the cost of trip charges. You can chat with Greg, Janis or Ray to get permaculture based feedback.Click HERE to learn more!Become an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 775 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.*Disclosure: Some of the links in our podcast show notes and blog posts are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase, we will earn a nominal commission at no cost to you. We offer links to items recommended by our podcast guests and guest writers as a service to our audience and these items are not selected because of the commission we receive from your purchases. We know the decision is yours, and whether you decide to buy something is completely up to you.

763: Diane Blazek on New Plant EvaluationsOrganizing trials of new plant varieties with professional judges throughout North AmericaIn This Podcast: We are introduced to the organization behind the AAS logo found on seed and plants found most everywhere. Diane Blazek explains how different plants and plant breeders get recognized as standout winners amongst their peers and earn this logo through All American Selections' annual plant trials. Diane is the Executive Director of All-America Selections and National Garden Bureau, she has been deeply (and happily!) immersed in gardening from an early age. From growing up on a small family farm in Missouri to her small suburban lot in the Chicago-land area, she is passionate about everything green. After spending 15 years with Ball Publishing, Diane moved to take on her current role where she can be even closer to the end consumer. Both All-America Selections and National Garden Bureau are in an exciting period of growth and influence both inside and outside the industry with innovative ideas and progressive programs for consumers, garden communicators, public gardens, and a full range of growers and retailers that have benefited all segments of the horticulture industry.Visit www.urbanfarm.org/AllAmerican for the show notes and links on this episode!Need a little bit of advice or just a feedback on your design for your yard or garden?The Urban Farm Team is offering consults over the phone or zoom. Get the benefits of a personalized garden and yard space analysis without the cost of trip charges. You can chat with Greg, Janis or Ray to get permaculture based feedback.Click HERE to learn more!Become an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 775 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.*Disclosure: Some of the links in our podcast show notes and blog posts are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase, we will earn a nominal commission at no cost to you. We offer links to items recommended by our podcast guests and guest writers as a service to our audience and these items are not selected because of the commission we receive from your purchases. We know the decision is yours, and whether you decide to buy something is completely up to you.

762: Denali Canning on The Future of Home PreservationBuilding a path to better food preservation and homesteading.In This Podcast: Two friends Prince Singh and Trent Pezzao share their journey of bringing a small business with Big community goals to life! As the founders of Denali Canning they have focused on building a relationship with their home preservation customers, and have really enjoyed the results. They have got a great energy, and a great story.  Prince is the visionary co-founder of Denali Canning, on a mission to ignite your love for preserving and making the best food for your families! With a deep commitment to fostering a thriving community, connecting with influential minds, and curating top-tier products. Trent, is the co-founder of Denali Canning, and a kind of homesteading superhero—working mostly behind the scenes—he's always pushing for products that hit the sweet spot between practicality, quality, and good old-fashioned fun. Trent's mission is to bring a sprinkle of joy to self-sufficiency, and to help mold a vibrant, resilient community of modern-day homesteaders with best-in-class canning & preservation products.Denali Canning is a company that was founded to foster a community of creativity, open-mindedness, and heartfelt service through food preservation. they believe that food plus family equals freedom, and Denali is on a mission to help guide you along the path to better canning, preservation and homesteading—every, single, day!.Visit UrbanFarm.org/DenaliCanning for the show notes and links on this episode!Visit DenaliCanning.com/discount/URBANFARM Use code URBANFARM to get $15 off your purchases of $75 or more. Need a little bit of advice or just a feedback on your design for your yard or garden?The Urban Farm Team is offering consults over the phone or zoom. Get the benefits of a personalized garden and yard space analysis without the cost of trip charges. You can chat with Greg, Janis or Ray to get permaculture based feedback.Click HERE to learn more!Become an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 775 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.*Disclosure: Some of the links in our podcast show notes and blog posts are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase, we will earn a nominal commission at no cost to you. We offer links to items recommended by our podcast guests and guest writers as a service to our audience and these items are not selected because of the commission we receive from your purchases. We know the decision is yours, and whether you decide to buy something is completely up to you.

760: Pro Gardening Tips.A Garden Chat with Zach Loeks.In This Garden Chat:This month we will chat with our friend and author Zach Loeks about his tips and tricks for getting the most out of your garden. He is willing to share some of what he learned managing his award-winning farm..Our Special Guest:Zach grew up on a permaculture homestead in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Working alongside his family, he was immersed in a permaculture design and started his own edible landscape company. He started an organic market garden in Ontario, Canada serving over 300 community supported agriculture (CSA) vegetable baskets, for over a decade and is a three-time Agra award-winning grower. Zach is an innovator of edible ecosystem design, a unique system for organized biodiverse land management. Zach has also published three books, on food system design, and is working on his fourth.Here's the link to the audible book mentioned in this episode:Audible book:The Edible Ecosystem Solution: Growing Biodiversity in Your Backyard and Beyond  Need a little bit of advice or just a feedback on your design for your yard or garden?The Urban Farm Team is offering consults over the phone or zoom. Get the benefits of a personalized garden and yard space analysis without the cost of trip charges. You can chat with Greg or choose one of the senior members of our Urban Farm team to get permaculture based feedback.Click HERE to learn more!Become an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 775 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.*Disclosure: Some of the links in our podcast show notes and blog posts are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase, we will earn a nominal commission at no cost to you. We offer links to items recommended by our podcast guests and guest writers as a service to our audience and these items are not selected because of the commission we receive from your purchases. We know the decision is yours, and whether you decide to buy something is completely up to you.

761: Tom Spellman on Heat Stressed Trees . A chat with an expert on trees.In This TREE Chat:This is an excerpt from our July 2023 TREE Chat discussing Heat Stressed Trees. We have our mentor Tom Spellman join our monthly Tree Chat to talk about how the heat is affecting our trees in the southwest and how we can help them survive the brutal extremes of the summer season. Tom brings decades of experience to the table as we chat with our zoom audience. Visit www.urbanfarm.org/trees23july for the show notes on this episode, and access to our full podcast library!What is the Tree Chat?Greg and Janis host Tree Chats – live Zoom webinars focusing on fruit tree care with seasonal tips, harvest alerts, and timely refreshers for success with your fruit trees. And YES we do live Q&A for your fruit tree questions!This monthly class will take place on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, at 5pm AZ time.Register anytime for the next event.Register Here for the Monthly TREE CHATS with Live Q&ABecome an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 775 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.*Disclosure: Some of the links in our podcast show notes and blog posts are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase, we will earn a nominal commission at no cost to you. We offer links to items recommended by our podcast guests and guest writers as a service to our audience and these items are not selected because of the commission we receive from your purchases. We know the decision is yours, and whether you decide to buy something is completely up to you.

759: Seed Support and Where to Find It. A chat with an expert on seeds.In This Seed Chat:This is the July 2023 Seed Chat discussing Seed classes, seed libraries, seed companies, books and teaching tools. We’ll talk about (and link) our favorite resources whether you are starting a community seed library, launching a seed business or looking for that fabulous book you can cuddle up with to find inspiration and context for your seed saving journey. Come Chat with Us!Visit www.urbanfarm.org/seeds23july for the show notes on this episode, and access to our full podcast library!You can find the pdf that Bill and Greg are refering to in this episode at https://www.seedsave.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Seed-Chat-Resources.pdfWhat is the Seed Chat?At least ten times a year we have a live Seed Saving Class with Bill McDorman, the former Executive Director of Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance, Ketchum, Idaho. He got his start in the bio-regional seed movement while in college in 1979 when he helped start Garden City Seeds. In 1984, Bill started Seeds Trust/High Altitude Gardens, a mail order seed company he ran successfully until it sold in 2013. Come join us for the next live class, or catch up on our previous classes through our podcast episodes.  Either way you will expand your seed knowledge and gain new perspectives on your food system. EDITOR’S NOTE: Correction to the date of the Seed Chats mentioned in this episode. They take place on the THIRD Tuesday of the month.Register anytime for the next event.Register Here for the Monthly Seed Saving Class with Live Q&ABecome an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 775 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.*Disclosure: Some of the links in our podcast show notes and blog posts are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase, we will earn a nominal commission at no cost to you. We offer links to items recommended by our podcast guests and guest writers as a service to our audience and these items are not selected because of the commission we receive from your purchases. We know the decision is yours, and whether you decide to buy something is completely up to you.

758: Jon the Farmer Larson on Seed Sharing in SeattleSpreading seeds in the local community In This Podcast: How do you start a farm?  You quit your job, become a stay at home dad, and convince your neighbors to let you use their yards to grow food.  Well that is how Jon the Farmer did it. He now farms over 20 yards outside of Seattle, connects the other food growers in the area, and creates and delivers his own CSA boxes to his clients.  OH yes and he periodically buys a Seed Up In a Box and distributes open pollinated seeds to his community! Jon is a husband and father that to this day cannot keep a house plant alive! Initially inspired by Ron Finley’s TED talk and Urban Farmer, Curtis Stone – in 2018 Jon and his wife (Dawn) manifested Jon the Farmer – Urban Farmer. The business grew organically from three small backyard locations to 20 growing locations in the city of Seattle.Jon the Farmer serves 30 households with weekly CSA share, and contributes to two food banks, all while supporting small farmers with connection to distribution. But the love is in the encouraging of home gardeners to become part of their own food revolution by participating in programs like the Great American Seed Up. Jon & Dawn now grow nutrient dense produce with organic principals and sustainability at its core, on ¼ acre farm on the outskirts of Seattle.Visit www.urbanfarm.org/jonthefarmer for the show notes and links on this episode!Visit www.GreatAmericanSeedUp.com for your own Seed Up In a Box.Need a little bit of advice or just a feedback on your design for your yard or garden?The Urban Farm Team is offering consults over the phone or zoom. Get the benefits of a personalized garden and yard space analysis without the cost of trip charges. You can chat with Greg, Janis or Ray to get permaculture based feedback.Click HERE to learn more!Become an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 775 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.*Disclosure: Some of the links in our podcast show notes and blog posts are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase, we will earn a nominal commission at no cost to you. We offer links to items recommended by our podcast guests and guest writers as a service to our audience and these items are not selected because of the commission we receive from your purchases. We know the decision is yours, and whether you decide to buy something is completely up to you.

757: Extreme Heat and Ways To Kill Our PlantsA Rosie on The House Radio Show Replay"Rosie on the House is a father and son weekly radio show on home-improvement advice that is found on several key Arizona radio stations. It is a trusted source of home-improvement advice and know-how. Rosie and Romey Romero consider that an honor and a responsibility, a feeling that Greg shares."In This Show:This is the July 2023 show discussing extreme heat and Greg goes in depth on three ways to avoid letting the heal kill our plants and trees. In this conversation, Greg shares with Romey the lessons he learned while growing fruit trees in the desert that make a big difference in having our plant survive and that is: location, ground cover, and watering. They go further in depth on each of these to help know what steps to take to protect your plants.Rosie on The House: On the fourth Saturday of each month, Farmer Greg will talk with Romey about all aspects of gardening and urban farming in the Arizona climates…7Gardening Tips * Chickens * Composting * Smart Watering Tips * Fruit Trees * Seed Saving * Sonoran Desert Weather * Permaculture TidbitsVisit www.urbanfarm.org/Rosie23june for the show notes on this episode and broadcasting information!Become an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 775 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.Need a little bit of advice or just a feedback on your design for your yard or garden?The Urban Farm Team is offering consults over the phone or zoom. Get the benefits of a personalized garden and yard space analysis without the cost of trip charges. You can chat with Greg, Janis or Ray to get permaculture based feedback.Click HERE to learn more!

756: Richard Heinberg on Power, Energy, and Climate ChangeWorking to remove fossil fuels from the food systemIn This Podcast: Richard Heinberg joins the show to talk about how our power and energy systems affect our food system and how that affects the planet's ability to sustain our species. He shares his insight on how we've gotten to where we are now and some proposed solutions that are based on self-limiting our power. He gives us ways to get involved and to be more educated. Richard is a senior fellow of the Post Carbon Institute. He's an author, educator, and lecturer, and has spoken widely on energy and climate issues to audiences across the globe. He's the author of fourteen books, including the most recent Power Limits and Prospects for Human Survival, along with his podcast of the same name. He is widely published in Nature, the Wall Street Journal and literary review, and has delivered hundreds of lectures on energy and climate issues to audiences on six continents, addressing policymakers at many levelsVisit Urbanfarm.org/PowerLimits for the show notes and links on this episode!Need a little bit of advice or just a feedback on your design for your yard or garden?The Urban Farm Team is offering consults over the phone or zoom. Get the benefits of a personalized garden and yard space analysis without the cost of trip charges. You can chat with Greg, Janis or Ray to get permaculture based feedback.Click HERE to learn more!Become an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 775 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.*Disclosure: Some of the links in our podcast show notes and blog posts are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase, we will earn a nominal commission at no cost to you. We offer links to items recommended by our podcast guests and guest writers as a service to our audience and these items are not selected because of the commission we receive from your purchases. We know the decision is yours, and whether you decide to buy something is completely up to you.

755: Water Harvesting For Our Gardens.A Garden Chat with Don Titmus.In This Garden Chat:"Rain, Rain, go away?" Whoever said that never had to water a garden in the summer months. Join us as we chat with our good friend and water harvesting educator Don Titmus about boosting our water resources for our gardens with a few simple systems that can quickly pay for themselves.Our Special Guest:Don Titmus grew up in London and at age 16 spent 4 years being trained in horticulture through an apprenticeship and a college course. From there he continued landscaping in his hometown until he moved to Arizona in 1981, where he worked in landscaping and then started his own business in garden maintenance.  In 2003 he attended a Permaculture Design Course, which was life-changing for Don. He knew right away that this was the path he’d been waiting for, and later attended two Permaculture Teacher Trainings.  He co-founded the Phoenix Permaculture Guild, started a Permaculture design company, redesigned his home site into a permaculture design destination, and helped develop a thriving permaculture community in the Phoenix, Arizona area. He has presented in 5 cities, worked in several states, attended classes in 5 states, and pretty much lives and breathes permaculture.NOTE: Go to WaterHarvestSummit.com to learn more. Need a little bit of advice or just a feedback on your design for your yard or garden?The Urban Farm Team is offering consults over the phone or zoom. Get the benefits of a personalized garden and yard space analysis without the cost of trip charges. You can chat with Greg or choose one of the senior members of our Urban Farm team to get permaculture based feedback.Click HERE to learn more!Become an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 775 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.*Disclosure: Some of the links in our podcast show notes and blog posts are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase, we will earn a nominal commission at no cost to you. We offer links to items recommended by our podcast guests and guest writers as a service to our audience and these items are not selected because of the commission we receive from your purchases. We know the decision is yours, and whether you decide to buy something is completely up to you.

754: Daniel Sweeney on Seven Springs Farm Supply Pt 2What is Healthy Soil?In This Podcast:Greg recently interviewed Daniel Sweeney and part of that conversation was worth it's own breakout podcast episode.  This episode is focused on the questions around what healthy soil is and how to improve your own soil. Listen in and see what Greg found out. Daniel has been the Crop Adviser at Seven Springs since 2018 and he enjoys working with farmers and helping them find solutions.  Prior to joining Seven Springs, Daniel managed, large fruit and vegetable farms.  He now raises a flock of registered Shetland sheep and experiments with sunflowers and other fun cover crops.Seven Springs Farm Supply has been serving farmers and gardeners since 1990. They offer a comprehensive selection of soil amendments, growing mixes, pest and disease control products, and cover crop seeds for the organic grower.Visit www.urbanFarm.org/sevensprings2 for the show notes and links on this episode!Click HERE to shop at Seven Springs and support the Urban Farm at the same time. Use code URBAN7 at check out.Become an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 775 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.Need a little bit of advice or just a feedback on your design for your yard or garden?The Urban Farm Team is offering consults over the phone or zoom. Get the benefits of a personalized garden and yard space analysis without the cost of trip charges. You can chat with Greg, Janis or Ray to get permaculture based feedback.Click HERE to learn more!**Sponsor Disclosure: This podcast is with a sponsor to our podcast program. We will only partner with sponsors that meet a rigorous criterion of values and offer products that we can feel good about endorsing. By being a sponsor, the business or organization has entered into a financial agreement which may include a direct payment, an affiliate commission, or other compensation. It is through these sponsorships that we are able to continue bringing our podcast to you. We encourage our audience to show check out the website by following the links in our show notes which will identify you as an Urban Farm Podcast listener.*Disclosure: Some of the links in our podcast show notes and blog posts are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase, we will earn a nominal commission at no cost to you. We offer links to items recommended by our podcast guests and guest writers as a service to our audience and these items are not selected because of the commission we receive from your purchases. We know the decision is yours, and whether you decide to buy something is completely up to you.

753: Seed Saving and Climate Change. A chat with an expert on seeds.In This Seed Chat:This is the June 2023 Seed Chat discussing Seed Saving and Climate Change. Have you noticed anything odd recently? Perhaps climate change has your community a bit up in arms. Unexpected rain, hotter high temps, lower low temps. How do we prepare for changing climatic conditions in terms of growing and saving seeds? Bill McDorman and Greg Peterson will delve into this ever-evolving topic and offer tips for riding the waves of uncertainty. Come Chat with Us!Visit www.urbanfarm.org/seeds23june for the show notes on this episode, and access to our full podcast library!What is the Seed Chat?At least ten times a year we have a live Seed Saving Class with Bill McDorman, the former Executive Director of Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance, Ketchum, Idaho. He got his start in the bio-regional seed movement while in college in 1979 when he helped start Garden City Seeds. In 1984, Bill started Seeds Trust/High Altitude Gardens, a mail order seed company he ran successfully until it sold in 2013. Come join us for the next live class, or catch up on our previous classes through our podcast episodes.  Either way you will expand your seed knowledge and gain new perspectives on your food system.Register anytime for the next event.Register Here for the Monthly Seed Saving Class with Live Q&ABecome an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 775 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.*Disclosure: Some of the links in our podcast show notes and blog posts are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase, we will earn a nominal commission at no cost to you. We offer links to items recommended by our podcast guests and guest writers as a service to our audience and these items are not selected because of the commission we receive from your purchases. We know the decision is yours, and whether you decide to buy something is completely up to you.

752: Daniel Sweeney on Seven Springs Farm SupplyBringing farming supplies to the organic grower  In This Podcast:Greg has a great chat with Daniel Sweeney to more about how the Seven Spring Farm Supply organization began and what they are doing now. Greg really wanted to know more about their values and how they treat their customers. Listen in and see what Greg found out. Plus see what special Seven Springs has for our listeners.Daniel has been the Crop Adviser at Seven Springs since 2018 and he enjoys working with farmers and helping them find solutions.  Prior to joining Seven Springs, Daniel managed, large fruit and vegetable farms.  He now raises a flock of registered Shetland sheep and experiments with sunflowers and other fun cover crops.Seven Springs Farm Supply has been serving farmers and gardeners since 1990. They offer a comprehensive selection of soil amendments, growing mixes, pest and disease control products, and cover crop seeds for the organic grower.Click HERE to shop at Seven Springs and get the special discount using code URBAN7Visit www.UrbanFarm.org/SevenSprings for the show notes and links on this episode!Need a little bit of advice or just a feedback on your design for your yard or garden?The Urban Farm Team is offering consults over the phone or zoom. Get the benefits of a personalized garden and yard space analysis without the cost of trip charges. You can chat with Greg, Janis or Ray to get permaculture based feedback.Click HERE to learn more!Become an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 775 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.**Sponsor Disclosure: This podcast is with a sponsor to our podcast program. We will only partner with sponsors that meet a rigorous criteria of values and offer products that we can feel good about endorsing. By being a sponsor, the business or organization has entered into a financial agreement which may include a direct payment, an affiliate commission, or other compensation. It is through these sponsorships that we are able to continue bringing our podcast to you. We encourage our audience to show check out the website by following the links in our show notes which will identify you as an Urban Farm Podcast listener.*Disclosure: Some of the links in our podcast show notes and blog posts are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase, we will earn a nominal commission at no cost to you. We offer links to items recommended by our podcast guests and guest writers as a service to our audience and these items are not selected because of the commission we receive from your purchases. We know the decision is yours, and whether you decide to buy something is completely up to you.

751: Mike Crimmins and Gary Woodard on Logging The RainCollecting rainfall information in a cooperative community project In This Podcast: Rainlog.org is one of the coolest Citizen science projects available.  Simply purchase a rain gauge create an account and track your rain.  Join Farmer Greg as he chats with the creators of the site.  Mike and Gary came together 20 years ago to track rural rainfall in Arizona and their project has expanded worldwide and includes millions of readings.   Mike is on the faculty of the Department of Environmental Science at the University of Arizona and is an Extension Specialist in Climate Science for Arizona Cooperative Extension. He has been in this role for 18 years  working with ranchers, farmers and natural resource managers across Arizona to integrate climate information in their planning and decision making and assisting them in developing strategies to adapt to a changing climate.Gary has more than 40 years of experience in municipal water resource issues both a consultant, and as a researcher at the University of Arizona. He specializes in integrating economic analysis with water resources issues, providing a critical bridge often missing from policy decisions. He works on projects that involve modeling municipal water demand, forecasting trends, evaluating the impacts of drought and climate change on water demand, rainwater harvesting, and assessing water conservation programs.  Together they have developed an incredible citizen science data collection page called Rainlog.orgVisit www.UrbanFarm.org/rainlog for the show notes and links on this episode!Need a little bit of advice or just a feedback on your design for your yard or garden?The Urban Farm Team is offering consults over the phone or zoom. Get the benefits of a personalized garden and yard space analysis without the cost of trip charges. You can chat with Greg, Janis or Ray to get permaculture based feedback.Click HERE to learn more!Become an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 775 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.*Disclosure: Some of the links in our podcast show notes and blog posts are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase, we will earn a nominal commission at no cost to you. We offer links to items recommended by our podcast guests and guest writers as a service to our audience and these items are not selected because of the commission we receive from your purchases. We know the decision is yours, and whether you decide to buy something is completely up to you.

750: Rainwater for Our Landscapes with Don TitmusA Rosie on The House Radio Show Replay"Rosie on the House is a father and son weekly radio show on home-improvement advice that is found on several key Arizona radio stations. It is a trusted source of home-improvement advice and know-how. Rosie and Romey Romero consider that an honor and a responsibility, a feeling that Greg shares."In This Show:This is the June 2023 show discussing rainwater harvesting for the benefit of our landscapes. Don Titmus joined Romey and Greg to talk about the realities of collecting rainwater in the Sonoran Desert to use for our landscapes. Don explains how his passive rainwater collection system waters trees that are upslope from his house solving the problem of too much water on his back patio during the summer rains. They discuss why collecting rainwater is important, some simple and economical ways to sink water into the property, and other effective ways to make the most out of efforts to preserve this crucial resource.Rosie on The House: On the fourth Saturday of each month, Farmer Greg will talk with Romey about all aspects of gardening and urban farming in the Arizona climates…7Gardening Tips * Chickens * Composting * Smart Watering Tips * Fruit Trees * Seed Saving * Sonoran Desert Weather * Permaculture TidbitsVisit www.urbanfarm.org/Rosie23june for the show notes on this episode and broadcasting information!Become an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 775 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.Need a little bit of advice or just a feedback on your design for your yard or garden?The Urban Farm Team is offering consults over the phone or zoom. Get the benefits of a personalized garden and yard space analysis without the cost of trip charges. You can chat with Greg, Janis or Ray to get permaculture based feedback.Click HERE to learn more!

Connecting people to the cycles and rhythms of growing foodIn This Podcast:Maayan Chelsea and Scotty Karas share how they integrated their interests in sustainability with their desire to grow food and build community, and along the way recognized the rhythms and cycles of nature that connect people to the earth.  They’ve been able to eat meals that but for the spices are 100% from their own garden and we learn how they got to this point and where they go next.Mayaan and Scotty are a husband-and-wife team living in community at SunSong Community in Barnardsville, North Carolina. Maayan is a mother, Earth steward, Flower grower and belly feeder, while Scotty is a farmer, orchardist, and community weaver. Together they co-founded Soul Gardens, an organization that hosts programs and workshops that connect people to the Earth and the source of their nourishment. Soul Gardens offers a 7-month long, once a week Ritual Farming Immersion that immerses adults in deep care for the Earth, growing and preserving food, working together in community, and connecting to the cycles & rhythms of the seasons.Visit www.urbanfarm.org/soulgarden for the show notes and links on this episode!Need a little bit of advice or just a feedback on your design for your yard or garden?The Urban Farm Team is offering consults over the phone or zoom. Get the benefits of a personalized garden and yard space analysis without the cost of trip charges. You can chat with Greg, Janis or Ray to get permaculture based feedback.Click HERE to learn more!Become an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 775 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.*Disclosure: Some of the links in our podcast show notes and blog posts are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase, we will earn a nominal commission at no cost to you. We offer links to items recommended by our podcast guests and guest writers as a service to our audience and these items are not selected because of the commission we receive from your purchases. We know the decision is yours, and whether you decide to buy something is completely up to you. © Urban Farm, LLC

Small Space Gardening, a Garden Chat with Enoch GrahamIn This Garden Chat:If you only have a little space to grow food, let's chat about how to make the most of that space. This month we chatted with Enoch Graham, of the YouTube channel The Urban Gardener, about some of the best ways to maximize a harvest out of a minimal space.Our Special Guest:Enoch is a small space gardener who's been growing some of his own food for over 12 years and has limited earth, urban space garden in southern Oregon.Growing so many different varieties of fruits and vegetables in his limited garden space, has taken his gardening skills to a new level every year. He's been sharing his gardening adventures with his viewers on his YouTube channel, the Urban Gardener for the last seven years. That's impressive. Yeah.When his passion for growing his own food and gardening grew over the years, he never imagined where it would take him. He is constantly surprised by what he gets back by sharing his growing adventure. Need a little bit of advice or just a feedback on your design for your yard or garden?The Urban Farm Team is offering consults over the phone or zoom. Get the benefits of a personalized garden and yard space analysis without the cost of trip charges. You can chat with Greg or choose one of the senior members of our Urban Farm team to get permaculture based feedback.Click HERE to learn more!Become an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 775 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.*Disclosure: Some of the links in our podcast show notes and blog posts are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase, we will earn a nominal commission at no cost to you. We offer links to items recommended by our podcast guests and guest writers as a service to our audience and these items are not selected because of the commission we receive from your purchases. We know the decision is yours, and whether you decide to buy something is completely up to you.

 740: All About Gexing, a Seed Chat.A Chat with an Expert on Seeds.In This Podcast:This is the May 2023 Seed Chat discussing a gardening concept that involves mixing seeds on purpose before planting with a goal of cross-pollination. A Grex is a mixture of varieties growing together and encouraged to cross-pollinate. The seeds from those crosses are grown out again and again. Instead of crossing two parents to create offspring, the breeder crosses dozens. The word Grex means ‘flock’.At least ten times a year we have a live Seed Saving Class. Join the class! Register anytime for the next event.Register Here for the Seed Saving Class with Live Q&ABill McDorman is the former Executive Director of Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance, Ketchum, Idaho. He got his start in the bio-regional seed movement while in college in 1979 when he helped start Garden City Seeds. In 1984, Bill started Seeds Trust/High Altitude Gardens, a mail order seed company he ran successfully until it sold in 2013.Visit www.urbanfarm.org/seeds23may for the show notes on this episode, and access to our full podcast library!Become an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 775 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.*Disclosure: Some of the links in our podcast show notes and blog posts are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase, we will earn a nominal commission at no cost to you. We offer links to items recommended by our podcast guests and guest writers as a service to our audience and these items are not selected because of the commission we receive from your purchases. We know the decision is yours, and whether you decide to buy something is completely up to you.

Learning about Collecting The Rain and Sharing the Journey.In This Podcast: Renee Dang wanted to learn more about Rainwater Harvesting, and as she jumped into researching this topic, she used her lack of experience to ask important questions that every new water harvester wants to ask. She explains how using this unique perspective, and her strength in technical writing, she works to help others understand a water sustainability option for any property that receives rain.  Renee is an author, aspiring homesteader, and researcher who is passionate about self-sufficiency and living off the land. Her goal is to help families feel empowered with their natural resources. She loves to spend time outdoors in the North Georgia mountains with her amazing family making a mess in the kitchen. "Harvesting Rainwater for Your Homestead in 9 Days or Less" is her first book.Visit www.UrbanFarm.org/ReneeDang for the show notes and links on this episode!To get her book go here: Harvesting Rainwater for Your Homestead in 9 Days or Less: 7 Steps to Unlocking Your Family's Clean, Independent, and Off-Grid Water Source with the QuickRain BlueprintBecome an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 775 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.*Disclosure: Some of the links in our podcast show notes and blog posts are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase, we will earn a nominal commission at no cost to you. We offer links to items recommended by our podcast guests and guest writers as a service to our audience and these items are not selected because of the commission we receive from your purchases. We know the decision is yours, and whether you decide to buy something is completely up to you.

745: Native Edibles with Peggy Sue and Mike.A Rosie on the House Radio Show.Join Farmer Greg on his monthly segment on the Arizona Radio Show "Rosie on the House". This is the May 2023 show discussing Native edibles and Mesquite. Native edibles in the southwest are a fun way to experience the local desert. Greg and Romey chat with guests Peggy Sue Sorenson and Mike Clow and talk about some of the best and easiest edible finds in the local area.  They talk about how to harvest wild crops like mesquite and so much more. Hear how they collect a variety of different fruits and beans from native desert plants and what to do with the harvest afterwards! "Rosie on the House is a father and son weekly radio show on home-improvement advice that is found on several key Arizona radio stations. It is a trusted source of home-improvement advice and know-how. Rosie and Romey consider that an honor and a responsibility, a feeling that Greg shares."On the fourth Saturday of each month, Farmer Greg will talk about all aspects of gardening and urban farming in the Arizona climates… Gardening Tips * Chickens * CompostingSmart Watering Tips * FruitTrees * Seed SavingSonoran Desert Weather *Permaculture TidbitsCome join us for the next broadcast or catch up on our previous shows through our podcast episodes.  Either way you will expand your knowledge about growing food in the local desert and gain new perspectives on your food system.Visit www.urbanfarm.org/Rosie23may forthe show notes on this episode and broadcasting information!Become an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 775 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.

Changing the world one podcast episode at a timeIn This Podcast: This is part two an extraordinary interview where Greg discusses personal permaculture beginnings with Scott Mann. In this episode we start with our signature questions and learn more about what he thinks his biggest failure is and how he overcame it, what his biggest success is, and what drives him. This conversation goes off into a great conversation and further into the meanderings of permaculture.Scott Mann is the creator and host of The Permaculture Podcast, the longest running podcast dedicated to Permaculture in the world. In more than a decade of producing this show, he has interviewed hundreds of practitioners, from authors and scientists to artists and educators, working to create abundant solutions that imagine a more beautiful planet for everyone and all life. When not sharing these messages with the world, as a way to spend time with and care for his growing family, you can find him cooking in the kitchen or playing games around the table, all while heavy metal plays somewhere in his home.Visit www.urbanfarm.org/permaculturepodcast for the show notes and links on this episode!744: Scott Mann on The Ripples of Permaculture Pt 2.www.urbanfarm.org/permaculturepodcastBecome an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 775 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.

Changing the world one podcast episode at a timeIn This Podcast: In an extraordinary two-part interview, Greg discusses personal permaculture beginnings with Scott Mann. After finally finding a permaculture design course that fit his schedule, Scott journeyed into a world of solutions was so impactful that it changed his life direction. He weaves a story for us that is both moving and inspirational, where he eventually lands, among other things, starting a podcast focused on permaculture and interviewing some amazing people along the way.  Scott is the creator and host of The Permaculture Podcast, the longest running podcast dedicated to Permaculture in the world. In more than a decade of producing this show, he has interviewed hundreds of practitioners, from authors and scientists to artists and educators, working to create abundant solutions that imagine a more beautiful planet for everyone and all life. When not sharing these messages with the world, as a way to spend time with and care for his growing family, you can find him cooking in the kitchen or playing games around the table, all while heavy metal plays somewhere in his home.Visit www.urbanfarm.org/permaculturepodcast for the show notes and links on this episode!743: Scott Mann on The Ripples of Permaculture Pt 1.Become an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 775 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.

Using to bamboo to help address the climate crisisIn This Podcast:David Sands shares his journey from trying to be a better steward for the planet and how that evolved into him starting a business offering bamboo wood for building lumber. We learn why this is such a renewable resource and some of its unique aspects that can help as we seek solutions for the climate crisis.David is the Founder, Director and Chief Product Officer for Bamboo Ecologic Corporation and RIZOME.  A company that is reforesting thousands of acres and producing laminated bamboo building materials.  Their mission - Sequester gigatons of carbon by developing giant bamboo into a primary global building material.  David also helped develop the first US building code standard for structural bamboo.As a side note Greg shares that he found RIZOME through an investment platform that he belongs to and has invested in the company!Visit www.urbanfarm.org/bambootimber for the show notes and links on this episode!David Sands on Bamboo in Construction.Become an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 775 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click here to learn more.

Soil: The Easiest Way to Get Great ResultsA Garden Chat with Zach BrooksLet's talk about the science and the beauty of the soil that our food grows in. Zach Brooks joins us to share his secrets on making organic, no-till gardening the laziest and easiest way to get great results. Zach's work at Arizona Worm Farm has given him a chance to experiment with a variety of soil building methods and he shares what he has learned.  On the last Tuesday every month we host The Urban Farm Garden Chats where Greg Peterson has a relaxed conversation in a Zoom room with a special guest to cover useful gardening topics, and they answer questions from the live listening audience.  To join us for the next event, go to www.GardenChat.orgZach semi-retired from Healthcare Management at age 42 when his consulting company went public. And when his first of three grandchildren were born, he went back to Arizona State University to get a second Masters Degree, in Sustainability. Frustrated that most causes of climate change were not only fixable – but fixable with “off the shelf” practices and technologies, Zach set out to prove that an off-the-grid lifestyle could be every bit as comfortable as a wasteful lifestyle and have a positive impact on the environment. Five years ago he bought 10 acres in South Phoenix and began Arizona Worm Farm and started experimenting.

740: Companion Planting, a Seed Chat.A Chat with an Expert on Seeds.In This Podcast:This is the April 2023 class discussing seed and plant selection. Join Farmer Greg and Bill McDorman as they explore what it means to companion plant, and it depends on what you want to accomplish. From a permaculture perspective, can also be called the whole systems perspective, companion planting looks at every aspect of your ecosystem.  This brings into play guilds, pollinators, planting things that thrive together and avoiding things that don’t like each other and building ecosystems that work together. At least ten times a year we have a live Seed Saving Class. Join the class! Register anytime for the next event.Register Here for the Seed Saving Class with Live Q&ABill McDorman is the former Executive Director of Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance, Ketchum, Idaho. He got his start in the bio-regional seed movement while in college in 1979 when he helped start Garden City Seeds. In 1984, Bill started Seeds Trust/High Altitude Gardens, a mail order seed company he ran successfully until it sold in 2013.Visit www.urbanfarm.org/seeds23apr for the show notes on this episode, and access to our full podcast library!

Join Farmer Greg on his monthly segment on the Arizona Radio Show "Rosie on the House". What animals can you host on your urban farm? Let's start with Backyard chickens of course. Our friend Kari Spencer joins Greg and Romey in a discussion on which animals work in an urban setting and why. Kari is an amazing homesteader, master gardener, and author of City Farming and Vegetable Gardening Journal. "Rosie on the House is a father and son weekly radio show on home-improvement advice that is found on several key Arizona radio stations. It is a trusted source of home-improvement advice and know-how. Rosie and Romey consider that an honor and a responsibility, a feeling that Greg shares."On the fourth Saturday of each month, Farmer Greg will talk about all aspects of gardening and urban farming in the Arizona climates… Gardening Tips * Chickens * CompostingSmart Watering Tips * FruitTrees * Seed SavingSonoran Desert Weather *Permaculture TidbitsCome join us for the next broadcast or catch up on our previous shows through our podcast episodes.  Either way you will expand your knowledge about growing food in the local desert and gain new perspectives on your food system.Visit www.urbanfarm.org/Rosie23apr forthe show notes on this episode and broadcasting information!

Edmund Williams on The Phoenix Backyard Garden Program.Changing the face of food in phoenix.Ed Williams joins Greg on the podcast to bring us up to date on the project he is tackling in the heart of Phoenix to transform the world of urban agriculture with one simple way of growing food. Ed has been working hard to create a system that will make a difference in reducing food deserts at a level that the individual gardener can reach, yet can be supported by cities anywhere. He goes further and explains what democratizing the food system.Ed is a civil engineer and urban agriculture innovator. He has developed a new method of gardening called a LEHR Garden, a garden system that combines 12 different methods and practices of gardening, soil creation, and ecosystem repair into one cohesive system that is designed to meet the unique challenges of urban agriculture. Between water struggles and the decline of urban farmland, Phoenix has an urgent need to develop a resilient food system. Like in most cities a massive, largely unused, land resource in the form of large backyards is available. As one part of the solution to food insecurity and resilience, the City of Phoenix is reviving the concept of Victory Gardens. Just as everything else has changed since the 1940s, gardening and farming have changed drastically. Phoenix is testing building gardens in backyards and LEHR Innovations is one of the partners.  Ed is not just trying to figure out how to get people gardening, but KEEP them gardening, all through the power of living, regenerative soil. Visit https://www.urbanfarm.org/2023/05/05/738-edmund-williams/ for show notes and links.Edmund Williams on The Phoenix Backyard Garden Program

Worm CompostingSimplifying Vermicomposting And Making It Easy For Anyone To StartA chance encounter at a farmers market led Greg to meet Steve Churchill, the creator of the worm bag he had recently bought. In this interview, Steve explains the reason he designed a new worm composting bag and explains many of the ins and outs of vermicomposting. Steve Churchill is the owner of the Urban Worm Company, a vermicomposting-related blog, online store, and manufacturer of the Urban Worm Bag. Through the Urban Worm blog, social media, and e-mail interactions with his readers, Steve is a joyful promoter of vermicomposting as a means to turn household and commercial waste into a highly valuable soil amendment. Steve is also a retired military veteran and a pilot for Southwest Airlines.Visit https://www.urbanfarm.org/2023/05/02/737-steve-churchill/  for the show notes on this episode, and access to our full podcast library!

Encouraging every gardener to have some permaculture principles in their toolbox.Debra Knapke and Greg discuss the climate shifts they have experienced in different parts of the country.  Learn how to take these shifts into consideration by incorporating some basic permaculture principles into your garden planning.  Treat the earth with respect, and your garden will be healthier and more resilient.After two previous careers, in 1992 Debra turned her avocation of plant study and gardening into her full-time career.  Debra is passionate about gardening, sustainable garden design and the natural world, and enjoys sharing knowledge through her writing, public speaking, and garden consulting in the private and public sectors. In addition, she has mentored the future of the landscape industry at Columbus State Community College for 24 years. Debra boasts an eclectic garden packed into two thirds of an acre.Visit https://www.urbanfarm.org/2023/04/28/736-debra-knapke/ for show notes and links.Debra Knapke on Climate Resilient Gardens

A chat with Emily Rockey and Greg Peterson.  In This Garden Chat: Are you starting your first garden? Take heart!! Your First Garden is Your Worst Garden, and that means yes, you can experience a variety of challenges, setbacks, excitement, and successes too. Let's talk about these and what comes next. Join Emily Rockey and Farmer Greg as they explore the pitfalls of starting a garden anew.On the last Tuesday every month we host The Urban Farm Garden Chats where Greg Peterson has a relaxed conversation in a Zoom room with a special guest to cover useful gardening topics, and they answer questions from the live listening audience.To join us for the next event, go to www.GardenChat.org or Click HERE to register for the Monthly Garden Chat with Live Q&A

734: Seed and Plant Selection For Challenging Gardens.A Chat with an Expert on Seeds.In This Podcast:This is the March 2023 class discussing seed and plant selection. Join Farmer Greg and Bill McDorman as they explore all the magical places to grow your garden. Restricted by where you can plant your garden? How do you optimize difficult spaces to plant your favorite vegetables? We will help you navigate challenges with areas never targeted for beautiful eye-catching gardens. It is possible! At least ten times a year we have a live Seed Saving Class. Join the class! Register anytime for the next event.Register Here for the Seed Saving Class with Live Q&ABill McDorman is the former Executive Director of Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance, Ketchum, Idaho. He got his start in the bio-regional seed movement while in college in 1979 when he helped start Garden City Seeds. In 1984, Bill started Seeds Trust/High Altitude Gardens, a mail order seed company he ran successfully until it sold in 2013.Visit www.urbanfarm.org/seeds23mar for the show notes on this episode, and access to our full podcast library!

Join Farmer Greg on his monthly segment on the Arizona Radio Show Rosie on the House. What is an urban farm, anyway?  Learn how you can level up your participation in the local food economy by growing your own food.  Greg talks about how to get started, different methods of farming, and even ways to make a little cash, either as a side hustle or a full time profession.  Wherever you are right now, grow some delicious food, name your space, and reap the benefits of having your own urban farm!"Rosie on the House is a father and son weekly radio show on home-improvement advice that is found on several key Arizona radio stations. It is a trusted source of home-improvement advice and know-how. Rosie and Romey consider that an honor and a responsibility, a feeling that Greg shares."On the fourth Saturday of each month, Farmer Greg will talk about all aspects of gardening and urban farming in the Arizona climates… Gardening Tips * Chickens * CompostingSmart Watering Tips * FruitTrees * Seed SavingSonoran Desert Weather *Permaculture TidbitsCome join us for the next broadcast or catch up on our previous shows through our podcast episodes.  Either way you will expand your knowledge about growing food in the local desert and gain new perspectives on your food system.Visit www.urbanfarm.org/Rosie23Mar forthe show notes on this episode and broadcasting information!

Homesteading Off The Grid.Join Aurora Rogers and Greg for a lively conversation about resiliency, home steading, low grid and becoming financially free.  Aurora is a Venezuelan designer and process consultant devoted to creating resilient frameworks for every area of her life. Her usband of 24 years is Jason, who is an American engineer devoted to creating effective systems for growing food, generating fuel, and building sustainable homes. Aurora believes that the currency of the future are heirloom seeds and resilient living skills.Aurora Rogers and her husband, Jason founded Producing Freedom Academy for families and broadcast their Resilient Pioneer Podcast Livestream on Youtube where they interview their favorite experts and talk about off grid survival, primitive homesteading, and other related topics which encourage their audience to create healthy and vibrant ecosystems.Visit https://www.urbanfarm.org/2023/04/07/732-aurora-rogers/ for show notes and links.Aurora Rogers on Resilient Pioneering

Greg on Let's Get Growing with Enoch GrahamGetting a View of How Greg got to 'Urban Farmer'.On today’s podcast I have a replay of my interview from the Let’s Get Growing You Tube Channel.  I am so excited to have joined Enoch, Aisha, Michella and Mark for an amazing conversation and exploration of my history around gardening and what I am up to in the world.  The thing I love about their show is it is fun, educational and we had a blast.  I would like to invite you to check out their you tube channel @TheUrbanGardner every Saturday midday for new guests and lots of great gardening information.  Now let’s get on with the show!Visit https://www.urbanfarm.org/2023/04/04/731-greg-peterson/ for shownotes and links.Greg on Let's Get Growing with Enoch Graham.

Samara Price on the Exceptional Elderberry            Handcrafting a local berry into gourmet productsIn This Podcast:Greg speaks with Samara Price about a tiny berry with huge potential.  Like many people, Samara became interested in elderberries for their health benefits and she began making syrup.  But she has discovered there are so many other ways to use them!  They also make delicious and healthy beverages, baked goods, and even condiments.  Hear how her interest in this amazing food has grown into both a business and a passion.Samara Price is the founder of Brew Naturals, a gourmet elderberry company based out of Western Northern Carolina. Brew Naturals is a farm to table product that focuses on real ingredients, delicious flavor and full body wellness. For years, elderberry has been seen primarily just as wellness products, however Samara is committed to making the most delicious elderberry products in the region to showcase their versatility. She is passionate about saving this berry from obscurity by highlighting the culinary creativity it inspires!Visit https://www.urbanfarm.org/2023/03/31/730-samara-price/ for shownotes and links.

A chat with Janis Norton and Greg Peterson.  In This Garden Chat: Join Janis and Greg as they discuss what is permaculture and how can we begin to integrate it into our lives.   They start with a discussion of the definition of permaculture then dive into the 8 principles that are used in the Phoenix Permaculture Design Course or PDC.On the last Tuesday every month we host The Urban Farm Garden Chats where Greg Peterson has a relaxed conversation in a Zoom room with a special guest to cover useful gardening topics, and they answer questions from the live listening audience.To join us for the next event, go to www.GardenChat.org or Click HERE to register for the Monthly Garden Chat with Live Q&A

728: The Impact of Seeds and Planning.A Chat with an Expert on Seeds.In This Podcast:This is the February 2023 Seed Saving Class discussing the impact of seeds and planning.  Bill and Greg Peterson give an overview of how to save some basic seeds and how to plan your garden for seed saving.  No, you don’t need acres of land, pollination bags or combines.  Some simple concepts will help you plan for the next steps in your seed saving adventure.  They chat through the latest things in seed saving and review the 5 easiest seeds to save.  And as a bonus they chat about how to do a germination test. It is easier than you think. At least ten times a year we have a live Seed Saving Class. Join the class! Register anytime for the next event.RegisterHere for the Seed Saving Class with Live Q&ABill McDorman is Executive Director of Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance, Ketchum, Idaho. He got his start in the bio-regional seed movement while in college in 1979 when he helped start Garden City Seeds. In 1984, Bill started Seeds Trust/High Altitude Gardens, a mail order seed company he ran successfully until it sold in 2013.Visit www.urbanfarm.org/seeds23feb for the show notes on this, and access to our full podcast library!

Join Farmer Greg on his monthly segment on the Arizona Radio Show Rosie on the House. In this episode Greg chats about how to create a food forest in your front and back yard, plus reviews the 7 layers of your food forest. He also explains how to set up zones in your space. You are not going to want to miss this one!"Rosie on the House is a father and son weekly radio show on home-improvement advice that is found on several key Arizona radio stations. It is a trusted source of home-improvement advice and know-how. Rosie and Romey consider that an honor and a responsibility, a feeling that Greg shares."On the fourth Saturday of each month, Farmer Greg will talk about all aspects of gardening and urban farming in the Arizona climates… Gardening Tips * Chickens * CompostingSmart Watering Tips * FruitTrees * Seed SavingSonoran Desert Weather *Permaculture TidbitsCome join us for the next broadcast or catch up on our previous shows through our podcast episodes.  Either way you will expand your knowledge about growing food in the local desert and gain new perspectives on your food system.Visit www.urbanfarm.org/Rose23Feb forthe show notes on this episode and broadcasting information!

Restoring Planetary Health and Rebuilding After an ImpactIn This Podcast:This is the second part of Greg’s interview with Rosemary Morrow, a member of the first generation of what we now call the Permaculture Movement.  We reached out to some of our friends in the permaculture community and asked, “If you could talk to Rowe, what would you ask her?”  Learn more about Rosemary’s decades of experience teaching permaculture all over the world as she discusses the answers to these thought-provoking questions. Don’t miss an episode!visit UrbanFarm.Org/blog/podcast Rosemary Morrow is a permaculture teacher, author, speaker, and agricultural scientist. She has spent decades travelling the world designing healthy living systems and applying permaculture as a practice to restore our planetary health. She has worked locally across Australia as well as globally with farmers and villagers in Africa, Central and Southeast Asia; people of war-torn nations such as Vietnam and Afghanistan; and communities experiencing the serious effects of climate change like the Solomon Islands.  Rosemary's latest book, Earth Restorer’s Guide to Permaculture, brings together 40 years of evidence-based approaches to guide us towards the regeneration of our Earth. Endorsed by the United Nations as a tool for their Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, this book shares how communities, cities, workplaces, and governments can collectively and positively shape our futures. Visit www.UrbanFarm.org/Podcast-by-episode-titles for the show notes on this episode, and access to our full podcast library!Rosemary Morrow on the Earth Restorer's Guide to Permaculture, Part 2.urbanfarm.org/Rowe

Restoring Planetary Health and Rebuilding After an ImpactIn This Podcast:In this very special episode, Greg talks with Rosemary Morrow, a member of the first generation of what we now call the Permaculture Movement.  Rosemary has decades of experience teaching permaculture all over the world and she shares how that global perspective influenced her most recent book.  Hear about her definition of permaculture, her philosophy on teaching permaculture, and her experiences teaching permaculture to people in many different countries.  We are delighted to have Rosemary on our podcast! Don’t miss an episode!visit UrbanFarm.Org/blog/podcast Rosemary Morrow is a permaculture teacher, author, speaker, and agricultural scientist. She has spent decades travelling the world designing healthy living systems and applying permaculture as a practice to restore our planetary health. She has worked locally across Australia as well as globally with farmers and villagers in Africa, Central and Southeast Asia; people of war-torn nations such as Vietnam and Afghanistan; and communities experiencing the serious effects of climate change like the Solomon Islands.  Rosemary's latest book, Earth Restorer’s Guide to Permaculture, brings together 40 years of evidence-based approaches to guide us towards the regeneration of our Earth. Endorsed by the United Nations as a tool for their Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, this book shares how communities, cities, workplaces, and governments can collectively and positively shape our futures. Visit www.UrbanFarm.org/Podcast-by-episode-titles for the show notes on this episode, and access to our full podcast library!Rosemary Morrow on the Earth Restorer's Guide to Permaculture.urbanfarm.org/Rowe

Appreciating the Variety of Pollinators That Visit Our GardensIn This Podcast:Phyllis Stiles is someone who loves to create a buzz about pollinators.  She became fascinated with bees when she started keeping her own, and that led to an appreciation of and sense of responsibility for all pollinators.  As she became aware of the problems they face, she decided to do something about it and created the Bee City USA program.  The program certifies for cities and universities, but as Phyllis explains, there are also many things that individuals anywhere can do to help our friends the pollinators. Don’t miss an episode!visit UrbanFarm.Org/blog/podcast Phyllis Stiles is founder and director emerita of Bee City USA®, which began in Asheville, NC in 2012. The North American Pollinator Protection Campaign named her “Pollinator Advocate of the Year for the United States” in 2015, the same year the sister program, Bee Campus USA, launched. To date, more than 330 cities and campuses in 46 states have joined the Bee City and Bee Campus USA networks.  Phyllis has made well over a hundred presentations and published countless newspaper and magazine articles about pollinator conservation across the nation. She spent her career at universities and non-profit organizations serving communities from West Africa to the Mississippi Delta, in fields ranging from natural resource and farmland protection to fundraising.Visit www.UrbanFarm.org/Podcast-by-episode-titles for the show notes on this episode, and access to our full podcast library!Phyllis Stiles on the Bee City USA Program.urbanfarm.org/BeeCityUSA