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need a new farmer podcast?

Farmerama is a new podcast brought together by sourcing various clips from farmers across Europe. In one episode you'll hear from dairy farmers protesting in the UK and then get transported to a vineyard in Italy to discuss the happiness of grape vines and how that brings about a sustainability of taste.  This is a […]

Posted: December 10 2015
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rootstock radio interview with severine von tscharner fleming

Listen to radio interview here: http://rootstock.coop/featured-post/rootstock-radio-severine-von-tscharner-fleming/ Rootstock CROPP Cooperative: "We recently had the great pleasure of speaking with farmer, activist and professional organizer Severine von Tscharner Fleming. This woman is a force of nature for the Millennial generation. Not only is Severine a farmer herself, when Rootstock Radio host Theresa Marquez spoke to her in mid-2015, she […]

Posted: September 2 2015
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these are the sea shanties

In our continued enthusiasm for Maine Sail Freight, we are very excited today to bring you a little piece of traditional nautical ear candy. For hair-raising harmonies, visions of rocky beaches, and dreams of salty beards, download and listen to Rolling Home to Old New England.

Posted: August 23 2015
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a radical notion: the earth doesn't owe anyone a job

NPR's The Salt: Scientists propose banning ALL fishing for a 7 year period to allow restocking of ocean. Very controversial of course... and great fodder for discussion! This post brought to you by our continued (and ever-growing) enthusiasm for Maine Sail Freight.

Posted: August 11 2015
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more than just of grain (of salt on the north atlantic)

NPR's The Salt on a it's title topic, on the totally rad revival of Sea Salt harvesting and sale on Massachusetts sea coast. This post brought to you by our continued enthusiasm for Maine Sail Freight!

Posted: August 10 2015
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what happens in california doesn't stay in california

  Game Changing Climate Leadership. Listen to this amazing new bioneers web series! 

Posted: July 19 2015
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great listen: farming without labels

To listen to the radio piece, click HERE! Who is a good farmer? This question of goodness has been important to the popularization of the sustainable food movement. However, consumer evaluations of so-called goodness has become increasingly reliant on labels––“Organic,” “Locally-grown,” “Certified Humane,” “GMO-Free,” the list goes on. But when these labels can be co-opted […]

Posted: July 9 2015
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two hour special on young farmers

from KWMR in partnership with the Post Carbon Institute. KWMR 2-Hour Special: Leaders of the Young Agrarian Movement Facing the Future Monday, Nov. 10th - 12pm to 2pm (Pacific Time) A collaboration between the Farm and Foodshed Report (Robin Carpenter- Host) and Post Carbon Radio (Bing Gong & Karen Nyhus - Co-hosts) featuring:   Severine […]

Posted: November 21 2014
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greenhorns featured on michael olson's radio show, mentioned on wisconsin public radio!

Lauren Markham, author of  The New Farmers, an article in Orion Magazine, recently spoke on Wisconsin Public Radio about the young farmer movement. Have a listen, she gives the Greenhorns a big ole' shout-out and boost! Greenhorns were also recently featured with Lauren Markham on Michael Olsen's food chain radio show to discuss the future […]

Posted: November 20 2014
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audio from the techno utopia conference is now available online

45 LEADING SCHOLARS, AUTHORS AND ACTIVISTS (including our own Severine von Tscharner-Fleming) convened at The Great Hall of Cooper Union, New York City, for a public “TEACH-IN” on the profound impacts—environmental, economic and social—of runaway technological expansionism and cyber immersion; the tendency to see technology as the savior for all problems. A change of direction is […]

Posted: November 14 2014
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catchy tunes! b3nson family funsgiving's "the awakening"

Music from farm-based people! Give it a listen!  

Posted: September 12 2014
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watch the farm aid concert live from home!

Watch the Concert Live! If you're not joining us in Raleigh this year, you can still help celebrate from home. Watch live in HD on AXS TV starting at 7pm Eastern/4pm Pacific. Or you can watch our HD webcast, Farm Aid 2014 Presented by Amy's Kitchen starting at 5pm Eastern on FarmAid.org. Willie Nelson's SiriusXM channel, Willie's […]

Posted: September 12 2014
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songs for the grange, patrons of husbandry

  There's a song for nearly everything tied to the grange and you can FIND IT HERE!  

Posted: August 29 2014
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200 episodes on greenhorns radio!

Greenhorns Radio is radio for young farmers, by young farmers. Hosted by acclaimed activist, farmer and film-maker Severine v T Fleming, Greenhorn Radio is a weekly phone interview with next generation farmers and ranchers, surveying the issues critical to their success. We hold no punches. Greenhorns is a six year old grassroots cultural organization with […]

Posted: August 15 2014
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rural romance

food chain radio explores this common issue.   Food Chain Radio Show #977: RURAL ROMANCE! Guest: Kristina Johnson, Author, The Love Lives of Farmers She moved out into the country to become a farmer, but had to name her farm “BYOB,” for “Bring your own Boyfriend.”  “The pickings out here are slim,” she said. Tiring of […]

Posted: August 4 2014
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podcast: marada cook of northern girl, maine food entrepreneur

Click HERE to stream the podcast or download HERE from itunes. Marada Cook is one of Maine’s most remarkable entrepreneurs. She’s part owner and manager of three Maine food companies, Northern Girl, Fiddler’s Green Farm, and Crown of Maine Organic, that repurpose, distribute, and sell Maine produce across the northeast and have become core to […]

Posted: June 13 2014
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the new farmers audio almanac

Check it out! The New Farmer's Audio Almanac is now available for free. Download these audio tracks from archive.org for listening in the car or truck, and in the greenhouse!

Posted: June 12 2014
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vt law school's food radio

Food Radio is a monthly program with content around all aspects of the food system. Created collectively by the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems and student group the Food and Agricultural Law Society. Firmly rooted in South Royalton VT, we address topics of national import and have a global reach. Our partner Royalton Community Radio broadcasts the […]

Posted: June 5 2014
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audio: wendell berry and wes jackson discuss agriculture and the future of farming with mark bittman

By Carrington Morris of Edible Manhattan April 17, 2014 Earlier this month, luminaries of the food movement — who also happen to be longtime friends — took the stage at Cooper Union’s historic Great Hall. Attendees flocked from across the nation to watch farmer-poet Wendell Berry and Wes Jackson, president of The Land Institute, join New York Times columnist Mark […]

Posted: May 8 2014
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nice podcast for farmers!

Announcing The Kitchen Sisters spanking new podcast ~Fugitive Waves~ Fugitive Waves: Lost recordings, shards of sounds. Tales of remarkable people from around the world.  Stories from the flip side of history. All three episodes are on iTunes with many more to come! Episode 3:  Eel Pie Island
  Episode 2: Tennessee Williams and The Pennyland Recordings […]

Posted: May 8 2014
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worth a listen!

Corner Tour is a band of charmers. We like to defy your ears with our melancholy mountain carnival. But don't ask us what kind of music this is. Listen for yourself especially around bedtime for some dream inspiration. Click HERE to download some of their music!   

Posted: May 1 2014
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german farmers: all dressed up and nowhere to grow

  The demand for regional and organic products is higher than ever in Germany. If young farmers can get started, the thinking goes, they'll have no trouble selling what they reap. But that's the problem ... getting started. Young farmers are competing for land with big companies who are buying up property as a safe […]

Posted: March 14 2014
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new podcast from txyfc

Episode #8 – Judith McGeary and The Texas Legislative Process Join TXYFC, as we dive into the Texas legislative process with Judith McGeary, director of the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance (FARFA). Judith has been working for years to create and pass legislation that helps promote and support small farms in Texas and beyond. On […]

Posted: March 13 2014
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excellent ted talk: ron finley

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzZzZ_qpZ4w&w=560&h=315] Ron Finley plants vegetable gardens in South Central LA -- in abandoned lots, traffic medians, along the curbs. Why? For fun, for defiance, for beauty and to offer some alternative to fast food in a community where "the drive-thrus are killing more people than the drive-bys."  

Posted: March 10 2014
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a discussion of food hubs!

via Orion.  Listen HERE The local food movement has grown by leaps and bounds, but needs new infrastructure to reach its true potential. In the November/December 2013 edition of Orion, award-winning food writer Rowan Jacobsen reported on one exciting solution to the challenge—food hubs (see "From Farm to Table"). He was joined by a panel […]

Posted: January 6 2014
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nice new website for heritage radio!

Check it out. And then listen to a recent Greenhorn Radio episode about GEESE Raisers in Vermont!  HERE Wesley Bascom grew up on a working dairy farm in the verdant valleys of the Connecticut River. He studied Ecological Design and Environmental Science at the University of Vermont - graduating in 2010. After pursuing interests in […]

Posted: November 11 2013
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henry george: poverty and progress, an audio experience

Listen HERE LibriVox recording of Progress and Poverty, by Henry George. Read by Tim Makarios. What I have done in this book, if I have correctly solved the great problem I have sought to investigate, is, to unite the truth perceived by the school of Smith and Ricardo to the truth perceived by the schools of […]

Posted: October 7 2013
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forever farms radio

if you're in need of a little weekend inspiration, we highly encourage you to check out Forever Farms Radio -- the show is a weekly 5 minute feature that airs on a local community radio station (WERU 89.9, weru.org) at 6.30am on Mondays, and highlights farmers who work on farms in agricultural easements, and talks about their success, […]

Posted: September 28 2013
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this is the farm podcast

another episode is up!  We'll continue to periodically remind you of this helpful and inspirational podcast. 'This Is The Farm' - a podcast by the Texas Young Farmer Coalition. This week is Brad Stufflebeam, who is brilliant and very excellent.  You can find it here: http://www.texasyoungfarmers.org/episode-5-brad-stufflebeam-of-home-sweet-farm/ or subscribe to it here through iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-is-the-farm/id599474623 Brief synopsis On […]

Posted: September 24 2013
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conversations of the lindisfarne fellows

via the Schumacher Center for a New Economics. In 1972 William Irwin Thompson founded the Lindisfarne Association as an alternative way for the humanities to develop in a scientific and technical civilization. Lindisfarne became an association of scientists, artists, scholars, and contemplatives devoted to the study and realization of a new planetary culture. Lindisfarne began its activities […]

Posted: July 9 2013
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summer of food

A new series from HeritageRadioNetwork.org HeritageRadioNetwork.org (HRN) debuts Summer of Food, a special program giving voice to our Nation’s emerging network of student leaders.  From New York to California students are heading out of the classroom and onto the frontlines of the food world, using their summer break to engage in a radical rethinking of our […]

Posted: June 12 2013
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rashid nuri on the radio

On March 25, 2013, we on Just Peace (WRFG-Atlanta 89.3FM) interviewed urban farmer Rashid Nuri on the recent Congressional passage of what is referred to as the Monsanto Protection Act and about the NAACP opposition to New York Mayor Blumberg's efforts to curb the sale of huge bottles of soft drink. Listen to this interesting […]

Posted: April 6 2013
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greenhorns on growing farms podcast

"The Future of Farming in America" featuring greenhorns director, severine vT fleming In this farm podcast you will learn: The power of proving how serious you are. How to use stunts to tell your story and get your message across. The future of American agriculture Farmer retirement plans. How to be braver, stronger, calmer, and more […]

Posted: April 5 2013
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no farms no food rally

AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST: NO FARMS NO FOOD RALLY MARCH 13, 2013 "We are thrilled to support the No Farms No Food rally and help our listeners make the connection between protecting farmland and our ability to eat regionally grown foods." –Erin Fairbanks, Executive Director, Heritage Radio Network HeritageRadioNetwork.org (HRN) joins the American Farmland Trust (AFT) […]

Posted: March 5 2013
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party at heritage radio network in bushwick...

There is a special code for greenhorn fans. Go! Support the radio! Our promo code for the Sept 9th event is: "Greenhorn"  Purchase tickets and get more info here: HeritageRadioNetwork.EventBrite.com The promo code is good for $50 off the ticket price.

Posted: August 29 2012
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interesting author interview

Here is Peter B. Collins interview with Janisse Ray, a farmer and author of The Seed Underground: A Growing Revolution to Save Food. (an excellent read) tune in HERE 

Posted: August 17 2012
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npr's planet money on crop insurance

Episode 394: Why Taxpayers Pay For Farmers' Insurance In spite of the drought, many U.S. farmers will do just fine this year. They are, after all, covered by crop insurance — a program that costs U.S. taxpayers $7 billion a year. On today's show, we travel to Fairbury, Illinois. We meet three generations of farmers […]

Posted: August 16 2012
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baltimore county young farmers

on the radio!  Thanks for Charlotte Heyrman for sending us the link. Listen HERE to the segment on the Marc Steiner show. This week on the show, we’ll speak with three farmers who work small parcels of land in Baltimore County. Becky and Jack Gurly operate Calvert’s Gift Farm in Sparks, MD, where they grow […]

Posted: August 2 2012
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radical patriotism

Listen to Severine and other young farmers on Bioneers Radio! What happens when green turns to grey? Fewer than 5 percent of 2 million American farmers are under 45 years old. Bucking that trend is the next generation of unstoppable young farmers Severine von Tscharner Fleming, Tyler Webb, and Sarita Role Schaffer, along with renowned […]

Posted: July 11 2012
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fARM RADIo

  Farm Radio International (farmradio.org) is a Canadian NGO that since 1979 has provided scripts, support, and training for agricultural radio stations across the African continent. In just a couple of weeks Farm Radio will host in Accra its second annual Farm Radio Symposium, an opportunity for professionals to discuss how radio and related communication technologies […]

Posted: July 6 2012