Posts Tagged ‘Farmers’
Monday, June 28th, 2010
In this episode we are joined by Michael Phillips. Michael is an apple farmer, consultant, and writer. He has written several books, and is most well known for his book âThe Apple Grower: A guide for the Organic Orchardist.”
In this interview we discuss the apple as the final frontier of organics, the use of neem oil and kaolin clay to control insect pests and diseases in the orchard, the role of observation in orcharding, and the community orchard as a new model for locally produced fruit.
Herbs and Apples (Michael’s website)
The Apple Grower (via Amazon)
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Tags: apples, Farmers, herbs, new hampshire, orchards, organic
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Monday, November 30th, 2009
This video interview/photo montage is a talk between myself and Moises Jimenez. Topics of discussion include an introduction to Bolivian agriculture, the life of a Bolivian farmer, the importance of crop rotation and agricultural biodiversity. Part I of II.
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Tags: agriculture, bolivia, cochabamba, Farmers, video
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Monday, May 25th, 2009
For episode #53 I am I am joined by Mark Hamilton of waldeneffect.org. Mark is a full-time farmer in Appalachia. Topics of discussion include his invention the Avian Aqua Miser, appropriate technology, micro-hydro power, and the local farmer’s market. I conclude with some listener mail regarding discussions of energy use in agriculture. Links below.
Global Swadeshi: Agroinnovations Podcast #53. Another link to the forum at Global Swadeshi. Here you can discuss issues and concepts related to this episode of the podcast.
Waldeneffect.org: Mark Hamilton’s blog, also you can find the Avian Aqua Miser on through this page.
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Tags: Appropriate Technology, chickens, Farmers
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Monday, May 11th, 2009
In this episode I am joined by Frank van Schoubroeck of the Center for Information on Low External Inputs and Sustainable Agriculture (LEISA). Frank and I discuss the Center and it’s important magazine work, innovative farmers and their struggles, and the role of global development institutions in fostering innovation in agriculture.
This is part one of a two part interview.
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Tags: development, Farmers, LEISA, Third World
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Monday, February 23rd, 2009
In this interview I speak with Eric Herm, who blogs at Sonofafarmer.com. Eric is a fourth generation farmer in West Texas who shares his personal story and his perspectives on soil health, Peak Oil, sustainability, and economic collapse. If you want to hear the perspective of farmers who are in the trenches and on the frontlines of the fight for sustainable food production, then listen to this episode.
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Tags: Economics, Farmers, organic, texas
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Monday, January 26th, 2009
In this first of (hopefully) many collaborative episodes of the podcast, fellow Agrocaster Mike Moon interviews permaculturalist Mark Shepard about his strategies for developing a permaculture on the natural model of transitional upper mid-West savanna ecosystems. Fruits, nuts, and birds abound.
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Tags: Farmers, fruit, grazing, midwest, Permaculture, pigs
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Marcin Jakubowski is one of the premier pioneers of open source appropriate technology and agricultural innovation. Guided by Gandhi’s principles of swadeshi, Marcin has made great strides in moving towards community-based development and local autonomy. One of his first great innovations is an open source compressed earth block press, which he discusses at length in this podcast.
Listen to this podcast to learn about his ideas and innovations, and visit his blog to follow developments on his farm as they occur.
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Tags: Appropriate Technology, Farmers, industry, open source, OSAT
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Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007
In the second part of our interview with Bill Mollison, Bill’s humor, wisdom, and philosophy are on display as he opines about Peak Oil, global warming, and the future of our planet. This one is not to be missed.
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Tags: australia, design, Farmers, mollison, Peak Oil, Permaculture, tasmania
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Tuesday, August 14th, 2007
Last month I had the privilege to speak with Bill Mollison, visionary and creator of the revolutionary and true reality-based design science of permaculture. The interview is published here, so that those of you who are new to permaculture can discover the history of its founder and the nature of the concepts embodied in his philosophy.
This is the first part in a two part series. Please listen and enjoy, and come back soon to hear part two.
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Tags: australia, design, Farmers, mollison, Permaculture, tasmania
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