Category Archives: Farmers

Episode #52: LEISA Network with Frank van Schoubroeck (Part II)

Posted on May 18, 2009 by

I conclude my interview with Frank van Schoubroeck of LEISA Network. We discuss the feasibility, policy frameworks, and demographics of innovation in Third World agriculture and conclude by discussing concrete actions towards food security that anybody, anywhere can begin to … Continue reading →

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Episode #51: LEISA Network with Frank van Schoubroeck (Part I)

Posted on May 11, 2009 by

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 … Continue reading →

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Episode #44: Son of a Farmer

Posted on February 23, 2009 by

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 … Continue reading →

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Episode #42: Permaculture in the Savanna

Posted on January 26, 2009 by

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 … Continue reading →

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Episode #10: Sharing the Harvest with Elizabeth Henderson

Posted on February 5, 2007 by

In our last CSA focused interview, I spoke with Elizabeth Henderson, organic farmer, CSA pioneer, and author of the book Sharing the Harvest. In researching her book, Elizabeth has visited scores of CSAs across the country. She shares some their … Continue reading →

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Episode #8: Monte Skarsgard, Los Poblanos, and Democracy

Posted on January 16, 2007 by

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) makes our societies freer and more democratic, or so says Farmer Monte Skarsgard of Los Poblanos organic farm. Today the podcast takes a local twist, focusing on a CSA farmer here in our hometown of Albuquerque, … Continue reading →

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Episode #7: The Real Dirt on Farmer John

Posted on January 3, 2007 by

Today we have are lucky to speak with John Peterson, who is the focus of the new documentary film The Real Dirt on Farmer John. Farmer John tells us about the death and rebirth of his farm, which was made … Continue reading →

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Episode #6: The Birth of CSA, Elizabeth Keen and Indian Line Farm

Posted on December 19, 2006 by

As we shift our attention from agricultural biodiversity to community supported agriculture (CSA), we speak with Elizabeth Keen of Indian Line Farm, one of the first CSAs in the country and former farm of the late CSA visionary Robyn Van … Continue reading →

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