The Urban Farm Podcast With Greg Peterson

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

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

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 Patr

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

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 sup

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 Ti

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

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 sit

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 S

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 or

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 Sev

751: Mike Crimmins and Gary Woodard on Logging The RainCollecting rainfall information in a cooperative community projectIn 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

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 o

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 fo

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 ad

 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.urbanf

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

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 a

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

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