Visiting other farm is one of the great joys of being a farmer . That say , one only has so much clock time to spend hanging out on farms that are n’t your own . Luckily , a novel generation of podcasts give the fussy Fannie Farmer a chance to chatter many farms a week without leaving home . These brilliant , listen - on - your - own - time radio receiver shows put in audiences to new ideas , unexampled strategies , new solution and provide the next best thing to standing in the field with the farmer telling you their story .
I asked a few professional farmers to tell me which podcast they could n’t survive without . Have a looking at , have a listen , and bump one ( or seven ) that speaks to you .
Farmer to Farmer Podcast
Without a doubt one of the most influential podcasts out right on now is the “ Farmer to Farmer Podcast . ” Chris Blanchard ’s colloquial interviews consistently depart the listener with a worthful unexampled perspective on farming . Whether he ’s speaking with a turgid constitutional grain farmer , a compost producer or an intensive vegetable agriculturalist , there is something — if not a lot of things — for every granger to harvest in every instalment . Jason Hirtz ofBox Turtle Farmin Mt. Vernon , Mo. , says Farmer to Farmer “ is the only farming podcast I mind to . ” And indeed , almost every husbandman asked number Blanchard ’s show among their favorites .
The Ruminant
Another nearly unanimous Fannie Farmer favourite is Jordan Marr ’s “ Ruminant Podcast ” which , despite the name , concentre more on veggie growth than farm animal . As granger and author Jean - Martin Fortier put it , it ’s more for “ us micro - scale growers . ” Marr is a Certified Organic vegetable agriculturalist who is well - versify in all things farming , fetch stain skill , certification and other ideas on the farming peripheral into the conversation in each instalment . A great listen , reliably interesting and always educational .
Permaculture Voices
With eminent recommendation also came the “ Permaculture Voices ” podcast in which Diego Footer interviews several of the most influential Fannie Farmer of our time — Jean - Martin Fortier , Joel Salatin , Greg Judy and Curtis Stone , among others — and presents their idea on a wide mountain chain of topics . In fact , Footer keep up with his exit on of Curtis Stone , proprietor of Green City Acres in British Columbia , Canada , over the form of a class , check in weekly and tot his own insightful comment to bestow each instalment into the permaculture perspective .
Growing Farms Podcast
Recommended by Shannon Jones ofBroadfork Farmin Moseley , Va. , this is one show so useful it definitely could n’t be overlooked . In his podcast , legion and farmer John Suscovich interviews a smorgasbord of farmers for what his land site describes as a “ weekly behind - the - view attend at kinsfolk farm from across the United States . ” This podcast is a hebdomadal dose of inspiration and an ever - growing catalog of worthful marketing and business ideas for farmers of any science degree . When appear to monetize your farm — or simply increase its viability — this is a must for your podcast queue .
The Beginning Farmer Show
There are few things more fresh in a podcast than a charming personality except , perhaps , when there ’s a great deal of respectable knowledge behind that charm Farmer and boniface Ethan Book bring home the bacon gobs of it , while offering the listener a candid look into his life , chronicling “ the in force , bad , and ugly of starting a farm from scratch . ” At the end of each installment , Book give the listener a “ hard lesson acquire , ” anything from a floor to an observance , but always something farmers of any acquirement level can relate to and watch from .
The Urban Farm Podcast
In three half - hr bursts a workweek , this incredible and fertile off - shoot ofUrban Farm Uis a powerhouse among land podcasts . Host Greg Peterson , along with his wonderful array of client , provides a new audience and a subsequently newfangled perspective on urban agriculture in every episode . You will memorise the ins and out of beekeeping , bartering , compost , backyard chicken farming , permaculture , plant fostering and just about everything in between . A sodbuster favorite , and a great rootage of noesis .
The Organic Gardener
host by Jackie Marie Beyer , “ The Organic Gardener ” podcast is an splendid , enthusiastic and entertaining coup d’oeil into the lives of constitutive gardeners from all walks of living . From their Montana abode , Jackie and her husband , Mike , put together an insightful interview week after workweek that will leave you inspire and quick for more . With her dedicated list of interrogative , it is always interesting to hear how many unique approach there are to get solid food .
