We catch up with three guests who have previously been on Grounded by the Farm with Updates on Three Popular Episodes: Popcorn, Community Gardens & Beer Oh My! We talk to: Popcorn farmer Matt Helms...
We Are Each Other’s Harvest, Detailing History in a Book About Black Farmers
- February 15, 2022
- Tagged as: black farmers, book review
Last spring I bought audio & hardbound copies of a book about black farmers in the presale…. I got my copies as the book arrived at the first book stores! This book has now become...
Having a farm with proximity to many of the country’s largest cities, Jennie Schmidt says her family’s Maryland farm has some opportunities to diversify their operation. They are growing tofu soybeans, wine grapes and grain...
For so long, black farmers have been overlooked, underestimated and more by many. It is an honor to share the stories on the podcast from families have long been part of food production. Black History...
When you are farming and ranching land that has been in the family for generations, Debbie Lyons-Blythe says thinking about how to transition that land to the next generation of caretakers takes thought, planning and...
Sweet Potatoes? Yams? What’s the Difference Anyway?
- January 19, 2022
- Tagged as: North Carolina, sweet potato
Will Kornegay knows a lot about sweet potatoes. His family has grown them for years. And when I met him, he was repoing sweet potatoes hard online. Eventually I interviewed him to clear up some...
Biosecurity or Zoonoses: What it Means to Keeping Livestock & People Healthy
- January 17, 2022
- Tagged as: beef, cattle, dairy
In our episode talking about farming chickens, Lauren mentioned biosecurity. Another big word connected to livestock and human health is zoonoses. The word zoonoses…. seeing that on my screen makes me wonder how many of...
As someone who loves chicken and has seen untold numbers of chicken houses, I’ve always been interested in how chickens are raised to provide protein for our plates. We talk to farmer Lauren Arbogast about...
There’s not a simple single reason I became a cookbook lover and find myself with shelves and stacks of cookbooks. And I have found a vast community of cookbook lovers too. In fact, a colleague...
If you are watching the Rose Parade today, you may be surprised (like I was) that there are so many mentions of onion seeds and lentils. If you have questions, I have some answers… some...
What’s New Year’s without Black-Eyed Peas for Luck? I’m Not Tempting 2022
- January 1, 2022
- Tagged as: Pulses
I grew up in a Southern family which included a range of traditions. It’s long been a tradition to eat black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day to set the good luck for the year. And...
As episode 305 came together, I remembered having had a blog post on my site Hundred Percent Cotton for years describing what cows eat and why. I had a veterinarian friend — Dr. Kathy Swift...
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