Podcast Archive

• Podcast

Growing Almonds and Starting a Flavored Almonds Business

• June 24, 2020
• Tagged as: almonds, bees, california, irrigation, water

When you search for Dino Giacomazzi online, you find a farmer who is focused on the environment. You also read a lot about dairy farming, but last year, the Giacomazzi family sold the cows &…

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A Rice Farmer Who Loves Farming, Food & YouTube — Meet Matthew Sligar

• June 9, 2020
• Tagged as: california, rice, staple

  While I didn’t meet a rice farmer til I was an adult, I have a lot of them to thank for a lifetime of enjoying rice! I’ve had the chance to meet and talk…

• Food
• Podcast

What kind of wheat do you use to make bread? to make pasta?

• May 27, 2020
• Tagged as: montana, wheat

Wheat is one of those basic building blocks of diets for many of us and yet, it’s not something we get to know well from the farm perspective. I realized that recently as friends have...

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Experiencing & Understanding Shifts in America’s Food System

• May 14, 2020

There have been a lot of things happening in America’s food system over the past few weeks and while we have talked about some elements in various episodes so far, the big picture still is...

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• Faces
• Podcast

Building a Community Garden in Chicago and Online

• April 29, 2020
• Tagged as: gardening, Illinois, vegetables

Building a community garden & the community that inspires more people to grow food in their backyard has driven Natasha Nicholes to do great things on Chicago’s South Side & online. Family Passion for Gardening...

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• Food
• Podcast

Getting the Perfect Avocado For Our Kitchens & The Farm

• April 15, 2020
• Tagged as: avocado, california, fruit

The search for the perfect avocado is a search many of us have been on. But avocado farmers like Mimi Holtz, who is known simply as Mimi Avocado online, know what to look for and...

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• Faces
• Food
• Podcast

Having Enough Food for a Farm Family Takes Time & Effort

• April 1, 2020
• Tagged as: beef, grain, North Dakota, protein

The latest episode of Grounded by the Farm speaks to something many of us are facing this week whether we are at home in big cities or rural areas — we are focused on having...

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• Podcast

Caring for Beef Cattle, The Planet & Our Communities — Marybeth Feutz Part 2

• March 18, 2020
• Tagged as: beef, indiana, protein

Looking at beef, most of us see more than just the food on our plates. We frequently want to know how farmers caring for beef cattle, the ways cattle impact the environment and more. That...

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Picking Out Steaks & Under-Appreciated Cuts of Beef with a Farmer & Vet

• March 4, 2020
• Tagged as: beef, indiana, protein

My family loves food and beef is one we seem to especially love. In our midst, we’ve got people who’ve worked in grocery stores, butcher shops, have gone to culinary school as well as some...

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• Food
• Podcast

Fresh Mushrooms for the Middle of the Country

• February 19, 2020
• Tagged as: mushrooms, oklahoma, vegetables

As a child, I remember mushrooms usually being in cans or bottles — never fresh mushrooms. But today most US farmers grow for the fresh market. It was a shift that really started in the...

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