a podcast
with real farmers
"I don't know what the future of this farm is." Nora Doelman is very up front when she talks about how hard it is to keep a family farm going in western Washington. See her and her family's dairy in beautiful Elma, WA on this all-new episode, and learn more about why it's an ongoing struggle to save family farming here in the Evergreen State.
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"There's just a massive disconnect." But Nicole Derting of Post 5 Cattle Co. wants to reconnect local communities with locally-grown food, and with how she runs her ranch and sells her beef, she's putting her money where her mouth is. In this episode, Nicole explains so miuch about how beef is raised here in WA, and shares so much wisdom about the state of the food system, and why she's so passionate about bringing change.
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Although she always wanted to be a farmer, it was the pandemic that finally pushed Jessica Jager and her husband to start Your Friends Farm near Spokane. Hear about their amazing journey, and the care they put into every bit of food they produce.
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Growing over 300 kinds of fruits and vegetables near Eltopia, WA, Alan Schreiber shares the insider struggles with bringing real local food to market.
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Second-generation dairy farmer Dwayne Faber is passionate about milk, and how it continues to play a role in the evolution of our society.
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As a policy analyst, Pam Lewison not only writes about the affects of new laws on farming, but also continues to work on her family's farm near Moses Lake, WA.
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She's a chef with Michelin-star training who now grows her own food. Meet Ona Lee Weatherford, whose amazing journey of loss and renewal has taken her to New York, Los Angeles and back home to Washington state.
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Ever heard of black garlic? Food entrepreneur Ivan Sultan has all the details on it, as well as the unique Columbia Bar energy bars he's created. He shares deep insights from a lifelong journey that's taken him to nearly every corner of the food system.
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Sustainability is everything to Jack Mallonee's family's small organic dairy in Curtis, WA. Hear how they combine four generations' worth of farming knowledge with cutting-edge technology to steward the land while producing quality milk.
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Rex Ogden is the 4th generation to farm a hilly piece of land near Castle Rock, Washington. As he sees family farms disappearing from his part of the state, he shares his perspective on what it will take to protect them
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