96 episodes
Rooted in Organic Podcast Rooted in Organic
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4.8 • 60 Ratings
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Connecting people with organic farmers across the country, from Amish country to farmers on the West coast. Join us as we travel back to the agricultural roots and have conversations whose livelihood is organic farming.
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Maintaining Community with Jerry D Miller
Jerry D Miller is a organic dairy farmer from Millersburg, OH. He joins us to talk about the Plain Community, how technology impacts maintaining community and how a sense of community is passed to others.
Rooted In Organic Podcast is sponsored by SoilBiotics and Byron Seeds. -
Reasons to Go Organic with Gregory Smith
Gregory Smith is the owner of Smith's Farm and Ranch in Tuskegee, AL. He joins us to talk about growing up loving to farm, trying to find his way back to agriculture and the experiences that drove him to go organic.
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Rebuilding Community with Will Harris
Will Harris is the owner of White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, GA. He joins us to talk about the history of his farm, the pros and cons of doing things differently and the generational changes and benefits he sees on his farm.
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Agriculture At Home and Abroad with Lloyd Miller
Lloyd Miller is a 100% grassfed organic dairy farmer in Millersburg, OH. He joins us to talk about being one of the leaders of the grazing movement in Ohio, transitioning to 100% grassfed and his families experience teaching agriculture in England.
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The Permaculture Orchard with Stefan Sobkowiak
Stefan Sobkowiak is a permaculture educator and the owner of Miracle Farms outside of Montreal, Canada. He joins us to talk about his learning journey from running a monoculture orchard to a "grocery store style" permaculture orchard, the mistakes that led him to where he's at today and how he markets his product to his customers.
Stefan's YouTube channel can be found here.
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Reminiscing with Wes Jackson and David Kline
This is a re-release of our 10th episode with Wes Jackson and David Kline. Wes talked to us about the development of Kernza at The Land Institute and other sustainable farming practices.
Rooted In Organic Podcast is sponsored by Byron Seeds and SoilBiotics.
Customer Reviews
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My buddy recommended I listen to this podcast, and I’m so glad he did! The information is amazing, and it’s such a breath of fresh air. I appreciate all the hard working farmers taking time out of their busy lives to share with us. Thank you all so very, very much! ☺️
Interview with Joel Salatin
I have listened to almost al of your podcasts, some several times. I respect Salatin for what he has done for pushing forward small farms with pastured animals. I find his quite fluid mix of Christian fundamentalism and American imperialism learned from his parents putrid. Jesus never said, “you know, hunger makes you creative.” Why didn’t he tell the billionaires who called him for food advice as they build their bunkers to give away those billions as Jesus would have done? Instead he portrayed them as men simply wanting to protect their wives and daughters. Why didn’t he suggest to those four billionaires that if they paid their workers a living wage they would not have to be so frightened of the future? History shows that hungry, exploited people actually do revolt. I know this is not a podcast of investigative journalism but his “anyone can move up from poverty if you are frugal” does not take into account that he did not have to care for a previous generation and inherited land from his parents. His agricultural principles are good. His Christian witness is an atrocity. Perhaps you could interview the folks from Sylvanaqua Farms as a counterweight to Salatin’s libertarian entitlement mix-up with Christian imperialism and fear of care for the common good I.e. what he calls socialism. And, please. I am not the one getting political. You interviewed Salatin, and he unapologetically expressed political and Christian views which went unchallenged as his opinion not as the way things are. I wish you would offer more interviews of women farmers on their own, not women only as wives of farmers and also people of color, particularly in the West and South. Blessings!
Tells a Great Story
I enjoy hearing about how people started farming, why they do it the way they do, and how they have overcome challenges.