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Do you find yourself feeling alone living your Rural life? Are you searching for a community to be a part of? Have you been in the agriculture industry all your life or are you just starting out? Do you feel passionate about agriculture and have the spirit of a rural entrepreneur? Are you looking to be inspired by gutsy and resilient women in agriculture?


The Rural Woman Podcast™ is a storytelling podcast that shares interviews from women with a passion for agriculture and rural life. These women may not farm, ranch, or homestead the same but their passion and pride for the Ag industry builds a special bond.


City-slicker turned Farmer & Entrepreneur, host Katelyn Duban created The Rural Woman Podcast to celebrate and amplify the voices of Women in Agriculture. Katelyn brings a unique perspective to the table and strongly believes in the power of our stories.


You can expect to hear honest conversations from Rural Women who grow food, tend livestock, raise families, run companies and so much more.


Tune in every Friday to hear a wide range of topics such as mental health in agriculture, advocacy, innovation, and leadership in Ag. Learn more and connect with us at WildRoseFarmer.com


The Rural Woman Podcast is a proud member of the Positively Farming Media Podcast Network.

The Rural Woman Podcast Katelyn Duban

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    • 4.8 • 140 Ratings

Do you find yourself feeling alone living your Rural life? Are you searching for a community to be a part of? Have you been in the agriculture industry all your life or are you just starting out? Do you feel passionate about agriculture and have the spirit of a rural entrepreneur? Are you looking to be inspired by gutsy and resilient women in agriculture?


The Rural Woman Podcast™ is a storytelling podcast that shares interviews from women with a passion for agriculture and rural life. These women may not farm, ranch, or homestead the same but their passion and pride for the Ag industry builds a special bond.


City-slicker turned Farmer & Entrepreneur, host Katelyn Duban created The Rural Woman Podcast to celebrate and amplify the voices of Women in Agriculture. Katelyn brings a unique perspective to the table and strongly believes in the power of our stories.


You can expect to hear honest conversations from Rural Women who grow food, tend livestock, raise families, run companies and so much more.


Tune in every Friday to hear a wide range of topics such as mental health in agriculture, advocacy, innovation, and leadership in Ag. Learn more and connect with us at WildRoseFarmer.com


The Rural Woman Podcast is a proud member of the Positively Farming Media Podcast Network.

    Love of The Prairies with Jessica Mose

    Love of The Prairies with Jessica Mose

    On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Jessica Mose.
    Jessica is the owner and maker behind Prairie Soap Shack - An all-natural skincare e-commerce business where she creates modern and eco-friendly products with wildcrafted and homegrown plants. A former nurse and now certified herbalist, Jessica is inspired by nature and the nostalgia of her roots when creating in her business. Connecting to the land is her family's way of life as Jessica and her husband, Adam, have a family generational grain farm as well as grow their own garden and forage for wild plants with their two young children in central Alberta.
    For full show notes, including links mentioned in the show, head over to wildrosefarmer.com/175
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    This Weeks Discussions:
    [07:14] Natural Prairie Plants
    [09:00] Discovering How To Make Soap & Other Body Products
    [13:29] Challenges Faced Being A Rural Entrepreneur
    [25:49] Key Advice To Starting Your Own Entrepreneurial Journey 
    [29:04] Rapid Fire
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    • 36 min
    Transparency in Growing Local Food with Kendall Ballantine

    Transparency in Growing Local Food with Kendall Ballantine

    On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Kendall Ballantine.
    At the age of 27, Kendall ditched the power suits of her corporate career, as Director of Operations in grocery supply chain, for a life in gumboots on the farm when she opened her business Central Park Farms.
    Fast forward eight years later, Central Park Farms employs a small team and is a growing direct-to-consumer producer of beef, pork, and chicken supplying the Metro Vancouver market.
    Through her business, Marketing For Farmers, Kendall provides mentorship and education to farmers and ranchers throughout North America, giving them the tools to grow their businesses online.
    For full show notes, including links mentioned in the show, head over to wildrosefarmer.com/174
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    THIS WEEK'S DISCUSSIONS:
    [15:00] Consumer Misconceptions
    [20:52] Sizing of Operations Between Different Provinces
    [24:34] Marketing & Pricing with Customers
    [35:14] All About “Marketing for Farmers” Give Back From Kendall
    [40:44] Rapid Fire
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    • 48 min
    Expanding The Farm with Elise Ferguson

    Expanding The Farm with Elise Ferguson

    On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Elise Ferguson.
    Elise is a professional web developer, movie theatre manager, master gardener, homesteader, mom, candy store owner, beginning farmer, and a person with too many irons in the fire in southwestern Minnesota.
    For full show notes, including links mentioned in the show, head over to wildrosefarmer.com/173
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    THIS WEEK'S DISCUSSIONS
    [17:35] Young Farmers Loan
    [40:10] All About Rural Retail Roundtable Podcast
    [44:25 ] Rapid Fire
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    • 53 min
    Connecting to Our Food with Kate Kavanaugh

    Connecting to Our Food with Kate Kavanaugh

    On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Kate Kavanaugh.
    Kate Kavanaugh is an entrepreneur, farmer, butcher, nutrition therapist, and host of the Mind, Body, and Soil Podcast. She saw firsthand the power of meat to heal her own body, and in seeking out farmers and ranchers raising meat, she found the power of meat to heal land, too.
    In 2013, she opened Western Daughters Butcher Shop in Denver, Colorado, with her now-husband, Josh Curtiss, where they source grass-fed and pasture-raised whole animals from local regenerative farmers and ranchers. Kate is now the host of the Mind, Body, and Soil podcast, where she is devoted to digging in deep with guests to find the heart of connection and what it means to lay the groundwork for generations to come. She is a citizen soil nerd, avid reader, and ground meat's biggest fangirl. When she’s not running her businesses, you can find Kate raising pork, poultry, and grass-fed goats and cows on her 65-acre farm.
    For full show notes, including links mentioned in the show, head over to wildrosefarmer.com/172
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    THIS WEEK'S DISCUSSIONS
    [13:45] All About Western Daughters Butcher
    [17:47] Kate’s Education in Nutrition Therapy
    [29:16] Near Home Farm Finder
    [32:30] Advice for First-Generation Farmers Just Getting Started
    [36:11] The Mind Body & Soul Podcast
    [39:00] Rapid Fire Questions
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    • 48 min
    Rooted in Soil with Jenna Brown

    Rooted in Soil with Jenna Brown

    On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Jenna Brown.
    Jenna earned her B.S. in Biology and Soil Science from the University of Wyoming. After college, she saw herself working in the energy industry and living the big city life with all of her friends enjoying fancy bars and Colorado Avalanche hockey games. However, that all changed in 2020 when she lost her energy industry job and moved to a small town in the middle of nowhere Montana with her two fur babies to pursue a career in agriculture. Not growing up in agriculture, Jenna has completely immersed herself in the world of crop science and soil health. 
    For full show notes, including links mentioned in the show, head over to wildrosefarmer.com/171
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    DISCUSSIONS THIS WEEK:
    [06:56] Soil Science & Education
    [17:24] What Jenna does as a Soil Conservationist
    [22:07] Changes Observed in Farmer’s Soil
    [31:25] Rapid Fire Segment
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    • 43 min
    Micro Cultivation, Processing & Cannabis Education with Serena Donovan

    Micro Cultivation, Processing & Cannabis Education with Serena Donovan

    *The content shared in this episode includes cannabis education and is intended for an adult audience.
    On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Serena Donovan.
    Serena Donovan is a proud wife, mother, and grandmother living and working on their family grain farm near Mossleigh, Alberta. Although Serena grew up rurally, she did not have a direct connection with Agriculture until later in life. Looking for ways to diversify their operation, in 2019, Serena began building her indoor cannabis facility, bringing farming indoors all year long. In February 2020, Because You Cann was the 2nd micro cultivation license issued in Alberta by Health Canada and the 25th in the nation.
    In 2022, Serena expanded her cannabis businesses to include the MaryJane Manor, the 1st Cannabis Boutique Hotel in Canada. Having experienced judgment surrounding the stigma of cannabis and being a medical cannabis patient, she built out the hotel with the purpose of reducing the occurrence of negative stigma others may face in their cannabis consumption. 
    Cannabis may be a very untraditional crop to many, but Serena is a proud farmer!
    For full show notes, including links mentioned in the show, head over to wildrosefarmer.com/170
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    DISCUSSIONS THIS WEEK:
    [07:55] How Serena Became the Type of Farmer She is Now
    [16:00] The Stigma Behind Cannabis
    [28:30] Testing and the Differences Between CBD and THC
    [31:50] Industry Rules and Marketing Around Cannabis
    [34:54] All About the Mary Jane Manor
    [44:11] Rapid Fire Questions
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Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
140 Ratings

140 Ratings

Kelslw220 ,

Best Company for Chores

This podcast is my go-to for chore time. I manage our small farm/homestead by myself and it can be easy to feel worn down or pessimistic. Listening to this podcast puts strength in my step as I tend our animals and land. Stories of Motherhood, agriculture, entrepreneurship, and more, make the content well rounded and inspiring. Keep it up gals. We’re all in this together.

Freckledblooms ,

Love the podcast!

So awesome to hear other women’s stories and not feel so alone in this journey!
💜 Freckled Bloom Flower Farm

KelaP ,

So informative!

While I don’t live in a rural area nor do I farm or homestead myself, I recently started working in the agricultural industry as a subject matter expert helping farmers and ranchers conserve their soil and water. I don’t have a farming background, but this podcast has helped me to learn more about the rural lifestyle and agriculture so that I can better help and understand the people I serve through my job. Keep up the good work!

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