Episode 114: The State of the American Food System with Austin Frerick
Admin2024-04-18T10:00:26+00:00April 18th, 2024|
Austin Frerick is an expert on agricultural and antitrust policy. He is a 7th-generation Iowan whose passion for agriculture comes from the weekends working on his grandpa's farm. He is a Fellow at the Thurman Arnold Project at Yale University. In 2022, he worked with the U.S. Department of [...]
Episode 113: The Economics and Ethos of Market Gardening with Jean-Martin Fortier
Admin2024-04-11T13:01:03+00:00April 11th, 2024|
Jean-Martin (JM) Fortier has over 20 years of experience developing, testing, and perfecting biointensive and regenerative growing techniques on his small-scale farms in Quebec that increase the soil's biology to achieve maximum yields on small surfaces. Jean-Martin's mission is to promote the importance of human-scale regenerative agriculture in creating [...]
Episode 112: Transforming Arid Landscapes with Taimur Malik
Admin2024-04-04T10:06:17+00:00April 4th, 2024|
Taimur Malik founded Drawdown Farm, a regenerative farm in the Thal desert in Pakistan. Taimur engages in various regenerative agriculture practices, including planting diverse crops like bananas, implementing managed grazing trials, and using impact sprinkler systems powered by solar energy. Taimur emphasizes the importance of biological solutions and sustainable [...]
Episode 111: Questioning Farm Management Traditions with Boe Clausen
Admin2024-03-28T10:00:48+00:00March 28th, 2024|
Boe Clausen is a second-generation farmer in Eastern Washington. His parents immigrated from Denmark and established Stokrose Farm in 1981. Initially focused on vegetable seed production, the farm diversified into alfalfa, hay, corn, wheat, and cattle. Boe now manages Stokrose Farm alongside his siblings. Boe's shift towards foliar applications, [...]
Episode 110: Stock Cropping and Regenerative Innovation with Zack Smith
Admin2024-03-21T20:44:05+00:00March 21st, 2024|
Zack Smith is a fifth-generation farmer from northern Iowa. He is the owner and operator of Smith Seed and Agronomy, LLC, and co-founder and CEO of Stock Cropper, Inc. Zack previously worked in seed production and chemical retail as a certified crop advisor and then as a seed rep [...]