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First Aired - 02/12/2011 01:00PM
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This week on The Farm report, Heather Hyman and Erin Fairbanks are joined by friend of the show Derek Denckla. Derek updates us on Farm City and his many other endeavors as he touches on some of the problems facing our food system in the United States today. Tune in to learn more about events that fit in line with Derek's work and find out how you can help. This episode was sponsored by White Oak Pastures. For more information visit www.whiteoakpastures.com
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The Farm Report Introduction: Derek Denckla (16:29)
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Heather Hyman, Erin Fairbanks, The Farm Report, Heritage Radio Network, Derek Denckla, Farm City, Chautauqua, 61 Local, Communal Table, Amy Gilbert, artists catering events to support their artwork, salon dinners, Stone Soup, Feb 27th, great for somebody with kids in public school, pairing songs with food, artist series, Community Cooking Club, Chloe Bass, Processed Dinner,Changing the Way we Eat (13:26)
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taste and sustainability, Farm City Fair, upcoming events, food culture, policy and finance, bringing everybody to table to discuss the same issues, working group, what's next for the urban farming movement?, Five Boro Farm, TedX: Changing the Way We Eat, food policy, NYC Food Edu on Facebook, Kimmel Center,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 01/20/2011 01:00PM
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This week on The Farm Report, Heather & Erin have a conversation with internet entrepreneur Jeremy Bloom about the intersecting worlds of farming, technology and buying clubs. Jeremy currently runs www.internet-farmer.com. Internet Farmer is a website service for small farms in Maine, as well as other food producers, co-ops, farmer’s markets, buying clubs, non-profits and any organization dealing in local foods. This episode was sponsored by S. Wallace Edwards & Sons. For more information visit www.surryfarms.com
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The Farm Report Introduction: The Internet Farmer (15:08)
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Heather Hyman, Erin Fairbanks, The Farm Report, Heritage Radio Network, The Internet Farmer, niche service, Jeremy has been doing this since 1994, internet consulting, Jeremy Bloom, working with farmers through the internet, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, Portland Food Cooperative, Slow Money Maine, investing in communities through agriculture, people are either embracing technology or pushing it away, intersection between food and technology, buying clubs,Buying Clubs with Jeremy Bloom (14:55)
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Cape Elizabeth, winter share, year round market online, there are many buying clubs in the Portland Maine area, using national distributes, United, Jeremy''s buying clubs, slowly moving towards opening a store, they have no debt!, no loans, NYC buying club software, Bushwick, getting good food at affordable prices, community structure, farmers need to be good at many different things to run a successful business, farmers without good business instincts are gardeners, some of them struggle with technology, blogging can be very beneficial for farmers, creating a record of events, www.internet-farmer.com, www.buyingclubsoftware.com,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 01/06/2011 01:00PM
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Heather & Erin are back in action on the first Farm Report of 2011! Tune in as the show goes back to its roots: the farm. Phil Smeltz of Down to Earth Organics joins the show to explain how he found a way to make a living off of 1/2 acre of land! Tune in and learn more about making farming a profession, why tractors are so important and what it takes to become an agricultural do-it-yourselfer. This episode was sponsored by our friends at Cochon555 - visit www.cochon555.com for more information and event listings!
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The Farm Report Introduction: Phil Smeltz (17:07)
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Heather Hyman, Erin Fairbanks, The Farm Report, Heritage Radio Network, Cochon555, www.cochon555.com, Down to Earth Organics, Phil Smeltz, started off on a half an acre, stereotypes around farm work, who actually works on farms?, growing produce, one man can make a living off of a half acre of land, farmland economics, farmers markets,Down To Earth Organics: Making a Living off 1/2 Acre (12:47)
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Phil just bought a new tractor, they really help with efficiency, finding the perfect tractor, Ford 1710 4 wheel drive, $5800, there are many things you need to be good at to be a farmer, its cheaper to build your own things, metal on metal welding, continued education, using your hands and your mind, composting, downtoearth.csa@gmail.com, organic seeds, seed catalogs,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
