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First Aired - 01/29/2013 01:00PM
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Solomon is a first generation, beginning farmer in Loyalton, CA. After growing up in the 70s exposed to small scale urban agriculture in the San Francisco Bay Area as well as agricultural communities in Pennsylvania, Solomon attended Feather River College for Equine Studies and Ecosystem management with the intention of entering range management. But because the forest service eliminated the position, Solomon instead fought fire for ten years while maintaining a homestead operation with a variety of animals and 10 acres of cultivation.
"We have more need for our product than we actually have product, so that feels great." [14:55] -- Solomon Sweeting on Greenhorn Radio
Solomon and his family now live and work a 60 acre ranch which they have leased land for the past 3 years with an additional 60 Acres of neighboring land that they graze in exchange for fire control. Seasonal off farm jobs help support the family as they grow their little herd of cattle and flock of sheep, grain, and hay cultivation. Solomon and his partner Bronwyn Olsen also have two daughters Sierra (16 years old) and Mariah (13 Years old). This episode has been sponsored by White Oak Pastures.
"We have more need for our product than we actually have product, so that feels great." [14:55] -- Solomon Sweeting on Greenhorn Radio
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East to West (36:43)
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Solomon Sweeting, Vermont, Sierra Nevada, California, alfalfa, ranch, dairy, grain, Upstate New York, San Francisco, agriculture, homesteading, septic, well, pioneering, animals, livestock, animal husbandry, plant propagation, stream restoration, horseback, range management, horses, cattle, ranch hand, beginning farmers, farmer's markets, direct marketing, co-op, beef, lamb, infrastructure, sustainable meat, Bay Area, restaurants, pastured meat, grass fed, young farmer, Reno, Quincey, sustainable farmers, conventional agriculture, grain co-op, organic feed, bulk, dry climate, dry land agriculture, orchard, grazing, practical farmers of Iowa, networking,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 05/19/2010 05:00PM
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Heather talks with Severine von Tscharner Fleming from The Greenhorns about her organization and upcoming documentary. Visit www.thegreenhorns.net for more information and listen to Severine's own radio show every Thursday at 2 on HRN.
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The Farm Report Intro - Severine von Tscharner Fleming (13:10)
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Severine von Tscharner Fleming, The Green Horns, Heritage Radio Network, Edwards, springtime, young farmers, no profit, careers in agriculture, educational and celebrational, what is a wiki, share the knowledge you know, if you wear short shorts then you are a young farmer, California is quite the scene for young farmers, only 6 percent of farmers in the United States are 30 or younger, documenting the young farmer movement, reclaiming our food system, consulting for the USDA, farming is the solution, putting a dent in industrial agriculture, the organic movement has grown at an incredible pace, embedded within the industrial matrix, small and beautiful versus big and powerful and toxic, biotech agriculture is much less responsive to changing climate systems, organic is inherrently more resilient, Swiss and Californian, every summer on a Swiss family farm, raw milk, cherries, falling in love with the space and textures of agriculture, Pamona college, building a farm on a greenwaste dumpsite, logistics are fun,The Greenhorns (13:38)
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Greenhorns Radio on Thursdays at 2, big land drama during the blizzard, The Greenhorns movie, young farmers, green horns are the horns we trumpet and lash to the plow, reclaiming greenhorns, Greenhorns is non profit and grant funded, Cornell University, a grant from the USDA, The Newman Foundation, The Ben and Jerry Foundation, a mission to support grassroots endevours in sustainability, funding a film, young farmer mixers all over the country, The Feed Bank in Petaluma California, Harvard Vermont, local cinematographers, virtual organization, passed fondly from hand to hand, 360 hours of footage, digital media, episodic online shorts, conversations with television networks, keeping tight control over the end product, young farmers are charismatic and compelling, heroism and heartbreak, tugging on wallet strings, policy strings, and educational strings, ADHD is caused by exposure to pesticides, exactly the problem with industrial agriculture, The Heritage Radio Network, Newman's Own Foundation,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 03/10/2011 01:00PM
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This week on The Farm Report, Erin Fairbanks is joined by Janet Britt, farmer and Easement Steward of the Agricultural Stewardship Association. Tune in to learn more about the ASA, Janet's life on the farm and the origins of Community Supported Agriculture. Find out why young farmers are in such a good position today, and how the "organic revolution" has truly evolved over the years. This episode was sponsored by The Museum of Food & Drink. Learn about the "Get the Ball Rolling" fundraiser here. 
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The Farm Report Introduction: Agricultural Stewardship Association (15:53)
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Erin Fairbanks, Heritage Radio Network, The Farm Report, Museum of Food & Drink, Janet Britt, ASA, Agricultural Stewardship Association, non profit land trust, baseline document, www.AgStewardship.org, Albany CSA, Alan Chadwick, raised bed gardening, community supported agriculture, Indian Line Farm, origins of CSA, NOFA New York, organic Farming Association, Janet farms on a 5 acre farm,Janet Britt Discusses Land Access, Irrigation Equipment & The Young Farmers Movement (17:22)
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land access, young farmers are in a better position today, there are more available resources, water, irrigation equipment, drip lines vs overhead irrigation, water needs, using tractors to pump water, certified organic in the 1980's vs today, organic certification process, evolution of the organic movement, greenhouse certification, advice for young farmers, get a viable business plan,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
