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First Aired - 03/11/2013 04:30PM
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What Would You Plant as a Farmer in 1784? On the season finale of We Dig Plants, Celebrate 229 Years of Service to America's Farmers & Gardeners with Barbara Melera of America's Oldest Seed House, Landreth's. The D. Landreth Seed Company has been providing its customers with one of the most extensive selections of fine lawn and garden seeds in the world. Their founders introduced into the United States some of the most beloved flowers and vegetables known today including the Zinnia, the white potato, various tomatoes, and their own Bloomsdale Spinach. Tune in and learn all about the history of the seed house, and get some great historical perspective on how certain plants were brought to life in the US! This program was sponsored by Hearst Ranch.
"We're here because America has kept us here for 229 years. We're going to do everything we can to help American citizens. Our catalog cost 4 times as much as it would if it was printed in China. It will continue to be printed in America as long as I have anything to say about it." [16:54]
--Barbara Melera of America's Oldest Seed House, Landreth's on We Dig Plants
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First Aired - 02/14/2013 01:00PM
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Spring is coming sooner than you think; time to start planting! This week on The Farm Report, Erin Fairbanks is talking with President and farmer at the Brooklyn Grange, Ben Flanner. Tune in to hear Ben talk about innovations in farm technology, and how these virtually simple tools can increase productivity for small farmers. Hear about the Grange's expansion to the Brooklyn Navy Yards, and the need for a long-term lease in urban farm security. Hear about Ben's educational retreat to Mexico, and find out what Ben looks for when scouring a seed catalog! How was the Grange affected by Hurricane Sandy? Find out on this week's episode of The Farm Report! This episode has been brought to you by Whole Foods.
"One of the challenges of urban farming is that you need some sort of long-term stake on some property." [10:40]
"In terms of inputs, everything we need is right here in the city- think about all of the organic waste in New York City!" [15:00]
-- Ben Flanner on The Farm Report
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New Farm Tools (16:12)
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Ben Flanner, kale, chard, weather, Brooklyn Grange, Brooklyn Navy Yards, dry, warm spring, peas, seed catalogs, Farm Hack, small farmers, technology, sharing information, Severine Von Tscharner Fleming, AgSquared, Slow Tools, Stone Barns, electric tractor, automatic greens harvester, CSA, lease, Chase Emmons, vegetables, real estate, water, rakes, shovels, seeding by hand, compost, Flying Pigs Farm, fast food, organic waste, Mexico, biodiesel distillery,Ben in Mexico (24:35)
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organic herbicide, pesticide, fertilizer, conventional farming, guano, wildflowers, hass avocado, guacamole, the Superbowl, climate control, GMO corn, Mexico, frost, crop layouts, tomato, salad, harvest, brasicas, mustard, bees, Hurricane Sandy, bee hives, Valentine's Day, dinner party, Union Square Greenmarket, Jeanne Hodesh, microgreens, shoots, sprouts, Hudson Valley Organic Farm, kale, winter salad, David Rowley, salad shoots, Monkshood Nursery, amino acids, pea shoots, buckwheat, purple radish, Windfall Farms, crustini, cured meats, Peruvian cuisine, making stock,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 02/12/2011 02:00PM
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Neysa King of Green Gate Farm in Austin TX.
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www.dissertationtodirt.com, Neysa King, Green Gate Farm, Austin TX, sunny sixty degrees and clear skies in Texas, Neysa is building a greenhouse, Neysa runs the farm with her husband, Neysa only pays for water and tractor use, its a big deal to learn on someone else's tractor, the startup cost for just a few plants and a couple of people can be huge so to have tools etc is great, Neysa was planning on a 1/4 acre, the seed costs for a quarter acre is over 300 dollars!, how much experience and how much money did Neysa have at the jump off?, Neysa interned on a farm 2 years ago in NY, eventually after another season Neysa got a job on a farm a year or so ago, falling in love then falling in love with farming, Neysa was doing a graduate program in history, Ryder Farms in Brewster, there are many people who leap from the non-profit world to the (slightly) for-profit farming world, applying what you know about non-profit to for-profit farming, grant hunting, what served Neysa well as she became a professional farmer instead of a volunteer?, knowing how to use the Internet is a big advantage, a lot of farmers don't know how to use the Internet as there aren't a lot of young farmers in Texas, finding and ordering and researching things online, older farmers learning the internet, interning before farming versus a career-switch farmer, figuring out your own personal farming style, farm dabling, seeing the myriad of ways different people approach problems, bringing your own personal values into your farm, Gardening In the Mail is a compendium of all mail order catalogs for rural areas, gardeners versus farmers and what companies are available to them, the 19th century phenomenon of getting a catalog in the mail for your equipment, some seed companies don't even take online orders, certain companies won't do business on Sundays or even take email orders, having to call someone on the phone,More with Neysa King (12:30)
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Norton's Farm Supply in PA, Austin is a very young city and the economy has therefore flourished as there is a lot of ambition and drive, what does Austin mean to Neysa?, Austin is a special city when it comes to farming, creating a direct wholesale business model in Austin, chefs accomadating seasonal growing, there is more of a history of ranchers than farming in Texas, there is a small dedicated community of sub-35 farmers though not as much as elsewhere, NY compared to CA, opportunities for young people in farmers and related industries, its exciting to get together with other young farmers and hear their ideas, the challenges of farming, farming you have to learn by doing unlike learning to be an accountant or likewise, you have to search out internships that pay nothing, learning to farm is insecure, farming itself is insecure, most organic growers just don't hire many people, being stubborn is part of farming, if someone says i want to be a farmer those around them look at them like they're crazy, crazy people are more interesting anyway, Young Farmer Essay, Greehorns are not good at deadlines,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
