Rooted in Organic Podcast

Jan 30 2025 96 ep. 49 mins 54
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Connecting people with organic farmers across the country, from Amish country to farmers on the West coast. Join us as we travel back to the agricultural roots and have conversations whose livelihood is organic farming.

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Community Assisting Local Farmers (CALF) with Leon Mast and Ross Smith

Jan 30 2025 58 mins  
Leon Mast, dairy farmer in La Grange, Indiana and chair of the CALF committee, and Ross Smith, Regional Manager for CROPP Cooperative and advisor to the CALF Committee, join us to talk about their experiences starting an advisory group for start-up farmers, some common mistakes they see when working with those farmers and the varied ways they've seen success. Rooted In Organic Podc

Back on the Farm with Eric Beiler

Dec 26 2024 56 mins  
Eric Beiler is a dairy farmer in upstate New York. He joins us to talk about his path to having his own farm, what he learned in his years working for other farmers and considerations to transitioning to organic production. Rooted In Organic Podcast is sponsored by Byron Seeds and SoilBiotics.

Certified Organic with Mark Seeley

Dec 02 2024 65 mins  
Mark Seeley is the founder and executive director of OnMark Certification Services, a USDA accredited organic certification agency. Mark joins us to talk about the reasons and steps behind starting a certification agency, what the steps are to become certified organic and some of the lessons learned through his experience in the industry. Rooted In Organic Podcast is sponsored by S

Views on Health with Dr Theron Hutton

Oct 28 2024 79 mins  
Dr Theron Hutton is the founder and medical director at Mulberry Clinics in Tennessee. He joins us again for further discussion on how food and lifestyle impacts overall health, his experiences helping patients with health problems and some of his views on the current medical industry. Rooted In Organic Podcast is sponsored by SoilBiotics and Byron Seeds.

Developing Farmers with Daniel Salatin

Oct 07 2024 55 mins  
Daniel Salatin is the Operations Manager at Polyface Farms in Swoope, VA. He joins us to talk about the day to day operations at Polyface, leading the program to develop the skills of new farmers and what he's learned through experience as a hands on farmer. Rooted In Organic Podcast is sponsored by Byron Seeds and SoilBiotics

Suburban Sodbusting with Monty Schrunk

Sep 03 2024 74 mins  
Monty Schrunk is a natural beekeeper and organic gardener in Affton, MO. He joins us to share how he got into beekeeping, best ways to catch a swarm of bees in an urban environment and the different types of hives to keep bees. Monty is known as the Suburban Sodbuster and can be found on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram Rooted In Organic Podcast is sponsored by SoilBiotics and Byron

A Farm That Feeds Us with Shawn and Beth Dougherty

Jul 22 2024 69 mins  
Shawn and Beth Dougherty have been farming in Toronto, Ohio since the 1980's. They join us to talk about finding their farm, learning how to build soils through rotational grazing and learning to manage their farm with as few off-farm inputs as possible. Rooted In Organic Podcast is sponsored by Byron Seeds and SoilBiotics.

Starting From Scratch with The Saylor's

Jun 24 2024 65 mins  
Troy and Erin Saylor run Earth Rich Acres and Earth Rich Wellness in Urbana, OH. They join us to talk about their own journey to learning the value of healthy food, the learning curve of producing that food themselves and now teaching those lessons learned to others. Rooted In Organic Podcast is sponsored by Byron Seeds and SoilBiotics.

Learning By Living with Rory Feek

Apr 29 2024 42 mins  
Rory Feek is a country music artist and homesteader in Columbia, TN. He joins us to talk about his journey from a trailer park in Kansas to a farm in Tennessee. He also talks about the upcoming Homestead Festival which takes place June 7-8 on Rory's farm in Columbia. Rooted In Organic Podcast is sponsored by Byron Seeds, SoilBiotics and Farming Magazine.

Maintaining Community with Jerry D Miller

Mar 18 2024 49 mins  
Jerry D Miller is a organic dairy farmer from Millersburg, OH. He joins us to talk about the Plain Community, how technology impacts maintaining community and how a sense of community is passed to others. Rooted In Organic Podcast is sponsored by SoilBiotics and Byron Seeds.