Episode 15 – Family Day

In this episode I take the opportunity to talk with the whole family on their thoughts of being farm girls. I touch on the lettuce adventure, and what I have learned so far. This episode has a different feel to it, but I had a lot of fun making it.

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Episode 14 – Next Step to the Garden

In this short episode I touch base and talk about my plan with the garden for the fall. We plan to go crazy with lettuce! I also talk a short bit on a possible plan to plant one low maintenance crop next year on a piece of family land a hour from my home. If …

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Episode 13 – Banter

In this episode we celebrate the 4th of July with some brews and cheese curse from a recent trip to Wisconsin I talk about. I also talk about my trip to Texas and how instead of farming I may want to pursue my new dream of becoming a cattle rustler. Forgive me it was the …

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Episode 12 – Why so many produce recalls?

On this episode, I touch on the Brandon Tull interview I did in Episode 11.  I talk about the progress of my garden.  I also ramble about the number of produce recalls and tell you what I think the impact will be on small scale farms.

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Episode 11 – Brandon Tull Interview

In this episode I interview Brandon Full from his farm The Homegrown Farm. We have a great conversation on being a young sustainable farmer and his CSA. He gives me advice and informs me I may be a little nutty.

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Episode 15 – Family DayEpisode 14 – Next Step to the GardenEpisode 13 – BanterEpisode 12 – Why so many produce recalls?Episode 11 – Brandon Tull Interview

Oct
31

Episode #5 Talking Dirt with Ken Shook

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On episode number five I sit down with a good friend and uncle Ken Shook.  He knows a fair amount about dirt, and I try and learn as much as I can in our 45 minute conversation.  We talk about his study in soil, talk to him a little about his garden, also about his travels to South America and their farming practices there.   We touch a bit on what I should look for in a farm and how to work on soil reclamation.  I hope you enjoy!  And remember look me up on facebook and follow me on twitter at Farmer_Patrick.

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Oct
15

#4 – Where I am on the Path – October 14th, 2011

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In this episode, I go over a few of the topics that came up in our interview with Brian Hazlett in the last episode.  I will be doing shorter episodes between my interview episodes to give you an idea of where I in my path.  I will talk about the things I’ve done since the last episode to work towards my dream of becoming a farmer and I’ll let you know what I have coming up.

I’ve been looking at more land and I’ve found a few parcels that interest me.  Next up, my wife and I will be meeting with a financial planner and I hope to get some information from him.

On the next episode, my plan is to interview a man that knows a lot about soil, Ken Shook.  If you start a farm from the ground up, it doesn’t get anymore ground level than soil!

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Oct
01

#3 – Interview with Micro-Farmer, Brian Hazlett

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On this episode, I bring a real-life micro farmer, Brian Hazlett, in to the studio.  Brian tells us about his land, soil, crops and livestock.  Listen as I pick his brain and use his knowledge and experiences to help me decide if this is what I want for me and my family.

I do have to admit that towards the end of this episode, I learn some information that makes me question if this is a realistic career goal for me.  But I also learn a lot from Brian in this hour that makes me want to grab a spade and break into the soil right now!  Speaking of soil, in the next episode, I will have on a soil expert to talk about the different types of soil in this area, what would be best to grow on and what I could do to improve soil conditions.

I’d like to hear from you, if you have advice, questions for me or questions for anyone I interview, e-mail me – patrick@patrickspath.com

You can “like” me and the podcast on Facebook – Patrick’s Path to Sustainable Farming.  You can now follow me on Twitter – @Farmer_Patrick

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Sep
23

#2 – More Questions Than Answers

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Hey folks, I’m back with my second episode.  As the title of the episode indicates, there are more questions than answers.  I’ll tell you the main questions that I have for the experts in the upcoming interviews.  I should do my first interview on Episode #3, so hopefully we can start to get some of these questions answered.

If you are listening and have questions for me, or questions you’d like answered from the experts,  < a href=”mailto:patrick@patrickspath.com”>e-mail me</a>.

If you’re into Facebook, “like” me on there.

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Sep
09

#1 – Introduction

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Welcome to Patrick’s Path to Sustainable Farming.  In this first episode, I introduce myself to you and tell you the direction of this podcast.  I will tell you the reasons I am considering being a sustainable farmer, and I’ll also give you a few reasons that I might not decide to “go down that path”.

It’d be my pleasure to have you come along on this journey with me.

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