Celebrating 50 Episodes!
Hobby Farms|May - June 2023
What started as a casual conversation series with farmers, gardeners and land stewards two years ago has become a podcast with more than 50 episodes! We’re celebrating having recorded all these interviews exploring the inner workings of farming and food systems and looking forward to bringing you many more.
LISA MUNNIKSMA
Celebrating 50 Episodes!

These are just a few episodes for you to catch up on from the past two years.

ARIANA TAYLOR-STANLEY, EPISODE 11

New York farmer Ariana Taylor-Stanley explains her work with the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, including the ins and outs of how you can take advantage of U.S. Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Conservation Service grant programs. TaylorStanley also tells us about her Here We Are Farm, raising vegetables and dairy sheep, and running a CSA plus going to farmers markets.

ANITA ASHOK ADALJA, EPISODE 13 

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