Farms for Tomorrow
by Farms for Tomorrow
Welcome Farmers and Farm Advocates. This podcast has been created for you. It is a practical resource for land-use planning. Our intention is to facilitate communication and idea-sharing that will benefit your farm, your community, and your future. The podcast addresses: Farmland Ownership and Preservation, Land Use and Stewardship, Community Building, and Farm Succession Planning. Your peers — fellow farmers and farm advocates — tell their stories and offer useful working models for addressing the critical issues of modern farming. Learn how farmers and farm advocates are designing successful farm operations. We are grateful for everyone who shared their perspectives and experiences and look forward to bringing more voices into this conversation. Join us.
Episodes
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s04e02 – Walter Goldstein – The American Story of Corn
Corn breeder and researcher Walter Goldstein traces the long arc of corn’s evolution, from its Indigenous origins to modern breeding challenges. He explores corn’s deep history on the American continent, a story of the living relationship between people and plants. Walter describes his work at…
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s04e01 – Bill McDorman – Why We Should All Save Seeds
Lifelong seed-saving advocate Bill McDorman discusses the centralization of the seed industry, its impact on biodiversity, and the loss of traditional seed-saving practices. He explains the historical role of farmers in breeding resilient crops and how corporate patents have restricted…
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s03e04 – Jon Frank – Building Plants Cell by Cell
Calcium is a central and often overlooked crop nutrient. Using examples to illustrate how it works, soil consultant Jon Frank introduces Carey Reams’ Biological Theory of Ionization as a framework to provide full-spectrum plant and animal nutrition. These improvements have huge implications for...
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s03e01b – Joe Scrimger – Nitrogen, Water, and the Farm
Joe Scrimger connects the dots between nitrogen use on the farm, soil health and water quality. Day two.
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s03e03 – Sally Witkowski – Food as Medicine
Rancher Sally Witkowski describes how she and her husband Jim Witkowski got their entire family into grass-fed, grass-finished organic cattle ranching. Includes a look at regenerative practices, humane animal care, revenue streams, market trends, and the importance of a mission-driven mindset.
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s03e02 – Jim Koan – Almar Orchards
Organic Apples – Mindset and Methods Episode 2: Jim Koan – Almar Orchards About Jim Koan Jim Koan was born into a family that had been growing apples in Michigan’s Genesee County since the mid-1800s. After completing degree programs in psychology and education at The University of Michigan and...
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s03e01 – Joe Scrimger – Nitrogen, Water, and the Farm
Joe Scrimger connects the dots between nitrogen use on the farm, soil health and water quality.
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s02e05 – The Farm at Trinity Health Ann Arbor
Amanda Sweetman describes how a small farm on the hospital campus of Trinity Health St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor is having a big impact on food, medicine, community health, and local agriculture. Cultivating relationships (in addition to vegetables, flowers, and hay), The Farm at Trinity Health...
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s02e04 – Argus Farm Stop
Imagine a year-round, 7-day farmers market that sells only locally produced foods. With the opening of Argus Farm Stop in 2014, Kathy Sample and Bill Brinkerhoff made that happen, creating a win-win for the whole community: Customers have convenient access to fresh local food supplied by over 200...
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S02e03 – Barry Lonik – Buy-Protect-Sell + Leadership = Saving the Aprill Farm
When an exceptional piece of farmland became available in Scio Township, Michigan, longtime land conservation specialist Barry Lonik and township officials found a way to protect it through an innovative “Buy-Protect-Sell” transaction strategy.
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S02e02 – Eric Kampe – Green Things Farm Collective
Organic no-till farmer Eric Kampe speaks to the practices that he and his farm partners have used to maintain the integrity and viability of small farm operations in their community.
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S02e01 – Eric Kampe – Green Things Farm Collective
Organic no-till farmer Eric Kampe shares experiences and perspectives on launching a small farm enterprise with a focus on both personal values and farm economics.
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S01Ep11 – Wali Via – Winter Green Farm
Wali Via of Winter Green Farm in Oregon shares about farm leadership succession in the context of an LLC. The older farmers wanted to take a step back while ensuring the continuity of their successful land stewardship practices, and to remain in residence on site. The subdivision and sale of the...
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S01Ep10 – Bob Bower – Angelic Organics
Bob Bower describes the challenges and strategies of a community coming together to assist in the farm succession process at Angelic Organics farm in Illinois, where he worked from 1995-2010. A nonprofit organization emerged as a vehicle for community engagement that supported the longtime farmer...
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S01Ep09 – John Bloom – Krusen Grass Farm
John Bloom of the Yggdrasil Land Foundation talks about the role of the foundation in assisting the leadership transition on Krusen Grass Farm, located in Southeast Wisconsin. The foundation had a hand in supporting the farmer in finding a successor, provided financial backing, and helped…
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S01Ep08P2 – Bob Wills and John Thomson – Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Farm Co-Op
England: A Different Model Episode 8 Part 2: Bob Wills and John Thomson – Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Farm Co-Op Big Picture Questions - Part 2 This segment describes how farmers stabilized day-to-day farm operations at Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch through direct marketing and community involvement…
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S01Ep08P1 – Bob Wills and John Thomson – Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Farm Co-Op
England: A Different Model Episode 8 Part 1: Bob Wills and John Thomson – Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Farm Co-Op Big Picture Questions - Part 1 Bob Wills and John Thomson share the story of how shared vision, individual personalities and emerging circumstances combined to form the land ownership…
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S01Ep08 – Bob Wills and John Thomson – Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Farm Co-Op
England: A Different Model Episode 8: Bob Wills and John Thomson – Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Farm Co-Op Big Picture Questions Bob Wills and John Thomson discuss how Tablehurst Farm was revitalized through a reorganization process that included transfer of land ownership to a trust and the...
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S01Ep07P2 – David Junghans – Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Farm Co-Op
Beginning with a discussion about how the scale of a farm enterprise impacts both its sense of community and economic viability, David Junghans then connects individual farms to big-picture questions about the emerging role of farms as centers for education and social change.
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S01Ep07P1 – David Junghans – Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Farm Co-Op
David Junghans describes how he became managing director of Tablehurst Farm and shares advice for other young people interested in farming. The discussion also explores the critical role of intention in maintaining a farm’s integrity in farming practice, land ownership issues, and the farm’s...
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S01Ep07 – David Junghans – Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Farm Co-Op
Farmer David Junghans shares about the importance of building a unified vision and how people's desire for quality food drives success on a community farm. “The word is agriculture and not agribusiness,” Junghans says. Consequently, the ethos of culture and care needs to be part of all...
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S01Ep06P2 – Peter Brown – Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Farm Co-Op
A look at the current state and future of farming, and how shifting public sentiment, government regulation and market forces are shaping agriculture for consumers, farmers, farmland and animals. Explores farms as models and centers for learning and community.
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S01Ep06P1 – Peter Brown – Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Farm Co-Op
Peter Brown describes how Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Co-operative Farms evolved into viable enterprises through a community-driven model, why a shared vision is essential to the success of these farms, and why subsidization of the industrial model requires farms like this to seek other ways to...
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S01Ep06 – Peter Brown – Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Farm Co-Op
Longtime farmer Peter Brown describes the evolution of the management and ownership structure of Tablehurst & Plaw Hatch Community Farm Cooperative to create sustainable farm operations. Includes a discussion of how larger political and economic realities require such farms to generate multiple...
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S01Ep05 – Chris Marshall – Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Farm Co-Op
Chris Marshall describes why community is essential in sustainable agricultural enterprise and land stewardship and outlines the organizational structure that Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Cooperative Farms have used to safeguard the land while supporting farm operations.
About this show
Welcome Farmers and Farm Advocates. This podcast has been created for you. It is a practical resource for land-use planning. Our intention is to facilitate communication and idea-sharing that will benefit your farm, your community, and your future. The podcast addresses: Farmland Ownership and Preservation, Land Use and Stewardship, Community Building, and Farm Succession Planning. Your peers — fellow farmers and farm advocates — tell their stories and offer useful working models for addressing the critical issues of modern farming. Learn how farmers and farm advocates are designing successful farm operations. We are grateful for everyone who shared their perspectives and experiences and look forward to bringing more voices into this conversation. Join us.
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