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Talkin' Dirt
by Robert Peters
Talkin’ Dirt is a podcast about farming, soil, and the people working to grow real food today.Host Robert Peters travels to farms big and small, sitting down with growers, ranchers, and agricultural innovators who are rebuilding soil, feeding their communities, and finding creative ways to make farming work.Each episode is an honest conversation about the challenges, traditions, and surprising successes happening in agriculture right now.If you care about food, land, and the future of farming, you’ll feel right at home here.
Episodes
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KinPark Youth Urban Farm: Growing Food, Growing Community
In this episode of Talkin’ Dirt, I sit down with Karissa and Fionna at KinPark Youth Urban Farm in Duncan, British Columbia. Karissa is the farm manager at KinPark, a project of the Cowichan Green Community, and Fionna is one of the local young people involved with the farm. KinPark is about a...
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Biodynamics and Cowichan Valley Water Rights at Alderlea Farm
In this episode of Talkin’ Dirt, I sit down with John and Katy Ehrlich at Alderlea Farm in Duncan, British Columbia. For more than 20 years, they’ve been growing vegetables on their 10-acre farm, running a CSA, and building a community around local food. Right on the property is the Alderlea Farm...
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Speedy and Flo’s Sweet Corn: Fifty Acres and a Montana Following
In this episode of Talkin’ Dirt, I sit down with Flo and his dad, Speedy, from Speedy & Flo’s Sweet Corn in Hardin, Montana. Speedy came to the United States from Mexico in the late 1970s and has spent most of his life working in agriculture. What started with a few acres of sweet corn has grown...
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Flowers, Farming and a Healthy Dose of Optimism with Aimee Miklovic
In this episode of Talkin’ Dirt, I sit down with Aimee from Full Bushel Farm in Montana’s Bitterroot Valley. Aimee didn’t grow up farming, but after finding her way into working with plants, she discovered she had a knack for growing things and eventually decided to turn that into a farm of her...
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From Starting a Small Berry Patch to Running a Commercial Pollen Business with Jennifer and Scott Beddard
In this episode of Talkin’ Dirt, I sit down with Jennifer and Scott Beddard, former owners of Beddard Berry Farm in Washington’s Yakima Valley. Jennifer and Scott share the story of building their berry farm from the ground up, learning as they went, raising a family alongside the farm, and...
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One Acre and a Full Heart with Pete Temrowski
In this episode of Talkin’ Dirt, I sit down with Pete Temrowski of Full Heart Farm, a one-acre farm in Carnation, Washington. Pete’s path to farming took him from growing plants as a kid in Atlanta, to working in the cannabis industry, to eventually starting a farm of his own in the Snoqualmie...
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Virginia Hemp Under Pressure: The Cost of Compliance at Redfern Hemp
In this episode of Talkin' Dirt, I sit down with Graham Redfern, founder of Redfern Hemp, and Joe Domino, the company's research director. Graham's path into agriculture wasn't a traditional one. After careers in construction and banking, he became convinced that industrial hemp had the potential...
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Challenging Conventional Wisdom in AG with Jay Hayward
In this episode of Talkin' Dirt, I sit down with Jay Hayward, owner of Hayward Garlic in Montana's Bitterroot Valley. Jay has built one of the country's leading seed garlic businesses, but his path into farming wasn't exactly a straight one. Jay shares how studying behavioral psychology, working…
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Chestnut Trees and Market Forces with Steve Jones
This week on Talkin' Dirt, I sit down with Steve Jones of Colossal Orchards in Selah, Washington. Steve's journey into chestnuts began almost by accident when a friend suggested they give the crop a try. More than 35 years later, that small side project has grown into one of the Pacific…
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The Land Outlives Us All with David Bell
In this episode of Talkin’ Dirt, I sit down with David Bell from Just Living Farm on Yakama Nation land in the Yakima Valley of Washington. David and his wife originally came to the area in the late 1990s to run after school programs for local youth, but over time that work evolved into something...
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Scaling Up at Frisky Girl Farm with Ellen Scheffer
In this episode of Talkin’ Dirt, I sit down with Ellen from Frisky Girl Farm in Fall City, Washington. Ellen got her start in agriculture after a college class reshaped how she thought about the food system, which led her to work on farms across the country before eventually co-founding her own...
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A Bucket of Beets and a Lifetime of Lessons with Jack Graham
In this episode of Talkin’ Dirt, I sit down with Jack from Farmer Jack’s Garden in the Yakima Valley. Jack has spent a lifetime around agriculture, starting on a cattle and grain farm in northeastern Washington and continuing that work through decades of growing his own food at home. In this...
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The Craft of Goat Cheese at Sunnyfield Farm with Andre Entermann
In this episode of Talkin' Dirt, I sit down with Andre Entermann. Andre runs Sunnyfield Farm with his wife out on Lopez Island, where they’ve been building a small-scale goat dairy focused on thoughtful, hands-on production. In this conversation, Andre shares how years of traveling and working on...
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The Hidden World Inside Soil with Shawn Bruckman
In this episode of Talkin’ Dirt, I sit down with Shawn Bruckman in Eagle, Colorado — a soil health specialist, worm farmer, and someone who has built a career around understanding what’s happening beneath our feet. Shawn shares her journey from studying environmental policy to becoming a local...
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Island Sheep at Lucky Ewe Farm with Audrey & Michelle
In this episode of Talkin’ Dirt, I sit down with Audrey and Michelle from Lucky Ewe Farm on Lopez Island in Washington’s San Juan Islands. They talk about how they got into sheep, what it’s like managing a small band on an island, and the role sheep play in their daily life. The conversation also...
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Where the sheep graze: A year on the Western Range with Julie Hansmire
In this episode of Talkin’ Dirt, I sit down with Julie Hansmire of Campbell Hansmire Sheep, a Western sheep rancher running bands between eastern Utah and the mountains of central Colorado. We get into what a full year looks like for her sheep, from lambing season to trailing them into high...
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After the Flood: Recovery at Briscot Farm and Sanctuary with Grace Kramer
In this episode of Talkin’ Dirt, I sit down with Grace, the owner of Briscot Farm and Sanctuary here in Washington State. Briscot was recently hit hard by the historic floods that left their entire farm underwater, and Grace shares what that experience was like — from the immediate impact to the...
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From Farm to Cup: The Hidden World of Coffee with Dr. Taya Brown
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Taya Brown to unpack the hidden world behind one of the most familiar drinks on the planet - coffee. While Taya isn’t a coffee farmer herself, she has spent years working closely with smallholder coffee farmers in Central America, listening to their…
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Food, Family and a Backyard Garden with Richie Stephenson
In this episode of Talkin’ Dirt, I sit down with my longtime friend Richie Stephenson, who’s been growing a home garden for his family for the past several years. Richie isn’t a farmer by trade, but we talk about what first got him into gardening, what his early years looked like, and how long it...
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Inside a Virginia Oyster Operation with Lake Cowart Jr.
In this episode I’m joined by Lake Cowart Jr. of Cowart Seafood Corporation, one of the largest oyster operations on the East Coast. We talk about how oysters are grown today, the role hatcheries and triploid oysters play in modern aquaculture, and how factors like salinity, weather, disease, and...
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Food Access, Public Land, and the Power of Community: Beacon Food Forest
In this episode, I sit down with Glen, one of the founding members of Seattle’s Beacon Food Forest - a community-run, open forage garden built on public land with a mission rooted in food access, food sovereignty, and shared stewardship. Glen walks through how the project started, how they...
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Farming Oysters on the Oregon Coast with Gavan Augustin
In this episode, I visit the southern Oregon coast to sit down with Gavan, the young owner of Qualman Oyster Farm in Charleston. Since the recording he has renamed the operation to Augustin Ouster Farms. Gavan shares how he found his way into oyster farming and what it takes to operate inside the...
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Ranching on the Lost Coast with Michael Evenson
In this episode of Talkin’ Dirt, I sit down with Michael from Lost Coast Ranch, tucked out on one of the most remote and rugged stretches of Northern California. Michael’s lived an adventurous, humble life across the region, and we talk about the path that eventually led him to the Lost Coast and...
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From Grass to Beef: Humbolt Grassfed Beef with Sarah and Lee
In this episode of Talkin’ Dirt, I sit down with Sarah and Lee Mora of Humboldt Grassfed Beef, a fourth-generation family ranching operation in Humboldt County, California. Since 1998, the Mora family has been raising 100% grass-fed and grass-finished beef, taking advantage of the region's unique...
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Kona Grown: Coffee at Uluwehi Farm with Franck Carisey
In this episode of Talkin’ Dirt, I sit down with Franck Carisey of Uluwehi Coffee Farm, a small, award-winning coffee operation nestled in the heart of Hawaiʻi's famous Kona coffee belt. Franck and his wife spent years traveling the world and working in corporate jobs before deciding to purchase...
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Starseed Ranch: Seeds of Aloha with Dash
In this episode of Talkin’ Dirt, I sit down with Dash from Starseed Ranch, a lush, coastal farm tucked into the northern side of Hawai‘i’s Big Island. What started years ago as a small coconut farm has grown into a thriving landscape that blends farming, education, and cultural restoration. We…
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From Soil to Soul: Agroforestry and Regeneration at OK Farms
In this episode of Talkin’ Dirt, I sit down with Troy and Vi from O.K. Farms, a 320-acre tropical farm in Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi. O.K. Farms grows everything from tropical fruit, coffee, and heart of palm to spices, citrus, vegetables, and traditional Hawaiian crops. But this...
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From Lava to Leaves: Hawaiian Tea with Eva Lee
In this episode of Talkin’ Dirt, I sit down with Eva Lee, co-founder of Tea Hawaii & Company in Volcano, Hawaii, just a few minutes from Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Eva and her husband, Chiu, were part of the first generation of growers who helped establish Hawaii’s modern tea industry. They...
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Crafting Chocolate in a Big Island Food Forest with Stephen Yundt
In this episode of Talkin’ Dirt, I sit down with Stephen Yundt of Puna Gold Estate in Pāhoa, Hawaiʻi. Stephen and his wife, Liz, have created a tropical food forest filled with cacao, vanilla, coffee, fruit trees, vegetables, herbs, and flowers. We talk about how Stephen and Liz transformed an...
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Plant Wizardry in Honolulu with Nat Bletter
In this episode of Talkin’ Dirt, I sit down with Nat Bletter, a PhD botanist, chocolate maker, and plant-grafting wizard in Honolulu. We dive into high-density urban farming, the art of grafting dozens of varieties onto a single tree, and the surprising ways food, science, and community come...
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Regenerative Roots: Cannabis and Blueberries in Watsonville CA with Darren Story
In this episode of Talkin’ Dirt, I sit down with Darren Story, the founder of Coastal Sun Farm in Watsonville, California. Coastal Sun is a regenerative cannabis and blueberry farm that uses living soil and biodiversity to grow in harmony with nature. Darren shares his vision for farming that…
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Seattle Farm's Pumpkin Patch: A Young Entrepreneur's Journey
In this episode of Talkin’ Dirt, I visit a Seattle farm that turned a simple idea into a thriving pumpkin patch. You’ll hear how a young entrepreneur’s dream grew into a community tradition, bringing families together each fall. From the challenges of starting out, to the joy of seeing kids pick...
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One Woman, One Farm: The Story of Headwind Farm
In this episode of Talkin’ Dirt, I sit down with Shannon from Headwind Farm in North Saanich, British Columbia. Shannon is running a small organic farm on about half an acre—and she’s doing it largely on her own. We talk about how a lifestyle change unexpectedly led her into farming, what it…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Talkin’ Dirt is a podcast about farming, soil, and the people working to grow real food today.Host Robert Peters travels to farms big and small, sitting down with growers, ranchers, and agricultural innovators who are rebuilding soil, feeding their communities, and finding creative ways to make farming work.Each episode is an honest conversation about the challenges, traditions, and surprising successes happening in agriculture right now.If you care about food, land, and the future of farming, you’ll feel right at home here.
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Talkin’ Dirt is a podcast about farming, soil, and the people working to grow real food today.Host Robert Peters travels to farms big and small, sitting down with growers, ranchers, and agricultural innovators who are rebuilding soil, feeding their communities, and finding creative ways to make...
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