Young Farmers Podcast

Young Farmers Podcast


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WAYFC Takeover Finale: Ariana de Leña on Tools for Dealing with Farmer Stress and Anxiety
February 01, 2021

This week is the finale of our 7 part series created by the Washington Young Farmers Coalition (WAYFC), "Farm Resilience and COVID-19." This week Elizabeth chats with Ariana de Lea, a farmer at Kamay

WAYFC Takeover 6: Ariana de Leña on Farmer Stress and Anxiety (Part 1)
January 22, 2021

This week Elizabeth talks with Ariana de Lea of Kamayan Farm about the stress and anxiety farmers confront and some practical tips for coping. This is the first part in a two-part conversation with A

WAYFC Takeover 5: Vero Vergara of Sweet Hollow Farm
January 13, 2021

Today Elizabeth chats with Vero Vergara of Sweet Hollow Farm in Woodinville, WA about equity, food access, and social justice. Vero Vergara is a nonbinary, disabled, brown, queer farmer and food systems worker based on Coast Salish territories. They work

Food Safety Part 2: Lean and Clean with Ellen Polishuk
December 22, 2020

In part 2 of our produce safety series, Young Farmers' Produce Safety Manager, Maggie Kaiser, talks with Ellen Polishuk about integrating Lean Farming principles into your farm's food safety plan.

Food Safety Part 1: Scaling Up with Scott Chang-Fleeman
December 17, 2020

This week and next we'll be talking about an often overlooked, and sometimes daunting, part of farming: *food safety*! Part 1 is a conversation with Scott Chang-Fleeman, owner of Shao Shan Farm in Marin County, who grows Asian heritage vegetables: "Scalin

WAYFC Takeover 4: Miles Griffin and Amanda Doughty on Farmer Mental Health
November 17, 2020

Miles Griffin and Amanda Doughty currently live on 20 acres in Twisp, Washington. Amanda is a licensed therapist, who works off the farm full-time but loves a good Saturday weeding session. Miles is the owner and operator of Posterity Farm, producing past

WAYFC Takeover 3: Nyema Clark of Nurturing Roots
September 16, 2020

The Washington Young Farmers Coalition (WAYFC) takes over the Young Farmers Podcast to talk about resilience and community building in the time of COVID-19. Episode 3 is a conversation with Nyema Clark of Nurturing Roots about food justice and food access

WAYFC Takeover 2: Tracy Stewart of Gathering Roots
September 04, 2020

The Washington Young Farmers Coalition (WAYFC) takes over the Young Farmers Podcast to talk about resilience and community building in the time of COVID-19. Episode 2 is a conversation with Tracy L. Stewart, a mindfulness- based mental health therapist at

WAYFC Takeover 1: John Wesley and the Seattle BIPOC Organic Food Bank
August 25, 2020

The Washington Young Farmers Coalition (WAYFC) takes over the Young Farmers Podcast to talk about resilience and community building in the time of COVID-19. Episode 1 is a conversation with John Wesley of the Seattle BIPOC Organic Food Bank. Emma Shorr, a

Looking Back on a Decade of Young Farmers
June 20, 2019

We turn the mic on Lindsey this week for the finale episode of our first season of the Young Farmers Podcast. The National Young Farmers Coalition's Sophie Ackoff, VP of Policy and Campaigns, and Holly Rippon-Butler, Land Access Program Director, join Lin