Fresh Growth
Fresh Growth: Approaches to a More Sustainable Future from Western Ag Practitioners introduces you to farmers and ranchers from around the western United States who are finding innovative sustainable practices that enrich the natural resources we all care about. These successful multi-generational operations experiment with new ideas and are making it pay. Listen in as they tell their story and provide advice for young or beginning farmers.Western SARE, funded by USDA NIFA, provides grants and education to advance innovations in sustainable agriculture. Intro music credit: Organic Energy by Kensington Studios used under license from Shutterstock. Learn more about Western SARE at western.sare.org
Podcasting since 2020 • 35 episodes
Fresh Growth
Latest Episodes
Alderspring Ranch: Utilizing In-Herding for Land Health
In this conversation, Glenn Elzinga shares his family’s journey with Alderspring Ranch, detailing its beginnings, the motivations behind starting the ranch, their commitment to regenerative practices a...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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53:58
Maud Powell: Navigating Climate Stress and Grief
In this conversation, Maud Powell, Wolf Gulch Farm and Oregon State University shares her journey as a farmer and the challenges she faced due to a changing climate and lack of water. She and her husband Tom realized “we can’t really farm here ...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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42:52
Watershed Ranch: Fungal Compost to Improve Soil Health in High Desert Colorado
Former Chicago science teacher, Rick Bieterman now farms in the Colorado High Desert, growing hay. Watershed Ranch has an annual precipitation of 11 inches and sits at 8,000 feet in elevation – providing about 90-100 frost free days per season....
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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36:13
