Farmcrunch

In this action-packed episode we go into the grow rooms of Fat Caps Gourmet Mushrooms. We learn about a variety of mushrooms from Peter Mahal and what it takes to grow them: hint- no backyard required! 

Backyard Chickens! Urban Farming! Really cool community gardens, backyard plots and actual farms!
Experience it all from a wide range of chicken lovers, veggie enthusiasts and other creative outdoor endeavors.

Are you suddenly thinking more about mushrooms lately and seeing mushroom products all over the place?
Are you curious to know more about fabulous fungi; their health benefits, how people are using them as a meat substitute, and why people are putting them... in their chocolate?!
If so, do we have a show for you!

Backyard Chickens! Urban Farming! Really cool community gardens, backyard plots and actual farms!
Experience it all from a wide range of chicken lovers, veggie enthusiasts and other creative outdoor endeavors.

Just because cold weather is upon us, doesn't mean we must give up our terrace plants! We can overwinter some of the hardy ones, enjoying them year-round, and have them ready for an early Spring debut.
Meet Alex Koslow and Amy Gordon, apartment residents and terrace gardeners, who share their tips and tricks to making seasonal growing into a year-round experience!

Backyard Chickens! Urban Farming! Really cool community gardens, backyard plots and actual farms!
Experience it all from a wide range of chicken lovers, veggie enthusiasts and other creative outdoor endeavors.

Met one of my favorite people, Silvio Mazzarese, a mushroom hunting guide, jewelry designer and teacher and hobby farmer.
Today we will learn all about caring for sheep, chickens, and guinea fowl. We'll also learn about living in a yurt year-round with your whole family in Northern Vermont. Sooo much to unpack here!

Backyard Chickens! Urban Farming! Really cool community gardens, backyard plots and actual farms!
Experience it all from a wide range of chicken lovers, veggie enthusiasts and other creative outdoor endeavors.

Ever been to a garlic festival? This was my first time.
Meet really interesting people at the Hudson Valley Garlic Festival including:
*Kevin, purveyor of Black Garlic. Learn what black garlic is, how he makes it, and how a robber became Employee #1!   https://www.myonsemiro.com/
*Farmers Lisha & Shawna Lifson of Lifson Garlic Farm.  https://lifsongarlicfarm.square.site/
*Courtney Churchill of the Ulster County Cornell Cooperative Extension and the Master Gardeners group. Gardening help is available for free and they are brilliant!
https://ulster.cce.cornell.edu/

Backyard Chickens! Urban Farming! Really cool community gardens, backyard plots and actual farms!
Experience it all from a wide range of chicken lovers, veggie enthusiasts and other creative outdoor endeavors.

Meet Ryan Sugarman of Sugarman Farm!
Ryan has an incredible personal story of becoming a 20-acre farm owner here in NJ without a high school degree and an uncertain career path ahead of him back in his teens.
Learn from him what it's like to be in charge of 3000 egg laying hens! (Hint: No Thanksgiving Day off for him.)
Listen to the challenges of having to pick veg in the dark of night.

Backyard Chickens! Urban Farming! Really cool community gardens, backyard plots and actual farms!
Experience it all from a wide range of chicken lovers, veggie enthusiasts and other creative outdoor endeavors.

Meet Sue Ferrari, Exec Dir of Rockland Farm Alliance, who shares the magic of the 25-acre Cropsey Farm in New City, NY. Learn about kid's camp, their cut-flower garden, the adorable farm animals (ducks, pig, goats, turkeys, chickens), sip & stem classes and the awesome events taking place here.

Backyard Chickens! Urban Farming! Really cool community gardens, backyard plots and actual farms!
Experience it all from a wide range of chicken lovers, veggie enthusiasts and other creative outdoor endeavors.

It's a busy day at the Montclair Community Farm in Montclair, NJ!
There are chickens who are letting kids hold them! Seedlings for sale for your yard! Bee hives to tend- and a looooong ladder you want to hear about!
Join us as we experience the whole thing with Farmer Lana!

Backyard Chickens! Urban Farming! Really cool community gardens, backyard plots and actual farms!
Experience it all from a wide range of chicken lovers, veggie enthusiasts and other creative outdoor endeavors.

Talk about Urban Farming! One ear hears chickens, the other hears trucks!
Closter Farm & Livestock offers a piece of farm heaven in Bergen County, NJ.
Located only 15 minutes from NYC, we learn about raising broiler chickens,  a delightful variety of veggies, classes and more that make the heart flutter with joy!

Backyard Chickens! Urban Farming! Really cool community gardens, backyard plots and actual farms!
Experience it all from a wide range of chicken lovers, veggie enthusiasts and other creative outdoor endeavors.

Megan Byrne from MacBeth Farm teaches us about:
- Plant Frames for in-house decor
- Best plants to thrive in a low light home.
- How much water is best for your plants (hint: less is more)
- Holiday plant decor
- What it's like to own a plant design and maintenance company

Backyard Chickens! Urban Farming! Really cool community gardens, backyard plots and actual farms!
Experience it all from a wide range of chicken lovers, veggie enthusiasts and other creative outdoor endeavors.