Kinda Crunchy

Mother Nature really wanted to talk in this episode, thunder and a downpour share the mic with me! Listen in for some ideas of one thing you can do in honor of Earth Day! Looking for ideas to go a little greener this spring?

Plant a pollinator garden, start composting, reduce your plastic use or just swap out a plastic scrubber sponge for something more natural! Interested in composting and want to learn more? Check out this episode on vermicomposting, it's the perfect time of year to begin!

https://www.kindacrunchypodcast.com/vermicompost-turning-your-trash-into-healthy-soil/

Thank you for listening! If you have suggestions for topics or guests that you would like to hear on the show, please hop on over to the Kinda Crunchy Podcast website and leave me a note!

Welcome Back! In this episode I share a little story about one of our forays into food production. Sometimes no matter how much you plan, a project just doesn't end the way you intend. Those are the times you need to learn from the experience so it is just a valuable in the long run. As you listen to the ups and downs of our venture to producing an alternative food crop, you can chuckle and cry along with me! But hopefully, you'll also learn a little about how our food is produced and used along the way.

And guess what, I finally have a website! You can go here to find all the episodes! You can even contact me with suggestions for guests or future topics.

https://www.kindacrunchypodcast.com/

Ever thought about growing your own food?  Do you plant a garden each year?  What about sowing your own seeds inside?

In this bonus episode, I share one of my favorite pre-spring hobbies: Seed Starting Indoors!

Listen in for the basics on getting a head start on your garden this year!  And you too can soon be growing your OWN food!

For more tips, join us at https://www.facebook.com/groups/kindacrunchypodcast/

Thank you for listening!

Ever wonder where the meat at the grocery store is raised?  Ever wonder how it was fed?  Do you live in a rural setting and have dreams of raising your own food?  Tune into today's episode to learn more about the pork you eat or COULD be eating.  I am speaking with my friend, Joe Budreau who raises Heritage Breed hogs, which create the best pork I have eaten.  Listen in for more crunchy bites in the latest episode of the food series!

Interested in trying pork from a Heritage Breed or want to learn more about getting started raising Heritage Breed Hogs?  DM me in the Kinda Crunchy Podcast group on Facebook and I will connect you with Joe!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/kindacrunchypodcast

Thank you for listening!

A shrimp farm in rural Indiana, huh? Really! No joke!

In this episode, I speak with award winning, Karlanea Brown of RDM Shrimp Farm.  Learn all about farm raised shrimp and what to look for at the market or restaurant the next time you indulge in these tasty little guys!  You might be surprised at how some shrimp are raised and what they are fed before hitting our dinner table...I sure was!  Check out the episode to hear more.

If you would like to purchase shrimp from RDM or take part in one of their tours, reach out to Karlanea. You’ll be glad you did!

http://www.rdmshrimp.com/

[email protected]

765.299.9313

RDM Shrimp

https://www.facebook.com/RDMShrimp

And.....don't forget to join the Kinda Crunchy Podcast group on Facebook! 

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Let's talk about food ba-by!  Have you every given thought to where your food was grown, how it was grown, how many miles it travelled to get to you?  Well, we are going to ask about all those things and more in this crunchy food series!  AND - I have a challenge for you, can you shop for all the ingredients of your meal by just using the outside edge of the grocery store?  You know, where all the fresh food lives?  If you are up for the challenge, pop over to the Kinda Crunchy Podcast group and let me know what meal you created!

Over the next few weeks we will dive in with this series.  In the meantime, do you have questions about the food you purchase and eat? Send them my way in the Kinda Crunchy Podcast group and I will add them to list of questions I intend to ask during this crunchy food series!

Ever wonder what it takes to transition to Organic?  Me too!  I traveled to my friend's farm and asked him all about his experience transitioning some of his fields to organic.  Tune in and learn what it takes!

Cover crops are an important step to improve water quality and soil health.  Even though most of us know the importance of this, it can be an intimidating process to begin, not to mention an expensive one if not done properly.  These two factors have caused reluctance for many farmers.  Luckily for us, in this episode, TJ Kartes shares his cover crop expertise and walks us through the Do's and Don'ts of getting started with a cover crop plan.  That's the key word, PLAN!  Begin working on your cover crop program now so you don't get caught with naked soil this fall!

If you are ready to plan your cover crop program reach out to Saddle Butte Ag or connect with TJ at [email protected] 

You can also find cover crop information at https://www.biotill.com/

For more information on NCRS and Soil and Water programs listen to last week's episode!

Conference information - also check out your local Soil and Water or NRCS office for local events.

https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/nntc

https://www.striptillfarmer.com/NSTC

http://www.notill.org/2023-winter-conference

The Kinda Crunchy Podcast is back with another quick crunchy bite today!  Staying with the theme of healthy soil, let's talk about how to no till the garden AND still have chemical free weed control! If you listen all the way through, you'll get to hear my dog in the background too.  I'm certain he's a fan of this method based on all the bones he buries in the wood chips!

And for those of you who listen all the way through and wonder why there are so many pizza boxes, remember, this is podcast is only kinda crunchy.

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Leslie Fisher from the Benton County Soil and Water District shares how we can all benefit from the work and assistance they provide. The Soil and Water Districts work with the NRCS (Natural Resource Conservation Service) and complement their programs and work on special projects such as the Big Pine Watershed, which you will hear more about in this episode. The Soil and Water Districts assist not only farmers, but urban home owners as well with problems that exist on their land or yard and look for a solution using conservational practices. Examples include tillage changes, adding cover crops, or even rain barrels! Funds are often available to help compensate for the conservation minded change being made. Talk about “green” incentive!

Interested in adding a conservational practice on your land? Want to volunteer on a conservation project? Contact your local Soil and Water District for opportunities! There is a Soil and Water District in each of the 92 counties of Indiana – and in nearly every county of every state in the US. Check out the links below for more information.

Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts

Soil and Water Districts across the US

Indiana Conservation Partnership

https://www.facebook.com/Bigpinewatershed