**we leave off right where part one ended so make sure you listen to that one first!**

Part two of a two part episode with our local beekeeping couple Brett and Helena, from Washington, UT. What started as a hobby for years ended up becoming their full-time work over two years ago when they started selling at the farmers market. In todays conversation you will gain a glimpse into the challenges of beekeeping and managing 300 hives in an urban environment!

Make sure you check out their honey in the Modern Farm and Artisan Co-op at 55 N Main St in downtown Saint George, Utah.

Part one of a two part episode with our local beekeeping couple Brett and Helena, from Washington, UT. What started as a hobby for years ended up becoming their full-time work over two years ago when they started selling at the farmers market. In todays conversation you will gain a glimpse into the challenges of beekeeping and managing 300 hives in an urban environment!

Part two will be released on November 3rd

Make sure you check out their honey in the Modern Farm and Artisan Co-op at 55 N Main St in downtown Saint George, Utah.

First episode since June! We are officially back and will be releasing episodes every two weeks again!

In todays episode we talk with Kaydee Emmett of Freckle and Flower Farm in Enterprise, Utah. Kaydee has been selling her incredibly gorgeous and unique floral arrangements at the Downtown Farmers Market for 2 years now and also has a flower truck that she fills up every week outside her home in Enterprise! We learn about how she got interested in growing flowers as well as her favorite varieties, how she preps her beds and the time it takes to grow, harvest and make her beautiful arrangements!

Our last interview at the 2020 Utah Farm Conference was with Dale Thurber of Delectation of tomatoes. Dale has a background as an Ecologist and Endangered Species Biologist. He started is own seed company back in 2011 and now is able to run Delectation of Tomatoes full time. Dale is so passionate about working with heirloom varieties of all sorts of plants, but predominately tomatoes. Enjoy the conversation!

For this episode we are sharing the conversations that we had with vendors and attendees at the 2020 Utah Farm Conference in Cedar City, Utah back in February. The conference was put on by Red Acre Center and they will be holding the 2021 Utah Farm Conference up in Cedar City again on January 14-16 of next year! Registration for the conference opens up in August so make sure you get your tickets, you wont want to miss it!

If you missed part one of this two part interview, you can go back to episode 8 which was released on April 14th.

In this part of the interview we discuss what Christina and Randy have learned from starting Christie's Asian Kitchen and their plans for the future!

Bonus episode #2 is all about how to start your plants from seed! In this episode Anna goes in to detail about the method she uses to start everything from seed as well as some of the common problems people can have when starting out this way.

This is part one of our two part interview with Christina and Randy of Christie's Asian Kitchen, part two of the episode will be released on April 28th. This episode is full of cultural insight and transformative discussions about eating and cooking good food! You'll get to know Christina and Randy and learn their stories and what inspires them to create the incredible dishes they share with our community.

Due to increased interest in gardening during the COVID-19 pandemic, we decided to create a bonus episode that will give you some ways to get your garden started! In this bonus episode, podcast co-host Anna goes in to how to start composting, where to place your beds, how to set up your beds, buying seeds and transplants, companion planting and soil amendments. If anyone has questions or would like Anna to go more in detail on other gardening topics in future bonus episodes, send us an email at [email protected]!

In episode 6 we get to know Lauren, the artist and owner behind the creative company, The Doodling Nomad, a brand that offers prints and unique travel-centric stickers. In this interview we learn more about Lauren's background, her Alaskan adventures and how she got started with stickers and then turning it into a full time business. Lauren also gives insight into her creative process and tools she uses to bring her stickers to life!