NOFA Podcast

This week on the NOFA/Mass podcast we are going to be doing some Science Fiction-y stuff folks, we are bending space and time, we are manipulating plant biology, we are talking season extension! Why we extend the growing season and what plant breeds are the best to try and extend the season with. Plus an interview with Jeremy Barker Plotkin of Simple Gifts Farm. This week we only have a Farm Fail and boy it's a doozy! Don’t go anywhere, we are going to boldly grow into a season no-one has grown in before!

We can save the world people! By sequestering atmospheric carbon! Let's get into the knitty-gritty of soil carbon restoration. Why it’s so important to get carbon out of the air and into the soil and how you can make a difference. We’ll be hearing my interview with Sharon Gensler a homesteader extraordinaire who uses regenerative, no-till techniques about how you can build your soil and sequester carbon too. Plus, this week's Farm Hack is super smart and super sweet!

On this week's episode of the NOFA/Mass podcast we are gunna help you feel good from the inside out. Because we are talking all about nutrition! I’ll tell you all about how you can tell what is actually nutritious, why you might want to choose organic food to support your overall health and where you can find it using our Organic food guide. Plus, my interview with Kathleen DiChiara who will be teaching a workshop all about the microbiome. And this week we have our first ever Farm Hack/Fail combo!

This week we will be talking all about beginning farmers! It’s no small potatoes to start a farm from nothing. We are going to talk about the upswell of young folks interested in farming, why we need them and what NOFA/Mass is doing to help out the new generation. I’ll also be chatting with Elly Vaughan the owner and operator of Phoenix Fruit Farm in Belchertown MA all about how she went from a WWOOFer to being a badass farm owner. Plus a financial farm hack and a fail that will turn your heart to STON

This week on the NOFA/Mass podcast we are asking the age old question what the heck is Organic anyway? We’ll have a little history lesson on where the term Organic farming came from, why we have it, why we still need it and what it tells you about the food you eat. We will also be talking to the wonderful Laura Davis about NOFA/Mass’s Organic Certification program and her journey to running her own Organic farm. Plus a super stinky Farm Fail and a Farm Hack that really upgrades trellis growing!

This week we will be talking all about bees! What is the state our bees 10 years after the Colony Collapse crisis? Can you truly have Organic honey? We’ll also be hearing my interview with the amazing Angela Roell a beekeeper extraordinaire and, as always, our Farm Hacks and Farm Fails. Don’t go anywhere, we're going to hive a great time!

Get ready for this farmy fabulous podcast from the Northeast Organic Farming Association Massachusetts Chapter. Here is a sneak peek of our first episode. Be sure to subscribe to the show!