By The Ohio State University
The podcast currently has 12 episodes available.
A conversation with our regenerative champion, Tiffany Bourgeois. She is an African American woman, a new/beginning small-scale and regenerative farmer who manages ‘All About Growing’ in Columbus, Ohio. Though engaged with her day job, Tiffany describes how the lack of people like her in agriculture deterred her from choosing an agricultural-related career, the need to instill deliberate values in her young children, and her belief that agricultural sustainability can be achieved.
To know more about regenerative farmers in Ohio, visit https://u.osu.edu/regenerativechampions/
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A conversation with our regenerative champion, Anisa Ahmad. She is a Punjabi woman from the Indian subcontinent, a small-scale and regenerative farmer who manages the Franklin Avenue Community Garden in Columbus, Ohio. She describes how getting her feet and hands dirty cured her mysterious ailment, her work with young children in the garden, and how the garden has enhanced a sense of community belonging among its residents.
To know more about regenerative farmers in Ohio, visit https://u.osu.edu/regenerativechampions/
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A conversation with our regenerative champion, Paula Penn-Nabrit. She is an African American woman, a small-scale and regenerative farmer who co-owns the Charles Madison Nabrit Memorial Garden in Columbus, Ohio with her children. She describes how her family felt healed working in the garden as a ‘free grief therapy’, the fruitful collaborations and engagements in the garden, and the hope for understanding and support from Black churches.
To know more about regenerative farmers in Ohio, visit https://u.osu.edu/regenerativechampions/
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A conversation with our regenerative champion, Jodi Spencer. She is an African American woman, a small-scale and regenerative farmer who manages the Dorothy England Farm in Columbus, Ohio. Though her farming passion got her an agricultural major degree, Jodi describes her solitary farming experience in the early beginnings, the need to instill self-efficacy belief among Black and Brown children and advocates for unprivileged small-scale farmers’ to be supported with grants and scholarships toward skills and knowledge acquisition.
To know more about regenerative farmers in Ohio, visit https://u.osu.edu/regenerativechampions/
Feedback, ideas, or suggestions? Get in touch [email protected]
A conversation with our regenerative champion, Taylor Green. He is a young small-scale, new/beginning regenerative farmer who manages The Urban Farm Church in Columbus, Ohio as the Farm Developer and Education manager. Taylor describes his dissatisfaction with the food system and how he began farming as an apprentice. At the urban farm church, he is helping to build communities around farming, an idea initially unexciting to residents. The farm now enjoys huge community support and has seen a few residents convert their lawns into growing spaces.
To know more about regenerative farmers in Ohio, visit https://u.osu.edu/regenerativechampions/
Feedback, ideas, or suggestions? Get in touch [email protected]
A conversation with our regenerative champion, Jada Williams. She is a young African American, a small-scale and new beginning regenerative farmer who manages the Fresh Roots Farm in Columbus, Ohio. She describes how self-determination propels her to contribute to healthy food accessibility concerns of her community and her needs towards sustaining her farming operation.
To know more about regenerative farmers in Ohio, visit https://u.osu.edu/regenerativechampions/
Feedback, ideas, or suggestions? Get in touch [email protected]
A conversation with our regenerative champion, Kendyl Meadows. She is a woman and a small-scale beginning regenerative farmer, who manages the Three Creeks Produce with her husband in Groveport, Ohio. She describes their desire in the food system as wholesale vegetable farmers, how lack of confidence and knowledge were challenges in their early beginnings, and how they have continued to sustain their farming decisions through knowledge sharing with other farms.
To know more about regenerative farmers in Ohio, visit https://u.osu.edu/regenerativechampions/
Feedback, ideas, or suggestions? Get in touch [email protected]
A conversation with our regenerative champion, Rachel Tayse. She is a woman and a small-scale beginning regenerative farmer who manages the Harmonious Homestead Farm in Columbus, Ohio. She describes her entry into farming, perspectives on regenerative agriculture, and how valuable community relationships have earned her multiple funded projects.
To know more about regenerative farmers in Ohio, visit https://u.osu.edu/regenerativechampions/
Feedback, ideas, or suggestions? Get in touch [email protected]
A conversation with our regenerative champion, Dianne Kadonaga. She is a Japanese Canadian and a small-scale beginning regenerative farmer who manages the Sunny Glen Garden in Columbus, Ohio. She describes how she lost her family farming history, and how her health needs influenced her backyard garden which has since been converted into a community demonstration space.
To know more about regenerative farmers in Ohio, visit https://u.osu.edu/regenerativechampions/
Feedback, ideas, or suggestions? Get in touch [email protected]
A conversation with our regenerative champion, Sophia Buggs. She is an African American woman and a small-scale beginning regenerative farmer who manages the Lady Buggs Pharm in Youngstown, Ohio. She describes her journey into agriculture – from lack of community support to becoming a hometown hero and her effort in advancing Farmers of color representation in Ohio and countrywide.
To know more about regenerative farmers in Ohio, visit https://u.osu.edu/regenerativechampions/
Feedback, ideas, or suggestions? Get in touch [email protected]
The podcast currently has 12 episodes available.