The Intellectual Agrarian: Philosophy From The Farm

By Terrance Layhew

What's The Intellectual Agrarian: Philosophy From The Farm about?

Grow smarter with philosophy from the farm. The Intellectual Agrarian Podcast features interviews with farmers and agrarians, unpacking their stories and skills, ideas and insights, to help us all grow smarter.

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The Intellectual Agrarian: Philosophy From The Farm episodes:

12.27.2021
Best Books of 2021 w/Scott Hebert
Joined by Scott Hebert, we breakdown our favorite books of 2021.
05.17.2021
Regenerative Crowd Funding | Dan Miller - Steward
On today’s show, we’re joined by Dan Miller the CEO and founder of Steward, a crowdfunding platform to help make capital accessible to regenerative farms. Together we learn about where Dan’s interest in crowd funding started, the way Steward works,...
05.03.2021
Organic Coffee and Tourism | Glenn Jampol - Finca Rosa Blanca
Today we are joined on the show by Glenn Jampol the owner and founder of Finca Rosa Blanca Coffee Farm and Inn. Together we talk about the start of Finca Rosa Blanca, shade grown coffee, and much more! This was...
04.19.2021
Welcome To My Farm | Lisa Steele - Fresh Eggs Daily
Our guest today is Lisa Steele from Fresh Eggs Daily. Together, we’ll be talking about common misconceptions about backyard chickens, how farms can leverage social media, her television program, and much more.
04.05.2021
Modular Farming Models | Ben Glassen - Glassen Farms
Our guest today is Ben Glassen from Glassen Farms in Nanaimo British Columbia, together we’ll be talking about Ben’s introduction into agriculture, his farming systems, his upcoming meat processing plans, and much more!
03.22.2021
Farm to Kitchen | Annemarie Sullivan - Sullifarm and Kitchen
Our guest today is Annemarie Sullivan from Sullifarm and Kitchen in Hooke Texas. Together we’ll be discussing how Annemarie began her farming career at the age of 17, the pork she raises, her on-farm events and much more!
03.08.2021
Wild Like Flowers | Daniel Firth Griffith
Our guest today is Daniel Griffith from Timshel Wildland, and author of both Boone: and Unfinished Portrait, and his most recent book Wild Like Flowers: The Restoration of Relationship through Regeneration. Together we have a fantastic conversation about his origins...
02.22.2021
How to Make a Strategic Plan For Your Farm | Tim Young - Small Farm Nation
Today we are joined by Tim Young from Small Farm Nation. Together, we’ve got an incredible interview about a recent book he’s published The 1-Page Strategic Plan: A Step by Step Guide to Building a Profitable and Sustainable Farm Business....
02.08.2021
The Profitable Mindset | Charlotte Smith - 3 Cow Marketing
Our guest today is Charlotte Smith from the Profitable Mindset Podcast and 3 Cow Marketing. Together we’ll be discussing Charlotte’s work in mindset coaching, what her clients experienced in 2020, email marketing strategies, and much more!
01.25.2021
Content Creation and Growers Live | Josh Sattin
Our guest today is Josh Sattin from Sattin Hill Farm and No-Till Growers. Today we’ll be discussing his recent work at Raleigh City Farm, how he started with No-Till Growers, content creation for your farm, and much more.
01.11.2021
Regenerative Vines and Wines | Mimi Casteel - Hope Well Wine
Our guest today is Mimi Casteel, the creative behind Hope Well Wines and Vineyard in Salem Oregon. Together, we’ll be discussing viticulture practices, the marketing and story of crops, the future of regenerative agriculture, and much more!
12.30.2020
Books of 2020
We reflect on the authors we interviewed in 2020 and the books they wrote.
12.27.2020
Dispatches From a Wildman | Scott Hebert
Today we’re joined by Scott Hebert, before we talk about our favorite books of 2020, we’ll be talking about his latest farm updates, his Planet Earth Style documentary, and a brand new Podcast series he’s just launched.
12.21.2020
Lessons From an Unusual Christmas Tree Farm | Emmet Van Driesche
Our guest today is Emmet Van Driesche, farmer, author, and craftsmen. He raises Christmas Trees at the Pieropan Christmas Tree Farm, together we discuss the origin of his farm and how he raises Christmas trees, his daily Podcast, his rules...
12.07.2020
Heritage Breeds in Portraits and Stories | Aliza Eliazarov - On The Farm
Today we are joined on the show by Aliza Eliazarov to discuss her new book, On The Farm: Heritage and Heralded Animal Breeds in Portraits and Stories, we’ll dive into what drew her to taking studio portraits of livestock and...
08.03.2020
Camel Crazy | Christina Adams
Our guest today is Christina Adams, she is a writer and author of A Real Boy and her most recent book, Camel Crazy: a Quest for Miracles in the Mysterious World of Camels.
06.15.2020
21 Days of Living Like a Samurai | Scott Hebert - Flavourful Farms
Our guest today is Scott Hebert from Flavourful Farms in Chillowack BC. Together we’re discussing exercise, a 21 day mindset, living like a samurai and much more!
06.01.2020
An Estate Farm | Laura Calvert - Elawa Farm Foundation
Our guest today is Laura Calvert from the Elawa Farm Foundation in Lake Forest IL. Together we’ll be discussing Laura’s journey in agriculture, the future of urban farming, the history of Elawa Farm and much more!
05.25.2020
Unboxing | Fed From The Farm
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05.18.2020
The Delivery Advantage | Janelle Maiocco
Our guest today is Janelle Maiocco CEO of Barn2Door, an eCommerce business empowering and supporting farmers to build their brands and sell their products.
05.04.2020
Breaking New Ground | Micheal Bell - Dallas Half Acre Farm
Our guest today is Micheal Bell from Dallas Half Acre Farm in Dallas Texas. Together we’ll be discussing the updates on Micheals Farm, his new property, commercial container growing, and much more.
04.20.2020
The Home Butchering Handbook | Jamie Waldron - J.W. Butchers
Our guest today is Jamie Waldron, from J.W. Butchers and the author The Home Butchering Handbook. Together we’ll be discussing how he became a butcher, his meat share program, the live classes he hosts, and much more.
04.06.2020
How to Burn a Goat | Scott H. Moore - Benedict Farms
Our guest today is Scott H. Moore from Benedict Farms, he is an associate professor of Philosophy at Baylor University in Waco Texas and the author of a recent book How to Burn a Goat: Farming with the Philosophers.
03.23.2020
Scott's Quitting? | Scott Hebert - Flavourful Farms
Is Scott Hebert Quitting the farm? Join our conversation to learn more.
03.09.2020
Conference Conversations | MOSES 2020
Today, we’ve got a fun episode, three mini interviews taken at the 2020 MOSES Organic Farming Conference. Each has a little take on the conference and what they took away in particular.
02.24.2020
Seed Stories | Shannon McCabe - Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Our guest today is Shannon McCabe, from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. es for Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Together, we’ll be discussing how she started working for Baker Creek, what slow flowers are, her adventures collecting seeds, and much more.
02.10.2020
Counting Sheep | Evan Thomsen - Flock Wool
Our guest today is Evan Thomsen from the Flock Wool Trading Company. Together we’ll be discussing his move to Albania, Albanian agriculture, how to scale a wool company, and much more.
01.27.2020
The Business of Farming | Luke Groce - Groce Family Farm
Our guest today is Luke Groce from Groce Family Farm in Crawford County Indiana. Together we’ll be discussing their farms transition from raising vegetables to raising pastured meats, the unique qualities of ducks, the business of running a farm, and...
01.13.2020
The Growing Debate | Diego Footer - Paperpot Co.
Our guest today is Diego Footer from Paperpot Co. Together we’ll be discussing the Growing Debate about conventional farming, true sustainability, what it takes to start a Podcast and much more!
12.30.2019
The Best Books of 2019 | Scott Hebert - Flavourful Farms
Today, I’m joined by Scott Hebert from Flavourful Farms in Chillawak BC. Together we’re talking about our top three favorite books of the year and our favorite narrators of the year.
12.23.2019
The Christmas Story
Sharing the Christmas story from the Gospel of Luke, wishing you a Merry Christmas.
12.16.2019
Regenerative Ranching | Glenn Elzinga - Alderspring Ranch
Our guest today is Glenn Elzinga, from Alderspring Ranch in May Idaho.
09.23.2019
Special Announcement! - Show Update
Quick announcement! The Podcast is going on pause for the next couple of months.
09.09.2019
Suburban Farming | Josh Sattin - Sattin Hill Farm
Our guest today is Josh Sattin from Sattin Hill Farm from Raleigh North Carolina. Together we’ll be discussing the differences and challenges of suburban farming, how Josh became a farmer after teaching and brewing, why he gave up his ducks,...
09.02.2019
The Greatest Bond Villain Plot Ever
We discuss the greatest Bond Villain plot of all time.
08.19.2019
Renew You Fitness and Finance | Tom and Julie Domres - Small Scale Life
Today we are joined by Tom and Julie Domres from Small Scale Life and Small Scale Gardening. Together we’ll be discussing their renew you initiatives in both fitness and finance, along the connections between those two important areas of life,...
08.05.2019
Farmstreaming | Steven Cornett - Nature's Always Right
Our guest today is Steven Cornett from Nature’s Always Right in Lemon Grove California.
07.22.2019
Digital Skills for Homesteaders | Jason Contreras
Our guest today is Jason Contreras from Sow The Land in Asheville North Carolina.
07.08.2019
Consistency is Key | Scott Hebert - Flavourful Farms
Today, we talk with Scott about the expansion of his farm, getting back to martial arts, the compounding effects of consistency, building a tiny house, and much more.
06.24.2019
Grain by Grain | Bob Quinn - Big Sandy Organics
Together, we’ll discuss how Bob became a pioneer in Organics, what Kamut ancient grain is, value subtracted food, reviving rural jobs, and much more.
06.17.2019
When I See a Dozen Eggs [+ Bonus Preview]
When I see a dozen eggs, here's what I see.
06.10.2019
Raw Milk in Illinois | Cliff McConville - All Grass Farms
Our guest today is Cliff McConville from All-Grass Farms in Barrington Illinois. Together we discuss how he started farming from a background in the insurance business, building his on-farm store, raw milk in the state of Illinois, and much more.
06.03.2019
By The Shores of Silver Lake | Book Club [ + Bonus Preview]
Introducing a new feature which may or may not continue depending on your response, we’re going to talk about a favorite book of mine and I’m re-listening to on audio, By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
05.27.2019
A Decade of Local Food | John Des Rosiers - Inovasi
With the 10th Anniversary of Inovasi, it was a great time to talk with John about what they are doing to celebrate the occasion, favorites on the menu, and a new project he’s started in Highland Park.
05.22.2019
Making The Case For Organic Certification | EcoFarmingDaily
Today’s a quick bonus episode to announce an article we published with Acres USA’s EcoFarmingDaily. It’s called, Making The Case for Organic Certification.
05.20.2019
The Burden of Abundance | Brandon Sheard - Farmstead Meatsmith
Brandon Sheard from Farmstead Meatsmith is joining us to discuss the attitude of harvesting an animal, how he choice butchering over academia, the myths of on-farm slaughter and much more.
05.06.2019
Homestead Cooking | Jill Winger - The Prairie Homestead
Today we’ll be discussing how Jill started homesteading, dealing with blizzards, the success of her popular blog, the lost art of cooking and much more.
04.29.2019
The Ecology of Moving [Plus Bonus Preview]
As we've recently moved, we reflect on what changing ecologies mean and how to develop them.
04.22.2019
Restoration Agriculture | Mark Shepard - New Forest Farm
Together, we’ll be discussing the impact and legacy of Restoration Agriculture, the STUN Method on scale, pest control, Mark’s adventures homesteading in Alaska, and much more.
04.08.2019
From The Field | Curtis Stone - Green City Acres
Our guest today is Curtis Stone the farmer of Green City Acres. Curtis Stone is a farmer, author, speaker and consultant. His area of expertise is in quick growing, high value annual vegetables for direct consumer market streams.

What's The Intellectual Agrarian: Philosophy From The Farm about?

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The Intellectual Agrarian: Philosophy From The Farm episodes:

Best Books of 2021 w/Scott Hebert

Regenerative Crowd Funding | Dan Miller - Steward

Organic Coffee and Tourism | Glenn Jampol - Finca Rosa Blanca

Welcome To My Farm | Lisa Steele - Fresh Eggs Daily

Modular Farming Models | Ben Glassen - Glassen Farms

Farm to Kitchen | Annemarie Sullivan - Sullifarm and Kitchen

Wild Like Flowers | Daniel Firth Griffith

How to Make a Strategic Plan For Your Farm | Tim Young - Small Farm Nation

The Profitable Mindset | Charlotte Smith - 3 Cow Marketing

Content Creation and Growers Live | Josh Sattin

Regenerative Vines and Wines | Mimi Casteel - Hope Well Wine

Books of 2020

Dispatches From a Wildman | Scott Hebert

Lessons From an Unusual Christmas Tree Farm | Emmet Van Driesche

Heritage Breeds in Portraits and Stories | Aliza Eliazarov - On The Farm

Camel Crazy | Christina Adams

21 Days of Living Like a Samurai | Scott Hebert - Flavourful Farms

An Estate Farm | Laura Calvert - Elawa Farm Foundation

Unboxing | Fed From The Farm

The Delivery Advantage | Janelle Maiocco

Breaking New Ground | Micheal Bell - Dallas Half Acre Farm

The Home Butchering Handbook | Jamie Waldron - J.W. Butchers

How to Burn a Goat | Scott H. Moore - Benedict Farms

Scott's Quitting? | Scott Hebert - Flavourful Farms

Conference Conversations | MOSES 2020

Seed Stories | Shannon McCabe - Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

Counting Sheep | Evan Thomsen - Flock Wool

The Business of Farming | Luke Groce - Groce Family Farm

The Growing Debate | Diego Footer - Paperpot Co.

The Best Books of 2019 | Scott Hebert - Flavourful Farms

The Christmas Story

Regenerative Ranching | Glenn Elzinga - Alderspring Ranch

Special Announcement! - Show Update

Suburban Farming | Josh Sattin - Sattin Hill Farm

The Greatest Bond Villain Plot Ever

Renew You Fitness and Finance | Tom and Julie Domres - Small Scale Life

Farmstreaming | Steven Cornett - Nature's Always Right

Digital Skills for Homesteaders | Jason Contreras

Consistency is Key | Scott Hebert - Flavourful Farms

Grain by Grain | Bob Quinn - Big Sandy Organics

When I See a Dozen Eggs [+ Bonus Preview]

Raw Milk in Illinois | Cliff McConville - All Grass Farms

By The Shores of Silver Lake | Book Club [ + Bonus Preview]

A Decade of Local Food | John Des Rosiers - Inovasi

Making The Case For Organic Certification | EcoFarmingDaily

The Burden of Abundance | Brandon Sheard - Farmstead Meatsmith

Homestead Cooking | Jill Winger - The Prairie Homestead

The Ecology of Moving [Plus Bonus Preview]

Restoration Agriculture | Mark Shepard - New Forest Farm

From The Field | Curtis Stone - Green City Acres