On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Jessica Mose.

Jessica is the owner and maker behind Prairie Soap Shack - An all-natural skincare e-commerce business where she creates modern and eco-friendly products with wildcrafted and homegrown plants. A former nurse and now certified herbalist, Jessica is inspired by nature and the nostalgia of her roots when creating in her business. Connecting to the land is her family's way of life as Jessica and her husband, Adam, have a family generational grain farm as well as grow their own garden and forage for wild plants with their two young children in central Alberta.

For full show notes, including links mentioned in the show, head over to wildrosefarmer.com/175

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This Weeks Discussions:

[07:14] Natural Prairie Plants

[09:00] Discovering How To Make Soap & Other Body Products

[13:29] Challenges Faced Being A Rural Entrepreneur

[25:49] Key Advice To Starting Your Own Entrepreneurial Journey 

[29:04] Rapid Fire

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On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Kendall Ballantine.

At the age of 27, Kendall ditched the power suits of her corporate career, as Director of Operations in grocery supply chain, for a life in gumboots on the farm when she opened her business Central Park Farms.

Fast forward eight years later, Central Park Farms employs a small team and is a growing direct-to-consumer producer of beef, pork, and chicken supplying the Metro Vancouver market.

Through her business, Marketing For Farmers, Kendall provides mentorship and education to farmers and ranchers throughout North America, giving them the tools to grow their businesses online.

For full show notes, including links mentioned in the show, head over to wildrosefarmer.com/174

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THIS WEEK'S DISCUSSIONS:

[15:00] Consumer Misconceptions

[20:52] Sizing of Operations Between Different Provinces

[24:34] Marketing & Pricing with Customers

[35:14] All About “Marketing for Farmers” Give Back From Kendall

[40:44] Rapid Fire

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On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Elise Ferguson.

Elise is a professional web developer, movie theatre manager, master gardener, homesteader, mom, candy store owner, beginning farmer, and a person with too many irons in the fire in southwestern Minnesota.

For full show notes, including links mentioned in the show, head over to wildrosefarmer.com/173

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THIS WEEK'S DISCUSSIONS

[17:35] Young Farmers Loan

[40:10] All About Rural Retail Roundtable Podcast

[44:25 ] Rapid Fire

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On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Kate Kavanaugh.

Kate Kavanaugh is an entrepreneur, farmer, butcher, nutrition therapist, and host of the Mind, Body, and Soil Podcast. She saw firsthand the power of meat to heal her own body, and in seeking out farmers and ranchers raising meat, she found the power of meat to heal land, too.

In 2013, she opened Western Daughters Butcher Shop in Denver, Colorado, with her now-husband, Josh Curtiss, where they source grass-fed and pasture-raised whole animals from local regenerative farmers and ranchers. Kate is now the host of the Mind, Body, and Soil podcast, where she is devoted to digging in deep with guests to find the heart of connection and what it means to lay the groundwork for generations to come. She is a citizen soil nerd, avid reader, and ground meat's biggest fangirl. When she’s not running her businesses, you can find Kate raising pork, poultry, and grass-fed goats and cows on her 65-acre farm.

For full show notes, including links mentioned in the show, head over to wildrosefarmer.com/172

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THIS WEEK'S DISCUSSIONS

[13:45] All About Western Daughters Butcher

[17:47] Kate’s Education in Nutrition Therapy

[29:16] Near Home Farm Finder

[32:30] Advice for First-Generation Farmers Just Getting Started

[36:11] The Mind Body & Soul Podcast

[39:00] Rapid Fire Questions

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On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Jenna Brown.

Jenna earned her B.S. in Biology and Soil Science from the University of Wyoming. After college, she saw herself working in the energy industry and living the big city life with all of her friends enjoying fancy bars and Colorado Avalanche hockey games. However, that all changed in 2020 when she lost her energy industry job and moved to a small town in the middle of nowhere Montana with her two fur babies to pursue a career in agriculture. Not growing up in agriculture, Jenna has completely immersed herself in the world of crop science and soil health. 

For full show notes, including links mentioned in the show, head over to wildrosefarmer.com/171

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DISCUSSIONS THIS WEEK:

[06:56] Soil Science & Education

[17:24] What Jenna does as a Soil Conservationist

[22:07] Changes Observed in Farmer’s Soil

[31:25] Rapid Fire Segment

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On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Serena Donovan.

Serena Donovan is a proud wife, mother, and grandmother living and working on their family grain farm near Mossleigh, Alberta. Although Serena grew up rurally, she did not have a direct connection with Agriculture until later in life. Looking for ways to diversify their operation, in 2019, Serena began building her indoor cannabis facility, bringing farming indoors all year long. In February 2020, Because You Cann was the 2nd micro cultivation license issued in Alberta by Health Canada and the 25th in the nation.

In 2022, Serena expanded her cannabis businesses to include the MaryJane Manor, the 1st Cannabis Boutique Hotel in Canada. Having experienced judgment surrounding the stigma of cannabis and being a medical cannabis patient, she built out the hotel with the purpose of reducing the occurrence of negative stigma others may face in their cannabis consumption. 

Cannabis may be a very untraditional crop to many, but Serena is a proud farmer!

For full show notes, including links mentioned in the show, head over to wildrosefarmer.com/170

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DISCUSSIONS THIS WEEK:

[07:55] How Serena Became the Type of Farmer She is Now

[16:00] The Stigma Behind Cannabis

[28:30] Testing and the Differences Between CBD and THC

[31:50] Industry Rules and Marketing Around Cannabis

[34:54] All About the Mary Jane Manor

[44:11] Rapid Fire Questions

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On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Alli Caraveo.

Alli Caraveo is a stay-at-home mom, first-generation rancher, entrepreneur and Equine Gestaltist™. She pursued her lifelong love for animals by getting her Veterinary Technology degree in 2012. During that time, she was building a family and a ranch with her future husband. 

Currently, Alli and her family are enjoying the slow life of Central Montana while enjoying a life they have always dreamed of. She has opened up a retreat center and an Equine Gestalt Coaching business where she and her horses help others walk through deep disappointment, life transitions, trauma, and healing.

For full show notes, including links mentioned in the show, head over to wildrosefarmer.com/169

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DISCUSSIONS THIS WEEK:

[13:57] Training & Programs Alli Went Through to Begin Her Own Business

[17:36] All About the Equine Gestalt Coaching Method

[26:39] Services Restorative Strides Provides to the Community

[28:53] Alli Discusses Her Retreats & Workshops

[30:40] Mental Health & Agriculture

[36:16] Rapid Fire

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On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Diane McKenzie.

Diane McKenzie is a farmer from Warner, Alberta. She grew up in southern Alberta on a mixed-family farm and currently farms with her family - growing grain, feed, forage and Hereford cattle seed stock.

Diane's research interest is rural women and their participation in the intergenerational transfer of the family farm. By actively farming with her families, she brings an insider view to asking questions about the inequities women and girls who farm are limited by.

For full show notes, including links mentioned in the show, head over to wildrosefarmer.com/168

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DISCUSSIONS THIS WEEK: 

[08:00] Going Back to School as a “Mature Student”

[12:28] Research in Girls & Women in Agriculture

[21:39] Notable Areas of Growth in Women from Generation to Generation

[30:50] Repetitive Social Behaviours That Hold Women Back in Agriculture

[48:50] What’s Next for Diane

[52:50] Diane’s Most Rewarding Part of Being a Rural Woman

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On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Lindsay Hamilton.

Lindsay Hamilton from Homegrown Small Town owns and operates 3 successful businesses, 2 of which are in the farming sector. A 5th generation farmer with a passion for growing, soil and education. When not helping to oversee the operations and over 100 employees, she enjoys spending her time on her one-acre garden with her husband and 2 kids, making maple syrup and quilting (Yes, she is only 35 despite her hobbies suggesting otherwise).

She is a true believer that there is no such thing as NOT having a green thumb and wants to teach as many people as possible to grow their own food and preserve it in a modern way. She believes there's a little homesteading and farming in everyone. 

For full show notes, including links mentioned in the show, head over to wildrosefarmer.com/167

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This Week's Discussions:

[12:05] Growing Cycle of Turf

[16:04] All About Grass & Soil Erosion

[19:15] Harvest Season

[29:32] Advice for Maintaining Healthy Relationships in a Family Business

[37:50] Rapid Fire Questions

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On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Sarah Riedner.

For full show notes, including links mentioned in the show, head over to wildrosefarmer.com/166

Sarah Riedner still considers herself a newbie farmer. She and her husband are both first-generation farmers and started officially farming in 2017, although they had been doing urban farming in the backyards of Calgary prior to that. Her farm, Happiness By The Acre, is located just outside of Didsbury, AB on 153 acres of prairie grazing land and riparian areas.

Sarah primarily considers herself the "crazy chicken lady", although she has also earned titles of "cow whisperer" over the years. Her farm has a mix of livestock including, pastured laying hens, heritage breed Kunekune pigs, grass-fed steers, and free range ducks. During the summer months, the farm also hosts a herd of cattle from their friend's cow-calf operation.

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This Week's Discussions:

[14:00] Changes to the Land After Starting Rotational Grazing

[18:10] Sarah’s Learning Resources

[26:30] Building a Community

[32:30] Mental Health Struggles in Agriculture

[42:15] Rapid Fire Questions

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