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Stephen is a 26-year-old entrepreneur with an MBA in Finance from Loyola Marymount University.  Always inspired by entrepreneurs in his family, Walden decided to try his hand at inventing a new product when he was a senior in college.  Upon graduation, Walden moved back to his hometown in Phoenix, AZ to start Bosse Tools to pursue his dream of inventing a product. Listen in to learn about his journey and why the ergonomic tools he invented are revolutionizing what it means to work in the garden.

Check out our show notes at https://www.urbanfarm.org/2016/02/11/stephen-walden/

Justin Rhodes of Abundant Permaculture teaches others how to live a more sustainable life by teaching others how to live more sustainable lifestyles. Learn about his journey on today's episode of The Urban Farm Podcast. Hint- there is a little bit about chickens in here.

Check out our show notes at https://www.urbanfarm.org/2016/02/09/justin-rhodes/

Ginger Duncan has a fascinating lifestyle to share. Whether she's tending to her garden, raising animals, catching fish, foraging for wild edibles and medicinals, upcycling old materials, or making the open-ocean commute between town and her homestead, Ginger knows how to handle the elements and create simple abundance in one of the last wild places on Earth.

Check out our show notes at https://www.urbanfarm.org/2016/02/06/ginger-duncan/

What Danielle and Jordan Nuhfer thought was going to be a simple vegetable garden turned into a space where neighbors shared their bounties and a place where they were able to connect with people who lived in the neighborhood and may never have met. They started Grow Your Own Freedom in order to share their urban farming know how with others, and plan to make their backyard an educational space.

Cehck out our show notes at https://www.urbanfarm.org/2016/02/04/danielle-and-jordan/

Learn what urban farmer Jake Mace's 10 favorite trees are and why wood chips might just be the BEST thing you can do for your garden.

Which trees give you the most bang for your buck? What are the most nutritious fruits to grow? Urban farmer Jake Mace weighs in on his Top 10 favorite trees to grow, some tree-growing tips, and what he loves about each of these trees. 

Jake's secret for growing thriving trees? Wood chips! Listen for how to use them and why he is convinced they may be the BEST thing you can do for your trees.

Check out our show notes at https://www.urbanfarm.org/2016/02/02/jake-maces-10-favorite-trees-and-wood-chips/

Kari is a popular local gardening & homesteading speaker. Both a Master Gardener and a Master Farmer, Kari enjoys sharing her passion for growing and raising food with others. In addition to teaching classes all over the city of Phoenix, she is a talented instructor and curriculum writer in the Urban Farming department at Southwest Institute of Healing Arts. Her family operates The Micro Farm Project, a small farm in North Phoenix, where gardens and livestock animals provide her family with fun and food. She loves to experiment with new ways to create a healthier, more self-reliant and sustainable lifestyle, and invites others to join her on the journey.

Check out our show notes at https://www.urbanfarm.org/2016/01/30/kari-spencer-composting/

Creator of Life Energy Awakenings, is a organic lifestyle and holistic health educator. Leanne is an inspired advocate for creating clean, deeply nourishing foods, and extends this into a full organic lifestyle. Over the last six years she has brought the message of “simplicity and stability” in our choices of environment, foods, and lifestyle. This has take the form of empowering health classes and activities. These classes include organic gardening, the wisdom of​ using pure essential oils , raw vegan foods, structured water and hydration, pet remedies, weight and emotional balance techniques.

Check out our show notes at https://www.urbanfarm.org/2016/01/28/leanne-phillips/

Today on the Urban Farm Podcast, we welcome a Phoenix local successful farmpreneur, JD Hill of Recycled City with his experience on composting.

JD grew up in St. Michael, Minnesota, and arrived in Tempe, Arizona eager to earn his degree in business from Arizona State University.

Upon graduating with his first Bachelor’s Degree in 2008, he realized there were not many jobs in finance, and ASU opened its School of Sustainability, so he continued on, earning a second Bachelor’s Degree in Sustainable business.

He founded Recycled City 2 years ago and has over 500 customers!

Check out our show notes at https://www.urbanfarm.org/2016/01/26/jd-hill/

Stephen Ritz is a South Bronx teacher/administrator who believes that students shouldn't have to leave their community to live, learn and earn in a better one. Moving generations of students into spheres of personal and academic successes they have never imagined while reclaiming and rebuilding the Bronx, Stephen’s extended student and community family have grown over 25,000 pounds of vegetables in the Bronx while generating extraordinary academic performance.

Check out our show notes at https://www.urbanfarm.org/2016/01/23/stephen-ritz/

We are continuing the conversation on the evolutionary and truly remarkable tower gardens with our guest today Troy Albright founder and CEO of True Garden in Mesa, Arizona. He started True Garden, a solar powered greenhouse that spans 5000 square feet, designed to drastically reduce water consumption by 90% and use 90% less space than a conventional farm.

Check out our show notes at https://www.urbanfarm.org/2016/01/21/troy-albright/