We're celebrating THREE years behind the mic at The Rural Woman Podcast™ And we wouldn't be where we are today without our listeners. To say THANK YOU - enter for your chance to win a Rural Woman Podcast Prize Pack which includes: Your choice of a Rural Woman Podcast T-Shirt or Tank TopA Rural Woman [...]
It’s the calm before the storm. The storm being field meals that is - we haven’t had moisture here for a long time, but that’s a whole other conversation. I shared with you recently that for the last two years I had really been struggling with field meals. The planning, the execution, etc. So I [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/9ef5a7ea-7b28-4e54-9aa7-05021dd7e1e9/22-09-20-RuralWoman-BONUS-RM.mp3 A Spiritual Awakening: The Rural Mindset Podcast This week’s Positively Farming Media Podcast Network feature episode is an interview that I did with my friend Erika Leniczek from The Rural Mindset Podcast. You may remember Erika from Episode 127 of The Rural Woman Podcast where we chatted about how to handle burnout on the [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/16935938-2b25-4d7b-b507-d0c0e9f15794/22-06-28-RuralWoman-BONUS-JGS.mp3 Expanding the Garden as a Beginner: Just Grow Something Podcast This week you’ll hear my interview from the Just Grow Something Podcast hosted by Karin Velez where we chat about my journey into gardening. You may remember Karin from episode 135 of The Rural Woman Podcast. Karin and I also recorded a bonus episode [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/7252e11f-8b06-4de1-94c4-5280c8ab2daa/22-06-28-RuralWoman-EP154.mp3 Transitioning to a Life in Agriculture with MacKenzie Kozlowski MacKenzie is most well known for her yoga teaching. Before having her two kids she traveled the world teaching yoga workshops and trainings. In 2015 she traveled to Alberta to teach yoga workshops, but what she didn't know was that that weekend she would meet [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/53cb908a-b907-4998-80e9-3f4efa93f9aa/MYCR-EP009-TEASER.mp3 The one about our fears On this episode of Maybe You Can Relate we're expanding on the question I posed in last month's episode: What would you be able to accomplish if you weren't afraid? I'd hazard a guess that most of us, at some point, have let fear hold us back. One of [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/092ebce9-72c3-4cb9-9b93-3d89f1eda4a9/RuralWoman-EP153-Pt2.mp3 Advancing Women in Agriculture: Mini Interviews Part 2 On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet: Andrea De Roo, Cassidy Read, Chantele Gouliquer, Emma Van Steekelenburg, Jeannine Messier, Karlene Yakemchuk, Meghan Desjardins, Rayel Daines, Rebecca Senicar, Sandra Dyck and Twyla Jones. Recently I attended and spoke at the Advancing Women in [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/d0a12377-0b1f-44ac-912a-be7b39a39915/RuralWoman-EP153-Pt1.mp3 Advancing Women in Agriculture: Mini Interviews Part 1 On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet: Adrianna Graham, B Pratyusha Chennupati, Cesaree Morier, Emily Herder, Jacintha Kulchar, Kaitlyn Kitzan, Lauren Peters, Nicole Coles, Rebecca King, Riley Leeson, Sydney Lydynuik and Trish Tetz. Recently I attended and spoke at the Advancing Women [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/c35c8a2f-866d-484a-9a08-3ba656b6b9c4/RuralWoman-EP152.mp3 Building a Farm Legacy with Norma Fordyce In 1958, Norma and her family planted five acres of strawberries on rented ground. It took them 16 years to get into full-time farming. Norma drove school buses for strawberry pickers, drove trucks to haul sweet corn and beans, and she has hoed a lot of strawberries. [...]
Hey there, If you’re on my email list, which I hope you are, then you know I have been sharing some of my favourite things with you each week. WildRoseFarmer Community email Join The Community Loading... Thank you! You have successfully joined our subscriber list. This week’s podcast guest, Norma Fordyce, inspired me to get [...]
How to Plan for Transitioning Your Farm Through Generations with Christina Fordyce In this extended Episode, Christina and I talk about transition planning. She explains how they sat down as a family to talk about what it would look like. She recommends finding a good attorney and accountant to help work through all the tough [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/1ac5aaf1-3e34-476e-8309-3073a22d4aa7/RuralWoman-EP151.mp3 Diversifying Your Crops with Christina Fordyce Christina grew up in the Willamette Valley as a homeschooler who one day aspired to grow her own garden. After graduating college in the midwest, she returned to her hometown to marry her childhood crush Graham - a farmer. She now co-owns Fordyce Farm inc. with her husband [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/0ca3216b-89d5-49bc-a3ec-141d84d819d6/RuralWoman-EP150.mp3 Promoting Food Independence with Suzette Chaumette Suzette is a Health Communications Scientist with over 25 years of international and domestic experience and the founder of Food Indy, all about food independence. She is a worm farmer, 4th generation backyard gardener and home chef. You might find her at local estate sales or trying to [...]
Farming for Joy with Kathryn Laframboise In this extended episode, Kathryn and I talked about one of Kathryn’s favourite sayings “farming for joy”. We talked about what that means to her and what finding joy in farming means to different people. It’s about getting back to your WHY and making choices and decisions based on [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/a37dde8f-ace1-4e1c-a44f-153adaad6075/RuralWoman-EP149.mp3 Creating a Fibre Community with Kathryn Laframboise Kathryn is a rookie fibre farmer living on Treaty One land. Alongside her husband, she tends to 20 acres and nearly one hundred lives varying from ducks and geese to horses and alpacas. Kathryn is wildly passionate about community and embodies that as a middle school teacher [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/290d8131-ee2d-4bd2-aaa1-e4dc567ac5a4/MYCR-EP008-TEASER.mp3 The one about coming full circle On this episode of Maybe You Can Relate I’m speaking about coming full circle. What do I mean by that? Well, in this episode I share about when I first attended a conference and had to put my job title down and I very hesitantly wrote ‘Farmer’ to [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/5a6fb412-6fa5-4b22-82ae-614ebdb22be8/RuralWoman-EP148.mp3 Supporting Your Immune System with Food with Chelsie Boles Chelsie is a first-generation female farmer in Michigan, who's been on a health and healing journey for over 10 years. Her and her husband Rob left a very cozy life to start their own 65-acre regenerative farm from scratch. Rob quit his job in the [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/e070ec83-6af6-449d-8921-422157d08536/RuralWoman-EP147.mp3 Creating Year-Round Revenue Streams in Agriculture with Natasha McCrary The founder and owner of 1818 Farms is Natasha McCrary. Natasha grew up in Florence, Alabama, and attended the University of Alabama for her college education. In 2011, Natasha became interested in starting a family-run farm to teach her children about sustainability and the importance [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/bbf8c82c-c416-4cab-92ca-d8650dc11fac/RuralWoman-EP146.mp3 Women in Leadership and Gender Diversity in Agriculture with Hannah Konschuh Hannah Konschuh is a grain farmer, operating Generation Land & Grain Co. near Cluny Alberta, joining her family farm as part of their succession plan. Prior to that, Hannah completed a B.Sc in Agriculture and M.Sc. in Soil Science at the University of [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/8ad73d5f-ba61-4531-be01-92127d6f65ce/MYCR-EP007-TEASER.mp3 The one about Female Farmers On this episode of Maybe You Can Relate I’m speaking about female farmers and a recent experience I had when I shared my story through a campaign and received some not-so-nice feedback from some people. I’m sharing what happened and what I will do moving forward - I would [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/d9af505e-689d-4493-92ee-dd2782631983/RuralWoman-EP145.mp3 Facing your Fears in Agriculture with Marina Schmidt Marina’s title of farmwife started in 2019 when she married a farmer. It was a change of a lifetime to go from a small-town girl with no knowledge of agriculture to now living on a 100-acre family farm in Southwestern Ontario. She has jumped right in [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/3a832625-48d8-435e-8f2c-9b16998735c4/RuralWoman-EP144.mp3 Holistic Management 101 with Deanne Chuiko Deanne Chuiko ranches along with her husband John, and their children Matt and Rylee. CJ Ranching is located North of St. Walburg, Saskatchewan. They run a cow-calf and long yearling operation along the Bronson forest, working as close to mother nature as they can. Deanne is an equal [...]
ex·pert /ˈekˌspərt/noun a person who has a comprehensive and authoritative knowledge of or skill in a particular area. I had the opportunity to have a one-on-one conversation with the Founder and CEO of AGvisorPro, Robert Saik, about the barriers Women in Ag face when it comes to getting, and giving, knowledgeable advice. Robert shared with [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/f1732f90-9fed-4bf8-832e-d1652799efc4/RuralWoman-BonusEP.mp3 Seed Treating Solutions with AGI’s Leanne Marin Growing up on a multi-generational family farm, Leanne Marin knows life in ag moves fast. Her role with AGI helps her do what she does best: find solutions for producers where they least expect it. Starting her career with AGI in 2017, Leanne began as Product Specialist [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/1e0d12c2-cc30-4b97-9f2b-00aa30602a28/RuralWoman-EP143.mp3 Not Your Father's Farm Conference with Simone Weinstein Simone made the leap from a classic 9-5 to self-employment when they joined Celeste at The Conscious Kitchen. They were working in sustainable food consulting and loved working with food entrepreneurs, but there was something missing. Their passion started early, climbing trees and studying snakes, and [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/8d7204d9-1773-41cc-a3ef-87a4814b3868/RuralWoman-EP142.mp3 Creating a Community Hub for Farm to Table Zero Waste Meal Delivery with Celeste Lopeiato Celeste started The Conscious Kitchen at the age of 22. She began cooking regularly from recipe books at the age of ten, and hasn't stopped since. While attending a social-justice focused high school, and later graduating with an Environmental [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/465747d0-e869-4a21-84c6-ae9b88b26d54/MYCR-EP006-TEASER.mp3 The one about speaking your truth On this episode of Maybe You Can Relate I’m sharing about speaking your truth. I recently went to a speaking event and it didn’t turn out exactly how I had predicted but I walked away with new lessons and the realization that what’s truly important is being true [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/fe834275-4a5e-4733-b2e1-0016fbe2a2ae/RuralWoman-EP141.mp3 Balancing Multiple Farming Operations with Kendal Van Hall Kendal Van Hall is a farmer in the Palliser triangle in Alberta. She is an Olds College graduate, where she studied Horticulture before coming back to the family farm and feedlot in 2015, before farming her own piece of ground under her own farm in 2016 [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/3c306ff4-ecdf-49f7-bcb9-2952fdc50e2e/RuralWoman-EP140.mp3 Creating a Farrow to Finish Operation with Kelly Worthington Kelly Worthington and her husband, Jon Lendvoy bought their farm in the Fall of 2010 just east of Carstairs. Kelly was an avid horse girl with always the desire for breeding and Jon an outdoorsman, hunter and fisherman. Not long into renovations, they decided they [...]
I’ll set the scene: I was working in my office when, at approximately 5:59pm, I could hear the sound of footsteps ever so slowly creeping towards the door. Followed by a soft knock and a weary ‘Honey?...’ I knew what was coming. “Can you make dinner for the crew?” And just like that, field meal [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/0d4706e2-f703-425c-8b4e-bafebce26bf4/RuralWoman-EP139.mp3 The Path to Becoming a Little More Self Reliant with Ashley Constance Ashley is a first-generation homesteader who moved from the big city to pursue more self-reliance on a 3 acre homestead in central Alberta. Along with her husband, she raises laying hens, meat chickens and meat rabbits, grows a large food garden, and is [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/c7c4c4d6-6ccd-48c1-99b4-43a173649ecc/RuralWoman-EP138.mp3 Navigating Family, Connection, and Community with Alison Weaver Alison Weaver is a grain farmer, storyteller, speaker. Alison wants to share with Women in Ag and beyond how to overcome challenges and know you are enough! Alison loves to mentor and cheer women on with their hopes and dreams. Alison is a wife, mom, gramma [...]
As producers, we focus our time and attention on the health of the land, the soils, and animals. If they're not in good condition, we know they don't produce. But how often do we focus on our own health? At the end of the day, once we've taken care of everything and everyone else - [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/56130cb0-b9c2-40c3-b4c3-849794d7efca/RuralWoman-EP137.mp3 Connecting to Your Community with Caroline Fanning Caroline Fanning grew in on suburban Long Island, NY, and spent her summers hanging out and working at the beach. She moved upstate for college, where there were no beaches but plenty of farms. Her first farm job was at the Poughkeepsie Farm Project, a 7-acre vegetable [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/ea839938-7bfa-446c-bc50-a0fe6b0c944c/RuralWoman-EP136.mp3 Creating a Simple and Fulfilling Homestead with Jennifer Spencer Jennifer is the farmer behind Yellow Brick Road Farm. She farms with her family, on their one-acre homestead on Cape Sable Island, a small island on the southwest tip of Nova Scotia. Their homestead acts as a brooder for their small-scale pastured poultry, pig and [...]
How to Start a CSA with Karin Velez In this bonus episode, Karin and I talked about the importance of being self-reliant and knowing how to grow your own food. Regardless of the space you may or may not have! Listen to Episode 135 and read the show notes here! Patron-Only Bonus Episode | Available to [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/f9aca7e8-56ad-4f3c-b05d-45377617207d/RuralWoman-EP135.mp3 Growing a Garden from the Ground Up with Karin Velez Karin Velez is a U.S. Marine-turned-farmer-turned-educator. Alongside her husband, she built a small farm focused on raising animals on pasture for meat and eggs and growing fruits and vegetables with no chemical inputs. The farm started simply as a way to provide food for [...]
Real talk about field meals Well folks, it’s that time of year again. The time when new life is born and seeds are sown. The time for field meals is upon us. If I am being honest - I have had a tumultuous relationship with field meals over the years. In the beginning, it was [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/b853b3bc-955f-47f1-9ec7-57af6f3b1a1b/RuralWoman-EP134.mp3 Redefining Leadership in Agriculture with Sarah Bohnenkamp Sarah is a hope dealer and anti-average advocate. She helps people who want to blaze epic trails and who say "NO!" to mediocre through intensive coaching programs. Sarah serves professionals who are being called to show up in much bigger ways. Leaders who are looking to re-define [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/62b830de-1fd8-40be-bd06-348084b2951d/RuralWoman-EP133.mp3 Shifting Focus: Rebranding the Family Farm with Hannah Miller On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you'll meet Hannah Miller. Hannah is a 26-year-old farmer running her own business on her family's 175-acre farm in central Massachusetts. She has about 500 egg-laying chickens, 4 dairy cows that produce raw milk, and a [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/8c8604b2-1399-4839-af1a-f081a21c8ef3/ruralwoman-ep132.mp3 The Next Generation of Agriculture with Mady Adamson Mady Adamson is a 5th generation Saskatchewan grain farmer. She is passionate about ag education and sharing what she knows to her social media pages titled Learning About Ag With Mady. Mady is currently in grade 4 and in her spare time enjoys dancing, watching hockey [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/68c7dee4-33d0-48f1-91e7-6bea7d1c97bd/22-03-13-ruralwoman-ep131.mp3 Connecting Your Community to Their Food Sources with Kerri Giesbrecht On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast you will meet, Kerri Giesbrecht. From stilettos to rubber boots; Kerri was born and raised as a city girl that has turned a whole lot country thanks to her husband. Her farm is everything high [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/e659304d-196a-41d1-bb04-a1e97c07203e/ruralwoman-ep130.mp3 Food Security and Building Diversity with Rachael Stewart On this episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, we are chatting with Rachael Stewart! Rachael is the CEO of the Southwest Black Ranchers. In late 2020, Rachael and her family decided to take a leap of faith and bring their longtime dream into fruition – a [...]
Behind the Scenes of Podcast Coaching with Kimberley Allan In this extended Episode 129, Kimberley and I talked about how we met that helped her get back on track on the podcast, and connect back to her WHY. Also, find out who is the remarkable Canadian Olympian she's friends with! Listen to Episode 129 and [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/43feec9e-f102-49fb-bb70-34148915cead/ruralwoman-ep129.mp3 Creating Self-Sufficiency with Climate Changes with Kimberley Allan This week on The Rural Woman Podcast, you will get to meet Kimberley Allan (@gatherfarmandkitchen). Kimberley owns Gather Farm & Kitchen in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island. Along with her partner, Dennis, and her daughters, they operate a 5 acre farm and business. Kimberley grew [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/dec34829-f89c-4d7a-8a96-502aa778315b/22-02-22-ruralwoman-ep128-adfree.mp3 Starting a Homestead Where You’re At with Natalie Green On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast you will meet Natalie Green, a passionate homesteader with a one-acre farm in Richmond, VA. When Natalie and her husband moved to their home 3 years ago Natalie knew she wanted a big garden and a [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/61316e6d-1636-4113-a76f-ca80a02440d2/22-02-15-ruralwoman-ep127-adfree.mp3 How to Handle Burnout on the Farm with Erica Leniczek On this episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you’ll meet Erica Leniczek. Erica is the owner, face and name behind The Brand Erica and the host of The Rural Mindset Podcast™. Erica is a personal development specialist and mental health coach who helps people [...]
https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/9bcf4c17-bc0b-41a4-848f-6c98b5827672/22-02-02-ruralwoman-ep126-adfree.mp3 Postpartum Depression and Farming with Esther Vandenhoven On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you’ll meet Esther Vandenhoven. Esther is a first generation farmer who, along with her husband and two kids, run a 300 head sheep farm in Rimbey, Alberta. Esther grew up in Northern British Columbia and attended Olds College [...]
How to Grow Your Team Online with Kate Schat In this extended Episode 125, Kate Schat and I continued our conversation about outsourcing for the business, advice for people who are still hesitant to hire somebody to help, and simple steps on how to get started delegating tasks I'm sure you can easily implement on [...]
