On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast you’ll meet Annessa Good. Annessa is an Agriculture Transition Specialist at Farm Credit Canada where she helps people start the transition conversation, giving them the tools and resources to work towards goals that keep their operations viable and sustainable. Annessa recently moved back to the family [...]
On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast you’ll meet Dana Penrice. Dana is the Prairie Program Manager for the Young Agrarians which is a farmer to farmer educational resource network for new and young ecological, organic and regenerative farmers in Canada. Dana works with a great team of community facilitators to help grow [...]
On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you’ll meet Amanda Volsen. Amanda grew up on a hobby farm in western Wisconsin and now finds herself in south central Minnesota, married to a 6th generation farmer. She and her husband, Eric, keep very busy raising corn, soybeans, small grains and four children who are [...]
I had the honor of sharing my story on The Ag State of Podcast hosted by Jason Medows. The Ag State of Mind podcast focuses on mental health and how it affects those of us involved in agriculture. I shared my journey in mental health, my life on the farm and how I transitioned into [...]
On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast you’ll meet Nicole Vernon. Nicole is co-owner of Vernon Family Farm, a non GMO pastured poultry farm on the Seacoast of New Hampshire. She is a farmer, a Spanish teacher, a bilingual mama of 3 adventurous farm girls, a committed wife, a serious multi-tasker and a [...]
On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you’ll meet Kyle Brisendine. Kyle began farming at age 5 when she bought her first sheep with money she saved. The next year she showed her first registered ewe against the adults in the open class because she was too young for 4-H. Fast forward a [...]
On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast we are wrapping up our June Dairy Month series with Nicole Wren. Nicole owns and operates a dairy farm in northern Michigan with her husband Brad. Together in 2008 just weeks after saying 'I do' the couple purchased six local dairy cows and began milking in [...]
On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you’ll meet Naomi De Ruiter who is a first-generation dairy farmer and the Modern Milkmaid at Birdsong Farm, where she raises registered Jersey cows and teaches cheese making classes. Naomi was 14 when she got her first cow, a Jersey-cross she named Blossom, and she fell [...]
On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast we're continuing June Dairy Month with Becca Hilby. Becca is a first generation dairy farmer from America’s Dairy Land, Wisconsin. Becca and her husband, Joey, live on his family’s farm with their three year old daughter Sophia, and one year old son, Joseph. They raise steers, [...]
Hey there,I have been actively seeking out new podcasts to listen to hosted by or featuring BIPOC in Agriculture or the Food Space. Take a look and listen to some of my favs. I'm always up for suggestions on new podcasts to listen to so drop your favourite in the comments below or send me [...]
On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast you’ll meet Canadian dairy producer Sarah Sache. Sarah operates West River Farm Ltd. in Rosedale, BC alongside her husband Gene and brother in law Grant. In her twelve years farming she has worked to become well connected in the dairy industry and agriculture community both locally [...]
On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast you’ll hear from Sara Beth Johnson from Flying Pig Cattle Co. in Arkansas. Sara Beth along with her husband own and operate a commercial cow/calf operation, raise meat goats, and even have a few miniature Hereford cattle for fun. Sara Beth also works off the farm [...]
On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you’ll meet fashionista turned first generation Farmer Star Hoerauf. Star worked in the clothing and fashion industry for many years before she made the jump into farming where she began raising Blue Faced Lester sheep. She says there have always been three key elements throughout her [...]
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On this week’s episode of you’ll meet Dana, Jenna, and Nikki of The Prairie Farm Project. The Prairie Farm Project is a partnership of Central Alberta producers dedicated to providing nutritionally dense and ethically raised food and other farm products to families. Together, Lady’s Hat Farm, Redtail Farms and Lazy T Farm market their products [...]
On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you’ll meet, Alli Fender. Alli is a fourth generation cattle producer in San Diego County, California. She grew up on the family ranch and always had a love for the cattle and livestock. Alli participated in 4H and FFA growing up and when her and her [...]
On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you'll meet Alicia Parsons Lushington. Alicia grew up in rural Nova Scotia surrounded by chickens, horses, dairy cows, honey bees and gardens and woods. She attended the Nova Scotia Agricultural College first with thoughts of becoming a vet but soon distracted by the world of plants [...]
On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast you'll meet Becky Doherty. Becky became a first generation farmer back in 2016 when she and her husband John, along with their two young kids Cadence and Keagan , bought a farm and started Stonepost Farms. They are a mixed operation offering pasture raised meats, naturally [...]
On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast you'll meet Leslie Svacina who owns and runs Cylon Rolling Acres, a grass-based livestock farm near Deer Park in Western Wisconsin. Leslie, with the help of her husband Scott and their two kiddos raise Boer-Kiko cross goats for meat on pasture. Leslie Svacina | BIO Leslie [...]
On the week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you’ll meet Deanne Frieders. Wife to a farmer and mother of four, Deanne Frieders is the blogger behind This Farm Girl Cooks. Her focus is on simple, delicious meals your family will actually eat! If you love easy meals, a sprinkle of humor and a dash [...]
On today’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you’ll meet Richelle Barrett. Richelle is a Rancher, Photographer and Writer from Havre, Montana who’s name might sound familiar to those of you have who have been listening to the Rural Woman Podcast from the beginning. Richelle Barrett | Bio I was born and raised on a [...]
On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you'll hear from Kim Goodling. Kim is shepherd to a flock of Gotland sheep on a hillside farm in Vermont. Kim and her husband began homesteading many years ago as a way to provide healthy food for their family, live a self sufficient lifestyle, and participate in Vermont's rich [...]
Hey guys. Welcome to this special Sunday episode of The Rural Woman Podcast. As you know, new episodes of the show typically release on Fridays but as you may have seen on social media this week I’ve been a bit under the weather, My husband and I returned form a trip to the US on [...]
On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast you’ll meet Mel Gallup from Southern Idaho. Mel is a registered nurse who farms alongside her family and started her own business Calloused Hands Bounty where she makes soaps and other handmade products. Who knew back in January when we recorded this episode that soap would be [...]
On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast you'll hear from Tammy Thielman. We talk about he unique counselling practice as well as mental health in agriculture. Tammy Thielman | Bio Tammy is a registered Masters-Level Social Worker and Mental Health Counsellor who lives with her husband John, of 25 years, and three children [...]
On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you’ll get to hear my presentation I recently gave at the 2020 Organic Alberta and Holistic Management Canada conference in Camrose, Alberta. It was an honour to be asked to speak about my journey in agriculture and how The Rural Woman Podcast got its start. I [...]
On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you’ll meet Tiffany Duncan. Tiffany is a third generation blueberry farmer turned pig farmer at a 700 head farrow to wean operation in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia. Tiffany shares with us about her love of animals plus what it’s like to be a military wife [...]
Podcast tells stories of prairie farm women By Mary MacArthur READ THE ARTICLE I was recently featured in an article by Mary MacArthur in The Western Producer, the leading agricultural publication targeted for Western Canadian farmers and ranchers and has been a staple in the agricultural industry since 1923. I shared my story of The Rural [...]
On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast you’ll hear from Caiti Pierce. Caiti is a first generation farmer who lives in Northern Wisconsin with her husband and kiddos where they raise grass fed grass finished beef and pastured eggs to sell direct to consumers. We also get into chatting about how and why [...]
On today’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you’ll hear from a familiar farmer, Kelsey Jorissen Olesen. Kelsey was on the podcast previously talking all about her farm Green Willow Honestead. You can head back to Episode 7 of The Rural Woman Podcast to hear her farming story. Kelsey is a first generation female farmer [...]
On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you’ll hear from Amanada Griffey who is a 6th generation farmer, farm wife, boy mom and artist. She farms with her 3rd generation farmer husband, Thomas, on his family’s grain, hay, and beef cattle farm in East central Indiana Amanda Griffey | Bio Amanda Griffey is [...]
On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast you’ll get to meet my follow Albertan Kristin Graves from Fifth Gen Gardens. Kristin’s family farm started in 1918 when her great-great grandfather purchased the land to pasture his cattle on. 100 years later, she is the fifth generation to farm on the land, making her [...]
On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast you’ll hear from Nicole Masters who is an internationally-recognized Agroecologist dedicated to helping land managers regenerate soil health. Her mission is to help producers create vibrant, profitable, healthy food productions from the soil up. Nicole recently released a new book titled “For the Love of Soil” [...]
On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast you’ll get to meet Kristen Primrose from Primrose Lane Farm where they raise highland cattle organic produce and have started their own flower farm. Kristen shares her story of why growing flowers is a way of connecting with her mother and how she shares that connection [...]
On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you’ll hear from first generation Rancher Brook Hickle from Enumclaw, Washington. Brook along with her husband and three boys own and operate Rocking Bar H ranch which is a Red Angus seed stock operation that you'll learn all about in today's episode. In 2005, Brook's young [...]
On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you'll hear from Andrea Durham from Long Ear Rescue in South Carolina. Andrea and Jeff Durham live on a 54 acre farm in northern Greenville County, South Carolina. They actually live in the very house Jeff grew up in. During Jeff’s childhood, the farm was a [...]
Hey friends 👋🏼 Can you believe The Rural Woman Podcast has been on the air for NINE months already? I can't believe it either!I was working on episode number 36 and getting it ready to hit your earbuds on Friday, December 13 and I was thinking about how many great stories I've gotten to share [...]
On this weeks episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you’ll meet third generation turned first generation dairy farmer Katie Dotterer-Pyle. Not only is Katie a dairy farmer, but she is a part time Spanish teacher, entrepreneur and AGvocate. Growing up as part of the 3rd generation on her family dairy farm in central PA, Katie [...]
On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you’ll hear from Andrea Elias. Andrea is the manager at a farrow to finish hog operation in Southern Manitoba. She has worked in the hog industry for the majority of her life and has a passion for her industry that you’ll hear in today’s interview. Andrea [...]
On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast you'll get to hear from Amy VanderHeide. Amy calls the beautiful and diverse landscape of the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia home. She grew up next door to her grandmother’s beef farm and now farms full time with her husband and in-laws on their poultry and crop [...]
On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you'll hear from Courtney Williams. Courtney co-owns and operates Williams Cattle with her husband, Eric. Together they raise grass-fed-and-finished beef and free-range children on a farm east of Carstairs, Alberta Growing up as a farmer’s daughter, Courtney saw the challenges that farm life brought and always said [...]
Welcome to this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast. Today’s episode is a little different as you’ll be hearing me be interviewed by my dear friend Annabel Morgan. You may remember Annabel from Episode 20 where I was able to meet up with Annabel face to face down in Montana. Annabel is a rancher [...]
Hey there, I wanted to create a space specifically to share and thank those who support The Rural Woman Podcast through Patreon. These people not only listen, love and share the podcast but they also financially contribute to the show monthly making it possible to air each and every week. via GIPHY The Rural Woman [...]
On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast you'll hear from the co hosts of the Midwest Farm Wives podcast Kylie Epperson and Whitney Larson. We did an interview swap so make sure once you're done listening to this episode you head on over and listen to my interview on their podcast! Meet Kylie [...]
Hi friends! I was recently interviewed by Whitney & Kylie on the Midwest Farm Wives Podcast! We has such a great time talking about our farms, family's and the Ag community. Be sure to tune in to The Rural Woman Podcast on Friday, November 1 as Whitney and Kylie shared their stories in Ag with [...]
On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you'll hear from Lauren Stine. She is an agricultural law professor, food journalist, and farmer in North West Arkansas raising grass-finished, pasture-raised cattle, sheep, and goats. Recently, she started working with Diana Rodgers to promote her upcoming documentary and book project Sacred Cow, which makes the [...]
On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, we’ll be wrapping up our two part series of Inspiring and Encouraging Words from 25 Women in Agriculture. You will hear from the remaining 13 women from previous episodes of The Rural Woman Podcast. Thank you so much for the positive feedback I received from part [...]
On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast we’re going to take a look back on the past episodes. I have had the privilege of interviewing 25 incredible women in Ag and I have compiled some of the answers to my favourite questions I have asked my previous guests and put them into two [...]
On this week's episode you'll get to meet Paige Powell of Black Bear Farm and Apiary. Four years ago, Paige moved with her family from the city, to a small farm outside of Austin, TX and become first generation farmers. Currently Black Bear Farm sells pasture raised pork and chicken, free range eggs, baked goods [...]
On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast we get to hear from Canadian sheep farmer Sandi Brock. Born and raised on a dairy farm in Paris, Ontario Canada, Sandi may have resented early morning milking before school, explaining to her homeroom teacher that she was late because a calf was stuck in delivery. [...]
