On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you'll meet Kayla Lobermeier. Kayla is one half to the mother-daughter duo creators of Under A Tin Roof. She is a mother & wife, first-generation farmer, freelance writer, embroidery artist, and master gardener. She lives in rural Iowa and works a small flower farm with her [...]
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The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 80 – Diversification and Direct Marketing with Dahlia Dill
On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you'll meet Dahlia Dill. Dahlia grew up on both a dairy farm, and a full time farm where her parents raised grass fed Belted Galloway beef cattle, produced hay, and grew market gardens for cut flowers in Lee, New Hampshire. Dahlia and her husband, Mark, both [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 79 – Unapologetically Fancy AF with Courtenay DeHoff
On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you'll meet Courtenay DeHoff. You never know where you will find her! One weekend DeHoff may be hosting on-air inside Madison Square Garden for the Professional Bull Riders and the next she is speaking to a group of ranchers in small town America. A self labeled [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Giveaway!
Hey friends! As you may have heard on Episode 79 of The Rural Woman Podcast, I am hosting an exciting GIVEAWAY! 🎉 I have a Google Nest Mini that I would love to gift to one of my amazing supporters of The Rural Woman Podcast. Here's how you can enter 👇🏼 From now until December [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 77 – Suicide Awareness & Prevention Month Part 5: Remembering David with Katie Lyons
[TW/CW: MH, MI] This episode of The Rural Woman Podcast contains discussion of mental health, mental illness, discussion of suicide. These themes may be upsetting to some listeners. If you or a loved one find yourself needing emotional support or are in crisis please note the following resources: Crisis Services Canada: 1-833-456-4566 or send a text [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 76 – Suicide Awareness & Prevention Month Part 4: Remembering David with Liz Hulsizer
[TW/CW: MH, MI] This episode of The Rural Woman Podcast contains discussion of mental health, mental illness, discussion of suicide. These themes may be upsetting to some listeners. If you or a loved one find yourself needing emotional support or are in crisis please note the following resources: Crisis Services Canada: 1-833-456-4566 or send a text [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 75 – Suicide Awareness & Prevention Month Part 3: Remembering Jackie with Leslie Bauer
[TW/CW: MH, MI] This episode of The Rural Woman Podcast contains discussion of mental health, mental illness, discussion of suicide. These themes may be upsetting to some listeners. If you or a loved one find yourself needing emotional support or are in crisis please note the following resources: Crisis Services Canada: 1-833-456-4566 or send a text [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 74 – Suicide Awareness & Prevention Month Part 2: Remembering Andrew with Kate Niemeier
[TW/CW: MH, MI] This episode of The Rural Woman Podcast contains discussion of mental health, mental illness, discussion of suicide. These themes may be upsetting to some listeners. If you or a loved one find yourself needing emotional support or are in crisis please note the following resources: Crisis Services Canada: 1-833-456-4566 or send a text [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 73 – Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Part 1: Being Proactive with Mental Health vs. Reactive with Adrienne DeSutter
[TW/CW: MH, MI] This episode of The Rural Woman Podcast contains discussion of mental health, mental illness, discussion of suicide. These themes may be upsetting to some listeners. If you or a loved one find yourself needing emotional support or are in crisis please note the following resources: Crisis Services Canada: 1-833-456-4566 or send a [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 72 – Building The Bridge To Loveland Acres Farm with Scarlett Salamone
https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/15790781/height/360/theme/standard/thumbnail/yes/direction/backward/ On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast you’ll meet Scarlett Salamone. A chronically ill former inner city special education teacher gone calf loving, goat toting, chicken chasing, duck herding, sheep shearing dairy farmer. Scarlett grew up on the heels of her dad and uncles on her grandparents’ livestock farm in IL hoping [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 71 – Farming & Homeschooling with Julia Wells
https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/15746786/height/360/theme/standard/thumbnail/yes/direction/backward/ Julia Wells runs The Humble Hive Homestead, a small diverse farm in Central Oklahoma with her husband Kaleb and their two boys. Julia is a Jersey girl turned Okie, who got bit by the farming bug when she moved to Oklahoma and got a few backyard chickens for fresh eggs. Kaleb’s background in FFA, [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 70 – Live Your Big Life with Dallas James
https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/15702458/height/360/theme/standard/thumbnail/yes/direction/backward/ On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast you’ll meet Dallas James. Dallas is a farmer which is something that she never thought she’d say. A former professional musician, mom to three and wife to a police officer she was ready for a life change once she hit 40! Born in Europe to [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 69 – Buffalo? Bison? What’s The Difference? with Laurie Trigg
https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/15609278/height/360/theme/standard/thumbnail/yes/direction/backward/ On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you'll meet Laurie Trigg. Laurie is a grassroots bison rancher in Rural Alberta. Along with her husband and their three kiddos, Laurie owns and operates Backwoods Buffalo Ranch. As a self proclaimed Jill of All trades, Laurie and her family raise pure plains bison, pastured [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 68 – Transition Planning with Agriculture Transition Specialist, Annessa Good: Part 2
On this week’s episode of The Rural Woman Podcast you’ll get to hear the much anticipated part 2 of my interview with 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 [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 67 – Transition Planning with Agriculture Transition Specialist, Annessa Good: Part 1
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 [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 66 – Growing the Next Generation of Farmers with Dana Penrice
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 [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 65 – What You Need to Know In Case of Emergency on The Farm with Amanda Volsen
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 [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 64 – Raising Pasture Poultry with Nicole Vernon
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 [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 63 – Grass Fed Before It Was Cool with Kyle Brisendin
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 [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 62 – June Dairy Month Part 4 – The Struggles Make You Stronger with Nicole Wren
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 [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 61 – June Dairy Month Part 3: Cheese Please! with Naomi De Ruiter
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 [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 60 – June Dairy Month Part 2: Brown Swiss & Holsteins & Cats, Oh my! with Becca Hilby
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, [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 59 – June Dairy Month Part 1: Don’t Downplay Your Farmer-ness with Sarah Sache
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 [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 58 – You’re Either a Goat Person or a Sheep Person with Sara Beth Johnson
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 [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 57 – From Fashion to Farming: The Journey to Carbon Beneficial Wool with Star Hoerauf
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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The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 56 – The Next Generation of Farming with The Prairie Farm Project
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 [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 55 – California Ranchin’ & Craft Beer Brewing with Alli Fender
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 [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 54 – Preserving Rural Community in The Maritimes with Alicia Parsons Lushington
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 [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 53 – Focusing on Holistic Management and Regenerative Agriculture with Becky Doherty
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 [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 52: Meat Goat Farming with Leslie Svacina from Cylon Rolling Acres
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 [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 51 – Feeding The Farm with Deanne Frieders from This Farm Girl Cooks
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 [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 50 – Speaking From The Heart with Richelle Barrett
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 [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 49 – Raising Gotland Sheep with Kim Goodling
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 [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 48 – Rotational Grazing & Growing Local with Kate Estrade
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 [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 47 – Nursing The Farm with Mel Gallup
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 [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 46 – Healing Through Animals and Nature with Tammy Thielman, BSW, MSW, RSW
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 [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 45 – LIVE Broadcast: Organic Alberta 2020 Conference – Sharing Your Ag Story Through Podcasting with Katelyn Duban + Interview with Holistic Management Professional Certified Educator Kelly Sidoryk
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 [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 44 – Blueberry & Pig Farming with Tiffany Duncan, RVT
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: The Western Producer Highlighting The Rural Woman Podcast
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 [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 43: Grass Fed Beef and Foraging 101 with Caiti Pierce
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 [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 42 – Learning About Online and Digital Marketing for Farmers with Kelsey Jorissen Olesen
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 [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 41 – The heART of the Farm with Amanda Griffey
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 [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 40 – Starting a Market Garden with Kristin Graves at Fifth Gen Gardens
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 [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 39 – All About Healthy Soils and Regenerative Ag with Nicole Masters
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” [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 38 – Highland Cattle & Flower Farming with Kristen Primrose
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 [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 37 – The Story of Rocking Bar H Ranch with Brook Hickle
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 [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 36 – All About Donkeys with Andrea Durham
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 [...]
A DAIRY Good Recap: The Rural Woman Podcast
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 [...]
The Rural Woman Podcast Episode 35 – Ask a Farmer, Not Google with Katie Dotterer-Pyle
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 [...]
