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Legal Tools for a Resilient Farm

In this episode, KRC staff members Leslie and Charlotte spoke with Eva Caison from Farm Commons to discuss the many legal protections that farmers, young and old should consider when protecting themselves and their assets.

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Farmers Joining the Plight to Conserve the Quivira Wetlands

In this episode, KRC staff member Charlotte French-Allen spoke with Dr. Jackie Augustine, Executive Director of Audubon of Kansas and David Wood, farmer from Belpre Kansas to learn about how farmers are working to use less water and conserve the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge.

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Environmental Education Courses with KACEE

In this episode, Charlotte French-Allen spoke Ashlyn Kite-Hartwich and Brian Gahagan about how environmental education positively impacts the learning experience of students from around Kansas.

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How Harvesters Feeds Kansas

In this episode, Charlotte French-Allen talks with Karen Siebert about the different programs that fund Harvesters and the history of how and why our food assistance programs were created.

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Habitat’s Net Zero Home Build

In this episode, Charlotte French-Allen spoke with Josh Brewer, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity to the Northern Flint Hills on the exciting net zero home build taking place in the Ogden Community.

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Reporting On Hard Topics in Ag

In this episode, Charlotte spoke with native Kansan, Carey Gillam on growing up in Kansas and how her work on the agriculture beat lead her to some unnerving discoveries.

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Discussing the Common Ground Film with Rebecca and Josh Tickle

Charlotte is joined by Common Ground Director/Producer duo Rebecca and Josh Tickell from their farm "Big Picture Ranch." They discuss Josh and Rebecca's interest in farming, previous films, and the importance of the messaging in their film to farmers and all consumers of food.

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Caring for Land and Community

Kansas Rural Center to host a series of podcasts interviewing farmers and their soil health practices. In this episode, Charlotte from KRC joins in to interview Amy June from Goodway Farm.

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Starting Your Own Farm and Joining CSA’s

Amy Glattly of Prairie Ramblings is teaming up with Kansas Rural Center to host a series of podcasts interviewing farmers and their soil health practices. In this episode, Charlotte from KRC joins in to interview Lacy Myers from Wild Hollow Farm.

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The Joys and Challenges of Perennial Agriculture

Amy Glattly of Prairie Ramblings is teaming up with Kansas Rural Center to host a series of podcasts interviewing farmers and their soil health practices. In this episode, Charlotte from KRC joins in to interview Mercedes Santiago from The Land Institute about perennial crops and her love of soil.

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Common Ground Producers and Growers

Amy Glattly of Prairie Ramblings is teaming up with Kansas Rural Center to host a series of podcasts interviewing farmers and their soil health practices. In this episode, Charlotte from KRC joins in to interview Donna Pearson-McClish from Common Ground Producers and Growers.

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Sunflower Stories -Arkenberg Farms

Briana and Keith Arkenberg reflect on their relationship with the Central Topeka Grocery Oaiss and discuss the genesis of Arkenberg Farms.

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Soil Health and Food as a Public Work

Farmer and Experiential Learning Specialist Pantaleon Florez III, visits Kansas Rural Center’s Program Manager Ryan Goertzen-Regier and Board of Directors President Zack Pistora about his “no fossil fuel farm,” land access, and food as a public work.

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Growing Organic and the Farm Bill

Organic grower and certifier, Demetria Hill, visits with Kansas Rural Center Program Manager Ryan Goertzen-Regier and Kansas Rural Center Board of Directors President Zack Pistora about the process of organic certification, her own operation, and how the Farm Bill may incentivize organic growers.

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Soil Health and the Farm Bill

Jim and Lisa French, sustainable farmers and longtime friends of KRC, visit with Kansas Rural Center Program Manager Ryan Goertzen-Regier and Kansas Rural Center Board of Directors President Zack Pistora about the evolving world of farming in Kansas and their hopes for the farm bill.

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Soil Health a Paradigm Shift

Jack Geiger an organic farmer and star of the Geiger Farm Youtube channel visits with Kansas Rural Center Program Manager Ryan Goertzen-Regier and Kansas Rural Center Board of Directors President Zack Pistora about the his choice to grow organic, how the market affects his bottom line, and the diverse mechanics of his farm.

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Soil Health and the Farm Bill

Executive Director of the Kansas Farmers Union, Nick Levedofsky visits with Ryan and Zack about the history of the Farm Bill, how it affects everyone, who represents Kansans, and how to communicate our needs with those in Washington D.C.

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Soil Health, Conservation and Succession

Tom Giessel has been farming the land of Kansas since childhood. He meets with KRC Program Manager Ryan Goertzen-Regier, and board Executive Director Zack Pistora to discuss his experience with conservation programs, diversifying over the years, his succession plans, and what he wants to see for a better future.

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