Soil Health and Agriculture Ep. 4
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 Amy June from Goodway Farm.
Links:
Book Recomendation: Emergent Strategy
True Love Seeds, “Seeds and Their People”
Native Lands Restoration Collaborative (seed team)
Wahaub Prairie, Land Institute
Joseph Williams Tallgrass Prairie, Pawhuska Oklahoma
Appel Farm Arts and Music Camp, South Jersey
American Farmland Trust - Brighter Future Fund
Kansas Farmers Union Convention
Episode Timeline:
09:45 Amy introduction
11:00 Seedkeeping
13:45 What Made Amy Transition her Farming Methods
16:30 Sharing Space with Other Farmers
20:30 What ways and practices had been used?
24:00 Biodegradable Mulch Review
29:00 Has location changed the way Amy June farms?
33:00 What programs has Amy June taken advantage of?
38:00 Barriers for Regenerative Practices
45:00 Seed Savers
48:00 How would Amy like to see ag and food systems change in the future?
51:40 Advice for those transitioning offer help in exchange for knowledge
56:00 Involving Youth on the Farm