The Prairie Farm Podcast

Ep. 203 (Coffee Time) More than half of Iowa's water sources are "Impaired"

Good people, good topics, good coffee. We've got two of those; Wild Rivers Coffee has the other.
 
wildriverscoffeeco.com (for coffee that fights for conservation)
theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)
hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and habitat mixes)

Ep. 202 John Lacey changed the world more than you know

We sat down with Joe Crookham, founder of Musco Lighting and researcher of the late John F. Lacey, to hear about how Lacey changed the world as we know it for the better and for conservation.
 
hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and habitat mixes)
theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)

Ep. 201 (Coffee Time) Felines fixing CWD? and Kent's shorty shorts

It's time for your coffee time! Join us for good people and good topics, and grab your Wild Rivers Coffee for good coffee.
 
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theprairiefarm.com (for backyard and butterfly mixes)

Ep. 200!! How to start a prairie farm

This was a special one. Thank you to everyone who has joined us on this journey this far. We enjoyed a great conversation with our founder, and Nicolas' dad, Carroll Hoksbergen. I am sure you will enjoy it as much as we did.
 
hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and habitat mixes)
theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)

Ep. 199 (Coffee Time) Rocky Mountains and Touching Grass

Welcome back to Coffee Time! Great coffee, great people, great topics.
 
hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP or wildlife habitat)
theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)
wildriverscoffeeco.com (for coffee that fights for conservation)

Ep. 198 From a journalist in California to a farmer in Iowa with Beth Hoffman

Beth Hoffman, author of Bet the Farm, joins us to talk about the HUGE jump she made from her career to move to Iowa to run a farm with her husband, Jon. Navigating family dynamics, ecological factors, and agricultural markets, Beth has quite the story to tell. We thoroughly enjoyed the conversation, and we bet you will too.
 
hokseynativeseeds.com (for Native Pasture and CRP mixes)
theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)

Ep. 197 (Coffee Time) Mine Reclamation and Trump's view on ecology

Grab your Wild Rivers Coffee and join us for another great Coffee Time!
 
wildriverscoffeeco.com (for coffee that fights for conservation)
hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and pasture mixes)
theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)

Ep. 196 How Aldo Leopold Changed Our Land Ethic with Buddy Huffaker

Buddy Huffaker, Executive Director of the Aldo Leopold Foundation, joins us to talk about the world-changing legacy that Aldo Leopold, "father of wildlife ecology", has left for us.
 
Hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and native seed mixes)
theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)
 

Ep. 195 (Coffee Time) Can land prices hold out? and Field Tiling

Grab your Wild Rivers Coffee (the coffee that fights for conservation) and join us for another episode of Coffee Time Wednesday!
 
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theprairiefarm.com
wildriverscoffeeco.com

Bagging Pheasants in all of Iowa's 99 Counties

This is our last week of our podcast sabbatical at The Prairie Farm Podcast, but until next week, enjoy this episode from our co-host, Kent Boucher's, second podcast.
 
The guy who took on the quest to bag a rooster in all of Iowa's 99 counties. Nick Martin explains how he came up with his quest, as well as what he has noticed about the quality of hunting experiences available throughout the state of Iowa, and how many birds he still has to bag.
 
hokseynativeseeds.com (for pheasant habitat mixes and CRP mixes)
theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairies and pollinators)