The Prairie Farm Podcast

Ep. 91 Prehistoric Prairie Audio Files: The Wildlife Refuge Ranger

Karen Viste-Sparkman is as knowledgeable as they come. She has spent years getting her hands dirty at the Neal Smith Wildlife Refuge. Join us as we sit down and pick her brain on prairie and what it was.
 
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Ep. 90 (Coffee Time) Mercury Pills, Quinine, and Endangered Animals

Ready to learn some outdoor conservation facts?? Grab your coffee. It's time.
 
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Ep. 89 The Horticulture Professor (Randall Vos)

Once a horticulture professor, now working with fruit growers in Iowa, Randall Vos is a part time row crop farmer and side job sheep farmer. He's done a lot, and we got to sit down and pick his brain.
 
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Ep. 88 (Coffee Time) Milkweed used for WW2 and Dolly the Sheep

... this one is weird and fascinating. Buckle in!
 
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Ep. 87 What in the world is a ”POOR FARM”?

Geoff Mouming, Project Manager for Restoration for Impact 7G, joined us to talk about all things conservation, but we started with a very odd socialist experiment from over a hundred years ago... the poor farm.
 
We found Geoff fascinating! And we're sure you will too!
 
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Ep. 86 (Coffee Time) Corn Sweat and Is a Tomato a Fruit?

Back to the classic. Sit back and enjoy your coffee!
 
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Ep. 85 Where does your food really come from (Tom Philpott)

Just the title, Senior Research Associate at the Center for a Livable Future, is epic. Let alone the man who holds the title and our conversation with him.
Tom Philpott is a forward thinker and understands exactly what makes the world's agriculture and food world go round. You won't want to miss this one.
 
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Ep. 84 (Coffee Time) Letting Strangers on Your Land

There's a lot more to this coffee time. More time and more voices. Join us as we discuss what we believe is conservation's next big step: Sharing The Land.

Ep. 83 Prehistoric Prairie Audio Files: The Wildlife Biologist

Todd Bogenschutz, Iowa's Upland Wildlife Research Biologist, knows animals. And we sat down to dive deeper into what the fauna portfolio would have been hundreds of years ago and how those have changed.
 
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Ep. 82 (Coffee Time) Iowa Water Quality...

Buckle your seat belts, and join us on our road trip as we bring Coffee Time on the road.
 
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