The Prairie Farm Podcast

All things conservation, prairie, gardening, permaculture, hunting, and agriculture. ”Conservation happens one mind at a time.”

Episodes

Aug 16, 2024

1hr 11 min

Genevieve Guerry is a PhD candidate at East Carolina University and has been studying Microplastics and PFAs for several years. Join us as we attempt to tackle such a huge topic within too short of time. We loved what we learned, and plan to talk with Genevieve again in the future.
 
hokseynativeseeds.com (for native prairie seed)
theprairiefarm.com (for native yard and native hunting mixes)
ewg.org (to find out what's in your water)
Genevieve's Insta

Aug 14, 2024

29 min

When it's Coffee Time you need three things-- good people, good discussion topics, and good coffee. We've got the first two, and Wild Rivers has the third.
 
wildriverscoffeco.com
hokseynativeseeds.com
thepairiefarm.com

Aug 9, 2024

1hr 5 min

Andy James, founder of Prairie Fire Restoration, quickly became a gentleman we greatly enjoyed. Join us as we discuss the largest mono-crop in the United States... lawns.
 
hokseynativeseeds.com (for larger prairie areas and CRP)
theprairiefarm.com (to turn your lawn into a prairie or pollinator patch)
 
Here are a few of the many studies he quoted in the podcast.
Pet population increase from inital Kentucky study. 19 MILLION POUNDS anually in the 2018 study
Our concept of the traditional lawn comes from Medieval Europe 
Counter intuitive results from lawn fertilization, much of the issue is over application. Urban envrionments see an improvement in water quality. Solution: find a way to mitigate over application
 

Aug 7, 2024

35 min

COFFEE TIME WEDNESDAY!! It's here. Grab your Wild Rivers Coffee, and join us.
 
wildriverscoffeeco.com (to save the earth while caffeinated)
hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and hunting habitat mixes)
theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairie mixes)

Aug 2, 2024

1hr 32 min

Joe Dickie, founder of Joe Dickie Photography, has been behind the camera on some huge platforms, but he's dedicated his most recent efforts to telling the story of farmers who are changing to a more conservation friendly practice.
 
hokseynativeseeds.com (for native prairie and wild flower seed)
theprairiefarm.com (for yard mixes and hunting habitat mixes)

Jul 31, 2024

35 min

Don't let the middle of the week get you down. Enjoy a good coffee time!
 
Ancestral Farms Iowa (for higher quality pork)
Wild Rivers Coffee Co (for caffeine that gives back to the environment)
theprairiefarm.com (for backyard prairies)
hokseynativeseeds.com (for more native seed fun)

Jul 26, 2024

1hr 35 min

Chad Graeve, a natural resource specialist, shares his life lessons working with the prairie and how we as humans can move from being human consumers to human beings.
 
hokseynativeseeds.com
theprairiefarm.com

Jul 24, 2024

27 min

Join us for this weeks coffee time, and don't forget your Wild Rivers Coffee. Wild Rivers gives 2% or more of every purchase to conservation causes, and we are proud to partner with them!
 
hokseynativeseeds.com
theprairiefarm.com

Jul 19, 2024

2hr 20 min

Thomas Mlsna, founder of Untamed Ambition, sits down with us to talk through why shortcuts in habitat management never get the results we want.
 
theprairiefarm.com
hokseynativeseeds.com

Jul 17, 2024

32 min

Get your Wild Rivers Ninja Creami ice cream, and join us for a little coffee time.
 
hokseynativeseeds.com
theprairiefarm.com
 

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