The Prairie Farm Podcast

Ep. 177 Why do we still have lawns and what to do about them?

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
 

Ep. 176 (Coffee Time) Alzheimer's, Driftless Iowa, and Kent's Birthday

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)

Ep. 175 Behind the scenes of General Mills, Swamp People, and Duck Dynasty

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)

Ep. 174 (Coffee Time) Vaccines, Corn Syrup, and Forever Chemicals

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)

Ep. 173 Five percent of the world's population uses 30% of its resources

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

Ep. 172 (Coffee Time) Spongy moth poop and the Roaring 20's

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

Ep. 171 How to create QUALITY deer habitat

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

Ep. 170 (Coffee Time) Prescribed Fires and John Deere moving to Mexico

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

Ep. 169 Coming Home to the Farm and Alternative Cropping

Meredith Nunnikhoven, founder of Barnswallow Flowers, joins us to discuss why she came back from the film industry to the family farm and decided to dive into the world of alternative cropping. Also... she's an inventor, and we like that about her.
 
barnswallowflowers.com
hokseynativeseeds.com
theprairiefarm.com

Ep. 168 ( Coffee Time) Iowa Carbon Pipeline

It's controversial. It's complicated. It's heated. It's Coffee Time Wednesday.
 
wildriverscoffeeco.com
hokseynativeseeds.com
theprairiefarm.com