Matthew welcomes Connie Oliver of WayGreen Market in Waycross, Georgia. They take a look back at 2020 and what it’s been like for WayGreen and the local farmers they work with. This year marked the revival of WayGreen’s online market and Connie

Rice Bread and Regional Grains

Dec 9th, 2020 13m 27s

This week’s episode dives into regional bread and grains. The show was inspired by a listener question about whether there is a history of salt rising bread in Gullah Geechee culture. The closest thing Matthew knows of is rice bread, calling it

The Applied Alchemy of Lead to Life

Dec 3rd, 2020 33m 32s

This week, Matthew is sharing his conversation with brontë velez, the creative director of Lead to Life, an Oakland-based collective dedicated to racial and environmental justice led by Black and queer artists, healers and ecologists.Matthew le

Reducing Waste This Thanksgiving

Nov 25th, 2020 17m 41s

Many people are planning smaller meals for Thanksgiving this year and may be wondering how to pare down their typical dishes to avoid waste. Matthew shares his Thanksgiving menu and talks through his prepping process, which includes starting ea

A Very Gilliard Thanksgiving

Nov 19th, 2020 15m 58s

This week, Matthew shares one of his favorite Thanksgiving recipes: oyster dressing. You can’t make great oyster dressing, without great oysters. In the first half of the show, hear an interview with Thomas Bliss, the Director of The Shellfish

Veterans Day with Cattleman Marvin Frink

Nov 11th, 2020 27m 15s

This week Jupiter’s Almanac falls on Veterans Day, so Matthew catches up with his old friend, fellow veteran, and cattle farmer, Marvin Frink of Briarwood Cattle Farm in Red Springs, North Carolina. Their conversation touches on Marvin’s transi

Couples in Farming: Monica Ponce and Russell Honderd

Oct 28th, 2020 34m 11s

This week, hear the second part of our mini-series about couples who farm together. As Matthew looked for opportunities to discuss balancing hard work and affection, he knew Monica Ponce and Russell Honderd would have a lot to say, given that t

Couples in Farming: Warren and Keisha Cameron

Oct 20th, 2020 41m 36s

This episode is one part of a two-part series about couples who farm together. Matthew is intimately familiar with the dynamics of building a life and stewarding the land with your significant other. In this episode and the next, he seeks out s

Get Out the Map Before You Enter The Woods

Oct 7th, 2020 31m 49s

Matthew is a strong believer that “the time to get out the map is before you enter the woods.” That’s why this week he’s diving deep into natural disaster readiness. He and Jovan share what they experienced while sheltering in place during Hurr

A Chicken Saved My Life

Oct 7th, 2020 20m 47s

Jovan Sage once considered chickens to be tiny dinosaurs, creatures that were totally foreign to her. Now she is considered Gilliard Farms’ resident chicken whisperer. This transformation happened because, Jovan says, a chicken saved her life.

Welcome to Gilliard Farms

Oct 6th, 2020 26m 57s

For the inaugural episode of Jupiter’s Almanac, host Matthew Raiford introduces himself, along with his family history and the history of his farm. These lineages go hand in hand, dating back nearly 150 years ago when Matthew’s great-great-grea

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Coming Soon, From HRN: Generations of Farming Wisdom in Jupiter's Almanac

Sep 28th, 2020 2m 45s

Coming soon, from Heritage Radio Network. Jupiter’s Almanac is a podcast about growing and producing the food we eat, featuring the hard-earned wisdom of chef and farmer Matthew Raiford. Matthew is the great-great-great grandson of Jupiter Gill

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