Throughout the Perennial Ag world comes many challenges as well as joy! We are joined with my dear friend Mercedes Santiago on this episode as well as Charlotte from the Kansas Rural Center! This is episode two out of four within our collaborat

Expanding Food Access w/ Donna Pearson McClish of Common Ground Mobile Market

Oct 8th, 2023 52m 1s

This is a collaborative episode with the Kansas Rural Center. With our special guest Donna Pearson McClish whom leads the Common Ground Mobile Market in Wichita and beyond! Within this collaboration with KRC and I, we are talking with farmers

Re-emergence : Season 3 Preview

Sep 10th, 2023 22m 45s

Welcome Back to Season 3 of the Prairie Ramblings Podcast!Along awaited, we are back at it, re-emerging from the haze of a Kansas summer. Excited to introduce yall to a mini series i'll be working on with the Kansas Rural Center! We will deep

Nourishing from Within, Nature Based Therapy w/ Shannon Gorres

May 29th, 2022 1h 20m

As we gathered near the pond on Shannon's property just north of town. We were greeted with birds, bees, and the soundscape of the space! Within this place in time we are all coming into, it seems as though many are seeking something within the

Expanding Food Access with Fruit Trees w/ Matt Bunch at Giving Grove

Mar 31st, 2022 1h 11m

Curious about getting more involved within community projects based on gardening and food justice? The Kansas City Community Gardens created a non-profit Giving Grove to close the gaps with access to food access when it comes to fresh fruits, n

Land Stewardship & Creating Safe Spaces w/ Indigenous Community Center

Mar 3rd, 2022 1h 1m

We gathered with the folks of the Lawrence Indigenous Community Center this month! Within the work they do together, it is in their mission to 'Identify and Support the needs and goals of the Lawrence Indigenous Community through empowerment an

Raising Worms for Soil and Liquid Fertilizer w/ Elm Dirt

Jan 28th, 2022 55m 24s

We are joined with Lauren Cain from Elm Dirt here in Kansas City! What started as an at-home hobby, turned into a business supporting like-minded plant people who care about their soil. They sell many awesome products, all featured on their web

Growing Native Prairie Plants w/ Sow Wild Natives

Oct 30th, 2021 58m 11s

This month we deep dive into all the curation of sowing, growing, & caring for native prairie plants with our friend Tracy of Sow Wild Natives in Kansas City. There are many ways to use plants native in an ecosystem, we go over different ways f

Woolen Fiber Arts, Weaving, & Dyeing w/ Harvestry by Hand - Liz Bonny

Oct 1st, 2021 1h 11m

This month we are joined by the maker of many Liz Bonny, also known as Harvestry by HandAccompanied by local Kansas Sheep's wool on the spindle, we break down all of the processes that raw fleece must go through in order to be used for fiber a

Herbal Creations w/ Meadowroot & Herbal Content Cottage

Aug 27th, 2021 1h 15m

We are joined by Hannah & Jake this month, co-owners of a Lawrence soap apothecary Meadowroot!They have strong ethics in sustainability & locally sourcing as many herbs and ingredients, including Luffa, a natural sponge apart of the squash fam

Co-Operative Farming & Lessons w/ Natalie Hubbard

Jul 2nd, 2021 1h 37m

Amongst the hustle and bustle of early summer, we ramble on about some takeaways and lessons we have learned within the co-operative farming spaces. Along with our friend Natalie Hubbard, a mover and shaker of many different passions, one of th

Native & Female Owned Kombucha w/ Morning Light Kombucha

Dec 19th, 2020 53m 33s

Another ramble with the lovely Melinda Willamson, owner and operator of Morning Light Kombucha. She has grown this grassroots kombucha company into an amazing community leader. We ramble into topics of foraging, production, and her personal hi

Restoring Kansas Prairie w/ Native Lands LLC - Courtney & Ryan

Oct 1st, 2020 1h 4m

We continue to ramble with two Kansas Prairie Restoration gurus, Courtney and Ryan from Native Lands LLC. They are working to keep the native prairies here in Kansas and reduce invasives. Courtney has a background in Ecology and Environmental E

Permaculture on Windstone Farm w/ Amber Lehrman

Jul 15th, 2020 57m 1s

This month we ramble on with Amber Lehrman from Windstone Farms here in Perry Kansas. She is a certified Permaculturist who teaches through the University of Kansas and also the Kansas Permaculture Institute. You can keep up with her family far

Introduction

May 29th, 2020 12m 5s

Welcome to the first episode of Prairie Ramblings! Stay tuned for upcoming episodes, will be kicking off this season with some farmer interviews.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/prairie-ramblings-podcast/sup

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