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The Clown Town Chronicle87: The Mysteries | Gnosticism Pt. 1Digging Deep into the Cult that Runs the World ARE YOU HERE TO WATCH? GIVE US UR DANG LOOT -> https://donate.stripe.com/aEU2c3eEO7grg4E289 VENMO: @wtadp TELEGRAM: https://t.me/ctcmemecast X: @CTCMemeCast TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/ctcmemecast YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/@TheClownTownChronicle DANIEL'S TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/cooperair/ DANIEL’S KICK: https://kick.com/cooperair SEND US A FREAKING MESSAGE: clowntownchronicle@gmail.com Video and audio mes...
2025-06-302h 43
Respark Your LifeHow Risky is your Pay Check? | Fred Moskowitz“The average millionaire or wealthy person in this country has an average of seven independent income streams.” Most people believe their job is safe—until it isn’t. The false sense of security surrounding a regular paycheck is one of the most overlooked risks in personal finance. This episode challenges the old-school idea that a salaried job is the safest path and introduces the principle of diversifying income to reduce vulnerability and create long-term wealth. Fred Moskowitz shares how losing faith in “job security” led him to explore alternative investments—particularly note investing, where your money works fo...
2025-05-1529 min
Learning Bayesian StatisticsSaving Sharks... with Python, Causal Inference and Aaron MacNeilProudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!Intro to Bayes Course (first 2 lessons free)Advanced Regression Course (first 2 lessons free)Our theme music is « Good Bayesian », by Baba Brinkman (feat MC Lars and Mega Ran). Check out his awesome work!Visit our Patreon page to unlock exclusive Bayesian swag ;)Thank you to my Patrons for making this episode possible!Yusuke Saito, Avi Bryant, Ero Carrera, Giuliano Cruz, Tim Gasser, James Wade, Tradd Salvo, William Benton, James Ahloy, Robin Taylor,, Chad Scherrer, Zwelithini Tuny...
2025-03-051h 04Learning Bayesian StatisticsSaving Sharks... with Python, Causal Inference and Aaron MacNeilProudly sponsored by PyMC Labs, the Bayesian Consultancy. Book a call, or get in touch!Intro to Bayes Course (first 2 lessons free)Advanced Regression Course (first 2 lessons free)Our theme music is « Good Bayesian », by Baba Brinkman (feat MC Lars and Mega Ran). Check out his awesome work!Visit our Patreon page to unlock exclusive Bayesian swag ;)Thank you to my Patrons for making this episode possible!Yusuke Saito, Avi Bryant, Ero Carrera, Giuliano Cruz, Tim Gasser, James Wade, Tradd Salvo, William Benton, James Ahloy, Robin Taylor,, Chad Scherrer, Zwelithini Tuny...
2025-03-051h 04
The Digital Deep Dive With Aaron ConantThe Future of eCommerce: A Compilation of Trends in Streaming TV Ads, Fulfillment, and MoreAaron Conant is the Co-founder and Chief Digital Strategist at BWG Connect, a leading platform for executive strategy and networking sessions. In conjunction with BWG Strategy, BWG Connect has built an exclusive network of over 125,000 senior professionals and hosts over 2,000 virtual and in-person networking events annually. With over a decade of experience in digital commerce, Aaron provides advisory services to brands on Amazon sales strategies, retail media, DTC platform selection, and SEO. Before starting BWG Connect, Aaron was the Head of eCommerce Sales and Business Development at Perrigo and a Research Scientist at Pfizer. He is also the host...
2025-02-2010 min
Lee2BPersonal Branding: Marketing for PeopleIn this episode of Lee2B, I sit down with Justin Oberman and Aaron Zakowski, co-founders of Genius Scouts, an ad agency—but for people. We dive into the overlooked power of personal branding and why simply posting on LinkedIn isn’t enough. They break down how growth marketing strategies (usually reserved for companies) can be applied to executives, founders, and entrepreneurs to build authority, attract opportunities, and, yes—make you famous.We cover:🔥 Why organic posts alone won’t cut it for your personal brand🎯 How ads can accelerate your credibility (and why most peopl...
2025-02-1142 min
Cleats by Dre36: J-E-T-S MESS MESS MESS: An Airing Of Grievances With a Jets Fan + Updates on ND, NYM, NYK, DUKEI dive into the struggles of the New York Jets with my fellow neighborhood dad and longtime Jets fan, James. Together, we dissect the team's disappointing season, rank levels of blame, and try to figure out if we want our kids to root for the poverished teams we follow - or if we follow them to newer pastures. Despite the frustration, we explore where Jets fans might still find hope for the future.1:30 Quick Takes On Notre Dame Football, the Mets, the Knicks, Duke Basketball12:20 A Cleats By Dre first! In-Studio Interview With...
2024-12-0656 minThe Digital Deep Dive With Aaron ConantUsing Hyper-Personalized Checkout To Drive Conversion With Avi MoskowitzAvi Moskowitz is the Co-founder and CEO of PrettyDamnQuick, a fast-growing eCommerce delivery app facilitating delivery experiences for top DTC and CPG brands. As an eight-figure veteran entrepreneur, he specializes in improving brands’ checkout conversions and shipping revenues. Avi also hosts the Delivering Delight podcast and co-founded BeerBazaar, a top-rated craft brewery with an online shop that became one of the top 10 Shopify stores in Israel. In this episode… Brands expend money and resources acquiring customers just for them to abandon their carts at checkout. This is an industry-wide epidemic, with yearly revenue losses of up t...
2024-10-3139 minThe Digital Deep Dive With Aaron ConantDelivery - Increasing Profitability and Expectations With Avi MoskowitzAvi Moskowitz is the Co-founder and CEO of PrettyDamnQuick, a fast-growing eCommerce delivery app facilitating delivery experiences for top DTC and CPG brands. As an eight-figure veteran entrepreneur, he specializes in improving brands’ checkout conversions and shipping revenues. Avi also hosts the Delivering Delight podcast and co-founded BeerBazaar, a top-rated craft brewery with an online shop that became one of the top 10 Shopify stores in Israel. In this episode… As customer acquisition costs rise, brands try to generate conversions to secure loyalty and lifetime value. Checkout and delivery are often overlooked during the customer journey, with...
2024-01-0445 min
Audio Based Content: an Improv Comedy PodcastCLASSIC - Micah Moskowitz - Geneological GripeREBROADCAST
Micah Moskowitz joins me as a man complaining about his DNA test results.
#improv #comedy #improvcomedy #improvpodcast #comedypodcast #longformimprov #nashville #nashvillecomedy #humor #repeat #rerun #classic #bestof
2023-08-0539 min
Machshavah LabCelebration of Rabbi Moskowitz's Life (held at YBT on his 1st Yahrzeit)Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hour 16 minutesSynopsis: This is the audio recording of the event held in memory of Rabbi Moskowitz at YBT on Rosh Chodesh Sivan 5783 (5/21/23), on the occasion of his 1st yahrzeit. Here is a list of the speakers in order:- Rabbi Pesach Chait - Mrs. Leya Moskowitz - Racheli Zimmer- Rabbi Aaron Zimmer- Rabbi Leslie Ungar- Rabbi Howie Burstein (letter read by Leslie)- Ann Morhaime- Rabbi Zev Meir Friedman- Rabbi...
2023-05-221h 17
Behind the BimaSpecial Guests - Meyers Leonard and Aaron JungreisMeyers Patrick Leonard (born February 27, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the University of Illinois Fighting Illini before being selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 11th overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft. After spending his first seven seasons with the Trail Blazers, he was traded to the Heat in the 2019 offseason. He reached the NBA Finals with the Heat in 2020.On March 9, 2021, Leonard received criticism for using the anti-jewish slur "kike" during a Twitch stream while playing...
2022-11-101h 34
Get In My GardenEpisode #83, Mental Health and Gardening, with Jordan Mara of Mind & SoilToday we meet Jordan Mara of Mind and Soil. He will discuss his company mission, how gardening can be one of the best activities for our mental health, some of the research into specific soil microbes that help our brains and so much more.
This is a very exciting and inspiring episode, and Jordan shares about following his bliss to start Mind and Soil, details on how to be involved with his free online workshops, and at the end we dive into the four components of attention restoration theory, which I found very interesting!
2021-04-0742 minGet In My GardenEpisode #82, How Microbes Negotiate within Soil, with Judy FitzpatrickThis is the second part of the interview with Judy Fitzpatrick of Microbiometer.
Today we deep dive into microbiology and the workings of the microbial marketplace.
We discuss the current state of research, the balance between competition and cooperation of soil microbes, and the environmental influences on these microbes.
Then we discuss what some of the cannabis growers are doing to foster microbial balance and why they love growing in soil.
Judy shares how the stress response affects flavor and texture of plants and finally what’s going on with carbon an...
2021-03-1929 minGet In My GardenEpisode #81, Soil Testing For Microbes with Judy FitzpatrickToday we meet Judy Fitzpatrick, cofounder of Microbiometer.
The first few minutes of this episode, Judy shares her back story, her history in medical diagnostics and then about cofounding soil microbial biomass measurement company, Microbiometer.
Judy shares about the distinctions of different available types of soil testing on the market, which is very enlightening.
She explains the process by which scientists breed and study bacteria in the lab setting to create strains with a specific purpose for the garden, or for medicine.
Then we dive more into microbiology, how bacteria...
2021-03-0930 minGet In My GardenEpisode #80, Repairing our Food System and Soil, with Leo HorriganToday we meet Leo Horrigan, a documentary filmmaker with the Center for a Livable Future at John’s Hopkins University,l helping us understand the food system from farming to food access, and creating educational programs around their research.
He shares the five most important components to look at as we repair our food system.
Leo shares about a lot more including how farming and carbon will always be linked and about how we are studying the prairies and soil to make sure we can restore and unlock the potential of soil.
2021-02-2536 minGet In My GardenEpisode #79, Hemp as Animal Feed, with Hunter BuffingtonToday we meet Hunter Buffington, Executive Director of the Hemp Feed Coalition. We talk hemp as an animal feed, why it isn’t legal for animal feed yet, some of the roadblocks in the US and Canada, and how the Hemp Feed Coalition is working to change this.
Then Hunter shares details about cannabis plant byproducts, many of these potentially being animal feed. We learn a few specific ways that the listeners can be involved with progressing the agenda of the Hemp Feed Coalition Directly.
Then we hear details about clinical feed trials that need to...
2021-02-1823 minGet In My GardenEpisode #78, Looking into Soil, Microscope Lifestyle with Nina FolchThis is the second half of the interview with Nina Folch of Compost Santo. She shares about why she likes composting in the winter, how she looks at microbes in the microscope, and some of the realities of running a Soil Food Web Lab as a career.
2021-02-0328 minGet In My GardenEpisode #77, Business of Biologically Active Compost with Nina Folch of Compost SantoToday we meet Nina Folch of Compost Santo located in Northern New Mexico. She is a student of the work of Dr. Elaine Ingham and others, and I’m so grateful to her for sharing so openly about the composting business she manages, the things she most loves about this work, and some of the challenges they have faced while the business has grown over three years.
IF you are interested in composting as a business and are are interested in the details of running such an operation, this is an episode for you!
I le...
2021-01-0526 minGet In My GardenEpisode #76, Nature Will Save Our Kids, with Jenny BaileyI’ve been wanting to have an show for a while about the benefits of getting children back into nature. I recently read, Last Child In the Woods, now a classic book from 15 years ago about nature-deficit in children.
If you have younger kids in your life, today’s interview is with Jenny Bailey co-creator and author of a new book series for younger children, including a soundtrack which is featured at the intro to this episode.
The series is called, Tales from Mother Earth, and Jenny will be talking today about their first book whic...
2020-11-1000 minGet In My GardenEpisode #75, Vermicomposting and Getting Started in Composting, with John CraigThis is Episode 75 with John Craig the master composter who runs grassroots nonprofit, We Compost, located inside the Farm and Food Lab in the Great Park at Irvine, California.
John tells us how to get started in composting, some basic methods to try, and some of the experiments they are doing with worms and composting at the Farm and Food Lab.
Then he shares the components of good composting and about his composting symbol that he has created for people to use while promoting and normalizing composting and compostable products.
Later, we discuss...
2020-11-0300 min
Bobsleds & Banthas - A Disneyland and Star Wars Podcast32 – The Hatbox Ghost with Imagineer Jeff MoskowitzWelcome foolish mortals to the season finale of “Cobwebs and Phantoms!” On this frightfully fantastic and spookterious episode, we are joined by our special guest, Walt Disney Imagineering Executive Portfolio Producer, personal friend, and all-around great guy, Jeffrey Shaver-Moskowitz.
Strap in for some spine-tingling “Banther” as Scott and Jeff reminisce about their times being Magic Kingdom entertainment cast members together and then hear Jeff’s natural professional progression from dancing swordsman to home security professional to beloved Imagineer!
We then venture into the depths of the Haunted Mansion to explore the history of the Hatbox Ghost and...
2020-10-311h 16Get In My GardenEpisode #74, BioChar with Tom MarreroToday we learn from Tom Marrero of Wakefield BioChar. He shares the background and history of biochar, plus the research and background that led him to start his family business. For those of you excited for a composting specific episode again, I promise that will come soon.
So what exactly is biochar, what can it do and what can it not do? Tom tells us all of this and why it is used for soil health and remediation.
The last portion is about the different types of biochar and the process of making it, and...
2020-10-2600 minGet In My GardenEpisode #73, Holistic Landscapes and Edible Design with Jennifer LauruolToday Jennifer Lauruol will tell us about the ecologically-minded area of Lancaster England where she lives and some of the community and research programs they have there around sustainability and food security.
She talks about how she markets herself as an edible landscape designer, helping to restore spaces with native plants using permaculture concepts and getting people interested in healthier garden spaces.
She goes into how she is able to get suburbanites to come around to the idea of native plants in their yards, and about ways she incorporates these plants to make a statement...
2020-10-1100 min
Get In My GardenEpisode #72, Woniya Thibeault Teaches Ancestral Skills, Discusses Buckskin Revolution and Tuning Into Our EnvironmentsYou are listening to Episode 72 of the Get In My Garden Podcast.
Woniya was runner up on the survivalist show Alone, Season 6, where she survived two and a half months in the far northern region of Canada.
Today she shares her ideas for how to foster the right mindset and have a high chance to surviving in any environmental conditions, some simple practices we can all use to open our senses to our environments and how to connect with our landscape wherever we are located.
Then Woniya talks about her experiences teaching people...
2020-07-1525 minGet In My GardenEpisode #71, Beer-Kashi Business and Fungal Dominant Soil Creation with Kyle PerryToday we meet my new friend Kyle Perry, second generation horticulturist and regenerative farmer based in Tennessee. We discuss his two new businesses, Beer Kashi and Native Soil Company and learn about the double fermented kashi he is created from spent brewery grain.
Then we talk about his fungal dominant soil product he has created and the awesome bioreactor he is using.
We also talk about alternative uses of kashi grains, no-till farming and vermicompost.
You can find Kyle and his companies online nativesoilco.com and @beerkashi on instagram.
Follow this...
2020-07-0716 minGet In My GardenEpisode #70, Cannabis Micro-Business and Mind-Expansion Lifestyle with Mushroom Activist, Elton Ray JamesToday we meet Elton Ray James, cannabis grower and lifelong mushroom activist, co-creator with his wife of the largest mushroom growing group on Facebook.
He shares how he ended up developing a cannabis business with a California micro business license and what that can mean for growers getting into the industry.
Then Elton discusses how mushrooms can open the mind to a lifelong thirst for knowledge, and some of the very awesome visions he has for developing his farm into an entheobotanical tourist destination.
I ask him about where we are culturally with...
2020-07-0119 minGet In My GardenEpisode #69, Locally Adapted Microbes, KNF Methods and Community Outreach with Marco ThomasThis is Part 2 of my chat with natural farmer and community activist Marco Thomas in Petersburg, Virginia. We talk more about the IMO solutions, Korean Natural Farming principles and building up the farmers market culture in his city. His mission is to share with his community and teach them that it is possible to feed a family low-cost, nutritious food off a small piece of urban land.
Subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen from, and if you didn’t hear the first half of the interview, listen to #68.
Follow Marco’s work on instagram @marc...
2020-06-2018 minGet In My GardenEpisode #68, Harvesting Local Microbes For Garden with Marco ThomasToday we learn more about Korean Natural Farming and making indigineous microorganism solution from Marco Thomas an urban gardener and natural farmer based in Virginia. His mission is to share with his community and teach them that it is possible to feed a family low-cost, nutritious food off a small piece of urban land.
This interview will be published in two parts, so subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen from, and hear the second half later in the week.
Today, Marco discusses the first steps to getting starting in natural farming and enriching the...
2020-06-1718 minGet In My GardenEpisode #67, Mushroom DNA Sequencing and Breeding with William Padilla BrownWe are back with William Padilla-Brown discussing how to grow mushrooms in a hugelkultur mound, how a myco-focused permaculture lifestyle has benefitted his young son, and then he shares some of the most interesting things he is working on right now such as mushroom breeding for traits and understanding their DNA.
William is a great example of a super-learner who is working towards a healthier world. He always has many interesting current and upcoming projects which he will share at the end of the podcast.
2020-06-1309 minBehind the Bima#11: Special Guest - R' Aaron KotlerRabbis Efrem Goldberg, Philip Moskowitz, and Josh Broide, from Boca Raton Synagogue, shmooze about contemporary issues. Every week features an unscripted and lively discussion, special guests, and a behind-the-scenes look at leading a large and dynamic Jewish community. Connect with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg:Website: https://rabbiefremgoldberg.org/Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/efrem.goldberg Twitter: http://twitter.com/rabbigoldberg
2020-06-111h 03Get In My GardenEpisode #66, Making Business Out of Soil, Soil Food Web and MicrobesThis is the third segment with Casey Ernst and Keisha Wheeler of Catalyst BioAmendments, a composting and soil company they run with business partners, Zach Ellis and Gregory Munn in Northern California. You can follow their adventure on instagram @catalyst_microbe_adventure, and you can follow mine @getinmygarden. If you want to hear more from them, you can tune in to some of the earlier episodes this past several weeks.
In this episode we learn the backstory of how two soil food web geeks took their passion for microbes and their education with Elaine Ingham’s Soil Fo...
2020-06-1009 minGet In My GardenEpisode #65, Bootstrap Market Gardening and Strategy with Steve AbbottThis is Episode #65 of the Get In My Garden Podcast, and today we are back with Steve Abbott of Abbott’s Family Farm discussing considerations when getting started as a market gardener and how to bootstrap your way to profits.
Steve shares what he has learned about the importance of building relationships at the farmers market and building your loyal customer base.
Then he talks crop considerations and rotation strategy. If you are considering market gardening, you can also listen to more content from Steve Abbott in Episode #62 which was published a couple weeks ago....
2020-06-0416 minGet In My GardenEpisode #64, Hugelkultur Gardening and Spirulina Cultivation with William Padilla-BrownThis is Episode #64, and today we’re back with William Padilla-Brown who was on the podcast last year sharing about edible algae, and today he shares about how he has set up his new hugelkultur mounds for gardening and what he is planning for a new spiralina pond. He shares some more details about how he is successfully growing, testing and harvesting this algae and how he eats it. Spirulina is basically one of the most nutrient rich and protein dense foods available used throughout history as a food source.
And for those of you who haven’t he...
2020-06-0209 minGet In My GardenEpisode #63 Soil Food Web Components and Living Soil Building with Casey Ernst and Keisha Wheeler of Catalyst BioAmendmentsToday we learn about the Soil Food Web, what exactly it is and then we explore some of the basics of fungi in the environment and how plants interact with them. We talk with Casey Ernst and Keisha Wheeler of Catalyst BioAmendments, a composting and soil company they run with business partners, Zach Ellis and Gregory Munn in Northern California. Follow their adventure on instagram @catalyst_microbe_adventure.
2020-05-2907 minGet In My GardenEpisode #62, Market Garden Business Success with Steve AbbottToday we connect with Steve Abbott of Abbott’s Family Farm in Sumner, Maine. He is successful market gardener and farmers market organizer and has lots of great information to share about successfully running a farmers market business, farming only a small piece of land.
We will dive into the most critical components of making a market gardening business successful and profitable. Steve has built a his business supplying his produce to his rural community via the market and his CSA delivery service.
If you haven’t already, join the newsletter for a synopsis of each...
2020-05-2717 minGet In My GardenEpisode #61, Talking Compost with Keisha WheelerHi everyone, The is the Get in My Garden Podcast. I hope you are all safe and happy and making the best of your at-home time!
This is episode #61, and we meet Keisha Wheeler of Catalyst BioAmendments, a composting and soil company she runs with her business partners Casey Ernst, Zach Ellis and Gregory Munn in Northern California. Follow their adventure on instagram @catalyst_microbe_adventure.
Keisha is also very involved with Elaine Ingham’s online Soil Food Web School, which is where I originally met her. She is a wealth of knowledge on the su...
2020-05-1107 minGet In My GardenEpisode #60, Effects of Beekeeping on Native Bees with Elizabeth LakeToday we meet Elizabeth Lake, a long-time supporter of the podcast and local beekeeper and pollinator activist.
She talks about her adventures in beekeeping, her local activism and building a community around her interests.
Then she gives a breakdown of different types of bees and her learnings about native bees who are most hard to observer and research.
Elizabeth share about the impact of honeybees on native bee habitat and the debates going on about this, the relationship of bees to specific plants, a description of the very different types of bees and why what affects honeybees doesn’t necessary re...
2020-04-0636 minGet In My GardenEpisode #59, Landscaping Native Ecosystem Restoration, with Author Douglas TallamyToday we meet entomologist, researcher and author Douglas Tallamy. the book is called, Nature’s Best Hope, a new approach to conservation that starts in your yard.
He shares about plant and insect interactions, ornamentals and how they are affecting the local food webs, and his ongoing research on invasive plants.
Then Douglas gives a directive for creating a sustainable relationship with the earth, focused on our yards and three-dimensional, native landscapes.
His category of keystone plants that drive the food webs and can help restore nature and extend preserved lands.
This goes beyond just any native plants and focuses on...
2020-02-2526 minGet In My GardenEpisode #58, Mushroom Businesses and Tech with Wyatt BrysonThis is Episode 58 of the Get In My Garden Podcast, and we are back with Wyatt Bryson of Jewels of the Forest, makers of mushroom jerky.
Wyatt is also an educator and researcher via his company Mycolab Solutions and has over 15 thousand subscribers on his youtube station, where he share the methods and strategies of growing mushrooms.
He updates us on his work and current research such as CO2 usage and mushroom scents and flavors, hundreds of different compounds in mushrooms with many applications in food and science.
Wyatt talks about the critical mass of the mushroom business for food...
2020-02-0927 minGet In My GardenEpisode #57, Life of Bees in the Winter and Winter Beekeeping with Dan LongToday we have back Dan Long, Georgia Beekeeper discussing the life of bees and beekeeping in the winter.
Dan covers shares some details about native bees and their lifecycles which are very different from honey bees,
He tells us about what beekeepers can do for honeybees in years of shortage or if honey has been over harvested, and the number one thing we call an do as gardeners to help bees going into the future.
Dan shares about how the large-scale beekeepers manage their hives in winter by moving them, storing them and or retrofitting them, and finally we discuss...
2020-01-1422 min
Champagne SharksTeaser for CS 236: Free Speech and Gentrification Pt. 2 feat. P.E. Moskowitz (01/02/2020)This is a preview of an episode available only to Patreon subscribers. Show notes to this episode, if we decide to do any, will eventually be available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/champagnesharks.
This is part 2 of a 2-part episode hosted by Ken, Mario and T. Joining us is P.E. Moskowitz, author of the books No Such Thing as Free Speech https://www.amazon.com/Case-Against-Free-Speech-Amendment/dp/156858864X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=case+against+free+speech&qid=1578628330&sr=8-1 and How to Kill a City https://www.amazon.com/How-Kill-City-Gentrification-Neighborhood/dp/1568589034/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=U...
2020-01-1314 min
Champagne SharksTeaser for CS 236: Free Speech and Gentrification Pt. 2 feat. P.E. Moskowitz (01/02/2020)This is a preview of an episode available only to Patreon subscribers. Show notes to this episode, if we decide to do any, will eventually be available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/champagnesharks.
This is part 2 of a 2-part episode hosted by Ken, Mario and T. Joining us is P.E. Moskowitz, author of the books No Such Thing as Free Speech https://www.amazon.com/Case-Against-Free-Speech-Amendment/dp/156858864X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=case+against+free+speech&qid=1578628330&sr=8-1 and How to Kill a City https://www.amazon.com/How-Kill-City-Gentrification-Neighborhood/dp/1568589034/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=. P...
2020-01-1314 minChampagne SharksCS 235: Free Speech and Gentrification Pt. 1 feat. P.E. Moskowitz (01/02/2020)This episode will be available only to $5/month subscribers for the first 24 hours, after which time it will be unlocked to the general public. Show notes to this episode, if we decide to do any, will eventually be available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/champagnesharks.
This is part 1 of a 2-part episode hosted by Ken, Mario and T. Joining us is P.E. Moskowitz, author of the books No Such Thing as Free Speech https://www.amazon.com/Case-Against-Free-Speech-Amendment/dp/156858864X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=case+against+free+speech&qid=1578628330&sr=8-1 and How to Kill a City https://www.a...
2020-01-1355 minChampagne SharksCS 235: Free Speech and Gentrification Pt. 1 feat. P.E. Moskowitz (01/02/2020)This episode will be available only to $5/month subscribers for the first 24 hours, after which time it will be unlocked to the general public. Show notes to this episode, if we decide to do any, will eventually be available to Patreon subscribers at patreon.com/champagnesharks.
This is part 1 of a 2-part episode hosted by Ken, Mario and T. Joining us is P.E. Moskowitz, author of the books No Such Thing as Free Speech https://www.amazon.com/Case-Against-Free-Speech-Amendment/dp/156858864X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=case+against+free+speech&qid=1578628330&sr=8-1 and How to Kill a C...
2020-01-1355 minGet In My GardenEpisode #56, Ferments, Forage and Fire Cider: Homestead Transition to Winter with Sara SchusterToday we are back with Sara Schuster of the Tending Seeds podcast sharing about fire cider, fermenting, foraging and preservation as we approach winter.
She updates us on her projects, how her podcast and herbalism businesses are evolving, and how she is building a community to sustain her homestead and teaching lifestyle.
Sara tells us what she has learned about successful fermenting, microbial diversity and making koji with fermenting legend Sandor Katz.
2019-12-2031 minGet In My GardenEpisode #55, High-CBD Cannabis Grows the Way Nature Intended, with Sebring FrehnerToday we meet Sebring Frehner of Sebring Seeds.
He covers a lot of interest subjects such as microdosing cannabis,
the soil science behind cannabis growing, and some of the newest products related to this.
We learn about the nutrient cycling advantage of living organic growing systems and the process of breeding high CBD cannabis strains.
He shares how he developed his non-profit called Sebring Seeds which has been his vehicle to distribute over 40 thousand high CBD cannabis strain seeds to patients around the world.
Sebring tells us some of the reasons people are using CBD and how it helps the...
2019-11-1257 minGet In My GardenEpisode #54, Integrated Pest Management and Career Opportunities in Entomology with Amanda SkidmoreEpisode #54, Integrated Pest Management and Career Opportunities in Entomology with Amanda Skidmore by Aaron Moskowitz, Interviewing the brightest minds in Mycology, Soil Science, Natural and Agricultural Ecology, Technology and EcoBusinesses.
2019-10-2937 minGet In My GardenEpisode #53, Korean Natural Farming: Technology, Origin and Its FutureThis is the second of a series we will be doing on Korean Natural Farming this year with Eric Weinert, and more episodes will be up over the next couple months intermittently with other content. Eric is currently heading back to Korea, and we will learn more from him when he returns soon.
He is Korean Natural Farming expert, author and natural farming activist based out of Hawaii.
On this episode we discuss the history and future of Korean Natural Farming and the current state within the evolution of natural farming.
Eric shares the challenges of farming and marketing produce...
2019-10-1924 minGet In My GardenEpisode #52, KNF Solutions and Intro to Indigenous Microorganisms with Eric WeinertToday we catch up with Eric Weinert who was on the podcast about a year ago. He is a Korean Natural Farming expert, author, and natural farming activist based out of Hawaii.
He reviews the KNF philosophy, how to stimulate and grow indigenous microorganism in your own soil, and we go over the vital solutions that are cheaply and easily made in any environment for farming and landscaping using the KNF methods.
Eric also shares more of his backstory and explains some of the reasons Korean Natural Farming has recently grown so much within the natural farming community.
Then we...
2019-10-1037 minGet In My GardenEpisode #51, Materials of the Future to Increase Greenhouse YieldsA couple months ago during my greenhouse visit at Growing Opportunities Hydroponics Farm, I learned about a new technology company, UbiQD (pronounced like ubiquity) with an amazing new product that greatly increases greenhouse yields. Since they are located about 30 minutes from Santa Fe where I live, I reached out to them to set up a little tour and to learn more about their research and what special material they are producing. I really enjoyed seeing their materials up close, taking a peek inside their secret laboratory and then learning from Damon Hebert, head scientist, about the many potential eco-friendly and...
2019-09-1618 minGet In My GardenEpisode #50, Urban Homesteading Oasis with Sam LopezToday we meet a local backyard homesteader who shares his wisdom with us from over 10 years of natural farming in downtown Albuquerque. Sam Lopez has created an amazing and flourishing oasis in this desert city.
In our chat, we cover a lot of ground such as keeping laying hens and rabbits in your back yard, raised bed gardens, composting systems, a special kind of beehive called the Warre Hive, his no-till farming practices that support the soil food web, methods he uses to make compost that keep the ecosystem balanced, water catchment and sustainability practices that relate to the home...
2019-08-3126 minGet In My GardenEpisode #49, LEHR Garden System, Modified Aquaponics with Ed WilliamsToday we meet Ed Williams, creator of the LEHR garden. LEHR is an acronym for the system he has created that includes elements of aquaponics, hugelkultur, composting, mushrooms, the soil food web and basically as many natural components as possible; he is an engineer after all!
Ed is very interesting to listen to as he describes his backyard systems, shares his engineering wisdom and talks about the backyard farm system he has created from start to finish.
Ed’s vision is for a more involved and healthy human interaction with the foods we eat, with fewer labor hours and much gr...
2019-08-2152 minGet In My GardenEpisode #48, Fungi-Focused Businesses and Mushroom Growing Activism with Wyatt BrysonToday we meet mushroom educator and entrepreneur Wyatt Bryon. He talks about the development of his fungi-focused businesses, the opportunities that currently exist in the mushroom-related market, how he is preserving knowledge and research for future generations, and how he is incrementally moving towards zero waste within his business.
Wyatt talks about how much easier it is to add mushroom cultivation to your farm business nowadays and all the resources that exist within the mushroom growing community.
Wyatt share some secrets about how to establish wild mushrooms within your own yard, and towards the end of the interview we discuss...
2019-08-0955 minGet In My GardenEpisode #47 with Hydroponic Grower Kim Martin of Growing Opportunities FarmThis week I had the great pleasure of visiting with Kim Martin of Growing Opportunities Inc, a hydroponic farm focussed on tomatoes, located in Alcalde, New Mexico, about 30 minutes north of Santa Fe.
Their business have been in operation for 20 years as hydroponic greenhouses, and they are now one of the largest in Northern New Mexic selling vine-ripened tomatoes.
Kim gives us an overview of how their facilities are set up and monitored with specialized equipment, how pollination happens within the greenhouses, what types of hydroponic grow systems they have succeeded using, and some of the beneficial microbes they use.
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2019-07-2927 minGet In My GardenEpisode #46, Edible and Native Landscape Design with Pete WidinToday we learn from landscape designer and consultant Pete Widin some of his principles of plant selection for an edible landscape beyond just the aesthetic, and his system of working with clients and implementing his version of edible meets native landscape design.
We discuss ground cover options that are edible or herbal, research that’s going on to find plant combinations and plants from similar bioregions around the world to safely fit into a new environment.
He talks about his larger farm-scale use of permaculture principles to improve our greater environment plus the landscape industry and career opportunities related to th...
2019-07-1627 minGet In My GardenEpisode #45, Hydroponic Microgreens with City HydroToday we chat with Larry Hountz from City Hydro in Baltimore. He has a great story of starting out and created a business growing micro greens. He has looking at the economics of it while learning about what works and what doesn’t work for small indoor farmers. If you want to go to market with your produce or are curious about creating a local indoor growing operation to supply restaurants and kitchens with live microgreens, you may find this episode very interesting.
Larry and his wife started their journey from scratch not knowing all that much about what to do...
2019-07-0818 minGet In My GardenEpisode #44, Herbal Foraging with Sara SchusterToday we visit with Sara Schuster who is an herbalist, homesteader and fellow podcaster based in Tennessee. Her podcast is called, Tending Seeds, Adventures in Homesteading and Herbalism.
We discuss southern homesteading, how to get more involved with herbalism, foraging for herbs in your area even if you’re in a large city, planting in the woods to forage later, some widespread plants to you can forage for in most bioregions, and much much more.
2019-06-2938 minGet In My GardenEpisode #43, Algae, Fungi and Technology with William Padilla-BrownToday we have a very special guest, speaker, writer, entrepreneur, citizen scientist, mycologist and so much more, William Padilla-Brown.
He is a Contributing Editor for Fungi Magazine, and today we discuss his work with algae, and the five algae species that are most promising for cultivation and economic feasibility.
William talks about algae and fungi as the premier organisms for ecosystem restoration and their relationship to each other, current algae research for algoremediation potential in wastewater, and usage in various agriculural systems.
Then we talk about how many people are now creating new micro industries, self educating and contributing to...
2019-06-2024 minGet In My GardenEpisode #42, Sustainable Landscape Construction with Kim SorvigKim Sorvig, author of Sustainable Landscape Construction, A Guide to Green Building Outdoors catches us up with what’s going on with the sustainable landscape construction an design industry and where things might be moving in the future as we face ecological challenges. This episode was recorded at the Honeymoon Brewery in Santa Fe, New Mexico where we sampled their awesome alcoholic kombuchas.
2019-06-1336 minGet In My GardenEpisode #41, Bee Breeding and Cutting Edge Honeybee Research with Melanie KirbyToday we have the much anticipated episode with Melanie Kirby who you may have seen on instagram TV or in any of the short videos I shared on social media recently.
We met at her land up in the mountain village called Truchas, New Mexico where she and her partner have their mother breeder colonies and sells queens bees from their business Zia Queenbees.
She is a bee researcher testing out bees in different bioregions, while working on her graduate degree at the famed Washington State University Honeybee Research Laboratory.
She talks about the modern business of pollinator bees we...
2019-05-3045 minGet In My GardenEpisode #40, Women in Mycology and Mushroom Activism with Dylan MartinDylan Martin is back to discuss some very interesting women involved in mycology today and what they are up to.
He mentions his involvement with the Controlled Environment Agriculture Program at the trades and technology program at the Santa Fe Community College, raising money from a mushroom program and all the awesome research and activism projects he is spearheading.
Dylan is taking his radical mycology to the next level by starting a Mycoflora Project in the unique bioregion in and around New Mexico and building community in the mycology world.
I ask him about the opportunities and startup scene in...
2019-05-2125 minGet In My GardenEpisode #39, Observational Beehives with Georgia Beekeeper Dan LongToday we learn about observational beehives with Dan Long, Georgia Master Beekeeper, bee hobbyist since 1995, and serious beekeeper since 2011. He is a father of six and lives in Athens, Georgia where he is owner of a nursery specializing in clematis.
Dan talks about the different types of observational hives and the people who build these small movable hives to bring along to the farmers market or to educational venues.
We learn about his favorite type of observational hive that fits right onto a home window as well as some interesting details about the bees and their lifecycle that can be...
2019-05-1316 minGet In My GardenEpisode #38, Basics of Plant Breeding, Seed Collecting and More Farmers Marketeering InsightsThis is the second part of the interview with Matt Ladegaard where we talk about the basics of plant breeding and adaptations, seed saving and plant genetics.
We also talk about the local food scene here in Santa Fe, New Mexico and how the distribution happens from farm to table.
Matt also tells us a bit more about the experience of being a market gardener and running the business side of things.
You can meet Matt at the Santa Fe Farmers Market on Saturdays and Tuesdays.
2019-04-2515 minGet In My GardenEpisode #37, Aquaponics Cannabis Grows with Steve RaisnerToday we have a very special guest, Steve Raisner, of the Growing with Fishes Podcast and the Potent Ponics Youtube station.
He is an extremely knowledgable guy and the type of person who is always gaining more knowledge and evolving his practices based on what he learns. he is a legitimate scientist and researcher.
We discuss dual root zone planting for cannabis for greater terpene production and terpene variety and also much faster and stronger plant growth. The benefits are huge and he talks about how aquaponics maximizes the natural capacity of the cannabis plant.
Steve gives a side by...
2019-04-1138 minGet In My GardenEpisode #36, Market Gardening with Matt LadegaardToday we meet Matt Ladegaard, a market gardener, entrepreneur and marketeer, founder of Groundstone Farm in Pojoaque NM, just north of Santa Fe where he sells retail at the Santa Fe Farmers Market and wholesale via Squash Blossom Local Food and La Montanita Coop.
He went to school for sustainable agriculture and has worked at several farms around the country over the last decade.
We cover what it’s like to be a market farmer, an overview of the the thriving Santa Fe farmers market community, how he leased a small piece of prime farmland for almost nothing to start hi...
2019-04-0122 minGet In My GardenEpisode #35, Science and History of Brewing Kombucha with Honeymoon BreweryToday we have a very interesting and information-packed episode with Ayla Bystrom-Williams founder of the Honeymoon Brewery in Santa Fe, New Mexico and her partner James Hill, head brewer of Honeymoon Brewery.
They tell the origin story of their new brewery that is focussed on alcoholic kombucha brewed in one of the most pristine environments in the country at the foothills of the Sangre de Christo Mountains.
First off, they share their entrepreneurial experiences, the barriers they had to overcome to found their unique brewery, and then they go into the history of kombucha in the United States.
Then James...
2019-03-0932 minGet In My GardenEpisode #34, Water Rights and Pollinator Gardens with Adrienne RosenbergToday we meet Adrienne Rosenberg, documentarian and Memphis native turned Northern New Mexican.
We learn about pollinator insects, creating a pollinator refuge on your land, no matter how small, some of the very interesting history of acequias, the agricultural waterways and the water rights system that the Spaniards brought to New Mexico several hundred years ago, and the socio-cultural environment and history around managing these community water resources. Adrienne understands the profound connection humans have always had to the land they live on, and how important this is for the continuity of knowledge and history.
2019-02-2224 minGet In My GardenEpisode #33, Permaculture Revolution Barbados Edition with Bradley BabbThis is episode #33 of the Get in My Garden Podcast. Permaculture expert and New Mexico Medical Cannabis Program consultant Bradley Babb discusses his recent trip back home to the island of Barbados, the current state of permaculture and recycling on the island, what he noticed after nearly 20 years away, and some great ideas on how to educate the citizens and start solving some of the ecological and social issues the island is facing.
2019-02-1118 minGet In My GardenEpisode #32, Trees, Weeds and WinterThis is episode 32 of the Get in My Garden Podcast. Today we visit again with Jon Romens, owner of Future Roots Regenerative Landscapes based in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
He answers our questions about trees, weeds and what to do in winter, and how to build soil and continue to think about our gardens and landscaping during the winter months.
John introduces the idea of a different tree-focussed perennial agriculture model to feed ourselves and our farm animals, how to use trees to stop erosion and to plan your landscaping properly, and methods for farming drylands and managing water intelligently...
2019-01-2831 minGet In My GardenEpisode #31, Fostering Indigenous Microorganisms with Korean Natural Farming MethodsThis is episode 31, and we have Korean Natural Farming and Soil Food Web expert Eric Weinert calling in from Hawaii where he is a farming activist and former candidate for State House of Representatives. He has over a decade of hands on experience in the methods of Korean Natural Farming.
We talk about what Korean Natural Farming is and how to foster indigenous microbial life, how to feed your natural habit and foster a state of balance. We discuss what Eric has discovered over several years of farming in a tropical island climate and so many other things.
I hope...
2019-01-2119 minGet In My GardenEpisode #30, Saving the Bees with FungiWe are back with Dylan Martin, Vice President of the New Mexico Mycological Society to discuss recent results of research into how bees are naturally using fungi to increase their immunity, ways we may soon be able to help our local bee populations with fungi, and what this means for us humans.
2019-01-0623 minGet In My GardenEpisode #29, The Microbes that Lurk Miles BeneathHere on earth, the soil food web is of great interest for farmers and gardeners, and so much research has happened over the last several decades to better understand microbes and their subterainean ecosystems.
In fact, the underground biosphere is basically twice as big as Earth’s oceans and contains some 23 billion tons of organisms.
The Deep Carbon Observatory calls it the subterranean Galapagos. The DCO is a collaboration of around 1,000 scientists studying “deep Earth” ecosystems. According to researchers, knowing how organisms survive in the extreme conditions below Earth’s surface will help us understand the origins and evolution of life on...
2018-12-1807 minGet In My GardenEpisode #28, Myco-Activism and Mycological SocietiesIn this episode, Dylan Martin tells us about the benefits of being involved with your local Mycological Society, some great events that have been hosted by the New Mexico branch, details about the mycoremediation hearing in Los Alamos, New Mexico and about other interesting mycology activism and research we need to follow. And lastly, if mushrooms are so good at sucking up toxins from the environment, I ask Dylan if we should we be worried the the mushrooms we consume my have high levels of heavy metals and other undesirable contaminants?
2018-12-1009 minGet In My GardenEpisode #27, The Rewilding Philosophy with Maximilian LionManToday we learn about the rewilding philosophy.
There are very few people with the level of sincerity of next guest. He has a great back story and he calls himself Maximilian LionMan.
Maximillian discusses the rewilding philosophy, the movement he is a part of to honor our ancient human ancestors, their wisdom and their connection to the earth.
We talk about the trajectory of modern man and ways we can lead more connected lives, no matter where we live.
Maximilian shares how to use the rewilding philosophy as a lens to evaluate the world and the choices we make on...
2018-12-0723 minGet In My GardenEpisode #26, Mushroom Cultivation Methods with Dylan MartinDylan Martin is back to talk growing mushrooms at home as a beginner, and the progression from simple to more advanced methods.
Growing mushrooms is so easy, and once you get started, it can become addictive.
Dylan and I met on a busy weekend morning at a downtown coffee shop to chat about backyard and inside growing of fungi.
2018-12-0118 minGet In My GardenEpisode #25, Radical Mycology, Mushroom Tech and the Frontier of MycologyHi Everyone, This is Episode 25 of the Get in My Garden Podcast, a chat with Radical Mycologist, Dylan Martin about Mycology, Mushroom Tech and the Frontier of Mycology.
It has been a while since the last episode, as I have been consumed my my work at the farmers markets, planning my new soil health business and researching desperately needed new sound equipment for this podcast.
The focus has always been to feature local experts, hobbyists and successful small business creators who work with the earth in unique ways.
Next year, podcast content and interviews will focus on organic gardens and...
2018-09-2135 minGet In My GardenEpisode #24, High Desert Orchids with Kelly McCrackenToday we revisit with Kelly McCracken of High Desert Orchids who was on the podcast several months ago when she was launching her online plant business.
We talk about the evolution of her business, her very unique strategy she is using on facebook, and how she is successfully engaging and educating her customer via facebook groups and weekly live streams of her unique orchid plants.
If you are interested in online marketing of your hobby and turning it into a successful business, you will be inspired by Kelly’s story. Since we are both the admins of our own facebook gr...
2018-08-0233 minGet In My GardenEpisode #23, Controlled Environment Agriculture with Charlie ShultzThis is episode 23 of the Get in My Garden Podcast. Today we have another very special episode. The subject is Controlled Environment Agriculture. We meet Charlie Shultz, a researcher, farmer and teacher; a pioneer in the field of aquaponics and lead faculty in the very impressive Controlled Environment Agriculture Program at Santa Fe Community College.
Charlie began working with fish and plants as an undergraduate at Virginia Tech while double majoring in Biology and Fishery Science. His work has sent him to many locations including 14 years at the University of the Virgin Islands in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands...
2018-07-2047 minGet In My GardenEpisode #22, Regenerative Landscaping with John RomensIn this episode, we meet John Romens, founder of Future Roots Regenerative Landscapes, located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. We talk creating shade canopies, building soil, plant root health, water management and water systems, biodynamic farming including the local scene and how farmers and wine growers are using these methods, and finally current weather patterns and what they means for our yards and soil.
2018-07-0441 minGet In My GardenEpisode #21, Beneficial Insects: Their Application and Use, Tech Trends and OpportunitiesThis is Part B of the interview with Suzanne Wainwright, aka Bug Lady. She is a very busy consultant and public speaker on beneficial insects and is a leading horticultural Entomologist. We discuss beneficial insects in more detail, such as how they are applied, how they are used instead of pesticides applications, what to avoid when buying them, and of course how to get them. We talk about the research trends driven by large insectaries and the new bug products that are coming to market. Suzanne also shares the inside scoop of what is going on in the beneficial insect...
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2018-06-1000 minGet In My GardenEpisode #20, Biocontrols and Beneficial Insects with Bug Lady Suzanne WainwrightOn today’s episode, we meet the very interesting Suzanne Wainwright, aka Buglady. She is a very busy consultant and public speaker on beneficial insects and is a leading horticultural entomologist. She is so interesting, and we had quite a long chat starting with a discussion about conservation of native beneficials on small farms, soil nutrition and its affect on pests, the best methods of managing pests on a small farm operation, and how to properly identify insect problems or learn more about your insects. This is the first episode with Suzanne, and the rest of our interview will be av...
2018-06-0812 minGet In My GardenEpisode #19, SmartPlant App, CEO Interview, Connecting People with PlantsOn this episode, we meet Bert Wahlen, CEO of Smartplant, a company empowering and capturing the next generation of plant lovers. They just launched their new app after years of research and expanding on their mission. They are using demographics data to transform the garden industry from a confusing, overwhelming, a sometimes stale and unwelcoming industry, into a fun and approachable one, in the language that millennials understand, data and technology.
SmartPlant is increasing connection between people and their plants and empowering the next generation of plant hobbyists so that the next generation of consumers will be engaged in gardening.
2018-06-0118 minGet In My GardenEpisode #18, Permaculture Concepts, Microbes and Natural Methods of Land RestorationThis is episode 18 of the Get in My Garden Podcast. Today we meet Bradley Babb, permaculture expert, consultant to natural farmers and to New Mexican medicinal cannabis growers through his business called Earthtone Permaculture. He consults with businesses and individuals about water catchment, soil building and erosion management but is focussing more and more with medical cannabis customers and is anticipating focussing on fully cannabis growing and eduction once legalization happens.
He has a vast knowledge of the soil food web, of natural land restoration methods, and of alternative growing methods such a aquaponics and hydro. He teaches people how...
2018-05-1934 minGet In My GardenEpisode #17, Traditional Japanese Composting with Nick Kiss of Bokashi LivingThis is episode 17 with Nick Kiss, co-creator of Bokashi Living, a company based out of Vancouver, British Colombia. He spent 14 year involved in a large-scale municipal composting operation, and with his business partners, he is bringing back an ancient Japanese composting method that shortens the complete compost cycle down to just 4-6 weeks. Bokashi composting uses something called ‘Bokashi Bran’, a complex microbial blend inoculated into bran, the outer layer of cereal grains. Unlike backyard composting, the Bokashi method makes composting all kitchen food waste possible. We talk about soil, microbes, composting methods, the direct relationship between microbes and how plan...
2018-05-0131 minGet In My GardenEpisode #16, Springtime Farmer Stories at White Duck FarmToday is the spring episode with Carol and Don of White Duck Farm. Carol is hilarious and has a lot of fun gardening farming and experimenting and learning about sustainability and biodynamic farming. We cover a lot of subjects over coffee in their garden and humorously chat about their wonderful farm and how things are moving along this spring.
Each year is different, and Carol shares about her farmers market strategy this year to set herself apart from other market gardeners.
We spend about half our time taking about her birds: the chickens, the ducks, the geese, the peacocks, the...
2018-04-1829 minGet In My GardenEpisode #15, Bee Genetics Vs. Colony Collapse, Overview With Don Faulkner of White Duck FarmLast week, I checked in with Carol Horwitz and Don Faulkner, proprietors of White Duck Farm, whom I interviewed for the podcast at the end of last year. We chatted about their operations and toured around for a couple hours. They have a lot going on this year. They shared what’s new since last year and what they have planned for their focus at the farmers market this season.
Later this week, we will have our spring episode with Carol, but today we have both Carol and Don talking about their Bees, the importance of the queen’s genetics, thei...
2018-04-1013 minGet In My GardenEpisode #14, Turning Food Waste Into Delicious and Nutritious ProductsOn today’s episode, we meet Kaitlin Mogentale, half of a duo of highly focussed young social entrepreneurs with a brilliant business called Pulp Pantry. They launched their big idea hyper-locally through the farmers markets in Los Angeles.
Every day, they are succeeding in their mission of changing the cycle of food waste in the United States and how we think about our food. Through hard work and activism, Pulp Panty is replacing sugar-laden grain cereals with nutrient-rich, organic and remarkably delicious granolas.
Their line of juice pulp granolas and crackers are working their way into the pantries of lower-income co...
2018-03-3116 minGet In My GardenEpisode #13, Orchid Obsession Turns ProfitableOn today’s episode, we meet Kelly McCracken, orchid aficionado and owner of High Desert Orchids located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her specialty orchid business is marketed only on social media, namely facebook, and has grown exponentially, with no advertising expenses what so ever. She has literally turned her hobby and passion for miniature orchids into a thriving backyard business. Kelly and her orchids are the epitome of the modern home business created with limited capital, leveraging social media and then growing and serving her niche community. She will share her clever and highly successful model of selling her plant in...
2018-03-2622 minGet In My GardenEpisode #12, Niche Family Farmers Cash in With Canna LiliesLast summer my friend and I sold potted canna lilies very successful at the farmers market. The crowds literally gravitated to our pots of gigantic leaves and bright red flowers, and they sold out every week. There is no other flowering plant that is so mesmerizing and so easy to grow in most conditions.
This is episode 12 of the Get In My Garden Podcast, and I’m Aaron Moskowitz. My guest today is Nikki Snow of Horn Canna Farm which she runs with her husband Dustin. Nikki loves people, animals and plants, and she is the type of person who in...
2018-03-1125 minGet In My GardenEpisode #11, Snail Farming Opportunities and ChallengesThis is the snail farming episode where I share some of the very interesting facts I’ve learned about snails as food, rules about snail farming in the United States, plus snails as the subjects of research and as ingredients in miraculous health products. Snail farming, aka heliciculture, has a long history going back thousands of years. The business opportunities today are real, and small farmers around the world are starting to notice. Snails are a sustainable protein, very much bioavailable to humans and with anti-inflammatory properties.
2018-02-2813 minGet In My GardenEpisode #10, Using Email Lists and Data in Your Farm or Garden BusinessThis episode is the last of a series of three with Cassidy of Succulents and Sunshine. We learn more about what business pivots she has made and what is coming up after five years of evolving into the 6 figure operation she runs.
This is basically the meat of the interview where we learn about what we really need to know to work in the modern economy as farmers. This will be the last time in a while that we talk about marketing strategy, but farmers and marketeers will get actionable ideas to utilize to boost their market profits while making...
2018-02-2122 minGet In My GardenEpisode #9, Facebook and Online Community Building, Part 2 with Cassidy TuttleThe is the second part of three with Cassidy Tuttle, founder of Succulents and Sunshine. She shares her online secrets and expertise gained over 5 years honing her business online. We talk facebook, drip campaigns and community building.
2018-02-1414 minGet In My GardenEpisode #8, Succulents and Sunshine with Founder Cassidy TuttleIn this episode, we have an inspiring guest named Cassidy, creator of SucculentsAndSunshine.com, a wildly successful online business currently focussed on being the number one resource for information about succulents, including their identification, propagation and care.
5 years ago she started on her journey marketing online, focussing on the beautiful succulents she discovered in magazines. She is a talented photographer and a savvy business strategist. Little by little, she built a thriving business around her passion for succulents.
2018-02-0912 minGet In My GardenEpisode #7 Online Strategy and Marketing for Farm Businesses, Farm-to-Table and Farmers MarketErin Roy, founder of The Harvest Trail Agency shares her industry secrets for marketing farmers’ market businesses, small farm products and building up the farm-to-table movement. We enjoyed a late breakfast at a superb and casual new farm-to-table restaurant in Albuquerque called The Shop. Erin chose it because she is a passionate promoter of the farm-to-table restaurant scene and the local farm businesses. The Shop is in a very cool neighborhood, and a huge variety of people were hanging out and enjoying it throughout our visit. Not only was the food exceptional and the menu inventive, I recognized several names of...
2018-02-0238 minGet In My GardenEpisode #2 White Duck Farm Sustainable Homesteading with Carol HorwitzCarol Horwitz of White Duck Farm shares her wisdom, knowledge and sustainable secrets about farming, animals and experimental gardening and the farmers’ market life.
Aaron Moskowitz Hosts the Podcast about Farmers Market Businesses, Backyard Side Hustles, Nature, Plants and the Demographic Shift Back to Working the Earth. www.getinmygarden.com
2018-01-1528 minGet In My GardenEpisode #4 Life of Bees and Mind of the Hive with Carol HorwitzCarol Horwitz of White Duck Farm has great stories of her bee rescue and beekeeping experiences. There was so much great content and interest, that I’ve created a separate episode for the bees. Late this year, I hope she will allow us back for another visit and involved tour of her beekeeping operation!
Aaron Moskowitz Hosts the Podcast about Farmers Market Businesses, Backyard Side Hustles, Nature, Plants and the Demographic Shift Back to Working the Earth. www.getinmygarden.com
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