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Disability EcologiesFrom Soil to Seeding Local Foods, Part OnePresenting: From Soil to Seeding Local Foods Content: Main Voice(s): Emerson Cram Special Guests: Scott KoepkeCarly McAndrews Alfred Matiyabo Ilsa DeWald Rod Sullivan Jason Grimm HighlightsThis chapter brings the story of the historic poor farm full circle, by documenting the work of GROW Johnson County. Co-founded in 2015 by John Boller, Scott Koepke, and Bob Andrik, GROW’s initial vision was to meet community needs around food access in Johnson County. Despite Iowa’s status as a predominantly agricultural state, food insecurity only continues to...
2026-04-2754 minDisability EcologiesA Witness Tree on the Land, Part TwoPresenting: A Witness Tree on the Land Content: cemeteries and death care, the politics of restoration, land development, logics of “cure” Featuring:Main Voice(s): Emerson Cram Special Guests: V Fixmer-Oraiz Rod Sullivan Dr. Jennifer Mack Chant Eicke Geoff Mouming Jason Grimm HighlightsThis episode picks up with the preservation challenges of the early 2000s, as Johnson County debated what should happen to the publicly held land. Proposals for development varied from a golf course, a new county jail, housing development, a...
2026-04-2040 minDisability EcologiesA Witness Tree on the Land, Part OnePresenting: A Witness Tree on the Land Content: forced removal, colonialism, Main Voice(s): Emerson Cram Special Guests: Geoff Mouming Chant Eicke HighlightsThis chapter tells the story of the Historic Poor Farm’s land from the point of view of a 250 year old Bur Oak on the southern edges of the property. Geoff and Emerson walk through the restored natural areas for Emerson’s first close-up of “Oakland,” a regenerating savanna of oak trees. The legacy tree that initiated the trek might tell stories about...
2026-04-2055 min
The Prairie Farm PodcastEp. 87 What in the world is a ”POOR FARM”?Geoff Mouming, Project Manager for Restoration for Impact 7G, joined us to talk about all things conservation, but we started with a very odd socialist experiment from over a hundred years ago... the poor farm.
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2023-09-011h 11
Mary Swander's Buggy LandSeason #1, Episode #18: Living the Good Life on the Yum-Yum FarmHost Mary Swander interviews Geoff and Joanna Mouming at Yum-Yum farm near Wellman, IA, where the couple dramatically improved the soil through composting, cover crops, and prairie restoration. With the services of Seattle architect John DeForest, the Moumings built a house that reflected their ecological values gleaned from the writings of Scott and Helen Nearing and Aldo Leopold. Moumings have become known for their hospitality and delicious homegrown food. Yum!Your donation to AgArts From Horse and Buggy Land helps make this podcast a sustainable business and allows us to do this work. We...
2021-10-2722 min