Shows
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldRaising Sheep and Goats for Niche Markets with Sandra MillerRecording date: December 16, 2025
Episode twenty-two of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world features farmer, writer, and foodie Sandra Miller of Painted Hand Farm as we discuss:
Deciding what kind of crops to produce
Raising niche meats
Familiarizing yourself with agricultural law
Exercising your mind
Much, much more!
You will love this bold and honest farmer!
About Sandra:
Born and raised in the Cumberland Valley of Pennsylvania, Sandra struck out for California straight out of high school. Formally educated in geology and anthropology, she also rolled up...
2025-12-2657 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldRaising Sheep and Goats for Niche Markets with Sandra Miller: TRAILERRecording date: December 16, 2025
Episode twenty-two of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world features farmer, writer, and foodie Sandra Miller of Painted Hand Farm as we discuss:
Deciding what kind of crops to produce
Raising niche meats
Familiarizing yourself with agricultural law
Exercising your mind
Much, much more!
You will love this bold and honest farmer!
About Sandra:
Born and raised in the Cumberland Valley of Pennsylvania, Sandra struck out for California straight out of high school. Formally educated in geology and anthropology, she also rolled up...
2025-12-2200 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldSolving Problems through Compost with Jayne MernerRecording date: December 8, 2025
Episode twenty-one of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world features farmer, composter, and podcaster Jayne Merner of Earth Care Farm, Golden Root Gardening, and “The Composter” podcast as we discuss:
Delegating responsibility
Bartering for services
Eliminating waste
Finding fun in finding balance
Much, much more!
You will love this entrepreneurial and progressive farmer-composter!
About Jayne:
Jayne Merner began operating a CSA at age nineteen, growing produce and flowers for her community. Farmer’s market customers remarked at the high quality of the produce grown an...
2025-12-191h 00
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldSolving Problems through Compost with Jayne Merner: TRAILERRecording date: December 8, 2025
Episode twenty-one of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world features farmer, composter, and podcaster Jayne Merner of Earth Care Farm, Golden Root Gardening, and “The Composter” podcast as we discuss:
Delegating responsibility
Bartering for services
Eliminating waste
Finding fun in finding balance
Much, much more!
You will love this entrepreneurial and progressive farmer-composter!
About Jayne:
Jayne Merner began operating a CSA at age nineteen, growing produce and flowers for her community. Farmer’s market customers remarked at the high quality of the produce grown an...
2025-12-1500 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldRanching, Relationships, and Regulation with Rachel Lohof LarsenRecording date: December 5, 2025
Episode twenty of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world features fifth-generation rancher Rachel Lohof Larsen of Grounded Life Soil Consulting as we discuss:
Living off the grid
Farming as a profession
Managing livestock by managing our emotions
Repairing relationships
Much, much more!
You will love this bold and grounded rancher!
About Rachel:
A fifth-generation Montana rancher, Rachel has spent more than twenty years studying landscapes of the Mountain West on horseback while wiping her nose on her sleeve. Riding the range has provided...
2025-12-1252 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldRanching, Relationships, and Regulation with Rachel Lohof Larsen: TRAILERRecording date: December 5, 2025
Episode twenty of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world features fifth-generation rancher Rachel Lohof Larsen of Grounded Life Soil Consulting as we discuss:
Living off the grid
Farming as a profession
Managing livestock by managing our emotions
Repairing relationships
Much, much more!
You will love this bold and grounded rancher!
About Rachel:
A fifth-generation Montana rancher, Rachel has spent more than twenty years studying landscapes of the Mountain West on horseback while wiping her nose on her sleeve. Riding the range has provided...
2025-12-0801 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldExperiencing the Farm as a Customer with Zeke MillerEpisode nineteen of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world features Zeke Miller of Preferred Mutual Insurance Co. as we discuss:
Solving problems
Reimagining farmers as customers
Taking the kid off the farm without taking the farm out of the kid
Embracing and redefining agricultural experiences
Much, much more!
You will love this fun and playful customer experience expert!
About Zeke:
Zeke grew up on a family farm in New York and currently works in Customer Experience for Preferred Mutual Insurance Co. He remains connected to his agricultural roots b...
2025-12-0552 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldExperiencing the Farm as a Customer with Zeke Miller: TRAILEREpisode nineteen of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women (and others!) from around the world features Zeke Miller of Preferred Mutual Insurance Company as we discuss:
Solving problems
Reimagining farmers as customers
Taking the kid off the farm without taking the farm out of the kid
Embracing and redefining agricultural experiences
Much, much more!
You will love this fun and playful customer experience expert!
About Zeke:
Zeke grew up on a family farm in New York and currently works in Customer Experience for Preferred Mutual Insurance Co. He remains connected to his...
2025-12-0100 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldFarming on Purpose with Elizabeth Collins (Part 2)Episode eighteen of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world features Elizabeth Collins of Graceful Acres Farm Stay at Otter Creek Farm as we discuss:
Navigating farm family dynamics
Starting a farmstay
Investing in yourself
Staying true to yourself
Much, much more!
You will love this curious and purposeful farmer!
About Elizabeth:
Elizabeth is passionate about animals, food and farming. After years of searching for local, “clean”, healthy food and working with struggling farmers, she decided to grow her own food and create the life she envisioned: a simple, grat...
2025-11-2846 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldFarming on Purpose with Elizabeth Collins (Part 2): TRAILEREpisode eighteen of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world features Elizabeth Collins of Graceful Acres Farm Stay at Otter Creek Farm as we discuss:
Navigating farm family dynamics
Starting a farmstay
Investing in yourself
Staying true to yourself
Much, much more!
You will love this curious and purposeful farmer!
About Elizabeth:
Elizabeth is passionate about animals, food and farming. After years of searching for local, “clean”, healthy food and working with struggling farmers, she decided to grow her own food and create the life she envisioned: a simple, grat...
2025-11-2400 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldFarming on Purpose with Elizabeth Collins (Part 1)Episode seventeen of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world features Elizabeth Collins of Graceful Acres Farm Stay at Otter Creek Farm as we discuss:
Eating as a source of joy
Growing up and wising up
Working on the “right side” of the computer
Being true to yourself
Much, much more!
You will love this curious and purposeful farmer!
About Elizabeth:
Elizabeth is passionate about animals, food and farming. After years of searching for local, “clean”, healthy food and working with struggling farmers, she decided to grow her own food and...
2025-11-2152 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldFarming on Purpose with Elizabeth Collins (Part 1): TRAILEREpisode seventeen of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world features Elizabeth Collins of Graceful Acres Farm Stay at Otter Creek Farm as we discuss:
Eating as a source of joy
Growing up and wising up
Working on the “right side” of the computer
Being true to yourself
Much, much more!
You will love this curious and purposeful farmer!
About Elizabeth:
Elizabeth is passionate about animals, food and farming. After years of searching for local, “clean”, healthy food and working with struggling farmers, she decided to grow her own food and...
2025-11-1701 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world“Am I Supposed to be Farming?” with Cassidy BallEpisode sixteen of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world features Cassidy Ball of Daigle Farm, LLC as we discuss:
Raising chickens and pigs
Baking bread
Rediscovering faith
Doing the “right thing”
Much, much more!
You will love this cheerful and down-to-earth farmer!
About Cassidy:
Cassidy Ball is considered a “Jane-of-all-trades” at Daigle Farm, LLC. She runs the non-perishable side of products, manages the baking, creates sustainable/reusable beeswax wraps and custom-made jewelry, and even offers serene Reiki experiences.
Connect with Cassidy at:
Website: https://www.simplygrow...
2025-11-1451 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world“Am I Supposed to be Farming?” with Cassidy Ball: TRAILEREpisode sixteen of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world features Cassidy Ball of Daigle Farm, LLC as we discuss:
Raising chickens and pigs
Baking bread
Rediscovering faith
Doing the “right thing”
Much, much more!
You will love this cheerful and down-to-earth farmer!
About Cassidy:
Cassidy Ball is considered a “Jane-of-all-trades” at Daigle Farm, LLC. She runs the non-perishable side of products, manages the baking, creates sustainable/reusable beeswax wraps and custom-made jewelry, and even offers serene Reiki experiences.
Connect with Cassidy at:
Website: https://www.simplygrow...
2025-11-1000 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldFree to Farm and Ferment with Elizabeth ResnickEpisode fifteen of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world features freelance farmer and fermenter Elizabeth Resnick as we discuss:
Working through injuries
Valuing the farmer as well as the farm
Loving farm life
Resenting farm life
Much, much more!
You will love this diverse and multi-talented farmer!
About Liz:
Elizabeth Resnick’s background includes working in a lawyer’s office in New York City, fermenting kimchi, butchering chickens…and that’s just the beginning. She speaks three languages, has traveled extensively, and has written about her experiences in various...
2025-11-0749 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldFree to Farm and Ferment with Elizabeth Resnick: TRAILEREpisode fifteen of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world features freelance farmer and fermenter Elizabeth Resnick as we discuss:
Working through injuries
Valuing the farmer as well as the farm
Loving farm life
Resenting farm life
Much, much more!
You will love this diverse and multi-talented farmer!
About Liz:
Elizabeth Resnick’s background includes working in a lawyer’s office in New York City, fermenting kimchi, butchering chickens…and that’s just the beginning. She speaks three languages, has traveled extensively, and has written about her experiences in various...
2025-11-0301 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldSucceeding at Farm Succession with Laurel WitriEpisode fourteen of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world features Laurel Witri of the Community Mediation Center of Rhode Island/Land and Sea Together as we discuss:
Begging for farm work
Learning from refugee farmers
Planning successions that work (and don’t!)
Mediating farm conflict
Much, much more!
You will love this thoughtful farmer-turned-mediator!
About Laurel:
Starting with an urban rooftop garden, Laurel progressed to working as a farm apprentice, managing a farm, and ultimately running her own farm. A Farm Succession Program Specialist with Land & Sea Together, sh...
2025-10-3148 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldSucceeding at Farm Succession with Laurel Witri: TRAILEREpisode fourteen of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world features Laurel Witri of Land and Sea Together as we discuss:
Begging for farm work
Learning from refugee farmers
Planning successions that work (and don’t!)
Mediating farm conflict
Much, much more!
You will love this thoughtful farmer-turned-mediator!
About Laurel:
Starting with an urban rooftop garden, Laurel progressed to working as a farm apprentice, managing a farm, and ultimately running her own farm. A Farm Succession Program Specialist with Land & Sea Together, she helps farmers plan for their future by...
2025-10-2701 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldFarming That Contributes with Azure CyglerEpisode thirteen of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world features Azure Cygler of Rhody Wild Sea Gardens as we discuss:
Raising sugar kelp and oysters
Thinking globally; acting locally
Knowing when to push on and when to lay off
Contributing versus extracting
Much, much more!
You will love this intuitive and purpose-driven aquaculture farmer!
About Azure:
Azure Cygler has been on the ocean her entire life, from playing in the ocean to commercial fishing in Alaska and American Samoa to working in science and outreach. She has a...
2025-10-2451 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldFarming That Contributes with Azure Cygler: TRAILEREpisode thirteen of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world features Azure Cygler of Rhody Wild Sea Gardens as we discuss:
Raising sugar kelp and oysters
Thinking globally; acting locally
Knowing when to push on and when to lay off
Contributing versus extracting
Much, much more!
You will love this intuitive and purpose-driven aquaculture farmer!
Connect with Azure at:
Website: https://rhodywildseagardens.com/
Instagram and Facebook: @RhodyKelp
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azurecygler/
Connect with K at:
Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com
YouTube: @k.castrataro3466
Facebook and Ins...
2025-10-2001 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldWorking with Animals to Heal People with Gail HunsbergerEpisode twelve of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world features Gail Hunsberger of Tumble-Tails Farm as we discuss:
Using soap derby skills to restore a condemned property
Creating a judgment-free safe haven
Healing bodies, minds, and hearts
Letting go
Much, much more!
You will love this nurturing and energizing farmer!
Connect with Gail at:
Website: https://www.tumble-tails-farm.com/
Instagram: @tumbletails_farm
Facebook: @TumbleTailsFarm22
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ghunsberger/
Connect with K at:
Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com
YouTube: @k.castrataro3466
Facebook and Instagram: @penlightfarmers
Pod...
2025-10-1754 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldWorking with Animals to Heal People with Gail Hunsberger: TRAILEREpisode twelve of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world features Gail Hunsberger of Tumble-Tails as we discuss:
Using soap derby skills to restore a condemned property
Creating a judgment-free safe haven
Healing bodies, minds, and hearts
Letting go
Much, much more!
You will love this nurturing and energizing farmer!
Connect with Gail at:
Website: https://www.tumble-tails-farm.com/
Instagram: @tumbletails_farm
Facebook: @TumbleTailsFarm22
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ghunsberger/
Connect with K at:
Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com
YouTube: @k.castrataro3466
Facebook and Instagram: @penlightfarmers
Podcast (aud...
2025-10-1301 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldHow She Started a Farm with Sara PrefontaineIn the eleventh episode of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world, Sara Prefontaine of Choiniere Family Farm talks about:
Being a first-generation farmer
Playing to your strengths
Maximizing your farm team
Staying open-minded and willing to learn
Much, much more!
You will love this indomitable and no-holds-barred farmer!
Connect with Sarah at:
Instagram: @choinierefarmilyfarmri
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572795255980#
Connect with K at:
Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com
YouTube: @k.castrataro3466
Facebook and Instagram: @penlightfarmers
Podcast (audio): https://www.penlightfarmers.com/podcast
Podcast (video): htt...
2025-10-1057 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldHow She Started a Farm with Sara Prefontaine: TRAILERIn the eleventh episode of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world, Sara Prefontaine of Choiniere Family Farm talks about:
Being a first-generation farmer
Playing to your strengths
Maximizing your farm team
Staying open-minded and willing to learn
Much, much more!
You will love this indomitable and no-holds-barred farmer!
Connect with Sarah at:
Instagram: @choinierefarmilyfarmri
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572795255980#
Connect with K at:
Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com
YouTube: @k.castrataro3466
Facebook and Instagram: @penlightfarmers
Podcast (audio): https://www.penlightfarmers.com/podcast
Podcast (video): htt...
2025-10-0601 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldGrassroots Advocacy for Farmers on Land and Sea with Sarah SchumannIn the tenth episode of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world, Sarah Schumann of Fishery Friendly Climate Action Campaign talks about:
Protecting your physical and emotional safety
Advocating from within the industry
Creating your own definition of success
Managing careerism
Much, much more!
You will love this determined and value-driven (ocean) farmer!
Connect with Sarah at:
Website: fisheryfriendlyclimateaction.org
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-schumann-fisheries/
Facebook: @fisheryfriendlyclimateaction
Connect with K at:
Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com
YouTube: @k.castrataro3466
Facebook and Instagram: @penlightfarmers
Podcast (audio): https://www...
2025-10-0349 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldGrassroots Advocacy for Farmers on Land and Sea with Sarah Schumann: TRAILERIn the tenth episode of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world, Sarah Schumann of Fishery Friendly Climate Action Campaign talks about:
Protecting your physical and emotional safety
Advocating from within the industry
Creating your own definition of success
Managing careerism
Much, much more!
You will love this determined and value-driven (ocean) farmer!
Connect with Sarah at:
Website: fisheryfriendlyclimateaction.org
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-schumann-fisheries/
Facebook: @fisheryfriendlyclimateaction
Connect with K at:
Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com
YouTube: @k.castrataro3466
Facebook and Instagram: @penlightfarmers
Podcast (audio): https://www...
2025-09-2901 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldThe Modern Renaissance Farm Woman with Candace ClavinIn the ninth episode of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world, Candace Clavin of Water Way Farm talks about:
Protecting your physical and emotional safety
Distilling lavender
Flipping rams
Educating the next generation on agriculture
Much, much more!
You will love this versatile and multi-talented farmer!
Connect with Candace at:
Website: https://www.waterwayfarm.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/candace-clavin-8252668/
Facebook: @WaterWayFarm
Instagram: @water_way_farm
Connect with K at:
Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com
YouTube: @k.castrataro3466
Facebook and Instagram: @penlightfarmers
Podcast (audio): https://www.p...
2025-09-2654 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldThe Modern Renaissance Farm Woman with Candace Clavin: BONUS FEATURECheck out this behind-the-scenes look at a first meeting between K and podcast guest Candace Clavin of Water Way Farm. Candace had some white lavender distilling at the time of her pre-screening call...and you get to watch!
2025-09-2503 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldThe Modern Renaissance Farm Woman with Candace Clavin: TRAILERIn the ninth episode of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world, Candace Clavin of Water Way Farm talks about:
Protecting your physical and emotional safety
Distilling lavender
Flipping rams
Educating the next generation on agriculture
Much, much more!
You will love this versatile and multi-talented farmer!
Connect with Candace at:
Website: https://www.waterwayfarm.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/candace-clavin-8252668/
Facebook: @WaterWayFarm
Instagram: @water_way_farm
Connect with K at:
Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com
YouTube: @k.castrataro3466
Facebook and Instagram: @penlightfarmers
Podcast (audio): https://www.p...
2025-09-2201 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldWomen Discovering Purpose and Community through Cassava with Nancy NalovaIn the eighth episode of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world, Nancy Nalova of NAN-AGRIC Cameroon talks about:
Returning to your roots
Learning innovative value-added processes
Giving back to the community
Farming “natural” and “real”
Much, much more!
You will love this innovative and forward-thinking farmer!
Connect with Nancy at:
Website: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076715023709
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-nalova-b1801514b/
Facebook: @nancy.nalova.2025
Instagram: @nalovanancy
Connect with K at:
Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com
YouTube: @k.castrataro3466
Facebook and Instagram: @penlightfarmers
Podcast (aud...
2025-09-1942 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldWomen Discovering Purpose and Community through Cassava with Nancy Nalova: TRAILERIn the eighth episode of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world, Nancy Nalova of NAN-AGRIC Cameroon talks about:
Returning to your roots
Learning innovative value-added processes
Giving back to the community
Farming “natural” and “real”
Much, much more!
You will love this innovative and forward-thinking farmer!
Connect with Nancy at:
Website: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076715023709
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-nalova-b1801514b/
Facebook: @nancy.nalova.2025
Instagram: @nalovanancy
Connect with K at:
Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com
YouTube: @k.castrataro3466
Facebook and Instagram: @penlightfarmers
Podcast (aud...
2025-09-1500 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldEach Farmer Matters with Toluwani Precious OgunbiyiIn the seventh episode of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world, Toluwani Precious Ogunbiyi of Agridemy talks about:
Empowering small-scale farmers
Combining agriculture, creativity, and fun
Balancing competing needs and expectations
Staying connected to the Source
Much, much more!
You will love this enthusiastic and purpose-driven farmer!
Connect with Precious at:
Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toluwani-precious-ogunbiyi-215349168/
Facebook: @Agridemy
Instagram: @agridemy_
YouTube: @Agridemyy
Connect with K at:
Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com
YouTube: @k.castrataro3466
Facebook and Instagram: @penlightfarmers
Podcast (audio): https://www.penlightfarmers.com/podcast
Podca...
2025-09-1253 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldEach Farmer Matters with Toluwani Precious Ogunbiyi: TRAILERIn the seventh episode of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world, Toluwani Precious Ogunbiyi of Agridemy talks about:
Empowering small-scale farmers
Combining agriculture, creativity, and fun
Balancing competing needs and expectations
Staying connected to the Source
Much, much more!
You will love this enthusiastic and purpose-driven farmer!
Connect with Precious at:
Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toluwani-precious-ogunbiyi-215349168/
Facebook: @Agridemy
Instagram: @agridemy_
Connect with K at:
Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com
YouTube: @k.castrataro3466
Facebook and Instagram: @penlightfarmers
Podcast (audio): https://www.penlightfarmers.com/podcast
Podcast (video): https...
2025-09-0801 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldEmpowering Papaya Farmers from Planting to Harvest with Medefo TalomIn the sixth episode of Food, Flowers, & Fun, Medefo Talom of One Home, One Pawpaw talks about:
A mother’s legacy
A passion for people and papaya
A mindset of openness
A love of singing
Much, much more!
You will love this energetic and visionary farmer!
Connect with Medefo at:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7308167761984118785-w6Gx/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAACuGnJABByBMEbotY9a2UXLn7XHEYRFTK2A
Connect with K at:
Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com
YouTube: @k.castrataro3466
Facebook and Instagram: @penlightfarmers
Podcast (audio): https...
2025-09-0546 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldEmpowering Papaya Farmers from Planting to Harvest with Medefo Talom: TRAILERThe emergence of a papaya plant on her mother's grave was the inspiration for Cameroonian farmer Medefo Talom's journey into pawpaw production. Find out how a mindset of openness continues to guide her work for and with African farmers.
Learn more about Medefo's commitment to "One Home, One Pawpaw": https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7308167761984118785-w6Gx/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAACuGnJABByBMEbotY9a2UXLn7XHEYRFTK2A
The full episode airs September 5, 2025 on Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world: www.penlightfarmers.com/podcast.
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2025-09-0101 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldRaising Chickens with Humanity and Integrity with Franchesca DuvalIn the fifth episode of Food, Flowers, & Fun, Franchesca Duval of Alchemist Farm talks about:
Connecting psychology, midwifery, and farming
Stepping forward in integrity
Viewing challenges as opportunities for growth and creativity
Rewriting our farm narratives
Much, much more!
You will love this nurturing and introspective farmer!
Connect with Franchesca at:
Website: https://www.alchemistfarm.com/
Facebook and Instagram: @alchemistfarm
Email: Support@alchemistfarm.com
Connect with K at:
Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com
YouTube: @k.castrataro3466
Facebook and Instagram: @penlightfarmers
Podcast (audio): https://www.penlightfarmers.com/podcast
Podcast (video): https://www.youtube.com...
2025-08-2948 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldRaising Chickens with Humanity and Integrity with Franchesca Duval: TrailerWhat happens when a psychology major transitions to chicken midwifery? A transformation in the lives of hatchery chicks and the farmers who raise them. Franchesca Duval is this week's guest on Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women around the world, August 29, 2025. Find it by visiting www.penlightfarmers.com/podcast.
2025-08-2501 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldGrazing Joy with Troy BishoppIn the fourth episode of Food, Flowers, & Fun, Grass Whisperer Troy Bishopp talks about:
Being a girl dad
Linger grazing
Grieving after loss
Creating joy
Much, much more!
You will laugh. You may cry. You will be glad you came.
Connect with Troy at:
Webpage: https://thegrasswhisperer.com/
Instagram: @thegrasswhisperer63
YouTube: @troybishoppthegrasswhisper3703
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/troy-bishopp-aka-the-grass-whisperer-6868972b/
Connect with K at:
Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com
YouTube: @k.castrataro3466
Facebook and Instagram: @penlightfarmers
Podcast (audio): https://www.penlightfarmers.com/podcast
Podcast (video): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIVBn53...
2025-08-221h 07
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldGrazing Joy with Troy Bishopp TRAILERIn the fourth episode of Food, Flowers, & Fun, Grass Whisperer Troy Bishopp will talk about:
Being a girl dad
Linger grazing
Grieving after loss
Creating joy
Much, much more!
You will laugh. You may cry. You will be glad you came.
Connect with Troy at:
Webpage: https://thegrasswhisperer.com/
Instagram: @thegrasswhisperer63
YouTube: @troybishoppthegrasswhisper3703
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/troy-bishopp-aka-the-grass-whisperer-6868972b/
Connect with K at:
Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com
YouTube: @k.castrataro3466
Facebook and Instagram: @penlightfarmers
Podcast (audio): https://www.penlightfarmers.com/podcast
Podcast (video): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
2025-08-1801 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldFarming in the Forest with Stesha WarrenIn the third episode of Food, Flowers, & Fun, Stesha Warren of Eliana's Garden talks about:
Honeymoon tomatoes
Time management
Learning from mistakes
Agroforestry practices
Much, much more!
You will love this inspiring and informative farmer!
Connect with Stesha at:
Webpage: https://www.elianasgarden.com/
Facebook and Instagram: @ElianasGarden
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stesha-warren-b54947197/
Connect with K at:
Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com
YouTube: @k.castrataro3466
Facebook and Instagram: @penlightfarmers
Podcast (audio): https://www.penlightfarmers.com/podcast
Podcast (video): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIVBn53rrIsTwS4ag6hH4DHnxG_Lxqt7...
2025-08-1549 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldFarming in the Forest with Stesha Warren: TrailerIn the third episode of Food, Flowers, & Fun, Stesha Warren of Eliana's Garden talks about:
Honeymoon tomatoes
Time management
Learning from mistakes
Agroforestry practices
Much, much more!
You will love this inspiring and informative farmer!
Connect with Stesha at:
Webpage: https://www.elianasgarden.com/
Facebook and Instagram: @ElianasGarden
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stesha-warren-b54947197/
Connect with K at:
Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com
YouTube: @k.castrataro3466
Facebook and Instagram: @penlightfarmers
Podcast (audio): https://www.penlightfarmers.com/podcast
Podcast (video): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIVBn53rrIsTwS4ag6hH4DHnxG_Lxqt7...
2025-08-1101 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldCreating a Legacy of Food and Community with Nikko SnyderIn the second episode of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world, Nikko Snyder of Against the Wind Farm talks about:
Succeeding in succession planning
Maintaining creativity
Stewarding land and legacy
Combating compartmentalization
Much, much more!
You will love this thoughtful and reflective farmer!
Connect with Nikko at:
Websites: https://againstthewindfarm.ca/ https://parentingcreative.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61571309640024
Instagram: @parentingcreative and @againstthewindfarm
YouTube: @nikkosnyder1082
Podcast: Parenting Creative
Email: info@parentingcreative.com
Connect with K at:
Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com
YouTube: @k.castrataro3466
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2025-08-0854 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldCreating a Legacy of Food and Community with Nikko Snyder TRAILERIn this episode of Food, Flowers, & Fun, K talks with Canadian farmer Nikko Snyder about farm succession, the joy of producing, the need for self-care, and a whole lot more!
2025-08-0401 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldGrowing Flowers, a Farm Business, and a Healthy Farmer with Betsy BuscheIn the first episode of Food, Flowers, & Fun, Betsy Busche of Spongetta's Garden talks about:
Finding a spouse who's "tolerant of agriculture"
Managing acid reflux as a flower grower
Farming remotely
Selling bouquets at the auto parts store
Much, much more!
You will love this creative and engaging farmer!
Connect with Betsy at:
Webpage and blog: https://www.spongettasgarden.com/
Facebook and Instagram: @spongettasgarden
Email: spongettasgarden@gmail.com
Connect with K at:
Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com
YouTube: @k.castrataro3466
Facebook and Instagram: @penlightfarmers
Podcast (audio): https://www.penlightfarmers.com/podcast
Podcast (video...
2025-08-0159 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldGrowing Flowers, a Farm Business, and a Healthy Farmer with Betsy Busche TRAILERAre you planted in the right soil? This is just one of the thought-provoking questions that arises when host K. Castrataro talks with Betsy Busche of Spongetta's Garden in the premier episode of Food, Flowers, & Fun. Grab your sneak peek now! Full episode drops August 1, 2025.
Join the online launch party on August 1st at 7am/7pm EDT. Register today at penlightfarmers.com.
Learn more about Betsy at https://www.facebook.com/spongettasgarden.
2025-07-2501 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldFood, Flowers, & Fun TrailerGet a preview of some of our season one guests: a daughter dad, an empowered food producer, a survivor of farm-exacerbated acid reflux, an aspiring medical doctor turned farmer, and one naughty cat!
The podcast launches August 1st, 2025. Join our free online launch party August 1st at 7am/7pm (whichever fits your time zone better). Click this link to register and get the event link. (There will be prizes...!)
Food, Flowers, & Fun is hosted by K. Castrataro, the founder of Pen Light for Farmers, which helps farm women clear away the barriers to the farm...
2025-07-1902 min
Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the worldFood, Flowers, & Fun: Opening ThemeWelcome to the opening theme for the podcast Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world!
Host: K. Castrataro, Pen Light for Farmers
Want to be on the show? Contact K at www.penlightfarmers.com
Lyrics, melody, and vocals: Kristen "K" Castrataro
Background accompaniment: Heather Niemi Savage
Farm sounds: K's dad
Kid needing math help: K's daughter
2025-07-1100 min
Two Humans Talking With Tiffany SimmsThe Hidden Struggle in Farming Communities—And the Tool That’s Helping w/ K CastrataroWhat if success didn’t have to come at the cost of your health, relationships, or happiness? In this episode of Two Humans Talking, Tiffany Simms sits down with K Castrataro—from Pen Light—to unpack the real, unfiltered truth about thriving in this modern, fast paced world.No fluff, no clichés—just honest conversations about what it really takes to create a thriving life without burnout. Whether you’re looking to improve your well-being, strengthen connections, or elevate your career, this episode will leave you with insights you can actually use.🔔 Hit the SUBSCRIB...
2025-04-1534 min
Unveiling the Beast121 From Burnout to Breakthrough: Farming, Mental Health, and the Power of JournalingWhat up, Beasts? Welcome back to the show. Today I am hanging out with Kristen "K" Castrataro, an incredible storyteller whose life journey weaves together farming, writing, mental health advocacy, and personal resilience. Growing up on a multigenerational farm, K shares how her roots in agriculture and early love of storytelling helped shape her unique path. From selling sweet corn at the family farm stand as a child to writing stories on brown paper bags, her journey has always been about connection. Now, she helps farmers reorganize their lives so they’re at the center of their business, instead of...
2024-12-1952 min
Personal Development Trailblazers PodcastThe Impact of Journaling on Farmers with Kristen Castrataro
Welcome to the Personal Development Trailblazers Podcast! In this episode, we discuss how journaling can not only provide clarity but also empower you to make meaningful changes in your farming journey.
K Castrataro is a fifth-generation farm kid with on-farm experience in vegetable, fruit, and livestock production and agritourism plus skills and training in holistic farm planning, education, mediation, and mental health and self-care strategies. She uses her unique combination of expertise to help farmers reduce stress, improve relationships, and live the farm life they want without burning out or selling...
2024-09-2025 min
Purchase Broadcast StudiosThe SeasonIn this story I will highlight the memories and hardships that go along with being a college athlete at Purchase College. The different points I will try and highlight are the never-ending practices and juggling that with classes as well as some time for mental health. I will focus on the importance of a strong support group and how having strong friends and family play a pivotal role in being a successful student athlete. I will interview teammates some formally, some informally, asking them their two sense on certain topics that take place on and off the baseball field.
2023-05-1617 min
FM ModaviCrowdfunding, la colletta 2.0Puntiamo la lente d’ingrandimento sul cosiddetto crowdfunding: l’evoluzione del fundraising, un modo diverso di raccogliere fondi dal basso per sostenere progetti, anche nel mondo del non-profit. Un sistema che, evidente, funziona, se nel 2011 ha mosso 1,5 miliardi di euro finanziando un milione di progetti. Ne parliamo con l’esperta Daniela Castrataro, fondatrice di Twintangibles, in collegamento telefonico dalla Spagna
2013-03-1420 min