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The Specialty Crop CastThe Specialty Crop Cast #9 - Travis BratschiOn this episode of The Specialty Crop Cast on Pomes and Stones we welcome Travis Bratschi owner of Bratschi Orchards. A first generation farmer started small and has grown himself a beautiful apple farm located in Traverse City Michigan! Travis breaks down what it takes to grow beautiful fruit in a sometimes non-cooperative often volatile growing season. In this episode we will be learning what it takes to run a high production apple farm. What varieties does travis grow? How does he deal with damaging hail storms? How does he color up fruit and keep quality apples...2025-07-1157 minThe Specialty Crop CastThe Specialty Crop Cast #8 - Sadie MerchantOn this episode of The Specialty Crop Cast on Pomes and Stones we welcome Sadie Merchant owner of Myrtle and Maudes into the studio! Sadie is a 4th generation farmer in Northern Michigan! Not only has her family been farming fruit for generations they also have in the last 5 years opened Myrtle and Maudes. What started out as a small roadside stand has evolved into a local and out of town favorite stop for all travelers! In this episode we will be learning what it takes to run a farm market, events, farm animals and 1000+ cherry pies sold. 2025-06-181h 27The Specialty Crop CastThe Specialty Crop Cast #7 - Travis SchockOn this episode of The Specialty Crop Cast on Pomes and Stones we welcome Travis Schock from Cherry Bee Inc into the studio! Travis is a bee keeper tending to honey bees here in northern Michigan! Years of bee keeping across the country has landed him here in northern Michigan pollinating specialty crops across the state! We are talking pollinating, honey, saving the bees and , much more! As always, Thanks to Wilbur-Ellis for sponsoring this weeks episode of the Specialty Crop Cast on Pomes and Stones! Next week we will be talking with Sadie Merchant, owner of Myrtle and...2025-06-061h 48The Specialty Crop CastThe Specialty Crop Cast #6 - Alec AltonenOn this episode of The Specialty Crop Cast on Pomes and Stones we welcome Alec Altonen from Altonen Orchards into the studio! Alec is a 4th generation farmer in Northern Michigan. Altonen Orchards grows a variety of crop from apples and cherries all the way down to pumpkins and their famous sweet corn! We are talking farming, cider, helicopter rides and , much more! As always, Thanks to Wilbur-Ellis for sponsoring this weeks episode of the Specialty Crop Cast on Pomes and Stones! Next week we will be talking with Cherry Bee Inc bee keeper Travis Shock! put...2025-05-241h 27The Specialty Crop CastThe Specialty Crop Cast #5 - Megan BarlowIn this episode of The Specialty Crop Cast we visit with Wilbur- Ellis Technical Nutrition Specialist Megan Barlow! She is very knowledgable in all things plant nutrition, geology and soil sampling. We talk about all those things and more in this episode. This will be the most educational thing you hear today! Lock in and hit play! Thanks to Wilbur-Ellis for sponsoring this video! They have been partnering with specialty crop growers for more than 100 years!2025-05-162h 00The Specialty Crop CastThe Specialty Crop Cast #4 - Brennen HitchcockWelcome to back to The Specialty Crop Cast on Pomes and Stones! Welcome to The Specialty Crop Cast on Pomes and Stones. Where we talk about farming, agribusiness and products from the people who know it best! This week our guest in studio is Brennen Hitchcock! He is a Senior Operations Manager for Wilbur Ellis. He explains the ins and out of managing multiple different locations across the midwest. Thank you Wilbur Ellis for sponsoring this episode of The Specialty Crop Cast2025-05-121h 06The Specialty Crop CastThe Specialty Crop Cast #3 - Spring Has Arrived One The FarmThis week on The Specialty Crop Cast we are talking about insects, spray programs and protecting your crops! Come along with Talon, Zach and Steve as we tackle those topics and more in this weeks video!2025-05-121h 12The Specialty Crop CastThe Specialty Crop Cast #2 - Bruce VeliquetteThis week Bruce Veliquette from Cherry Ke, Shoreline Fruit and the CIAB. Join us as we talk harvest stories, growing up on the farm and the future of the cherry industry in this weeks episode!2025-04-191h 37The Specialty Crop CastWe're Live! Welcome To The Speciality Crop Cast!Episode 1: Welcome to the Specialty Crop Cast on Pomes and Stones! In our very first episode, get to know your hosts—three passionate farmers from Northern Michigan—as we kick off the Pomes and Stones Podcast - The Specialty Crop Cast!! We’re diving into what this podcast is all about: real stories from the orchard, behind-the-scenes farm projects, and honest conversations about growing specialty crops like apples and cherries.2025-04-091h 13
Just an Epic Life012. Keslie’s Life By Design (Part 2)In this episode we continue our discussion from episode 011 where Keslie introduced her personal story of a life by design. This episode takes a closer look at what it looks like to start creating a life design. We also discuss how our mindset with money has evolved from shame and fear to empowerment and generosity.By sharing choices we have made throughout our journey as we continue to design our lives, we hope to inspire our listeners to look at their life as something they choose rather than falling into the societal trends of doing life only...2022-07-0931 min