Ag Matters 4/22/2020 Where do your greens come from? Grizzly Greens offers fresh, local hydroponically grown greens with a weekly subscription service. Nothing fresher! https://www.radiofreepalmer.org/2020/04/22/agmatters-grizzly-greens-2020-4-22/
Ag Matters 4/29/2020 How is Covid 19 impacting the local food system, farmers markets and agricultural production? Amy chats with Arthur Keyes, local farmer, farmers market owner and agriculture advocate about how the pandemic is changing our industry. https://www.radiofreepalmer.org/2020/04/30/agmatters-farmers-markets-and-covid-19/
Ag Matters 5/6/2020 Covid 19 has brought to light the importance of shopping as locally as possible. In this episode of Ag Matters you’ll learn about hair and skin care products made with natural, wild Alaskan products by our neighbors…
Ag Matters 5/27/2020 Whether you’re looking for inspiration to launch a garden for personal food production or to break into commercial farming, there’s no doubt that you’ll be inspired by Amy’s conversation with Jennifer and Seeds and Soils Farm. https://www.radiofreepalmer.org/2020/05/27/ag-matters-seeds-and-soil-2020-5-27/
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Enjoy this edition of Ag Matters Radio, an interview with Emily Garrity, the owner and founder of Twitter Creek Gardens in Homer. https://www.radiofreepalmer.org/2018/08/17/ag-matters-08-15-2018/
Scott Mugrage of Mugrage Hay & Cattle has been involved in agriculture production his entire life; learn more on this edition of Ag Matters. https://www.radiofreepalmer.org/2018/08/08/ag-matters-08-07-2018/
Don Berberich taught Agriculture Education at Palmer High School (PHS) for 28 years. In this edition of Ag Matters Radio, Amy & Don discuss his retirement, the future of Ag Education at PHS, and his farm operation “Juice, Jelly &…
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On this edition of Ag Matters Radio Amy chats with Jenny VanderWeele about Fresh Starts Farms. https://www.radiofreepalmer.org/2018/05/23/ag-matters-05-22-2018/
Alaska Wild Harvest is the largest producer of birch syrup IN.THE.WORLD! On this edition of Ag Matters Radio, Amy & Dulce discuss all things Alaska birch syrup related, from harvest steps to new products, ingenuity to 29 years of production….
Alex Davis owns and operates A.D. Farm in Palmer and is also the Manager of Alaska’s first year-round farmers’ market, The Center Market, at the Mall at Sears in Anchorage. In this edition of Ag Matters Radio Amy & Alex…
Michelle Church has been a Board Member of the Alaska Farmland Trust for many years; she & her husband own & operate Moonstone Farms, located on an original Colony Farm in the Valley. http://www.radiofreepalmer.org/2017/10/27/ag-matters-10262017/
On this edition of Ag Matters Radio Amy & her guest Robert Fithian of Alaska Yaks discuss why yak are the perfect animal for Alaska. http://www.radiofreepalmer.org/2017/10/20/ag-matters-10192017/
On this edition of Ag Matters Radio, Amy interviews Kelly Eggleston of Arctic Harvest Distillery, an all-Alaska Grown distillery in North Pole, Alaska. http://www.radiofreepalmer.org/2017/10/13/ag-matters-10122017/
Interested in micro-gardening? In this edition of Ag Matters Radio Amys’ guest is Lisa Sadleir-Hart from Sitka. She & her husband Tom operate Anam Cara Family Garden and are very tuned-in to the local food movement in their community. http://www.radiofreepalmer.org/2017/10/06/ag-matters-10042017/
In this edition of Ag Matters Radio, Amy learns about the sustainability efforts of seed saving and vegetable production in South East Alaska with her guests. Nick & Leah own FoundRoot, an open-pollinated seed company based in Haines, Alaska. http://www.radiofreepalmer.org/2017/09/08/ag-matters-09072017/
The Tanana Valley Farmers Market is the oldest market in the State! Market Manager Brad St.Pierre joins Amy on this edition of Ag Matters for a fun discussion about all the things that make the market work so well. Brad &…
In this edition of Ag Matters Radio, Amy & Nathan discuss beekeeping in Alaska, including all of the details about overwintering bees in Alaska. What equipment is needed, what type of bees perform best in Alaska and SO.MUCH.MORE! http://www.radiofreepalmer.org/category/programs/ag-matters/
Richelle Plummer updates Amy on the Mat Su Farm Co-Op, broiler (meat bird) production in the Mat Su Valley and all of the potential of the Bogard Food Hub. http://www.radiofreepalmer.org/2017/06/04/ag-matters-05312017/
On this edition of Ag Matters, Amy & Brian Olson discuss all that is Alaska Berries – from berry production to wine making, and all things in between. http://www.radiofreepalmer.org/2017/05/10/ag-matters-05102017/
Amy and Misty VanderWeele discuss All Dahlia’d Up, a dahlia & other specialty flower farm in Palmer, Alaska. http://www.radiofreepalmer.org/2017/05/10/ag-matters-05042017/
Amy Seitz is a 3rd generation Alaskan farmer, operating Lancashire Farm on the Kenai Peninsula. She’s also the Executive Director of the Alaska Farm Bureau. Amy & Amy discuss a number of topics including fiber production, Farm Bureau activities and a…
Amy & Richelle discuss the history, growth and vision of the Mat Su Farm Co-Op including egg & broiler production in the Mat Su Valley. http://www.radiofreepalmer.org/2017/03/24/ag-matters-03222017/
A fun discussion about the Mangalista “wooly” Pig with Rayne Reynolds of Frozen Oak Farm in Palmer. http://www.radiofreepalmer.org/2017/03/01/ag-matters-03012017/
Megan Talley from Spring Creek Farm discusses many of the outstanding programs they are offering including internships, TILTH and South Central Alaska CRAFT. http://www.radiofreepalmer.org/2017/01/13/ag-matters-01112017/