Modern Farming Podcast
Join us each week, as we dive into different ways to think about agricultural production.
In part two of Community Farming Podcast’s Community Agriculture in Action, we’re joined by Emmanuel Roux, founder of 15th Street Farm in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. What started as a therapeutic garden for a drug and alcohol recovery center has grown into a thriving urban organic educational farm, connecting people—especially kids—with nature, healthy food, and...
In the next Modern Farming podcast series, Community Agriculture in Action, we head to Chicago’s South Side to spotlight Hope Center Blue Island—a nonprofit born on the eve of the pandemic that has since blossomed into a community cornerstone. What began as a church has grown into a vibrant, community-driven nonprofit focused on economic development,...
In this special recap episode of the Modern Farming Podcast, we bring together two powerful conversations from our What Is and Isn’t in Your Food series to highlight one essential truth: you don’t have to be a farmer to care about agriculture. The health of our soil directly impacts the health of our food—and ultimately,...
In this “What Is and Isn’t In Your Food: Defining Nutrient Density” episode, we sit down with Dan Kittredge, a regenerative organic farmer and founder of the Bionutrient Food Association (BFA), to unpack a concept that’s changing the way we think about food: nutrient density. Dan coined the term nutrient density back in 2007, and...
n this episode of Modern Farming, What your Food Is and Isn’t with Anne Bikle and David Montgomery, we dig into what’s really beneath our food—starting with the soil. Joined by husband-and-wife team David R. Montgomery and Anne Biklé, we explore how both natural processes and human practices like conventional agriculture have contributed to widespread...
In this recap of the Dirt to Dinner series, Brad and Nick reflect on their conversations with two trailblazers in regenerative agriculture—Dr. Jonathan Lundgren from Ecdysis Foundation and Will Harris of White Oak Pastures. Brad shares firsthand insights from his time with Dr. Lundgren and his research team, who spent over a week in Florida...
Guest: Will Harris, fourth-generation cattleman and owner of White Oak Pastures, a pioneering regenerative farm in Bluffton, Georgia. Episode Overview: In the final installment of Dirt to Dinner on the Modern Farming podcast, we sit down with Will Harris, a leader in regenerative agriculture who transformed his family’s farm from an industrialized cattle operation into...
In this second installment of the Dirt to Dinner series, we welcome agroecologist Dr. Jonathan Lundgren, Executive Director of Ecdysis Foundation and CEO of Blue Dasher Farm. Jon’s groundbreaking research is reshaping the future of agriculture, demonstrating how regenerative farming can restore ecosystems, improve farm profitability, and transform rural communities. In this episode, Jon shares...
Welcome to the Modern Farming podcast’s newest three-part series, Dirt to Dinner, exploring the connections between soil, farming practices, and the food we eat. In our Soil Special episode, Brad and Nick dig deeper into the foundations of regenerative agriculture and its role in modern farming. Is regenerative the new organic? And what does that...
Episode Summary: In this episode of Modern Farming, we’re diving into the fascinating world of pollination with special guest Helena Peterson! As an 18-year-old Agriculture Advocate, 4-H State Executive Board member, and one of Florida’s six Youth Pollinator Ambassadors, Helena is passionate about educating the next generation on the importance of pollinators and how we...