This is part two of our visit to Uncle Matt’s Organics in Clermont, FL.
Benny McLean is Matt & Ben’s father and got into the citrus business with his father. He talks to us about that history and some of the hardships and lessons learned along the way. He is the Head of Production with Uncle Matt’s.
Ben McLean, Head of Research at Uncle Matt’s, then brings us up to today on the agronomy behind growing citrus. He has taken those lessons learned from his father and grandfather to continue to improve the quality of fruit and potential disease resistance.
Uncle Matt’s is a story of perseverance and thank you to Matt, Benny and Ben for sharing.
This episode is brought to you by Byron Seeds.
Gregory Smith is the owner of Smith's Farm and Ranch in Tuskegee, AL. He joins us to talk about growing up loving to farm, trying to find his way back to agriculture and the experiences that drove him to go organic.
Rooted In Organic Podcast is sponsored by SoilBiotics and Byron Seeds.
Will Harris is the owner of White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, GA. He joins us to talk about the history of his farm, the pros and cons of doing things differently and the generational changes and benefits he sees on his farm.
This episode is sponsored by SoilBiotics and Byron Seeds.
Lloyd Miller is a 100% grassfed organic dairy farmer in Millersburg, OH. He joins us to talk about being one of the leaders of the grazing movement in Ohio, transitioning to 100% grassfed and his families experience teaching agriculture in England.
Rooted In Organic is sponsored by Byron Seeds and SoilBiotics.
Stefan Sobkowiak is a permaculture educator and the owner of Miracle Farms outside of Montreal, Canada. He joins us to talk about his learning journey from running a monoculture orchard to a "grocery store style" permaculture orchard, the mistakes that led him to where he's at today and how he markets his product to his customers.
Stefan's YouTube channel can be found here.
Rooted In Organic Podcast is sponsored by SoilBiotics and Byron Seeds.
This is a re-release of our 10th episode with Wes Jackson and David Kline. Wes talked to us about the development of Kernza at The Land Institute and other sustainable farming practices.
Rooted In Organic Podcast is sponsored by Byron Seeds and SoilBiotics.
We are now Rooted In Organic Podcast! Not to confuse everybody but our first guest under the new name is Back To The Roots. Back To The Roots produces indoor and outdoor gardening supplies that are 100% organic. Co-founder and Co-CEO Alejandro Velez joins us to talk about his journey into gardening and organic, the background of his company and how they've grown over the years.
Rooted In Organic is sponsored by Byron Seeds and SoilBiotics.
Jim Wedeberg is a dairy farmer and one of the original seven farmers that developed CROPP Cooperative in La Farge, WI. He joins us to talk about those early days, the development of the organic dairy standards and philosphies behind creating a farmer-owned cooperative.
Back to the Roots is sponsored by Byron Seeds and SoilBiotics.
Dani Valazquez de Leon is the General Manager at Organics Unlimited in San Diego, CA. She is the fourth generation of her family to be in the banana business. Dani joins us to talk all things organic bananas- farming practices, marketing, supply chain and supporting communities where they're grown.
Back to the Roots is sponsored by Byron Seeds and SoilBiotics.
Today we're re-releasing our 2018 episode with Dr Paul in his honor. Dr Paul passed away on July 7, 2023 and will be sorely missed. Here is his obituary. Dr Paul helped build the organic movement and was a friend to all. Thank you Dr Paul for everything you did.
We'll be back next week with a another new epidsode.
Maynard and Jack Mallonee of Curtis, WA are the third and fourth generation of dairy farmers in southwest Washington. They sit down with us to talk about the history of their farm, working together to transfer the farm and some of the intricacies of farming in the state of Washington.
Back to the Roots is sponsored by Byron Seeds and SoilBiotics.
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