The Prairie Farm Podcast
Nicolas Lirio & Kent Boucher
All things conservation, prairie, gardening, permaculture, hunting, and agriculture. ”Conservation happens one mind at a time.”
Episodes
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Dec 19, 2025 • 1h 40min
Ep. 316 Gubernatorial Candidate Zach Lahn
Zach Lahn joins us to discuss the future he envisions for Iowa, ag consolidation, chemical poisons, and more.
Hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard prairie mixes, pollinator mixes, habitat mixes, and more)
Dec 17, 2025 • 49min
Ep. 315 (Coffee Time) The NFL, Bearded Uplander, and Smiley
We had the privilege of being joined by previous guest Mike Swartzlander, Tim Brown (The Bearded Uplander), and former Hawkeye and NFL player, Parker Hesse, for another riveting episode of Coffee Time Wednesday.
hokseynativeseeds.com (for pheasant habitat, CRP mixes, and backyard prairie mixes)
Dec 12, 2025 • 1h 33min
Ep. 314 What Do Prairie Strips Accomplish? And Practical Incremental Changes for Conservation On Your Farm
Tim Youngquist of Iowa State University and Practical Farmers joins us to share his experience on the Prairie Strips program at Iowa State and what farmers are able to do practically to bring income while boosting conservation.
hokseynativeseeds.com (for prairie strip mixes and backyard prairie mixes and all your other native seed needs)
Dec 10, 2025 • 27min
Ep. 313 (Coffee Time) Stiff Goldenrod's Role in a Prairie and The Dead Zones of the World
Another exciting episode of The Prairie Farm Podcast where Riley and Nicolas take a deeper look into the infamous "dead zones" in the water around the world.
hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard prairie and hunting habitat mixes)
Dec 5, 2025 • 1h 12min
Ep. 312 What Does Leaving Your Leaves Actually Do??
David Mizejewski, from Natural Wildlife Federation, joins us to talk conservation, but specifically why leaving your leaves even matters.
hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard prairie mixes and other fun habitat mixes)
Dec 3, 2025 • 40min
Ep. 311 Iowa' Wildlife Action Plan, Soybean Farming, Prairie Snow Fences
Nicolas is down with Tuberculosis and Dysentery... again. But don't worry because Riley and Kent are as healthy as two fine horses and are here to talk current events in Prairie Country.
Keep snow off the road --> Order Prairie
Nov 28, 2025 • 1h 29min
Ep. 310 Can You Make a Food Forest in Your Own Yard?
We joined some of the crew from Abundant Design to discuss creating food forests in your own yard. We had a great time and we believe you will as well.
hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard prairie mixes and other native seed)
Nov 26, 2025 • 32min
Ep. 309 (Coffee Time) Is Fast Fashion Actually Cheaper?
Happy Thanksgiving! Another riveting episode of The Prairie Farm Podcast.
This week, we have an intriguing question from a guest that had us thinking about the Thanksgiving Holiday.
hokseynativeseeds.com (to fight consumerism with conservation)
Nov 21, 2025 • 1h 10min
Ep. 308 Hunting Pheasants with Steve Hanson and Ryan Lynton
We had the privilege of hosting Steve Hanson and Ryan Lynton (Upland Social Podcast) for a pheasant hunt and naturally we had to get them on the podcast. We discuss bird numbers in Iowa, land prices and trends, and whatever else came up in the conversation. This was supposed to be a coffee time episode, but the conversation was too good to not make it a full length episode. Enjoy!
Nov 19, 2025 • 24min
Ep. 307 (Coffee Time) Who's Responsibility is it to Pay for Iowa's Water Monitors
Welcome back to another riveting episode of Coffee Time Wednesday! This time we discuss the responsibility of Iowa's Water Monitors and the organizations who are making it happen.
Hokseynativeseeds.com (for CRP and Backyard Prairie Mixes)
Izaak Walton Foundation
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