The Prairie Farm Podcast
Nicolas Lirio & Kent Boucher
All things conservation, prairie, gardening, permaculture, hunting, and agriculture. ”Conservation happens one mind at a time.”
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Nov 3, 2023 • 1h 10min
Ep. 104 The Science Behind Farming Prairie (Justin Meissen)
Justin Meissen, from Tallgrass Prairie Center, knows A LOT about the science of prairie plants. We got to pick his brain about the latest science behind what makes a prairie stand establish well.
Nov 1, 2023 • 23min
Ep. 103 (Coffee Time) Is China Buying up all the Farm Land?
Grab your thermos, because it's getting cold, and it's COFFEE TIME!
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Oct 27, 2023 • 1h 42min
Ep. 102 Farming Prairie is Very Hard (Laura Walter)
You've heard her before on our podcast, and we've mentioned her many times, but we were really excited to sit down with Laura Walter from the Tallgrass Prairie Center and discuss her ventures into learning how to farm prairie.
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Oct 25, 2023 • 25min
Ep. 101 (Coffee Time) John Deere Going Organic?
Welcome back to Coffee Time Wednesdays! Your favorite fifteen minutes of your week. Enjoy!
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Oct 18, 2023 • 23min
Ep. 100 (Coffee Time) Ugly before it’s broken
It's time to relax and hear about recent conservation and hunting news. Coffee Time!
Oct 13, 2023 • 46min
Ep 99. BONUS EPISODE: Don’t Mow the Ditches (Kristine Nemec)
The Roadside prairie program is the second largest prairie program in Iowa, second only to CRP. Join Kristine as she walks us through how prairie gets into our ditches.
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Oct 13, 2023 • 1h 2min
Ep 98. Putting prairie back on farms (Andy Olson)
Andy Olson is the Prairie on Farms Programs Manager at Tallgrass Prairie Center. He helps people get prairie back on their farms. Another step towards sustainable farming!
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Oct 6, 2023 • 1h 17min
Ep. 97 Why raise chickens when you can raise pheasants?
Jack Bensink, owner of the one and only Bensink Farms Hunting preserve, sat down with us to discuss conventional farming, hunting on a preserve, and raising pheasants... We really enjoyed him, and we think you will too.
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Oct 4, 2023 • 25min
Ep. 96 (Coffee Time) Your Tires End Up in the Ocean...
It's harvest season, and we took a nice long coffee time...
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Sep 29, 2023 • 46min
Ep. 95 The Soil Entrepreneur (Bob Wubben)
Bob Wubben, founder of Blooming Prairie Nursery, joined us to discuss how he started his journey on a new way of growing prairie plants.
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