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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Sep 27, 2023 • 20min
Ep. 94 (Coffee Time) The Farm Bill, Government Dependents, and Black Bears
Welp... It's that time of week again. Don't worry. Kent kept it short this time.
Hoksey Insta
The Prairie Farm Insta
hokseynativeseeds.com
theprairiefarm.com
Sep 22, 2023 • 1h 1min
Ep. 93 The Prairie Movie Maker and Theologian (John O’Keefe)
John O'Keefe is a theologian turned movie maker. He went out to the last large scale prairie in North America to film the land and connect with it. Quite the interesting guy.
Want to purchase some backyard prairie? Check it out here!
Want to purchase some CRP seed? This is the place!
The Prairie Farm Insta:
Hoksey Native Seeds Insta:
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theprairiefarm.com
Sep 20, 2023 • 22min
Ep. 92 (Coffee Time) A-Sexual Birds and The Hunger Games
We've been getting really into animals recently... Enjoy!
Hoksey Native Seeds Insta
The Prairie Farm Insta
theprairiefarm.com (blogs, seeds sales, and more)
hokseynativeseeds.com
Sep 15, 2023 • 1h 25min
Ep. 91 Prehistoric Prairie Audio Files: The Wildlife Refuge Ranger
Karen Viste-Sparkman is as knowledgeable as they come. She has spent years getting her hands dirty at the Neal Smith Wildlife Refuge. Join us as we sit down and pick her brain on prairie and what it was.
Hoksey Insta:
The Prairie Farm Insta:
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Theprairiefarm.com
Sep 13, 2023 • 31min
Ep. 90 (Coffee Time) Mercury Pills, Quinine, and Endangered Animals
Ready to learn some outdoor conservation facts?? Grab your coffee. It's time.
The Prairie Farm Insta
Hoksey Insta
hokseynativeseeds.com
Theprairiefarm.com
Sep 8, 2023 • 54min
Ep. 89 The Horticulture Professor (Randall Vos)
Once a horticulture professor, now working with fruit growers in Iowa, Randall Vos is a part time row crop farmer and side job sheep farmer. He's done a lot, and we got to sit down and pick his brain.
Randy's Instagram
hokseynativeseeds.com
Theprairiefarm.com
Sep 6, 2023 • 21min
Ep. 88 (Coffee Time) Milkweed used for WW2 and Dolly the Sheep
... this one is weird and fascinating. Buckle in!
theprairiefarm.com
hokseynativeseeds.com
Hoksey Native Seeds Instagram
Sep 1, 2023 • 1h 11min
Ep. 87 What in the world is a ”POOR FARM”?
Geoff Mouming, Project Manager for Restoration for Impact 7G, joined us to talk about all things conservation, but we started with a very odd socialist experiment from over a hundred years ago... the poor farm.
We found Geoff fascinating! And we're sure you will too!
Wanting some Backyard Pollinator/Prairie? Look no further!
theprairiefarm.com
Looking for CRP this year?
hokseynativeseeds.com
Want to know more about Geoff and Impact 7G?
https://www.impact7g.com/
Aug 30, 2023 • 19min
Ep. 86 (Coffee Time) Corn Sweat and Is a Tomato a Fruit?
Back to the classic. Sit back and enjoy your coffee!
Our Instagram
theprairiefarm.com
hokseynativeseeds.com
Aug 25, 2023 • 1h 9min
Ep. 85 Where does your food really come from (Tom Philpott)
Just the title, Senior Research Associate at the Center for a Livable Future, is epic. Let alone the man who holds the title and our conversation with him.
Tom Philpott is a forward thinker and understands exactly what makes the world's agriculture and food world go round. You won't want to miss this one.
tomphilpott.net/
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