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Episode 37: Simple Beginnings to Big Impact: Building Farm Education at Pineland Farms
When Cathryn Anderson first arrived at Pineland Farms, there wasn’t an education department.
Just a handful of field trips… a lot of possibility… and a place that felt like it could become something more.
Fifteen...
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Episode 36: From Vacant Lot to Community Impact: Heru Urban Farming's Story of Resilience and Purpose
When Tyrean “Heru” Lewis looked around his neighborhood, he didn’t see access to fresh food—so he took action.
With no formal plan, he began growing in his backyard… then on a vacant lot… and slowly, something much...
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Episode 35: Starting Without a Plan: Growing a Farm Education Program from Scratch at Shipshape Farm
Shipshape Farm in Traveler's Rest, South Carolina didn’t start with a business plan—it started with a need.
In the middle of a season that felt uncertain, Whitney Poitevint and her family made a big shift: from city...
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Episode 34: Nourishing Land and People: The Mission Behind Piney Woods Farm
At its core, Piney Woods Farm is about nourishment—in every sense of the word.
From building healthy soil to providing fresh food for families, this La Grange, Georgia-based nonprofit is focused on creating impact...
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Episode 33: From Farm Kid to Founder: Building Pine Row Preschool
Amber Bruckner is the founder of Pine Row Preschool, a small farm-based preschool in Michigan where young children learn through animals, nature, and everyday farm life. At Pine Row, gathering eggs, feeding animals,...
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Episode 32: Care, Learn, Act: A Century of Farm & Nature Education at Hidden Villa
Hidden Villa in Los Altos, California is one of the pioneers of environmental education in the United States. Founded in the 1920s, this 1,600-acre organic farm and wilderness preserve has spent more than a century...
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Episode 31: From Ocean to Pasture: A Regenerative Learning Campus at Wolfe's Neck Center
Andrew Lombardi, Director of Visitor Education and Experience at Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment, shares what it really looks like to design visitor education inside a working regenerative...
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Episode 30: From the Fields to Founder: Building Farm Discovery at Live Earth Farm
Farm Discovery at Live Earth Farm with Jessica Ridgeway
What happens when a love of food, community, and sustainability grows into an 18-year farm education nonprofit?
In this episode, I sit down with Jessica...
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Episode 29: Stewarding a Farm for Generations: Education, Food, and Community at Snipes Farm
Episode 29 – Stewarding a Farm for Generations: Education, Food, and Community at Snipes Farm
What does it look like to steward a place — not just for today’s programs, but for generations to come?
In this episode,...
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Episode 28: Starting Where You Are: Lessons from Seven Months of Farm Educator Interviews
Episode 28: Starting Where You Are: Lessons from 7 Months of Farm Educator Interviews
This episode of the Farm Educator’s Roadmap is a little different—there’s no interview this week. Instead, host Christa Hein...
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Episode 27: Farm to Table Kids: Betting on Yourself, Following Nature, and Rebuilding Again
Farm to Table Kids: Betting on Yourself, Following Nature, and Rebuilding Again
Stephanie McDonough’s journey is a powerful reminder that farm education isn’t tied to one piece of land — it’s rooted in purpose,...
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Episode 26: Letting the Land Lead: Growing a Farm Education Business One Step at a Time at Heritage Creek Farm
Letting the Land Lead: Growing a Farm Education Business One Step at a Time at Heritage Creek FarmCindi Hughes is the founder of Heritage Creek Farm & Education Center, and in this episode, she shares the very...
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