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Episode 15: The Farm a Town Saved: Former Teachers, Outdoor Preschool, and All-Ages Learning at Wright-Locke
Wright-Locke Farm is a historic, certified-organic community farm just outside Boston. Education Director Sarah Doyle shares how her team of former classroom teachers aren't just producing food, they're taking care of...
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Episode 14: A Public School's Working Farm: How Bowers Turns Curriculum into a Living Classroom
Bowers School Farm has been connecting students to land, animals, and food systems since 1967—right inside the Bloomfield Hills Schools. In this episode, Learning Expedition Leader Megan Isabelle walks us through how...
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Episode 13: Resilience in Bloom: Farm Education at Treworgy Orchards
Treworgy Family Orchards in Maine could have ended before it began. When the family planted their very first 15 acres of apple trees, every single one was destroyed by pests. Instead of giving up, they started over —...
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Episode 12: From Farm to Yarn at Two Dachshund Farm
🎙️ Episode 12 — Two Dachshund Farm (Franklinton, NC)
Anne Akers has woven together a life of fiber, education, and agritourism at Two Dachshund Farm, the 17-acre haven she and her husband Rodney have been building as...
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Episode 11: Sacred Connections: Blending Healing, Art, and Organic Farming
What happens when you start farming at 65 for the first time? For Sandy Pond, it became a journey of healing, creativity, and connection. At Sacred Connections at Back Roads Farm in Vermont, Sandy blends organic...
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Episode 10: From Farm Stand to Field Trips: How Agritourism Sparked Education at Forsythe Family Farms
This week I’m joined by Leslie Forsythe of Forsythe Family Farms in Ontario, Canada. For more than 30 years, Leslie has been blending agritourism, direct marketing, and hands-on programs that help thousands of kids...
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Episode 9: Wellness Farming: How Ananda Gardens Connects CSA Members to Health & Land
Not every farmer runs a formal education program—but every farmer has the power to educate. In this episode, I talk with Melisa Oliva, co-founder of Ananda Gardens in Montpelier, Vermont. Alongside her husband, she...
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Episode 8: Cows, Conservation, and Community: Lessons from Agritourism Leader Beth Kennet
Imagine waking up in a historic Vermont farmhouse, the smell of fresh pancakes in the air, and the sound of cows being milked just steps away. For over 40 years, Beth Kennett and her family have welcomed guests from...
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Episode 7: Teaching through Farming: Creative Programs from Coverdale Farm
🌻 Episode: Coverdale Farm – Where Conservation Meets Hands-On Education
In this episode of the Farm Educator’s Roadmap, I’m chatting with Mindy Brown, Program Manager at Coverdale Farm Preserve in Greenville, Delaware...
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Episode 6: From School Admin to Farm CEO: A Woman's Journey into Agritourism and Farm Education
In this episode of the Farm Educator’s Roadmap, Christa Hein sits down with Andrea Parent-Tibbetts of Clover Brooke Farm in New York’s Hudson Valley—a one-woman powerhouse running a regenerative fiber farm, an...
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Episode 5: The Goat Whisperer: Morning Coffee and the Practice of Animal Welfare with Lauren Cain
Lauren Cain of Find Hope Farm in Pataskala, Ohio, didn’t set out to run a 100-goat operation—but her love of animals (and a couple empty barns) led her there. In this episode, Lauren shares how her background in...
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Episode 4: Urban Farming with Purpose: Inside EarthDance Organic Farm School
In this episode of the Farm Educator’s Roadmap, host Christa Hein takes us to Ferguson, Missouri, home of EarthDance Organic Farm School—the oldest organic farm west of the Mississippi. Hear from Jena Hood and Tiffany...
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