HOMEsweetFARM Radio

Farmer Brad and Jenny discuss righteous food and the concern over killer tomatoes in the market place. Are local tomatoes safe? You betcha!

Come out to our up-coming Heirloom Tomato Festival, June 22, 2008. More info here... http://www.homesweetfarm.com/hsf_market_days.htm

Farmer Brad interviews Dr. Will Allen, author of The War On Bugs. Will is an organic farming visionary. A true activist, entrepreneur, and expert, he understands the complexities of farming first hand and the impact that commercialization has had... His new book is just released, The War On Bugs, "The secret history of pesticides revealed: how farmers and consumers have been conned by government, industry, and war-mongering jargon into choosing toxic food."

Resources:
Will Allen's website: http://www.thewaronbugsbook.com/
Will Allen's farm, Ceder Circle Farm: http://www.cedarcirclefarm.org/home.html
Get the book: http://www.chelseagreen.com/2007/items/waronbugs
The Center for Food Safety: http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/
The Organic Consumer Association: http://www.organicconsumers.org/

Farmer Brad discusses the basics of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and interviews Alice Varon, Exec. Dir. of Certified Natural Grown. Learn about the proposed USDA regulations on the "Natural Label", along with the grassroots alternative program, Certified Naturally Grown (CNG). Another tool to assure the integrity of the local food revolution!

Resources:
Robin Van En Center... http://www.wilson.edu/wilson/asp/content.asp?id=804
Local Harvest... http://www.localharvest.org/
TOFGA Local Food Locator... http://www.tofga.org/index.php?page=34
The Real Dirt on Farmer John (movie)... http://www.farmerjohnmovie.com/FJhome.html
Certified Naturally Grown website... http://www.naturallygrown.org/
Sustainable Agriculture Coalition... http://www.sustainableagriculturecoalition.org/

My conversation with Amanda Love, The Barefoot Cook discussing the benefits of a traditional diet using seasonal whole foods and naturally preserved foods through fermentation.

Resources:
http://www.soothininfusion.com/
http://www.westonaprice.org/
http://www.wildfermentation.com/

Part 1: Farmer Brad discusses the soil amendments needed to start a new farm. By investing in the soil bank, you can turn neglected farmland into fertile soil, creating long-term food production for your community.

For Soil Tests:
http://www.loganlabs.com
http://www.txplant-soillab.com

For Suppliers:
http://www.tofga.org/index.php?page=51&pp=4&lang=51

A conversation with Dr. Will Winter on grass farming, holistic livestock management, preventing infectious diseases, mineralization and more.

Resources:
Dr. Will Winter's site... http://www.willwinter.com
Acres USA... http://www.acresusa.com
Stockman Grass Farmer... http://stockmangrassfarmer.net/