Farm Queen Podcast

Allie Healy Howard

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 08:00:00 +0000

In this interview, Allie takes us on the rapid journey of her farm from an idea to a successful market presence, local partnerships, an ag committee membership, and even more creative innovation in their farm's future.

You can follow her farm, Post St Farm, on Facebook.

Jennifer Rankin / Slate Creek Farm

Mon, 05 Jun 2023 08:00:00 +0000

Jennifer shares her passion for curating the most excellent products possible for her customers, whether that's through carefully managing the genetics and quality of her livestock or through partnering with local farms to add value for everyone around her. Her attention to detail, her desire for "more" than the mundane of society's normal life, and her depth of immersing herself into every aspect of what she offers is a standard we should all aspire to!

You can follow her farm, Slate Creek Farm, on Facebook.

Kelly Christensen / Quarry Brook Farm

Mon, 29 May 2023 08:00:00 +0000

Kelly shows us what it's like to develop a conviction and then stick to it no matter what. Listen to her share her lifelong passion for all things environmentally friendly and organic, and how that drives her approach to farming. Whether she applies this mindset to her own daily work with her livestock or whether she's taking an opportunity to help newcomers gain some organic farming education, she puts in the work to both raise animals well and encourage and help others pursue their farming passions.

You can follow her farm, Quarry Brook Farm, on Facebook.

Holly Beekley / Plumb Rocky Farm

Mon, 22 May 2023 08:00:00 +0000

In this episode, Holly of Plumb Rocky Farm does an outstanding job of conveying just how much attention to detail farm women put into their daily work. From her attention to breed characteristics to the quality of their products to her care in choice of butchers, Holly's level of dedication to what she does is above and beyond, and made even more impressive given that she works a full-time off-farm job.

You can follow Plumb Rocky Farm on Facebook.

Wendy Burkhart-Spiegel

Mon, 15 May 2023 16:45:00 +0000

Wendy shows us what it means to be a steward of both the land and your community with her passion for her farm, Common Thread CSA, and what they provide. Through creative CSA pricing structures and truly customizable options for her customers, she clearly pours her heart and soul into what she does for the benefit of those around her.

You can follow Common Thread CSA on Facebook.

Lizzie Blackburn / Dizzy Lizzie's Farm

Mon, 08 May 2023 08:00:00 +0000

Lizzie is one of those women who sets a goal, makes a plan, and makes it happen. From getting creative with value-add products to truly honing in on what her customers need and want, she sets a stellar example of how to run a business to succeed and flourish, by putting the right motives first.

You can follow her farm, Dizzy Lizzie's Farm, on Facebook.

Tina Jacobs / Devine Gardens

Mon, 01 May 2023 08:00:00 +0000

Here's a farm woman that's all about farming starting right with the soil. Literally! Tina is a "worm farmer" (and a beef farmer as well) and makes vermicompost and other organic gardening products, and it's abundantly clear that she's got the passion it takes to drive this unusual type of farming to become the success that she is.

You can follow her farm, Devine Gardens, on Facebook.

Maryellen Sheehan / Hartwood Farm

Mon, 24 Apr 2023 08:00:00 +0000

Maryellen approaches farming from a strong climate and impact-focused mindset, but not quite in the way you'd expect. Listen as she describes the unusual place where her farming journey started and how it's grown into her passion for helping farmers build meaningful connections and take their legacy and impact into account.

You can follow her at Hartwood Farm on Facebook.

Manika Gautam / Salt City Harvest Farm

Mon, 17 Apr 2023 08:00:00 +0000

Manika shares her story of pushing through hardships to continue to provide for her own family as well as help newly immigrated families become empowered to do the same. As a farm manager and a community liaison for new refugee families, she truly shines as someone deeply dedicated to all that she does.

You can follow the Salt City Harvest Farm on Facebook.

Jessi Lyons / Brady Farm

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 08:00:00 +0000

Listen in as Jessi shares how she followed her passion to not only nourish her family but how this passion grew to encompass the families in her community as well. Farming on an urban, non-profit farm has its challenges, yet she and her team rise to the occasion in creative ways, fighting to end food deserts.

You can follow Jessi and the Brady Farm on Facebook.

Bryn Carr / Wensleydale Cottage Farm & Room To Grow Cortland

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 11:56:20 +0000

Bryn is one heck of a busy woman between running her own family farm's day-to-day operations, running a local non-profit to help her community access gardening space and fresh foods, plus being a mom, active in her community, and more! Listen in to learn more about how her community garden effort works, and how her own farm contributes to sharing the goodness in the world, too.

You can follow her farm and her non-profit on Facebook at Wensleydale Cottage Farm and Room To Grow Cortland, respectively.

Antonisha Owens / Afica Pure

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0000

Antonisha is entirely dedicated to her business from the ground up -- literally. Listen in to hear her passion and dedication to not just developing high-quality beauty products with entirely organic ingredients but also to having a hand in the quality herself. She is a true queen with a focus and a drive not often seen in society these days!

You can follow her business on Facebook at Afica Pure Artisan & Hair Clinique.

Christa Nunez / The Learning Farm

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Christa offers many unique projects to her community between her personal farm and her non profit farm, from work-based CSA "payments" to space for families to do their own farming. Hear her story of her passion for instilling a love of farming in today's youth, with a strong focus among farmers of color and shifting land equity.

You can follow Christa's farm on Facebook at The Learning Farm.

Juliana Quaresma / Viva Acres

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 22:40:00 +0000

Juliana shares her story of her farming roots in Brazil and how they eventually brought her to starting her own farm just outside of Ithaca, NY. Her passion for helping small farms grow is what gets her through the day at work, and the evidence is clear -- she is a true Queen fighting to make starting small farms more accessible for minority groups and anyone.

You can follow her farm on Instagram at @viva_acres.

Erica Frenay / Shelterbelt Farm

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Erica is the type of farm queen that is so deeply passionate about what she does that she has literally built her current life on the philosophies that became part of her job. She is an outstanding grazing farmer as well as a Holistic Management Certified Instructor and the online coordinator and livestock specialist for Cornell Small Farms Program.

You can follow Erica on Facebook at Shelterbelt Farm

Tricia Park / Creekside Meadows Farm

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Get to know our next queen, Tricia, who not only farms her heart out but also makes sure to farm what her family loves best. This queen is someone truly driven to put in the hard work day after day, share the real behind-the-scenes truths of farming, be as knowledgeable and conscientious with her farming as possible, and encourages others to do the same.

You can follow Tricia's farm on Facebook at Creekside Meadows Farm.

Karen Hoffman / Peaceful By Nature Farm

Mon, 13 Feb 2023 16:20:00 +0000

This week's queen is someone who practices what she preaches AND preaches what she practices, which makes her a very special woman! Get to know her passion for grass-fed farming and other ways she's working hard and changing ag for many.

You can follow her farm on Facebook at Peaceful By Nature Farm.

Victoria Pezzino / Greene Pasture Ranch

Mon, 06 Feb 2023 21:45:00 +0000

Here's a queen who has come full circle from starting on a dairy farm as a kid to coming back home to revive and transition the farm to beef as an adult. She's passionate about connecting with her community, advocating for farms, and working to help anyone interested learn about farms.

You can follow her farm on Facebook at Greene Pasture Ranch.

Jenn Micha / Farmhouse Market

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 09:00:00 +0000

In this episode, you'll get to know what drives Jenn to work hard outside of her day job to maintain a farmstand-type store for her customers. She not only raises the products in the store herself, but she also supports members of her community by sourcing high-quality products for her customers from hyper-local farms as well! Learn what drives this woman that lives and breathes agriculture, day in and day out!

You can follow Jenn's store on Facebook at the Farmhouse Market.

Michele Kline / Nellie's Knoll Goat Milk Creamery

Tue, 17 Jan 2023 04:40:00 +0000

Our next farm queen, Michele Kline of Nellie’s Knoll Creamery shares her stories of focusing on being part of the food system versus just a consumer, of helping customers heal with her products, the hard struggles her family carries on a daily basis, and her persistent passion for all things ag (literally). Listen in to this rare, humble woman discuss “the lost art” of small farming and serving others and let her inspire you with her unique business!

You can follow Michele and her farm at Nellie’s Knoll on Facebook.

Doreen Barker / Barrows Farm

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 06:15:00 +0000

Our very first farm queen gets her chance for a "get to know you" interview, and we dive into why this initiative matters, where it started, what drives her to raise cattle, and more. Listen in to hear her passion for giving farm women the chance in the spotlight they deserve.

You can follow Doreen and Barrows Farm on Facebook. If you're a fellow farm woman in the state of New York, you can join our private Facebook group, exclusively for NY Farm Women.

Trailer -- What Is A Farm Queen?

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 06:03:00 +0000

In this short trailer episode, we introduce ourselves and briefly explain what a farm queen is, why these women deserve to be honored, and why this matters. It's more than a job, it's more than a lifestyle, and it's far more than an attitude.

Give this a listen and then follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter so you get to meet our farm queens behind-the-scenes.