Beste Organic Bc Podcasts (2024)

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Silage corn then manure then a grass cover crop: considerations 45:25

1M ago45:25

45:25

This episode of the Organic BC Podcast was funded in part by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada through the BC Climate Agri-Solutions Fund delivered by Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC. University of Wisconsin-Madison soil scientist Matthew Ruark joins us to talk about some research he co-authored on the use of cover crops to reduce nutrient p…

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Controlling Weeds with Electricity in Perennial Crops 49:23

2M ago49:23

49:23

This episode: we explore the potential of tools that use electricity to control weeds on the farm. Specifically, you'll learn about the research of our guest, Marcelo Moretti, on an electric weeder produced by a Brazilian Company called Zasso for use in perennial cropping systems. Marcelo Moretti is a Weed Science Specialist and an Associate Profes…

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Robotic Weeding Tech: A Look at Some Promising Options 29:39

2M ago29:39

29:39

This episode is all about robotic weeding technology for the farm. Jordan interviews Kristen Obeid and Chuck Haggerty about why the time has come to give robotic weeding tools some serious consideration and the strengths and limitations of these tools. Here's a link for listeners who want to be able to picture these tools as they listen. Our guests…

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Your 2023 Conference Preview 12:34

7M ago12:34

12:34

This ep: a preview of the 2023 BC Organic Conference---OUR 30TH ANNUAL!!!---from conference coordinator Sarah Stewart. The conference runs November 7 through the 9th and you can learn more/get tickets at organicbc.orgVon Organic BC

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Know Your Elders: Paddy Doherty 1:20:40

10M ago1:20:40

1:20:40

This ep: a longform conversation with a farmer who was present and active for all the major milestones of BC's modern organic sector. Paddy Doherty talks about communal farming in the BC Interior in the 70s, why organic farming appealed to him from the get-go, the art of growing great carrots, and his thoughts on the evolution of BC's organic secto…

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Electric Fencing Tips for Rotational Grazing Systems 1:09:06

1y ago1:09:06

1:09:06

Note: the first release of this episode left off the end of the episode. It's been fixed now...if your version cuts off, re-download! Episode should be 1 hour 9 minutes. This episode: you can't run a successful rotational grazing system without good fencing! Rancher Tristan Banwell guest hosts to interview fencing expert Axle Boris of Fencefast abo…

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Limiting Nitrogen Pollution on your Farm 1:03:32

1y ago1:03:32

1:03:32

This episode I talk to Dru Yates of ES Crop Consult. Getting the right amount of nitrogen to our crops at the right time can be tricky, and if we over-apply it, it doesn't just hurt our bottom line. Nutrient pollution contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and pollutes our water, and so I invited Drew to join me to help us understand how to find t…

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The Sexual Politics of Organic Farming 26:36

1y ago26:36

26:36

This episode, a frank conversation about the sexual politics of organic farming. You'll hear perspectives from two farmers and one academic about a dynamic on many organic farmers that is seldom addressed so bluntly. Got feedback about this episode? Record a voice memo using the recording app from your phone to farmer@unearthedorganics.ca…

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The Long Roots of Indigenous Agriculture with Jacob Beaton of Tea Creek Farm 1:11:52

1y ago1:11:52

1:11:52

This episode: farmer & entrepreneur Jacob Beaton joins guest host Tristan Banwell to discuss the Indigenous relationship with agriculture that has been largely ignored or even suppressed in mainstream discourse about the history and traditions of Canada's First Peoples. Jacob is a member of the Eagle Clan of the Tsimshian Nation. He lives and farms…

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Carbon's A Quest 46:34

1y ago46:34

46:34

This episode: a primer on production practices that can reduce on-farm GH gas emissions via carbon sequestration. Joining us for this episode: Amy Norgaard, Climate Change Extension Specialist for the BC Ministry of Agriculture & Food, and Dieter Geesing, Provincial Soil Specialsit for the BC Ministry of Agriculture & Food. First up: Amy outlines t…

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Vital Tools, Cover-cropping, The R-Word & More with Steve & Annelise from Fresh Valley Farms 1:04:31

1y ago1:04:31

1:04:31

This episode: part one of a conversation with the owners of Fresh Valley Farms. Based in Armstrong, BC, owners Steve Meggait & Annelise Grube Cavers produce pasture-raised, organic beef, pork, poultry & eggs on 300+ acres under a rotational grazing system. This time, we'll learn about cover cropping practices at Fresh Valley Farms, some of the vita…

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Managing a Pastured Livestock Operation with Steve & Annelise from Fresh Valley Farms 1:03:15

1y ago1:03:15

1:03:15

This episode: part one of a conversation with the owners of Fresh Valley Farms. Based in Armstrong, BC, owners Steve Meggait & Annelise Grube Cavers produce pasture-raised, organic beef, pork, poultry & eggs on 300+ acres under a rotational grazing system. In this episode, Steve & Annelise summarize their business model and describe their core farm…

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Plant Parasitic Nematode Biology and Their Horticultural Impacts 53:31

1y ago53:31

53:31

This episode: guest interviewer and orchardist Molly Thurston returns! This time her guest is Tom Forge, a research soil ecologist at the Summerland Research and Development Centre who specializes in nematology and integrated root health management for perennial fruit crops. Molly interviewed Tom so we can learn about the biology of plant-parasitic…

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Low-input, high rotation potato production with Anna Helmer, pt 2 48:37

1y ago48:37

48:37

This episode features part two of my conversation with Anna Helmer of Helmer's Organic Farm. This conversation is meant to be a companion to a video that Organic BC produced about Helmer's Organic Farm for its Organic Innovation Series. This episode, we go into more detail about the five year rotation that the Helmers use to produce their potatoes,…

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Low-input, high rotation potato production with Anna Helmer, pt 1 47:04

1y ago47:04

47:04

This episode: a conversation with Anna Helmer of Helmer's Organic Farm. This conversation is meant to be a companion to a video that Organic BC produced about Helmer's Organic Farm for its Organic Innovation Series. The video will take you on a virtual tour of the Helmer farm and showcase their dedication to low inputs, long rotations, and heavy co…

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Limiting nutrient pollution in organic cropping systems 52:17

1+ y ago52:17

52:17

This episode: a conversation about limiting nutrient pollution in organic cropping systems. Our guest is Sean Smukler, an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia. Sean and his collegues completed research on this topic as a project under the last round of Canada's Organic Science Cluster. In…

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How Tree Fruit Breeders in BC Are Adapting to Climate Change 51:30

1+ y ago51:30

51:30

This episode, a conversation with two biologists from the Summerland Research and Development Centre about how climate change is impacting tree fruit production in BC, and how the breeding work of the research centre can help the industry understand and adapt to these impacts. The guests in this episode are Jesse MacDonald and Chris Pagliocchini…

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The Biopesticides Are Coming! 30:29

1+ y ago30:29

30:29

This episode features part two of my conversation with Manish Raizada, a Professor of Plant Agriculture at the University of Guelph. Herein, Manish talks about his lab's efforts to develop a microbe-based biopesticide that could be sprayed on crops like wheat and corn in order to protect those crops against fusarium wilt. Manish also describes rese…

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The Biofertilizers are Coming! 43:40

1+ y ago43:40

43:40

In this episode, host Jordan Marr interviews Manish Raizada, a Professor of Plant Agriculture at the University of Guelph. They discuss the role that biofertilizers can play in reducing our food system's dependence on synthetic nitrogen and its undesireable impacts on water quality and climate emissions. Manish, who heads the Raizada Lab at the Uni…

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Electrifying your farm equipment: a conversation with Reid Allaway 1:07:46

1+ y ago1:07:46

1:07:46

This episode: an inspiring conversation with Reid Allaway of Ferme Tournesol about his years-long commitment to electrifying various internal-combustion-powered machinery around his co-operative farm. There's a lot of useful information in here for those who want to follow Reid's lead, including the successful transition to an electrified cube van …

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Farmers Reflect on 2021 Chaos 1:22:04

1+ y ago1:22:04

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Originally produced for the 2022 BC Organic Conference This episode, five BC farmers (and your host) talk about the challenges of 2021's chaotic weather events. With thanks to: Chris Bodnar Mike Broersma Cameron Bell Hermann Bruns Molly ThurstonVon Organic BC

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The BCCOP Then and Now 42:34

1+ y ago42:34

42:34

Originally produced for the 2022 BC Organic Conference This episode is all about the British Columbia Certified Organic Program (BCCOP), the first province-wide organic program that existed in BC, and at present, fairly unique in North America because of its regional focus and its use of the peer-review process. There's so much to say about this pr…

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Navigating the Permitted Substances List 46:06

1+ y ago46:06

46:06

Originally produced for the 2022 BC Organic Conference This episode: farmer and verification officer (and BC Organic Conference planning committee member) Jolene Swain talks to host Jordan Marr about the Permitted Substances List for organic operators in Canada (CAN/CGSB-32.311-2020, officially). This conversation is primarily for people who are ne…

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New Slaughter Regs & New Opportunities for Meat Producers in BC 43:17

1+ y ago43:17

43:17

Originally produced for the 2022 BC Organic Conference In this episode, BC Organic Rancher Tristan Banwell describes changes to BC's slaughter regulations that took effect on October 1st, 2020. We begin our conversation with a brief review of how slaughter regulations have evolved in BC over the last two decades, leading up to these newest changes,…

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Canada GAP & Maintaining Access to Wholesale Markets for Small to Medium-scale Operations 58:58

1+ y ago58:58

58:58

This episode was inspired by concerns raised by Organic BC board member Brody Irvine. Brody is a part-owner of Discovery Organics, a BC-based organic food distributor that has traditionally purchased from farms of all sizes. Brody fears that the most recent updates to Canada's food safety regulations have made it difficult for smaller-sized operati…

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Integrated Pest Management in a Changing Climate part 2 34:25

1+ y ago34:25

34:25

Originally produced for the 2022 BC Organic Conference In this episode, guest interviewer (and our sector's Industry Specialist at the BC Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Fisheries!) Emma Holmes interviews Dru Yates, a pest & soil specialist with E.S. Cropconsult, based in the lower mainland. This is part two of two. Here, Emma & Dru discuss: IPM ad…

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Integrated Pest Management in a Changing Climate part 1 46:41

1+ y ago46:41

46:41

Originally produced for the 2022 BC Organic Conference In this episode, guest interviewer (and our sector's Industry Specialist at the BC Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Fisheries!) Emma Holmes interviews Dru Yates, a pest & soil specialist with E.S. Cropconsult, based in the lower mainland. This is part one of two. Here, Emma & Dru discuss Dru's e…

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Winter Grazing Strategies with Steve Kenyon 1:02:18

1+ y ago1:02:18

1:02:18

Originally produced for the 2022 BC Organic Conference In this episode, guest interviewer and rancher Tristan Banwell speaks with rancher Steve Kenyon about winter grazing strategies for the herd. Tristan is co-owner of Spray Creek Ranch in Lillooet, BC. Steve is a grazing expert and co-owner of Greener Pastures Ranching, in Busby, Alberta. In addi…

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Organic Spotlight: Laughing Crow Organics part 2 44:18

1+ y ago44:18

44:18

Originally produced for the 2022 BC Organic Conference. This episode: a wide-ranging conversation with Kerry McCann and Andrew "Budgie" Budgell, co-owners of Laughing Crow Organics in Pemberton, BC. Laughing Crow is a diverse operation. Kerry & Budgie grow produce & cut-flowers for farmers markets and a CSA and in recent years have established a su…

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Organic Spotlight: Laughing Crow Organics part 1 42:03

1+ y ago42:03

42:03

Originally released for the 2022 BC Organic Conference This episode: a wide-ranging conversation with Kerry McCann and Andrew "Budgie" Budgell, co-owners of Laughing Crow Organics in Pemberton, BC. Laughing Crow is a diverse operation. Kerry & Budgie grow produce & cut-flowers for farmers markets and a CSA and in recent years have established a suc…

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Codling Moth Management with Matthew Grieshop 1:07:26

1+ y ago1:07:26

1:07:26

Originally released for the 2022 BC Organic Conference One of our orcharding-focused Q&A sessions at last year's conference brought a lot of questions about Codling Moth Management from participants, so BC Orchardist & podcast guest host Molly Thurston sought out someone who could enlighten us on the subject! Molly's guest is Matthew Grieshop, form…

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Sarah Mock on Big Team Farming & Ag Narratives that Impede Food System Progress 51:56

1+ y ago51:56

51:56

This episode: for the 2022 BC Organic conference, our conference coordinator, Michelle Tsutsumi, interviewed Sarah Mock, author of Farm & Other F-Words, a book that challenges many of our cherished beliefs about farms and farming. Is the small, family-owned farm the 'ideal' farm? Are most forms of farming inherently exploitative? How might some of …

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Transitioning to Organic Viticulture 47:32

1+ y ago47:32

47:32

In this episode: a conversation with Kurt Simcic, an organic viticulturist who works for the Mark Anthony Group. The company, which owns numerous wineries in the Okanagan including Mission Hill Estate Winery, Cedar Creek Estate Winery, and Liquidity Wines, tasked Kurt with overseeing the transition of 1200 acres of its vineyards to certified organi…

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UBC field trials: Using tarps as overwinter soil cover 58:37

2y ago58:37

58:37

In this episode, we'll be learning about on-farm research trials that examined the role that silage tarps can play in managing agricultural soils in the winter months in British Columbia. Raelani Kesler, Master of Soil Science student with the Sustainable Agricultural Landscapes Lab, discusses the research process and key findings. Our conversation…

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UBC field trials: Balancing nitrogen and phosphorus on organic vegetable farms 1:00:31

2y ago1:00:31

1:00:31

In this episode we discuss on-farm research trials that compared different combinations of organic amendments (composts and organic fertilizer) and their impact to crop yield, soil carbon, input costs, and residual soil nutrients. Amy Norgaard, a former Master of Soil Science student with the Sustainable Agricultural Landscapes Lab at UBC, discusse…

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The Climate Crisis: Carbon Sources and Sinks in our Food System 58:49

2+ y ago58:49

58:49

Originally produced for the 2021 BC Organic Conference Podcast On this episode: guest interviewer Abra Bryne, who is a policy advisor with Farm Folk/City Folk, interviews Darrin Qualman in a wide ranging conversation about the climate crisis in the context of our food system. Darrin is the Director of Climate Crisis Policy and Action for the Nation…

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Maintaining Organic Integrity as your Livestock Heads Through the Abattoir 47:59

2+ y ago47:59

47:59

Originally produced for the 2021 BC Organic Conference This episode features a conversation between Guest interviewer Tristan Banwell and Anne Macey, who is the president of the Saltspring Abattoir Society and also sits on the COABC accreditation board. So Anne knows a lot about livestock processing and a lot about the organic standards, which is w…

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Et Tu, Organics? Studying the Carbon Footprint of Organic Farming in Canada (Research Roundup) 18:22

2+ y ago18:22

18:22

Originally produced for the 2021 BC Organic Conference This episode, another chapter in our research roundup. This time, I speak with Dr. Nathan Pelletier, the NSERC/Egg Farmers of Canada Industrial Research Chair in Sustainability, about his work measuring the carbon footprint of organic farms in Canada.…

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Contemplating A Small Farm Future. 43:21

2+ y ago43:21

43:21

Originally produced for the 2021 BC Organic Conference This episode, my conversation with farmer, academic, and author Chris Smaje. Chris is the author of a new book called A Small Farm Future: Making the Case for a Society Built Around Local Economies, Self-Provisioning, Agricultural Diversity, and a Shared Earth. The book takes as a given that va…

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Charles Massey, author of Call of the Reed Warbler 56:50

2+ y ago56:50

56:50

Originally produced for the 2021 BC Organic Conference This episode: guest interviewer Tristan Banwell interviews Dr. Charles Massey, Australian farmer, scientist, and author. His most recent book, Call of the Reed Warbler: explores regenerative agriculture and the connection between our soil and our health, and examines the ways our farming system…

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The COABC Demystified 28:53

2+ y ago28:53

28:53

This episode: a COABC explainer that aims to help you understand the organization's role in BC's organic industry, and the relationship between certified organic operators, the province's certifying bodies, and the COABC (which is now facing the public as Organic BC). That sounds pretty dry, but your podcast host put lots of effort into keeping it …

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Remembering Linda Edwards 28:12

2+ y ago28:12

28:12

In November of 2020, we lost someone who made many meaningful contributions to the organic farming movement in British Columbia and Canada, and who played a very important role in the reduction of pesticide use on countless acres of tree fruit in BC and beyond. I'm talking about Linda Edwards, who died suddenly at the age of 77 the day after she co…

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Organic Fruit Tree Management Manual: Its Past & Future 51:21

2+ y ago51:21

51:21

In 1994 the newly-formed Certified Organic Associations of British Columbia identified the lack of reliable information on organic crop production as an important obstacle to the growth of the organic agricultural industry. From this realization grew a plan to publish a number of organic crop management guides. The organic tree fruit management man…

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Wholesale Market Perspectives: Nature's Fare Markets 40:21

2+ y ago40:21

40:21

This episode features an installment on the theme of wholesale buyer perspectives. This time, I talk to Nick Johnston of Nature's Fare Markets. Nick manages the buying for the prepared foods side of Nature's Fare, and he joined me to provide advice for those wishing to sell into grocery stores, as well as talk about recent trends in the marketplace…

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The 2020 Update to the Canadian Organic Standards 48:11

2+ y ago48:11

48:11

Every five years, the Canadian Organic Standards are updated to keep the standards current. Each update follows a multi-year process of review, during which anyone can submit requests for revisions. The whole process is overseen by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) Technical Committee on Organic Agriculture. The committee was required to …

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The Soil Microbiome 48:26

2+ y ago48:26

48:26

This episode: BC Ministry of Agriculture Organic Industry Specialist Emma Holmes in conversation with Miranda Hart, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at UBC Okanagan. A good deal of Miranda's work focuses on the biology of soil, and in this conversation we'll learn about the tricky business of studying soil microbes, the trickier busi…

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Biological Control of Wireworms 37:09

2+ y ago37:09

37:09

This episode, I speak with Todd Kabaluk, a research biologist for Agriculture and AgriFood Canada, about his research on the use of entomopathogens as a biological control for wireworms.Von Organic BC

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Bug Wars: A fun conversation about biological pest control 58:40

2+ y ago58:40

58:40

Brian Spencer was trained as a molecular biologist, but he found his way to biological pest control and never left. This episode, a conversation with Brian, who has devoted his career to mastering the control of bad bugs with good ones. This conversation is one of my favourites of this series, and will be of interest to everyone, not just the pest-…

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Can Berry Pomace Help Us Combat Antibiotic-Resistance in Salmonella? 24:32

2+ y ago24:32

24:32

Another chapter in our Research Roundup. This time, Dr. Kelly Ross, a researcher with Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, tells us about research on harnessing the antibiotic properties of berry pomace for use in poultry feed in order to combat the rising problem of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella. Project contact info: Dr. Moussa Diarra (Project Lead)…

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Orchard Floor Management and More with David Granatstein 1:03:55

2+ y ago1:03:55

1:03:55

This episode features guest interviewer Molly Thurston's interview with David Granatstein. Molly is a horticulturalist, agrologist, and co-owner of Claremont Ranch Organics, an organic orchard in Lake Country, BC. David is a recently retired Professor Emeritus at Washington State University. David served as a sustainable agriculture specialist for …

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