The Mad Farmer Podcast
The Mad Farmer Podcast
Sarah Zinn
Join me as I search for other farm folks crazy enough to dream of sustainability and justice. Who are these self-sufficient freaks with solar powered tractors and goat best-friends? Who are the mad farmers who push against corporate agriculture in pursuit of a more local way of life, more connected to land and community?
Project AquaStar and Max, the accidental farmer.
Listen to Max Slater and I talk about how fermented pig intestines, a deportation from New Zealand and his city planning major played a part in his journey to Project AquaStar, a nonprofit urban farm in Columbus, OH.
Nov 10, 2017
30 min
How Wayne finally got his goats.
Wayne Shingler, owner of Woodland Urban Farm LLC in Linden, tried a lot of things before he was able to own enough land for the amount of goats, chickens and ducks he wanted. At least now he has Pance, the cuddly goat who stood by us for most of the interview. Listen to hear his experiences with leasing land, city zone ordinances and neighborhood drama.
Oct 30, 2017
18 min
Boycott Wendy's for a Harvest Without Violence
Learn why we need to stand with farmworkers in Immokalee, FL who are subject to violence and harsh treatment because Wendy's refuses to sign onto the Fair Food Program.
Oct 26, 2017
25 min