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Jodi Roebuck is well known in Taranaki, NZ and overseas, for his innovative small farming and food production practices. In this show, he talks with other experts in their fields, many of them local, about livestock, energy, intensive farming, regenerative agriculture, seed saving, and more.
The Small Farm Show was made in 2012 and was sponsored by Stanley Timber ITM, Stratford.
Podcasts
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Regenerative Agriculture Pt 3
Jodi continues his interview with Joel Salatin, this week talking about deep litter and bedding - a pathogen-free process where the animals do the composting
Duration: 01:02:39 | Date: 29 November, 2012
Regenerative Agriculture Pt. 2
Joel Salatin, a key speaker at the regenerative agriculture practicum which Jodi attended, is seen as the world's most famous and innovative alternative farmer
Duration: 00:48:06 | Date: 15 November, 2012
Regenerative Agriculture Pt.1
Jodi attended a regenerative agriculture practicum at Taranaki Farm in Melbourne. In part one of a short series arising out of that he talks with Ben Falloon, owner of the farm, and key speaker Darren Doherty, about keyline design - the prioritization of the elements and the level of impact needed to change a specific element in any Permaculture design.
Duration: 00:51:47 | Date: 1 November, 2012
Extending the Seasons
All about growing undercover - the greenhouse grower
Duration: 00:55:12 | Date: 4 October, 2012
EcoInnovation
Michael Lawley is a Renewable Energy Engineer at EcoInnovation and creator of PowerSpout. "I enjoy solving energy problems/needs across the globe, often for a family or small community that lives in a remote places. There are few greater joys than shutting down diesel generators and installing a renewable energy solution that is both a greener and more cost effective solution."
Duration: 00:59:35 | Date: 20 September, 2012
Local Food
Jodi takes a look at the drive back to local food
Duration: 01:03:56 | Date: 23 August, 2012
Preserving
Jodi talks with Barbara McPhillips of Smart Organics
Duration: 00:58:31 | Date: 9 August, 2012
Road Trip
Jodi goes on a road trip with mobile shearer, Matt Denson
Duration: 01:03:04 | Date: 28 July, 2012
Biointensive Growing
John Jeavons runs the non‐profit Ecology Action site in Willitts, California, where Jodi spent some time learning from the master. John is also an author, educator, agricultural researcher and master. He is known as the father of the modern biointensive gardening movement.
Duration: 01:07:23 | Date: 26 July, 2012
Sustainable Hunting
Please note that, due to loss of audio, this is the first half, only, of the episode. Despite that, it still contains some gems.
Duration: 00:23:23 | Date: 14 June, 2012
Korito Education
Dee Turner is certificate manager of organic farms in NZ. She models and runs classes about sustainability, permaculture, self-sufficiency, and farming small species.
Duration: 01:03:50 | Date: 31 May, 2012
John Ernie
Jodi talks with John Ernie, a Taranaki farmer and educator, about how he runs his farm with mixed breeds
Duration: 01:02:41 | Date: 17 May, 2012
Growing Your Income
Jodi talks with Darrell Hannon, market gardener
Duration: 00:59:44 | Date: 3 May, 2012
Seeds
Jodi takes a look at the history of agriculture. It's all about seeds - raising seeds and saving seeds.
Duration: 01:00:32 | Date: 22 March, 2012
Pasture
Joel Salatin is a generational farmer and a pasture farmer in Virginia, USA. Using old-time pasture set-up, he was known as "the lunatic famer" before becoming the most famous small scale farmer in USA .
Duration: 01:01:34 | Date: 8 March, 2012
Sheep
Jodi talks sheep with Matt, an experienced farmer and shearer who services many small life-style blocks and large back-country sheep stations.
Duration: 00:59:21 | Date: 23 February, 2012
Life-style Blocks
Jennifer Russell knows a lot about life style blocks. She not only sells them, she also runs her own.
Duration: 01:00:20 | Date: 9 February, 2012
The Challenge
Paints a picture of the global situation, including population, the environment and the loss of 'the old ways'.
Duration: 01:00:08 | Date: 26 January, 2012