Small Farms Radio

Episode 11 - Raising Pollos Under Elderberry: A Bilingual Conversation with Wilber de la Rosa

Wilber de la Rosa operates Jubilo Farm in Minnesota, a regenerative poultry business. He has also recently launched Tortillas La Mayzteca, a vertically integrated company that produces traditional tortillas. In a conversation with Tim Shenk from Cornell Small Farms Program’s bilingual Futuro en Ag project, Wilber discusses his approach to starting businesses that prioritize healthy living and his commitment to regenerative practices. The conversation was conducted in Spanish with translation in English by Small Farms staff member, Garrett Quade. The goal is to provide our listeners with a language experience. Wilber de la Rosa es propietario de Jubilo Farm en Minnesota, una operación agropecuaria regenerativa. Además, recientemente ha lanzado Tortillas La Mayzteca, una empresa integrada verticalmente dedicada a la producción de tortillas tradicionales. Wilber conversa con Tim Shenk, del proyecto Futuro en Ag del Cornell Small Farms Program, sobre su enfoque de crear empresas comprometidas con un estilo de vida saludable, así como sobre su compromiso con los métodos regenerativos. Este episodio ofrece una experiencia lingüística a nuestros oyentes. A la conversación original de Wilber con Tim en español, le hemos agregado una traducción al inglés leída por Tim y por Garrett Quade, miembro de nuestro equipo.

Episode 10 - Wisdom of the Elders with New Leaf Farm

Welcome to the first episode of Wisdom of the Elders, a new series featuring conversations with pioneering farmers whose lives and work have shaped sustainable agriculture. In this episode, our director, Anu Rangarajan, travels to Maine to reconnect with Dave and Chris Colson of New Leaf Farm, where she worked in the early 2000s. Farming just four acres, the Colsons became early innovators in bringing fresh salad greens to the East Coast and helped influence a generation of small-scale growers. Together, they reflect on decades in agriculture: the risks they took, the values that guided them, what truly mattered in the end, and what simply didn’t. There is always something to learn from listening to your elders.

Episode 9 - Pee is for Plants

Cornell professor Rebecca Nelson joins us to discuss circular economies in agriculture—and the surprising potential of human urine as a low-cost fertilizer for small farms.

Episode 8 - The power of trees: Yellowbud Farm

We begin by examining the value of a tree and high-quality nursery work. Then our agroforestry specialist Connor Youngerman goes to Yellowbud Farm to talk with co-founder Jesse Marksohn about their approach to selecting, breeding, and propagating trees for agroforestry.

Episode 7 - Hidden Pearls: Contemplating Healing in Ag

What does it look like for farms to be healing spaces? Join us as we talk with Brett Grant about how he is creating space for education, healing, and collaboration at his farm in upstate, New York.