Common Ground Radio 4/1/16

Producer/Host: C.J. Walke
Engineer: Amy Browne

Issue: Organic Food and Farming in Maine

Program Topic: Soil Management in Organic Farming Systems

Key Discussion Points:
a) Basics of soil structure and composition
b) Chemical and biological characteristics of soil
c) Building and maintaining soil fertility

Guests:
Eric Sideman, MOFGA
Bruce Hoskins, Maine Soil Testing Service
Nicolas Lindholm, Hackmatack Farm and Blue Hill Berry Co., Penobscot, ME
Paul Volckhausen, Happy Town Farm, Orland, ME

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Common Ground Radio 3/4/16

Producer/Host: C.J. Walke
Engineer: Amy Browne

Issue: Organic Food and Farming in Maine

Program Topic: Farm to Institution

Key Discussion Points:
a) Farm to institution movement in New England
b) Institutional success stories
c) Challenges of getting more local food into institutions

Guests:
Riley Neugebauer, Farm to Institution New England
Simca Horwitz, Massachusetts Farm to School

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Common Ground Radio 12/4/15

Producer/Host: C.J. Walke

Issue: Organic Food and Farming in Maine

Program Topic: Keynote Address, 2015 Farmer-to-Farmer Conference, recorded 11/8/15 at Point Lookout, Northport, Maine

Key Discussion Points:
History of Butterworks Farm, Westfield, VT
Changes in organic farming over past 40 years

Guests:
Jack Lazor, Butterworks Farm, Westfield, VT
Ann Lazor, Butterworks Farm, Westfield, VT

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Common Ground Radio 9/4/15

Producer/Host: C.J. Walke
Engineer: Amy Browne

Issue: Organic Food and Farming in Maine

Program Topic: Solar Energy on Maine Farms

Key Discussion Points:
a) History of renewable energy production on farms
b) Production of solar energy
c) Cultural considerations

Guests:
Bill Behrens, ReVision Energy, Liberty, ME
Anna Demeo, College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME
Steven Katona, MDI Clean Energy Partners, Bar Harbor, ME

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Common Ground Radio 8/7/15

Producer/Host: C.J. Walke
Engineer: Amy Browne (assisted by Annabelle and Stella Walke)

Issue: Organic Food and Farming in Maine

Program Topic: Growing Rice in the Northeast

Key Discussion Points:
a) Cultivation methods and techniques
b) Fertility requirements and management
c) Processing and storage

Guests:
Laura Hill, Integrated Biological Science Program, University of Vermont
Ben Rooney, Wild Folk Farm, Benton, ME

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Common Ground Radio 6/5/15

Producer/Host: C.J. Walke
Engineer: Amy Browne (assisted by Annabelle and Stella Walke)

Issue: Organic Food and Farming in Maine

Program Topic: Pasture Management and Grazing

Key Discussion Points:
a) Pasture management in Maine
b) Grazing practices for ruminants
c) Forage production

Guests:
Rick Kersbergen, Extension Professor, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Orono, ME
Diane Schivera, Organic Livestock Specialist, MOFGA, Unity, ME

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Common Ground Radio 5/1/15

Producer/Host: C.J. Walke
Engineer: Amy Browne

Issue: Organic Food and Farming in Maine

Program Topic: Soils and Spring Garden Prep

Key Discussion Points:
a) Basics of soil structure and composition
b) Chemical and biological characteristics of soils
c) Building and maintaining soil fertility

Guests:
Eric Sideman, Organic Crop Specialist, MOFGA, Unity, ME
Bruce Hoskins, Maine Soil Testing Service, U-Maine, Orono, ME

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