118: Building Community through Volunteers | Purple Frog Gardens | Pam Gerwe | Whitefish, MT

Pam Gerwe from Purple Frog Gardens has over 20 years experience growing for market and vegetable production and creating community in Whitefish, MT. Building relationships with CSA volunteers and throughout the community Gerwe and her husband feed and nourish encouraging local agriculture and caring for the planet. Read more at www.organicgardenerpodcast.com

94: Ryan Pesch | Lida Farm: Good Food, Grown Well | Farmer’s Markets, a CSA and a new Winter Passive Solar Greenhouse Ryan shares his Organic Gardening Journey | Pelican Rapids, MN

Ryan Pesch is the extension agent for the University of Minnesota as well as a husband and father of 3 children and owner of Lida Farm. Ryan shares his extensive knowledge after over a decade of farming organically and providing produce for multiple Farmer’s Markets, CSA shares and building community. This year he even added a new passive solar greenhouse which he describes how to build in detail. He shares great resources, expert advice and first hand knowledge of how to succeed on a small farm. See Full Show notes at www.organicgardenerpodcast.com