WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives
Audio archives of spoken word broadcasts from Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill (weru.org)
Producer/Host: C.J. Walke
Engineer: Amy Browne
Organic Food and Farming in Maine: Herbalism and Herbal Traditions
Key Discussion Points:
-Philosophy and practice of herbalism
-Herbal medicine
-Common plants and uses
Guests:
Kathryn Langelier, Herbal Revolution Farm and Apothecary, Union, ME
Lauren Pignatello, Milk and Honey of Swallowtail Farm, Portland, ME
Jillian Twisla, Hyllantree, Hope, ME
Producer/Host: C.J. Walke
Engineer: Amy Browne
Organic Food and Farming in Maine: Keynote Address – MOFGA Farmer to Farmer Conference 2018
Key Discussion Points:
a) Keynote address recorded on November 5, 2018, Point Lookout, Northport, ME
b) Development and evolution of Pleasant Valley Farm over 30 years
c) Farming with the extended family
Guests:
Paul Arnold, Pleasant Valley Farm, Argyle, NY
Sandy Arnold, Pleasant Valley Farm, Argyle, NY
Producer/Host: C.J. Walke
Engineer: Amy Browne
Hemp Production for Maine
-Discussion of relevant terminology
-Medicinal uses of cannabis and hemp
-Material science applications of hemp
Guest: Alexander Liebster, Prospect, ME
Producer/Host: C.J. Walke
Engineer: John Greenman
Organic Food and Farming in Maine: The Good Life Center
Key Discussion Points:
History of Helen and Scott Nearing
Creation of the Good Life Center
Educational programming on the Nearing legacy
Guests:
Warren Berkowitz – Farm Manager – Good Life Center, Blue Hill, ME
Masanobu Ikemiya – Homesteader – Peace Farm, Bar Harbor, ME
Producer/Host: C.J. Walke
Engineer: John Greenman
Organic Food and Farming in Maine: Maine AgrAbility Program
Key Discussion Points:
a) Farming with disabilities
b) Improving on farm efficiencies
c) Resources for accessing programs and funding
Guests:
Richard Brzozowski – Project Director, Maine AgrAbility and UMaine Cooperative Extension Food System Program Administrator, Orono, ME
Lani Carlson – Project Coordinator, Maine AgrAbility, Farmington, ME
Shea Rolnick – Knotty Goat Soapery, Winterport, ME
Producer/Host: C.J. Walke
Engineer: Amy Browne
Homesteading in Maine
-Practices in homesteading
-Food preservation (canning, freezing, drying)
-Educational resources for self-sufficiency
Guests:
Fran Doonan and Dave Mussey, Winter Past Gardens, Stockton Springs, ME
Karina Shorten, Sweet Haven Farm, Union, ME
Producer/Host: C.J. Walke
Engineer: Amy Browne
Organic Food and Farming in Maine: Beginning Farmer Resource Network (BFRN)
a) History of BFRN
b) Availability of service providers and organizations
c) Examples of on-farm implementation of resources
Guests:
Tori Jackson, U-Maine Cooperative Extension
Tom Kielbasa, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Randy Canarr, Souder Station Farm, Winterport, ME
Producer/Host: C.J. Walke
Engineer: Amy Browne
Organic Food and Farming in Maine: Keynote Address, 2017 MOFGA Farmer-to-Farmer Conference
-Description of Three Springs Farm
-Process of commenting on USDA/NOSB issues and agendas
-Contemporary challenges to traditional organic farming movement
Speakers:
Jim Gerritsen, Wood Prairie Family Farm, Bridgewater, ME (introduction)
Emily Oakley, Three Springs Farm, Oaks, Oklahoma (keynote address)