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We're speaking with farmers who break the sepia-toned stereotype of a white guy in plaid on his combine, out in a corn field. We capture a full-color, updated narrative about farming in Indiana, and amplify the voices of underrepresented farmers like women, BIPOC farmers, beginning farmers, and first-generation farmers.

The podcast was produced by Alex Chambers.

This project is possible because of generous support from Indiana Humanities and Valparaiso University. Brought to you by the Hoosier Young Farmers Coalition and partners across the state including Earth Eats, Black Independent Growers, Fresh Local Food Collaborative of Southeast Indiana, Food and Growers Association, Slow Food Ft. Wayne, Northwest Indiana Food Council, University of Indianapolis, Indiana University, and the National Young Farmers Coalition.

Learn more at https://www.hoosieryfc.org/stories.html]]>enNon-ProfitCopyright Jessica Murnanehttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e3889a52370769b58e6e2d4c25606e27.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hoosier-young-farmer-podcast--5213615Thu, 23 Dec 2021 15:16:52 +0000Jessica MurnaneJessica Murnanestories@hoosieryfc.orgThe Hoosier Young Farmers Coalition brings you a series of stories from farmers around the state of Indiana, farmers you probably haven’t heard of, farmers you might not picture when you picture the farmers of Indiana. We're speaking with farmers...
We're speaking with farmers who break the sepia-toned stereotype of a white guy in plaid on his combine, out in a corn field. We capture a full-color, updated narrative about farming in Indiana, and amplify the voices of underrepresented farmers like women, BIPOC farmers, beginning farmers, and first-generation farmers.

The podcast was produced by Alex Chambers.

This project is possible because of generous support from Indiana Humanities and Valparaiso University. Brought to you by the Hoosier Young Farmers Coalition and partners across the state including Earth Eats, Black Independent Growers, Fresh Local Food Collaborative of Southeast Indiana, Food and Growers Association, Slow Food Ft. Wayne, Northwest Indiana Food Council, University of Indianapolis, Indiana University, and the National Young Farmers Coalition.

Learn more at https://www.hoosieryfc.org/stories.html]]>falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hyfp-episode-1-getting-the-land--47708325https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47708325Mon, 29 Nov 2021 18:46:07 +0000Jessica MurnaneIn the next nine years, over 400,000 acres of farmland is going to change hands. That’s more than Texas, California, and Montana combined. That *could* be a big opportunity for changing how we care for land in this country, who owns land and builds...1109falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hyfp-full-interview-with-sibeko-jywanza--47295504https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47295504Wed, 03 Nov 2021 17:30:16 +0000Jessica MurnaneThis conversation is with Sibeko Jywanza. Sibeko is the Director of Food Justice at Flanner House, a multiservice community center in Indianapolis that’s been around for over 120 years. He talks about politics and race, education, food apartheid, and...2424falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hyfp-full-interview-with-megan-ayers--47295449https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47295449Wed, 03 Nov 2021 17:26:42 +0000Jessica MurnaneThis is a conversation with Megan Ayers. Megan is the founder, farmer, and, as you’ll hear, chicken wrangler at Unvarnished Farm in Deputy, Indiana, not too far from the Ohio River in the southeast part of the state. Megan’s only been there for a...2206falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hyfp-full-interview-with-dan-and-julie-perkins--47295412https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47295412Wed, 03 Nov 2021 17:25:03 +0000Jessica MurnaneThis conversation is with Julie and Dan Perkins of Perkins’ Good Earth Farm in DeMotte, Indiana, up in the northwestern part of the state. They have a CSA and sell at the local market. They make a full-time living selling vegetables to their...2549falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hyfp-episode-7-family-workflow-balancing-act--47259375https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47259375Mon, 01 Nov 2021 14:55:02 +0000Jessica MurnaneThis episode is how farmers around Indiana are balancing all the demands on their time, if they’re a farming family, how they divide their labor, and the systems they’ve developed to keep from going crazy.1058falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hyfp-episode-6-community--47259333https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47259333Mon, 01 Nov 2021 14:51:03 +0000Jessica MurnaneSmall scale farmers love solving problems, and they know that we all do better when we all do better. That’s special, and the Hoosier Young Farmers Coalition is working to make that connection among farmers even stronger. Let’s hear what some farmers...987community,farming,food,indiana,sustainablefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hyfp-episode-5-making-it-pay--47259267https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47259267Mon, 01 Nov 2021 14:48:21 +0000Jessica MurnaneBecause it’s so hard to make a living, most small farmers these days do it because they are passionate. But even when you love what you do, you should still get to have financial stability. We need to change things in our system to get to that point....885falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hyfp-episode-4-organic-and-unconventional--47259251https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47259251Mon, 01 Nov 2021 14:44:49 +0000Jessica MurnaneThis episode focuses on someone who’s been farming sustainably in Indiana for a long time. Tracy Jaeger started farming almost 40 years ago, but growing food without a lot of chemicals isn’t about nostalgia for her. It’s about safety. For this episode...1079conventional,farming,food,hyfc,indiana,organicfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hyfp-episode-3-women-in-farming--47259178https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47259178Mon, 01 Nov 2021 14:40:29 +0000Jessica MurnaneThis episode is about the kinds of assumptions people make about farmers. Who gets to be one. Who has the necessary knowledge and skills. Specifically men and women. It’s about gender. But it's also about power. Here are stories about the assumptions...948farming,food,gender,hyfc,indianafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hyfp-episode-2-food-apartheid--47259095
That can put healthy, local food out of reach for people who don’t have a lot of money.

And it’s not just about money. If there’s no grocery store nearby, no place to buy local veggies, you’re stuck. And once you’re thinking about geography, you realize race matters too. If you’re Black or Latino in this country, you’re much more likely to live in an area where it’s hard to get healthy food - and that’s no accident. That’s systemic racism. In this episode, we’re going to hear from urban farmers and Black farmers, on why it’s especially hard for their communities to get good food, and what they’re doing about that.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47259095Mon, 01 Nov 2021 14:36:07 +0000Jessica MurnaneFruit, vegetables, grass-fed meat - it’s a lot of work to grow, and the government doesn’t subsidize it the way it supports those big fields of corn and soybeans. That can put healthy, local food out of reach for people who don’t have a lot of...
That can put healthy, local food out of reach for people who don’t have a lot of money.

And it’s not just about money. If there’s no grocery store nearby, no place to buy local veggies, you’re stuck. And once you’re thinking about geography, you realize race matters too. If you’re Black or Latino in this country, you’re much more likely to live in an area where it’s hard to get healthy food - and that’s no accident. That’s systemic racism. In this episode, we’re going to hear from urban farmers and Black farmers, on why it’s especially hard for their communities to get good food, and what they’re doing about that.]]>876farming,food,indianafalsefull