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  • Farmer Ally Interview

    Happen Films

    Carrie Peterson / December 20, 2023 / 0 Comments

    Antoinette Wilson is a passionate filmmaker, dedicated to living out her beliefs and role modeling a healthy relationship with the natural environment. Since 2015, she has been working with Happen Films as a…

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  • Farmer Interview

    Lake Breeze Vineyards

    Carrie Peterson / November 7, 2023 / 0 Comments

    Lake Breeze Vineyards is more than a beautiful winery situated in the majestic Okanagan Valley, BC. It’s also home to a farmstead where vegetables, herbs, an orchard, chickens, and pigs are grown to…

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    A Shepherd’s Retreat

    Carrie Peterson / October 7, 2023 / 0 Comments

    Lynne Green was out in the field with her flock of sheep and working sheep dog Chief when I caught up with her for an interview. In true farmer fashion, she opened the…

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    Frisky Girl Farm

    Carrie Peterson / September 22, 2023 / 0 Comments

    Ashley and Ellen are the owners of Frisky Girl Farm, an 8-acre parcel in North Bend, Washington, in the valley just below beautiful Mount Si. They took a quick break from their work…

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    ABC Acres

    Carrie Peterson / August 18, 2023 / 0 Comments

    Tim and Sarah Southwell are the owners of ABC Acres, an 80-acre farm based on the principles of permaculture, nestled between the majestic Bitterroot and Sapphire Mountains in the heart of Montana. Tim…

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    Plot Twist Farms: BC

    Carrie Peterson / June 8, 2023 / 0 Comments

    Karla Cox is a paramedic turned farmer who uses permaculture and biodynamic practices to grow her market garden in the Okanogan region of British Columbia. She took a break from her work on…

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    Rooted Northwest

    Carrie Peterson / May 25, 2023 / 0 Comments

    A new community for folks who are passionate about supporting sustainable agriculture is being created, and I had the opportunity to speak with its project manager Dave Boehnlein. He shared how his love…

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    Brunner Family Farm

    Carrie Peterson / May 9, 2023 / 0 Comments

    Sarah Brunner recognized her calling as a farmer while majoring in wildlife at university. She realized as she progressed through her studies that her love of nature wasn’t in observation, but in cultivation.…

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    Plot Twist Farm: PA

    Carrie Peterson / April 20, 2023 / 0 Comments

    The inspiration to start farming struck while Jason was working a computer job in a building with no windows.  Stella and Jason Ruggiero grew up in the farm country of Pennsylvania. They pursued…

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    Dogwood Hills Guest Farm

    Carrie Peterson / April 6, 2023 / 0 Comments

    What began as a simple homestead and pastor’s retreat in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, run by Ruth Pepler and her daughter Grace and supported by her husband Thomas, has grown into a…

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