Fresh Growth

About Fresh Growth

Fresh Growth: Approaches to a More Sustainable Future from Western Ag Practitioners introduces you to farmers and ranchers from around the western United States who are finding innovative sustainable practices that enrich the natural resources we all care about. These successful multi-generational operations experiment with new ideas and are making it pay. Listen in as they tell their story and provide advice for young or beginning farmers.Western SARE, funded by USDA NIFA, provides grants and education to advance innovations in sustainable agriculture. Intro music credit: Organic Energy by Kensington Studios used under license from Shutterstock. Learn more about Western SARE at western.sare.org

Publisher

Western SARE

Category

science · science · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Jan 2020

Latest episode

22 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

38 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Jun 2026

   4M Grain & Livestock: Successfully Building a Farming Business from Scratch

   In this episode, Western SARE’s Stacie Clary talks with Anna Merriman of 4M Grain and Livestock in Malta Montana. Anna shares her family’s journey in starting an organic farming operation from the very beginning, by taking opportunities as the arise. She’s transparent about the learning curves along the way. The conversation also touches on farm business management, succession, and balancing multiple business ventures. Discover practical advice on opportunity, organization, and community supp...

2. 

   27 May 2026

   Roots Farm: Community Centered On-Farm Research

   In this in-depth interview, Jen Clark of Roots Farm shares her journey from homesteading to running a regenerative, no-till farm in Washington. She describes her innovative research projects on dry farming, composting, and soil fertility, emphasizing sustainable practices and community engagement. Roots Farm is currently two acres producing diverse fruits and vegetables. They primarily market with a CSA and farmers markets. As they transitioned from a homestead to a larger commerc...

3. 

   23 Apr 2026

   Geodesic Domes in Ag: Wyoming and the Tropics Learning Together

   At first glance, agriculture in Wyoming and agriculture on Hawaii or Guam don’t have much in common. But growers in both the tropical Pacific and the northern prairie can benefit from enclosed production spaces, which is why Wyoming-developed domes will soon be popping up in the islands. In this episode, University of Wyoming Extension Specialist Jeff Edwards and Pepe Miranda, an agronomist with Farms and Coffee Solutions, discuss how they became interested in geodesic domes for agriculture p...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

24,157

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

15

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

68