Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program's Adele Craft and Megan Webber talk with high school students from Highwater Farm's summer youth program. They talk about the program, farming, highlights, and challenges from the summer.

Host Sara Tymczyszyn talks all things farming, food and agriculture in the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys with this month's guests, Anne and Brett Folske of Dwyer Greens & Flowers.

Farm Talk is a radio show about all things farming, food and agriculture in the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys. On this month's episode, host Sara Tymczyszyn of Highwater Farm brings chefs Tiffany Pineda-Scarlett and Joey Scarlett of The Farmer & Chef into the studio to talk local agriculture, farm-to-table dinners, and much more.

On this episode of Farm Talk, Sara talks with Gwen Cameron of Rancho Durazno. Gwen works with her dad growing 35 acres of organic peaches, cherries, apricots, nectarines, plums, and pluots in Palisade on the land she grew up on. In this episode they discuss the operation and growing methods, labor and the fair food program.

Sara talks with Amy & Derek Anglemyer of West Canyon Nurseries near New Castle. Amy and Derek specialize in trees, perennials, shrubs and some annuals. Their family run business is a great source of knowledge and resources for any locals looking to build out a garden or yard with plants and trees that do well in our climate. Derek shares some tips for designing and selecting plants and offers to help customers interested in buying local.

Sara Tymczyszyn and Becca Gourlay interview their farm mentor Don Zasada from Caretaker Farm in Western Massachusetts. Don uses an apprenticeship model to train future farmers in sustainable vegetable production and service a 275 member CSA. Sara and Becca both apprenticed at Caretaker prior to farming in Western Colorado.

On this episode Sara interviews Marielle Cowdin with the Colorado River District to learn more about water trends, forecasts and policy in the southwest.

On this episode of Farm Talk, the team at Highwater Farm reflects on the challenges and successes of 2022. Host Sara Tymcyszyn welcomes team members Becca Gourlay and Ava Gilbert to discuss what the past year has taught them.

On this episode of Farm Talk, we're speaking with Soira Ceja and Brenda Kaiser, both community coordinators at the local organization SANA (Safe and Abundant Nutrition Alliance). We talk about their work increasing access to healthy food in this valley through implementing mobile food pantries, facing the stigmas around food insecurity and mental health struggles, and the importance of building relationships and working directly with the community.

On this episode of Farm Talk, hosts Sara Tymczyszyn and Rachel Becker interview Vanessa Gilbert of Modern West Floral. Listen in to hear Vanessa's refreshing perspectives on starting a farm and seasonal flower business, her process of finding land, navigating water rights, and more.