Welcome to The Good Dirt, Episode 25! Mary and Emma sit down with Kip and Angelique, the founders of Smarter by Nature - an urban and rural farming business serving the community in Tallahassee, Florida. Their goal is to provide fresh produce and opportunities for...
Welcome to The Good Dirt, Episode 24! Mary and Emma sit down with Eric Henry from TS Designs who has been navigating sustainability through the fashion industry for the past 40 years. Henry discusses the effects of NAFTA on TS Designs and the process of rebuilding...
Welcome to The Good Dirt, Episode 23! Mary welcomes in the New Year by sharing the story of Old Befana, a tale for Epiphany. However you're celebrating this year, we hope that this story brings you joy and light! Tune in to our conversation below!LINKS &...
Welcome to The Good Dirt, Episode 22! In this episode, Mary and Emma sit down with Bridget Jones from Wildberry Farm in Crownsville, MD. Bridget discusses how she and her husband Matt are keeping the family farm alive in creative ways, not only by...
Welcome to The Good Dirt, Episode 21! Mary and Emma sit down to reflect on this past year of Lady Farmer - discussing their growth during the difficult year that was 2020. With the holidays around the corner, there’s a lot to think about. Mary and Emma share...
Welcome to The Good Dirt, Episode 20! In this special live episode, Mary and Emma talk with Natalie Chanin, the founder and creative director of Alabama Chanin, about sustainability in the clothing industry. Alabama Chanin is a lifestyle company producing...
Welcome to The Good Dirt, Episode 19! In this episode, Mary and Emma sit down with Jason from Holy Lamb Organics to discuss all things natural bedding. Jason talks us through the processing as well as the certifications and requirements the wool that is...
Welcome to The Good Dirt, Episode 18! In this episode, Mary and Emma sit down with one another at the farm to chat a bit about how Mary got started on her journey as a Lady Farmer. Anyone, anywhere can achieve a slower, more sustainable lifestyle, as it is...
Welcome to The Good Dirt, Episode 17! In this episode, we sit down with Elana Jedallah, a photographer, educator, marketing strategist and environmental advocate. From her time spent living in Hawaii, Elana eloquently shares her journey through raising...
Welcome to The Good Dirt, Episode 16! In this episode, we sit down with Julian Calleros, the Director of ANIMA Casa Rural - a B&B, artist residency and working farm located in the municipality of Tala in Jalisco, Mexico. ANIMA offers a space that emphasizes the...
Welcome to The Good Dirt, Episode 15! In this episode, we sit down with Christine and Anca, the duo behind the Huckle & Goose cookbook and meal planning program, to talk about what it really means to cook, eat, and live seasonally. Their book is designed to speak...
Welcome to The Good Dirt, Episode 14! In this episode, we sit down with Sherri Powell of Yours Rurally, a conscious gifting company, for a lively chat about empowerment through thoughtful consumption. Sherri, with roots in rural Georgia, spent a good portion of her...
Ideas & Encouragement For a New Era of Schooling If you are one of many parents across the country right now, uncertain of what "back-to-school" means for you and your child this fall, this episode is for you! Given the uncertainties surrounding the reopening of...
Welcome to The Good Dirt, Episode 12! Today we’re talking to slow living enthusiast Julia Watkins, creator of the Instagram account @simply.living.well and author of the book by the same name which came out in early April. We reached out to Julia when we discovered...
Welcome to The Good Dirt, Episode 11! Fifteen minutes a day to grow your own food? Yes! Today’s guests are Nicky and Dave Schauder of Permaculture Gardens. They grow their own food on a small suburban townhouse lot in northern Virginia -- along with their six kids!...
Welcome to The Good Dirt, Episode 10! In this episode of The Good Dirt podcast, Mary and Emma talk to longtime friends Eileen and Amy of Herb Girls, an herby duo based in Athens, GA. Both certified herbalists and nutritional therapists, they began their company with a...
Dear Listener, We created Lady Farmer out of a desire to raise awareness around broken systems in our society, and to provide light in the form of information and alternatives. The prevalent systems that produce our food, our clothing, and our implements of...
In this episode, Mary and Emma sit down with renowned photographer Jamie Beck. We chat about her life shifts, her #isolationcreation project, and we bond over some of our favorite (and not so favorite) cultural differences between France and America.
We sit down with Doniga Markegard, regenerative rancher, mother, wildlife tracker, and author of this month’s Lady Farmer Book Club pick, “Dawn Again”. Listen to Doniga’s story as she tells us about how a near-death experience changed her entire life. We also hear a few of her favorite lessons from the wildnerness, and get a glimpse into her life as a regenerative rancher just outside Silicon Valley.
Welcome to The Good Dirt, Episode 7! Tune in to our chat with Lee & Zina Bennion, the fellow mother-daughter team behind Mom's Stuff Salve - a sustainably-minded clean skincare company from Spring City, Utah. All of Mom's Stuff products were originally developed...
Welcome to The Good Dirt, Episode 6! For this episode, we chat with Greg Yeutter, the young entrepreneur behind the Bedtime Bulb, a simple, science-backed, but easily accessible and effective tool for promoting sleep. Greg began studying the links between blue light...
Episode 5 of The Good Dirt Podcast is with Arden & Michael of Great Day Gardens in Forest, Virginia. We talk all things farming, regenerative agriculture, grains, and what it means to go after something meaningful.
Welcome to The Good Dirt, Episode 4! In this episode we talk with Anna Brones - a writer, artist, publisher and producer, working in a variety of mediums and including many topics, and also someone who we believe embodies the heart and soul of slow living in both her...
Welcome to The Good Dirt, Episode 3! In this episode, we explore sustainable spaces with Joy Hoffman - a designer, artist and visionary whose focus is on "advancing the human spirit through meaningful and creative design solutions". Joy is an accomplished...
Welcome to The Good Dirt, Episode 2! In this episode, we introduce you to our friend and Lady Farmer, Rachel Armistead, co-owner and co- executive, manager and multi-tasker at The Sweet Farm, a local farm just outside of Frederick, Maryland which offers a variety of...
For Episode 1 of The Good Dirt Podcast, we interview Amy DuFault. Amy is a sustainable fashion writer, educator and advocate.
Welcome to The Good Dirt Podcast, where we dig into the nitty gritty of sustainable living through food, fashion, and lifestyle with Mary & Emma Kingsley.