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Podcast Episode 11: Dennis Scanland of YYC Growers

On today’s episode I sit down with Dennis Scanland of YYC Growers in Calgary, Alberta. We talk about Community Shared Agriculture, the changing face of the local food scene in the city, and the benefits of being a co-operative of urban and rural farmers. We also spend some time talking about his journey to farming and his own urban farm, Dirt Boys. We have booked a meeting room in the beautiful new central public library building and we are sipping on strong coffees from their café. Keep your shovel in the ground and stay tuned for more farm talk!

Coming up: Episode with John Bach of Bach Biodynamics on biodynamic beekeeping!

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Our goal with Farm Talk Radio is to tell a story across ​Canada, weaving a mosaic of landscapes that focus on the people, places, and things that inspire change — To give airtime to the hardworking men and women who are feeding the bodies, hearts, and minds of our great country. Farming can at times be a lonely and isolating profession. It is one filled with numerous hardships. The long hours, physically demanding work, and constant struggle to work in harmony with Mother Nature take their toll. Furthermore, the ever-changing extremes of climate change will only add to these pressures. Not to mention, the financial risk of being an entrepreneur and running a business to feed and support yourself and your family. Yet this is a field of work that continues to attract some of the most incredible and inspiring change makers that I have been fortunate enough to meet. Spend a weekend at your local farmers market and you’ll know what I am talking about. Because of this, it will be an honour to sit down and listen to them and help them tell their story. Farm Talk Radio explores the challenges these agents of change are going through and the gifts that this journey has brought them. And we’d like to share all of this with you.