Seeds Of Wellbeing - SOW
Aloha & Welcome to the SOW podcast aimed to provide educational support, information, guidance and outreach to farmers, ranchers, and allied agricultural producers in Hawaii. This podcast is brought to you by the Seeds of Wellbeing or SOW Project at the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Ag. and Human Resources. This podcast is supported by the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN), grant no. 2021-70035-35371, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (funding until March 31, 2023).
Podcasting since 2021 • 51 episodes
Seeds Of Wellbeing - SOW
Latest Episodes
Voices from the Field: ʻUlu Co-op with Dana Shapiro
In this episode we speak with Dana Shapiro from Hawaiʻi Ulu Coop who shares her journey from working with local chef Peter Merrimen to facilitate an AgVentures program, to helping found and now manage The Co-op as itʻs Chief Executive Office...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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49:03
Voices from the Field: FarmLink with Founder Rob Barreca
If you have lived on Oahu during the COVID pandemic or more recently, then you probably already know about FarmLink. In this episode we speak with its Founder, Rob Barreca about the pre-covid days of this online, local-only food marketplace ...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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1:24:01
Voices From the Field: Inner Wellbeing & Support with Joe McGinn
In this episode of Voices From the Field, O'ahu farmer Joe McGinn discusses the challenges faced by Hawaii ag producers, including thin margins, increasing costs, government regulations, and natural disasters. He emphasizes the importance of ha...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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36:09
Voices From the Field: Legal Q&A for Hawaii farmers and ranchers
In this episode we aim to address some of the common legal questions raised by the Hawaii agriculture producers we have met. We are grateful to Cat Taschner, co-founder of the nonprofit Business Law Corps in Hawaii. At a recent meeting with ...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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41:30
Voices From the Field: USDA's Farm Service Agency is here to help
It has been said that the nine most terrifying words in the English language are “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” but in our episode with Buddy Nichols from the US Department of Ag’s Farm Service Agency, there is nothing to fe...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:00:10