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American Family Farmer

American Family Farmer

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 A weekly look at trends in Family Farming and Healthy Eating.Copyright Doug Stephan Economie Management Management et direction
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    • The Business of Healing: Sustainability, Transparency, and Family Farming

      The Business of Healing: Sustainability, Transparency, and Family Farming
      Feb 18 2026
      On this episode of American Family Farmer, host Doug Stephan welcomes Jodi Scott, co-founder of Green Goo, CEO of Spry Life, and a dedicated hobby farmer in Lyons, Colorado. Jodi shares her journey bridging science, psychology, and traditional herbal medicine, from pre-med studies and work supporting underserved patients to building a family business rooted in the healing power of plants. What began as handcrafted herbal remedies made on the family farm has grown into a nationally recognized, women-led, B Corp-certified brand carried by major retailers—while still staying true to its original mission of natural, effective first aid and personal care.

      Jodi also discusses the realities of scaling a family farm into an FDA-regulated business, sourcing high-quality herbs from trusted growers worldwide, and maintaining sustainability through recyclable packaging and plant-based formulations. She reflects on the Scott family’s pivotal decision to buy back the company in late 2025, returning leadership, restoring original formulas, and recommitting to transparency, community, and environmental stewardship. Along the way, listeners get a glimpse into daily life on the farm, tending animals, starting seeds for Colorado’s short growing season, and keeping the land at the heart of the business.

      This conversation highlights resilience, responsible growth, and the enduring connection between agriculture, wellness, and family enterprise.

      Website: AmericanFamilyFarmerShow.com
      Social Media: @GoodDayNetworks
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      20 min
    • Deadly Pesticides

      Deadly Pesticides
      Feb 18 2026
      Host and American Family Farmer, Doug Stephan www.eastleighfarm.com shares the biggest news affecting family farmers, starting with the reality of news mixed with opinion and deciphering where to get the truth.

      Doug dives into realities of certain pesticides on the farm, twice banned and now reapproved. The ones that have caused a number of farmers to die who had used those products. The products also raised concerns of the drift and how it spreads to poisoning other farms, poisoning home gardens, poisoning other trees and plants.

      The next item of interest in the farm & ag news department has to do with Argentinian beef, and how it’s hurting American cattle farmers. The idea behind a push for the imported beef was to help people buy beef at lower prices. The costs of buying American beef is correlated to the cost of raising and processing the beef. American farmers barely make any money on what they do sell, but the cost of being a functioning farm is what is driving prices.

      Then, Doug shifts focus from news to his opine segment, starting with the rhetorical question of what is keeping you up at night. Items such as the depressed grain prices, high cost of machinery, dissatisfaction with federal leadership in ag policy come to mind.

      Website: AmericanFamilyFarmerShow.com
      Social Media: @GoodDayNetworks
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      18 min
    • Inside Stone Barns: Regenerative Farming at the Highest Level

      Inside Stone Barns: Regenerative Farming at the Highest Level
      Feb 11 2026
      This week on American Family Farmer, host Doug Stephan sits down with Jack Algiere, Director of Agroecology at Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture in New York’s Hudson Valley.

      Jack has been actively farming for more than two decades and was Stone Barns’ very first official employee back in 2004. Since then, he’s helped build one of the country’s most innovative four-season regenerative farming operations—bringing together multi-species grass-fed livestock, grains and field crops, greenhouse production, orchards, flowers, composting systems, and even wild landscape stewardship under one integrated approach.

      In this conversation, Jack shares what it really takes to run a holistic farm system that supports biodiversity, soil health, animal welfare, and long-term resilience—while also serving as a training ground for young farmers, chefs, and changemakers. Doug and Jack also explore how Stone Barns is working with partners like the Rockefeller State Park Preserve to manage hundreds of acres of public land through rotational grazing and ecological monitoring.

      From cover crops and seed trials to composting, conservation planning, and the future of sustainable farming, this episode is packed with real-world insight from someone doing the work at the highest level—every single day.

      Website: AmericanFamilyFarmerShow.com
      Social Media: @GoodDayNetworks
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      20 min
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