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At my urban farm, I have gathered tomatoes and beans alongside guavas and pluerries. I’ve learned about permaculture and Korean natural farming and the ways in which farming is about more than gardening, but about an understanding about the ecosystem and maximizing production. I’ve also gathered many lessons along the way, some of which I’ve documented in my Backyard Politics column; my garden has helped me build a framework for understanding my divorce, for rebuilding my life, and for collaboration.

Along the way, I also found myself asking more and more questions, ones that I couldn’t answer as I began to question more and more the larger ecosystem of farming and community. So I began asking my community for advice and insights. And then I realized–why not share this with others? Why not reveal my learning process to the general public? And dear friends, that is how Frontyard Politics was born.

In this podcast, I hope you learn alongside me as I ask questions of our guests. We will tackle topics from seed keeping and what it is we select in what we grow to matriarchy and beekeeping. We will investigate identity politics in our actions and our relationship to the land as stewards.

In turn, too–I hope you enjoy our guests and the wisdom they offer.

If you’d like a little more background on the springboard for this podcast, check out my column at Catapult called Backyard Politics.

Hauling in soil bucket by bucket.