Archive - In the Dirt by Beth Hoffman

What's in the Box? The "Health" of Healthy Kids Iowa

Listen now | In this episode, we unpack what Healthy Kids Iowa looks like on the ground. We speak with pantry leaders, parents, and advocates to…

Published on At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast • Jul 14

14:52

This Is Why We Can’t Have Clean Water

How Iowa farming broke the water cycle—and how we fix it

Published on At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast • Jul 1

14:30

June 2025

The Best Thing in a Long Time

A wonderful thing happened last night, arguably the best thing that has happened in a very long time. Although it didn’t begin out that way.

Jun 21 •

Why Food is a Right, Not a Weapon

Food. I write about it and think about it constantly. Yet as a farmer, “food” is more than just food.

Jun 11 •

Iowa's Food Banks and Pantries

Pantries, Policy, and the Reality of Hunger in Iowa

Published on At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast • Jun 6

12:20

A Special Concert...At the Farm!

A perk for paid subscribers

Jun 5 •

May 2025

Immigrants and the Food Chain

Listen Now | So much of the food we eat is grown, processed, and prepared by people we rarely see. Many of them are immigrants and refugees. In this…

Published on At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast • May 19

13:19

To the Overlooked Mothers

It's your day too

May 11 •

A Year...in Bugs

Thank God the season of ladybugs and flies has finally passed.

May 9 •

Adding Value on Iowa's Farms

Iowa's fertile soils can grow more than just cheap raw materials

Published on At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast • May 6

10:39

April 2025

A Concert for Paid Subscribers

Apr 30 •

Drenched in Chemicals

Listen now | An aerial‑spray accident wiped out an entire season of Rob’s diversified vegetable production—along with his CSA commitments. Now he’s…

Published on At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast • Apr 29

15:05

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