{"podcast":{"title":"Hort Culture","slug":"hort-culture-6205776","podcast_index_feed_id":6205776,"rss_url":"https://feeds.zencastr.com/f/PR-m9Hqj.rss","website_url":"https://zencastr.com/Hort-Culture","image_url":"https://media.zencastr.com/image-files/63e1206d67a36497510734a1/4420ef7a-b915-4a63-b9ca-68352ab91318.png","author":"atackett@uky.edu","episode_count":172,"summary":"Welcome to Hort Culture, where a group of Extension professionals and plant people talk about the business, production and joy of farming. So, join us for a chat on the culture of horticulture. Questions/Comments/Feedback/Suggestions for Topics: hortculturepodcast@l.uky.edu Check us out on Instagram! [https://www.instagram.com/hortculturepodcast/]","last_synced_at":"2026-06-29T02:18:19.043684+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hort-culture-6205776"},"episode":{"title":"Growing Appalachia: Building Farms & Community","slug":"growing-appalachia-building-farms-community","published_at":"2026-05-24T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hort-culture-6205776/growing-appalachia-building-farms-community","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hort-culture-6205776","url":"https://zencastr.com/z/ne5eWRi9","audio_url":"https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/6a0c637e49e6d5ceec706669/size/1180218320/video-files/63e1206d67a36497510734a1/ba36dbd9-47a6-4c33-95e3-7152a1a5ff59.mp4","summary":"In this episode of Hort Culture, the hosts chat with Kayla Preston from Grow Appalachia about the growth of high tunnels and sustainable farming in Appalachia. Kayla shares how Grow Appalachia evolved from a community gardening program into a major resource for farmers through education, technical assistance, and conservation support. The conversation explores the early days of building high tunnels in Eastern Kentucky, the challenges growers face with season extension, soil health, and tunnel maintenance, and how organizations like Grow Appalachia help farmers succeed beyond simply installing structures. The episode also highlights the importance of community partnerships, practical farmer education, and the growing impact of protected agriculture across Kentucky. GROW Appalachia [https://growappalachia.berea.edu/] Resource Library [https://growappalachia.berea.edu/resource-library/] Contact Page [https://growappalachia.berea.edu/contact/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] UK Center for Crop Diversification [https://ccd.uky.edu/] UK CCD High Tunnel Resources [https://ccd.uky.edu/resources/systems/hightunnel?utm_source=chatgpt.com] Questions/Comments/Feedback/Suggestions for Topics: hortculturepodcast@gmail.com Check us out on Instagram! [https://www.instagram.com/hortculturepodcast/]","meta_description":"In this episode of Hort Culture, the hosts chat with Kayla Preston from Grow Appalachia about the growth of high tunnels and sustainable farming in Appala…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2733,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hort-culture-6205776/episodes/growing-appalachia-building-farms-community/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hort-culture-6205776/growing-appalachia-building-farms-community.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}