{"podcast":{"title":"Soil Sisters: Rehabilitating Texas Farm and Ranch Land","slug":"soil-sisters-rehabilitating-texas-farm-and-ranch-land-6836185","podcast_index_feed_id":6836185,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/2z6Xjf__","website_url":"https://soil-sisters-rehabilitating-texas-farm-and-ranch-land.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/bf0c0aa3-a8f6-466d-ae86-ebecc41ae726/e43e2a8e-00eb-487d-a3cc-36dd3a49ea2e/3000x3000/soilsisters-pod-art.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"TX Soil Sisters, LLC","episode_count":50,"summary":"The Soil Sisters podcast documents the journey of rehabilitating Texas farm and ranch land using regenerative practices - from land stewardship and intentional farm and ranch planning to growing industrial hemp, ancient grains, and nutrient-dense food for our communities. If you're a newbie to regenerative agriculture or simply curious to grow healthy food for your family, we invite you to dig in with the Soil Sisters.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-18T22:19:14.673018+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/soil-sisters-rehabilitating-texas-farm-and-ranch-land-6836185"},"episode":{"title":"Farming Frontiers: Urban Ingenuity and Soil Science Insights","slug":"farming-frontiers-urban-ingenuity-and-soil-science-insights","published_at":"2025-08-26T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/soil-sisters-rehabilitating-texas-farm-and-ranch-land-6836185/farming-frontiers-urban-ingenuity-and-soil-science-insights","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/soil-sisters-rehabilitating-texas-farm-and-ranch-land-6836185","url":"https://txsoilsisters.co/podcast/farming-frontier","audio_url":"https://afp-901980-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/c35e3b05-a510-4884-b3cd-ee3f974aacda/episodes/92cca1f2-0dcb-4800-947f-965053034908/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=c35e3b05-a510-4884-b3cd-ee3f974aacda&awEpisodeId=92cca1f2-0dcb-4800-947f-965053034908&feed=2z6Xjf__","summary":"In this episode of the Soil Sisters Podcast, recorded from the 2025 Southern Family Farmers and Food Systems conference, Michael Bell from Dallas Half Acre Farm shares his journey of starting an urban farm without electricity and water. Mike delves into the importance of community support and innovative solutions in maintaining a profitable market garden. The second part of the episode features Howard Vlieger, a regenerative farmer and researcher representing Contact BioSolutions. Howard discusses the adverse effects of glyphosate on soil health and livestock, and introduces an innovative organic herbicide designed to support the soil microbiome. Howard also shares insights from his extensive research on GMO crops and their impact on livestock and human health, underscoring the need for safer, regenerative agricultural practices.","meta_description":"In this episode of the Soil Sisters Podcast, recorded from the 2025 Southern Family Farmers and Food Systems conference, Michael Bell from Dallas Half Acr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2982,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/soil-sisters-rehabilitating-texas-farm-and-ranch-land-6836185/episodes/farming-frontiers-urban-ingenuity-and-soil-science-insights/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/soil-sisters-rehabilitating-texas-farm-and-ranch-land-6836185/farming-frontiers-urban-ingenuity-and-soil-science-insights.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}