{"podcast":{"title":"The Urban Farm Podcast with Greg Peterson","slug":"the-urban-farm-podcast-with-greg-peterson-1101746","podcast_index_feed_id":1101746,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-urban-farm-podcast-with-greg-peterson/","website_url":"http://www.urbanfarm.org/category/podcast","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/ec07f06b-d238-4cbf-98f7-6cf848491d7c/ufpodcastlogo.jpg","author":"Urban Farm Team","episode_count":986,"summary":"Welcome to The Urban Farm Podcast, your partner in the Grow Your Own Food revolution! This audio only podcast features special guests like Rosemary Morrow, Zach Loeks, and Andrew Millison as we discuss the art and value of growing food in urban areas. We'll explore topics such as gardening basics, urban beekeeping and chicken farming, permaculture, successful composting, monetizing your farm, and much more! Each episode will bring you tips and tricks on how to overcome common challenges, opportunities to learn from the experience of people just like you, and plenty of resources to ensure you're informed, equipped, and empowered to participate more mindfully in your local food system... and to have a great time doing it! Support our Podcast and listen Ad-Free! Visit www.urbanfarm.org/patron for more information and see what else we include.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T16:22:50.065243+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-urban-farm-podcast-with-greg-peterson-1101746"},"episode":{"title":"979: From Forest to Farm: Chris Parker’s Fungal Innovations","slug":"979-from-forest-to-farm-chris-parker-s-fungal-innovations","published_at":"2026-04-10T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-urban-farm-podcast-with-greg-peterson-1101746/979-from-forest-to-farm-chris-parker-s-fungal-innovations","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-urban-farm-podcast-with-greg-peterson-1101746","url":"http://www.urbanfarm.org/category/podcast","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/450ef877-0da7-4f26-9d80-5dec287b00d4.mp3","summary":"In this Episode Christopher Parker shares his lifelong journey into mycology, rooted in growing up in the forests of Western North Carolina and decades of hands-on experience. He explains how fungi underpins life on Earth, drives soil fertility, and plays a critical role in regenerative agriculture. The conversation explores low-tech mushroom cultivation, indigenous ecological knowledge, and how working with fungi can create resilient, localized food systems. Christopher also highlights practical ways to grow mushrooms, restore ecosystems, and build livelihoods rooted in land stewardship. Our Guest: Christopher Parker is a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, he is a farmer, educator, and myco-culture keeper with over 30 years of experience in Indigenous regenerative agriculture and mushroom cultivation. He co-founded The Forest Farmacy, an Indigenous-led mushroom school rooted in the Cherokee homeland of Western North Carolina. Chris teaches applied eco-mycology—weaving traditional forest-tending knowledge with modern cultivation science to heal ecosystems and strengthen food sovereignty. His work centers on low-tech, scalable cultivation that transforms farm and forest byproducts into gourmet and medicinal mushrooms. Through his teaching and mentorship, he helps farmers and land stewards create ecologically sound, culturally rooted, and economically resilient livelihoods. Key Topics & Entities Christopher Parker Indigenous regenerative agriculture Mushroom cultivation (low-tech and scalable) Mycology and soil microbiology Mycorrhizal fungi (ecto & endo) Food sovereignty and local food systems Forest farming and ecosystem restoration Trichoderma and soil regeneration Korean Natural Farming (KNF) Biochar and microbial inoculation Mushroom cultivation…","meta_description":"In this Episode Christopher Parker shares his lifelong journey into mycology, rooted in growing up in the forests of Western North Carolina and decades of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2407,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-urban-farm-podcast-with-greg-peterson-1101746/episodes/979-from-forest-to-farm-chris-parker-s-fungal-innovations/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-urban-farm-podcast-with-greg-peterson-1101746/979-from-forest-to-farm-chris-parker-s-fungal-innovations.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}