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Iowan reflects on years of farming and trail blazing in new book

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Talk of Iowa, hosted by Charity Nebbe

When Angela Tedesco founded Turtle Farm outside of Granger in 1995, she had to explain to her potential customers and just about everyone else what community-supported agriculture was all about.

On this episode of Talk of Iowa, host Charity Nebbe talks with Tedesco about her book, Finding Turtle Farm: My Twenty-Acre Adventure in Community-Supported Agriculture. Tedesco owned and operated Turtle Farm for 17 years and her leadership through organizations such as Practical Farmers of Iowa and the Iowa Food Foundation.

Later on, Luther College students Gwen Coleman and Emmalyn Cullen share about their summer surveying bee diversity. So far they've found 55 species of bees living on the campus, including seven not previously recorded in Iowa.

Guests:

  • Angela Tedesco, author, founding member of the Iowa Network for Community Agriculture
  • Gwen Coleman and Emmalyn Cullen, Class of '24 Luther College students
Charity Nebbe is IPR's 'Talk of Iowa' host. She also hosts IPR's podcasts 'Garden Variety' and 'Unsettled'. Since 2010, Nebbe has interviewed, conversed with, and shared ideas from guests of all backgrounds and locations, and has helped listeners better understand, appreciate, and explore their state and the world around them. Nebbe has a bachelors degree from Iowa State University.
Samantha McIntosh is a talk show producer for Iowa Public Radio. She holds a bachelor's degree from St. Cloud State University. Since 2022, McIntosh has worked with IPR's talk team to bring news and features to IPR's listening audience.