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The Old Farmer Sez

The Old Farmer Sez

By Hilary Naab/Melissa Wolken

The Old Farmer Sez...there are no strangers in this world, just friends you haven’t met yet. Co-hosts Hilary and Melissa are planting positivity and cultivating conversations with farm-to-table topics that connect people in an organic, fresh, and nourishing way during this season of transformation. They incorporate their co-created Marvelous Me My Mantra deck, a deck of 48 I AM statements, into conversations and bring you locally sourced stories. Life can be crazy. Don’t head to the funny farm - tune in instead! Have a story you want to share? Email us @ theoldfarmersez@gmail.com
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Barn Board Meeting with Adam Brummett: Iowa Climbers Coalition

The Old Farmer SezOct 09, 2020

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Barn Board Meeting with Adam Brummett: Iowa Climbers Coalition
Oct 09, 202020:04
Coffee Chat with Kevin Adams and LuAnn Wolken

Coffee Chat with Kevin Adams and LuAnn Wolken

Join us for this neighborhood coffee chat where we sit down with Kevin Adams and LuAnn Wolken and cultivate a conversion around trees, coffee, and turtles. Get comfortable and tune in for this joyful trip down memory lane.
Oct 01, 202016:13
Barn Board Meeting with Sarah Ann Eglseder, The Outdoor Medic.
May 20, 202014:17
Barn Board Meeting with Katie Harms, Associate at OPN Architects

Barn Board Meeting with Katie Harms, Associate at OPN Architects

Join Hilary and Melissa in this magical episode with Katie Harms, Associate at OPN Architects. Katie is an inspirational woman who knew from childhood that she wanted to be an architect. Listen in as they chat with Katie about her projects that tie her back to her hometown of Monticello, Iowa. You’ll hear where she finds her creative inspiration, how she is making her mark, and what fuels her fire.
May 08, 202018:16
Barn Board Meeting with Lisa Schaefer of Shine with Schaefer, LLC.

Barn Board Meeting with Lisa Schaefer of Shine with Schaefer, LLC.

Pull up the plow and allow yourself to shine, just like the sun! In this Barn Board meeting Hilary and Melissa chat with professional speaker, coach, and corporate trainer Lisa Schaefer of Shine With Schaefer Coaching and Speaking. Lisa’s joyful, authentic, and radiant perspective provides strategies to help understand the uncertainty and grieving cycle we are all facing with this traumatic experience of COVID-19. As farmer Grandpa Schaefer said, “it’s not how things happen, but how we bounce back.” This episode provides you with opportunities and tools to surround yourself with knowledge and people who can help you progress and grow where you are planted. Below we have included Lisa’s contact information and links to her upcoming events. shinewithschaefer@gmail.com @shinewithschaef (608)-732-1041 https://view.publitas.com/kirkwood-community-college/mental-health-webinar-series-aprmay2020/page/1?fbclid=IwAR3hKDGbntRpTvXEJK_3Ani-NgXYZAHgoaIr2f6W6655cfp7oUb6VjSHRJA https://www.facebook.com/KirkwoodCorporateTraining https://www.facebook.com/niccbcs https://nicc.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&int_class_id=76903&int_category_id=1&int_sub_category_id=114&int_catalog_id=0
May 04, 202016:17
Fresh Squeezed with Ella Wing Keidel

Fresh Squeezed with Ella Wing Keidel

Yeehaw! Embrace this in-between time through the eyes of a child. In this Fresh Squeezed episode, Hilary and Melissa chat with Ella Wing Keidel on her 9th birthday, one week after being medically cleared from the 34-day quarantine she experienced with her mom, who tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from a trip to New York in early March. Ella shares her experience with the testing process, taking care of her mom, not being able to see her dad or friends, getting creative with the time they had, plus the details of her social distancing birthday celebration. You won’t want to miss this gem!
Apr 21, 202012:26
Hybrid with Skylar Van Rossem, The Vitality Way
Apr 18, 202024:46
Fresh Squeezed with Chad Degenhardt

Fresh Squeezed with Chad Degenhardt

In this Fresh Squeezed episode, Hilary and Melissa chat with Chad Degenhardt for a stay at home dad's perspective of "shelter in place" during COVID-19. Grab a drink, relax in your easy chair, and take a Midwest drive with them as they have an authentic discussion around how the pandemic has changed personal space, time, music, takeout, community, and family dinners.
Apr 17, 202021:33
Barn Board Meeting with Andrea Chapman, Creative Consultant for Listotic
Apr 13, 202017:39
Easter Traditions: Then and Now

Easter Traditions: Then and Now

Put on your Easter dress and hat, grab a deviled egg and tune in to this special Easter morning episode. Melissa and Hilary chat about their family Easter traditions, then and now. This year may be different, but it will be perfectly what it needs to be as you are all surrounded by abundance.
Apr 12, 202011:44
Barn Board Meeting with Abby Manternach, AM Designs
Apr 09, 202014:17
Fresh Squeezed with Grandma Betty

Fresh Squeezed with Grandma Betty

Pour yourself a cup of coffee and join us for this unedited Fresh Squeezed episode with Melissa’s 96-year old Grandma Betty Wolken. Listen in as they reminisce about love, life on the farm, weekly family meals, radio programs, quarantines, life at Pennington Square Assisted Living, plus so much more! Grandma Betty will make you smile, or perhaps cry, as she plants love and cultivates wisdom. You won’t want to miss the magical advice Grandma Betty serves up!
Apr 08, 202015:46
A Fresh Squeezed Event: Scoop the Loop

A Fresh Squeezed Event: Scoop the Loop

The audio stinks, but mix up a cocktail and come cruise the loop with the girls in their first ever Fresh Squeezed segment. In this episode Hilary, Melissa, and their friend Nadia come to you live from Scoop the Loop, an event locals organized in Monticello, Iowa to show community support during this season of transformation. Listen as the three cultivate a conversation around an age old tradition from the town where Melissa and Nadia grew up, and get an outsiders perspective from Hilary. Take a trip down memory lane as they reminisce, discuss abundance, and learn more about Nadia's project, Live Empowered (https://www.facebook.com/Live-EMpowered-381970585713336/).
Apr 05, 202015:45
Barn Board Meeting with Deze'Rae McElmeel Photography
Apr 02, 202014:53
I AM Magical; I AM Worthy

I AM Magical; I AM Worthy

In this episode, Hilary and Melissa plant positivity and cultivate conversations around the mantras I AM Magical and I AM Worthy. Listen as they talk grocery shopping during a pandemic in Costa Rica vs Iowa. They also share magical moments that show we are all worthy of the love we give and receive. The podcast is growing and changing everyday and we look forward to bringing you Farm to Table Topics that connect people in an organic, fresh, and nourishing way.
Apr 02, 202014:54
I AM Grateful; I AM Safe

I AM Grateful; I AM Safe

In today’s episode, Hilary and Melissa are planting positivity and cultivating conversations around the mantras I AM Grateful and I AM Safe. Their conversation ties together ways you can find gratitude and feel safe despite what is happening in the world around you.
Mar 25, 202012:52
I AM Marvelous; I AM Content

I AM Marvelous; I AM Content

In today's episode Hilary and Melissa plant positivity and cultivate conversations around the mantras I AM Marvelous and I AM Content. Their discussion centers on how to feel marvelous, find wonder, and stay conent.
Mar 24, 202014:23
I AM Organized; I AM Creative

I AM Organized; I AM Creative

In the first episode of The Old Farmer Sez, co-hosts Hilary and Melissa discuss their co-creation of this podcast and their Marvelous Me My Mantra deck. Today The Old Farmer Sez...I AM Organized and I AM Creative. Tune in to see how these two hens are planting positivity and cultivating conversations.
Mar 23, 202016:40