Plant & Grow
๐๐ฑ What are you hungry for right now? Not just foodโฆ but growth, purpose, and a life that feels rooted in something real. This week on Other Peopleโs Shoes, we sit down with Greg Peterson The Urban Farmer ๐งโ๐พ๐ Greg took a simple backyard in Phoenix and turned it into a thriving food forest ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ And now heโs teaching the world how to plant, grow, and nourish not just soil but identity and community too. If youโve ever wondered whether you could grow your own foodโฆ or if youโve felt a hunger for something more grounded, more intentional, more alive this episode is for you ๐ฟโจ Maybe a garden can feed more than a plate. Maybe it can feed the soul too ๐งก ๐ง Listen: Plant & Grow opspodcast.com ๐ @urbanfarmu ๐ urbanfarm.org #UrbanFarming #GrowYourOwnFood #PlantAndGrow #HungrySeason #OtherPeoplesShoes #PodcastLife #PurposeInTheSoil #GratitudeSeason #ThanksgivingVibes #SeedsOfChange #UrbanGarden #Permaculture #FoodForest #GrowCommunity #FeedYourSoul #GardenLife #PhoenixLocal #FarmToHome #PodcastCommunity #Storytelling ๐๐ฑ๐
๐ Plant & Grow ๐ฑ
๐๐ฑ A Thanksgiving Seed
Thanksgiving isnโt just about full plates ๐ฆ๐ฝ๏ธ
itโs about roots the kind we grow on purpose ๐พ
The soil remembers every hand that turned it ๐คฒ
every hope tucked beneath chilly November ground ๐
Some seasons feed us ๐ฅ
Some seasons stretch us ๐ฟ
And hunger?
Itโs not always a rumble in the stomach
sometimes itโs the deep ache to become
who weโre meant to be ๐ฑโจ
In backyards and borrowed plots ๐๏ธ๐ชด
growth insists on showing up
even where concrete thought it had the last word.
One seed can feed a home ๐ฐ๐ก
One tree can shade generations ๐ณ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ
And one hungry heart
can shift a broken system,
starting right where it stands ๐ช๐
So this Thanksgiving ๐
as we pass the mashed potatoes and gratitude ๐ฅโค๏ธ
may we plant new stories too
for the selves weโre becoming
and the gardens waiting to rise ๐ท๐
๐ฃ Guest Introduction:
Meet Greg Peterson The Urban Farmer ๐ฟ๐ก
For over 32 years, Greg turned a simple quarter-acre yard in Phoenix into a flourishing food forest ๐ณ๐ฅญ๐
He has taught thousands to grow food, save seeds, and rebuild their connection to the earth ๐๐ง
His question changes everything:
โWhat if there was a garden and fruit tree in every yard?โ ๐๐ณโจ
Today we talk soil, seeds, identity, and why growing food might just be the most hopeful thing you can do.
๐ก Episode Highlights:
Hunger beyond food โ what really fills us ๐ฝ๏ธโก๏ธโค๏ธ
Gregโs early love for growing things ๐๐ฑ
The wake-up call about our fragile food system โ ๏ธ๐ฅซ
Turning a yard into a food forest ๐ณ๐ป
Permaculture + changing how we see the world ๐๐
Why seeds and community matter ๐พ๐ค
Easy steps to start growing today ๐ฟ๐ชด๐
๐ Connect with Greg Peterson:
๐ Website: https://www.urbanfarm.org
๐ธ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/urbanfarmu/
๐ง Podcast: UrbanFarmPodcast.com
๐ฑ Seeds: GreatAmericanSeedUp.org
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