Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world

Living and Farming in Community with Lucía Cueto Kearney: TRAILER

Recording date: January 15, 2026
Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode 4 features no-dig vegetable farmer Lucía Cueto Kearney of Pea Shoot Farm, LLC as we discuss:
Farming to address climate change
Growing vegetables in a no-dig system
Sharing income in a communal living structure
Assigning appropriate value to the work of those who provide community services
Much, much more!
You will love this passionate and ideological farmer!
#IYWF2026 
About Lucía:
Lucía Cueto Kearney is a first-generation farmer of Argentine and Irish descent. For the last decade and more, her twin passions have been cooperative living and small-scale sustainable agriculture. Lucía is a founding member of the Wolf Tree Cooperative, a rural housing coop in Foster, RI launched in 2022. After eight years of working for and learning from other farmers, Lucía was able to launch Pea Shoot Farm, LLC (Quinta Arvejita) at Wolf Tree in 2023, a no-dig, intensive market garden producing a variety of crops and homestead goods using farming practices that go beyond sustainability and actively work to build healthy soil. We believe that healthy, sustainably produced, culturally affirming food is a human right, and seek to serve the needs of our local community through the food we grow and access to the land we steward. We believe that small farms are key in reconnecting people to community and planet, and seek to be a part of a robust, sustainable, and just food system here in Rhode Island. 
Connect with Lucía at: 
Website: https://www.wolftreecoop.org/farm
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563293259907
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pea.shoot.farm/
Connect with K at: 
Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com
YouTube: @k.castrataro3466 
Facebook and Instagram: @penlightfarmers
Podcast (audio): https://www.penlightfarmers.com/podcast 
Podcast (video): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIVBn53rrIsTwS4ag6hH4DHnxG_Lxqt7x

Finding Possibilities in Farming with Heather Meehan

Recording date: December 29, 2025
Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode 3 features cut flower farmer Heather Meehan of The Daisy Edition as we discuss:
Connecting with land, food, and people
Building foundational farming skills
Getting—and staying—open to new agricultural possibilities
Navigating land access and tenure
Much, much more!
You will love this responsive and reflective farmer!
#IYWF2026 
About Heather:
Heather Meehan, the founding farmer of The Daisy Edition, got her start at a twenty-acre pick-your-own CSA (community-supported agriculture) in 2021. It was there that she first fell in love with growing flowers, and she went on to hone her flower farming and floral design skills at farms in New York and Rhode Island. Heather’s favorite moments are early mornings spent harvesting dahlias and anytime one of her cats crawls into her lap. 
Connect with Heather at: 
Website: https://www.thedaisyedition.com/
Instagram: @thedaisyedition  
Connect with K at: 
Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com
YouTube: @k.castrataro3466 
Facebook and Instagram: @penlightfarmers
Podcast (audio): https://www.penlightfarmers.com/podcast 
Podcast (video): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIVBn53rrIsTwS4ag6hH4DHnxG_Lxqt7x

Finding Possibilities in Farming with Heather Meehan: TRAILER

Recording date: December 29, 2025
Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode 3 features cut flower farmer Heather Meehan of The Daisy Edition as we discuss:
Connecting with land, food, and people
Building foundational farming skills
Getting—and staying—open to new agricultural possibilities
Navigating land access and tenure
Much, much more!
You will love this responsive and reflective farmer!
#IYWF2026 
About Heather:
Heather Meehan, the founding farmer of The Daisy Edition, got her start at a twenty-acre pick-your-own CSA (community-supported agriculture) in 2021. It was there that she first fell in love with growing flowers, and she went on to hone her flower farming and floral design skills at farms in New York and Rhode Island. Heather’s favorite moments are early mornings spent harvesting dahlias and anytime one of her cats crawls into her lap. 
Connect with Heather at: 
Website: https://www.thedaisyedition.com/
Instagram: @thedaisyedition  
Connect with K at: 
Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com
YouTube: @k.castrataro3466 
Facebook and Instagram: @penlightfarmers
Podcast (audio): https://www.penlightfarmers.com/podcast
Podcast (video): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIVBn53rrIsTwS4ag6hH4DHnxG_Lxqt7x 

Farming the Long Game with Stacy Entel

Recording date: January 2, 2026
Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode 2 features farmer, educator, and ag mediator Stacy Entel of Land & Sea Together as we discuss:
Solving problems through agricultural mediation
Building and maintaining strong relationships
Farming forty hours a week
Keeping farm staff for the long-term
Much, much more!
You will love this engaging and relational farmer!
#IYWF2026
About Stacy:
Stacy is in her eleventh farming season. She currently grows organic vegetables at Heart Beets Farm in Berkley, Massachusetts, where she exercises her passions for regenerative agriculture and equitable access to local produce. She is also an agricultural mediator with Land & Sea Together. Prior to her work as a farmer and mediator, Stacy earned her B.A. from Tufts University, taught elementary school, and worked especially with English Language Learners. 
Connect with Stacy at: 
Website: https://landandseatogether.org/ ; https://www.heartbeetsfarm.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/landandseatogether/ ; https://www.facebook.com/heartbeetsfarm/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/landandseatogether/?hl=en ; https://www.instagram.com/heartbeetsfarm/?hl=en
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartbeetsfarm2540
Connect with K at: 
Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com
YouTube: @k.castrataro3466 
Facebook and Instagram: @penlightfarmers
Podcast (audio): https://www.penlightfarmers.com/podcast
Podcast (video): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIVBn53rrIsTwS4ag6hH4DHnxG_Lxqt7x 

Farming the Long Game with Stacy Entel: TRAILER

Recording date: January 2, 2026
Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode 2 features farmer, educator, and ag mediator Stacy Entel of Land & Sea Together as we discuss:
Solving problems through agricultural mediation
Building and maintaining strong relationships
Farming forty hours a week
Keeping farm staff for the long-term
Much, much more!
You will love this engaging and relational farmer!
#IYWF2026
About Stacy:
Stacy is in her eleventh farming season. She currently grows organic vegetables at Heart Beets Farm in Berkley, Massachusetts, where she exercises her passions for regenerative agriculture and equitable access to local produce. She is also an agricultural mediator with Land & Sea Together. Prior to her work as a farmer and mediator, Stacy earned her B.A. from Tufts University, taught elementary school, and worked especially with English Language Learners. 
Connect with Stacy at: 
Website: https://landandseatogether.org/ ; https://www.heartbeetsfarm.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/landandseatogether/ ; https://www.facebook.com/heartbeetsfarm/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/landandseatogether/?hl=en ; https://www.instagram.com/heartbeetsfarm/?hl=en
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartbeetsfarm2540
Connect with K at: 
Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com
YouTube: @k.castrataro3466 
Facebook and Instagram: @penlightfarmers
Podcast (audio): https://www.penlightfarmers.com/podcast
Podcast (video): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIVBn53rrIsTwS4ag6hH4DHnxG_Lxqt7x

Giving and Receiving Help for Your Farm Life with Jennie Kapszukiewicz

Recording date: December 22, 2025
Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode 1 features farmer, educator, and farm planner Jennie Kapszukiewicz of Stone Hill Farm and American Farmland Trust as we discuss:
Integrating children into your farm life
Advocating for diverse forms of agriculture
Redefining generational farming
Asking for and receiving help
Much, much more!
You will love this intelligent and uplifting farmer!
#IYWF2026 
About Jennie:
Jennie co-owns a pasture-raised, grass-fed beef and pork operation in Northeast Connecticut that utilizes intensive pasture management and regenerative practices. She also works for American Farmland Trust New England, supporting producers’ conservation planning in collaboration with NRCS. Jennie is deeply rooted within her local agricultural community, where she has chaired her town's Agriculture Commission since 2015 and serves as a board member for the Windham County Agricultural Society. Before starting her farm, Jennie was a special education teacher and, later, a disabilities administrator in Connecticut public education.
Connect with Jennie at: 
Website: https://www.stonehillfarmct.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stonehillfarmct
Connect with K at: 
Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com
YouTube: @k.castrataro3466 
Facebook and Instagram: @penlightfarmers
Podcast (audio): https://www.penlightfarmers.com/podcast 
Podcast (video): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIVBn53rrIsTwS4ag6hH4DHnxG_Lxqt7x

Giving and Receiving Help for Your Farm Life with Jennie Kapszukiewicz: TRAILER

Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode 1 features farmer, educator, and farm planner Jennie Kapszukiewicz of Stone Hill Farm and American Farmland Trust as we discuss:
Integrating children into your farm life
Advocating for diverse forms of agriculture
Redefining generational farming
Asking for and receiving help
Much, much more!
You will love this intelligent and uplifting farmer!
About Jennie:
Jennie co-owns a pasture-raised, grass-fed beef and pork operation in Northeast Connecticut that utilizes intensive pasture management and regenerative practices. She also works for American Farmland Trust New England, supporting producers’ conservation planning in collaboration with NRCS. Jennie is deeply rooted within her local agricultural community, where she has chaired her town's Agriculture Commission since 2015 and serves as a board member for the Windham County Agricultural Society. Before starting her farm, Jennie was a special education teacher and, later, a disabilities administrator in Connecticut public education.
Connect with Jennie at: 
Website: https://www.stonehillfarmct.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stonehillfarmct
Connect with K at: 
Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com
YouTube: @k.castrataro3466 
Facebook and Instagram: @penlightfarmers
Podcast (audio): https://www.penlightfarmers.com/podcast
Podcast (video): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIVBn53rrIsTwS4ag6hH4DHnxG_Lxqt7x 

Raising Sheep and Goats for Niche Markets with Sandra Miller

Recording date: December 16, 2025
Episode twenty-two of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world features farmer, writer, and foodie Sandra Miller of Painted Hand Farm as we discuss:
Deciding what kind of crops to produce
Raising niche meats
Familiarizing yourself with agricultural law
Exercising your mind
Much, much more!
You will love this bold and honest farmer!
About Sandra:
Born and raised in the Cumberland Valley of Pennsylvania, Sandra struck out for California straight out of high school. Formally educated in geology and anthropology, she also rolled up her sleeves and dug her hands into what was to become the birth of the farm-to-table, support your local farmers movement. Along the way, she did some time digitalizing offshore oil rigs and networking and securing international companies' communication systems through emerging technologies. Eventually she broke out of her cubicle and cast off her cables to follow her passion for great meals by digging in the dirt, raising and writing about food, and inspiring others to follow in her boot tracks.
Connect with Sandra at: 
Website: https://paintedhandfarm.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skmpaintedhandfarm/
Instagram: @paintedhandfarm ; @sandrakaymiller ; @paintedhandwoven
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PaintedHandFarm
Connect with K at: 
Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com
YouTube: @k.castrataro3466 
Facebook and Instagram: @penlightfarmers
Podcast (audio): https://www.penlightfarmers.com/podcast
Podcast (video): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIVBn53rrIsTwS4ag6hH4DHnxG_Lxqt7x

Raising Sheep and Goats for Niche Markets with Sandra Miller: TRAILER

Recording date: December 16, 2025
Episode twenty-two of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world features farmer, writer, and foodie Sandra Miller of Painted Hand Farm as we discuss:
Deciding what kind of crops to produce
Raising niche meats
Familiarizing yourself with agricultural law
Exercising your mind
Much, much more!
You will love this bold and honest farmer!
About Sandra:
Born and raised in the Cumberland Valley of Pennsylvania, Sandra struck out for California straight out of high school. Formally educated in geology and anthropology, she also rolled up her sleeves and dug her hands into what was to become the birth of the farm-to-table, support your local farmers movement. Along the way, she did some time digitalizing offshore oil rigs and networking and securing international companies' communication systems through emerging technologies. Eventually she broke out of her cubicle and cast off her cables to follow her passion for great meals by digging in the dirt, raising and writing about food, and inspiring others to follow in her boot tracks.
Connect with Sandra at: 
Website: https://paintedhandfarm.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skmpaintedhandfarm/
Instagram: @paintedhandfarm ; @sandrakaymiller ; @paintedhandwoven
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PaintedHandFarm
Connect with K at: 
Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com
YouTube: @k.castrataro3466 
Facebook and Instagram: @penlightfarmers
Podcast (audio): https://www.penlightfarmers.com/podcast 
Podcast (video): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIVBn53rrIsTwS4ag6hH4DHnxG_Lxqt7x

Solving Problems through Compost with Jayne Merner

Recording date: December 8, 2025
Episode twenty-one of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world features farmer, composter, and podcaster Jayne Merner of Earth Care Farm, Golden Root Gardening, and “The Composter” podcast as we discuss:
Delegating responsibility
Bartering for services
Eliminating waste
Finding fun in finding balance
Much, much more!
You will love this entrepreneurial and progressive farmer-composter!
About Jayne:
Jayne Merner began operating a CSA at age nineteen, growing produce and flowers for her community. Farmer’s market customers remarked at the high quality of the produce grown and asked Merner to garden at their homes. This flowed into a side business tending gardens off the farm. In 2015, Jayne took over the family compost operation when her father retired. She is currently in the process of developing the first commercial composting operation in Connecticut.  
Connect with Jayne at: 
Website: https://www.earthcarefarm.com/ ; https://www.goldenrootgardening.com/ ;
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayne-merner-bb29a4221/
Instagram: @goldenrootgardening ; @earthcarefarmcompost
Facebook: @earthcarefarm ; @GoldenRootGardening
The Composter Podcast: https://www.earthcarefarm.com/composter-podcast.html
Connect with K at: 
Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com
YouTube: @k.castrataro3466 
Facebook and Instagram: @penlightfarmers
Podcast (audio): https://www.penlightfarmers.com/podcast 
Podcast (video): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIVBn53rrIsTwS4ag6hH4DHnxG_Lxqt7x