Preview Mode Links will not work in preview mode

Listen to the Land: Stories and conversations about home and the land in the rural Southeast

 "Listen to the Land" is produced by students at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Georgia, with support from the Georgia Museum of Agriculture, the Georgia Pecan Growers Association, and the Gail Dillard Faculty Enrichment Fund. 


May 19, 2023

Dr. Bret Wagenhorst of Tifton, Georgia, leads by example. He doesn't just tell people to live an active, healthy and community centered life. He lives one himself. Though he has a demanding job as an opthalmologist, he spends at least 15 minutes a day gardening. He also farms unusual crops on his land,...


May 12, 2023

Fernando Mendez of Marview Farms in Arabi, Georgia, has come a long way as a farmer. As we discover in this podcast by Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College student Anfernee McDonald, Fernando Mendez overcame multiple challenges. Born in Cuba, Fernado was brought to the USA when he was only five years old. His...


May 5, 2023

  Abisai Vazquez grew up with the wild chickens of Fitzgerald -- hundreds if not thousands of unusual birds that seem to thrive only with the city limits of this South Georgia town. But Vazquez always wondered why they were there. In this podcast episode, Vasquez talks to former city admininstrator Cam Jordan and tries...