{"id":99918,"date":"2022-06-22T08:00:50","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T12:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hobbyfarms.com\/?p=99918"},"modified":"2024-07-04T06:45:22","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T10:45:22","slug":"episode-32-felicia-bell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hobbyfarms.com\/episode-32-felicia-bell\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 32: Felicia Bell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purinamills.com\/chicken-feed\/campaign\/chick-days?utm_medium=display&amp;utm_source=hobbyfarms&amp;utm_campaign=4929919&amp;utm_content=2022_an_flock_starter_hobby_farms_podcast&amp;cdj=c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-96403 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.hobbyfarms.com\/sponsorship_purina-banner.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.hobbyfarms.com\/BmSkm719-sponsorship_purina-banner-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/img.hobbyfarms.com\/BmSkm719-sponsorship_purina-banner-600x150.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.hobbyfarms.com\/sponsorship_purina-banner.jpg 800w\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/smartpots.com\/podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-96401\" src=\"https:\/\/img.hobbyfarms.com\/sponsorship-banner-smartpot-2.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.hobbyfarms.com\/7JW4MX1Y-sponsorship-banner-smartpot-2-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/img.hobbyfarms.com\/7JW4MX1Y-sponsorship-banner-smartpot-2-600x150.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.hobbyfarms.com\/sponsorship-banner-smartpot-2.jpg 800w\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-99919\" src=\"https:\/\/img.hobbyfarms.com\/feliciabell_banner_GG.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.hobbyfarms.com\/SZpeMTg6-feliciabell_banner_GG-300x94.jpg 300w, https:\/\/img.hobbyfarms.com\/SZpeMTg6-feliciabell_banner_GG-600x188.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.hobbyfarms.com\/feliciabell_banner_GG.jpg 800w\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/23485505\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/no\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this episode, fourth-generation Mississippi farmer Felicia Bell talks about traditional agriculture, family business, farmers helping farmers and more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find out how you can get free sustainable farming advice and technical assistance from the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) from a specialist like Felicia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Felicia explains what she means by \u201ctraditional agriculture\u201d and why she prefers this phrase to describe popular agricultural methods instead of saying \u201csustainable agriculture\u201d or \u201cregenerative agriculture.\u201d Hear about Felicia\u2019s self-sufficient homestead upbringing on what she now calls RD &amp; 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