Wednesday Jan 07, 2026
Organic Odyssey: Season 3, Episode 3 - Social Media Miscommunications
Grimm Organic Center Podcast
Organic Odyssey and Organic Chat are Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student-produced podcasts bringing education about organic farming to everyone.
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Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
In this episode, our hosts sit down with Cal Poly alum and soil enthusiast Blake Alexandre of Alexandre Family Farm.
Blake shares how decades of hands-on management shaped his soil-first approach to organic dairy production. He breaks down why soil health drives everything, from pasture productivity to cow wellbeing, and reflects on the lessons learned.
Wednesday Oct 22, 2025
Wednesday Oct 22, 2025
Season three Organic Odyssey hosts Ava Rose Regier and Madison Jasso are joined by Dr. Moses Mike to bust some organic myths in the first episode of the new season!
For more information about the center, visit organic.calpoly.edu.
Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
Please enjoy this weeks conversation with Dr. Matthew Grieshop and Erica Rohr and Edgar Godoy from Bioworks.
Wednesday May 21, 2025
Wednesday Apr 09, 2025
Wednesday Apr 09, 2025
In the last episode of Season 2 of the Organic Odyssey, Host Emery Pura and step in Co-Host Katie Cook, sit down with panelist Dr. Matt Grieshop, Jo Ann Baumgartner.
This project is supported through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP). TOPP is a program of the USDA Organic Transition Initiative and is administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP).
For more information about the Grimm Family Center for Organic Production and Research, visit www.organic.calpoly.edu.
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Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
In the eighth episode of Season 2 of the Organic Odyssey, Step in Host for the day Amanda Kidd and Co-Host Katie Cook, sit down with panelist Dr. Matt Grieshop, Scott Renteria and Danny Lee.
This project is supported through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP). TOPP is a program of the USDA Organic Transition Initiative and is administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP).
For more information about the Grimm Family Center for Organic Production and Research, visit www.organic.calpoly.edu.
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Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
In the seventh episode of Season 2 of the Organic Odyssey, hosts Emery Pura and Amanda Kidd sit down with panelists Dr. Matt Grieshop, Kim Hatfield, and Jessy Beckett Parr.
This project is supported through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP). TOPP is a program of the USDA Organic Transition Initiative and is administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP).
For more information about the Grimm Family Center for Organic Production and Research, visit www.organic.calpoly.edu.
Thanks for joining us!
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