Ep 144 The (Tap)root Runs Deep and the Shepherds Don't Sleep
We talked a month ago about the cost of that comfy sweater from the knitting side of things, but now we’re going to go back a little bit further. The Sheep itself (or goat, or llama, or…). But that’...
2 Joulu 202124min
Ep 143 Happy Thanksgiving 2021
A thanks to all of our listeners, sponsors, and especially all of the people who bring food to our tables each day....The Farmers Links: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062622/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://...
25 Marras 202119min
Ep 142 Becky Serres: Ft. Robinson...From Buffalo Soldiers to Longhorn Roundups
In this week's episode we sit down with Becky Serres, a retired employee of Ft. Robinson State Park in Crawford, Nebraska. We were at Ft. Robinson to film the Longhorn roundup and ran into Becky as sh...
17 Marras 202137min
Ep 141 Dr. Jeffrey Perry and Cornell University: A New Take on The Millennial Falcon
Some of us associate Cornell University with the famous birding department and nest cams (that’s you, Elara). Some might think of Cornell as the home of the Cornell Small Farms Program newsletter (al...
11 Marras 202142min
Ep 140 Kristy and the Giant Tractor (and Two Interns)
Kristy Meyer, FFA media and communications spokesperson extraordinaire, is today’s podcast guest. She welcomed us graciously at the 2021 FFA convention in Indianapolis, Indiana (once we could find a ...
4 Marras 202124min
Ep 139 Lis Barsuglia-Madsen: The Debits and Credits of Knitting
Wait – I thought knitting was relaxing. Now we have to do math?!? Well, that’s especially true if you knit for a living, which is hard to do if you want to survive. Because if beautiful handwork be...
27 Loka 202126min
Ep 138 Yankee Rock Farm: Finn Is In The Hunger AND Wool Games This Time
Before heading to the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival 2021, we did a farm visit to speak with one of the participants of that grand event. Siri Swanson (sheep shearer, farmer, butcher, educato...
20 Loka 202150min
Ep 137 Tammy White: Peace Like a River – Or a Sweater
Tammy White, of and at Wing and a Prayer Farm. Custodian of one of the “finalist” places Elara wants to have her Elara’s ashes spread when the time comes. (Or maybe we’ll just hope that in the next l...
13 Loka 202129min
