Ep 204 Tom Begley: Howdy Pilgrim. Tom, Turkey, and the First Thanksgiving
Here at Backyard Green Films, we’re getting ready to celebrate the 400-year anniversary of the Devons coming to America with our Plymouth to Plimoth documentary. In preparation for this event (and our film!), we spoke with Tom Begley, Deputy Director for Collections Research and Public Engagement at Plimoth Patuxet Museum. Doesn’t the site of the Pilgrim connection seem like a wonderful podcast for today’s Thanksgiving holiday? We thought so, too. In addition, we hope you j...
23 Nov 202337min
Ep 203 Jeri and Irina: The Non-Expendable Dependables (Don't Tell Sly)
Our podcast guests today are Jeri Robinson Lawrence and daughter Irina Lawrence Mathias. This hardworking mother/daughter team has contributed a few soundbites in between Points A, B, C and X in the rush of the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival every year, but as they’re the ones that everyone needs something from at all times, a relaxed moment has been hard to come by with these two. So we went to the mountain (so to speak, although it’s southern Pennsylvania just west of the Susq...
9 Nov 202334min
Ep 202 Hulse Hill Farm: Mr. Whipple – Please Don’t Squeeze The Cashmere
You know how there’s always someone who not only goes the extra mile, but looks good while they do it? And does it with a genuine smile, to top it off. That’s Christine Hulse, from Hulse Hill Farm. Just outside of Cooperstown on a little slice of heaven, this tireless woman has set up shop (and her farm shop). She excels at all things she puts her mind to: She runs a blissful farm stay B&B and is a hostess extraordinaire; she’s a businesswoman and the co-owne...
18 Okt 202342min
Ep 201 Jillian McEwen: Clair de Lun(an Bay)
On today’s podcast, transport yourself to the lonely, glorious green pastures of the eastern side of Scotland. We have a lovely conversation with Jillian McEwen of Lunan Bay Farms, and among many of our topics, we spoke of the joys of farming on the shores of the North Sea, the differences between her Cashmere and Boer goats (two of her three varieties), some out-of-the-box ideas to diversify goat farming, and the ways goats can contribute to education. Never thought those words m...
9 Okt 202339min
Ep 200 Phil Pass: All Things Must Pass...But Not The Scottish Bonnet
Elara and I met Phil Pass last month on our travels in Scotland at the House of Tartan in Crieff. We struck up a conversation with him and noticed that they had a Go Fund Me campaign that said Keep Scottish Bonnets Alive in Scotland. He described what it was for and so we grabbed our camera and mics and said this is too important and you need to tell us all about this. THE STORY: We've just lost Scotland's last Bonnet production line. The one that's been making Traditional Scottish Headwear ...
25 Sep 202315min
Ep 199 Leicester Longwool: Everything's Not Always Black and White
As we continue the Tartan & Tweed tour in the United Kingdom, Elara follows up last week's interview with Barry's partner Chris Sander. Chris takes Elara on a tour of the farm and their prized rams and ewes. Chris discusses the different colors of the Leicester Longwool and his affinity for the black color. The group is getting ready for a couple of shows in Buck County and Dorset over the weekend. If you notice the picture of Chris, I believe they did fairly well. www.bbc.co.uk ...
12 Sep 202323min
Ep 198 Can He Bakewell or What? The Lustrous Leicester Longwool
We're excited to announce that we're in the midst of our Tartan and Tweed Tour 2023! The one stop we couldn't miss along the M-1 was a visit to Leicester, home of Robert Bakewell - the man who transformed agricultural practices as we know them today. Our conversation is with Barry Evans, custodian of a flock of one of the most famous examples of Robert Bakewell's efforts: The Leicester Longwool Sheep. Barry talks with us about the history of this breed and the organization ...
31 Aug 202340min
Ep 197 Audra Hall: Brave(ly) Flowing Lochs
The big UK trip is almost here, and we’re prepping for the Edinburgh Castle Tattoo with a visit to the National Western Stock Show, and the Scottish Highland Cattle show. Those bagpipes and tartans get us every time, no matter what the event. In today’s podcast, we grabbed a moment in the cattle barns with Audra Hall of Clearwater Spring Highlands in Brighton, Colorado. Audra was somewhere between the fluff and fold cycle that goes on in a mad rush before the annual show and sale....
31 Jul 202323min
