Ep 079 Is New Coke ever the same as Old Coke?
The Labor Day holiday here in the United States is a time to remember the contributions of the everyday workers to the building of our country, and to tip our hats to the labor movement. The first we...
7 Sep 202025min
Ep 078 Bentwood Alpacas & Yaks: The New Bos – Not the Same as the Old Bos
The Great American Cattle Drive 2020 was an exciting trip for us, with farm visits to see American Milking Devons, Ancient White Park Cattle, and Yaks. Wait – Yaks? Okay, so the “Cattle” in “Cattle ...
31 Aug 202039min
Ep 077 Fires In California: Thinking Of Our Friends
As we watched the news and saw the fires ravaging over one million acres in California this past week, all Elara and I could think of were some of the people we've met along our journeys, and their pr...
24 Aug 202016min
Ep 076 Seed Savers Exchange: Into the Wild. Yes, we’re referring to a cow.
We’re back! When all was said and done, the Great American Cattle drive chalked up 8,500 miles, 22 states, 38 days and a partridge in a pear tree. And everything the caretakers (nieces and nephews) ...
17 Aug 202049min
Ep 075 The Oregon Trail: You have died of Cholera. Or Heat. Or Sturgis.
Rick, Elara, Little Mule (newly named car) and Bessie (not-quite-newly named trailer) are nearly home after almost 6 weeks on the road on the Great American Cattle Drive 2020. After a quick detour ac...
10 Aug 20208min
Ep 074: Andrew Van Ord: Olly Olly Oxen Free
Backyard Green Films is on the route home on the Great American Cattle Drive 2020, with another 2,000-odd miles to go. As it happened, we recorded this episode from the banks of the Mississippi River...
3 Aug 202046min
Ep 073 Hi-Ho The Dairy-O, The Farmer Is The Dales (Freiers, that is)
We're still GACD - Great American Cattle Drive, that is. Today, we'll bring you a visit with a family that we think is peachy keen, absolutely fabulous, and the cat's meow (and yes, there were cats...
27 Jul 202033min
Ep 072 Bonnie Hall: The Notebook. No, not that one.
We’re still in the Northeastern United States on our Great American Cattle Drive. This is the area where much of our country’s important paperwork is kept. The Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the ...
20 Jul 202027min
