Ep 082 Hermit Pond Farm:  Cashmere, Kashmir and Houses of the Holy
agri-Culture28 Sep 2020

Ep 082 Hermit Pond Farm: Cashmere, Kashmir and Houses of the Holy

No, we’re not in India for this one, if you wondered about that after that title. We’re closer to Rhinebeck, New York for this week’s podcast. On October 17-18 the New York State Sheep & Wool Festival will be held – albeit virtually – so we’re taking you back to remember the fun from last year. We’re celebrating all things fiber, including the beloved cashmere sweater. Okay, so this podcast is not so much focusing on the sweater (that’s Elara’s vote), as it is foc...

Episoder(247)

Ep 023 Bide a Wee Farm and the Wildest Sheep Yet!

Ep 023 Bide a Wee Farm and the Wildest Sheep Yet!

Of all the sheep we have seen, this one has to be the most unusual. With bold spots and two horns or four (varied shapes, but reaching up toward the sky on the top set, curling in loops on the bottom...

12 Aug 201953min

Ep 022 Mother Earth News Fair 2019, Albany, Oregon

Ep 022 Mother Earth News Fair 2019, Albany, Oregon

Agricultural events - one of Elara's favorite things to do. Big or little, all shapes and sizes, there is usually no shortage of things to do, see, smell, pet, ride, eat and buy (but not necessarily ...

5 Aug 201945min

Ep 021 Emily, Villi, and the Newfoundland Pony Conservancy

Ep 021 Emily, Villi, and the Newfoundland Pony Conservancy

Of the breeds we have covered in the podcast, this has to be one of the most endangered ones yet, in terms of population size. With 400 individuals but only 250 breeding animals, the Newfoundland Pon...

29 Jul 201927min

Ep 020 Maple Breeze Farm

Ep 020 Maple Breeze Farm

John and Bonnie Hall are two of the most down-to-earth people we have met in our travels. They raise American Milking Devon Cattle (and produce amazing maple syrup) on Maple Breeze Farm in Westbrook,...

22 Jul 201933min

Ep 019 City Farmers Nursery

Ep 019 City Farmers Nursery

City Farmers Nursery is our idea of a good date. This nursery (and feed store, and aquaponics center, and hydroponics supply, and compost source, and...) has been around since 1972, and is smack dab ...

14 Jul 201942min

Ep 018 Friends of Farming, Eric Larson of the San Diego Farm Bureau

Ep 018 Friends of Farming, Eric Larson of the San Diego Farm Bureau

It's summertime, and the San Diego County Fair just finished it's annual run here in Del Mar, California. Since the event started with agricultural roots way back in 1880, and since we had a great co...

8 Jul 201934min

Ep 017 The Texas Longhorn

Ep 017 The Texas Longhorn

Beef! Bar-B-Q! Texas! Join us, as we visit with John and Debbie, two ranchers that raise the Texas Longhorn - a quintessentially American animal. We felt that our visits to Colorado and New Mex...

1 Jul 201928min

Ep 016 Dr. Tom Whiting, Whiting Farms. Feathers, Fishing, and Fashion

Ep 016 Dr. Tom Whiting, Whiting Farms. Feathers, Fishing, and Fashion

What do fly fishing, blue eggs, the fashion industry, and the Romans in Britain have in common? Dr. Tom Whiting, of course. Our visit to Whiting Farms in Delta, Colorado was an eye opener. With abo...

24 Jun 201943min

Populært innen Fakta

fastlegen
dine-penger-pengeradet
relasjonspodden-med-dora-thorhallsdottir-kjersti-idem
treningspodden
rss-strid-de-norske-borgerkrigene
foreldreradet
rss-sunn-okonomi
rss-kunsten-a-leve
jakt-og-fiskepodden
merry-quizmas
hverdagspsyken
gravid-uke-for-uke
sinnsyn
lederskap-nhhs-podkast-om-ledelse
rss-mann-i-krise-med-sagen
fryktlos
rss-impressions-2
level-up-med-anniken-binz
rss-kull
hagespiren-podcast