Ep 080 Dawn Wind Morgans: Justin Morgan Was a Composer...But We All Remember the Horse
Send a text This week is the first part of two on the indomitable little powerhouse horse known as the Morgan. Justin Morgan probably would have done just fine as a composer and the local town clerk,...
14 Sep 202040min
Ep 079 Is New Coke ever the same as Old Coke?
Send a text 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. ...
7 Sep 202025min
Ep 078 Bentwood Alpacas & Yaks: The New Bos – Not the Same as the Old Bos
Send a text 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”...
31 Aug 202039min
Ep 077 Fires In California: Thinking Of Our Friends
Send a text 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, ...
24 Aug 202016min
Ep 076 Seed Savers Exchange: Into the Wild. Yes, we’re referring to a cow.
Send a text 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 a...
17 Aug 202049min
Ep 075 The Oregon Trail: You have died of Cholera. Or Heat. Or Sturgis.
Send a text 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 qui...
10 Aug 20208min
Ep 074: Andrew Van Ord: Olly Olly Oxen Free
Send a text 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 Mis...
3 Aug 202046min
Ep 073 Hi-Ho The Dairy-O, The Farmer Is The Dales (Freiers, that is)
Send a text 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, the...
27 Jul 202033min
