Ep 198 Can He Bakewell or What? The Lustrous Leicester Longwool
agri-Culture31 Aug 2023

Ep 198 Can He Bakewell or What? The Lustrous Leicester Longwool

Send us Fan Mail 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 ...

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Ep 241 Thankful This Thanksgiving For Our Farmers - so God Made a Farmer

Ep 241 Thankful This Thanksgiving For Our Farmers - so God Made a Farmer

Send us Fan Mail And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, "I need a caretaker" -- so God made a Farmer. --Paul Harvey Links: https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/PDF...

28 Nov 20254min

Ep 240 Susan's Shire: NY State Sheep & Wool Festival 2025 (Rhinebeck I Love You!)

Ep 240 Susan's Shire: NY State Sheep & Wool Festival 2025 (Rhinebeck I Love You!)

Send us Fan Mail For this month's podcast I travel to Rhinebeck, NY for the NY State Sheep & Wool Festival. I met so many wonderful and talented people...I was totally geeking out. With my cameraman O...

11 Nov 202530min

Ep 239 Rhinebeck Farmers Market: We Run a Muck, Not Amok!

Ep 239 Rhinebeck Farmers Market: We Run a Muck, Not Amok!

Send us Fan Mail Muck, glorious muck! Sounds funny, but it’s true. The “muck” found north of NYC and south of the capital city may look like black dirt to some, but it’s more like black gold to thos...

28 Okt 202517min

Ep 238 Susan's Shire: From Yarn to Fiber to Rhinebeck

Ep 238 Susan's Shire: From Yarn to Fiber to Rhinebeck

Send us Fan Mail This month Susan discusses the difference between a yarn festival, a fiber festival and everything in between. Susan just returned from the Lambtown Festival in Dixon, CA and will be ...

14 Okt 202527min

Ep 237 Nick Forrest: I’m Holding Out for an Gyro

Ep 237 Nick Forrest: I’m Holding Out for an Gyro

Send us Fan Mail Sheep are cute and fluffy and produce that wonderful stuff from which many sweaters are born. But there’s another side to them that doesn’t get mentioned quite so often. Lamb is an ...

1 Okt 202541min

Ep 236 Susan's Shire: Introduction

Ep 236 Susan's Shire: Introduction

Send us Fan Mail Exciting news for fiber enthusiasts! We're thrilled to announce a dynamic collaboration between Susan Shirley, a creative figure in the fiber arts community, and the creators of the p...

16 Sep 202527min

Ep 235 Mark Winslow: Winslow is Not Just a Corner in Arizona

Ep 235 Mark Winslow: Winslow is Not Just a Corner in Arizona

Send us Fan Mail Mark Winslow is from West Falmouth, Maine, where one member or another of his family has farmed on Marston Homestead since the 1790’s. That seems like a pretty traditional bunch, and...

27 Aug 202523min

Ep 234 Yarn Farm Kingston: The Days of Wine and Knitting

Ep 234 Yarn Farm Kingston: The Days of Wine and Knitting

Send us Fan Mail We search for peace in this chaotic month, and find it in a little shop in Kingston, New York. The Yarn Farm is made those who like the company of kindred spirits to ply their craft,...

28 Jul 202514min

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