Episode 242 Susan's Shire: The Joy of Handmade Gifts

We met up with Woody Babcock and Cora Wahl on our trip to the glorious coast of southern Oregon last week. They took us on a tour of Woodrow Farms, their spanking clean and efficiently-run farm nestled within a stone’s throw of the Pacific Ocean. Green pastures, bald eagles, East Friesians, herding dogs, vacuum pumps and a big refrigerator. Sound incongruous? Not so when you run a sheep dairy. And there’s a creamery component, which we can always get behind in th...

15 Mars 202141min

(to the tune of “Green Acres”) (Elara) Shepherd’s Lane is the place for me Lambing season is a thing to see Sheep spreading out so far and wide Keep San Diego just give me that countryside. (Rick) No – a living’s what we have to make Wool products are (all that we can take) We’ll bring beer and coffee across the line But please remember Martin says we’ll pay some fines. (Elara) Those sheep are cute... (Rick) That point is moot! (Both) Shepherd’s Lane…we are here! Links: https://www.shepherd...

8 Mars 202155min

My Pet Chicken(s) 10 Years 6 Wyandottes (2 silver laced, 2 golden laced, 2 red-laced blue) 2 Americaunas 2 Australorps 1 peeping box A lifetime of memories Links: https://www.mypetchicken.com/ https://www.mypetchicken.com/chicken-breeds/which-breed-is-right-for-me.aspx https://www.mypetchicken.com/catalog/Baby-Chicks/Blue-Laced-Red-Wyandotte-p738.aspx https://www.mypetchicken.com/catalog/Baby-Chicks/Black-Silkie-Bantam-p252.aspx PodMatchPodMatch Automatically Matches Ideal Pod...

1 Mars 202146min

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22 Feb 202113min

“Exotic” is a word that is relative. In my case, that means the relatives in Belgium might think a D’Uccle bantam chicken is pretty normal, but to me here in California, it was more like seeing something from an African safari (Okay, we took a few liberties there, but the concept is sound). Today’s podcast is with Tom Watkins, President of Murray McMurray Hatchery. This company has been shipping chicks across the country for over 100 years now, and have the process down pat...

14 Feb 202153min

It’s chick season, so we’re starting off with what you need to start off with before you begin. In other words: Infrastructure. Doesn’t sound glorious, but it is, especially when you factor in the Nest-O-Matic. We’re bringing you a conversation with Joe Putnam of Premiere 1 Supplies, recorded at the Linn County Expo in Lebanon, Oregon, home of the 2019 Mother Earth News Fair. Joe was kind enough to talk to us about how you, too, can put together a containment system fo...

8 Feb 202134min

Today we’ve reached a momentous day here at Backyard Green Films. This is the 100th episode of the agri-Culture podcast, which is a pretty big deal for us. When we started this whole podcast idea, we had no idea that we’d still be doing this almost two years after we started. And it coincides with the final touches on our film, for which I’m pleased to say we’re in the process of finalizing distribution. Both of the film and our podcast have been a long road we’ve travelled...

1 Feb 202114min

Have you ever delved into logistics? We haven’t much either (except for a required course for a BS in Business, which involved a lot of spreadsheets, chaos theory, and 42 reams of paper). The parts and pieces of how to get the things we need where we need them isn’t something we think about a lot – until it actually matters to us. But in agriculture, the process of logistics is critical, and it starts with the animal itself. The best supply chain in the world isn...

25 Jan 202142min