Ep 199 Leicester Longwool: Everything's Not Always Black and White
As we continue the Tartan & Tweed tour in the United Kingdom, Elara follows up last week's interview with Barry's partner Chris Sander. Chris takes Elara on a tour of the farm and their prized rams and ewes. Chris discusses the different colors of the Leicester Longwool and his affinity for the black color. The group is getting ready for a couple of shows in Buck County and Dorset over the weekend. If you notice the picture of Chris, I believe they did fairly well. www.bbc.co.uk ...
12 Sep 202323min
Ep 198 Can He Bakewell or What? The Lustrous Leicester Longwool
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 the organization ...
31 Aug 202340min
Ep 197 Audra Hall: Brave(ly) Flowing Lochs
The big UK trip is almost here, and we’re prepping for the Edinburgh Castle Tattoo with a visit to the National Western Stock Show, and the Scottish Highland Cattle show. Those bagpipes and tartans get us every time, no matter what the event. In today’s podcast, we grabbed a moment in the cattle barns with Audra Hall of Clearwater Spring Highlands in Brighton, Colorado. Audra was somewhere between the fluff and fold cycle that goes on in a mad rush before the annual show and sale....
31 Juli 202323min
Ep 196 Dr. Drew Conroy: It Takes a Village to Do More Tillage
Today we have a (Elara-has-had-too-much-coffee-and-dirt) podcast interview with Andrew Conroy, B.S., M.S., PhD, who is a two-time Fulbright Scholar, professor at the University of New Hampshire, and man who can claim way too many other accomplishments to mention here. Dr. Conroy has wrote the book on oxen (Really. He wrote more than one, and you can follow the link below to buy them for yourself). On more than one continent, he is the guy that everyone mentions when someone...
13 Juli 202344min
Ep 195 Anne DeRousie: Row, Row, Your Red Cattle Ashore
So first...today you'll be hearing from Anne DeRousie, a board member of the breed organization known as Red Devon USA, who also happens to be the resident history buff. We love those. Our conversation took place on a beautiful balmy and slightly breezy day, straight from the lush green pastures of her Adventureland Farm, in the Fingerlakes region of New York State. You'll hear more from other members of Red Devon USA this year, and more about their Bowman Left, in terms of breeding se...
28 Juni 202339min
Ep 194 Ashley Hahn: It's a Candycorn Frizzle Polish World
In all of the mad rushing about around the country, sometimes we forget that there are some really fantastic things close to home. This week’s podcast celebrates that with a trip to nearby Ramona for the Family Farm Expo, put on by the folks at Roobeez. As holds true to many of the critters you’ll find there, this event is a combination of things. Chicken meetup and poultry swap, sure, but also filled with little booths displaying lovelies like handcrafted soaps, fresh herbs...
11 Juni 202329min
Ep 193 DeLayne Harmon and Ella May – The Goddesses of Springtime and (re)Growth
Straight from the Clairmont neighborhood Garden Walk, growing maven DeLayne Harmon will join us today on our podcast to tell us more about the how one earns the title “Master Gardener.” It’s a happy and sad one for us today, but especially in this month, reminders of growth and regrowth are ever-present. Happy May Day to the ladies of our lives – flowers, feathers, and family. Links: https://www.mastergardenersd.org/ https://clairemontonline.com/page-18602 https://www.sdfarmbureau.org/san-die...
22 Maj 202323min
Ep 192 The Mounties Down The Rockies
Today we speak with Dale Cunningham, who is the patient and personal man responsible for training the equine portion of the patrol. Second, we have Officer Emily Herbpst, who rides a mustang and is a small but mighty person who I have the feeling “don’t take no guff off a bartender.” (Thank you, Mr. McMurtry). We got to meet them and their horses Ollie and Maverick at this year's National Western Stock Show in Denver. They were very gracious with their time to speak with us abou...
5 Maj 202327min
