Ep 168 Paul & Darlene Miller: The Ashtabula Punch

We had the great pleasure to interview Dr. Cary Fowler at his Over the River Farm in upstate New York. Dr. Fowler is perhaps best known as the "father" of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, described by former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as an "inspirational symbol of peace and food security for the entire humanity." The Seed Vault provides ultimate security for more than 850,000 unique crop varieties, the raw material for all future plant breeding and crop improvement efforts. He proposed ...

29 Apr 201934min

Elara and I traveled to Paonia, Colorado, which sits fairly close to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. Our interview is with Eugenia McGuire, otherwise known as "Oogie". She raises Black Welsh Mountain Sheep on her farm, which sits high above the town of Paonia. Oogie sells pretty much everything sheep, including mutton, horns, and wool in various forms like raw fleeces, roving, and yarn. She is a true steward of the land and these animals. Support the show

22 Apr 201935min

We recently had the great pleasure of traveling to New York to visit Isabella Rossellini at her farm on Long Island. She is an actress, activist, author, and scientist. She recently earned her Masters Degree in Animal Behavior from Hunter College. She is beautiful, witty and a very talented artist. Support the show

15 Apr 201933min

Stephen Monroe works for the Florida Department of Agriculture in Tallahassee, managing the Florida Cracker Cattle and Florida Cracker Horse herds. He is a learned historian, a witty conversationalist, and is know very rightly as "The Cowboy Poet." This was one of our most enjoyable and educational interviews, and we were sorry we had such a short time with him. We hope to go back again to visit him soon. Support the show

8 Apr 201931min

We visited Mat Devader and his son Mathew of Rocky Top Ranch in Holton, Kansas. They raise a little bit of almost everything on their farm including Katahdin Sheep, Hereford pigs, and a wide variety of poultry. They represent the the true spirit of the American farmer. Support the show

1 Apr 201934min

We traveled to Missoula, Montana recently to sit down with Bob Doxey of the Lazy BD Donkey Farm. Bob is an historian at heart and a character to boot, who fell in love with this majestic animal. He invited us into his home and made us feel at home as he told us the history behind the American Mammoth Jack Donkey. Support the show

25 Mars 201941min

We traveled to Colorado this past year and attended the National Western Stock Show in Denver. While there, we met Val Barnica and Ken Spann, who were competing in the team pull events with their Suffolk Punch horses. After our short interview there, they invited us up to their ranch, The Y Bar Hitch, in Montrose, Colorado, to see their six-hitch team in action at the Gunnison Cattlemen's Days Parade, and to see their beautiful horses up close. Support the show

10 Mars 201934min