Ep 040 Seawind Meadows Farm, Annalee May: Mercy, Mercy, Me...Highlands Shape Ecology
Send a text Well, it’s that time again - the 60’s and 70’s are back. Yes, bell bottoms have been in and out again six times now, but that’s not what we mean. We’re referring to the fact that people...
9 Dec 201924min
Ep 039 Wing and a Prayer Farm: Dreaming in Black and White? Go Buy Valais. (The Metal Band Poster Sheep. Thank you, Slade.)
Send a text (To the tune of “My Prayer,” by The Platters) When the Summer has gone, and the weather is changing When the sunshine has gone, I head straight to my hearth And here at the hearth, I wi...
2 Dec 201938min
Ep 038 Today’s Turkey is kind of Shirky. We are Quirky, so we’ll go to Worky to find one Perky.
Send a text It’s that time of year again. The Day before Black Friday. Football. The beginning of a week off from school. The big day to be in a room with all the relatives for more than 20 m...
25 Nov 201934min
Ep 037 The Origin of the Donkey: It’s not the ears, honey. It’s the mileage.
Send a text Dr. Francisco Javier Navas Gonzalez, DVM, PhD, Professor at the University of Cordoba in Spain. You would think that all of those letters behind his name would cause him to be less than a...
18 Nov 201945min
Ep 036 Raindrops Keep Fallin' on my Head. And my Field, Dammit.
Send a text Dirt or soil. No matter what you call it, it’s the one thing that in many ways is the beginning and ending of life for all of us. It’s beautiful, rich, and generous. It moves and ...
11 Nov 201939min
Ep 035 The Akhal-Teke Horses: Hollywood, Hidalgo, and the Special Effects are Just the Beginning
Send a text The Akhal-Teke horse. The interviews with these animals (and the people who raise them) are still in the top-ten list of things that make us smile. Not that they are funny-looking, becau...
4 Nov 201934min
Ep 034 NYS Sheep & Wool Festival, Part 2: More Things upon which to Ruminant
Send a text The New York State Sheep & Wool Festival, held annually in Rhinebeck, New York. One episode is not quite enough. Twelve episodes wouldn’t cover it either, but two is all we’re giving y...
28 Okt 201932min
Ep 033 NYS Sheep & Wool Festival. We Want Ewe - To Want - SHEEP (thank you, Cheap Trick)
Send a text The New York State Sheep & Wool Festival, or Rhinebeck Fiber Fest, or The Dutchess County Fiber Fair, or NY Wool Fest, or...it goes on forever. Whatever you call it, it's pretty much...
21 Okt 201946min
