Ep 232 California Agritourism Summit: It’s Not Just the Beach – It’s the Farm, Too

This week is the funeral of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. He was a man that dutifully served in the less-glorious position of Queen Elizabeth II’s consort for over 70 years. His funeral procession included his faithful team of Fell Ponies, pulling the carriage that used to zip along the royal estates under Prince Philip’s guidance. So it is truly ironic that we had our podcast release prepped today for an interview on the Cleveland Bay horse, a breed that has a much more ...

19 Apr 202138min

What to choose and what to keep The thought in Springtime fends off sleep With breed or farm or film or seed You must choose well or won’t succeed. Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culling Support the show

13 Apr 202120min

Infrastructure. Is it a “sexy” word for most people? Definitely not. But to some of us, the truly exciting part is that effort now can often translate to big gains in the future. Building something that will last long after you’re gone takes time, focus, thought, and usually quite a bit of money. You might think we’re talking about all that stuff with the massive stimulus spending swirling in the news this week, but that’s not a pile we want to step in, over or through (how...

5 Apr 202141min

If I say, “The glories of Spain,” you may think of modern cathedrals, or historic armadas, or Inigo Montoya. But no matter what you think of when Spain is mentioned, the first thing that comes to mind might not be “livestock.” If you live in North America, though, maybe you should put that one in the mental hopper, because when Ponce de Leon came over to Florida in 1521 looking for the fountain of youth (here set up a colony somewhere in there too), things fundamentally changed ov...

30 Mars 202127min

There are not many things that everyone (other than Big Bang’s Leonard) can get behind, but a visit to the Creamery is one of them. For us, that was Face Rock Creamery in Bandon, Oregon. Beautiful green pastures, cranberry bogs along the roadside, the fog drifting through the trees, the smell of the salt air off the ocean… And dairy products. Brad Sinko, Head Cheese Maker at Face Rock, put his OSU Microbiology degree (and previous brewing experience) to great use to mix flavors ...

23 Mars 202148min

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 202154min

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 Support the show

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