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
Ep 191 Red Ruby and the Milking Devon
This week Rick is in England filming on our upcoming docu-series Plymouth to Plymouth. Unfortunately I couldn't go with him, as some of you may have heard that I broke my foot and had to have surgery, but I hope to get to visit there soon. He met up with John and Bonnie Hall from the American Milking Devon Cattle Association and they set out to speak with some of the farmers about the Red Ruby Devon, which is where the Milking Devon cattle originated from in the Devon area of Eng...
23 Apr 202314min
Ep 190 Beatrix Potter vs. the Vikings
It’s the season! Okay, so it could be many seasons, but the Easter holiday is upon us and everything is bursting with life, so we’ll concentrate on the cute stuff like Spring and fluffy sheep. And the one we have today is definitely fluffy, but only if unshorn. Today we’re talking with Erin Bradt of Helder-Herdwyck Farm about the Herdwick Sheep. This sturdy little creature has a different look, a perpetual smile, and some serious survival creds. Viking lore, Beatrix Po...
6 Apr 202317min
Ep 189 Did You See What I Herd?
In honor of Spring, lambing season and all things herding, today we’re welcoming Tayen Albrandt and Willow the Border Collie to our podcast. It’s only fitting to return the favor, since we met them when Willow did a stint as the door greeter at the Event Center during the National Western stock dog trials. Tayen and Willow spoke with us for a quick moment before their cattle herding moment in the sun (Okay so it was freezing snow, but you know what we mean). Willow was not o...
22 Mars 202321min
