255: Gianaclis Caldwell on Holistic Goat Care
255: Gianaclis Caldwell on Holistic Goat Care. Considering the whole picture of raising goats and their benefits. In addition to actively managing their dairy goats, Gianaclis is the main cheesemaker,…
Featured Farmer: Ruth Pepler from Dogwood Hills Guest Farm
Featured Farmer: Ruth Pepler from Dogwood Hills Guest Farm Tell me a little about your urban farm. What’s its name? Size? We are actually really rural. Dogwood Hills Guest Farm…
234: Ruth and Grace Pepler on Agritourism
234: Ruth and Grace Pepler on Agritourism. Experiencing life on the farm as a vacation destination. – – – – Ruth has been a registered nurse, private chef, and caterer,…
226: Kevin Van Eekeren on Store Bought vs Home Raised Eggs
Recognizing eggs from lovingly raised hens and factory raised, regardless of labeling. We get to know the personal motivations behind Kevin, a tactical advisor and egg farmer with a focus on clear visioning 10 years into the future. He tells us how his experience developing tactical training has helped him with his farm. He also explains about some of the labeling misconceptions of eggs, and why there is such a marked difference in eggs depending on how the hens are raised.
Cutting the Cost of Raising Your Flock: Growing Greens for Your Girls
Cut the Cost ofRaising Your Flock:Grow Greens for Your Girls By Anne-Marie Miller This is the last article of the series on cutting the cost of raising your flock. I…
147: Shawn and Beth Dougherty on Farmsteading
Greg is thoroughly impressed with the transformational successes of Shawn and Beth on their “really trashy” plot of land to the diverse, beautiful, and healthy pasture they now enjoy. They tell their story of how they bought what they could afford were prompted to do research and replicate the methods of grazing that preceded the modern day mass production farms.
The Mindset Change that Will Make You a Better Urban Farmer
The Mindset Change that Will Make You a Better Urban Farmer By Becca Moore I didn’t always think I could be a homesteader.When I started this homesteading gig, I put…
68: Laura Ten Eyck on Hop Farming
68: Laura Ten Eyck on Hop Farming Laura operates Indian Ladder Farmstead Brewery and Cidery in Altamont, New York with her husband, Dietrich. The two have been growing hops and brewing…
Housing Animals on an Urban Farm
Housing Animals on an Urban Farm By Liz Greene If you’re looking to expand your urban farming effort to include animals, it’s important to check your city’s zoning codes to…
Lessons from a Farm in Nepal: Love, Community, and the Pursuit of Permaculture
Lessons from a Farm in Nepal: Love, Community, and the Pursuit of Permaculture By Tayler Jenkins Humble Beginnings In the enchantingly beautiful foothills of the Himalayas, there is a little…
