239: Pam Freeman on Chicken Raising Realities
239: Pam Freeman on Chicken Raising Realities. Discussing the next level of raising your own chicks. – – – – Pam is the editor of both the Backyard Poultry and
239: Pam Freeman on Chicken Raising Realities. Discussing the next level of raising your own chicks. – – – – Pam is the editor of both the Backyard Poultry and
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.
224: Lisa Steele on Gardening with Chickens. Incorporating chickens into the gardening process as willing workers. – – – – Lisa is a 5th-generation chicken keeper, nationally recognized author and
By Anne-Marie Miller. As requested, I am filling everyone in on how to raise nutritious protein filled insects for your flock of egg laying divas! Thank you for letting me know what you wanted to hear about! I am so excited to share this with you, because it has helped me to greatly reduce my dependence on commercial chicken feed.
Fellow permaculturist and gardener Cricket Aldridge joins Greg in the studio to talk about her urban farm and how much she loves everything about it. She tells about some of her favorite aspects and what she’s able to grow or make from her harvests, from canning to mead making and many other things besides.
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.
Greg interviews Tim and finds out what motivated Tim and his wife to move to the country and start focusing on growing food through simple techniques some of which are those which were used a couple generations back.
Cecilia opens up with Greg and shares her passion about…growing food as naturally as possible. Her garden is a local marvel with layers upon layers of permaculture techniques in use.
Denise tells Greg how one day she was unexpectedly retired and needed to start saving money. After getting inspiration from a walk near a farmers’ market, she and her husband started with a small plot in a community and
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
