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Episode 262: Big Dreams for a Tiny Bird

Episode 262: Big Dreams for a Tiny Bird

FromThe Farm Report


Episode 262: Big Dreams for a Tiny Bird

FromThe Farm Report

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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Oct 1, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Tune in to this weeks episode of The Farm Report as host Erin Fairbanks has a quail of a time with Brittney Miller of Manchester Farms in Columbia, South Carolina.  Owner of her family quail farm, Brittney talks about this old school bird and her passion for bringing farrow quail to more dinner tables as an easy and healthy protein that many chefs have long embraced.  Spread out over 380 acres, Manchester Farms produces 80,000 quail per week that are growth promotant and hormone free, following the same husbandry practices that Brittneys father practiced in the 1970s.  Whats the day to day like as a quail farmer? How does the quail industry differ from the chicken industry? What is Brittneys take on the recent bird flu epidemic in the Midwest? Tune in for answers plus to hear from Steve Clark from Prospect Hill Orchards in the EscapeMaker.com segment! You cant just say youre a farmer, you have to be a business person as well. [7:00] One quail egg equals the nutritional value of five chicken eggs. [22:00] --Brittney Miller on The Farm Report
Released:
Oct 1, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Farm Report is a show about the people, processes, and policies that shape how food is produced today. From the latest agricultural innovations to the day-to-day challenges of running a viable business growing vegetables and grazing cattle, host Lisa Elaine Held engages in conversations with farmers and farmworkers and the people who work alongside them—like chefs, researchers, activists, and investors. Expect from-the-field insights paired with real-world context as guests explore how producing fresh, delicious food relates to environmental and community sustainability, equality and justice, politics and policy, and better health.