0161 Spring updates, beehives and a conversation about raw milk

005 Farming pastured heritage turkeys, geothermal heating / cooling, rural alternative heating options: From our homestead we share our first experience raising heritage breed turkeys on pasture. We also share the benefits of our geothermal heating / cooling system and our choices for alternative and sustainable heating choices in our rural location. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

41 min listen

006 Memorable heritage breed turkey stories, Big Game recipes from the farm, and seed starting supplies: Farming stories about raising heritage breed turkeys and their most exciting moments on the farm. A pregnant heritage pig and recipes from the farmstead for the Big Game. Also a discussion around seed starting supplies, seedling lighting and soil blocks. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

42 min listen

012 Farming while on vacation, grocery store produce (organic or local), ordering pastured chickens: On a short vacation away from the farm we are faced with produce and vegetables that are not from our garden (or greenhouse) and must choose between organic or local. It's also time to start selling pastured meat chickens and we talk about order forms and by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

52 min listen

000 What is a Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast / farmcast / farming podcast?: Our take on vegetable gardening, farming and homesteading from our homestead / farmstead. Our farmcast, err, coopcast invites you into our gardens, livestock pastures, chicken coop and greenhouse to share the stories and skills of our farming journey. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

8 min listen

001 Meet our farmstead and hear why we are talking about gardening, farming and homesteading: Meet the farmers of Chicken Thistle Farm and hear why they are doing a coopcast / farmcast on farming, vegetable gardening, homesteading and all related topics around the farmstead. A discussion around the CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) is included by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

36 min listen

008 Raising Cornish X Chickens, water for livestock (chickens), eating a Bourbon Red turkey: With a Bourbon Red turkey in the oven we talk about mice in the greenhouse / hoophouse and our broody hen. We share some listener stories about chicken waterers and egg prices. We start our first part of how to raise Cornish Cross (Cornish X) chickens suc by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

46 min listen

023 Planting the vegetable gardens, injured chicks, humane treatment of animals / livestock, building a chicken brooder: Vegetable gardens are getting planted we are already mulching seedlings. The farm is busy with pastured piglets, broiler chicks and heritigae turkeys so we talk about brooder building. CDC talks Salmonella and we talk ethical / humane livestock treatment. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

49 min listen

017 Harrier Hawk vs Hen, homegrown pineapples (and other vegetable garden updates) and a farming lesson in livestock chutes: Hawks chasing some pasture poultry, moving pigs to new pasture, gardening in the greenhouse and a vegetable garden seed planting system. Plus some listener grown pineapples and a primer on livestock chute design. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

48 min listen

007 Managing chicken coops, CSA update (vegetables and tools), pasturing birds for better eggs: Starting seeds and seedlings for a CSA on the farm (we talk gardening tools and techniques). Winter chickens don't go outside much; we talk about manure management and deep litter techniques in the chicken coop. We also talk about farming in our climate. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

48 min listen

032 Successfully moving our sow to pasture, storm damage on the farm, antibiotics in livestock and their meat: Chores on the farm include moving our sow to pasture with her piglets and dealing with the weather. A new segment. "The Veggie Patch" talks about vegetable gardening, tomatoes and basil plating techniques. We also discuss antibiotics, livestock and meat. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

45 min listen

013 Effects of "summer" in March on gardening and farming, Are you a farm / farmstead /homestead or homesteading, portable poultry netting: The chickens are incubating more eggs and the pigs (and seedlings) are dealing with unexpected heat. Still woking with vegetable seed starting soil blocks for the garden. We ask are you a farm or a homestead? A discussion about portable pasture netting. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

49 min listen

002 Annual "Farm Meeting", injured chicken, and antibiotic resistance: On the farm in the winter we take time to plan for the next season of farming. We discuss an injured chicken and our annual farm business meeting as well as a segment on antibiotic resistance. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

40 min listen

038 Farming updates, garden raised potatoes (above ground), chicken and poultry processing: We discuss our farming happenings around the homestead. This week we talk about processing pastured pork and fall turkeys, our final vegetable garden analysis of growing your own potatoes above ground, and what equipment is needed for chicken processing. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

49 min listen

004 Winter hoophouse, Ordering seeds (heirloom and hybrids) and About Eggs: It's the season for ordering seeds for the CSA and garden. It's also time to manage the hoophouse/greenhouse in winter. We wrap up with a discussion on eggs, egg labels and egg quality (organic / pastured / free range / cage free). by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

40 min listen

015 Farming updates, planting peas in the garden, high tensile fencing project: Gardening is picking up as spring progresses and the seeds are starting to get planted (sugar snap peas are in the garden!) We are putting in high tensile fencing along the farms backbone in preparation of our sow farrowing soon (piglets on the way). Life by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

50 min listen

018 Spring snows and gardening, pastured chicken (broiler) pen wheels, seed starting and planting for a vegetable CSA: Late snowstorm gets us talking about the vegetable gardens and springtime gardening and the hoophouse filling with seedlings. Our sow is getting ready for farrowing and we expect piglets soon. We also talk about planning seeds and vegetables for a CSA. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

47 min listen

011 Round hay / straw bales, homestead hatched chicken, tractor talk and reviews (for small / hobby farms): We update on our farm hatched chick as well as trip to a grade school science fair (about pastured eggs). Talk a little about round bales of hay and straw. We also talk tractors, tractor tires, tractor brands, tractor tires... TRACTORS! by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

49 min listen

028 Sow in heat, predator attack on pastured chickens, Agribon hoops / low tunnels in hot weather: A sow in standing heat and piglets on the farm. Farming losses; a predator on the pasture got a couple broilers before chicken processing. Gardens are growing in the drought with Agribon floating row covers to keep the plants cool and the bug pests out. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

48 min listen

020 Piglet castration (is it natural), morning sickness and a HOT greenhouse / hoophouse: Managing our first piglet castration on the farm (in the barn), we share how we can eat cute animals. The farmstand is up and running and we talk morning sickness in a sow and boar taint in pork. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

53 min listen

024 Picking local farm grown strawberries and preserving, ice for chicken processing, vegetable CSA has begun!: Picking locally grown strawberries and preserving them (and other food preservation topics) for your homestead. We also share farming tips on chicken processing, the vegetabe CSA and weaning piglets. The Cornish Cross chickes are moving out to pasture. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

50 min listen

003 Lessons learned on the farm and being prepared on the farm: Being prepared on the farm is important especially when you need to expect the unexpected. A story about our excited boar and our preparedness kits with handy products to make farming easier. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

41 min listen

036 Farming with regulations, food safety and honey, BPA in plastics and avoiding it while preserving food from the garden: Over Labor Day we escaped the farm and enjoyed some rest. We answer listener questions about small scale farming and regulations, food safety issues around pasteurized honey and a new scientific study about BPA in food and long term health implications. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

31 min listen

009 General livestock updates, local feed and grains for animals, Cornish Cross chickens on pasture (part 2): A few livestock updates and a conversation about the crazy weather. Some discussion about local feed and quality grains for animals on the farm. Another segment on Cornish Cross (Cornish X) chickens regarding hatcheries and strains as well as the brooder. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

47 min listen

041 Turkey vs Fox, rendering lard on the homestead, farming in the news: Farm updates include a cool announcement about our little farming podcast, a turkey vs fox story, and some pasture to plate food stories. We talk about some farming news stories including a well known farm failing and pigs eating a farmer! by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

51 min listen

019 Vegetable garden and CSA planting begins and we share sow farrowing on pasture: Gardening has begun! The vegetables are going into the ground for the CSA gardens and we are loving the soil blocks. We share our pastured pig farrowing story and the moments that make local, sustainable food so powerful. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

48 min listen

021 Heritage turkeys on the farm, sustainable farm energy, planting gardens and vegetables under row covers: Heritage turkes are a farmstead favorite. We continue to discuss artificial insemination in pigs (swine) and row covers for vegetable gardens. We cover alternative / sustainable farm energy solutions. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

49 min listen

035 Farm equipment finds on craigslist, fall vegetable garden succession planting, the business of farming full time: We took a daycation from the farm we visited Ithaca New York. Found some great farm equipment on craigslist. In the vegetable garden, more fall succession plantings to stretch the gardening season. We discuss farming full time as a sustainable lifestyle. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

52 min listen

014 Farmstead hatched chicks, a visit to a heritage pig farm in NY, fenced in thinking: Planning for the gardens and CSA continues with the soil blocks in the hoophouse / greenhouse as well as building a new farm stand. We talk about a kickstarter project with pastured pigs. We visit a heritage pig farm in NY that helps with our fencing. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

54 min listen

010 Stir frys and soil blocks, A farmstead hatched baby chick, pastured Cornish X: A simple stir fry recipe, working with soil blocks for seed starting and seedlings as well our first hatched (on farm) chicken are this week's topics. The Cornish Cross (Cornish X) series concludes with discussions about putting the birds on pasture, pas by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

49 min listen

034 Greenhouse gardening and soil fertility, growing livestock feed on your farm, preventing Botulism when canning vegetables: Farming updates this week as work slows down on the farm. The chickens, turkeys and pigs on the homestead green pastures. We added organic compost and manure to the greenhouse garden and discuss livestock guardian dogs and Botulism in canning vegetables. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

50 min listen

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0161 Spring updates, beehives and a conversation about raw milk

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