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077 Frustrated Farmers, Weaning of Piglets and the Challenge of Chores

077 Frustrated Farmers, Weaning of Piglets and the Challenge of Chores

FromChicken Thistle Farm CoopCast


077 Frustrated Farmers, Weaning of Piglets and the Challenge of Chores

FromChicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

ratings:
Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Jul 11, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This is not our happiest coopcast...  we have been struggling with endless rains this year and it shows in this episode.  We talk about the weaning process of the piglets as well as catching some of them for selling as growers.  We do share some good "how to" ideas / lessons regarding moving and catching piglets.  But mostly - we use the coopcast as a chance to vent our frustrations with how difficult the weather has made things.  We avoid talk about the gardens as things are just not looking good.
In our Ruminations segment we talk about knowhing when to say when - when have you taken on too much and when does burn out kill the joy of farming.
WARNING: This episode may be a bit of a downer.
Released:
Jul 11, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Sharing our small farm stories and skills along our farming, gardening and homesteading journey. Visit the farm for an informative and sometimes irreverent tour through our garden, livestock pastures, chicken coop and greenhouse as we live - pasture to plate. Farming topics free range around pastured heritage pigs, broiler chickens and pastured eggs, heritage breed turkeys, an heirloom vegetable CSA and garden, high tunnel / hoop house / green houses, organic and traditional gardening, farm infrastructure, tractors, sustainable energy, permaculture, food preservation and even fence mending.