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067 Worm Worshiping Hippies, vegetable gardening and soil blocks, farm transparency vs the farmers privacy
067 Worm Worshiping Hippies, vegetable gardening and soil blocks, farm transparency vs the farmers privacy
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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Apr 24, 2013
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Podcast episode
Description
This weeks farming updates show that things are quickly picking up speed as spring marches on. We started last week offering our pastured broilers up for sale and had them all accounted for in 2 days. We also have been fixing some of our permanent fencing that winter was not kind to. As part of the fencing work we opened a spring pasture for the pigs and will be moving them for farrowing in another week or so. Updates include a quick stop in the vegetable garden section of the farm where we have been busy making soil blocks and starting seeds in the greenhouse. Up next is actually getting peas planted in the garden!The CoopCast Community this week is a rapid fire segment... Where we discuss how "nice" it was that some of the Boston police brought a homeowner with children some milk...http://m.cbsnews.com/storysynopsis.rbml?pageType=national&url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57580635/photograph-of-boston-police-officer-delivering-milk-to-family-during-lockdown-goes-viral/&feed_id=1&videoid=37&catid=57580635We respond to a listener that asked about the new names the pork and beef producers are putting on meat.#farmerandy riffs on customers who ask the question "is there soy in your feed".Brent from CT is happy we aren't "worm worshipping hippies" and so are we.And Jon pointed out that taping farm cruelty is now a crime here in NY.Our final segment is a Rumination on balancing transparency with privacy. Where do you draw the line when you farm is also your home? It's a more difficult question than you might think.
Released:
Apr 24, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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