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073 Hog heritage on the farm, starting the CSA, managing the garden and succession planting
073 Hog heritage on the farm, starting the CSA, managing the garden and succession planting
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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Jun 5, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Updates this week include a discussion about the new piglets and the genetics / lineage in them and what decisions we migth be making in the comming months. We talk about the Cornish X broilers and the efforts to line up chicken helpers for the July processing day. The heritage turkeys are doing well in the brooder and Farmer Andy loves the chick wagon - dreaming of a farm of all mobile wagons.
In the Veggie Patch segment we wander all over the gardens - from the greenhosue to the pasture to our haying operations. We also share some of Farmer Kelli's tips and tricks; like using a whiteboard for lists, using an iPhone for lists, using scraps of papers for lists and then making lists of lists of things to put on lists on the farm! Things like using a pencil to write on old mini-blind tags, the usage of mulching and how we are going to try and maximize our broiler fertilizer this year.
This coopcast is a little crazy - just like life on the farm!
In the Veggie Patch segment we wander all over the gardens - from the greenhosue to the pasture to our haying operations. We also share some of Farmer Kelli's tips and tricks; like using a whiteboard for lists, using an iPhone for lists, using scraps of papers for lists and then making lists of lists of things to put on lists on the farm! Things like using a pencil to write on old mini-blind tags, the usage of mulching and how we are going to try and maximize our broiler fertilizer this year.
This coopcast is a little crazy - just like life on the farm!
Released:
Jun 5, 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