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The Beginning Farmer Show

The Beginning Farmer Show chronicles the good, bad, and ugly of starting a farm from scratch. Listen each week as beginning farmer Ethan Book share updates from the farm, insight into farm decision ma... Read more

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TBF 115 :: Dairy Goats & Cheese Making, Cattle on Pasture, and a Hard Lesson Learned

TBF 115 :: Dairy Goats & Cheese Making, Cattle on Pasture, and a Hard Lesson Learned

If you've listened to my "Hard Lessons Learned" over the past two years of "The Beginning Farmer Show" it would be very ... Read more

23 May 2015

51mins

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TBF 105 :: Do Chickens Work for the Farm, Thanks so Much, and a Hard Lesson Learned

TBF 105 :: Do Chickens Work for the Farm, Thanks so Much, and a Hard Lesson Learned

Raising poultry on a small-scale beginning farm is a pretty common thing, especially when the birds are egg laying hens!... Read more

4 Mar 2015

46mins

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TBF 117 :: How Many Acres, Help on the Farm, and a Hard Lesson Learned

TBF 117 :: How Many Acres, Help on the Farm, and a Hard Lesson Learned

Subscribe to "The Beginning Farmer" YouTube Channel! Of the many challenges that beginning farmers face (access to land,... Read more

3 Jun 2015

36mins

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TBF 148 :: Hello Again, Farm Updates, and a Hard Lesson Learned

TBF 148 :: Hello Again, Farm Updates, and a Hard Lesson Learned

Subscribe to "The Beginning Farmer" YouTube Channel! What can I say? It has been a day or two since the last episode of ... Read more

6 Sep 2017

33mins

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TBF 151 :: Changing the Inventory of a Farm

TBF 151 :: Changing the Inventory of a Farm

Now that you know the large collection of things that we have on the farm I want to share some of my thoughts on what ne... Read more

4 Feb 2019

39mins

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TBF 064 :: Farming Grants and Financing, Farm Updates, and a Hard Lesson Learned

TBF 064 :: Farming Grants and Financing, Farm Updates, and a Hard Lesson Learned

First of all let me apologize ... somehow I got a little long winded in this episode. The subject of financing the farm ... Read more

21 May 2014

38mins

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TBF 074 :: Beginning a Farm - Research, Forgetfulness, and a Hard Lesson

TBF 074 :: Beginning a Farm - Research, Forgetfulness, and a Hard Lesson

"I'm late! I'm late! For a very important date!" If you're used to waking up on Wednesday morning and finding a new epis... Read more

30 Jul 2014

39mins

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TBF 085 :: Farming Questions Answered, Updates from the Farm, and a Hard Lesson

TBF 085 :: Farming Questions Answered, Updates from the Farm, and a Hard Lesson

Over the past several weeks I have been teasing TBF Videos the next big thing for The Beginning Farmer, and last week ... Read more

15 Oct 2014

42mins

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TBF 086 :: Farming Unfair Advantages, Non-GMO Switch, and a Hard Lesson

TBF 086 :: Farming Unfair Advantages, Non-GMO Switch, and a Hard Lesson

If you've ever spent much time around children you have probably heard the phrase, "that's not fair!" In my eight years ... Read more

22 Oct 2014

42mins

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TBF 147 :: The Not How To Episode, Other News, and a Hard Lesson Learned

TBF 147 :: The Not How To Episode, Other News, and a Hard Lesson Learned

Subscribe to "The Beginning Farmer" YouTube Channel! It is story time! Plans were made, forms were formed, rock was mo... Read more

15 Dec 2016

37mins

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TBF 133 :: Handling Hogs on Pasture, New Life, and a Hard Lesson Learned

TBF 133 :: Handling Hogs on Pasture, New Life, and a Hard Lesson Learned

Subscribe to "The Beginning Farmer" YouTube Channel! When it comes to raising pigs on pasture and in the woodlot one of ... Read more

27 Jan 2016

43mins

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TBF 134 :: Super-Duper Farm Q & A, Farm News, and a Hard Lesson Learned

TBF 134 :: Super-Duper Farm Q & A, Farm News, and a Hard Lesson Learned

Subscribe to "The Beginning Farmer" YouTube Channel! I asked for questions and you listeners came back with some great q... Read more

5 Feb 2016

45mins

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TBF 078 :: Beginning a Farm - Marketing & Sales, Farm News, and a Hard Lesson

TBF 078 :: Beginning a Farm - Marketing & Sales, Farm News, and a Hard Lesson

Farming is great! Let's say you've done your research, got set-up on your farm, and now you're even raising some crops o... Read more

27 Aug 2014

34mins

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TBF 088 :: Building Margin on Your Farm, Winter Preperations, and a Hard Lesson Learned

TBF 088 :: Building Margin on Your Farm, Winter Preperations, and a Hard Lesson Learned

"Margin is the space between our load and our limits. It is the amount allowed beyond that which is needed. It is someth... Read more

5 Nov 2014

33mins

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TBF 101 :: Our Meat CSA, Beginning Farmer Videos, and a Hard Lesson Learned

TBF 101 :: Our Meat CSA, Beginning Farmer Videos, and a Hard Lesson Learned

"The Beginning Farmer Video" Kickstarter Campaign We just need to get this out of the way ... I am super excited about t... Read more

4 Feb 2015

39mins

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TBF 075 :: Beginning a Farm - Land, Help is Coming, and a Hard Lesson

TBF 075 :: Beginning a Farm - Land, Help is Coming, and a Hard Lesson

Let's say you want to begin a farm (that may be one of the reasons you listen to this podcast). You've done some reading... Read more

6 Aug 2014

31mins

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TBF 092 :: My Farm Business Plan Update, News From the Farm, and a Hard Lesson Learned

TBF 092 :: My Farm Business Plan Update, News From the Farm, and a Hard Lesson Learned

If you ask anyone that has know me for even the shortest amount of time they would probably tell you that I am a "fly by... Read more

3 Dec 2014

39mins

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TBF 071 :: Guardian Dogs, Rotational Grazing, Agricultural Degrees, Updates, and a Hard Lesson

TBF 071 :: Guardian Dogs, Rotational Grazing, Agricultural Degrees, Updates, and a Hard Lesson

How do you know it's time to rotate the cows? Can an agriculture business degree be helpful to the independent farmer? A... Read more

9 Jul 2014

38mins

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TBF 128 :: Our Wood Burning Workflow, Goodbye Grass, and a Hard Lesson Learned

TBF 128 :: Our Wood Burning Workflow, Goodbye Grass, and a Hard Lesson Learned

Subscribe to "The Beginning Farmer" YouTube Channel! When we began looking for a place to start our farm we quickly real... Read more

29 Oct 2015

46mins

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TBF 108 :: 5 Tools for Spring on the Farm, Pasture Seeding, and a Hard Lesson Learned

TBF 108 :: 5 Tools for Spring on the Farm, Pasture Seeding, and a Hard Lesson Learned

Spring on the farm is often a rushed time because everything is coming to life all at once! On our farm that means proje... Read more

25 Mar 2015

38mins

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