Ranked #1
0145 Early chickens, planting the garden and other updates
0145 Early chickens, planting the garden and other updates
I this episode we talk about where we have been the last 2 weeks and why we haven't coopcasted. We share the story of t... Read more
28 May 2015
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28mins
Ranked #2
0158 Vegetable seed order, country of origin of meat and Star Wars
0158 Vegetable seed order, country of origin of meat and Star Wars
From the farm this week we share a few updates (but it's a slow season for a slower year). We also discuss our seed ord... Read more
7 Jan 2016
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52mins
Ranked #3
0144 Beekeeping update, planting trees and vegetables for the garden
0144 Beekeeping update, planting trees and vegetables for the garden
After getting our new beehive we have checked in on their progress and the hive is growing quickly. We update everyone ... Read more
7 May 2015
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34mins
Ranked #4
001 Meet our farmstead and hear why we are talking about gardening, farming and homesteading
001 Meet our farmstead and hear why we are talking about gardening, farming and homesteading
Meet the farmers Andy and Kelli and learn how we got HERE on our farming adventure. We share our first thoughts on the ... Read more
29 Dec 2011
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35mins
Ranked #5
0140 Organic Certification, Row Crops and Kickstarter
0140 Organic Certification, Row Crops and Kickstarter
Recorded on April 1st 2015 - this episod of the CHicken Thistle Farm Coopcast focuses on some lofty farm plans for 2015 ... Read more
1 Apr 2015
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32mins
Ranked #6
0153 Farm updates, sugar addiction and bowhunting tips
0153 Farm updates, sugar addiction and bowhunting tips
We return with pig, chicken, bee and vegetable garden updates. We then talk a bit about a discovery about the stiffness... Read more
23 Sep 2015
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49mins
Ranked #7
0136 Gilt AI, vegetable garden seed selection and a rifle part
0136 Gilt AI, vegetable garden seed selection and a rifle part
This weeks episode shares our issues with a trio of cottontail rabbits that have been terrorizing our landscape and what... Read more
18 Feb 2015
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53mins
Ranked #8
0147 Capturing a honeybee swarm, annoying broiler chickens and a pre-farrowing pig
0147 Capturing a honeybee swarm, annoying broiler chickens and a pre-farrowing pig
This week we walk arounf the farm and update you on all the things going on.We captured a wild honeybee swarm and talk a... Read more
10 Jun 2015
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48mins
Ranked #9
0154 Processing a pig and people's feelings, bow season, bees and honey
0154 Processing a pig and people's feelings, bow season, bees and honey
After posting that we were taking a pig to the processor and hurting some folks feelings... we decided we didn't really... Read more
5 Nov 2015
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41mins
Ranked #10
0157 Farm updates, listener questions and a few of our favorite things
0157 Farm updates, listener questions and a few of our favorite things
This episode is the last broadcast for 2015. So Merry Christmas everyone!We talk a bit about update around the farm and... Read more
18 Dec 2015
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50mins
Ranked #11
0156 Pork cuts, a deer season story and a Farm U on E. coli O157:H7
0156 Pork cuts, a deer season story and a Farm U on E. coli O157:H7
After the Thanksgiving turkey wore off we decided to get back to the farming podcast... and we talk about the most rece... Read more
4 Dec 2015
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43mins
Ranked #12
0139 Farmers on vacation, spring time work list and a small farm in the news
0139 Farmers on vacation, spring time work list and a small farm in the news
Back from vacation in Florida, Farmer And puts his pants back on and sits down to talk with Farmer Kelli about the long ... Read more
25 Mar 2015
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56mins
Ranked #13
0143 SPROUTCAST (short) On the road to pickup bees, gardening update, farms using out cutsheet
0143 SPROUTCAST (short) On the road to pickup bees, gardening update, farms using out cutsheet
This is the first low qulaity audo episode we have produced as we were driving in the truck to pickup our beehive and st... Read more
29 Apr 2015
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15mins
Ranked #14
0135 Cold weather on the farm, boxed wine and vaccines
0135 Cold weather on the farm, boxed wine and vaccines
The updates this week are short as the cold weather has mostly kept the farming inside. It's also hard to do much with ... Read more
12 Feb 2015
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1hr 1min
Ranked #15
0155 Pigs to the processor, deer season updates and vegetable garden tomato roundup
0155 Pigs to the processor, deer season updates and vegetable garden tomato roundup
This episode we talk about the taking of the pigs to the processor, some updates from around the farm and about deer sea... Read more
20 Nov 2015
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45mins
Ranked #16
0116 Chicken Processing Preps, Processing Review, Cornish Cross Chickens (again)
0116 Chicken Processing Preps, Processing Review, Cornish Cross Chickens (again)
This episode discusses the setup and work that goes into chicken processng BEFORE the actual chicken processing event. ... Read more
16 Jul 2014
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59mins
Ranked #17
0133 The loss of a beloved sow and honest farming on the web
0133 The loss of a beloved sow and honest farming on the web
There's one bad word - so for the kids ears this is marked "EXPLICIT" This weeks episode was a tough one as we talked ... Read more
28 Jan 2015
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #18
050 Winter and farm fresh eggs, listeners favorite farming things, hybrid or heritage laying chicken
050 Winter and farm fresh eggs, listeners favorite farming things, hybrid or heritage laying chicken
Updates from around the farm:Chickens - they love the round bales in their area for winterLower egg production - no heat... Read more
12 Dec 2012
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42mins
Ranked #19
046 Prepping the farm for winter, poultry netting recommendations, the difference in processing turkeys
046 Prepping the farm for winter, poultry netting recommendations, the difference in processing turkeys
Updates this week on the farm include:Winter prep continues - fencing for winter paddock and the trouble with fencing in... Read more
13 Nov 2012
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54mins
Ranked #20
007 Managing chicken coops, CSA update (vegetables and tools), pasturing birds for better eggs
007 Managing chicken coops, CSA update (vegetables and tools), pasturing birds for better eggs
On this coopcast:Soil block update, CSA status, Upcoming farm stand, Our plans for a broody hen. In our Chicken Talk dis... Read more
11 Feb 2012
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47mins