Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

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005 Farming pastured heritage turkeys, geothermal heating / cooling, rural alternative heating options Jan 28, 2012

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On this coopcast: A thank you to all the listeners and fans around the world (you are the best!), The FIRST geothermal heating bill, A pig with "the runs", Seed orders and annoying birds in the coop. In the Farmers Choice: Stories of our first experience with turkeys. And in this episodes Farm U segment: Alternatives to fossil fuels for heat in the country, Wood vs corn vs geothermal, Sustainable energy as an investment.

004 Winter hoophouse, Ordering seeds (heirloom and hybrids) and About Eggs Jan 21, 2012

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On this coopcast: Winter weather has arrived with a big windstorm, Managing a winter hoophouse, Ordering seeds (where, what and how). And in this episodes Farm U segment: Eggsactly what does egg labeling mean; Brown eggs vs white eggs; What would you buy or how should you label if you sell eggs.

003 Lessons learned on the farm and being prepared on the farm Jan 13, 2012

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On this coopcast: A followup on “Wheezy” the chicken; An excited boar and lessons learned; Being prepared on the farm. And in this episodes Farm U segment: What products do we keep handy on the farm; Best ways to be prepared on the farm for the unexpected.

002 Annual "Farm Meeting", injured chicken, and antibiotic resistance Jan 06, 2012

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On this coopcast: Discuss the latest happening on the 'frigid' farm, 'Weazy' the chicken, A rehashing of the annual Farm Meeting. And in this episodes Farm U segment: How to check a chickens health, Discussion about antibiotic resistance

001 Meet our farmstead and hear why we are talking about gardening, farming and homesteading Dec 29, 2011

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Meet the farmers Andy and Kelli and learn how we got HERE on our farming adventure. We share our first thoughts on the point / audience / reason / format of these things. There's also a discussion of what’s going on around our small farm and homestead. This episode introduces our Farm U segment where we share some ruminations about a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) model, discuss what a consumer should look for and expect and talk about what a farmer should consider when starting out with a CSA. Since a CSA is such a popular (and growing) model to get fresh, local vegetables these conversations help both sides of the equation (farmer and consumer) understand what's involved. So welcome to the Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast... it's our irreverant take on the "farmcast", gardening, livestock talking, homesteading podcast.

000 What is a Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast / farmcast / farming podcast? Dec 26, 2011

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After producing a few episodes we wanted to offer new listeners a quick way to hear what a Coopcast sounds like: Meet Andy and Kelli, Learn why do what we do, Hear how we share our thoughts. Subscribe to the Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast for a weekly dose of our informative and sometimes irreverent take on gardening, farming, homesteading and other activites from our homestead/farmstead. Our farmcast, err, coopcast invites you into our gardens, livestock pastures, chicken coop and greenhouse to share the stories and skills from our small farm as we live - pasture to plate. Our 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.

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