Mother Earth News and Friends

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Ep. 105 Candling and Embryos Mar 09, 2021

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In this episode of Mother Earth News and Friends, Pascale Deffieux-Pearce of Brinsea USA and editor Jessica Mitchell discuss a chicken embryo's development inside an egg, and how to candle those eggs to check for signs of healthy growth. Get incubation advice from Brinsea

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Audio Article - Challenges with Cultivars Mar 03, 2021

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Long-running native plant cultivar debate stems from concern about their ecological functionality and possible environmental consequences. This is the audio version of an article from the March/April 2021 issue of Mother Earth News magazine.

Music is "Fingerlympics" by Doctor Turtle.

Audio Article - Bloomington Community Orchard Mar 03, 2021

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Community orchard in Bloomington, Indiana, a decade of sharing work, fruit and nuts with volunteers, visitors, and food banks. This is the audio version of an article from the May/April 2021 issue of Mother Earth News magazine.

Audio Article - Luffa Mar 03, 2021

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Learn how to grow luffa, sustainable sponge gourds that are nontoxic, and compostable. Process mature sponges for home use or small business. This is the audio version of an article from the May/April 2021 issue of Mother Earth News magazine.

Hank's Hacks, Ep. 3 - Sheep! Mar 02, 2021

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Welcome to this episode of Hack's Hacks, a series of podcasts with Oscar "Hank" Will III, a man of many talents and a lifelong love of farming, animal husbandry, science, and DIY. Hank and Carla chat about Hank's adventures with sheep, hairy sheep, cute sheep, fascinating sheep.

Audio Article - Black Soldier Flies Feb 17, 2021

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Learn how to build a black soldier fly bin to supplement your chicken feed with healthy, protein-rich food. This is the audio version of an article from the March/April 2021 issue of Grit magazine.

Music is "Golly Gosh" by Les Hayden.

Ep. 104 Raising Chicks Feb 15, 2021

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In this episode of Mother Earth News and Friends, Queren King-Orozco, known as Q, shares piles of information for beginners on how to get started with chicks. Learn how to prepare for them and what to do once they arrive; how to house them; and lots about their health and behavior. Queren King-Orozco lives on a homestead with her family in the Kansas prairie with a free-range flock of 45 hens. This is their fourth year selling eggs to their community. You might recognize her from previous Mother Earth News videos, especially the chick hatching episodes. Queren has spent several years gardening, chicken keeping, and learning aromatherapy from Aromahead Studies.

Raising Chicks is a podcast drawn from the audio of the MOTHER EARTH NEWS online Fair course "Poultry 101', sponsored by Nutrena and Murry McMurry Hatchery. To sign up to view the full video series, go to: https://online.motherearthnewsfair.com/p/poultry-101-course.

You can find the right chicken coop or plans to build a coop in the MOTHER EARTH NEWS STORE: Chicken Coops and plans

Audio Article: Forest Restoration Feb 10, 2021

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Return neglected forest to balanced, healthy state with restoration forestry and mitigate wildfires on your land. This is the audio version of an article from the March/April 2021 issue of Grit magazine.

Ep 103 What's In An Egg Feb 09, 2021

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In this episode of Mother Earth News and Friends, Dr. Jacquie Jacob and editor Jessica Mitchell chat about chicken eggs – how they develop, what's in them, and how to address incubation challenges so that you hatch healthy chicks.

Hank's Hacks, Ep. 2 - Why Homestead Feb 03, 2021

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In this episode of Hank's Hack, Hank and Carla chat about "why homestead", all sorts of different ways to be happy in the land and as self-sufficient as you want.

Hank Will has farmed since childhood and been involved in innovative crop management, as well as earning a PhD in the bio-sciences. He now runs Prairie Turnip Farm, a diversified livestock operation, with his wife Joanne in Osage County, Kansas. Hank is and Editor-at-Large for Ogden Publications, former Editorial Director, and the former editor-in-chief of GRIT magazine. He's the author and co-author of eight books, including Plowing with Pigs and Other Creative, Low-Budget Homesteading Solution. Welcome to this series of podcasts with Hank about farming ideas and innovation.