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Mini 2 "Spoon Man" Made It at the Fair Jun 01, 2017

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Enjoy this minisode recorded by Grit's Editor-In-Chief, Caleb Regan. Caleb was able to spend some time with Jake Kristophel aka "Spoon Man" at one of our MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIRs. Jake has left the corporate world to make a living from his homestead. He has agreed to share more of his homestead business ventures with us on homestead.motherearthnews.com. Check it out and gain insight and inspiration to start your own business venture!

Don't forget to love your mother!

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Ep. 10 Green Weddings May 25, 2017

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Hello friends of Mother Earth News! We are happy to bring together a few brilliant minds of design to discuss planning eco-friendly and sustainable gatherings, specifically weddings. Joining this fun conversation will be Charlotte Brunin, Jessica Kellner, Tiff Frances, and Zach Foley.

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Check out the MAY/JUNE 2017 Issue of Mother Earth Living, which features Tiff Frances!

Enjoy this video of Rebecca Martin and Russell Mullin creating gifts with succulents!

To see an image of the table gift that Charlotte was trying to explain click here.

Books:

Housing Reclaimed

Succulents Simplified

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Ep. 09 Herbs for Your Teacup May 15, 2017

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In this episode, Hannah Kincaid, Senior Editor of MOTHER EARTH NEWS and Managing Editor of Heirloom Gardener, sits down with Joanne Bauman and Dawn Combs to discuss what grows in their tea garden and why they love it! Enjoy learning about the different medicinal properties of these plants and how to use them in your tea.

Dawn Combs is an ethnobotanist with more than 20 years of experience in her field. She is the owner of the herbal health farm Mockingbird Meadows, is a contributor for Mother Earth Living, and the author of Heal Local: 20 Essential Herbs for Do-it-Yourself Home Health Care and Conceiving Healthy Babies: An Herbal Guide to Support Preconception, Pregnancy, and Lactation.

Joanne Bauman, a Kansas herbalist, shares the gift of the green nations (healing food and medicine plants) in the Wise Woman Tradition of healing. Bauman (of Prairie Magic Herbals) teaches herb classes, grows and wildcrafts medicine plants, creates herbal preparations, and does consultations. Her love of the plants and easygoing teaching style make learning and using your own herbal remedies accessible to everyone. Bauman serves as coordinator of the Herbalists Without Borders (HWB) Community Herbal Apothecary Project and as coordinator of the Kansas Chapter of HWB.

Check the links below for topics mentioned in the podcast that may have piqued your interest:

Add Roses to Your Edible Landscape

All About Growing the Stevia Plant

Make Your Own Teas From Garden-Grown Herbs

Garden Sorrel

Growing and Brewing Herbal Teas

Growing and Using Comfrey Leaves

Grow Sage in Your Herb Garden to Symbolize Success

Growing Yarrow in Your Herb Garden

Grow Your Own Marjoram

How to Grow and Enjoy Bergamont

How to Grow and Use Scented Geraniums

How To Grow Hibiscus

How to Make Herbal Teas, Herbal Infusions and Herbal Tinctures

Make Mullein Tea From Your Herb Garden

Make Your Own Teas From Garden-Grown Herbs

Nettle Tea Benefits

Sassafras Uses in Herbal Madicine and Cooking

Thyme Tea: An Herbal Cure for Nightmares

Uses for Mint: The Best Growing Herb

What You Need to Know About Pennyroyal

Books:

15 Herbs for Tea E-Handbook

Herbal Tea Gardens

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Ep. 08 Common Flock Problems Apr 27, 2017

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GRIT Managing Editor, Kellsey Trimble, sat down with Patricia Foreman and Joe Putnam to discuss the best ways of preventing and treating common flock problems. From pests and predators to illnesses, dietary considerations, and the effectiveness of electric fences listen as these three converse about the various issues they've experienced when raising poultry and how they keep their birds healthy.

Thank You, Premier 1 Supplies for Sponsoring this Episode!

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Check the links below for topics mentioned in the podcast that may have piqued your interest:

Common Poultry Terms

Build This Predator-Proof, Portable Chicken Coop for Your Backyard

Protecting Chickens From Predators (Video)

How to Naturally Treat Chicken Lice

13 Reasons Your Chickens Stopped Laying Eggs and the Solutions

Introducing New Birds Into Your Existing Flock

Books by Patricia Foreman:

City Chicks

Chicken Tractor

Day Range Poultry

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Ep. 07 Get Started with Chickens Apr 13, 2017

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In this episode Kellsey Trimble, Managing Editor of Grit Magazine, sits down with Alison Martin of the Livestock Conservancy, Bill Ahrens and Kevin Fletcher of New Country Organics, and Victoria Miller author of "Pure Poultry." These experts share their tips on and stories to help us understand how to give your flock the nutrition, housing, training, protection, and the respect they need to be successful and enjoyable.

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Thank you Brinsea for Sponsoring this episode!

To see Brinsea's incubator, chick brooder, and coop door in action, check them out during the Mother Earth News Facebook Live projects or visit www.Brinsea.com.

Here is a collection of related articles you may enjoy:

Building a Chicken Coop

Homegrown chicken Nutrition: What to Feed Your Poultry

Raising Broiler Chickens

Raising Chicks: Chick Brooder Temperature and Light Requirements

Sexing Day-Old Chicks: How to Identify Pullets and Cockerels

The Basics of Caring for Baby Chicks

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Bees: Beeginning With Bees Mar 31, 2017

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Are you considering keeping bees? The Mother Earth News and Friends podcast producer Robert Riley sits down with Master Beekeepers Becky and Steve Tipton, and Ethnobotanist Dawn Combs, who is a veteran in the realm of "natural beekeeping." These experts share their knowledge and discuss differences to help Robert and other beeginners get up and going with their own colonies. Becky, Steve, and Dawn help prepare you for this upcoming adventure by covering the topics of bee species, swarming, pollinator-friendly plants, when to smoke your bees, tools of the trade, and much more. If you are an experienced beekeeper you may even learn a new technique.

Thinking about starting your own apiary but don't know where to begin? Find out how easy it is to become a backyard beekeeper at our Basics of Beekeeping workshop with Brushy Mountain Bee Farm! Friday, Sept. 14, at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Pa., in conjunction with the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR. Learn more and reserve your spot today.

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Follow the links below for topics mentioned in the podcast that may have piqued your interest:

Beginning Beekeeping: What You Need to Know to Get StartedCommon Winter Beekeeping ProblemsNatural Beekeeping in Your BackyardUrban Beekeeping: Be a Backyard Beekeeper

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Mini 1 - Dr. Green Mar 23, 2017

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Enjoy this minisode taken from Power of Poultry Ep 1, "Beginning with Chickens" debuting April 6th.

It will feature a conversation surround getting started with chickens with our special guests Alison Martin, Bill Ahrens, Kevin Fletcher, and Victoria Redhead Miller interviewed by Grit's managing editor, Kellsey Trimble.

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Ep. 05 Charcuterie in the City Mar 16, 2017

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In this episode, Urban Homesteading Podcast producer Charlotte Brunin spoke with the well-respected authors, speakers, and artisans Meredith Leigh and Gianaclis Caldwell on the value of real, homemade and ethically raised food, including meat, cheese and ferments.

For books by Gianaclis Caldwell and Meredith Leigh, and other books that may pique your interest, visit the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Store.

Here is a collection of related articles you may enjoy:

Cut Cost, Not Quality: How to Afford Better FoodFermenting Knowledge at Fermentation Festivals(with Kombucha Recipe)How to Start and Run a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) GroupIs Agribusiness Lowering Nutrient Content? Meet Your Local FarmerReclaiming the Kitchen: The Art of Cooking

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Ep. 04 Sustainable Energy Inside City Limits Mar 09, 2017

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Renewable energy is quickly becoming more affordable and accessible than ever, but can these systems be successfully implemented on your urban homestead? Former MOTHER EARTH NEWS editor, Kale Roberts, spoke with green building expert Dan Chiras to get some ideas about sensible alternative energy sources, how effective you might find them, and to discuss other simple ways to make your home more energy efficient.

Check the links below for topics in the podcast that may have piqued your interest:

ICLEI: Local Governments for Sustainability The Evergreen Institute

For those of you interested in experimenting with solar right away, Kale Roberts has some projects to recommend! Each of these could be knocked out in a weekend, and they're all great ways to begin saving more energy than ever.

DIY Solar Heat Grabber:DIY Solar Heating with the Heat Grabber

DIY Solar Oven:How to Build a Solar OvenMaking a Solar Cooker for FreeEveryday Solar Cooking

DIY Solar Still:How to Make a Solar Still

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Ep. 03 Keeping Urban Chickens Mar 02, 2017

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Thank you to our sponsor Premier 1 for making this episode possible.

Backyard chickens can provide a local food source, keep pests out of your garden, and much more. But what should you know before you start building a coop and creating a flock? Jennifer Pitino, the host of the Urban Chicken Podcast, spoke with Pat Foreman, author of the books City Chicks, Chicken Tractor and Day Range Poultry, and Victoria Redhed Miller, author of Pure Poultry, on their experiences, and advice for raising and keeping chickens.

Check the links below for topics mentioned in the podcast that may have piqued your interest:

Premier 1

The Urban Chicken Podcast

Gossamer Foundation

More from Victoria Miller• Craft Distilling• Pure Poultry

More from Patricia Foreman• Chicken Tractor• Day Range Poultry• City Chicks

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