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Mother Earth News and Friends — 414 episodes

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Building a Scalable Grassroots Food System with David Stelzer

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Preparing for New World Screwworm

3

Preparing Herbal Teas for Chickens

4

Large-scale Food and the Cyclospora Outbreak

5

Maiv Flower Farm Audio Article and Discussion

6

Grow a Modern Victory Garden Audio Article and Discussion

7

Sourcing an E-bike

8

Preventing Poultry Predation from Domestic Canines and Felines

9

Growing a Cut Flower Garden Audio Article

10

Increase Egg Production Naturally

11

Arboreal Flavors Audio Article

12

Spring Beehive Inspection

13

Navigating the Teenage Poultry Weeks

14

Coop Planning with Maintenance in Mind

15

Busting Brooder Boredom: Activities and DIY Hacks to Prevent Poultry Pecking

16

Feed Your Family For a Year Audio Article and Discussion

17

Keep Going and Growing Throughout the Decades Audio Article and Discussion

18

Understanding Egg Development

19

Herbs for Sleep, Stress, and Sobriety

20

How to Cook on a Woodburning Cookstove

21

Biomimicry and Soil Health

22

The Useful Goat

23

2025 Editorial Roundup

24

Appreciating Herbs with Rosemary Gladstar

25

Approachable Plant-based Nutrition with Tig Notaro

26

Co-existing with Urban and Suburban Wildlife

27

Growing in Deep Winter

28

Prepping Your Flock for Severe Weather

29

How to Freeze Dry Food at Home

30

Preparing Your Chickens for Autumn

31

Gardening in the Fall with Farmer Nick

32

Make It Yourself with Jimmy DiResta

33

Raising Quail for Meat and Eggs

34

Control Pests Naturally

35

Bloom Where You're Planted

36

Dogs Guarding Livestock

37

The True Cost of Chickens

38

Telling Farmer Stories

39

Creating Catios

40

Rare Poultry Breeds Update

41

Good Griddling with Steven Raichlen

42

Adaptable Heritage Animals

43

Herbs for Every Season

44

The Pros and Cons of Poultry Bedding Audio Article and Discussion

45

7 Foraging Finds

46

Is Gardening Worth It Financially?

47

Preventing Poultry Predators

48

Sourcing Sustainable Seeds

49

Verify Your Vegetation Audio Article

50

Preventing Spring Poultry Illness Audio Article and Discussion

51

Sustainable Fishing

52

Hatching Goose, Guinea, and Duck Eggs

53

Exploring Microfarms with Jean-Martin Fortier

54

Rewilding Your Property

55

Easy Chicken Breeds for Beginners

56

Best Beekeeping Practices

57

Benefits of Herbal Tea

58

Your Path to Self-Reliance

59

Regenerative Growth

60

Ask Me Anything: 2024 Editors Edition

61

Audio Article: Just Add Chickens

62

Winterizing Your Vehicle

63

Fermentation Journeys

64

Raising Pheasant Chicks

65

Apartment Homesteading: How to Be a Homesteader in Limited Space

66

Best Egg Layers: Top Hybrid & Heritage Breeds

67

Audio Article: Keep Chickens in Winter Gardens

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Preparing for Extreme Weather Events

69

What to Know About Raising Swans

70

Can You Eat Wild Boar?

71

Best Vegetables for Canning, Dehydrating, and More

72

Audio Article: Can Chickens Hatch Ducks?

73

Heritage Breed Update with the Livestock Conservancy

74

Condors, Conservation, & You

75

Do Pigeons Make Good Pets? An Interview with the National Pigeon Association

76

Responsible Antibiotics Use in Animals

77

Audio Article: Keep Your Ducks in a Row

78

How to Sell Eggs from Home

79

Gardening Problems and Solutions

80

How to Protect Your Poultry and Waterfowl

81

Audio Article: Chick and Duckling Imprinting

82

How to Care for Baby Ducks

83

Teaching Kids About Hatching Baby Chicks

84

Audio Article: Bring New Chicks Home

85

A Mushroom Hunting Guide for Beginners

86

When to Stop Turning Chicken Eggs and Other Incubation Troubleshooting

87

Plans for Growing Vegetables for Beginners

88

Making Soap with Lye for Beginners

89

Audio Article - Not Just for the Birds: Bird Feeding and You

90

Home Solar Energy Pros and Cons

91

External Parasite Prevention for Pets and Livestock

92

Audio Article: Essential Elements for a Predator-Proof Coop

93

Audio Article: Build a Basic Survival Shelter

94

How to Grow Mushrooms: Liquid Culture Recipe

95

Audio Article: Learning with Seeds, Engaging Young Minds

96

Intro to 4-H Chicken Showmanship and Poultry Projects

97

What are Cordyceps?

98

Audio Article: Rodenticide Toxicity in Pets

99

Audio Article: Outrunning a Bug Apocalypse

100

Chicken Combs: Problems and Care

101

Gardening With Kids: Getting Them Started

102

Audio Article: Hunting to Put Food on the Table

103

Audio Article: Black Foodways: Nourishing the Community, Sharing Knowledge

104

How to Start a Gardening Business: Community Gardens, Consultations, and Installations

105

Seed-Starting Tips with Indy Officinalis

106

Chicken Coop Essentials and Design Ideas

107

What's the Deal with Truffles?

108

Urban Farming & Selling Microgreens

109

Audio Article: Year-Round Care for Sheep

110

Farmers Markets, Food Systems, and Community Building

111

Audio Article: All About the Heat

112

How to Raise Geese with Dave Holderread

113

Raising Heritage Goat Breeds for Milk

114

Discussing Animal Care with Dr. Pol

115

Audio Article: Food Versus Fuel

116

Sustainability and Houseplants with Summer Rayne Oakes

117

Sustainability and Community: A Talk with the 2023 Mother Earth News Voices

118

Heritage Poultry Update: Threatened Rare Chicken Breeds & More

119

Ep. 191 Herbal Spotlight: Wild Medicinal Plants to Forage

120

Audio Article: Cation Exchange Capacity in the Garden

121

Ep. 190 What to Know about Elk Farming

122

Audio Article: How the Electric Car Killed the Corn Industry

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Ep. 189 Raising Emus for Profit

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Ep. 188 Spicy Chiles: What Makes Peppers Hot?

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Ep. 187 Edible Insects for Pets and People

126

Audio Article: Transitioning to a Certified Organic Farm

127

Ep. 186 Learn to Build with Natural Materials

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Audio Article: Draft Horses on the Homestead

129

Ep. 185 How to Raise Ducks for Eggs in Your Backyard

130

Ep. 184 Caring for Carnivorous Plants

131

Ep. 183 Dealing with Parasites in Your Beehives

132

Audio Article: How to Help Wild Baby Birds

133

Ep. 182 Building Sustainable Communities

134

Audio Article: Repair the Nitrogen Cycle in Your Garden

135

Audio Article: Raising Goslings

136

Ep. 181 How to Care for Baby Chicks in Summer or Fall

137

Audio Article: After Day 22

138

Audio Article: Weather-Related Power Outages

139

Audio Article: Seek Out Small Farms

140

Audio Article: Saving Biennial Seeds

141

Ep. 180 Dragonflies on Your Property

142

Audio Article: Host a Successful Farm Workshop

143

Audio Article: Dickering, The High Art of Going Low

144

Audio Article: Prevent Compost Toxicity in Dogs

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Ep. 179 How to Make Biogas at Home with a Biogas Digester

146

Audio Article: Breeding Ratios for Chickens and Ducks

147

Ep. 178 How to Incubate Eggs of Mixed Birds Together

148

Ep. 177 Navigate New Antibiotics Guidelines with Veterinary-Client-Patient Relationship

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Ep. 176 Planning and Preparing a Garden for Spring

150

Ep. 175 Black Farmer Stories with Myriah Towner

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Ep. 174 How to Start an Agritourism Business to Diversify Farm Income

152

Bonus Episode: "Let's All Keep Chickens!" Book Interview with Dalia Monterroso

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Ep. 173 Extreme Weather Poultry: How Hot Is Too Hot for Chickens?

154

Ep. 172 Where to Put House Plants So They Thrive

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Audio Article: Why Is There Still a Seed Shortage?

156

Audio Article: Birds of a Feather Incubate Together

157

Audio Article: Decoding Growing Zones

158

Ep. 171 What Are Brassicas and How Do You Cultivate and Cook Them?

159

Audio Article: What to Know About the New Antibiotics Restriction

160

Ep. 170 Temple Grandin on Living More Sustainably in the New Year

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Audio Article: Raising Rabbits in Colonies

162

Audio Article: Scrumptious Salt-Rising Bread

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Ep. 169 Reading Nutrition Labels and Finding Your Healthy Lifestyle

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Audio Article: Barcelona Olives and Almonds

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Ep. 168 Chickens: Raising Broilers from Start to Finish

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Audio Article: Mossin' Annie

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Ep. 167 Building an Eco-Cabin, Part 1

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Ep.167 Building an Eco-Cabin, Part 2

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Audio Article: Bovine Leukemia Virus, A Call to Action

170

Audio Article: Scrapple: Tasty Economy

171

Audio Article: Spill the Beans

172

Ep. 166 Hunting Skills & Ethics

173

Audio Article: Peak Apple-Picking Season

174

Ep. 165 Therapy Chickens

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Audio Article: Farmsteading Profits Beyond Meat, Eggs, and Vegetables

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Audio Article: Grandma and Grandpa's Red Wattle Hogs

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Audio Article: Ancient Grains for Modern Growers

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Ep. 164 Heritage Breeds of Chickens with the Chicken Ladies

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Ep. 163 Work Horse Breeds for Farmsteading and Forestry

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Ep. 162 Poultry Profits: Offsetting the Cost of Raising Chickens

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Ep. 161 Preparing Your Bees for Winter

182

Ep. 160 Freshwater Fishing Tips and Strategies

183

Ep. 159 Can You Have Chickens in City Limits?

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Ep. 158 How to Keep Chickens Warm in Winter

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Ep. 157 Farmers' Markets

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Ep. 146 Chick and Chicken Injuries

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Ep.156 Identifying Poultry and Small Ruminant Diseases

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Ep.155 Raising Backyard Quail in the City

189

Ep. 152 Chicken Coops

190

Audio Article: Heat Waves and Drought

191

Audio Article: Growing Strawberries

192

Ep. 153 Why Chickens Lay Eggs

193

Ep. 151 Planting Fall Garden Crops

194

Ep. 148 How to Raise Ducks

195

Ep. 150 What Can Chickens Eat?

196

Ep. 149 Herbs for Health and Healing

197

Audio Article: Rainwater Collection Systems

198

Audio Article: How to Choose a Cow Pony

199

Ep. 147 Managing a Mixed Flock

200

Ep. 144 Poultry Eggs

201

Ep. 145 Michelle Schuman: A Female Environmentalist

202

Chickens 101: Hatch Day

203

Ep. 143 Caring for Baby Chicks

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Ep. 142 How to Be a Natural Beekeeper

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Ep.136b Make Your Own Seed and Nut Oils

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Ep.136a Make Your Own Seed and Nut Oils

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Ep. 141 Chick Illness

208

Ep. 140 Wild and Beautiful Skincare

209

Ep. 137 Poultry Fencing

210

Ep. 139 Preparing for Chicks

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Ep.138 Chick Incubation

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Audio Article: Meadow Flowers

213

Audio Article: Kidding Without a Vet

214

Audio Article: Conservation Easements

215

Audio Article: Friendly Geese for Backyard Flocks

216

Ep. 135 Chicken Breeds

217

Ep. 134 Green Transit

218

Audio Article: Herbal Dewormers

219

Audio Article: Goat Vaccinations and Injectables

220

Audio Article: The Controversy of Dehorning

221

Ep. 132 Hosting Solitary Bees

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Ep. 132 Teaching Sustainability

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Ep.131 Caring for Chicks

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Audio Article: Outwit Hardworking Beavers

225

Ep. 130b Planning and Building Your Tiny Home

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Ep. 130a Planning and Building Your Tiny Home

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Audio Article: Tractor Tire Repairs Made Easy

228

Audio Article: Starting Your Own Soap Making Business

229

Audio Article: 10 Agritourism Ideas For Your Farm

230

Audio Article: Why Did My Bees Die?

231

Audio Article: Journey to Eden

232

Audio Article: My Little Free Seed Library

233

Audio Article: Peter Larson

234

Ep. 129 Fresh Banana Leaves and Indigenous Knowledge

235

Audio Article: How to Prevent Common Tomato Diseases

236

Audio Article: Spineless Cacti

237

Ep 128b Endangered and Unusual Poultry Breeds

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Ep 128a Endangered and Unusual Poultry Breeds

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Ep.127 Herbal Business and Holistic Dental Care

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Audio Article: Pecan Trees

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Ep 126 Urban Preparedness

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Audio Article: Solitary Bees

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Audio Article: Farming with Disability

244

Audio Article: The Steaks are High

245

Audio Article: Flood Management

246

Audio Article: The Significance of Soil Health

247

Audio Article: Cultivating Buckwheat

248

Audio Article: Build a Better Herd

249

Audio Article: Pack a Pocketknife

250

Ep.124 Natural Health and Beauty for Skin and Hair

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Ep. 123 Welcome to Herbal Content Cottage

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Ep. 122 The Intrepid Ivy Association

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Audio Article: Creole Healing Herbs

254

Audio Article: Shetland Wool

255

Audio Article: Natural Funerals

256

Ep. 121 Keep Your Flock Safe From Predators

257

Audio Article: Coffee Fermentation

258

Ep. 120 Crop Swap LA

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Audio Article: Easy, Fast Flatbread

260

Audio Article: Selecting a Smoker

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Audio Article: Rustic 'Red Fife' Wheat

262

Audio Article: Start an At-Home Antiques Business

263

Audio Article: First Nations Gardens

264

Ep. 119 Hunting Small Wildlife

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Ep. 118 Keeping Roosters

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Ep. 117 Stewarding Heirloom Wheats

267

Audio Article: Fermenting Compost

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Audio Article: What is Organic?

269

Ep. 116 Pasturing Geese and Ducks

270

Audio Article: Mangel-Wurzel

271

Audio Article: Guinea Hogs

272

Audio Article: Creating a Love of Food in Kids

273

Ep. 115 Introduction to Seed Saving

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Heirlooms and Herbals: Tulsi

275

Ep. 88 Heirlooms and Herbals: Rose

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Ep. 89 Heirlooms and Herbals: Mullein

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Ep. 91 Heirlooms and Herbals: Marshmallow

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Ep. 114 Feeding and Housing Quail

279

Ep. 113 Bison Ranching

280

Audio Article: Culturally Significant Seed Saving

281

Audio Article: City Chickens

282

Ep. 112 Herbal Health

283

Audio Article: Saving Our Seeds, Saving Ourselves

284

Audio Article: Plant Breeding Basics

285

Audio Article: Making the Most of Mulberries

286

Audio Article: Poitou Donkeys

287

Ep. 111 – Treating Splay Leg and Bumblefoot

288

Ep. 110 Green Death

289

Ep. 109 - Chickens and the Garden

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Audio Article: Raise Pastured Geese and Ducks

291

Ep. 108 The Artisan Herbalist

292

Audio Article: Indigenous Corn Cultivars

293

Audio Article: Beginning Sheep Shearing

294

Audio Article: Comfort Foods-Potato Paradise

295

Audio Article: Homegrown Wheat Project

296

Ep. 107 What is Brooding

297

Ep. 106 Crafting Quality Cabins

298

Audio Article - Cooking with Pork Skin

299

Ep. 105 Candling and Embryos

300

Audio Article - Challenges with Cultivars

301

Audio Article - Bloomington Community Orchard

302

Audio Article - Luffa

303

Hank's Hacks, Ep. 3 - Sheep!

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Audio Article - Black Soldier Flies

305

Ep. 104 Raising Chicks

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Audio Article: Forest Restoration

307

Ep 103 What's In An Egg

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Hank's Hacks, Ep. 2 - Why Homestead

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Audio Article: Populate Your Property with Pomegranates

310

Ep. 102 The Right Chickens for You

311

Finding Chicks

312

Virginia Free Farm

313

Handcrafted Soaps

314

Hank's Hacks

315

Protecting the Prairie Chicken

316

Sheep and Goat Care

317

Broiler Chickens

318

The Magic of Koji

319

Chicken Behaviour

320

Coops, Brooders, and Chicken Houses

321

Canning and Food Preservation

322

Caring for Layers

323

Influencing Change

324

Adventures in Agritourism

325

Ep. 78 Sheep and Their Fleeces, Part 3

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Ep. 78 Sheep and Their Fleeces, Part 2

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Ep. 78 Sheep and Their Fleece, Part I

328

Ep 76 Conversations on Home Brewing and the History of Beer

329

Ep 75 Seeking Quality CBD Oil

330

Ep 74 pt 2 Soil Revival

331

Ep. 74 Soil Revival

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Ep. 73 Waterfowl Conservation

333

Ep. 72 Talking Turkey

334

Ep. 71 Upland Game Birds

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Ep. 70 Anti-Inflammatory Lifestyle

336

Ep. 69 Heritage Pigs

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Ep. 68 Women's Hormonal Health and Fertility

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Ep. 67 Slow Flowers

339

Ep. 66 Guineas as Guardians

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Ep. 65 Fermentation

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Ep. 87 Yarrow

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Ep. 64 Landscaping with Goats

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Ep. 63 Pastured Chicken Nutrition

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Ep. 62 Polyface Rotational Farming

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Ep. 61 Green Automobiles

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Ep 55.2 Incubation Check-In

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Ep. 60 Chickens in Permaculture

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Ep. 59 Vermicomposting

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Ep 55.1 Incubation Check-In

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Ep. 58 Garden Planning for Food Preservation

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Ep. 57 Bottle Feeding Livestock

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Ep. 56 Natural Building

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State of Mother 2019

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Ep. 55 Chicken Keeping in School

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Ep. 54 Grant Writing

356

Ep. 53 Heritage Breeds

357

Ep. 52 Cold Weather Chickens

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Ep. 51 Tiny Homes and Intentional Living

359

Ep. 50 Men's Herbal Health

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Ep. 49 Game Hunting Pt 2

361

Ep. 49 Game Hunting

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Ep. 48 Women in Farming - Sponsored by DR Power Equipment

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Ep. 47 Bread Making: From No-Knead to Sour Dough

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Ep. 46 Building Soil

365

Ep. 45 Industrial Hemp

366

Ep. 44 Permaculture Ethics

367

Ep. 42 Aquaponics at Nile Valley

368

Ep. 41 Off-Grid Preppers

369

Ep. 40 Grains for Your Health

370

Ep. 39 Natural Skincare

371

Ep. 38 From Lambs to Llamas Pt.2

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Ep. 38 From Lambs to Llamas: Raising Livestock for Fiber

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Ep. 37 Graft a Better World

374

Ep. 36 Sensitivities and Gluten

375

Ep. 35 Wellness Garden

376

Bees: Profile of a Bee Keeper

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Ep. 34 Organic Pest Control

378

Ep. 33 Vegetables Love Flowers

379

Ep. 32 Pasture Raising Pork

380

Ep. 31 Live Deliberately

381

Bees: Swarm Essentials

382

Ep. 29 Straight Dope on Cannabis

383

Ep. 28 The Scoop on Poop

384

Ep. 27 Hydrosols

385

Ep. 26 Marvelous Mushrooms

386

Ep. 25 Kefir and Kombucha: Brewing with Bacteria

387

Ep. 24 Ducks on Demand

388

Ep. 23 Making the Most of Older Animals

389

Ep. 22 Writing Urban Ag Policy

390

Ep. 21 Ayurveda

391

Ep. 20 Great Guide to Guinea Fowl

392

Ep. 19 Pt. 2 Leathers and Furs: Preserving Animal Hides

393

Ep. 19 Leathers and Furs: Preserving Animal Hides

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Bees: Harvest Your Honey

395

Ep. 17 Poultry Breeds and Species

396

Ep. 16 Cool Coops

397

Ep. 15 Order from the Butcher Block

398

Ep. 14 Get to Know Goats

399

Ep. 13 Succession Gardening

400

Ep. 12 Profit with Poultry

401

Mini - The Nature of Things

402

Ep. 11 Craft Distilling

403

Mini 2 "Spoon Man" Made It at the Fair

404

Ep. 10 Green Weddings

405

Ep. 09 Herbs for Your Teacup

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Ep. 08 Common Flock Problems

407

Ep. 07 Get Started with Chickens

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Bees: Beeginning With Bees

409

Mini 1 - Dr. Green

410

Ep. 05 Charcuterie in the City

411

Ep. 04 Sustainable Energy Inside City Limits

412

Ep. 03 Keeping Urban Chickens

413

Ep. 02 Favorite Medicinal Plants

414

Bees: Bees and Homesteading