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The Shepherdess — 122 episodes

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COMPARING SHEEP AND GOATS (find out which is best for you)

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Self-Sufficiency or Community? Building Food Security Without Overcomplicating Your Homestead | Angi Schneider of Creative Simple Living

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Food Preservation 101 with Carolyn of Homesteading Family | What I Learned After Canning 500lbs of Meat

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HAIR SHEEP VS. GOATS, AND WHY YOUR LIVESTOCK IS WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD (w/ Bowen Troyer of Rational Ranchers)

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Rotational Grazing Sheep for Beginners

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LAMBING TIPS FOR BEGINNERS (How to Raise a Small Flock of Sheep)

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How I Ship $100k in Product from My Homestead

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BEEF CATTLE GRAZING TIPS (with Karl Ebel)

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HOW TO RAISE BEEF CATTLE FOR BEGINNERS (w/ Karl Ebel)

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WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE BUYING COWS IN 2026 (w/ Karl Ebel)

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ANSWERING YOUR TOP SHEEP QUESTIONS (Profit, Pasture, Breeding)

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WHAT IS THE MOST PROFITABLE BREED OF SHEEP? (9 breeds to choose from)

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HOW TO TREAT 20 COMMON SHEEP DISEASES

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HOW TO OVERCOME SHEEP FARMING'S BIGGEST ENEMY (WORMS 101)

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COMPLETE GUIDE TO BREEDING SHEEP (for Beginners)

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10 THINGS I WISH I KNEW BEFORE STARTING MY SHEEP BUSINESS

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SHEEP FARMING FOR BEGINNERS (Masterclass on Raising Sheep for Profit)

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MEAT RABBITS 101 (w/ Laura Cox)

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HOMESTEADING FOR HEART HEALTH (w/ Dr. Jack Wolfson)

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HOW TO RAISE DAIRY SHEEP (for beginners) | Where to Buy Dairy Sheep, Milk Sheep Breeds, What to Feed

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EARNING $100K PER ACRE w/Market Garden Business (Wegener Farms)

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🐝 NATURAL BEEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS (Dr. Leo Sharaskin)

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RAISING DAIRY GOATS NATURALLY (beginner guide)

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HOW TO START A PROFITABLE FARM IN 2025

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MY $225K FARM BUSINESS EXPERIMENT (2 years later)

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‼️WHY I DIVERSIFIED WITH LIVESTOCK (History of the US Dollar)

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‼️WHAT CLIMATE PROTESTERS WON’T TELL YOU | Climate Change Documentary Carbon Cycle Methane Emission

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SUPREME COURT ENDS BIAS FOR BUREAUCRACY (Explaining Chevron Deference) | FDA ATF USDA Amish Farmer

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UPDATE ON HURRICANE HELENE RELIEF (18 days later) Visiting Swannanoa & Asheville North Carolina

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WHY I SOLD ALL MY COWS (in a skyrocketing cattle market)

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BREEDING SHEEP 101 (my low-input system for Dorper Sheep)

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BUILDING A FARM ON 3 ACRES (Beginner Plan)| Small Scale Homesteading Prepper Farming Food Sheep Goat

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5 WINS FOR FOOD FREEDOM | Amish Farmer Update, Raw Milk Laws, Farming, Homesteading, Prepping

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"CIRCUMVENT OR COMPLY?" Food Laws with Congressman Thomas Massie | 2024 Farming Local Homesteader

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THE $1.5 TRILLION QUESTION: 2024 FARM BILL

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WHY MY FARM IS NOT A PREP FOR THE APOCALYPSE

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RAISING 6 DAIRY SHEEP ON 1.5 ACRES | URBAN HOMESTEADING

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CALIFORNIA TOUR: Katahdin Sheep in the Ojai Valley | Boek House

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AUSTRALIA TOUR: Dorper and White Dorper Sheep | Bellevue Dorper Stud Ram Operation

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AUSTRALIA TOUR: Australian White Sheep | Direct Marketing with Macyntire Brooke Lamb

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BANNING FIREARMS IN 2024? (with Nick Freitas)

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HOW I MARKET MY SHEEP FOR $480 EACH (no sale barn)

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HOW I BATTLED HOMESTEAD BURNOUT

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WHY I SELF PUBLISHED A BOOK FOR BEGINNER SHEEP FARMERS

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MY 7 INCOME STREAMS AS A SHEEP FARMER

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3 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE RAISING SHEEP

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I RAISED GOATS FOR A YEAR (and was surprised) | SHEEP vs. GOATS for a Homestead

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Next Steps for the Amish Farmer (with Attorney Robert Barnes)

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AMISH FARMER COURTROOM RECAP | Pennsylvania v. Amos Miller

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WHAT HAPPENED AT THE AMISH FARMER HEARING

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STATE SUES AMISH FARMER (2024)

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RAISING DAIRY SHEEP ON 8 ACRES

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RAISING SHEEP WITHOUT PASTURE?

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ANSWERING 20 QUESTIONS ABOUT SHEEP FARMING

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HOW I BUILT A $100K FARM BUSINESS IN 3 YEARS (Step-by-Step)

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61 JOBS THAT ChatGPT WON’T REPLACE? | Durable Trades Rory Groves

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YOU WILL OWN NOTHING BY 2030? | CAROL ROTH FULL INTERVIEW

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WHY I USED SHEEP (not silver) TO AVOID INFLATION // Investing 2023 Livestock Dorper Ranching Farming

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HOW I WORK MY FLOCK OF DORPERS (with details on products I use)

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THE COST OF PREPPING 10 ACRES FOR SHEEP | Sheep Farming in the USA

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ARE REGISTERED SHEEP WORTH IT?

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HOW 7 ACRES CHANGED THE GREAT DEPRESSION | Back to the Land Movement Agrarian Homesteading Borsodi

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WHY I QUIT THE FARM PODCAST | Shepherdess.com Grand Opening

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OFF GRID OPTIONS with James Showalter of Signature Solar

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WATER. // Talking with CHARLES HAYES

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WINTER 2023 BEEF CATTLE MARKET UPDATE WITH CORBITT WALL

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4 REASONS WHY EGG PRICES ARE SKYROCKETING

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WHY HAIR SHEEP ARE MORE VALUABLE THAN WOOL SHEEP IN 2023

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15 COSTS OF RAISING SHEEP

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WHY I'M BUILDING WEALTH WITH SHEEP IN 2023

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PRISON TIME FOR THE AMISH FARMER? Amos Miller Organic Farms

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THE STATE OF THE (conventional) SHEEP & GOAT MARKET With Randy Dusek

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THE STATE OF THE (conventional) BEEF CATTLE MARKET With Corbitt Wall

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HOW TO BUILD PASTURE FROM ZERO | Row Crop to Grazing Land with Black Swamp Cattle

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HOW THE PIG MARKET CRASHED (and Beef will too). // Cattle Market 2022 Ranching for Profit

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"RECORD HIGH CATTLE PRICES AHEAD?" Beef Cattle Market | Drought Update 2022 Ranching for Profit

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"CATTLE INVENTORIES LOWEST IN 10 YEARS" | BEEF CATTLE MARKET

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"INSANE COSTS!" WHY TEXAS RANCHERS ARE RUSHING TO SELL CATTLE

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“UNBELIEVABLE!!” RANCHERS RUSH TO SELL CATTLE AMID DROUGHT IN TEXAS

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TIPS FOR WEATHERING THE RECESSION.

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WHAT IT COST ME TO GROW MY OWN BEEF // Raising Grass Fed Beef as a Beginner

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Why I Don't Rasie St. Croix Sheep | Comparing Dorper and St. Croix Hair Sheep Breeds

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INVESTING $2500 FOR $225K RETURN

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Part 2: He bought 630 Goats, AS A BEGINNER! | Sheep and Goats with Karl Ebel

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He bought 630 Goats, AS A BEGINNER! | Sheep and Goats with Karl Ebel

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THE BEST ANIMAL TO RAISE FOR MEAT | COWS, SHEEP, PIGS, CHICKENS

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This farm animal costs $4,380 to feed. | THE MOST EXPENSIVE FARM ANIMAL

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COST OF FARMING AFTER SANCTIONS IN 2022

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WHY SHEEP AND GOAT PRICES ARE EXPLODING

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UKRAINE IS INVADED, WHAT CAN WE DO? | History of Victory Gardens in the USA

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MY 50¢ COWS | Overwintering Beef Cattle Without Hay | Micro-Ranching for Profit

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Grass Fed Myths? Comparing Grass Fed to Grain Fed Meat

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SWAPPING 300 COWS FOR 1500 SHEEP: Crossroads Land and Livestock | RANCHING FOR PROFIT

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WILL $1 BILLION SAVE THE BEEF? | Explaining the Independent Meat Packing System

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WHY MEAT IS EXPENSIVE, BUT RANCHERS ARE BROKE | 2022 Beef Cattle Crisis

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Secrets of a Millionaire Farmer | Diversifying for Increased Revenue on Farm

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Facing 2022 Food Shortages | Chemical Fertilizer Shortages in the USA

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How I Found Customers For My Farm

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HOW TO LOSE ALL YOUR MONEY SHEEP FARMING

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HOW SHEEP EARN 400% MORE THAN COWS

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WHY I CHOSE SHEEP OVER COWS for my Farm Business

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Faced with a USDA Shut Down

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$300K with a PASTURE BASED Farm Business | Luke Groce

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Full Time Farmer on 20 Acres: Luke Groce Talks Meat CSA

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My Financial Reality as a Sheep Farmer

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FARM MARKETING LIVE Q+A

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4 Reasons Why I Started Farming

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One BAD SHEEP + General Farm Update!

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Choosing a Job that Will Last: Durable Trades with Rory Groves

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HOW I AM MARKETING MY SHEEP FARM

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The 30 Egg Hatchery and Starting Small: Small Farmer Virtual Meetup

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Farm Business Q+A and How I Met Joel Salatin

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Ep. 10 Joel Salatin Q+A Grazing Plans & Broiler Chicken Profits

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Ep. 9 The Cheapest Employee for Your Small Farm

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Ep. 8: 20 Year Regenerative Rancher Karl Ebel Q+A

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Ep. 7 Small Scale Sheep Farm Lambing Results from Harmony Farms

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Ep. 6 Small Farm Business Marketing Tips

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Ep. 5 Six Ways that I am Building My Farm Into a Business

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Ep. 4 Creating a $100K Farm Business Plan

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Ep. 3 DIVERSITY in Regenerative Farming

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Ep2: Young Regenerative Farmer Eli Mack of Mack Farms

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Ep1: Joel Salatin on Regenerative Farming for Profit