Ep 202 Hulse Hill Farm: Mr. Whipple – Please Don’t Squeeze The Cashmere

It’s that time of year again – off to Colorado for the annual National Western Stock Show. Every January, the streets of downtown Denver ring with the shouts of cowboys and cowgirls, the jangle of harnesses, the creak of wagons, the roar of classic tractors, and the clop, clop, clop of both shod and unshod hooves. There are usually some excited kids yelling, “Look at the llamas, Mom!” in there, too, and the whole thing is followed up by some very busy street sweepers. &nbsp...

6 Tammi 202018min

I've got me a hankerin’ that may be irrational I'm wanting to go back again to the National Western that is, and we've been there now twice But two times it seems aren't enough to suffice. There's cowboys and cowgirls and rodeo riders The food court last year had these great little sliders The animal auctions are quite a big deal In nationwide coverage they’re traded with zeal The two-hitch-jump sled pulling sure was amazing But some people there spent the whole time just grazing With llamas ...

30 Joulu 201934min

It’s almost that time of year. Chilly air, crackling fire, and the holiday roast goose is on the table. Well, maybe up until the Cratchit dinner in Dickens, but not so much anymore here in the U.S. And why is that? We don’t know, to be honest, as this is said to be one of the tastiest birds used for human consumption. And even better, the goose is a multipurpose animal. It is said to be a great forager for grasses, bugs, and the scattered grains that might...

23 Joulu 201953min

We hope that our podcast you click in. As we talk of some cute little chickens. In Colonial times (Are you sick of these rhymes?) It’s Nankins this week that we’re pickin’. Join us this week, as we talk all things colonial (okay, maybe just the livestock) at Colonial Williamsburg. Elaine Shirley, the manager of the Rare Breeds Program, walks us through on a wonderful tour of the horses, cattle, and chickens (and more) that were used by the early settlers. This living...

16 Joulu 201931min

Well, it’s that time again - the 60’s and 70’s are back. Yes, bell bottoms have been in and out again six times now, but that’s not what we mean. We’re referring to the fact that people in this generation are becoming active and vocal participants in their future. Some of us might get up and cheer, some of us might roll our eyes, but you have to admire that they’re doing something. The National Western Stock Show is coming up in January, so we’re hi...

9 Joulu 201924min

(To the tune of “My Prayer,” by The Platters) When the Summer has gone, and the weather is changing When the sunshine has gone, I head straight to my hearth And here at the hearth, I will sit. While you knit. My prayer is some knitwear from you To keep me warm through the day with a pattern divine My prayer is a sweater in blue with some cables dark gray And a hip length waistline Tonight while I’m freezing my toes Oh, knit me a thing, so I can ...

2 Joulu 201938min

It’s that time of year again. The Day before Black Friday. Football. The beginning of a week off from school. The big day to be in a room with all the relatives for more than 20 minutes, then recover from the experience. And I think there’s something in there about being grateful for something or other, too. Okay, we’ll be serious now. It’s Thanksgiving here in the U.S., so of course we’re talking turkey....

25 Marras 201934min

Dr. Francisco Javier Navas Gonzalez, DVM, PhD, Professor at the University of Cordoba in Spain. You would think that all of those letters behind his name would cause him to be less than approachable, but that’s definitely not the case. He was one of the people at the Donkey Welfare Symposium that was pretty hard to separate from the 42 fans constantly wanting to talk to him, and with good reason. He is…The Most Interesting Man in the Donkey Research World. &nbs...

18 Marras 201945min