Ep 016 Dr. Tom Whiting, Whiting Farms. Feathers, Fishing, and Fashion
What do fly fishing, blue eggs, the fashion industry, and the Romans in Britain have in common? Dr. Tom Whiting, of course. Our visit to Whiting Farms in Delta, Colorado was an eye opener. With about 100,000 chickens in one place it's an ear opener too, we can attest. This quietly brilliant man pushes the edge of what new and old chicken breeds can bring to the table, and talks about how to jump to that future while preserving the past. Another mad scien...
24 Juni 201943min
Ep 015 The Holstein Experiment: Dr. Dechow & Dr. Liu, Back to the Future is Y
We are Penn State (rah, rah)! So says Dr. Liu (backed up strongly by Dr. Dechow), in our 2017 interview with the mad scientists of the Penn State University, College of Animal Science. We spoke with them about their fascinating study on Holstein genetics and the impact of the Y-chromosome, which sounds like it could be a bit dry but was definitely not! The good doctors go back in time in a Klingon warbird to bring back germplasm from the 1960'...
17 Juni 20191h
Ep 014 Bob Quinn Organic Farmer
Most people would think the Dos Equis Man is the Most Interesting Man in the World, but we think it's very possibly Bob Quinn. Organic farmer, mad scientist, author, gardening aficionado, trombonist, savvy businessman, farming activist, philosopher, and all around tinkerer and out-of-the-box idea guy - that's Bob. And he cooks a mean lunch. Please join us for this episode, where we talk with Bob about all of the interests above, his new book tour,...
10 Juni 201957min
Ep 013 Bishop Mule Days
We traveled to Bishop, California for the 50th Anniversary of the Bishop Mule Days and boy what fun we had. Every Memorial Day weekend since 1969, the town of Bishop, nestled on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains, comes alive with the annual presentation of Mule Days. There is no way to actually describe Mule Days. It is part mule show, part test of skills, and part Wild West show. It is an event the likes of which are held no where else in the world. Over the six days of the ev...
3 Juni 201950min
Ep 012 Memorial Day 2019 - The Seedbank Scientists Story
On this Memorial Day we'd like to post a short interview with Dr. Cary Fowler and a story of remarkable bravery. Support the show
28 Maj 201911min
Ep 011 Vilicus Farms Part Two
The continuation of our delightful conversation with Doug Crabtree and Anna Jones Crabtree of Vilicus Farms in Havre, Montana. We talk about their efforts to establish and maintain an apprenticeship program to find and train new pioneers on one of the last farming frontiers left in America. Support the show
27 Maj 201928min
Ep 010 Vilicus Farms
We visited the frontier - or as close as we've been to it so far - for our visit with some of the organic farmers of Montana. Our visit with Doug Crabtree and Anna Jones Crabtree of Vilicus Farms was a kitchen table discussion about diversity, dryland farming, organic land management, and the deeper understanding of the possibilities of how to work with natural systems in our agricultural processes, instead of waging constant war against them. These are some of the last of the pio...
20 Maj 201939min
Ep 009 Hank Will
After visiting the Mother Earth News Fair in Kansas, we were lucky enough to take a walk through the fields of Prairie Turnip Farm and with Hank Will. Hank is an experienced agriculturalist, marketing specialist, soil preservationist, tractor aficionado, and to top it all off he is Editor-In-Chief at Mother Earth News Magazine. He has been involved with conservation of land and heritage breeds for years, and we were thrilled to "land" the interview. Elara had the time of her...
13 Maj 201931min
