Mother Earth News And Friends

In this episode of MOTHER EARTH NEWS and FRIENDS, our guests and I will discuss Leathers and Furs: Preserving Animal Hides. In Part 1 we discuss keeping the fur-on process. In Part 2 we continue the conversation to discuss the fur-off method of preserving the hide.   Follow the links below for topics mentioned in the podcast that may have piqued your interest: How to Tan a Deer Hide Roadkill: Collecting Animal Fur the Humane Way U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service  Hunting Licenses By State Grit's Guide to Guns, Knives, and More  Get Your Discount on a Grit Magazine Subscription What's for Dinner ... Deer?   Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Bookstore for more resources that may pique your interests! To see more podcasts, visit our Mother Earth News and Friends page! Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR page for an opportunity to see our podcast guest live!  The Mother Earth News and Friends podcast is a production of Ogden Publications.

In this episode of MOTHER EARTH NEWS and FRIENDS, our guests and I will discuss Leathers and Furs: Preserving Animal Hides. In Part 1 we discuss keeping the fur-on process. In Part 2 we continue the conversation to discuss the fur-off method of preserving the hide.   Follow the links below for topics mentioned in the podcast that may have piqued your interest: How to Tan a Deer Hide Roadkill: Collecting Animal Fur the Humane Way U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service  Hunting Licenses By State Grit's Guide to Guns, Knives, and More  Get Your Discount on a Grit Magazine Subscription What's for Dinner ... Deer?   Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Bookstore for more resources that may pique your interests! To see more podcasts, visit our Mother Earth News and Friends page! Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR page for an opportunity to see our podcast guest live!  The Mother Earth News and Friends podcast is a production of Ogden Publications.

On this episode of MOTHER EARTH NEWS and Friends Charlotte Brunin and Robert Riley meet with Becky and Steve Tipton to discuss all this honey including how to harvest from a Langstroth Hive.    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. https://www.motherearthnews.com/store/Offer/MMEPCIZ2   Follow the links below for topics mentioned in the podcast that may have piqued your interest: Stay up-to-date on all things beekeeping with a FREE NEWSLETTER from Keeping Backyard Bees. Keeping Backyard Bees The Beekeepers Bible Health Benefits of Honey Household Uses for Honey Crush, Strain, and Harvest Honey Honey Extracting: Bucket Method The Dangers of Over-Harvesting Honey How to Label and Sell Your Honey   Check out the M

In this episode of MOTHER EARTH NEWS and Friends Kellsey Trimble, of Grit, sat down with Alison Martin from the Livestock Conservancy and Cindy Gibson from the Guinea Fowl International Association to discuss popular poultry breeds and species that you may want to add to your homestead. 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. Kellsey Trimble, the managing editor of Grit, enjoys immersing herself in the homestead lifestyle as frequently as possible. We were happy to have her on this episode as she continues to enjoy backyard poultry and is expand her expertise on self-sufficient living. You can find Kellsey's blog, Thistle Moon Ridge, on Grit.com. Alison Martin, Ph.D. is the Livestock Conservancy’s Executive Director. She has more than 20 years in poultry science, specializing in health and vaccine development. She was a key leader on the world’

 In this episode of MOTHER EARTH NEWS and Friends, we discuss the considerations you need to take when you are building a chicken coop including where to keep the food, how to space the perches, and are automatic doors all they are cracked up to be!?   Thank you to Onduline for sponsoring this podcast episode!  We also want to thank Rebecca Nickols of Community Chickens for putting together this compilation of cool coops. While you listen please enjoy these links and images showing the cool coops that we look at during the conversation! 1. The Chick Compound 2. The Chick Inn 3. The Cottage Playhouse *Pat's Favorite 4. Double Deck Chicken Coop 5.The Fort Coop 6. Pallet Coop 7. Pay it Forward Coop 8. The Porta Potty Coop 9. Recycled Counter Coop  10. Re Purposed Car Coop  11. Re Purposed Trailer Coop 12. The Rustic / Whimsical Coop 13. The Wicked Chicken Saloon, Mercantile and No Tell-Hotel 14. Build a Coop in an Hour Here is a collection of related articles you may enjoy: Building a Chicken Coop Bui

Put your money where your meat is and befriend a butcher!  In this episode of MOTHER EARTH NEWS and Friends we speak with Meredith Leigh to discuss how to pick your butcher, buying meat in bulk, and the business of processing meat. Put your money where your meat is and befriend a butcher! Here is a collection of related articles you may enjoy: Local Meat Processing: More Humane, Less Expensive Options Grass vs. Grain: Improving the Nutritional Profile of Beef Yet More Proof That Grass-Fed Meat is Better How to Make Sausage at Home New Assistance Network for Small-Scale Meat Producers Smoking Meat at Home Find our Guests Books in the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Store The Ethical Meat Handbook MOTHER EARTH NEWS Magazine   Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Bookstore for more resources that may pique your interests! To see more podcasts, visit our Mother Earth News and Friends page! Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR page for an opportunity to see our podcast guest live!  The Mother Earth News and Friends podcast is

In this episode of MOTHER EARTH NEWS and friends our guests Gianaclis Caldwel of Pholia Farm, Jeannette Beranger, and Richard Browning of The Livestock Conservancy will meet with Kellsey Trimble, managing editor of Grit, to discuss different breeds of goats, what their uses are, and what the best methods of keeping them are. If you have goats or are interesteld in getting goats, this episode is for you!  If youre not interested in goats, you will be after this episode!   Thank you Onduline for Sponsoring this episode! To see examples of how onduline can work for you follow this link!   Visit the MOTHER EARTH NEWS and Friends homespage for more extensive show notes! Here is a collection of related articles you may enjoy: 21 Things You Should Know About Before Your Star a Goat Farm An Introduction to Common Goat Breeds First Time Goat Owner? Be Prepared! How to Choose a Healthy Goat Kidding: Goat Pregnancy and Labor Raising Dairy Goats and the Benefits of Goats Milk Enjoy this video of Josh Brewer and th

In this episode of MOTHER EARTH NEWS and friends our guests and I will share our expertise to discuss Succession Gardening; when to plant, and what for extended seasons and a year-round harvest! Check the links below for topics mentioned in the podcast that may have piqued your interest: MOTHER EARTH NEWS ARCHIVE 1970-2016 Succession Planting Succession Planting for Space Saving and Season Extension Vegetable Garden Design for Four Seasons Books: Growing for Market (Use this link for a Friendly Discount!) A Year-Round Vegetable Gardener   Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Bookstore for more resources that may pique your interests! To see more podcasts, visit our Mother Earth News and Friends page! Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR page for an opportunity to see our podcast guest live!  The Mother Earth News and Friends podcast is a production of Ogden Publications.

In this episode of MOTHER EARTH NEWS and Friends Kellsey Trimble sits down with Patricia Foreman and Victoria Miller to discuss their recommendations for making a profit with your poultry. Many of us joke that our hobby flocks don’t pay the bills. Let’s change that! 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.   Check the links below for topics mentioned in the podcast that may have piqued your interest: Gossamer Foundation More from Victoria Miller• Craft Distilling• Pure Poultry More from Patricia Foreman• Chicken Tractor• Day Range Poultry• City Chicks   Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Bookstore for more resources that may pique your interests! To see more podcasts, visit our Mother Earth News and Friends page! Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR page for an opportunity to see our podcast guest live!  The Mother Earth News and Friends podcast is

Gene Logsdon had a profound impact on on many peoples views of the land and our own mortality. Enjoy this minisode as Kellsey Trimble, Managing-Editor of Grit, reflects on her feelings of Logsdon's passing.    Check out Kellsey's other blog entries at Thistle Moon Ridge.    Enjoy these books by the great author Gene Logsdon: Holy Shit  All Flesh is Grass Letter to a Young Farmer   Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Bookstore for more resources that may pique your interests! To see more podcasts, visit our Mother Earth News and Friends page! Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR page for an opportunity to see our podcast guest live!  The Mother Earth News and Friends podcast is a production of Ogden Publications.

In this episode Robert Riley, Senior Producer of the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR, sits down with Kellsey Trimble of Grit Magazine, and Victoria Miller author of "Craft Distilling." From mashing and fermenting to the legalities of operating a hobby still, this conversation brings many answers to questions you may have.  Here is a collection of related articles you may enjoy: Find Craft Distilling in the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Store   Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Bookstore for more resources that may pique your interests! To see more podcasts, visit our Mother Earth News and Friends page! Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR page for an opportunity to see our podcast guest live!  The Mother Earth News and Friends podcast is a production of Ogden Publications.

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!   Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Bookstore for more resources that may pique your interests! To see more podcasts, visit our Mother Earth News and Friends page! Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR page for an opportunity to see our podcast guest live!  The Mother Earth News and Friends podcast is a production of Ogden Publications.

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. Check the links below for topics mentioned in the podcast that may have piqued your interest: If you would like to visit our MOTHER EARTH NEWS Fair as a Friend! Click Here, for a friendly discount! 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   Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Bookstore for more resources that may pique your interests! To see more podcasts, visit our Mother Earth News and Friends page! Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR page for an opportunity to see ou

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

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! To speak with a Premier 1 fence consultant call 800-282-6631 or visit their website premier1supplies.com for expert advice. You may also see them at any of the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Fairs.   Mention coupon code FENCEKIT25 for $25 off the DS PoultryNet Plus 12/48/3 Starter Kit which includes a 100’ roll of Electric Poultry Netting, a .60 joule energizer, extra support posts, and a fence tester.   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

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.  Visit www.motherearthnews.com/podcast for show notes. 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   Check out

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. https://www.motherearthnews.

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.    Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Bookstore for more resources that may pique your interests! To see more podcasts, visit our Mother Earth News and Friends page! Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR page for an opportunity to see our podcast guest live!  The Mother Earth News and Friends podcast is a production of Ogden Publications.

 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   Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Bookstore for more resources that may pique your interests! To see more podcasts, visit our Mother Earth News and Friends page! Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR page for an opportunity to see our podcast guest live!  The Mother Earth News an

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 SustainabilityThe 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   Check out the MOTHER EARTH N