Backyard Bounty

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

• The basics of raising chickens
• The best breeds for beginner chicken keepers
• What predators to look out for
• Get to know Cornish Cross
• Learn about Chicken class

OUR GUEST
Annette was raised in Kansas City, MO, and moved to the Azure farm almost 4 years ago, where she fell in love with country life.

Azure Farm is about a way of life, helping others know country life, and showing how things can be done more simply; getting back to basics is a great thing! Annette hopes to share with others her family adventures and lessons learned. Azure Farm is set to launch a How To Raise Chickens course, along with the other offerings on their website.

Annette loves her animals and family and is always busy, finding it hard to sit still and not do anything!

RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED

• Azure Farm Website
• Azure Farm Facebook page
• Azure Farm Instagram page
• Azure Farm Pinterest
• Azure Farm Podcast

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Join Nicole and Julie of Old Truck Flower Farm as they discuss how to start your own backyard flower farm!

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

• How to start a flower farm
• How to chose which flowers to grow
• How to market and sell flowers

OUR GUEST

Julie loves being creative, making things with her hands & getting them dirty. Her husband is her biggest supporter and is all about giving her help when a creative endeavor is pursued! Julie likes trying new skills and encourages others to not be afraid to just try something and see where it goes.

Old Truck Flower Farm is definitely a small scale farm compared to some, but you can grow A LOT of flowers in a small area, you squeeze in more than you ever dreamed! The farm is about 2.5 acres of land and is named after the old white ’64 Ford Pick-up Truck the family has had for about 10 years.

This summer Julie will be running the “2020: The Summer of Creativity” theme and Old Truck Farm will be offering a variety of classes from June through September to be held in their flower field. There will also be a farm to table dinner once a month with different menu’s and themes.

Julie and her husband enjoy the experiences they have on their farm as much as growing the flowers, and they would like to invite you to be a part of those experiences.

RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED

• Old Truck Flower Farm Website
• Old Truck Flower Farm Instagram Page
• Slow Flowers Podcast
• Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers
• Floret Flower Farm
• Lisa Ziegler – The Gardens Workshop

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Join Nicole and Sandra Knauf as they discuss how self publishing books works, the cost of self publishing and the best companies for self publishing.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

• Is it better to self publish a book?
• How much does it cost to self publish a book?
• What are some self publishing companies?

OUR GUEST

Sandra Knauf is an Earth-lover, mother, gardener, writer, publisher, and entrepreneur. She moved to Colorado at age 16 and has now lived there for over four decades. She started Greenwoman Publishing, LLC in 2011, and decided to start Greenwoman Market in late 2019 to help other likeminded business owners, who want to help “save the Earth” in their own way.

Sandra's writing background includes work as a “Colorado Voices” columnist for The Denver Post (writing on the environment) and her writing has appeared in Colorado Gardener as well as national publications such as GreenPrints and MaryJanesFarm Magazine. She’s also been a guest commentator, reading her humorous, sometimes political, and often nature-themed essays on KRCC’s “Western Skies” radio show (a NPR affiliate station). She has since published a literary garden writing journal, Greenwoman: Vols. I-6; her own YA fantasy novel, Zera and the Green Man: an anthology of sexy gardening stories (Fifty Shades of Green); and, most recently, her gardening memoir, Please Don’t Piss on the Petunias: Raising Kids, Crops, and Critters in the City. 

RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED

• Greenwoman Publishing Facebook
• Greenwoman Publishing Website
• Greewoman Market Instagram
• Greenwoman Market Website
• Greenwoman Youtube
• Greenwoman Pinterest

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Join Nicole and Matt of Carolina Coops as they discuss how to build the best DIY chicken coop, prevention against predators and the deep litter method.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

• How big to build a coop
• Run, nest boxes and roosts
• Traits of an ideal coop
• Preventing predators
• What about prefab coops
• What is the deep litter method

OUR GUEST

Matt DuBoise is the owner of Carolina Chicken Coops. What started out as a desire to have access to fresh eggs within city limits coupled with the talent of woodworking, turned into a thriving animal enclosure business. Matt is very passionate about everything he does especially running his business. 

Carolina Coops makes custom designed chicken coops that ship worldwide. They are a family owned business that handcrafts quality chicken coops that are built to last. All their coops have their signature deep litter beds, so that means no cleaning your henhouse for at least a year or longer! All of their coops have walk-in covered runs, drop down egg hutches, deep litter beds, and are built to last a lifetime. They travel across the U.S. making custom chicken coops of all kinds and also make standard walk-in coops that you can easily order online through their website.

RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED

• Carolina Coops Instagram
• Carolina Coops Facebook
• Carolina Coops Youtube
• Carolina Coops Twitter
• Carolina Coops Email
• Carolina Coops Website
• Radio Chicken Podcast
• Email us! [email protected]

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Join Nicole and Mark of of Bee Squad as they talk about  Bee Squad, varroa mite treatment options and the mite check program.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

• What is bee squad
• How the Honeybee Health Coalition works
• What are the Varroa Mite treatment options
• Mite Check Program

OUR GUEST

Mark Dykes is the extension and Bee Squad coordinator for the vanEngelsdorp Bee Lab. Previous to his position at the University of Maryland, Mark was the Chief Inspector for the Texas Apiary Inspection Service (TAIS). During his tenure at TAIS Mark helped to create the Texas Master Beekeeper Program and the Texas State Honey Bee Diagnostic Lab. Mark was also a supervisor with the Florida Department of Agriculture's Apiary Inspection Service and the apiary manager for Dr. Jamie Ellis' honey bee lab at the University of Florida.  Mark has a degree in natural resource conservation from the University of Florida and is a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard. 

RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED

• bee-health.extension.org
• mitecheck.com
• keepbeesalive.org
• Bee Squad Website
• Bee Squad Facebook
• Bee Squad Twitter
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Join Nicole and Ben of the BIP Tech Team as they talk about Colony Collapse Disorder, current beekeeping trends, and what is the BIP Tech Team.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

• What is the BIP Tech Team
• What is the Sentential Hive program
• What is Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)
• Current Beekeeping Trends

OUR GUEST

Ben is the Honey Bee Health Field Specialist for the Pacific Northwest, along with migratory beekeepers from around the region and helps monitor diseases, pest loads, and colony health. Most of Ben’s experience with commercial beekeeping comes from time working with BIP in Northern California (2013-2017), where he helped queen breeders select stock and test for hygienic behavior.

Ben finds it fascinating to observe and compare the different management strategies used by commercial beekeepers in the western US and had learned there are many different ways to run a successful commercial operation.

He is especially interested in Varroa control, and brood disease identification and treatment. Ben’s interest in bees began much earlier working on the family apiary/organic vegetable farm in Wisconsin and became further immersed while caretaking the farm for a couple of years and managing the hives.

Ben works with commercial migratory beekeepers and provide data on their colonies and recommendations aimed at improving bee health.

RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED

• BIP Tech Team Website
• Bee Informed Partnership Facebook
• Bee Informed Instagram
• Find Your Local Beekeeping Club
• Email us! [email protected]

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Join Nicole and Stu Anderson as they talk all about the Flow Hive, including some of the common complaints found online!

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

• What are the benefits of the flow hive
• Get to know Stu’s beekeeping experience
• Why Stu and his son made the Flow Hive
• Beekeeping in Australia vs the US
• Stu addresses common complaints about the Flow Hive

OUR GUEST

In this episode, Nicole talks to Stu Anderson, co-inventor of the Flow Hive.

A long-time tinkerer, Stu has built several houses over the years (including the one in which Cedar was raised, and where Stu still lives with his partner, Michele) and co-designed and built an off-grid solar and water-powered electricity supply to serve a dozen homes on the cooperative.

He’s also a life-long beekeeper and before the Andersons’ incredible invention became all-consuming, was the manager of a not-for-profit community organisation based in Lismore, NSW. As well as having a hand in the daily decision-making at Flow, Stu is the man on the mic, talking Flow Hive at numerous business and beekeeping conferences and other events, in Australia and abroad.

Stu is still an avid beekeeper with a passion for the natural world and a family man with four kids and nine grandchildren. Stu alos plays mandolin in a bush band.

WHAT IS A FLOW HIVE?

An invention that has revolutionized the beekeeping industry – the Flow Hive contains Flow Frames, a world-first technology which allows the beekeeper to harvest honey straight from the hive without disturbing the bees.

Regarded as the most significant advancement in beekeeping since 1852, the Flow Hive has removed the need for expensive processing equipment making the fascinating world of beekeeping much more accessible.

Beekeeping has been in the Anderson family for three generations. A love for the bees and the natural world has always been an important part of the lives of the father-son inventing team behind the idea, Stuart and Cedar Anderson. It all started because Cedar felt bad about bees being crushed during the honey harvest. He was sick of being stung and having to spend a whole week harvesting the honey from his small, semi-commercial apiary.

RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED

• Flow Hive Website
• Flow Hive Facebook
• Flow Hive Twitter
• Flow Hive Instagram
• Flow Hive YouTube
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Join Nicole and Renee as they discuss everything you ever wanted to know about Livestock Guardian Dogs!

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

• What breeds of dogs Renee has on her farm
• Choosing LGDs for beginners
• Raising livestock guardian puppies
• Training livestock guardian dogs to protect livestock from predators
• Fencing dogs in the property

OUR GUEST

Renee is a first generation female farmer raising poultry, dairy goats, wool sheep, beef cattle, and livestock guardian dogs. Her background is in veterinary medicine as a vet tech, and in animal husbandry. Renee lives with anxiety and Mountain Woods Farm is her therapy!

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• Mountain Woods Farm Instagram
• Mountain Woods Farm Facebook
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Join Nicole as she talks to Rebekah and Justin Rhodes about permaculture and stories from their Abundant Permaculture Homestead!

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

• What is permaculture
• 5 permaculture tips for beginners
• Honduras chicken experience
• Justin & Rebekah’s successes and failures

OUR GUEST

Justin and Rebekah are a family working together to grow most of their own food in the mountains of western North Carolina.

Dedicated to serving their followers, Justin and Rebekah enjoys teaching others how to grow their own food, become a better family member, and a better citizen.

Their YouTube channel and DIY Abundance Member will get straight to the point with DIY instructional videos and a vibrant private community where you won’t feel so crazy for growing your own food.

RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED

• theJustinRhodesShow.com
• The Justin Rhodes Show Instagram
• YouTube Channel
• Episode 32- Zero Waste Lifestyle ft. Alchemist Farm
• Joel Salatin books
• Introduction to Permaculture by Bill Mollison
• the Great American Farm Tour

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Join Nicole and Dr Dennis vanEngelsdorp as they talk about ways to improve honey bee health and learn more about varroa mite treatment.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

• How to keep our colonies healthy
• Choosing the best varroa mite treatment
• Integrated Pest Management practices

OUR GUEST

Dr Dennis vanEngelsdorp is the Associate Professor of Entomology and honey bee researcher at the University of Maryland, focused on improving honey bee health for backyard and small scale beekeepers.

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• Honey Bee Health Coalition
• Bee Informed Partnership
• Sentinel Apiary Program
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