Backyard Bounty

Join Nicole and Meg from Seed To Fork as they discuss how to plan your garden and avoid overwhelm.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

• How to plan your garden
• Gardening in short seasons
• Growing a monarch butterfly garden
• Storing your garden harvest
• Meg’s favorite things to grow

OUR GUEST

Our guest today is Meg- a passionate, curious, food and flower home gardener raising her family on a little under 3 acres about 25 minutes west of Minneapolis, Minnesota. She also runs SeedToFork.com– a website is full of resources for gardeners to plan their winter sowing schedules for any zone.

RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED

• Seed To Fork Instagram
• Seed To Fork Facebook
• Seed To Fork YouTube
• SeedToFork.com
• Harvest Right Freeze Dryer
• Carrots Love Tomatoes book
• Email us! [email protected]

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Join Nicole and Shannie from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds as they talk about seed saving, heirloom vs hybrid vs GMO seeds and more!

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

• What are heirloom seeds?
• What are GMO seeds and why should you avoid them?
• What is a hybrid plant?
• Why is seed saving important?
• What is a Seed Library?
• How to keep deer out of the garden
• Preventing rodents and birds from damaging your garden
• What are Shannies 5 favorite seeds

OUR GUEST

Shannie is an expert in heirloom gardening and farming. She works in research, writing and growing on the Baker Creek Heirloom Seed trial farm has developed an understanding of what makes heirlooms special and why they are an essential part of our food system.

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds aims to help preserve and spread the rich diversity of heirloom varieties which has been in rapid decline over the past several decades. They also help to educate about heirlooms at our annual event, The National Exposition, which is the world’s largest heirloom produce display and all proceeds go to California School Garden programs.

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds sells only heirloom, non hybrid, non GMO varieties. Their seed catalog is famous for high quality images and chock full of history, stories and how tos. Baker Creek offers seeds, live plants, bulbs and gardening essentials. Their website rareseeds.com is a place to browse seeds and read articles, and they also offer growing guides on most crops.

RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED

• Baker Creek Instagram
• Shannie’s Instagram
• Baker Creek on YouTube
• RareSeeds.com
• Seed Saver Exchange
• The National Heirloom Expo
• Email us! [email protected]

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Join Nicole and Steve Neumann from Neumann Farms as they answer the great debate on Ameraucana vs Easter Egger chickens.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

• What is an Ameraucana chicken?
• What is an Easter Egger?
• What is the difference between Ameraucanas and Easter Eggers?

OUR GUEST

Our guest today is Steve Neumann of Neumann Farms. An Ameraucana expert and board member for the Ameraucana Alliance, Steve is not only dedicated to educating others about Ameraucanas but also interested in poultry genetics. He helps us understand the difference between Ameraucana, Araucana and Easter Eggers in a language we can understand.

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• Neumann Farms on Facebook
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Join Nicole and Kerrie from City Girl Farming as they talk about ways to incorporate essential oils into our homestead, farm and garden.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

• The joys of incorporating chickens on the farm
• Reducing toxins in your life
• Using essential oils around the homestead
• How can essential oils be used with chickens
• How to use essential oils in the garden
• What are the top essential oils for the farm?
• Using essential oils for cats

MEET KERRIE

Our guest today is Kerrie, the amazing woman behind City Girl Farming- a blog and resource for all things chickens.

She is motivated to help others live out their passion and enjoys helping others. She also likes to teach readers how to turn passions into profits.

Kerrie is also a talented watercolor artist and offers farm themed art in her Etsy shop.

Passionate about clean food and non-toxic, healthy solutions, Kerrie is also a proponent of quality essential oils and teaching others to incorporate them into their home and farm.

RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED

• City Girl Farming Instagram
• City Girl Farming Facebook
• City Girl Farming Website
• Etsy Shop
• Buy oils from Kerrie
• Email us! [email protected]

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Join Nicole and Sara from Sara’s Pick of the Coop as they talk about her commercial pasture raised egg operation, as well as the differences between the many egg labels.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

• Raising free range pastured chickens
• What is the Fair Farm?
• Protecting chickens from predators
• How to sell your eggs to a grocery store
• How to determine the age of eggs
• What is the difference between free range, pastured and cage free eggs?
• What chickens we have at Heritage Acres

OUR GUEST

Our guest today is Sara, owner and operator of Sara’s Pick of the Coop pasture raised eggs. A Colorado native, Sara is a lady entrepreneur and raises approximately 3000 laying hens in Northern Colorado. Her birds are humanely raised and are able to freely roam many acres of land. Sara is an advocate for humane poultry and has knowledge of the fallacies behind common egg labels.

RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED

• Instagram
• Facebook
• [email protected]
• Sara’s Pick of the Coop Website
• Eerie and Beery Podcast
• Colorado Fair Farm
• Animal Welfare Approved
• Chicken Agility Videos
• Email us! [email protected]

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Join Nicole and Sherie Caffey of the CSU Pueblo Extension office as they talk about the Colorado Master Gardener program and tips for new gardeners.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

• What is the Colorado Master Gardener program?
• What is a state extension program?
• Why tomatoes stop fruiting in late summer
• Suggestions for new gardeners
• Tips for testing your soil
• Challenges of gardening in the Pueblo, Colorado area
• Pueblo County Fair information

OUR GUEST

Today we are joined by Sherie Caffey, who is the Horticulture Agent for the CSU Pueblo Extension office. Sherie is a wealth of information for gardening in Southern Colorado, and heads the Master Gardener program.

RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED

• Pueblo County Extension website
• Pueblo County Extension Facebook
• CSU Extension YouTube
• Email us! [email protected]

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Join Nicole and Division Chief Davidson as they talk about the dangers of heat lamps in the chicken coop and safe alternatives.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

• What are the dangers of heat lamps?
• How to use heat lamps safely
• Alternatives to heat lamps

OUR GUEST

Our guest today is Division Chief of Inspections Brad Davidson of the Pueblo West Fire Department. Chief Davidson is an expert in fire safety and very knowledgeable in fire prevention.

RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED

• Email Chief Davidson
• National Fire Protection Association Chicken Coop Safety
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Join Nicole and Drake Larson in part three of Honey Money. Learn about different hive styles and how to set up your very first hive!

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

• What is the difference between Langstroth, Top Bar, Warre, AZ or Slovenian, and the Flow Hive?
• Choosing 8 or 10 frame Langstroth
• How to setup your new hive
• Choosing plastic foundation, wax foundation, or going foundationless
• Words of encouragement for new beekeepers

OUR GUEST

Drake Larson is a family attorney in Pueblo, CO. When not practicing law, he possesses a deep curiosity for things unfamiliar to him. Drake spearheads the exciting commentary and asks many common questions that new beginners ponder.

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• Friends of Heritage Acres Market Facebook page
• Drake Larson’s Website
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Join Nicole and Keith with Flatlander Farm as they discuss the many facets of raising pastured ducks for eggs.

What You'll Learn

• How Keith went from vegan to farmer
• Why Flatlander Farm raises pastured ducks 
• The difference between duck and chicken eggs
• Free range ducks as an enterprise
• Keeping birds warm in -30F winters without heat

Our Guest

Lisa and Keith Drinkwine own and operate Flatlander Farm in Starksboro, Vermont, where they raise pastured chicken, duck, goose and goat for meat as well as duck eggs.

Flatlander Farm specializes in slow growing pastured poultry production. Their birds are given plenty of space in their day range system and are moved often to a new pasture spot after the goats have mowed ahead of them. Finally, their slow growing poultry is tastier, richer in flavor and make incredible roasting birds.

Resources & Links Mentioned

• Flatlander Farm Instagram
• Flatlander Farm Facebook
• Flatlander Farm Newsletter
• Email Keith
• Flatlander Farm Website
• Email us! [email protected]

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Join Nicole and Michelle of Souly Rested as they discuss brewing kombucha!

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

• What is kombucha?
• Why should I brew or drink kombucha?
• Water kefir vs kombucha
• How to get started brewing kombucha
• How to flavor and store kombucha

OUR GUEST

Michelle Visser lives on a 14 acre homestead in New England with her husband and children. The author of Sweet Maple: Backyard Sugarmaking From Tap to Table and owner of SoulyRested.com, Michelle enjoys sharing her knowledge with others.

RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED

• Simple DIY Kombucha eBook
• Michelle’s Making Maple Sugar course
• Sweet Maple book
• Organic Kombucha Scoby
• Souly Rested Instagram
• Souly Rested Facebook
• Souly Rested YouTube
• Souly Rested Pinterest
• SoulyRested.com
• Email us! [email protected]

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