Barnyard Language

This episode is all about our resolutions (or lack thereof) and a rundown of all the great folks we met doing the show in 2021.

This week we've been battling all sorts of illnesses, it's the holidays, and we're exhausted. So we're resharing our first interview, with well-known agvocate and dairy farmer Carrie Mess.

This week we're talking to exercise physiologist and farm stress specialist Sarah Zastrow, from the Throwing Wrenches, Mending Fences podcast.

Jessica Smith is a veterinarian with the New York State Department of Agriculture, as well as working with her husband on the family dairy farm and raising a child.

Today we're talking to Karen Fitch of the Cuddle Cow Company. www.cuddlecowcompany.com Karen and her husband farm with her family, run a business selling custom printed blankets, and are dealing with the aftermath of Karen's serious spinal cord injury. Use the code Barnyard at checkout at their site for 5% off your purchase, and know that a share of the proceeds are going to help fund spinal cord injury research at Northwestern hospital.

We'd love to crash their site by helping them sell a ton of blankets, bath mats, and more this holiday season. You can even use your own photos!

Today we're talking with Sarah Hart-Unger- mother, pediatric endocrinologist, blogger, and host of the podcasts Best of Both Worlds and Best Laid Plans. Sarah gives us some tips about using planners to help keep things on track, we discuss features of a farmer specific planner, and we talk about competitive typing.

Arlene and Caite are back with this year's guide to everything you'll need to be happy this winter! With gift suggestions for kids, grownups, dogs, and yourself at a variety of prices and commitment levels.

Fashion blogger falls in love with SoCal beach bum, moves to Iowa, raises sheep, changes the world. Possibly the plot for this year's Hallmark Christmas special, definitely the gist of this week's episode. Big thanks to Wendy Johnson and Johnny Rafkin of Joia Food Farm, Center View Farms, and Counting Sheep Sleep Company (yes, they really are that busy) for taking time out to share their story with us!

This week we're catching up with Paige Jackson of Grass Grazed in central North Carolina. Paige and her family raise chickens, hogs, and a few dairy cattle.

Today we're talking to Maida Edwards- farmer, mother, and Arlene's sister about her experience with having an eating disorder diagnosed and treated as an adult.