Blind Hog and Acorn

This has been a killer week on the farm- working the goats (did a headcount and we now have 100 exactly), weeding the garden, planting the Fall veggies, canning, cutting firewood.  Blind Hog came in for a break and Acorn set him down at the microphone.

"A farmer's work is never done..."

If you want to see what a "rolling store" liked like back in the day, visit the website www.blindhogandacorn.com and take a look at the post for Episode #10.

Acorn wants you to bake your own bread- sourdough bread to be exact!  Think of it as a grand science experiment.  It is really easy, as she will explain. And if sourdough bread isn't enough to get you cooking, maybe the thought of waffles and fresh-baked cookies will.

Acorn will also talk about bees and honey extraction- bee warned- this episode is filled with "fun facts." 

On the website, www.blindhogandacorn.com, there are loads of pictures for this episode, Blind Hog and Acorn must have had some spare time...  Enjoy!

The usual morning routine takes a spill, but Acorn did not cry over it. Find out everything you needed to know about skyr and yogurt, the names of the three Norse Fates, and more!

At the website, www.blindhogandacorn.com you can see how the kimchi turned out, as well as a few other pantry projects.

Summer's heat is upon the farm and the zucchini is loving every minute.

The 21 day-long drought is about to break, Saraha dust and all. Acorn tells about the goats and the particulars of "working the kids." Find out how kids are managed and what happens when livestock misbehave.

Acorn will also talk about exotic delights- like elderflower cordial and syrup, and the joy of growing pineapples.

Check out www.blindhogandacorn.com for pictures and more!

What is the deal with rain this year? From deluge to drought!

Visit with Acorn as she gives her version of the geologic formation of the Ozarks, describes what is going on in the garden, and shares her experiment using the tops from the Brussels sprouts (yes- you ARE supposed to prune them!).

Check out the website www.blindhogandacorn.com and click on the post for Episode 6.  There you will find the links to CoCoRaHS and the kimchee recipe.

The Badger also pulls a hat trick, leaving Acorn in stitches. Enjoy!

Neighbor Herman is putting up hay and Blind Hog and Acorn will buy all he will bale. Find out about haying, grass, grazing and everything that can go wrong. Blind Hog and Acorn know first hand.

Acorn will also talk about her annual wildflower outing that she does on Midsommar's Day. The following are what she found on the 2.5 mile gravel road between the paved road and the mailbox: American ipecac, black eyed Susan, brown eyed Susan, butterfly bush, cat's claw brier, chickory, common hedge parsley, daisy fleabane, daylily, elderflower, flowering spurge, goat's rue, heartleaf four o'clock, honeysuckle, hop trefoil, narrow-leafed plantain, oxeye daisy, queen Anne's lace, prairie coreopsis, prairie phlox, prairie rose, purple milkweed, red clover, robin's plantain, spiderwort, white clover, white sweetclover, wild blue larkspur and wild hydrangea.

And finally, why did Grant Wood of American Gothic fame destroy one of his own paintings? 

If you are squeamish about snakes, you may be happy that this is a virtual farm visit!  (You can view all the snake pictures at the end of the post about Episode #4 on our website- you are welcome, Kate.) 

The Acorn got all riled up this morning when she went into the garden and found destruction.

Join Blind Hog and Acorn and learn fun facts about some of the Varmints of the Ozarks, find out who Fred and Ethel are, and all about Sam's sordid past. Go to our website to see pictures, and read more information.  The more you know!

Where did the saying "Even a blind hog picks up an acorn every now and then" come from? Inquiring minds want to know.

Also, how do euphemisms describe life, and death, on the farm?

Finally, Acorn will ask where do you get your food, and just how comfortable or close do you want to get to the source? People have picked out lobsters from tanks at restaurants for years, but could you look your burger in the eye?

Join Blind Hog and Acorn as Acorn picks up the cliffhanger of the previous episode- just like the Beverly Hillbillies, they had everything stacked and packed as they headed West- what could possibly go wrong?

Welcome to the first podcast from Blind Hog and Acorn- find out what brought the Blind Hog, Acorn and their daughter The Badger from the east coast to the Ozarks of Missouri- literally, in the middle of nowhere.