Original Transplants

Episode 9 of the Original Transplants podcast features Satoyama Homestead stewards Will and Sarah discussing bee trivia (courtesy Gary and Margaret at kiwimana Buzz Beekeeping Podcast http://kiwimana.co.nz) and the fall bloom, biosecurity for backyard flocks, fall pruning and plantings in the edible landscape, homestead chores and fun, and agriculture news from Lancaster Farming on the topics of the intangible benefits of farming, drought, climate change, and 'tractorvists' in France. We'll post a transcript with show notes and references to http://spreadcasts.tumblr.com, and you can find out more about Satoyama Homestead and our Satoyama Presents! Events series at http://www.satoyamahs.org

In episode 8 of the Original Transplants podcast, Satoyama Homestead stewards Sarah and Will observe the unofficial end of summer, announce the 2015-16 Satoyama Presents! Events series, update listeners on the bees and chickens, discuss homestead fun (in lieu of homestead chores), and review recent agricultural news from Lancaster Farming about avian influenza, UVC lighting as disinfectant for organic produce, modern-day cattle rustling, citizen science in support of pollinators, the impact of climate change and sea-level rise on agriculture, and a pig on the lam. We will post a transcript with show notes and references at http://spreadcasts.tumblr.com soon, and will transition to a bimonthly recording schedule until next summer.

In episode 8 of the Original Transplants podcast, Satoyama Homestead stewards Sarah and Will observe the unofficial end of summer, announce the 2015-16 Satoyama Presents! Events series, update listeners on the bees and chickens, discuss homestead fun (in lieu of homestead chores), and review recent agricultural news from Lancaster Farming about avian influenza, UVC lighting as disinfectant for organic produce, modern-day cattle rustling, citizen science in support of pollinators, the impact of climate change and sea-level rise on agriculture, and a pig on the lam. We will post a transcript with show notes and references at http://spreadcasts.tumblr.com soon, and will transition to a bimonthly recording schedule until next summer.

Episode 7 of the Original Transplants podcast features Satoyama Homestead stewards Sarah and Will giving updates from the apiary, chicken coop, edible landscape, and discussing homestead chores. They also review recent agricultural news from Lancaster Farming about classical breeding and crop seed diversity, Tree Check Month and the Asian long-horned beetle, food preservation safety, winter cover crops, and the first methane-powered tractor by New Holland Agriculture. You can find a transcript at the tumblr site http://spreadcasts.tumblr.com with show notes and references.

Episode 7 of the Original Transplants podcast features Satoyama Homestead stewards Sarah and Will giving updates from the apiary, chicken coop, edible landscape, and discussing homestead chores. They also review recent agricultural news from Lancaster Farming about classical breeding and crop seed diversity, Tree Check Month and the Asian long-horned beetle, food preservation safety, winter cover crops, and the first methane-powered tractor by New Holland Agriculture. You can find a transcript at the tumblr site http://spreadcasts.tumblr.com with show notes and references.

In Episode 6 (take 2) of the Original Transplants podcast, Satoyama Homestead stewards Sarah and Will discuss queen supersedure in beehives, how to spoil chickens (and what they eat), summer gardening tasks in the edible landscape, firewood stacking techniques, seeing the ghosts of mammoths at the pawpaws in the homestead pinetum, and review recent agricultural news. For more information, find your way to http://www.satoyamahs.org To submit questions to Original Transplants, use the form at http://spreadcasts.tumblr.com/ask , use the contact form at http://www.satoyamahs.org/about-us , or email us at satoyama [at] ruggedinbox [dot] com.

For transcripts with notes and references, find this episode (episode 6 take 2) at http://spreadcasts.tumblr.com/tagged/original%20transplants

In Episode 6 (take 2) of the Original Transplants podcast, Satoyama Homestead stewards Sarah and Will discuss queen supersedure in beehives, how to spoil chickens (and what they eat), summer gardening tasks in the edible landscape, firewood stacking techniques, seeing the ghosts of mammoths at the pawpaws in the homestead pinetum, and review recent agricultural news. For more information, find your way to http://www.satoyamahs.org To submit questions to Original Transplants, use the form at http://spreadcasts.tumblr.com/ask , use the contact form at http://www.satoyamahs.org/about-us , or email us at satoyama [at] ruggedinbox [dot] com.For transcripts with notes and references, find this episode (episode 6 take 2) at http://spreadcasts.tumblr.com/tagged/original%20transplants

Episode 5 of the Original Transplants podcast features guest host Luke discussing the homestead updates from the apiary, chicken coop, and edible landscape. You'll learn how to dispatch a yellow-jacket nest without insecticide, an herbicide-free way to ban invasive stiltgrass from your landscape, and how to harvest husk tomatoes (aka ground cherries). We'll review agricultural news from Lancaster Farming with a nod to small-scale local meat production, agritourism in Pennsylvania, avian influenza preparations, precision agriculture in cattle husbandry, and a special thanks to Rick Frey of Please Wash Me carwash in Elverson, PA for his annual acre of sunflowers to be enjoyed freely by people and pollinators alike. Look for this episode (E5) at our tumblr site, http://spreadcasts.tumblr.com , for a transcript with show notes and references.

Episode 5 of the Original Transplants podcast features guest host Luke discussing the homestead updates from the apiary, chicken coop, and edible landscape. You'll learn how to dispatch a yellow-jacket nest without insecticide, an herbicide-free way to ban invasive stiltgrass from your landscape, and how to harvest husk tomatoes (aka ground cherries). We'll review agricultural news from Lancaster Farming with a nod to small-scale local meat production, agritourism in Pennsylvania, avian influenza preparations, precision agriculture in cattle husbandry, and a special thanks to Rick Frey of Please Wash Me carwash in Elverson, PA for his annual acre of sunflowers to be enjoyed freely by people and pollinators alike. Look for this episode (E5) at our tumblr site, http://spreadcasts.tumblr.com , for a transcript with show notes and references.

In the fourth episode of the Original Transplants podcast, Satoyama Homestead stewards Sarah and Will promote gun safety and education, provide apiculture, poultriculture, and edible landscape updates, review their homestead chores, and catch up on ag news. You will learn how to handle an unfamiliar gun (as if it's loaded!), what to do when a bee hive reduces population, what to look for in chicken health assessment, what's ripening in the Satoyama biointensive kitchen garden, and learn about vets who are returning from service to the land, among other homestead and agriculture news. Find your way to our tumblr, http://spreadcasts.tumblr.com , for a full transcript with show notes and references.