Satoyama Homestead survived the rainiest July on record and uses the podcast to talk about it. The apiary benefitted from the rain, happening during the traditional flower nectar dearth, and Will discusses how pleased he is with the year's beekeeping efforts. Sarah and Will go over the difficulties in the chicken coop, including the bullying of the broody hen and the difficulties of a small coop. On the edible landscape, they discuss some of the issues with groundhogs and pervasive rain, but also the successes, like starting squashes late and the bounty of pesto. For homestead fun, Will discusses his archery treestand placement and how it takes years to get good at things. Sarah talks a little about the latest in the spotted lanternfly drama in the yard and then reads an interesting article about ladybug introductions for pest control, and all the ecological and economic problems associated with the little red polka dotted bug.

Notes:

MENTIONED ITEMS IN THE PODCAST:

"Let it Rot" by Stu Campbell, 1975

"Bowhunting Pressured Whitetails, the Eberhart Way" by John and Chris Eberhardt

"Whitetail Savvy" by Dr. Leonard Lee Rue, III

Spotted Lanternfly at Penn State Extension, https://extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternfly

"Ladybug, Where Have You Gone? Aphid Fighters Tend to Roam" by Dean Fosdick, Associated Press, printed in Lancaster Farming, Saturday July 28, 2018

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Summer has arrived and the homestead is filled with miracles and madness. Sarah and Will respond to a listener letter about scything and sheet composing/lasagna gardening, explaining the ins and outs of their turf management. They next discuss the apiary and their friend Walt who does moonlight beekeeping. A miracle queen was born. A simpler method of beekeeping, the keeping of mason/orchard/leafcutter bees is discussed as well. Next, Will tells a long-winded story about how tough he had it with Sarah away. Chicken madness, snakes living in the house, and sleeping outside to protect their miracle momma Mayapple and her chicks all figure heavily into the drama. Next, Sarah and Will discuss the upper respiratory disease the chickens experienced and how they managed to get the flock through the worst of it.The edible landscape really has started to pay dividends, with berries galore, as well as peas, greens, and other goods for consumption and preservation. On the homestead, Will breaks his bow, they discuss building new steps in the yard, and the happiness of sharing food with others. Finally, Sarah gives an update on the menacing Spotted Lanternfly, an invasive species now showing up en masse on the homestead.Notes:MENTIONED ITEMS IN THE PODCAST:"Let it Rot" by Stu Campbell, 1975Walt at Swarmbustin' Honey, https://www.911honey.com/"Mason bees in the home garden," Penn State Extension https://extension.psu.edu/mason-bees-in-the-home-garden"Black and Decker Complete Guide to Patios - 3rd Edition - A DIY Guide to Building Patios, Walkways, and Outdoor Steps", February 2010Spotted Lanternfly at Penn State Extension, https://extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternflySatoyama Homestead Gardening outside the lines.satoyamahs.org | [email protected] | 484-247-GROW (4769)TAGS#podcast#satoyama homestead#scythe#compost#composting#bee hotel#gardening#gardeners#landscaping#mason bee#mason bees#orchard#berries#strawberry#blackberry#raspberry#spotted Lanternfly#homesteading#permaculture#beekeeping#honey bees#apiculture#fire#wood stove#apiculture#backyard chickens#chickens#chicks#broody#rooster#edible landscape#gardening#gardeners#spring#weather#homestead

Summer has arrived and the homestead is filled with miracles and madness. Sarah and Will respond to a listener letter about scything and sheet composing/lasagna gardening, explaining the ins and outs of their turf management. They next discuss the apiary and their friend Walt who does moonlight beekeeping. A miracle queen was born. A simpler method of beekeeping, the keeping of mason/orchard/leafcutter bees is discussed as well.

Next, Will tells a long-winded story about how tough he had it with Sarah away. Chicken madness, snakes living in the house, and sleeping outside to protect their miracle momma Mayapple and her chicks all figure heavily into the drama. Next, Sarah and Will discuss the upper respiratory disease the chickens experienced and how they managed to get the flock through the worst of it.

The edible landscape really has started to pay dividends, with berries galore, as well as peas, greens, and other goods for consumption and preservation. On the homestead, Will breaks his bow, they discuss building new steps in the yard, and the happiness of sharing food with others. Finally, Sarah gives an update on the menacing Spotted Lanternfly, an invasive species now showing up en masse on the homestead.

Notes:

MENTIONED ITEMS IN THE PODCAST:

"Let it Rot" by Stu Campbell, 1975

Walt at Swarmbustin' Honey, https://www.911honey.com/

"Mason bees in the home garden," Penn State Extension https://extension.psu.edu/mason-bees-in-the-home-garden

"Black and Decker Complete Guide to Patios - 3rd Edition - A DIY Guide to Building Patios, Walkways, and Outdoor Steps", February 2010

Spotted Lanternfly at Penn State Extension, https://extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternfly

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Gardening outside the lines.

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#composting

#bee hotel

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#mason bees

#orchard

#berries

#strawberry

#blackberry

#raspberry

#spotted Lanternfly

#homesteading

#permaculture

#beekeeping

#honey bees

#apiculture

#fire

#wood stove

#apiculture

#backyard chickens

#chickens

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#gardening

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#homestead

Sarah and Will respond to a listener letter in Episode 37, giving their thoughts and some useful information on wood stoves. They cover the pros and cons of wood stoves in the home, ending up on the pro side, but being realistic about the maintenance and care necessary to have a stove. Other subjects about wood stoves covered: creosote and cleaning, cooking on the stove, and Philadelphia's own Benjamin Franklin, who invented the precursor to the wood stove.They resume the normal podcast proceedings by talking a little about the bees and Ross Round frames. Mayapple is back in the brooder coop and the rooster isn't pleased. The edible landscape has popped off and they are enjoying sorrel and other lettuces from the garden. They discuss asparagus shoots, rubarb harvests, and the new additions to the homestead: two fig trees to replace the devilish pyracantha/firethorn tree that they just cut down (see Episode 36).Sarah and Will finish the podcast with a discussion of an article on plant communication and the ethics of how humans interact with plants.Notes:ON WOOD STOVES:Condar - wood stove supplies http://www.condar.com/Chimney Safety Institute of America - Guides to getting a chimney sweep - http://www.csia.org/hiringchimneysweeps.htmlChimney Safety Institute of America - Chimney Fires guide - http://www.csia.org/chimneyfires.htmlEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Guide to wood stove emissions - https://www.epa.gov/burnwise/burn-wise-frequently-asked-questionsEnergy Department - guide to wood stove installation - https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/home-heating-systems/wood-and-pellet-heating US Fire Administration - safety guide for wood burning - https://www.usfa.fema.gov/prevention/outreach/heating.htmlRutland Fire Clay Company, Rutland Products - great source for fireplace cleaning tools - https://www.rutland.com/Sam Whiteleather, Backwoodsman Magazine Jan/Feb 2018 issue, "Making the Most of Your Woodstove"Cam Mather, Mother Earth News October/November 2017 issue - Homestead Hacks, "Build the Perfect Woodstove Fire" ON OTHER ITEMS IN THE PODCAST:Blue Sky Bee Supply - Ross Rounds - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iawjr7Th3MEcologial Society of America - The story of the fig and its wasp - https://www.esa.org/esablog/research/the-story-of-the-fig-and-its-wasp/Velemir Ninkovic, PLOS ONE, "Aboveground mechanical stimuli affect belowground plant-plant communication" http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0195646Michael Pollan, the New Yorker December 2013 issue, "The Intelligent Plant", https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/12/23/the-intelligent-plantWendell Berry, "The Unsettling of America", 1997Aldo Leopold, "A Sand County Almanac," 1949Federal Ethics Committee on Non-Human Biotechnology (ECNH), "The Dignity of Living Beings With Regard to Plants: Moral Consideration of Plants for Their Own Sake", http://www.ekah.admin.ch/fileadmin/ekah-dateien/dokumentation/publikationen/e-Broschure-Wurde-Pflanze-2008.pdfSatoyama Homestead 里山Gardening outside the lines.satoyamahs.org | [email protected] | 484-247-GROW (4769)TAGS#podcast#satoyama homestead#homesteading#permaculture#beekeeping#honey bees#apiculture#fire#wood stove#apiculture#backyard chickens#chickens#chicks#broody#rooster#edible landscape#gardening#gardeners#spring#weather#homestead#plants#communication#asparagus#seedlings

Sarah and Will respond to a listener letter in Episode 37, giving their thoughts and some useful information on wood stoves. They cover the pros and cons of wood stoves in the home, ending up on the pro side, but being realistic about the maintenance and care necessary to have a stove. Other subjects about wood stoves covered: creosote and cleaning, cooking on the stove, and Philadelphia's own Benjamin Franklin, who invented the precursor to the wood stove.

They resume the normal podcast proceedings by talking a little about the bees and Ross Round frames. Mayapple is back in the brooder coop and the rooster isn't pleased. The edible landscape has popped off and they are enjoying sorrel and other lettuces from the garden. They discuss asparagus shoots, rubarb harvests, and the new additions to the homestead: two fig trees to replace the devilish pyracantha/firethorn tree that they just cut down (see Episode 36).

Sarah and Will finish the podcast with a discussion of an article on plant communication and the ethics of how humans interact with plants.

Notes:

ON WOOD STOVES:

Condar - wood stove supplies http://www.condar.com/

Chimney Safety Institute of America - Guides to getting a chimney sweep - http://www.csia.org/hiringchimneysweeps.html

Chimney Safety Institute of America - Chimney Fires guide - http://www.csia.org/chimneyfires.html

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Guide to wood stove emissions - https://www.epa.gov/burnwise/burn-wise-frequently-asked-questions

Energy Department - guide to wood stove installation - https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/home-heating-systems/wood-and-pellet-heating

US Fire Administration - safety guide for wood burning - https://www.usfa.fema.gov/prevention/outreach/heating.html

Rutland Fire Clay Company, Rutland Products - great source for fireplace cleaning tools - https://www.rutland.com/

Sam Whiteleather, Backwoodsman Magazine Jan/Feb 2018 issue, "Making the Most of Your Woodstove"

Cam Mather, Mother Earth News October/November 2017 issue - Homestead Hacks, "Build the Perfect Woodstove Fire"

ON OTHER ITEMS IN THE PODCAST:

Blue Sky Bee Supply - Ross Rounds - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iawjr7Th3M

Ecologial Society of America - The story of the fig and its wasp - https://www.esa.org/esablog/research/the-story-of-the-fig-and-its-wasp/

Velemir Ninkovic, PLOS ONE, "Aboveground mechanical stimuli affect belowground plant-plant communication" http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0195646

Michael Pollan, the New Yorker December 2013 issue, "The Intelligent Plant", https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/12/23/the-intelligent-plant

Wendell Berry, "The Unsettling of America", 1997

Aldo Leopold, "A Sand County Almanac," 1949

Federal Ethics Committee on Non-Human Biotechnology (ECNH), "The Dignity of Living Beings With Regard to Plants: Moral Consideration of Plants for Their Own Sake", http://www.ekah.admin.ch/fileadmin/ekah-dateien/dokumentation/publikationen/e-Broschure-Wurde-Pflanze-2008.pdf

Satoyama Homestead 里山

Gardening outside the lines.

satoyamahs.org | [email protected] | 484-247-GROW (4769)

TAGS

#podcast

#satoyama homestead

#homesteading

#permaculture

#beekeeping

#honey bees

#apiculture

#fire

#wood stove

#apiculture

#backyard chickens

#chickens

#chicks

#broody

#rooster

#edible landscape

#gardening

#gardeners

#spring

#weather

#homestead

#plants

#communication

#asparagus

#seedlings

Episode 36 begins with Will and Sarah discussing the finer points of swarm trapping, from timing to spacing to construction. Their new bees arrive soon and they also intend to catch some wild swarms using traps in the yard. Next, they discuss a sick chicken and how to quarantine a chicken to help with recovery. They also discuss a home remedy for an injured chicken's comb, in this case, Jumpy the rooster, whose wounds are being picked at by his hens.The difficult spring season is their next subject. They talk about the cold March, the high winds on the day of the podcast (4/15/18), and how they're going to protect their new seedlings from frost. Sarah has worked hard to plant a variety of seedlings and they need their help.Will then talks at length about his run-in with the Firethorn/pyracantha shrub in the yard, from Sarah's first encounter to his allergic reaction that resulted in a visit to the doctor. They end the podcast with an article on the Linnaean-naming convention conspiracy surrounding the holly variety cassina, AKA yaupon, AKA black tea, a native perennial plant whose leaves can produce a caffeinated tea.Yaupon holly: As noted in the podcast, there are varieties of yaupon that are hardy to PA's Zone 6. One is Anna's Choice, found here (though out of stock at the moment) https://almostedenplants.com/shopping/products/10202-anna%27s-choice-yaupon-holly-yellow-berried/ Another is Hoskin Shadow https://www.backyardgardener.com/plantname/ilex-vomitoria-hoskin-shadow/Chicken wound ointment: combine wax and oil over heat in a container you don't care about. Add the essential oils after solution has cooled down.1 part beeswax2 parts coconut oil10 drops of frankincense oil10 drops lavender oil3 drops tea tree oilLinks:Tom Seeley, Following the Wild Bees, Princeton Press https://press.princeton.edu/titles/10669.htmlSeeley, Morse, Nowogrodzki, "Bait Hives for Honey Bees", 1989-10, Cornell Cooperative Extension, https://ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/2653Reclaiming the Farm, "When Firethorns Attack", http://reclaimingthefarm.blogspot.com/2012/05/when-fire-thorns-attack.htmlExtension.org, Firethorns question about toxicity, https://ask.extension.org/questions/282127SF Gate, "Is it safe to burn pyracantha?" http://homeguides.sfgate.com/safe-burn-pyracantha-87631.htmlTimber Creek Farm, Essential Oils for chickens, https://timbercreekfarmer.com/essential-oils-for-chicken-care/Satoyama Homestead 里山Gardening outside the lines.satoyamahs.org | [email protected] | 484-247-GROW (4769)

Episode 36 begins with Will and Sarah discussing the finer points of swarm trapping, from timing to spacing to construction. Their new bees arrive soon and they also intend to catch some wild swarms using traps in the yard. Next, they discuss a sick chicken and how to quarantine a chicken to help with recovery. They also discuss a home remedy for an injured chicken's comb, in this case, Jumpy the rooster, whose wounds are being picked at by his hens.

The difficult spring season is their next subject. They talk about the cold March, the high winds on the day of the podcast (4/15/18), and how they're going to protect their new seedlings from frost. Sarah has worked hard to plant a variety of seedlings and they need their help.

Will then talks at length about his run-in with the Firethorn/pyracantha shrub in the yard, from Sarah's first encounter to his allergic reaction that resulted in a visit to the doctor. They end the podcast with an article on the Linnaean-naming convention conspiracy surrounding the holly variety cassina, AKA yaupon, AKA black tea, a native perennial plant whose leaves can produce a caffeinated tea.

Yaupon holly: As noted in the podcast, there are varieties of yaupon that are hardy to PA's Zone 6. One is Anna's Choice, found here (though out of stock at the moment) https://almostedenplants.com/shopping/products/10202-anna%27s-choice-yaupon-holly-yellow-berried/ Another is Hoskin Shadow https://www.backyardgardener.com/plantname/ilex-vomitoria-hoskin-shadow/

Chicken wound ointment: combine wax and oil over heat in a container you don't care about. Add the essential oils after solution has cooled down.

1 part beeswax

2 parts coconut oil

10 drops of frankincense oil

10 drops lavender oil

3 drops tea tree oil

Links:

Tom Seeley, Following the Wild Bees, Princeton Press https://press.princeton.edu/titles/10669.html

Seeley, Morse, Nowogrodzki, "Bait Hives for Honey Bees", 1989-10, Cornell Cooperative Extension, https://ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/2653

Reclaiming the Farm, "When Firethorns Attack", http://reclaimingthefarm.blogspot.com/2012/05/when-fire-thorns-attack.html

Extension.org, Firethorns question about toxicity, https://ask.extension.org/questions/282127

SF Gate, "Is it safe to burn pyracantha?" http://homeguides.sfgate.com/safe-burn-pyracantha-87631.html

Timber Creek Farm, Essential Oils for chickens, https://timbercreekfarmer.com/essential-oils-for-chicken-care/

Satoyama Homestead 里山

Gardening outside the lines.

satoyamahs.org | [email protected] | 484-247-GROW (4769)

Episode 35 of the Original Transplants Podcast finds Satoyama Homestead stewards Will and Sarah counting down to spring. Will discusses the nucleus hives he ordered to jump start the apiary, and the differences he sees between nucleus hives and packages for starting a new colony. Sarah and Will share observations of chicken behavior, including what to do when a chicken seems out of sorts due to molting, impacted crop or sour crop. We get through the winter months by enjoying preserved fruits of the harvest, including dehydrated fruits and veggies, pickles, jams, chutneys, and other canned goods, and even berry and dandelion wines. Sarah explains how she uses whey, a byproduct of making strained yogurt, in cooking and baking. Will recounts his ordeal emptying the skid tank of gasoline, and we talk about some of the new plants we're excited to try growing from seed, including okra and spilanthes (toothache plant). Will shares some advice on getting hunting permissions from private landowners, relayed from The MeatEater Podcast, and Sarah shares her surprise satisfaction with the three-piece MintCraft houseplant tool set. We closed with a recent New York Times article by Asher Elbein about the firehawks of Australia and their unique ecosystem niche. Find out more at satoyamahs.org and spreadcasts.tumblr.com.Links:In Australia, Arsonists Might Have Wings: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/05/science/australia-firehawks-aboriginal.htmlMeatEater Podcast ep. 96 Permissions!: http://www.themeateater.com/podcasts/ep-096-permissions/Cookbook "A Naturalist's Guide to Cooking with Wild Plants": http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/487508207 MintCraft 3-piece houseplant toolset: http://www.lancasterlumber.com/product-p/8967101.htm

Episode 35 of the Original Transplants Podcast finds Satoyama Homestead stewards Will and Sarah counting down to spring. Will discusses the nucleus hives he ordered to jump start the apiary, and the differences he sees between nucleus hives and packages for starting a new colony. Sarah and Will share observations of chicken behavior, including what to do when a chicken seems out of sorts due to molting, impacted crop or sour crop. We get through the winter months by enjoying preserved fruits of the harvest, including dehydrated fruits and veggies, pickles, jams, chutneys, and other canned goods, and even berry and dandelion wines. Sarah explains how she uses whey, a byproduct of making strained yogurt, in cooking and baking. Will recounts his ordeal emptying the skid tank of gasoline, and we talk about some of the new plants we're excited to try growing from seed, including okra and spilanthes (toothache plant). Will shares some advice on getting hunting permissions from private landowners, relayed from The MeatEater Podcast, and Sarah shares her surprise satisfaction with the three-piece MintCraft houseplant tool set. We closed with a recent New York Times article by Asher Elbein about the firehawks of Australia and their unique ecosystem niche. Find out more at satoyamahs.org and spreadcasts.tumblr.com.

Links:

In Australia, Arsonists Might Have Wings: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/05/science/australia-firehawks-aboriginal.html

MeatEater Podcast ep. 96 Permissions!: http://www.themeateater.com/podcasts/ep-096-permissions/

Cookbook "A Naturalist's Guide to Cooking with Wild Plants": http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/487508207

MintCraft 3-piece houseplant toolset: http://www.lancasterlumber.com/product-p/8967101.htm

Episode 34 of the Original Transplants Podcast finds Satoyama Homestead stewards Sarah and Will thawing out after the polar vortex. Will delivers the post mortem on the 2017 apiary and makes plans to start anew in spring 2018. The chickens are happy to be back outside, where their coop is particularly fragrant with trimmings from Sarah's freshly pruned potted herb plants. In the edible landscape, Sarah prunes the raspberry canes to restore a path through the bramble, and inventories vegetable seeds for the 2018 season. Will marks the end of whitetail hunting season in PA with plans to go shed hunting and scouting new locations for his bee swarm bait hives. We close the episode with some tips for winter tree identification and share news from enthusiastic urban beekeepers in Miami, FL, sent by Sarah's uncle and homestead benefactor, Andy.Links to Miami Herald articles:Honey Bee City is Bringing Bees Back to Miami Backyards - http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/doral/article165545292.htmlThe Buzz: Bees Could Sweeten Your Neighborhood - http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article166754107.html