Original Transplants

Episode 24 of the Original Transplants podcast finds Satoyama Homestead stewards Sarah and Will reflecting back on 2016 and dreaming big for 2017. We talk about the bees breaking cluster on warm winter days, and feeding and sheltering bee colonies in the winter. We share our experience with one hen's hard molt and tips for nursing a chicken through a difficult molt during a cold snap. We discuss seasonal homestead chores/fun, including dormant pruning, sheet composting new beds, fiber arts, preserves, beeswax processing, tool maintenance, and saved seed germination trials. We then discuss news from Lancaster Farming about farmland valuation and conservation initiatives in light of Aldo Leopold's land ethic, and wrap up the podcast by looking ahead to the 2017 season.

Episode 23 of the Original Transplants podcast finds Satoyama Homestead stewards Sarah and Will dusting off the recording equipment and updating listeners on winterizing the homestead. We feed the bees in the apiary, coddle the chickens through their molt, mulch and cover the garden beds, save seeds, shred leaves, and watch for juncos - harbingers of winter. We also update listeners on agricultural and environmental news from Lancaster Farming on the topics of black market seeds, processing surplus pumpkins, horizontal gene transfer with implications for GMOs, and the rehabilitative power of gardens in prison. Find out more at www.satoyamahs.org and http://spreadcasts.tumblr.com.

Episode 23 of the Original Transplants podcast finds Satoyama Homestead stewards Sarah and Will dusting off the recording equipment and updating listeners on winterizing the homestead. We feed the bees in the apiary, coddle the chickens through their molt, mulch and cover the garden beds, save seeds, shred leaves, and watch for juncos - harbingers of winter. We also update listeners on agricultural and environmental news from Lancaster Farming on the topics of black market seeds, processing surplus pumpkins, horizontal gene transfer with implications for GMOs, and the rehabilitative power of gardens in prison. Find out more at www.satoyamahs.org and http://spreadcasts.tumblr.com.

Episode 22 of the Original Transplants Podcast features Satoyama Homestead stewards Sarah and Will providing a long overdue update from the apiary, chicken coop and edible landscape. Will wards off chipmunks, yellow jackets and varroa mites from the hives while trying to locate a local drone congregation area with the Chester County Beekeepers Association and contributing to the Zombees citizen science project. Sarah explains how to care for a molting hen and her twist on the Waldorf Salad featuring Satoyama Homestead annuals from the edible landscape. The stewards relay their recent homestead chores and fun and discuss stories from Lancaster Farming on the state of Pennsylvania corn silage and bees deployed as elephant control on farms in Thailand. Find us online at satoyamahs.org.

Episode 22 of the Original Transplants Podcast features Satoyama Homestead stewards Sarah and Will providing a long overdue update from the apiary, chicken coop and edible landscape. Will wards off chipmunks, yellow jackets and varroa mites from the hives while trying to locate a local drone congregation area with the Chester County Beekeepers Association and contributing to the Zombees citizen science project. Sarah explains how to care for a molting hen and her twist on the Waldorf Salad featuring Satoyama Homestead annuals from the edible landscape. The stewards relay their recent homestead chores and fun and discuss stories from Lancaster Farming on the state of Pennsylvania corn silage and bees deployed as elephant control on farms in Thailand. Find us online at satoyamahs.org.

The Original Transplants Podcast comes of age with episode 21, in which stewards Sarah and Will share the results of a varroa mite load survey from the beehives, tips on training chickens to eat garden pests, harvests from the kitchen garden and berry brambles, integrated pest management tips for weasels, whistle pigs and yellow jackets, and recent agricultural news from Lancaster Farming about farmers' right to repair under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and the once-in-a-lifetime wheat yield in the midwest. Find out more about Satoyama Homestead at http://www.satoyamahs.org and http://spreadcasts.tumblr.com.

The Original Transplants Podcast comes of age with episode 21, in which stewards Sarah and Will share the results of a varroa mite load survey from the beehives, tips on training chickens to eat garden pests, harvests from the kitchen garden and berry brambles, integrated pest management tips for weasels, whistle pigs and yellow jackets, and recent agricultural news from Lancaster Farming about farmers' right to repair under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and the once-in-a-lifetime wheat yield in the midwest. Find out more about Satoyama Homestead at http://www.satoyamahs.org and http://spreadcasts.tumblr.com.

Episode 20 of the Original Transplants podcast finds Satoyama Homestead stewards Sarah and Will in the eye of the swarm. Sarah will describe her 28-hour swarm watch adventure with the garden hive, while Will explains requeening and other benefits of a resource nuc. We offer tips for finding free-range eggs and describe integrated pest management techniques for the summer kitchen garden. We close with some agricultural and environmental news from Lancaster Farming on pollinator conservation and rattlesnake round-ups.

Episode 20 of the Original Transplants podcast finds Satoyama Homestead stewards Sarah and Will in the eye of the swarm. Sarah will describe her 28-hour swarm watch adventure with the garden hive, while Will explains requeening and other benefits of a resource nuc. We offer tips for finding free-range eggs and describe integrated pest management techniques for the summer kitchen garden. We close with some agricultural and environmental news from Lancaster Farming on pollinator conservation and rattlesnake round-ups.

In Episode 19 of the Original Transplants podcast, Satoyama Homestead stewards Sarah and Will celebrate the spring nectar flow, strawberry-rhubarb pie, and sharp cutting blades. We offer some experiential advice on selecting a site for your bee hives, caring for chickens in summer heat, managing slugs in the vegetable garden, and sustaining civilization from the ground up - literally. Find us online at http://www.satoyamahs.org and at http://spreadcasts.tumblr.com , and check out our Satoyama Presents! events calendar for on-site workshops in our outdoor classroom.