This week we talk about our new YouTube series we will be publishing over the next several months called "".  We set up some new fencing for the pigs and Andy longs for more permanent fences on the farm. We are getting ready for piglet farrowing in the next week and we talk a little about the new pig waterer we built. We briefly stop by the veggie patch to talk gardening and asparagus and raspberry plants.
The CoopCast Community has a followup on the "Milk Rant" from CoopCast 067 and the listener response in CoopCast 068.  We also respond to a suggestion from a listener regarding farm tours and interns.
This weeks concludes with a Rumination about GMO's.  We challenge the listener to consider that the concept of a GMO is not categorically bad - there are some really good things that come from GMO's in the world and we touch on a few of them.

069 Preparing for hog farrowing, farm interns, GMO's that are good for you

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After the Thanksgiving turkey wore off we decided to get back to the farming podcast...  and we talk about the most recent pork cuts we picked up.  We then talk about some of the food we made for Thanksgiving and deer season and Farmer Andy shares the Thanksgiving morning story of his big buck!
We wrap up the episode with Farm U on E. coli O157:H7, what it is, where it comes from and Dr. Farmer Kelli shares a resource (cdc.gov) to learn more about infectious diseases and foodborne diseases.

0156 Pork cuts, a deer season story and a Farm U on E. coli O157:H7

This episode we talk about the taking of the pigs to the processor, some updates from around the farm and about deer season... and the highly anticipated tomato round up from the vegetable garden.

0155 Pigs to the processor, deer season updates and vegetable garden tomato roundup

After posting that we were taking a pig to the processor and hurting some folks feelings...  we decided we didn't really care.  Toughen up folks.  So we make fun of them.
Then we talk about the deer season to date and update people on the honey harvest from our first year of bees.
In general - it's a bunch of farm updates.

0154 Processing a pig and people's feelings, bow season, bees and honey

We return with pig, chicken, bee and vegetable garden updates.  We then talk a bit about a discovery about the stiffness of your arrow and the placement of a broadhead shot (yeah - giggle if you want) as it pertains to archery / bowhunting.  And the nwe conclude with some listener emails and a discussion about a sugar free diet.

0153 Farm updates, sugar addiction and bowhunting tips

In this episode we return to the coopcast to discuss the future of our farm and all the different enterprises we have in play.

069 Preparing for hog farrowing, farm interns, GMO's that are good for you

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