It's time for story from Gold Shaw Farm. On today's episode I reflect on the nature of life and death here on our Vermont duck farm.

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Ducks Arriving At Gold Shaw Farm: http://bit.ly/2N2byTw

Dealing With Sick Ducks: http://bit.ly/2Z04NnK

Mink Attack: http://bit.ly/2Mg3dfu

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DaNelle and her family live on a tiny one acre homestead in Phoenix, AZ. Their daily life includes milking goats, gathering eggs, eating fresh fruits and vegetables from their garden and harvesting fish from their pond. Their story is an incredible example of making the best out of your context. DaNelle also runs the popular YouTube channel Weed 'Em and Reap. On today's episode, I sat down with DaNelle and she told me her story.

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Weed 'Em and Reap YouTube Channel

Weed 'Em and Reap Instagram Feed

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Natalie Argo is a therapist based in Southern California. She is also a devout gardener. In today's episode, I'm having a conversation with Natalie about how growing food can heal people.

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Natalie Argo's YouTube Channel

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Hi, he's homesteader Troy McClung and you might remember him from such YouTube videos as "How you can get more land for less money" and "Pig Insemination." In today's episode of the Gold Shaw Farm Podcast, I sit down with Troy and we talk about finding your homestead on the cheap and balancing a homestead with an off-farm job. There are some great lesson's here.

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Red Tool House YouTube 

Troy's Podcast

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Sit back, gentle listener, while I tell you a tale. Here's the story of how we ended up at our amazing farm in Peacham, VT. It was not a straight road to get here. There were quite a few twists and turns.

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Emmet Van Driesche is a Christmas tree farmer, spoonmaker and writer living in Western Massachusetts. Emmet recently wrote about about starting a farm and it offers some unique and interesting insights. In today's episode, I sit down with Emmet and we discuss starting a farm, the things people don't think about when starting a farm and Emmet's own personal journey into a unique form of agriculture.

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Buy Emmet's book, Carving Out a Living on the Land

Emmet Van Driesche's Instagram Feed

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Today, I'm talking to Jason Smith of Cog Hill Farm. Jason has a small farm and homestead in Alabama. Whether it's gardening, raising chickens, goats, or pigs, Jason does it all. And he also has a ton of fun doing it!

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Cog Hill Farm YouTube Channel

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A few years back, when I was a guy living in Washington, DC and dreaming of someday starting a farm, Justin Rhodes's content was one of the things that fed my interests and inspired me to take some steps to change my life. Whether it was the Permaculture Chicken documentary or the countless hours of watching his YouTube channel, the journey that Justin and his family have been on really motivated me to get up off the couch and start making some changes in my life. On today's episode, I sit down with Justin to learn more about how he got started and hear his advice for those who want to start on a similar path.

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Justin Rhodes's YouTube Channel

AbundantPermaculture.com

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My friends Ethan and Sarah came to the conclusion that spending time as a family was important. In fact, they realized that it was so important that they made some major life changes to bring their lifestyle in-line with their values. I sat down with them to learn about how they make it all work and what they want to do next.

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180 Degrees From Average Youtube Channel

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My buddy Jason used to be a video game developer. Then he left that life behind to start a homestead on a plot of land in Middle-of-nowhere, Canada. On today's episode of the podcast, I talk to Jason about how he ended up doing what he's doing, some of the challenges he's faced and how he was able to move to his homestead in his early 30s.

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Start from Seed Youtube Channel

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