Streak of Lean

Early reviews of this episode are in, and critics are raving: “So lo-fi it was almost incomprehensible, but I loved every minute of it.” The De Soto Gazette-Herald calls it, “A surprisingly pleasant hour considering so little preparation went into the final product.” Coop walks across town while trying out new audio equipment that makes him sound underwater. Brandon is following his normal route, speeding away from cellular signals and into the lost coastal backwoods. Together they weave experimental sonic textures about ANTIFA, the pitiful things that farmers kill accidentally, littering and Southerners’ inability to embrace environmentalism, and new developments at Farm’D. We made this one short; so when it stops, it just sort of stops.  

Episode sponsored by Lang’s Marina Restaurant in St. Marys (@langsrestaurant).  

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We here! We didn't give up the podcast game, just got hella busy over the summer. The kind of busy where you're wore-ass out but can't remember what you accomplished. Brandon starts us back with discussing his pesky neighbors, Theresa and Daryl, and their complaints about his dogs. Theresa and Daryl, UGH. Then we get down to some solid farm talk, including: feral swine damage in South Georgia, USDA grants and local food systems investment, the inevitable trash and worn-out equipment that accumulate on every farm ("shame piles"), and sundry other topics along the way. Authentic outdoor sounds, too. 

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What is this episode about? What is truth? Can we ever really know another person? We don't talk about none of that. Instead, we cover laughable Yankee tourist traps (we see you, Peach World), vague memories of Midway and the lost Sunbury Road, the cruel turn of weather in Georgia, the possible effects from African Swine Fever’s rampage through China and Southeast Asia, human doodoo, and the salubrious possibilities of human doodoo transfer. Plus, there’s the standard drivel, whatnot, clatter, and noise. But name another podcast with so many loud and abrupt animal sounds. 

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Our first guest! We enjoy the honor and privilege of keeping company with Phil Spencer, the Community Manager at Farm’d. A buying and distribution platform for local food, Farm’d facilitates linkages between restaurants and farmers. What they’re pulling off sounds so good, it makes one incredulous. We think you'll really like Phil and hearing about the job he's doing to help Georgia farmers get their product to market. Plus, we have scintillating intro talk, in which we cover the weather, drowned trucks, rural hospitals, pica, annoying turns of phrase, driving a tractor in your skivvies, cussing, and getting punk’d. Episode sponsored by the Georgia Sea Grill (@georgiaseagrill).  Please smash that five-star rating, and we appreciate y’all for listening. 

Website is finally up! Look for show notes soon.  

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www.streakofleanpod.com  

www.thegrassrootsfarm.com  

www.cooperagriculture.com  

Social media accounts:  

Streak of Lean Instagram — @streakoflean  

Grassroots Farms Instagram — @grassrootsfarmsga  

Grassroots Farms Twitter — @GApasturedbirds  

Cooper Ag Services Instagram — @cooper_ag_services

Part the Second: We follow our plucky hero through the next stage of his journey to small farm glory. Good fortune strikes as a corporate distributor comes calling for that local yardbird. Brandon moves the flock and fam from their suburban homestead to the wide-open pastures of Southeast Georgia (SOUEGA — God's country, per the Bird Mane). Will this path lead to untold riches as foretold in the prophecy? How can one man compete with the scale and efficiencies of Big Chicken? Find out in this week's episode! Plus, more Florida talk and tantalizing details about a "sweet" outhouse.

Please smash that five-star rating, and we appreciate y’all for listening. Website is on the way (real real real soonish). 

Websites:

www.thegrassrootsfarm.com

www.cooperagriculture.com

www.streakofleanpod.com

Social media accounts: 

Streak of Lean Instagram — @streakoflean

Grassroots Farms Instagram — @grassrootsfarmsga

Grassroots Farms Twitter — @GApasturedbirds

Cooper Ag Services Instagram — @cooper_ag_services

This is the first of three episodes in which Brandon details his unique journey into the farming life. It’s a story of youthful mistakes, rare opportunity, personal destiny, and abounding love. In Part 1, Brandon talks about getting started as a wide-eyed backyard agrarian in Walton County. 

Please smash that five-star rating, and we appreciate y’all for listening. Website is on the way (real real soonish). 

Social media accounts: Streak of Lean Instagram — @streakoflean 

Grassroots Farms Instagram — @grassrootsfarmsga 

Grassroots Farms Twitter — @GApasturedbirds 

Cooper Ag Services Instagram — @cooper_ag_services