The D&B Supply Show

Join Matt Brechwald as he shares how The D&B Supply Show came to be, the mission it accomplished, and more. Thank you for listening throughout the past 5 years!

Listen to Debbie Cook and Matt Brechwald discuss December garden maintenance. Learn how to keep your hummingbirds coming around, save your birdseed from squirrels, pick the perfect holiday plants, get the most life out of your Christmas tree, and more. Plus, hear about the best places to view holiday lights in the Treasure Valley.

Matt talks with Debi Engelhardt-Vogel, about the history of Vogel Farms, raising Turkeys, and locally produced food.

Debi talks about the importance of not losing touch with where our food comes from and giving people the choice of getting their food locally.

Debbie explains what you can be planting this time of year and other to-do’s you should be doing to get your garden ready for the spring.

Debbie answers questions about soil testing, peonies, pin oaks, and much more.

Matt talks to Marc Warnke about the use of pack goats for backcountry hunting excursions.

Debbie Cook talks with Gretchen Anderson, Advanced Master Gardener and Advanced Master Food Safety Adviser, about How to get your backyard chickens ready for the cold weather. They will give you tips from preventing frostbite to feed you should be using.

Matt sits down with Dr. Brett Bauscher, of the Canyon Small Animal Hospital in Caldwell, to talk about our pets and the risks of ticks during the fall weather.

This September the D&B Supply Lawn & Garden podcast will focus on what you should be doing this month to clean up, stock up, and prepare for the upcoming cold weather.

You will learn: What and when to fertilize, What to do with perennial weeds, evergreen plants, and when to transplant, overseed, or plant your lawn, plus many more valuable tips in this 20-minute drive-time podcast.

This month Debbie sits down with Master Gardener, Gretchen Anderson, to discuss harvesting and preservation. Gretchen is a Master Food Safety Advisor which means she is up-to-date on what the safest way to preserve what you grown.

Back in the day, there were a lot of food born illnesses but with certification or education, this can be avoided.

If you are using an "old" family recipe, this is a great show to learn about how acidity levels have changed over the years and how to adjust for modern preservation.

Debbie and Gretchen talk about the abundance of flies, the heat, freezing, dehydration (did you know that your library might have one to loan you?), canning, and how satisfying the jar sealing moment is.

Jared Jablonski, the Fire Information Officer with BLM, literally grew up at the BLM offices with his dad running bulldozers and is now with the Fire Information Office and is the lead with providing education and information to the public.

Did you know that twenty percent of Idaho fires are caused by vehicles? Here are some tips of what you can do to prevent forest fires:

-Check your tires. proper tread so if it blows, cause sparks.

-Trailers: secure the trailer chains - don't let them drag!

-General vehicle maintenance. Make sure you have enough coolant & oil.

-Pull off in low or no vegetation areas due to the undercarriage of motorized vehicles can easily start fires.

-Stay on established trails and roads.

You will also learn when shooting on BLM land what is and is NOT legal on BLM and Public Lands. Also, learn about what kind of fires you can and cannot have while camping at a campground and/or while out on public lands.

Go to idahofireinfo.com