Vintage Americana

This week we talk about competitive baking as part of a country girls' repertoire. Come listen to a brief discussion of county fairs, bake-offs, and the shortest way to a heart.

Why we should be passing skills from generation to generation, and why even youtube and SkillShare junkies should make time to learn to do something with their hands directly from another pair of hands. It's important to preserve a whole host of handwork, even in this technological age.

Today's episode is a discussion of the difference between modern livestock and heritage breeds, and why it's important to preserve populations of animals that aren't part of the current industrial agriculture system.

Visit the podcast website for more links, or go visit livestockconservancy.org.

How America got its profusion of Apple varieties, why we're losing them, and what you can do to help keep them around.
Visit vintageamericanapodcast.com for show notes and links.

In this episode, I'll talk about the stories we tell, how they inform our personal and cultural identity, and why that's important. I'll read you some snippets of my favorites, and explain why the story of us is not the narrative being pushed.

A discussion of why the ancient techniques of coppicing, pollarding, and hedgelaying can be an excellent addition to the Rural American independent farmstead.

A brief introduction to the podcast, where we're headed and why we're going there. What is good stewardship, and how can we practice it on a day to day basis? It turns out, there are a lot of ways, and that means we'll have lots to talk about in future episodes. Come along and see.

"The Ghosts of Place":
http://www.michael-bell.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/bell-1997.pdf