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Are you concerned about the quality, safety, and security of the food supply? Do you worry that chemicals and additives are affecting you and your family’s health? Are you longing to raise more of your own food but don’t know where to start? Do you wish there was a simple way to get started raising your own animals for food? Hi, I’m Millie. Animal Scientist, cattle girl turned goat rancher, co-owner of Dry Creek Livestock, and simple living enthusiast. Fifteen years ago, my health took a tur ...
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Join me as we get our hands dirty. Whether it's farm and garden work, construction and carpentry, cooking and food preservation, or bushcraft and survival skills, you will find something that inspires your creativity. We learn from some true masters of their crafts. Other times we jump head-first into a project, figuring it out as we go. We explore an endless variety of skills, trades, and crafts using both traditional and modern tools and methods.
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Hi, friend! I often hear aspiring homesteaders ask “How do you pay for all of this? It’s so expensive! I could never afford to do that.” There’s some truth in those statements, raising livestock CAN be expensive, but if you get creative and stick with your plan, you can make some adjustments in what you’re already doing that will make a BIG financi…
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Hi, friend! Hello! Today we’re going to talk about homestead comparison and my view of “good, better, best” when evaluating your progress. I’ll give you some examples and tips to help you feel good about your own homestead projects, and avoid the comparison trap. Let’s get to it! All the Best! Millie Connect with me: Email: drycreekgoats@gmail.com …
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Hi, friend! Ready for goats? In this episode we are going to cover four steps to help you prepare and shop for your first goats. You’ll learn what needs to be ready at your farm or homestead, the importance of knowing what you want, how to locate a reputable breeder, and what questions to ask to make sure your first goat experience is a good one! I…
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Hey, Friend! In today’s episode, we talk about how to avoid homestead livestock overwhelm using my 4 step process to successfully add the right animals to your homestead. I also give some some practical tips on choosing the right type of livestock to start with. Whether you’re interested in goats, chickens, rabbits, sheep, pigs, or cattle, you’ll l…
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Hey, friend! In this first episode, you’ll get to know me a little better! We’ll talk about my journey from ranch kid to homesteader, raising our own livestock for food, why I don’t rely on the broken food system, and the purpose behind this podcast and how it came into existence. I hope this encourages or helps you! Millie Connect with me: Email: …
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Hey, friend! Hi, I’m Millie Bradshaw, Animal Scientist, cattle girl turned goat rancher, co-owner of Dry Creek Livestock, Homesteader, and simple living enthusiast. In this podcast, you will find simple instructions for sustainable, small-scale livestock husbandry, how to develop management systems that will keep you and your animals happy and heal…
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I don't care for liver. I also don't like to waste anything, especially meat from an animal. I had two pork livers in the freezer though and needed something to do with them. Various sausages are a great way to use some of those cuts of meat that some of us don't really enjoy. Today, we're making cajun boudin, which uses pork liver, and tastes amaz…
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Have you ever seen a preacher pounding on a Bible and yelling that we're all going to burn in hell because we're not following some obscure law given to the ancient Israelites thousands of years ago? I know I have, and I didn't like it much. In this episode, we take a look at how to actually place some of those ancient texts into a realistic histor…
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Last time we talked about preparations for getting out on the road in the winter and the things you need to know about your vehicle. This time, we get into specific safety gear for winter driving, treating a road incident as a survival situation, vehicle handling tips, and how to get yourself or someone else out of a snow drift and back onto the ro…
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Here's a quick and easy cooking project that will really impress your friends and family. We're making empanadas! Empanadas are a Latin American handheld "meat pie." In the episode, we cover how to make your own tortillas from scratch, options for filling the empanadas, and how to succeed at frying them. For a more detailed recipe on empanada filli…
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With many of us considering resolutions for the new year, let's talk about a unique fitness option. We're talking sandbags! The functional fitness advantages and versatility of an exercise sandbag might really surprise you. In this episode, we'll talk about why sandbags make such great home gym equipment, what they can do for you, what I'm using, a…
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We're tackling some new aquarium projects. Existing tanks need some work. Why are the tilapia growing so slowly? Why did I have a giant black algae bloom in the tetra tank? Are algae blooms bad for fish? Why did my cherry shrimp stop breeding? In addition to addressing these questions, we have some old tanks that we're repairing and getting up and …
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Today, you get to come along with me as we take a look at a bunch of different ongoing projects. Sometimes things work well, sometimes they don't. Sometimes we have to adjust our tactics, but we always learn. In this episode, we'll talk about some habitat restoration work, aquaponics, gardening, fitness, growing mushrooms, home construction, and ot…
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This week, we continue our discussion of my top-10 bushcraft skills. We cover the next four skills on my list. Many people carry 550 cord, but how do you actually use it? Can you tie a knot that you'd bet your life on? How scared of grizzly bears should you be? How do you even choose where to pitch your tent? What happens if you need to cross a str…
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More bonus content! We're back to our regular three items for the monthly bonus episodes- pro tip, book recommendation, and challenge. This month, we talk about how to light a match like a boss. Our book of the month is "All the Pretty Horses" by Cormac McCarthy. The challenge for the month is to do something you've never done before.…
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In recent years, "rucking" has become a popular form of exercise. For many decades, the ruck march, rucksack, and rucking were terms only heard in a military context. The benefits of rucking for exercise, though, apply to everyone, so let's talk about how to start rucking safely, the gear you'll need, and how to track your progress.…
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In this episode, we're talking about talking. I was recently invited to give a talk, so there's a bit of work that goes into preparing for it. Just like many of my other projects, I wanted to bring you along for the actual process of putting the talk together. In this first part of the series, we go over some tips on getting over your fear of publi…
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