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Real farm skills and stories We are a small family farm raising goats for milk and using the milk to create artisanal goats milk soap to sell at farmers market. We have a market garden; growing vegetables and flowers using inputs from our farm, microbe inoculations, and minimal soil disturbance. We homeschool our kids and enjoy sharing with others about our farm. Ask us questions about what you hear...We are the farmers. As always your input is important. Let us know what you want to hear ab ...
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Guitar tuned half step down on all strings. Capo on 7th fret. Key of B--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rainysundayranch/message
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We are so excited to interview two incredible farmers and friends of ours we met at the Everett Farmers Market this year. Pardon the feedback on the mic occasionally as we are still learning the platform, but enjoy the great insights on how these two farmers face challenges, create vision, enjoy community, and work together to find a balance in far…
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Farm Talks: Preparing for the county fair behind the scenes insight
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This begins a series of talks or decision-making rather that we go through on a regular basis as we encounter new projects. We discuss how we take on a new project while keeping everything else going and making sure we come out loving each other at the end.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rainysundayranch/message…
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Sandy soils? Great for squash but we had to address the low organic material. With so much going on each day sometimes it pays to take joy in small accomplishments.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rainysundayranch/message
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2 farmers, 1 drink of our choice, 9 years of breeding dairy goats, 14 does participating in the ADGA Linear Appraisal Program, and thoughts about preparing for this event, how we use the data, what it means to is to be a part of our goat community, and furthering the progress of Nigerian Dwarf Goats.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.s…
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You Say Tomato, I Say How They Changed Our Farm
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Its all about the tomatoes! I will get into the story of how tomatoes came to our farm as well as the nitty gritty of how we transplant our tomatoes. We will update you on our microbe solution and throw in there another way to harvest nutrients from the forest sustainably. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rainysu…
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Making Microbe Solution from the Forest Soil with Elk Interlude
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We help our soil on the farm by harvesting healthy forest soil and culturing it into a microbe solution. Today I show you how I do that and why it’s important on our farm. The elk are still around and make a quick appearance--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rainysundayranch/message…
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Elk Antler Story and The Stirrup Hoe for Cultivating a Squash Transplant Bed in the Market Garden
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This morning at 5 am the Roosevelt elk were out in the field munching in the grass and after I herded them into the next property I thought about the elk antler my son and found and wanted to share a little bit of history of our farm as well as how we use the stirrup hoe to cultivate a bed that is going to be ready this afternoon for squash transpl…
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