Podcast Episodes

Dealing with Parasites in Your Beehives

Episode 183

Pollinators – bees in particular – have crucial roles to play in our world, but the threat of parasites on a colony can be daunting. What's a beekeeper to do? In this episode, we're excited to be ta…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Building Sustainable Communities

Episode 182

Our planet looks a lot different than it did even a few decades ago. How can we move into the future and find ways to live well while also valuing Earth and people? In this episode, podcast team mem…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Audio Article: How to Help Wild Baby Birds

Story by Linda Bowen, read by Jessica Mitchell.

With a little knowledge of bird biology, you'll be prepared if you encounter a wild bird egg or baby bird this spring. This story comes from the April/…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Audio Article: Repair the Nitrogen Cycle in Your Garden

Story by Andy Wilcox, read by Jessica Mitchell.

Restore your soil's ability to circulate nutrients by cultivating the intricate and fascinating networks between plants and microbes. This story comes …

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Audio Article: Raising Goslings

Story by Kenny Coogan, read by Jessica Mitchell. 

What makes goslings so fun to raise? Learn from a long-time geese-raiser about what you need to know to successfully incubate, hatch, and care for go…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Planning for Summer and Fall Chicks

Episode 181

Summer and fall will be here before we know it, which means it's not too early to start thinking about when you want to welcome some new chicks to your property. We're talking with Queren King-Orozc…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Audio Article: After Day 22

Story by Bruce Ingram, read by John Moore.

It's Day 22, and no chicks. What should you do? From the February/March 2023 issue of Backyard Poultry magazine.

For more great articles about chickens, gee…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Audio Article: Weather-Related Power Outages

Story by Ed Brotak, read by Jessica Mitchell.

Knowledge and preparedness is key to anticipating the spectrum of damage that hurricanes, winter storms, and more can bring to the grid. This story comes…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Audio Article: Seek Out Small Farms

Story by Dana Benner, read by John Moore.

Shop sustainably with local farms and discover the lively place they occupy within the community. From the September/October 2022 issue of Grit magazine.

For…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Audio Article: Saving Biennial Seeds

Story by Wren Everett, read by John Moore.

Keeping cabbage, collards, and carrots in the garden for their second year of growth will gift you with more seeds than you need for the next growing seaso…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago