Podcast Episodes

Coops, Brooders, and Chicken Houses

Season 4 Episode 82

In this episode of Mother Earth News and Friends, Hank Will, Editor-at-Large for Grit and Mother Earth News chats with managing editor Carla Tilghman about chicken coops. What's the difference betwee…

Published on 5 years, 10 months ago

Canning and Food Preservation

Episode 83

In this episode of Mother Earth News and Friends, Karen Solomon, food-preservation author, talks about canning, food preservation, local sourcing, and food sustainability.

Published on 5 years, 10 months ago

Caring for Layers

Episode 81

In this episode of "Mother Earth News and Friends," Hank Will and Carla Tilghman chat about how to care for your layer chickens, from housing to food to storing the eggs.

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Published on 5 years, 10 months ago

Influencing Change

Follow along as Zack Pistora walks us through promoting change in politics, through the best ways to organize, and how to generally make your voice heard.

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Published on 5 years, 10 months ago

Adventures in Agritourism

Episode 80

In this episode of "Mother Earth News and Friends," Charlotte French talks with Matt Wilkinson and Matt Stephens, two MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR speakers, about the ways they use agritourism practices t…

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

Sheep and Their Fleeces, Part 3

Episode 78

In this episode of Mother Earth News and Friends, we recorded and edited a class taught by Deborah Niemann on using your fleeces to make a fiber business. Deborah taught this class at the Seven Sprin…

Published on 6 years ago

Sheep and Their Fleeces, Part 2

Episode 78

In this episode of Mother Earth News and Friends, we recorded and edited a class taught by Deborah Niemann on using your fleeces to make a fiber business. Deborah taught this class at the Seven Sprin…

Published on 6 years ago

Sheep and Their Fleece

Episode 78

In this episode of Mother Earth News and Friends, Charlotte French chats with Deb Robson and Deborah Niemann, both sheep breeders and fiber experts, about raising sheep and processing fleece.  Be su…

Published on 6 years ago

Conversations on Home Brewing and the History of Beer

Episode 76

In this episode of Mother Earth News and Friends Jereme Zimmerman and Victoria Redhead Miller chat about basic mead and beer making, and have a lively discussion about the history of beer and alcohol…

Published on 6 years ago

Seeking Quality CBD Oil

Episode 75

SUNSOIL, a Vermont-based company grows all their own USDA Certified Organic Hemp on local farms, and nurtures these plants during their entire lifecycles. They share their experiences and expertise …

Published on 6 years, 1 month ago