Geek.Farm.Life

Comment by Lucas

March 25, 2008 @ 3:41 pm

Thank you guys for another great podcast. I am one of those crazy people that has taken the last two months to listen to all the shows. I listen to you guys while I am training for my ultra marathons. You keep my mind off all the aches and pains :)
I heard about your podcast on the Wiggly Wigglers and am greatful for all the information you both give out.
Keep up the great podcast!

Lucas from Oregon, where the winters are mild :)

Comment by misty

March 25, 2008 @ 4:19 pm

Hi Lucas! I’m glad you enjoy the show. How long is your ultra? How long have you been training? You distance runners are amazing!

Comment by Lucas

March 25, 2008 @ 5:30 pm

Hi Misty,

This is going to be my second year doing ultras. I have a 60k trail race in April. Oregon has a great running community and has great trail running. (http://www.oregontrailseries.org/)
The pavement seems to beat me up a bit, so the trails are nice and seem to give my knees a bit of a break. I am originally from Wisconsin and my family all lives there (I don’t miss the winters), so it is nice to hear about your mid-west experiences.
It made me laugh when you were talking about Yoder’s in Shipshewana (sp?). I used to sell vet products to them and the owner would talk with me on the pay phone outside the store.
Thanks to Tom…I have the bee bug and have been trying to read more about keeping them. It is great to hear about your experiences.
My family in Wisconsin is considering moving out to Oregon and finding some land. We would like to live a bit more of a sustainable lifestyle and it is great to hear some others that grow/make some of there own foods.

Stay warm.

Lucas

Comment by April Lidinsky

March 25, 2008 @ 7:56 pm

Hi, Misty and Andrew — What a thrill it was to see you ** in person** in my IU South Bend class today (I should have arranged for hay bales for all of us to sit on, to recreate the podcast atmosphere …). My daughters loved the “gang o’ turkeys taking on the shiny car” story, and I have been thinking all afternoon of the ways you usefully reminded us how much WORK it is to do what you do. (You also made the pleasures clear, as did the honey you shared with the class!)

More from my students and me, I’m sure. Meanwhile, I’m going to enjoy another wee tumbler of the mead — DELICIOUS!

Cheers! April

Comment by Curt

March 25, 2008 @ 8:37 pm

I got an IPOD for Christmas and discovered the wonderful world of podcast. I found your podcast through Google. I am currently listening to Barncast 13.

We are a family of four, Curt, Ann, Sarah & Noah. We leave in St. Joseph county, just north of South Bend. We both were born in South Bend.

We live on around three acres in the county. We have one dog, one three legged cat and four chickens. In St. Joe county you need five acres to have any farm animals, including chickens so shhhh, don’t tell anyone. We would like to have goats or sheep, but don’t have enough land and can’t really afford anything this close in.

Every farm field here is being turned into a subdivision. About 1/2 mile down our road are 500k to one million dollar homes. We like the schools our kids attend, so moving doesn’t seem to be an option yet.

Any way, I love getting my farm fix listening to you guys. Please keep the podcast coming!!

Curt

Comment by andrew

March 25, 2008 @ 9:35 pm

Thank so much for your kind words April, it was a joy coming up to see your class.

Welcome Curt, I hope you enjoy the show. Too bad about all the .5mil houses. I look forward to more feedback from a fellow hoosier.

-Andrew

Comment by Jean Ann

March 26, 2008 @ 11:01 pm

Hi Andrew and Misty,
I love listening to your podcast…I listen a lot when I am out in the garden, pretending to be a gardener…hey, I gave you all a shout out in my last post at Gardener to Farmer…

Comment by Liza NYC&NJ

March 29, 2008 @ 11:35 pm

Hi, a message from a faithful but farmless listener! Tho’, I do work right across Fifth Avenue (NYC) from flocks of sheep and goats. Anyway, I love your podcast — have been a listener from about episode 5. I was interested in your observations about fiber in New Zealand. One of my fellow North Country Spinners Guild members spent six months there in 2006 and wrote an article in the guild newsletter about her experiences. If you’re interested I can send you the pdf of the November 2006 guild newsletter with the article. She lived in Nelson while in New Zealand.
I wish I had a farm so I could call The Farm Phone which Rocks!

Liza

Comment by andrew

March 31, 2008 @ 10:59 am

Hi Liza!!

We would love the pdf. That would be interesting to see.

Call the farm phone! It’s for everyone.

Comment by india

April 20, 2008 @ 7:10 am

I think you may have covered this before, but I jst can’t remember…now that Cream has been ‘retired’ will she be kept as a pet on the farm, or will she she be sold ?
India