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Barncast 69 — In Stitches

2007/06/03 in Knitting, Podcast, Spinning by andrew | 7 comments

Welcome to another weeks show! There’s been some changes around the farm this week, so the round up section seems to drag, but what’s new?? We’re back in the barn and the kids are screaming their heads off, like normal so you’ll we have some nice ambient audio. In this weeks show:

  • Carrie’s Farm vs ours
  • Farm Phone — 206-202-GOAT
    • John M asks about fairs
    • Patty asks about space needed for animals
  • Round up: numbers, ducks, goats, bees, the garden, etc etc
  • Farm: Misty knits a sweater from our own wool

I hope you enjoy the show, please give us a call on the farm phone 206-202-GOAT or email us at gfl@geekfarmlife.com.

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Barncast 54 — From sheep to sweater

2007/02/17 in Knitting, Podcast, Rural Living, Sheep, Spinning by andrew | 11 comments

We were one, now we are two, Misty’s back! This is our official one year show! Woohoo! Ok, on with the show:

  • Misty’s Adventures
  • More on podcamp toronto
  • Roundup: We still have no kids
  • Farm section: all about wool and how it leaves the sheep to make a sweater
  • Life in the country with snow

Thanks for joining us this week! Please take a moment to call the farm with question or comment, 206-202-GOAT. There’s also a new poll to vote on!

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Barncast 52 — Something cheesy

2007/02/03 in Astronomy, Cheese, Knitting, Podcast, Spinning, Weather by andrew | 8 comments

We haven’t been blown away, yet. That strange noise in the background is the wind. Yes, I mic’ed the window. It’s cold so we stayed inside and did the podcast from the sofa. We wander a bit, but overall for a mid winter cast it came out ok!

In this weeks show:

  • Thank you to Tom
  • The Weather
  • Farm Phone, Misty’s in trouble with Gabe again. 206-202-GOAT
  • Astronomy
  • Round up! It’s cold!
  • Farm Section: It’s all about cheese. This week it’s just a very light overview, more depth latter
  • Life Section: spinning and sweaters

    • Please leave us a comment or call the Farm Phone: 206-202-GOAT!

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    Barncast 33 — Caroline takes us for a tour

    2006/09/24 in Garden, Knitting, Podcast, Sound-seeing, Spinning, Wine by andrew | 6 comments

    This is a really special episode, Caroline takes us for a tour of her barn while she’s milking. What could be better than the sounds from a strange barn??? In this weeks show:

    • Dave from Chub creek sends us the opener
    • John G and his peppers and wine. Thank you John G!
    • Farm Phone: How did we meet, are we telling??
    • Roundup!
    • Caroline: Milking, and barn tour
    • Foot problems
    • Knitting and spinning. Roving vs combed tops

    We had a great time doing the show this week and I think it showed. The great start with Dave and the tour really made it a good time. I hope you enjoy the show as much we did putting it together. We want your questions! Farm phone: +1-206-202-GOAT, or you can email us at gfl@geekfarmlife.com, or leave a comment!

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    Barncast 26 — Bzzcast!

    2006/08/05 in Bees, Food Preservation, Knitting, Podcast, Skype, Weather by andrew | 8 comments

    This weeks show has a guest, Tom who’s a Wisconsin bee keeper. I’m sorry about some of the phone call quality, we were having some internet troubles. But the content we really enjoyed. This weeks show:

    For the bee section we didn’t talk about varroa mites, and other problems. We want to bring Tom back, if you want him back let us know. We really want feedback this week! Email us at gfl@three-elms.com, or leave comments!

    Enjoy!

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    Episode 20 – the MistyCast

    2006/06/24 in Chores, Food, Garden, Knitting, Podcast, Software, Spinning by misty | 6 comments

    Any bets on whether this episode gets published correctly?

    Misty goes solo while Andrew is at Podcasters Across Borders.

    Topics discussed include:

    • Misty’s work project – finished
    • PodProducer software
    • Subversion version-tracking system
    • The garden
    • Complaining about doing chores all by herself
    • Sweater update
    • Spinning really fine wool
    • Podcast of the week: Burning 20

    Also I promised a simple recipe for Swiss chard, so here goes:

    Swiss Chard Saute
    1 bunch Swiss chard, washed
    half an onion, diced
    1/4 cup white wine
    2 tbsp cider vinegar
    2 tbsp olive oil

    Separate the leaves and stalks of the Swiss chard. This includes the part of the stalk that goes up into the leaf.

    Slice the stalks like you would slice celery. Saute the onions in the oil until transparent, and then add the stalks. Saute until soft.

    Add the leaves all at once, pouring the wine and vinegar over them and very quickly putting a lid on the pan. Turn your heat down to low and steam the leaves until good and wilted. Add salt and pepper to taste, and serve.

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    Barncast 16 — Grunt grunt, what file?

    2006/05/29 in Chores, Fencing, Internet, Knitting, Podcast, Podcasting, travel by andrew | 3 comments

    Well, Misty’s out of town this week so we tried to record another double ender. Except it didn’t work, so you get the audio from my end instead. Which means it sounds like Misty’s in a tin can. This weeks podcast covers:

    • Misty’s travels
    • Internet access on the road and at home
    • How not to move the portable fencing
    • Chores alone
    • Misty’s afghan. It’s done after 1.5 years!
    • Send us feed back! gfl@three-elms.com

    I hope everyone enjoys the show. As Dave from Chub Creak pointed out to me, we made the top page of the podcast section at yahoo. I don’t know how long it’ll be up, but check it out. Interestingly enough it hasn’t really changed the download stats. I dunno if that says anything about us and our listeners, or more about yahoo?

    I hope everyone has a good week. Next week Misty will be back and we’ll have a more normal podcast, but maybe we’ll have it outside? What did you think?

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    Barncast 15 — The Grumpycast

    2006/05/21 in Events, Garden, Internet, Knitting, Pigs, Podcast by andrew | 3 comments

    Well maybe you can tell, Misty and I recorded the podcast late Saturday night after we both had a long day so we’re a tad bit grumpy with each other. Oh well, that’s life. So no guessing about where the title came from. :)

    A late arrival was the new bumper from Mark at Hoosier Geeks. I have to work in some background music, but we couldn’t stop laughing when we heard them.

    In this weeks episode:

    • Hello to John
    • New Internet connection progress
    • Focus on pigs
    • Animal news
    • Misty’s afghan she’s knitting
    • Fiber festival
    • Garden update

    I hope everyone enjoys it. As always we appreciate any and all feed back. Either as comments on this entry, though the contact form, or emailed to gfl@three-elms.com.

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