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Barncast 71 — Reality Check

Filed under: Podcast, Podcasting, Lifestyles, Farming, Reality Check — andrew at 9:52 pm on Sunday, June 17, 2007

It’s summer so we’ve basically stopped podcasting from the barn for a bit, it just get’s way to hot up in the hayloft (attic) of the barn when it’s >90f/30c outside and the sun is beating down on the roof all day. Instead we’re out back on our patio, with the birds and the wind that picked up due to thunderstorms close by.

We have a less serious show this week. We blaze through the round up in record time, let us know what you think. The main topic is a reality check. Inspired by the end of the downshiftme podcast we cover what our expectations of work and interests were and then look at the reality of it. While we’ve covered a similar topic about 30 shows ago, we look at our situation more and what we are up to.

In the show:

  • Intro and Welcome
  • Farm Phone: 206-202-GOAT
    • Tom and sheep milk
    • Peg from Vancouver Island
    • Omly from Boston
  • Round Up
  • Reality check, our goals and reality

Picture of the week: (this is why we do it)

(Read on …)

 
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Barncast 36 — Farm Phone, pigs, and bees.

Filed under: Podcast, Food, Lifestyles, Pigs, Bees, Food Preservation, Mobile Phones — andrew at 4:21 pm on Sunday, October 15, 2006

This weeks podcast is from the straw loft in the barn. We cover a lot of different topics this week and they include:

  • Thanks to Matt & AJ
  • Farm Phone: 206-202-GOAT (4628)
    • Why did we decide to move?
    • Another method of tracking what’s in a deep freeze
    • Call phone towers, and the buzz
  • How not to move pigs
  • Bee, and bee association banquet
  • Curried Squash soup

No picture of the week this week! Our camera batteries are dead dead. Hopefully next week, I have to order some new ones.

Please drop us a line at gfl@geekfarmlife.com or call the Farm Phone (206-202-GOAT) or leave a comment!

 
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Episode 7

Filed under: Podcast, Sheep, Lifestyles, Indiana, Barn — andrew at 8:03 pm on Sunday, March 26, 2006

Even though we’re fiddling around in the barn at night, we managed to make a podcast. This week we look at the big change about to hit Indiana! We’re not sure even we can survive it, but we’ll try.

We then talk about the new lambs, and then talk about the barn, who’s in it, and what we use it for. In the life section we look at going to movies in the country, and the podcast of the week is Decoder Ring Theatre.

We need a name for our new ewe lamb that we are keeping. We are asking for names of anyone you might know who’s birthday is on March 25th. Please email them or leave a comment!

 
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Episode #4

Filed under: Podcast, Goats, Podcasting, travel, Computers, Lifestyles — misty at 4:16 pm on Sunday, March 5, 2006

Here is episode 4, our first “double ender.” (That sounds so bad!)

Andrew is in Edmonton, Misty is minding the homefront in Indiana.

We talk about Gallery, our new webserver, a broken well pump, goat kids, city vs. country, an auto accident.

It should be transparent to everyone, but the mp3 files are now being hosted on libsyn, but nothing else. I tried using ourmedia but my files vanished. If anyone has any problems please let us know.

Hope you enjoy it!

 
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