Dialup Version of Geek.Farm.Life Podcast

Barncast 176 — Rabbits!

andrew — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:55:21 +0000

More notes tomorrow!

Delayed — Not our fault, blame Verizon

andrew — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:57:56 +0000

Our internet is barely working so I can’t upload the podcast. I’ll do it from work wose come to worse tomorrow.

Barncast 175 — Live from New York City!

andrew — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:24:39 +0000

This week we have something totally different. We’re in New York and we do the show the old fashioned way from 4 stories up on the upper west side. Audio is a little off so I hope it works.

Topics are a bit different too, we do a review of a Nokia E75 phone then talk about to country bumpkins wandering around New York.

Barncast 174 — Farm life

andrew — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:37:48 +0000

We were going to talk about rabbits tonight, but we had a wonderful farm phone call so we talk about farm life instead. It’s a fun show, so I hope you hear enjoying hearing about Alaska and how it differs from the lower 48.

Delayed

andrew — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:00:52 +0000

Hi guys, there’s going to be a delay in tonight’s podcast. Misty has a concert and we just finished dinner. We would be up way too late if we started now, and we’re pretty tired. It’s been a busy weekend. We’ll do the podcast Monday night instead.

Barncast 173 — Ducks

andrew — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:41:39 +0000

This weeks podcast was relaxed and fun. We have 2 farm phone calls, and then we cover ducks in the farm section. Make sure to call the farm phone at 206-202-GOAT.

If you are curious what an E75 look like click here.

Barncast 172 — Questions questions!

andrew — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:57:15 +0000

What a show we have this week. We have an some great phone calls so we have a question show. It’s been a long time since we dedicated a show to answering questions. We talk about everything from stray dogs to mp3 players. Make sure to call the farm phone for new weeks show at 206-202-GOAT.

Barncast 171 — Geese, 4 years on

andrew — Mon, 25 May 2009 02:29:09 +0000

Welcome back for show 171! This week we take a look back and Geese and what we’ve learned over the last few years. A long time ago when the show was still in the single digits we went over what animals we’ve had and why. It’s been over 3 years since then and we have many new listeners and things have changed so maybe it’s time to look at them again.

Barncast 170 — Potpourri

andrew — Mon, 18 May 2009 02:17:18 +0000

Welcome to a show with a little this and that. We value your calls to the farm phone at 206-202-GOAT, so give us a shout. This weeks show covers a little this and that, from a little tech, to some good milking numbers, to some chores info. I hope you enjoy.

Tom’s link

Amanda has a problem with her radishes, know what it is? Let us know:

Covered tomatoes:

Twitter

andrew — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:50:56 +0000

If you would like to follow more day to day activities on the farm please follow us on Twitter. We’ve been asked a few times, so let’s give it a shot. I’ll try and post a picture when there’s something interesting, or more mundane news that might not make the podcast.

http://twitter.com/geekfarmlife

-Andrew

Barncast 169 — Baby’s troubles

andrew — Tue, 12 May 2009 01:57:55 +0000

This week we even have a geek section. How long has it been since one of them? We had some excitement this week on the farm so we look though what had to be done and the results. No rest for the weary right?

We also had 2 great calls to the farm phone. We need your help with the first one so call 206-202-GOAT. We then look at the work needed to milk a goat.

Delayed

andrew — Mon, 11 May 2009 02:34:28 +0000

We had Michelle (our farm sitter and friend) over for some home made Indian food and it got rather late so we’re going to do the podcast Monday night. So if you didn’t call the farm phone last week you have 24 hours left to get it in for podcast 169. 206-202-GOAT.

-Andrew

Barncast 168 — Garden starting and changes for 2009

andrew — Mon, 04 May 2009 01:51:34 +0000

This year it’s our 5th year doing a garden, and this year we’re having some good luck getting things started. So we look at what we’re up to this year, where things are a and what we think worked. It’s also the first year we’ve had the wheel hoe from the start so we look at how it’s doing.

Barncast 167 — New Zealand trip

andrew — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:10:06 +0000

We look at two major topics this week, what happened to the farm while we gone and what did we do on vacation. It’s a long show, I hope you enjoy it.

Barncast 166 — Travel show #2

andrew — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:21:54 +0000

Welcome to the travel show #2. We have another wonderful call in show. Enjoy!

Barncast 165 — Travel show #1

andrew — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:15:45 +0000

Welcome to the first of two travel shows. This is a listener call in, and I hope you enjoy!

Barncast 164 — Mead and Garden update

andrew — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:34:45 +0000

Welcome to our last “live” show for 2 weeks. We’ll be traveling next week and the one after. We have 2 prerecorded shows that are abulous so I hope you enjoy them.

This week we look at how we how we’re doing seedlings this year, and the last 2 years of doing mead.

Barncast 163 — Talk

andrew — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:10:39 +0000

Round Up

* Numbers
* Goats: feeding goat kids all the milk at night (7.5 lbs) and still 4 lbs in the AM. Compromise.
* Breeding rabbits — should be due in 4 weeks.
* Ducks kind of ramping up on eggs
* Bees - trees budding, so more pollen
* Garden
o 102 tomatoes, eggplants, peppers started and under lights
o Peas and cauliflower in garden
o Green onion out of garden
o Oregano up and going in garden
o Garden fully tilled and ready to go

Life - IUSB talk

* Animal - How does milk get to the fridge
o Breed doe, wait 5 months
o Milk the doe
o Clean clean clean! Chill chill chill!
o Pasteurize or not, homogenize or not
o Commercially gets to stores within 2 days of milking
* Vegetable - How do you eat locally-grown veggies all year round in Indiana? Is it sustainable?
o Canning
o Root Cellaring
o Fermenting
o Dehydrating
o Freezing
* Miracle - A miracle (gift from nature) for every season
o Spring: Morel Mushrooms
o Summer: Berries
o Fall: jerusalem artichoke
o Winter: Maple Syrup

Delayed, again

andrew — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:48:14 +0000

Hey guys, we’ve had a very busy weekend getting ready to travel, getting the garden started, etc. It’s a bit to late to start the podcast, so we’re going to do it tomorrow night. Thanks for all the wonderful calls this week! We will have two successful shows while we are gone. If you haven’t called yet do so now at 206-202-GOAT.

-Andrew

Barncast 162 — Planning and more planning

andrew — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:01:19 +0000

We need you to call the farm phone, 206-202-GOAT. With your help we can make two great shows while we’re out of town, we’re looking for calls on anything you want, and if you need ideas, why not tell us about the garden you are planning this year? What do you do that no one else does? What works for you?

This weeks show we have a good round up section. There’s a lot starting up around the farm there days! We have updates on the goat kids, seeds, planting, etc.