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017 Harrier Hawk vs Hen, homegrown pineapples (and other vegetable garden updates) and a farming lesson in livestock chutes
017 Harrier Hawk vs Hen, homegrown pineapples (and other vegetable garden updates) and a farming lesson in livestock chutes
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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Apr 22, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
This week:
An aerial assault by a Harrier Hawk on the chickens,
Moving pigs to new pasture,
Gardening update in the greenhouse,
A system for planting the right seeds,
Observations about what engages people with regards to farming.
In the The Coopcast Community:
Preventing foxes and other predators from getting into a chicken pasture pen,
Growing your own pineapple,
Listener recommendations for great movies to watch about the food movement,
When it comes to food, "Does voting with my wallet work?".
On Farm U:
Moving livestock and chute design,
What NOT to do,
Types of chutes and materials for construction.
An aerial assault by a Harrier Hawk on the chickens,
Moving pigs to new pasture,
Gardening update in the greenhouse,
A system for planting the right seeds,
Observations about what engages people with regards to farming.
In the The Coopcast Community:
Preventing foxes and other predators from getting into a chicken pasture pen,
Growing your own pineapple,
Listener recommendations for great movies to watch about the food movement,
When it comes to food, "Does voting with my wallet work?".
On Farm U:
Moving livestock and chute design,
What NOT to do,
Types of chutes and materials for construction.
Released:
Apr 22, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
012 Farming while on vacation, grocery store produce (organic or local), ordering pastured chickens: On a short vacation away from the farm we are faced with produce and vegetables that are not from our garden (or greenhouse) and must choose between organic or local. It's also time to start selling pastured meat chickens and we talk about order forms and by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast