Don't you love it when people say something exciting, positive, motivational and then... add in the BUT! We just announced last week that new episodes are on the table - here's the BUT.

Trailer

CoopCast - Episode X

Feb 29th, 2020 7m 40s

All great stories need to come to their rightful conclusion... join us for the Alpha of the Omega with the hosts of the Chicken Thistle Farm Coopcast!

Trailer

Episode X

Feb 29th, 2020 7m 40s

All great stories need to come to their rightful conclusion... join us for the Alpha of the Omega with the hosts of the Chicken Thistle Farm Coopcast!

CoopCast 0163 - A reflection on the year & Auld Lang Syne

Dec 31st, 2016 1h 4m

As the year draws to a close, we share some thoughts about life that has transpired since our last episode on March 31st... Farming has been a lot of fun and a lot of hard work. We have shared some of our highest highs and lowest lows as a re

0162 Bees in Maryland, Bacon Genetic Engineering and Batman v Superman

Mar 31st, 2016 47m 12s

The fine legslative geniuses in MD keep the bees safe - Soon your bacon will be genetically engineered - And we review the piece of movie garbage known as Batman vs Superman

0161 Spring updates, beehives and a conversation about raw milk

Mar 17th, 2016 53m 12s

Want to get people fired up and yelling for no reason - mention raw milk... which we did and this episode dissects the fun that follows.But before we got to that conversation we talked about spring planting plans and the beehives!

0160 Hoophouse construction, winter bees and garden planning

Feb 18th, 2016 41m 22s

This episode is mostly listener questions that we answer about our hoop house, construction methods, and gardening inside the hoop house. We also touch on garden planning and winter beekeeping.Hoop house hoop bender - http://www.lostcreek.net

0159 Farm meeting recap (plans for the 2016 farming season)

Jan 21st, 2016 1h 1m

This entire episode is dedicated to the 2016 Farm Meeting where we discuss the vegetable gardens, seeds, chickens, pigs, ducks and all things farm related. After deciding we were going to cut back on the farm in 2016 this meeting helped us put

0158 Vegetable seed order, country of origin of meat and Star Wars

Jan 7th, 2016 52m 12s

From the farm this week we share a few updates (but it's a slow season for a slower year). We also discuss our seed order, country of origin labeling of meats (WHO), beekeeping and review Star WarsLinks that matter include : We ordered from

0157 Farm updates, listener questions and a few of our favorite things

Dec 18th, 2015 50m 4s

This episode is the last broadcast for 2015. So Merry Christmas everyone!We talk a bit about update around the farm and how it's a bit strange to not have so much "farm" to worry about. We also answer some Facebook listener questions about t

0156 Pork cuts, a deer season story and a Farm U on E. coli O157:H7

Dec 4th, 2015 43m 11s

After the Thanksgiving turkey wore off we decided to get back to the farming podcast... and we talk about the most recent pork cuts we picked up. We then talk about some of the food we made for Thanksgiving and deer season and Farmer Andy sha

0155 Pigs to the processor, deer season updates and vegetable garden tomato roundup

Nov 20th, 2015 45m 13s

This episode we talk about the taking of the pigs to the processor, some updates from around the farm and about deer season... and the highly anticipated tomato round up from the vegetable garden.

0154 Processing a pig and people's feelings, bow season, bees and honey

Nov 5th, 2015 41m 42s

After posting that we were taking a pig to the processor and hurting some folks feelings... we decided we didn't really care. Toughen up folks. So we make fun of them.Then we talk about the deer season to date and update people on the honey

0153 Farm updates, sugar addiction and bowhunting tips

Sep 23rd, 2015 49m 22s

We return with pig, chicken, bee and vegetable garden updates. We then talk a bit about a discovery about the stiffness of your arrow and the placement of a broadhead shot (yeah - giggle if you want) as it pertains to archery / bowhunting. An

0152 Farming updates from pasture and vegetable garden

Sep 2nd, 2015 33m 48s

In this episode we just shae some udpates and clarification about the fate and future of the farm. We also talk a bit about some of the veggies we discovered still thriving in the gardens.

0151 A Return to the Farm and a discussion about the future

Aug 19th, 2015 39m 46s

In this episode we return to the coopcast to discuss the future of our farm and all the different enterprises we have in play.

0150 The passing of Watson and the future of the farm

Jul 28th, 2015 26m 41s

In the first ever solo recorded Coopcast Farmer Andy shares the events of the last month that have put our farm and future plans on hold. This is a candid and honest monologue about where we are and what decisions we have ahead about the farm.

0149 Pig castration and boar taint, pastured chickens and vegetable garden farm !updates

Jun 24th, 2015 43m 11s

Since we are in the busy time of year it's just another update show around the farm!We talk about the process and the reasons why we castrate our piglets. We also share the history of why we are so sure to do the castrations when we do them.

0148 SPROUTCAST (short) On the road talking about pig farrowing

Jun 18th, 2015 21m 20s

This weeks episode is a short "SPROUTCAST" where we just tell the story of pig farrowing and the outcome of pigs on the farm this year. It's recorded in the truck - but even lor fidelity is better than nofidelity, right?

0147 Capturing a honeybee swarm, annoying broiler chickens and a pre-farrowing pig

Jun 10th, 2015 48m 22s

This week we walk arounf the farm and update you on all the things going on.We captured a wild honeybee swarm and talk about what the process was and how we managed things. We discuss the Cornish Cross chickens that are not being liek regualr

0146 Gardening, pig, chicken and beekeeping updates from the farm

Jun 3rd, 2015 53m 27s

This episode sorta wanders all over in terms of updates. Farmer Andy started a new way of eating and by cutting sugar out of his diet he's found a whole new way to live life. We discuss some of our favorite wines (from boxes) and other cockta

0145 Early chickens, planting the garden and other updates

May 28th, 2015 28m 23s

I this episode we talk about where we have been the last 2 weeks and why we haven't coopcasted. We share the story of the chickens arriving early this year and their bad attitudes. We talk about the moved pig, planting the vegetable garden an

0144 Beekeeping update, planting trees and vegetables for the garden

May 7th, 2015 34m 15s

After getting our new beehive we have checked in on their progress and the hive is growing quickly. We update everyone on the status and happening in the hive. We then talk about the trees we have been planting as well as the early spring gar

0143 SPROUTCAST (short) On the road to pickup bees, gardening update, farms using out cutsheet

Apr 29th, 2015 15m 26s

This is the first low qulaity audo episode we have produced as we were driving in the truck to pickup our beehive and still wanted to produce an episode. So we talk a little about bees, the seedlings for the vegetable garden and the animals.I

0142 Fire on the farm, tractor talk and pregnant pig updates

Apr 22nd, 2015 49m

This weeks episode tells the story of the Great Hedgerow Fire of 2015... but it wasn't that great. We then just field a bunch of listener questions from a Periscope session!Questions range from pig updates to tractors to beekeeping...Ohh -