This episode is part 3 of the series titled “Selecting and Raising Happy, Healthy Heritage Chicks”. It includes information on how-to talk to your post office, so they are prepared for your chicks arrival, how-to set up your brooder, heat lamp,

S2-6 How Heritage Chicks get from the Hatchery to your House

Apr 1st, 2016 24m 35s

This episode shares great information on how the heritage chicks get from the hatchery to your house. See how they are packed and shipped, especially when weather is an issues, discover how many chicks can safely be packed in a box, and learn a

S2-5 How to select the Heritage Breed Chick that's right for you

Mar 10th, 2016 54m 39s

A super thank you to eFowl (one of the most trusted sources of live poultry and supplies for small-to-mid sized farms) for providing the funding so we could create this 3 part audio & video series titled “Selecting and Raising Happy, Healthy He

S2-4 Five Heritage Breed Chickens our Grandparents Kept

Mar 3rd, 2016 28m 33s

5 Heritage Chicken Breeds our Grandparents kept with C S Wurzberger, The Green Up Girl and Maat van Uitert poultry, livestock, and homesteading expert and author who helps everyday people achieve independence by teaching fans how to raise chick

S2-3 Perannial Roots Farm

Feb 11th, 2016 34m 55s

Perennial Roots Farm is a biodynamic farm in Virginia that raises a variety of heritage animals including Heritage Gulf Coast Native Sheep and Mulefoot Hogs plus many others. As a biodynamic farm, they believe in a holistic way of farming: long

S2-2 Pig Tales: Barry Estabrook

Jan 28th, 2016 27m 51s

An eye-opening investigation of the commercial pork industry and an inspiring alternative to the way pigs are raised and consumed in America. This interview is with Barry Estabrook, author of the New York Times bestseller Tomatoland and a write

27: Dr. Joseph Schallberger, Native Dual Purpose Polled Shorthorns

Sep 13th, 2015 31m 13s

Dr. Joseph Schallberger of Whispering Hills Farm has a goal to stabilize the population of the “Native” Dual purpose Polled Shorthorns and then use their skills as stock persons and Veterinarians to upgrade both the genotypic and phenotypic cha

26-National Heritage Breeds Week - Ryan Walker

May 20th, 2015 32m 42s

It’s an important week in the animal world as we celebrate National Heritage Breeds Week and discuss why it’s so important for more people to get involved with protecting these heritage breeds from extinction. National Heritage Breeds Week is t

25: Welsh Harlequin Ducks-Spotted Meadows Farm

May 6th, 2015 38m 58s

Megan Ritterpusch from Spotted Meadows Farm shares the story of moving from suburbia Pennsylvania to a small, fixer upper farm in rural, northwestern Wisconsin in 2002. The family enjoys the adventure of having a small farm, raising and showing

24: Welsh Harlequin Ducks with LaDonna Foley

Apr 22nd, 2015 30m 35s

LaDonna Foley lives in Wyoming on her family farm and she has been raising Welsh Harlequin ducks since 2005. She also volunteers with several livestock and poultry organizations in addition to 4-H, the county fair, and local farmer's markets. A

23: Recap from the Mother Earth News Fair

Apr 15th, 2015 9m 17s

Today’s show is a recap of our adventures at the Mother Earth News Fair last weekend in Asheville, NC. We were blessed with a sunny, warm weekend and over 20,000 folks from around the US coming to enjoy learning how to live a greener lifestyle.

22: Heritage Breeds Travels to Mother Earth News Fair

Apr 8th, 2015 11m 13s

Join us the Livestock Conservancy crew at the Mother Earth News Fair in Asheville, NC this weekend. April 11th and 12th.Now if you are not familiar. MOTHER EARTH NEWS magazine has been helping folks live self-reliant, sustainable, meaningful li

21: Caleb and Stephanie Smith - S.T.E.M. Bunnies

Apr 1st, 2015 36m 3s

S.T.E.M. Bunnies is a program was dreamt up by a nine year old named Caleb Smith to help save endangered heritage breeds and to prevent abandoned rabbits after Easter impulse-buying. This vision turned into a huge educational opportunity for f

20: Newfoundland Pony-Emily Chetkowski

Mar 25th, 2015 56m 30s

Emily Chetkowski founder of the Villi Poni Sanctuary is on a mission to protect this amazing breed from extinction. Not long ago, thousands of Newfoundland Ponies were slaughtered for meat, nearly to extinction. Today only about 350 remain in

19: Sustainable Poultry Farming with Agnew Hopkins

Mar 18th, 2015 33m 45s

Agnew Hopkins and his 3 siblings are the 6th generation to live and work on the Hopkins Farm. The farm was established in 1834 and thrives today as a horticultural jewel and conservation farm for domestic and wild animals alike. After working f

18: Farmstead Meatsmith - Brandon Sheard

Mar 11th, 2015 27m 44s

Farmstead Meatsmith is a personal abattoir, butchery and charcuterie services for small farms and homesteads in the Puget Sound region. The owner Brandon Sheard and his wife Lauren offer hands-on classes in traditional and heritage breed livest

17: Elizabeth Schnebel farming Heritage Breeds for over 30 years

Mar 4th, 2015 37m 46s

Elizabeth Schnebel watched her parents and grandparents farm and for the last 30 years has been farming heritage breed livestock herself. On her farm she has Oberhasli goats under the herd name SWISS*DREAMS, and the Shire, Mediterranean Miniatu

16: Polly Festa’s ancestors farmed with the original heritage breeds

Feb 25th, 2015 19m 51s

Today’s conversation is with Polly Festa, Livestock manager at the Accokeek Foundation. This foundation was formed more than 50 years ago and is the steward of 200 acres on the shore of the Potomac River in MD. Now there are many facets to the

15: Deborah Niemann-Homsteader

Feb 18th, 2015 30m 50s

Deborah packed up her family and feft Chicago to live the dream of being a self-sufficient farmer. Today Deborah Niemann is a homesteader, writer, speaker, workshop leader, and self-sufficiency expert. Back 2002, she relocated her family from t

14: Ken Jobe Pineywoods Cattle

Feb 11th, 2015 24m 24s

Bought and paid for a bull, but came home with a cow. Hear the story first hand from Pineywoods Cattle farmer Ken Jobe from Longwood Creek Farm located in Roberta, GA. Ken is new to farming and part of the movement in this country to return to

13: Clun Forest Sheep from Touchstone Farm

Feb 4th, 2015 25m 39s

Discover more about the Clun Forest Sheep with Alan Zuschlag from Touchstone Farm, the nation’s first Certified Humane sheep operation. I love the quote he gave CNN during an interview, “Small farms are better for the consumers, better for the

12: Jeannette Beranger - One of the Top 45 Country Woman

Jan 28th, 2015 30m 29s

We are so excited to announce that our own Jeannette Beranger, the Livestock Conservancy’s Research and Technical Programs Manager has been named one of the top 45 amazing women in farming by Country Woman magazine. This is such an incredible

11: Raising Critically Endangered Magpie Ducks with Lisa Steele

Jan 21st, 2015 27m 38s

Today I’m talking with Lisa Steele from Fresh Eggs Daily. And let me tell you this lady knows her poultry. Not only does she provide advice to over 410,000 Facebook followers, but her blog was named Top 10 Gardening Blogs for 2014 by the Better

10: Is there such a thing as an Humane Butchering Day? Guest Misty Langdon

Jan 14th, 2015 28m 23s

This episode is covering an emotional topic. Is there such a thing as a humane butchering day?I never thought so until I read Misty’s blog post last week. It brought tears to my eyes, hurt my heart, but gave me a new and very different perspect

9: Fine Heritage Breed Ducks Travel Worldwide - John Metzer

Jan 7th, 2015 22m 29s

Today’s guest is John Metzer from Metzer Farms in Gonzales, CA. They are a family owned and operated farm producing the finest ducklings and goslings since 1978.In fact their birds have been shipped to every state in the nation and other countr