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    ONL057 OMG, We Bought the Farm!

    Once in a blue moon, something amazing happens that changes everything. Jon and I have been going through a lot of changes since our last recorded Podcast in November. As I write this on the eve of the last day of the first decade of the 21st Century, we are only hours away from a [...]

    ONL052 Preserving the Harvest Tips from Karen K. Brees

    Karen K. Brees , Ph. D., author of The Complete Idiot’s Gude to Preserving Food is the subject of Cathy’s interview today. Her book is a great beginner’s reference on canning, freezing, pickling, and more. The Podcast interview can be played on the device below or downloaded from iTunes, Zune, or Stitcher.

    Karen, a master food [...]

    ONL049 Sustainable Farmer Lynn Pugh

    In this Podcast we interview Lynn Pugh. She and her husband Chuck are proprietors of Cane Creek Farm in Forsyth County, Georgia. You can download the show on iTunes or Zune or listen from the website below.

    Rainwater Harvesting Slide Show

    This is the very short slide show Jon made of how he built our rainwater collection system.

    You can view it on the website or download it to your PC using the links below. To play it on your PC you might need Apple Quicktime (free) for either a PC or a MAC.

    The diverter came from [...]

    ONL043 Installing Rainbarrels to Harvest Rainwater

    Rainwater harvesting has several benefits to the home gardener and to the environment. First, it conserves a valuable resource by avoiding the use of potable water for your landscape or garden. Second, it reduces storm water runoff pollution. Additionally, it helps consumers save money by reducing water bills. It may also be healthier [...]

    ONL037 – Sustainable Food – Georgia Organics Conference

    We talk about the 2009 Georgia Organics Conference held at Agnes Scott College in Decatur Georgia. We discuss what we learned at the various breakout sessions, the famous person who sat with us, our new ‘livestock herd’, the great meals we ate, and highlights from Michael Pollan’s keynote address.

    Show Links

    Slow Food USA
    High Mowing Organic Seeds
    Seed [...]

    Making Ketchup from our Surplus Harvest

    Saturday morning July 26, we went to our CSA and got about 4 pounds of tomatoes. Half of them were the paste and Juliet variety. I needed to use them quickly and we had just completed our broadcast on fermentation, so I decided to make ketchup using the recipe on page 104 of Nourishing Traditions. [...]

    ONL003 – Anyone Can Grow Food at Home

    ANYONE can grow food at home – this podcast introduces listeners to micro gardening, a way to utilize small spaces to grow vegetables at home, even if only on a patio or deck. We include a history lesson on Victory Gardens from WWI and WWII in this country, and the Dig for Victory campaign of [...]

    Getting Started with our Podcasts

    We have finished program number 3 on the topic “ANYONE can Grow their own Food.” Show notes and links will be available soon. We also discussed some DVDs on the topic of farming methods that we found to be very profound. We would really like to hear from our listeners about their reactions and hopefully [...]