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For Bryony Grealish challenges and roadblocks are opportunities. She dreams big and her goals are many... Change perspectives on what you thought was impossible to possible. Inspire people of all abilities to learn how to cook. Bring representation of disabilities to the world of food. And that's just for starters. She is well on her way to picking them off one by one, and sticking with the tough ones until they are complete. Cook? You name it, she will or has cooked it. Bake? Same thing. Build a pizza oven? DoneBryony and I agree that the only limitations are the ones we impose upon ourselves. She challenges others in the kitchen and shows them they can overcome limitations. Be like Bryony, don't have any limitations. The Fingerless Kitchen Trinity Valley Dairy Ju-Vinedale Holsteins Farm - Raw milk for central New York   If you like the podcast please subscribe and leave a review so others can find it. Thanks! - Help support our small business by visiting our website, Clean Slate Farm where you can purchase our small batch blended balsamic vinegar, olive oil, spice blend, and miracle hand cream. Add your name to our mailing list to get advance notification of specials on our products. - Support Clean Slate Farm by shopping Amazon through our affiliate page. Click here and bookmark for all your Amazon shopping (unless you can buy it local)...we'd appreciate it. For cooking, beekeeping, gardening, and DIY videos see our YouTube channel at Clean Slate Farm. Look for us on Facebook as Clean Slate Farm or catch us on Instagram @cleanslatefarm

After getting a degree in hotel/restaurant management and working in her parents restaurant, Tina McPherson took a right turn and ended up with her own business. On this episode we talk about how she started SalsaCuse twelve years ago and some of the things she learned along the way. If you like the podcast please subscribe and leave a review so others can find it. Thanks! - Help support our small business by visiting our website, Clean Slate Farm where you can purchase our small batch blended balsamic vinegar, olive oil, spice blend, and miracle hand cream. Add your name to our mailing list to get advance notification of specials on our products. - Support Clean Slate Farm by shopping Amazon through our affiliate page. Click here and bookmark for all your Amazon shopping (unless you can buy it local)...we'd appreciate it. For cooking, beekeeping, gardening, and DIY videos see our YouTube channel at Clean Slate Farm. Look for us on Facebook as Clean Slate Farm or catch us on Instagram @cleanslatefarm

Debbe Titus and I talk about her bakery and bistro in Jamesville, NY. Known widely for the gluten free options she offers we talk about other baked goods she offers and The Little Cake Artist, Kaleigh Ligoci, and her exceptional cakes and pastries. We also talk about how the COVID virus is impacting her business and other small food businesses and restaurants. Find Halfmoon on Facebook @thehalfmoonbakery or Instagram @halfmoonbakeryandbistro, and The Little Cake Arist @thelittlecakeartist on Facebook and Instagram - Help support our small business by visiting our website, Clean Slate Farm where you can purchase our small batch blended balsamic vinegar, olive oil, spice blend, and miracle hand cream. Add your name to our mailing list to get advance notification of specials on our products. - Support Clean Slate Farm by shopping Amazon through our affiliate page. Click here and bookmark for all your Amazon shopping (unless you can buy it local)...we'd appreciate it. For cooking, beekeeping, gardening, and DIY videos see our YouTube channel at Clean Slate Farm. Look for us on Facebook as Clean Slate FarmCatch us on Instagram @cleanslatefarm

It's no secret that restaurants, notoriously low profit businesses, have been closed to all but take out food service during this pandemic. Restaurant owners are taking a major economic hit, cooks are facing reduced or no hours, servers are facing no hours at all. In addition, banquets are being cancelled removing another form of income for restaurants. Many aren't closing completely so they can at least keep the doors open for when this is over. 15.3 million people work in the restaurant business. Many more in the companies who supply them. This is an industry hard hit. What's one restaurant doing to stay open during this crisis? Thinking way outside of the box...the take out box. Listen as Chef Luke Houghton and Chef Sarah Hassler talk about what they are doing and how they are responding with a virtual four course dinner....take out style...in three cities! Visit Provisions by Pure on FaceBook to see more information and sign up for your virtual dinner. - Help support our small business by visiting our website, Clean Slate Farm where you can purchase our small batch blended balsamic vinegar, olive oil, spice blend, and miracle hand cream. Add your name to our mailing list to get advance notification of specials on our products. - Support Clean Slate Farm by shopping Amazon through our affiliate page. Click here and bookmark for all your Amazon shopping (unless you can buy it local)...we'd appreciate it. For cooking, beekeeping, gardening, and DIY videos see our YouTube channel at Clean Slate Farm. Look for us on Facebook as Clean Slate FarmCatch us on Instagram @cleanslatefarm

You may not be thinking about maple syrup in January but Nate Williams of Dutch Hill Maple is. Long before spring Nate is in the woods string tubing and hanging taps getting ready for the flow of maple sap. Dutch Hill has won Grand Champion Maple Syrup three consecutive years at the New York State Fair. In this episode I sat down with Nate to talk about how he taps the tree, hangs the lines, and makes maple syrup. Learn how he reduces the water content and boils the sap into different grades of syrup. There is a lot to know about maple syrup and how it is made and Nate tells all. Dutch Hill began when Dave Williams tapped 15 trees in Tully, New York. Nate now taps over 7500 trees to bring us incredible tasting syrup. So good we use it in our Clean Slate Farm maple-balsamic vinegar available at our web site or in selected retail outlets in central New York. Support Clean Slate Farm by shopping Amazon through our affiliate page. Click here and bookmark for all your Amazon shopping (unless you can buy it local)...we'd appreciate it. Visit our website Clean Slate Farm where you can purchase our small batch blended balsamic vinegar, olive oil, spice blend, and miracle hand cream. Add your name to our mailing list to get advance notification of specials on our products. For cooking, beekeeping, gardening, and DIY videos see our YouTube channel at Clean Slate Farm. Look for us on Facebook as Clean Slate FarmCatch us on Instagram @cleanslatefarm

Did you ever think of starting a food business from your home? A great chocolate chip cookie everyone says you should sell? Maybe that killer cheese cake friends are always wanting. It's called a Cottage Food Business and every state has different laws on what you can make and sell. Do your homework!   In this interview with David Crabill, the smarts behind Forrager, a site for Cottage Food Laws, we talk about five of his top 10 mistakes you should avoid if you plan on starting that business. Get the whole list at Forrager, David Crabill's website for Cottage Food Law.   Cornell University's Food Venture Center also has an information packed site for those wanting to start a food business.   Visit our website Clean Slate Farm where you can purchase our small batch blended balsamic vinegar, spice blend, and miracle hand cream. We'll have our product at several CNY food shows in the coming weeks. Here are two you may be interested in: Sky Armory Night Market A great evening of food and crafts and music in downtown Syracuse, NY. Buy Local Bash...In its tenth year of supporting local entrepreneurs and food producers. Held at the Regional Market in Syracuse, NY. Support Clean Slate Farm by shopping Amazon through our affiliate page. Click here and bookmark for all your Amazon shopping (unless you can buy it local)...we'd appreciate it. Visit our website Clean Slate Farm where you can purchase our small batch blended balsamic vinegar, spice blend, and miracle hand cream. Watch our videos on our YouTube channel at Clean Slate Farm. Cooking, gardeng, beekeeping and DIY! Look for us on Facebook as Clean Slate FarmCatch us on Instagram @cleanslatefarm

Tyler Cagwin is on a mission to create great chocolate....from scratch. It's called Bean to Bar, which means Tyler goes to incredible lengths  in making chocolate. He sources beans from all over the world. Did you know it takes three four days before the chocolate is ready for you to enjoy? Is it good? You bet it is. Go find some and get chewin'! Visit Nostalgia Chocolate to learn more about Tyler and his great chocolate and follow him on Instagram. @nostalgiachocolates. Sky Armory Night Market information. A great evening of food and crafts and music. Buy Local Bash...In its tenth year of supporting local entrepreneurs and food producers. Held at the Regional Market in Syracuse, NY. Support Clean Slate Farm by shopping Amazon through our affiliate page. Click here and bookmark for all your Amazon shopping (unless you can buy it local)...we'd appreciate it. Visit our website Clean Slate Farm where you can purchase our small batch blended balsamic vinegar, spice blend, and miracle hand cream. For cooking, beekeeping, gardening, and DIY videos see our YouTube channel at Clean Slate Farm. Look for us on Facebook as Clean Slate FarmCatch us on Instagram @cleanslatefarm

If you've never had pasture raised beef and pork just do it. You won't believe the taste. If you love bacon....you'll hit the Fort Knox of flavor. It's out-of-control delicious.   Tricia Park, her husband (both military veterans), and son run Creekside Meadows Farm, a small farm in upstate New York. Started 20+ years ago it has been a learning experience for all of them. On the arrival of their first small heard of cattle she said, "It has to be profitable or it we don't do it." Listening to her it sounds like they figured it out with some help along the way and a lot of perseverance.    Tricia tells us about her farm and its offerings as a CSA and how the farm grew and became a viable business allowing them to do what they love and have a life as well. Make no mistake about it, Tricia made sure the financial and business ends were in place for the farm while her husband and son managed multiple farm operations....and I've seen her in the fields as well. It should come as no surprise the farm is run well as both Tricia and Matt are military veterans. They know how to get things done...and they are always smiling. I think they like what they do.   Tricia shared some resources for Military Vets and women who wish to farm.    "Farm-ops" is the veteran focused part of Cornell Small Farms.  Dean Koyanagi is the head and veterans interested in farming can look them up at: smallfarms.cornell.edu/projects/farm-ops/   If you are a veteran and looking for help starting a farm visit Farmer Veteran Coalition.  www.farmvetco.org   Tricia's main farm business training came from www.holisticmanagement.org The program was Whole farm planning for Beginning Women farmers.  Visit Creekside Meadows, an all pasture raised farm, at Creekside Meadows Farm, and on Facebook and Instagram.  Support Clean Slate Farm by shopping Amazon through our affiliate page. Click here and bookmark for all your Amazon shopping (unless you can buy it local)...we'd appreciate it. Visit our website Clean Slate Farm where you can purchase our small batch blended balsamic vinegar, spice blend, and miracle hand cream. For cooking, beekeeping, gardening, and DIY videos see our YouTube channel at Clean Slate Farm. Look for us on Facebook as Clean Slate FarmCatch us on Instagram @cleanslatefarm

Syracuse, New York was once known worldwide for salt. Now, it doesn't make sense that a city in the middle of New York state would be known for salt but there is a huge brine aquifer hundreds of feet under central New York. The natural springs were first utilized for salt production in 1788 with the help of the Onondaga People in building the first salt works.  Production of salt ended around the early 1900s but for the first time in 100 years Dave Iannicello and his daughter Libby are making salt from the brine. Listen as Dave tells us about Syracuse Salt Company and the process of making salt from brine. Find Syracuse Salt here. For the history of salt in central New York visit this link. Salt Museum Support Clean Slate Farm by shopping Amazon through our affiliate page. Click here and bookmark for all your Amazon shopping (unless you can buy it local)...we'd appreciate it. Visit our website Clean Slate Farm where you can purchase our small batch blended balsamic vinegar, spice blend, and miracle hand cream. For cooking, beekeeping, gardening, and DIY videos see our YouTube channel at Clean Slate Farm. Look for us on Facebook as Clean Slate FarmCatch us on Instagram @cleanslatefarm

In this show we talk to our fellow vendors at the Cazenovia, NY Farm Market. If you've never been to a small farm market you should make the effort. You'll find great, local food with a chance to get to know where your food comes from. Buying from a local farmer you are directly supporting a family and a way of life. The produce is fresh picked, the baked goods are delicious, and the meats are always humanely raised and treated with love and care. Here's a list of our fellow vendors. Empire Buffalo Bison meat Fojo Beans  Sustainable, fair trade coffee Frosty Morning Farm @frostymorningfarm (Facebook) Seeds, botanicals, and plants My Inspiration @myinspiration (Facebook) Terrific gluten free baked goods Harleys Barkery Dog treats (Jessie and Gromit love them!)  Jake's Cheese Raw milk gouda from Jake the cheesemaker Fenner Alps Fiber Farm  Fine goat hair wool and knitted items @fenneralpsfiberfarm (Facebook) Mountain Grown Farm  Non-Certified organic vegetables and wine grapes Seven Trees Dairy Goats  Amazingly good goat cheeses  @7treesdairygoats (Facebook) Navarino Orchard  Apples, berries, and pies at a beautiful hilltop orchard. U-Pick or they pick Support Clean Slate Farm by shopping Amazon through our affiliate page. Click here and bookmark for all your Amazon shopping (unless you can buy it local)...we'd appreciate it. Visit our new, improved website Clean Slate Farm where you can purchase our small batch blended balsamic vinegar, spice blend, and miracle hand cream. For cooking, beekeeping, gardening, and DIY videos see our YouTube channel at Clean Slate Farm. Look for us on Facebook as Clean Slate FarmCatch us on Instagram @cleanslatefarm

If you've ever thought about starting a small food based business you're not alone. In this episode I talk with Martin Butts of Small Potatoes, a foodpreneur consultant. Marty gives some information on starting out right to improve your chances of success. Marty gives seminars throughout the country on starting, marketing, and running a small food business.   Small Potatoes on Facebook. Forrager.com for national Cottage Laws Information on B-Corporations from Wikipedia   If you are not local to central New York you can learn more about, and buy, the Clean Slate Farm blended balsamic vinegars and other products at the link below.   If you could use our Amazon link for purchases at Amazon we would be grateful. It's a no-cost way to support Clean Slate Farm if you use our Amazon affiliate link for other purchases - we receive a small finders fee if you purchase through this link. Thanks! (We're saving for a greenhouse build and we're almost there!) For cooking, beekeeping, gardening, and DIY videos see our YouTube channel at Clean Slate Farm. Find us on Twitter @cleanslatefarmLook for us on Facebook as Clean Slate FarmCatch us on Instagram cleanslatefarmVisit our new, improved website Clean Slate Farm where you can purchase our small batch blended balsamic vinegar, spice blend, and miracle hand cream.

In part two of this episode, I finish my talk with Kathie Arnold, about the challenges facing small dairy farms and farms in general. When a farm closes down, the community suffers in a ripple effect throughout the area. We also touch on farm labor, undocumented and otherwise, and what that means to a farm and the surrounding community.    How can you find out where your milk is coming from? Go to Where is my milk from and enter the code from the top of your dairy product. It looks something like 36-3661, it may have only 3 numbers following the dash. Now you can support a local, or at least state dairy in your future purchases.    As some background information on what is happening to the dairy industry, listen to this podcast from "Farm To Table Talk" episode 66 with John Ikerd, a Farm Economist who taught farmers one thing only to realize years later farming was on the wrong track. He now lectures on small farms and sustainability. It's a great listen and very important for understanding how Big Ag and how it devastates small farmers.    If you could use our Amazon link for purchases at Amazon we would be grateful. It's a no-cost way to support Clean Slate Farm if you use our Amazon affiliate link for other purchases - we receive a small finders fee if you purchase through this link. Thanks! (We're saving for a greenhouse build and we're almost there!) For cooking, beekeeping, gardening, and DIY videos see our YouTube channel at Clean Slate Farm. Find us on Twitter @cleanslatefarmLook for us on Facebook as Clean Slate FarmCatch us on Instagram cleanslatefarmVisit our new, improved website Clean Slate Farm where you can purchase our small batch blended balsamic vinegar, spice blend, and miracle hand cream.

In this two-part episode, I talk with Kathie Arnold, a dairy farmer in central New York, about some alarming happenings in the dairy industry. Like the massive loss of dairy farms in the US, from 600,000 to 40,000 and falling. How milk gets from the farm to your refrigerator, how much a dairy farmer gets paid for milk and how much it costs to produce it. Buy local is more than a catchphrase to farmers, it's their lifeblood. The loss of a small farm sends ripples throughout the communities in many ways. And farm suicides are five times higher than the national average, and twice that of military veterans.   As some background information on what is happening to the dairy industry, listen to this podcast from "Farm To Table Talk" show 66 with John Ikerd, a Farm Economist that taught farmers one thing only to realize years later farming was on the wrong track. He now lectures on small farms and sustainability. It's a great listen and very important for understanding how Big Ag and how it devastates small farmers.    If you could use our Amazon link for purchases at Amazon we would be grateful. It's a no-cost way to support Clean Slate Farm if you use our Amazon affiliate link for other purchases - we receive a small finders fee if you purchase through this link. Thanks! (We're saving for a greenhouse build and we're almost there!) For cooking, beekeeping, gardening, and DIY videos see our YouTube channel at Clean Slate Farm. Find us on Twitter @cleanslatefarmLook for us on Facebook as Clean Slate FarmCatch us on Instagram cleanslatefarmVisit our new, improved website Clean Slate Farm where you can purchase our small batch blended balsamic vinegar, spice blend, and miracle hand cream.

Will Wallus and I talk about his new hobby, resort keeper. There's quit a bit that one needs to know to get a resort/campground up and running and Will tells us what he's doing. We also talk about restaurants and tractors. Don't hold it against him....but he owns a Kubota. (Sorry Will, payback)   If you could use our Amazon link for purchases at Amazon we would be grateful. It's a no-cost way to support Clean Slate Farm if you use our Amazon affiliate link for other purchases - we receive a small finders fee if you purchase through this link. Thanks! (We're saving for a greenhouse build and we're almost there!) For cooking, beekeeping, gardening, and DIY videos see our YouTube channel at Clean Slate Farm. Find us on Twitter @cleanslatefarmLook for us on Facebook as Clean Slate FarmCatch us on Instagram cleanslatefarmVisit the website Clean Slate Farm for recipes and more

Jessie Harriot from Copper Horse Coffee and I finally get to talk. Jessie is a coffee roaster in Ithaca, New York and roasts small batch, really, really good coffee. We talk about coffee beans, roasting, brewing, and storing the liquid of life. Thanks, Jessie, happy brewing!   For a great story about coffee and the lengths people will go to for great coffee, listen to this podcast from Snap Judgement called "The Monk of Mokha"   We use a burr grinder for a more consistent grind that is easily adjustable for espresso to French press grinds. Use our Amazon link to purchase the  Baratza Virtuoso burr grinder and support Clean Slate Farm or use our Amazon affiliate link for other purchases - we receive a small finders fee if you purchase through this link. Thanks! For cooking, beekeeping, gardening, and DIY videos see our YouTube channel at Clean Slate Farm. Find us on Twitter @cleanslatefarmLook for us on Facebook as Clean Slate FarmCatch us on Instagram cleanslatefarmVisit the website Clean Slate Farm for recipes and more

Ever thought about building your own home? Listen to Emily McCafferty from the Accidental Hippies as we talk about how she and her husband built their off-grid, cordwood/post and beam home in Kentucky. There's a lot to learn from her so listen up! To subscribe with Radio Public go the iTunes or Google Play and download the app. When you subscribe and listen to our podcast through the app we get a small ad fee. You'll hear a short ad prior to the podcast. If not then please use our Amazon affiliate link - we receive a small finders fee if you purchase through this link. Thanks! For cooking, beekeeping, gardening, and DIY videos see our YouTube channel at Clean Slate Farm. Find us on Twitter https://twittercom/@cleanslatefarmLook for us on Facebook as Clean Slate FarmCatch us on Instagram cleanslatefarmVisit the website Clean Slate Farm for recipes and more

  Sheri Fischer from Sher2Garden and I talk about what we grew this year, wrapping up the garden for winter and some challenges we faced with the gardens this year. Bugs included. Sheri and I talked in the spring about what we were going to plant in the gardens. We both agree peppers grew terrific this year. Thanks, Sheri! To subscribe with Radio Public go the iTunes or Googe Play and download the listening app. When you subscribe and listen to our podcast through the app we get a small ad fee. You'll hear a short ad prior to the podcast. Thanks, we appreciate it. You can download and subscribe to The Clean Slate Farm Podcast at Google Play Music, iTunes, and wherever you get your podcasts (RadioPublic? Hint, hint.). When you do please leave a comment or give us a few stars...it will help others find us. And don't forget to subscribe! That's a big help. Help support Clean Slate Farm by using our Amazon affiliate link - we receive a small finders fee if you purchase through this link. Thanks! See our YouTube channel at Clean Slate Farm for cooking, gardening, and DIY projects. Find us on Twitter https://twittercom/@cleanslatefarmLook for us on Facebook as Clean Slate FarmCatch us on Instagram cleanslatefarmVisit the website Clean Slate Farm for recipes and more

In this episode, I talk with Stephanie Thurow about all things canning. I first heard of Stephanie through her book, Can It & Ferment It. Stephanie is a master canner and with all that she has going on, I was pleased that she could join me for this interview.  We talk about canning safety, how long is food good for once canned, and fermenting.  Stephanie's Facebook page Minnesota From Scratch Can It & Ferment It (Amazon affiliate link) Help support Clean Slate Farm by using our Amazon affiliate link - we receive a small finders fee if you purchase through this link. Thanks! You can download and subscribe to The Clean Slate Farm Podcast at Google Play Music, iTunes, and Stitcher. When you do please leave a comment or give us a few stars...it will help others find us. And don't forget to subscribe! That's a big help. See our YouTube channel at Clean Slate Farm for cooking, gardening, beekeeping, and DIY projects. Find us on Twitter https://twittercom/@cleanslatefarm Look for us on Facebook as Clean Slate Farm Catch us on Instagram @cleanslatefarm Visit the website Clean Slate Farm for recipes and more

In this episode of the Clean Slate Farm podcast, I talk with Craig LeHoullier, an expert tomato breeder and gardener. It was a great discussion about tomatoes and I learned quite a bit from this and his book, Epic Tomatoes: How to select and grow the best varieties of all time. Craig is the lead breeder for the dwarf tomato project, which you can find more information through his website. Craig also has a YouTube channel about all things tomato and it would be worthwhile. He is also involved with Seed Savers, a seed company worthy of your business. You can find dwarf tomato seeds at the following sites among others. Links - Craig LeHoullierSeed SaversFruition Seeds Epic Tomatoes (Amazon affiliate link) or you can purchase directly from Craig You can download and subscribe to The Clean Slate Farm Podcast at Google Play Music, iTunes, and Stitcher. When you do please leave a comment or give us a few stars...it will help others find us. And don't forget to subscribe! That's a big help. Help support Clean Slate Farm by using our Amazon affiliate link - we receive a small finders fee if you purchase through this link. Thanks! See our YouTube channel at Clean Slate Farm for cooking, gardening, and DIY projects. Find us on Twitter https://twittercom/@cleanslatefarmLook for us on Facebook as Clean Slate FarmCatch us on Instagram cleanslatefarmVisit the website Clean Slate Farm for recipes and more

Sheri Fischer from Sher2Garden and I talk about seed starting, seed saving and more. Sheri has a lot of gardening knowledge and has graciously agreed to be a guest on the show from time to time. Thanks, Sheri! To subscribe with Radio Public go the iTunes or Googe Play and download the listening app. When you subscribe and listen to our podcast through the app we get a small ad fee. You'll hear a short ad prior to the podcast. Thanks, we appreciate it. Here is a link to our video on soil blocks, which Sheri and I talk about in the show. https://youtu.be/43qsuBDWDRU If the link doesn't work you can go to our YouTube channel and search for soil...you'll find it. You can download and subscribe to The Clean Slate Farm Podcast at Google Play Music, iTunes, and Stitcher. When you do please leave a comment or give us a few stars...it will help others find us. And don't forget to subscribe! That's a big help. Help support Clean Slate Farm by using our Amazon affiliate link - we receive a small finders fee if you purchase through this link. Thanks! See our YouTube channel at Clean Slate Farm for cooking, gardening, and DIY projects. Find us on Twitter https://twittercom/@cleanslatefarmLook for us on Facebook as Clean Slate FarmCatch us on Instagram cleanslatefarmVisit the website Clean Slate Farm for recipes and more

Will Wallus from the Weekend Homestead and I talk a little tractor maintenance, sous vide cooking and what it is. Will tells us about the Birkebeiner ski race.  You can download and subscribe to The Clean Slate Farm Podcast at Google Play Music, iTunes, and Stitcher. When you do please leave a comment or give us a few stars...it will help others find us. And don't forget to subscribe! That's a big help. Help support Clean Slate Farm by using our Amazon affiliate link - we receive a small finders fee if you purchase through this link. Thanks! See our YouTube channel at Clean Slate Farm for cooking, gardening, and DIY projects. Find us on Twitter https://twittercom/@cleanslatefarmLook for us on Facebook as Clean Slate FarmCatch us on Instagram cleanslatefarmVisit the website Clean Slate Farm for recipes and more

On today's show, I talk about wax moths and honeybees with Eric Rochow. Eric has a video about a new way to combat wax moths in beehives. We also talk about how he gets maple sap from the tree to the evaporator. I tell Eric about dwarf tomatoes. You can learn more about dwarf tomatoes at Craig Lehoullier's blog. You can buy dwarf tomato seeds at Fruition Seeds.  I have a video showing how much damage a wax moth infestation can cause in a beehive. Clearly something you don't want to happen in your apiary. You can download and subscribe to The Clean Slate Farm Podcast at Google Play Music, iTunes, and Stitcher. When you do please leave a comment or give us a few stars...it will help others find us. And don't forget to subscribe! That's a big help. Help support Clean Slate Farm by using our Amazon affiliate link - we receive a small finders fee if you purchase through this link. Thanks! See our YouTube channel at Clean Slate Farm for cooking, gardening, and DIY projects. Find us on Twitter https://twittercom/@cleanslatefarmLook for us on Facebook as Clean Slate FarmCatch us on Instagram cleanslatefarmVisit the website Clean Slate Farm for recipes and more

Tina Jacobs is an entrepreneur with tens of thousands of employees. The best part is they pay her and work for free. Her staff consists of thousands of red wiggler worms that turn manure and sawmill by-products into vermicompost, which she packages and sells to gardeners all over the country. I spoke with Tina about how she got started in the vermicompost business, the challenges she had starting a business, and how the worms make her product. She tells us what ratio of vermicompost is best for your garden and plant starts. Visit Tina's website to learn more and purchase her vermicompost at Devine Gardens - Help support our small business by visiting our website, Clean Slate Farm where you can purchase our small batch blended balsamic vinegar, olive oil, spice blend, and miracle hand cream. Add your name to our mailing list to get advance notification of specials on our products. - Support Clean Slate Farm by shopping Amazon through our affiliate page. Click here and bookmark for all your Amazon shopping (unless you can buy it local)...we'd appreciate it. For cooking, beekeeping, gardening, and DIY videos see our YouTube channel at Clean Slate Farm. Look for us on Facebook as Clean Slate FarmCatch us on Instagram @cleanslatefarm  

Ever wonder what it's like to attend The Culinary Institute of America? This week I talk with my friend and former classmate at the CIA, Chef Jason Allen and we talk about what made Jason attend the CIA, what it was like, what it's like to work in a restaurant, and his gardens and orchard in Arizona.  If you're thinking about becoming a chef, this episode will give you a feel for what it's like, long hours and all. You can download and subscribe to The Clean Slate Farm Podcast at Google Play Music, iTunes, and Stitcher. When you do please leave a comment or give us a few stars...it will help others find us. And don't forget to subscribe! Help support Clean Slate Farm by using our Amazon affiliate link - https://www.amazon.com/?foo0ce-20 If you purchase anything through this link we earn a small finders fee, which helps support Clean Slate Farm...thanks! See our YouTube channel at Clean Slate Farm for cooking, gardening, and DIY projects Find us at Twitter https://twittercom/@cleanslatefarmLook for us on Facebook as Clean Slate FarmCatch us at Instagram cleanslatefarmVisit the website http://cleanslatefarm.com

This week I talk with Will Wallus from the Weekend Homestead and Eric Rochow from GardenFork about winterization tips for your home and power equipment. Eric gives advice for storing gas-powered equipment so the fuel doesn't gum up the carburetor. The GardenFork podcast can be found on iTunes and you can also watch his eclectic YouTube channel at GardenFork. He also has a Facebook group with great information and a fun community as well. Great stuff. Will Wallus can be occasionally be heard here and on GardenFork. His Instagram is The Weekend Homestead. In the last show notes, I said we would be talking with either Jason Allen, a chef at a high-end hotel complex in Arizona or with Tina Jacobs, an entrepreneur who raises worms. Tina's company sells vermicompost. Stick around, those shows are in the works.   You download and subscribe to The Clean Slate Farm Podcast at Google Play Music, iTunes, and Stitcher. When you do please leave a comment or give us a few stars...it will help others find us. And don't forget to subscribe! Help support Clean Slate Farm by using our Amazon affiliate link - https://www.amazon.com/?foo0ce-20 If you purchase anything through this link we earn a small finders fee, which helps support Clean Slate Farm...thanks! See our YouTube channel at Clean Slate Farm for cooking, gardening, and DIY projects Find us at Twitter https://twittercom/@cleanslatefarmLook for us on Facebook as Clean Slate FarmCatch us at Instagram cleanslatefarmVisit the website http://cleanslatefarm.com

  On this show I discuss fermenting basics, as in salt brine, and how to make garlic dill pickles. The first thing you need to know it's not rocket science and people have been fermenting for thousands of years. As far as brine goes....well, sometimes you need to be exact, sometimes you don't. Have a listen. The next show will be one of two interviews depending on what show I can edit first.Either Jason Allen, a chef from Arizona who I attended school at the Culinary Institute of America. Jason started his culinary journey as a teenager scrounging extra cash to visit the best restaurants he could to learn more about food. The next show will be one of two interviews depending on what show I can edit first.Either Jason Allen, a chef at a high-end hotel complex in Arizona. Jason and I were classmates at the Culinary Institute of America. He started his culinary journey as a teenager scrounging extra cash to visit the best restaurants he could to learn more about food. Jason and his wife now have an extensive organic garden in a very dry climate and he'll tell us how he manages that. Either Jason Allen, a chef at a high-end hotel complex in Arizona. Jason and I were classmates at the Culinary Institute of America. He started his culinary journey as a teenager scrounging extra cash to visit the best restaurants he could to learn more about food. Jason and his wife now have an extensive organic garden in a very dry climate and he'll tell us how he manages that. Or it may be with Tina Jacobs, an entrepreneur who raises worms. Tina's company sells vermicompost and we'll be talking about how she does that and the benefits. I know the stuff works, I've used it to great success in starting seedlings. You can now download and subscribe to The Clean Slate Farm Podcast at Google Play Music, iTunes, and Stitcher. When you do please leave a comment or give us a few stars...it will help others find us. Help support Clean Slate Farm by using our Amazon affiliate link - https://www.amazon.com/?foo0ce-20 If you purchase anything through this link we earn a small finders fee, which helps support Clean Slate Farm...thanks! See our YouTube channel at Clean Slate Farm for cooking, gardening, and DIY projects Find us at Twitter https://twittercom/@cleanslatefarmLook for us on Facebook as Clean Slate FarmCatch us at Instagram cleanslatefarmVisit the website http://cleanslatefarm.com

  This week I talk with Sheri Fischer about her greenhouse, how she extends her growing season and the benefits and drawbacks of raised bed gardens. Sheri lives in Pennsylvania and grows an amazing amount of food in her gardens.  Her website is https://sher2garden.com and you should take a look.  On our next show, I'll be talking about fermenting garlic dill pickles and why you should weigh, not measure, the salt you use in your brine. You can now download and subscribe to The Clean Slate Farm Podcast at Google Play Music.    Our Amazon affiliate link is https://www.amazon.com/?foo0ce-20 If you purchase anything through this link we earn a small finders fee, which helps support Clean Slate Farm...thanks!   See our YouTube channel at Clean Slate Farm for cooking, gardening, and DIY projects Find us at Twitter https://twittercom/@cleanslatefarmLook for us on Facebook as Clean Slate FarmCatch us at Instagram cleanslatefarmVisit the website http://cleanslatefarm.com

Welcome to the first show from Clean Slate Farm. Our first podcast is an interview with Will Wallus from The Weekend Homestead. Will just finished remodeling a cabin in the upper reaches of Wisconson and we talk about that a project and the tools he used. Will tells us a bit about the fruit trees he planted on his 160-acre homestead in the woods and how he protects them from marauding wildlife. We also discuss Will's job as a pyrotechnician and how he got into the fireworks business. Our next show is with Sheri Fischer from sher2garden. We talk about her fabulous greenhouse, raised beds, and season extending gardening.   Our Amazon affiliate link is Amazon If you purchase anything through this link we earn a small finders fee, which helps support Clean Slate Farm...thanks! Find us at Twitter https://twittercom/@cleanslatefarmLook for us on Facebook as Clean Slate FarmCatch us at Instagram cleanslatefarmVisit the website http://cleanslatefarm.com