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Conheça o CoopCast, o novo podcast que falará sobre o Cooperativismo de uma forma diferente. Com visão independente, racional e, por vezes, crítica, nossas entrevistas irão abordar temas relevantes para reflexão sobre a lei, a história e a doutrina cooperativa. Toda terça-feira, a partir do dia 06/08/2019, um episódio semanal com um convidado especial!

Two weeks in a row without the full Coop Cast. Down one @CJMiller14. However, @a_broussard_ and @blakesanner don't let that stop them from having a fun and electric show at Chilis in Sulphur for this weeks recap and look ahead. Stay tuned for a special announcement. Cheers.

On this episode of the CoopCast, we recap the best day of the year, the WHMFFL Draft Day. The crew then gives their Preseason Rankings and Preseason Awards. We also find out why @a_broussard_ is the true Village Idiot. Cheers.

We introduce the CoopCast to the world by announcing our presence. First full episode release coming soon. CoopCast will feature @CJMiller14, @BlakeSanner, and @a_broussard_.

As vezes o pod continua além do fim. Esses foram os assuntos que falamos depois de encerrar os Consoles que falharam. Participam Cioly, Piro e TioSolid.

Nesse pod falamos sobre consoles que não atingiram as vendas ou suporte esperados, como o Ps Vita, Dreamcast, WiiU... Participam Cioly, Piro e Tio Solid.

Com muita frequência partes do pod são cortadas na edição. Esses são os erros de gravação do Kickstarter e mais. Participam Cioly, Maroja e Piro.

Nesse pod falamos sobre jogos no Kickstarter, realidade virtual, early access e mais. Participam Cioly, Maroja e Piro.

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 result of our farming endeavours. We hope we have cultivated some ideas and new farmers and look forward to the unknowns a offers!

Com muita frequência partes do pod são cortadas na edição. Esses são os erros de gravação da SAGA Assassin's Creed. Participam Cioly, Piro e Tear.

Nesse pod comentamos sobre cada jogo da tão aclamada saga Assassin's Creed. Participam Cioly, Piro e Tear.

Nesse pod falamos sobre emulação em pc e consoles, jogos mobile, homebrews, remasterisações e remakes. Participam Cioly e Maroja.

Nesse pod falamos sobre jogos que tinham espectativa muito alta, mas que no lançamento não foram a altura. Participam Cioly, Piro e Limp.

Nesse pod falamos sobre filmes de jogos, filmes apenas, hollywood e mais. Participam Cioly, Piro e Maroja.

Nesse pod falamos sobre o Blog e Fórum NewsInside. Participam Cioly, TioSolid, Piro, Amido e Voz.

Nesse pod falamos sobre todos os consoles que temos. Participam Cioly, Piro e Tear.

Nesse pod falamos sobre o que jogamos em 2015. Participam Cioly, Piro, Amido e Tear.

Our final episode of 2014 is dedicated to our listeners and fans around the globe this holiday season.  It's our huge thank you for making us the #1 farming podcast on the planet! We talk about emails, tweets, Face book comments and posts as well as personal interactions and phone calls we haven't gotten to but have most deffinately read!  Thanks to everyone in the community for listening and be a part of the CoopCast in 2014. For those of you who know how to use search engines we do talk about moving electic netting and moving pasture pens. :) Merry Christmas from Chicken Thistle Farm!

This week the CoopCast becomes a HoopCast! We spend the episode looking at photos of our greenhouse / hoophouse / high tunnel and talk through the design and the how nad the why.  We both share our thoughts and opinions on the evolution of our enclosed vegetable garden area and what we like about gardening inside a controlled structure. If you are following along all the images can be found on our Flickr page in the album  Also an indepth discussion when we built it is on our  as well.

This weeks farming updatesinclude our experience this week processing chickens on anotehr farm as helpers.  We also moved the pigs to fresh pasture and are getting ready for weaning.  Finally the vegetable garden and the greenhouse are producing all sorts of fresh veggies...  so Farmer Kelli takes us through what they are and what she has been doing with them. In the Coopcast Community segment we catch up on the listener backlog of emails, posts, tweets and all sorts of other forms of questions.  From a solider in Afgahanastan to listeners in Europe to the ever popular Doctor Who and Star Trek questions - we try and answer them all. In a Coopcast produced and directed by Farmer Andy...  things in this episode don't follow any stinkin agenda! 

This is the last CoopCast of the year!  We expect to be back with another episode January 8th, 2014.  So on with the farming updates and the bitter cold and endless snow here on the farm. We talk a little about how the pigs and chickens are doing in this brutal cold. If you haven't checked it out - visit our Facebook page and see the story of the #elfonafarm...  To celebrate the holidays we have a community segment where we talk about: The recent FDA and antibiotic use ruling brought up by Daniel- We pick on Nancy (again) for calling Andy, Randy Pam asked us about reusable canning lids that we discussed in episode 030 Tori has a question about electric fencing, goats, moose and bear Kyle asked a good thinking question about predator control In our last segment we discuss all the people and businesses who make what we do possiable. A special thanks to Pine Creek Feeds, Joe's Meat Market, Welp Hatchery and of course Farmtek (if you listen to the episode you will get a coupon code good for $25 off $75 or more!)...  and of course we thank our customers! Finally - it's that time of the year to nomiate your favorite podcasts - so please take moment to give us your vode on Sticher Radio here -  Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

This weeks's CoopCast is a batch of updates and a bit of community.  We talk about getting ready to move the pigs to their winter area and the fencing preparations that gointo that move. We give an update on deer hunting and pork sales (whihc are unrelated). We also are looking forward already to spring farrowing...  and figuring out when our new gilt is in standing heat has been a challenge. In the community we just answer a bunch of questiosn for our Facebook page!

Updates this week are around the continued sale of pork butcher cuts and the decisions we are considering around actually carrying some inventory (something we have thus far not done).  We also got our first egg in the chick wagon as the current laying flock slows way down with molting and the change of seasons. Finally we review the status of our sold out turkeys and the questions we get all the time about the difference (or perception of difference) between fresh and frozen meat.Check out the link about some science of frozen meat!  This episode of the CoopCast was sponsored by Farmtek.  Check out Farmtek.com for over 30,000 different products to make you home and farm run smoothly.  If you visit now and use the promotion code we give you in this episode you will save $25 on any purchase of $75 or more...  that's like a 33% savings!  So support this podcast by supporting . This week in the Veggie Patch we talk about the end of the CSA and discuss the Rowboat of Goodness from this year in our Rowboat Roundup! (The Rowboat of Goodness is our far less snooty take on the Slow Food "Ark of Taste").  So tune in to hear how some of our favorites like Celebrity, Costata Romanesca, Sultan Green and Sultan Yellow did in the 2013 season!  Be inspired to add some of our favorites you your farm or garden next year!

With only a month left for the pigs on pasture we are still selling a bunch of sausage...  and now bacon too! We also discuss the options we are considering around keeping the mom's like we have before vs selling them after a single farrowing and keeping smaller gilts over winter to save on feed costs. We welcome our new sponsor to the coopcast - FarmTek!  We have talked about their products several times over the years and think we have found a terrific partner with them.  As a listener you can visit the website and save $25 on any order of $75 or more by checking out with the code mentioned in the episode.  This is your chance to support us by supporting our sponsors! In the CoopCast Community we talk a bit about listener messages and questions and how YOU can help US help YOU!  We also answer a listener question about bartering bunny meat for pork on a neighboring farm. This broaches topics like determining value of your farm products and goods in a bater situation. We officially launch our new segment called Close Encounters with Free Ranging Farmers on the Front Porch...  where talk a bit about the name, the new iPhone next week, the use of social media by farms and what our

With a bit more relaxed schedule the CoopCast takes a bit more of a relaxed discussion of an injured pig and how amazing animals are with injury.  We talk about Hermione and piglets as well as a grower piglet with hemorrhoids! We talk a bit about selling our sausage to folks and the process around that since we got over 240 pounds back from the USDA processor last week. We then take a late season walk around the Veggie Patch and talk about what did well in this crazy growing season and what didn't.  Since it's late summer there are tomatoes galore now and we did a taste test of the best tomatores in your garden.  Kelli also talks about some of what she has been canning and freezing.

This week we talk about our new YouTube series we will be publishing over the next several months called "".  We set up some new fencing for the pigs and Andy longs for more permanent fences on the farm. We are getting ready for piglet farrowing in the next week and we talk a little about the new pig waterer we built. We briefly stop by the veggie patch to talk gardening and asparagus and raspberry plants. The CoopCast Community has a followup on the "Milk Rant" from CoopCast 067 and the listener response in CoopCast 068.  We also respond to a suggestion from a listener regarding farm tours and interns. This weeks concludes with a Rumination about GMO's.  We challenge the listener to consider that the concept of a GMO is not categorically bad - there are some really good things that come from GMO's in the world and we touch on a few of them.

Things around the farm have been getting busy as the vegetable gardening season is off to is start.  Finally we have the peas planted - sugar snap and snow so far.  We have also been picking from the asparagus patch and enjoying some fresh spring vegetables. We talk about a trip to the Amish greenhouse and Amish WalMart.  At the same time we have been fighting rats in the barn with increasing urgency as we are just a few weeks away from chicks and poults brooding in the barn.Then in the CoopCast Community we tease a little bit about the fact we are building something that we hope will really help out on the farm...  to see what it is check out our Facebook page.  We talk about some "quiet criticism" our last CoopCast received and rant a little.  We also answer Luke's question about owning vs buying pigs for meat production.Finally we conclude with a Farm U all about GMO's and the testing of food for the presence of genetically modified organisms.  This segment is not opinion or discussion based noise about GMO's rather a factual "from the lab" discussion of how Dr. Farmer Kelli is actually testing foods for GMO corn and soy.

This weeks farming updates include a lot of rain and finally a little warmth.  We were about to get the snow fence down and watch the pastures start to turn a little green.  We started allowing customers to pre-order pastured chickens this week and we are almost already sold out.  We found a dead chicken in the coop...  looks like a heart attack.  In the green house we have been potting up tomatoes and making soil blocks.The Farmers Choice segment this week answers the question we posed in CoopCast 065 about how do manage a sick pig. In the segment we:Follow up on pig illnessShare some of the thoughts our listeners had like call vet, ask Walter, check poopShare what the farmers did which included emailed Walter, posted on boards, called who we bought from, talked to large animal vetWe found that the Pigsite and Merck vet manual were quite helpfulPenicillin and tetracycline - when antibiotics and the farm work together.In a Farm U segment we talk about the notion out there that you can "breed resistance" to disease into your animals and how that's not really accurate.Resistance to disease/ building a better herd has a role in breeding but genetics isn't the whole story.  The stauts of host- Nutrition, stress, normal flora, etc all impact the likelihood of an animal getting sick when exposed to the pathogen.  In most cases it's less about genetics and "resistance" and more about infectious dose of the organism.

This week's farm update were kind of all over the place since we missed an episode last week with #farmerandy being down for the count with a nasty lung bug.  We talk about sickness on the farm when it's NOT an animial but a farmer, living through mud season on the farm and dealing with mud and pigs.  We hase how the chickens onf the farm are doing with the Spring thaw and chickens and the challenges with their coop and netting and muddy eggs. In the Coopcast community this week we spend some time raging in general... must be the sickness and/or the drugs.  We respond about a post where some folks were worrying about the CoopCast podfading away...  We spend some time answering listener questions about a modibe pig tractor in Grit magazine and some other questions about chicken pasture pens.  Sorry all you iTunes reviewers - no drama like high speed chases this week!

This "longer than usual" CoopCast includes... Updates from around the farm: Heritage Turkey for Thanksgiving - yum!!!! Losing a chicken and a farmers "instincts" Prepping for winter by moving chicken fencing (poultry netting) and pig fencing A trip to the cold Veggie Patch to discuss some HOT tomato choices: Review of our top 2012 tomato varieties A brief lesson on determinate and indeterminate tomato plants as well as heirloom and hybrid. In the CoopCast Community Josie asked about worming pigs? Lots of people have been asking "when is sign up for X, Y or Z"?

Updates this week on the farm include: Winter prep continues - fencing for winter paddock and the trouble with fencing in the fall, Tomatoes out of greenhouse after a really hard freeze, Moved pig feeder out of the mud In the CoopCast Community Prop 37 - didn't pass - is it all about business! Mackaenzie shares a tip to make your Facebook faned pages visible Question on our recipes, Robert asked about our recommendations on poultry netting. Farm U Was inspired by a question from Stuart: What are the differences in processing chickens and turkeys?

Farming Updates in what seems like a farming soap opera: We were away from our farm when hurricane Sandy came through Being prepared for disasters Lessons from this event Here's the  In the CoopCast Community  Response to a blog post about the cost of raising pigs  GMO discussion feedback  Ernest shared a link to a documentary on GMOs Melanie shared her dream product - In this weeks Farmers Choice : People always talk about wanting to "eat healthy" but what does that really mean?  How do you really measure healthy? Eating healthy and the definition Nutrient dense food and the difference

Just a few Farmining Updates this week: Garlic planting and our technique, A root cellar full of goodies, Our youngest gilt is in heat - Ollie traits! In the news we discuss Proposition 37 and GMO's: Opinions on Prop 37 and GMOs in general Labeling requirement? What is a GMO? For or against GMOs? Natural selection and pesticide use

Updates from around the farmstead: #farmerandy shares his Big Buck story of dispair, We put the veggie patch to bed with compost and the rototiller, Pigs moved to a new section of pasture, Pig pasture maintenance and seeding on the old pasture, From the pasture to the plate we talk about canning chicken in the pressure cooker, Final sales of year and the risk to cash flow In the CoopCast community: We talk about cooking a heritage turkey (http://www.localharvest.org/features/heritage-turkey-recipes.jsp), A listener who didn't know he could raise his chickens on pasture, Some general listener feedback items from Facebook, iTunes and Stitcher. In the news: We talk about a non-functioning pair of oxen in Vermont and what should happen with them: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/10/21/163257176/despite-protest-college-plans-to-slaughter-serve-farms-beloved-oxen

Updates around the farm include: We were featured on Libsyn's Rockin New Podcasts! - The growing season is officially over with a hard freeze last week, We finished turkeys by processing the last of the Midget White Turkeys, We got our municipal water bill from over the drought months (WOW), Winter preparations are ongoing including cleaning out the chicken coop and starting to put the vegetable garden to bed, Farm stand review for the year. This week we are having 2 related farmers choice segments about commitment: From the farmers side, what levels of commitment are required to your livestock, land and customers?  We talk about this in relation to a listener email about his journey into becoming a farmer. From the consumer side, what and why are you committed to a farm or farmer? And how do your actions speak louder than your words when it comes to demonstrating that commitment? (This episode was recorded on the eve of our 13th wedding anniversary, hence the commitment theme!)

This weeks farm updates: Special announcement is we are going to be a featured podcast on Libsyn's  blog of up-and-comers on October 15th! Pork pickup - happy customers and farmers - yummy pork too! Hermione and Katniss are getting along just smashingly Turkey vs Fox story (a win for the good guys) We eat good - soup - add greens - yum! In the CoopCast Community: Business info posting on Facebook - http://www.uvm.edu/newfarmer/?Page=webinars%2Fwebinar_recordings.php&SM=webinars%2Fsub-menu.html#management Gift from listener - http://www.potterybymehg.com/ A "postivie" review, maybe, says she can't go to sleep without our voices - hmmmmm!?  And National Lard Rendering Month, maybe? In the News: Pig farmer eaten by his pigs Farm out of business http://www.sfgate.com/food/article/Fond-memories-of-Soul-Food-Farm-3923428.php

Even though it's early Autumn we have still been busy farming this week! Updates from around the farm this week include: Taking the last of the pastured pigs to processor and deciding who was going to stay with us! We touch again on the difficulty of sending respected animals to the processor, Getting ready for pork pickup with customers as the meat comes back from the processor, Dealing with turkeys - everywhere. We take a muddy stroll through the veggie patch: CSA is done but still harvesting, Late planting reviews and opinions: zucchini, beans, lettuce, bok choy, Dried bean update, Greenhouse plantings update. In the CoopCast community: Jennifer asked about feeding candy to cows, Constance wanted an update on the poison ivy drops (Oral Ivy), Chad was wondering what we do to winterize farm (waterer, shelter bedding) right now: coop, winter paddock for pigs

Updates from around the farm: We got some of our pigs to processor and share our feelings on that. Turkey processing of the first batch Frost Warning! In the Coopcast Community Vivianne shares her experiences raising cornish cross and shares that on her blog. Adalyn Farms shared with us as well and has Kelli wanting a dwarf goat. Paul asked some specific business questions about  a farm corporation, LLC, insurance etc and we discuss why we don't answer those questions very well. John was afraid we were deleting his Facebook post and had some questions about a sleepy rooster and some bad advice he was given. This weeks Farm U (part 2 of Chicken Processing) Poultry Processing Our set up: what we have and our line set up Some general comments about our HACCP procedures

This weeks farm updates include: A discussion about pork cut sheets and pig preparations Turkey processing starting next weekend Egg layers- who's laying? Dealing with  older chickens and refreshing our flock Last week of CSA Greenhouse - looking good In the Veggie Patch: Our potato results! Do it yourself- note pesticide levels in store bought potatoes Farm U: Chicken Processing This is the first part in a series of Farm U's talking about chicken processing. Equipment and set up, what do you need as the basics to start processing chickens What to buy vs not buy in a basic setup

We try out a new intro on this weeks show based on a listener iTunes review... Farming Updates this week include: Pigs on new pasture was an easy move, Making a swale for their wallow, New hog feeder feeder in use, Update on O2's limp, Selecting a gilt to keep - what is good conformation? Pork cut sheet designed, Turkey processing dates picked, Turkey ordering form sent out, CSA is ending in 2 weeks. In the Veggie Patch: We talk tomatoes and blight.  What is it, how do you identify it and what can you do about it? In Farm U: We discuss what we are doing to manage pasture spaces after moving pigs off of them.

This Labor Day week we have a shorter version full of fun filled farming listener feedback! In the CoopCast Community: A comment from a listener Susan P about her struggling small farm and challenges with regulations, Lucinda asked many questions about chickens, Laurie askes about food saftey and honey. Then on the In the News Segement: We discuss a recent scientific study about BPA

Updates around the farm this week: Our Daycation here in NY, A new to us hog feeder, O2 and his bum leg, Turkey ordering, prepping greenhouse for fall. In the Veggie Patch: Fall Succession planting update in the garden and in the greenhouse, CSA spotlight - Edamame. In the CoopCast Community:We get mentioned on some blogs ( and ) where they say we are a good farming podcast - COOL! And we bundle a bunch of reviews and questions together from the community to have a conversation... We ruminate about going full time as a farmer and answer the following questions (from James and "farmer on hiatus", amongst others): Is our aim to do this full time? How much land do we have? DO we want farming as primary occupation? Are we "Big enough to sustain" our farm?

A update light week on the farm with: No poultry pens to move, Normal weather for a change on the farm, Turkeys and layers doing well, Pigs have their first weigh in. In the Veggie Patch we talk: Greenhouse soil fertility and design, Low tunnel greenhouses you can build, End of garden season discounts. In the Coopcast Community: On a listeners suggestion Andy is trying Oral Ivy. Sheree asked about growing grain for chickens and supplementing them with veggies/greens from the garden. Brice suggested we invest in some livestock guardian dogs. In this weeks Farm U we learn about the science behind preventing Botulism when canning vegetables.The bacteria lives in all soils and we talk about terms relating to it and defeating it when canning: Spores Anaerobe Soil Pressure and temp pH

Updates this week on the farm: We learned that Ollie is no more on the farm we took him to, Hay and livestock trailer, The seasons final chicken processing, 5 gallon bucket waterer gauge, And a question - what makes you happy when farming? In the Veggie Patch: Tomatoes and canning, Succession planting, We discuss the results of the above ground potato growing method (from coopcast 014) Questions, Conversations and Ruminations: We get asked all the time "Don't you get attached to your animals?" Can you care about the animals you eat for meat?  Is it better to not like them?  Is that why we've gone to a system of mistreatment?

This weeks updates include: Hermione's move to the pasture reuniting her with her piglets, Club station cool (what is it)... a shade cloth shelter for pigs when there is no other shade around, We are sold out of pork and share some lessons on ordering / selling pork halves, Chicken processing coming up next weekend, Weather has been hot and dry and the rain has come with a price, Shattered window and shredded turkey shelter. A new segment called The Veggie Patch focuses on the vegetable gardens and gardening techniques we use (because you, the listeners asked for it!) Tomato planting, labels and harvesting, Basil planting techniques in northern climates Farm U inspired by a listener comment on the use of antibiotics on the farm. Is the meat tainted? Why don't you want antibiotics used in livestock What constitutes safe or good use of antibiotics on a farm?

Fertilizing the lawn with pastured turkeys, We have the barn back and are busy drying garlic, 9 weeks and less than .25" of rain, TOTAL, Nugget, Snowflake and nameless are growing up, Hermione is in heat again and piglets are ready for a move, We eat good: Bruschetta recipe 1 loaf fresh baguette or Italian bread 2-3 different fresh picked tomatoes 2-3 T good olive oil 2-3 cloves garlic (mashed) 3-4 springs each of fresh oregano, basil and parsley all chopped fine Fresh cracked black pepper and salt to taste (optional) fresh grated hard Italian cheese (your choice) In a bowl combine all ingredients and stir together. Cut bread into slices. Spray with olive oil and place on a medium hot grill until grill marks appear. Spray exposed side of bread with more olive oil and flip.  Immediately place heaping spoonfuls of tomato mixture on the bread and close the grill cover for about 2-3 minutes.  Remove and consume with beer, wine or cold ice tea! In the CoopCast community: Lisa asks about managing problems with raccoons in corn, Austin is interested in our methods of marketing and growing our small farm, Melanie has a BUNCH of farm business questions which we touch on but will cover more of in the future, Another question about starting a CSA. On this episodes Farm U: Building your very own root cellar is a lot easier than you think Building Location, location, location Humidity Temperature Storage Options

This weeks Farm Updates: Endless heat and no rain at all, What's the impact of this weather on our gardens, our animals and the nations food supply. Pigs and turkeys, Kelli loves the greenhouse (and all the garden spiders) We had one of our big chicken processing days Questions, Conversations and Ruminations Although it's one of the days of hardest work on the farm we find chicken processing days very rewarding.  In this segment we share some of our thoughts as we reflect back on the first chicken processing day of 2012

Around the farm and gardens: Hermione's standing heat and hormones, Piglets are bigger than piglets now, Predator attack on the Cornish X birds in the pasture, Lost 3 birds and now the defense plan Preparing for 1st chicken processing event next weekend Coopcast Community / Farm U: Susan I. asked: why wean piglets and not just let mama do it? Holly wanted to know what we feed our pigs? Scout wants to know about the low tunnels we use in the garden: Which type of Agribon do you use? Are you primarily using it for pest control or do you have the type that provides frost protection as well? Do you use the manufactured hoops to support it above your plants or are you using some other method? 

A very Happy 4th of July to all our listeners (or Canada Day), folks listening in the UK...  sorry :) Around the farm: Not normal weather for sure. Very hot but the gardens are surviving Rabbits under hoop the hoop Chickens on pasture get processed in 2 weeks Chicks and turkeys in the brooders are doing well Pigs - a very special weaning story What we did that was wrong in terms of setup, planning and moving large animals What we did that was right and that we would do again when weaning piglets What we did that was desperate and stupid What we would never do again because being smarter would let us avoid that CoopCast Community: An iTunes review where a listener is going to make some simple changes for healthier chicks and pigs Stewart Homestead likes Andy's humor (and thinks this should be a comedy podcast, ok, not really, Andy added that) but they ARE going to try Cornish chickens and their own pigs Plants between the rocks said this podcast is a "Skillful blending of planning implementing and evaluating", and we decided they are listening to another podcast and accidentally commented on us! MikeE on Facebook posed a question about a rooster when his neighbors are not fans. A plea to remind us of topics we said we would talk about but have forgotten about!

Updates around the farm and gardens: How to keep cool weather crops happy when it's always over 90F, Keeping broilers cool in the pasture with box fans, Predators and pastured poultry, Still weaning the pigs, Thinking about moving the turkeys out sooner. This weeks DOUBLE FEATURE Farmers Choice: Conventional farming isn't all bad so don't treat it that way, The difference between researching and just confirming your opinion.

This week’s updates around the farm and gardens: First batch of broiler chickens moved out to pasture, Pig updates, Turkey updates, The new garden shed, Summer heat in spring and its impact on the gardens and the CSA. This weeks Rumination: Stress of the "uncontrolled" world of farming, How to manage the unexpected and being overwhelmed. This week on Farm U: Moving broilers to the pasture, Getting the chicks comfortable in their new environment, Tips and tricks to making the move to pasture easier and less stressful on the chickens.

This week’s updates around the farm and gardens: CSA started and the veggies look great, More unexpected hot weather, Chicken-scaping the front pasture, Preparing to move the Cornish Cross (Cornish X) out to pasture this year, Weaning piglets, Enjoying strawberries pasture to plate. In the Coopcast Community: A listener with guinea keets, Zach processed his first birds and Chad offers a tip on ice for processing, Someone listened to us and bought a geothermal system! Eddie is looking for tips on getting started. This week on Farm U: The magic in preserving strawberries, General food preservation discussions (Kelli's favorite website for preserving food : )

This week’s updates around the farm and gardens: Piglets getting porked up; getting names and getting weaned, New layer chickens now in coop with the rest of the flock, Cornish X chicks in the brooder had some pecking issues, Managing hurt chickens and turkeys, New brooder for turkeys, Veggies planted, seeds planted, mulching has begun - the gardens are in, CSA starting this week! In the News: Factory farm and its treatment of animals - Baby chicks made 300 people sick over 8 years - ohh the horror - CDC Report on foodborne Salmonella numbers - This week on Farm U: Building a chicken brooder, What makes a good brooder, Differences between broiler chicken / egg laying chicken and turkey brooder design, Some tips for managing your brooder to make life easier for you.

Happy Memorial Day. A special thanks goes out to all out troops both serving and retired. We appreciate your sacrifices in protecting our freedoms and liberties. This episode and the Pledge of Allegiance is dedicated to you. This week’s updates around the farm and gardens: The loss of Snow the piglet and what we did, Snowflake the chick hatches, Ollie moves to another farm, Turkeys are growing in the brooder, Broiler chicks arrived, Planting the gardens now that's it's frost free time and 95 degrees and dry! In the CoopCast Community: Over 100 iTunes reviews - thanks "pickle kicker", Toni asked about maintaining asparagus beds and controlling slugs with salt, What are some general insect control methods we use, Mendy asks "How do you introduce or change the pecking order of a chicken flock when you add / remove birds".

This week’s updates on: "Limpy" the piglet is getting better,  Ollie or AI discussions continue,  Turkeys have arrived!,  Gardens going in under row covers,  Roadside stand seems to be a success! In the Farmers Choice: “What are your thoughts on alternative energy / sustainable farm solutions?”:  Why we selected geothermal over solar or wind,  Rain water collection systems,  Making sustainable decisions for your farm - slowly. In the CoopCast Community: Shelby from TX asked about pigs and what they do to a pasture,  Amber asked about controlling worms in a flock of chickens, We discuss some of the fun reviews and other feedback,  Melanie wanted to know if when we go out to eat, are we difficult?,  And Mike was inspired by Nugget and used his own broody hen to hatch out his own clutch of 7 chicks!

This week’s updates on: The 10 piglet cohort is doing great,  Hermione gets sick, or, not,  You only get one mistake and that's one too many on the farm,  The farmstand is up and running. In the Farmers Choice: "How do you eat cute animals?" Can you eat pork that grows from a cute piglet? Do you want to look your meat in the eye? In this weeks Farm U: Piglet castration - what's involved and why do you do it,  Boar taint - what is it and how do you deal with it,  Unexpected events in the best planning.

This week's brief updates on: New sign for the farm,  Chickens and chicks,  Planting for the CSA has begun (love those soil blocks).  Instead of doing the CoopCast Community this week we are asking our listeners to post something about us on THEIR sites and social haunts. Post a review on your web site or blog of the coopcast, link back to our Facebook page, share anything to help us grow the CoopCast Community! In the Farmers Choice: We retell the story of how the week unfolded including the signs and steps of farrowing.  Share some of the magical moments that make being part of raising food so powerful.  The most unexpected event of the entire farrowing process!

This week: Chickens and chicks (chooks) are all doing fine,  Pigs ready to farrow,  Late spring snow storm,  The hoophouse is filling up with seedlings.  In the The Coopcast Community: Global reviews on iTunes - how cool!,  The Urban Farmer for a Green Sustainable Living Community,  Guineas, guns and Doug from the Michigan DNR.  On Farm U: Planning the sequence and timings of starting seeds for production,  Planning the frequency and quantity of CSA harvests,  Tips, tricks and tools for starting seeds and know when to harvest the plants.

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.

This week: Locally acquired chickens (support a local business),  Around the farm updates,  Preparations for pig farrowing,  Limping Andy and animals on concrete,  Pasture to Plate simple dishes.  In the The Coopcast Community: Chicks in a brooder - Use a red bulb in your brooder,  What is the best breed of pig?  A gift book and visit,  A listener "uses" his broody hen.  This Week, In The News: The FDA decided to "recommend" that no on farm antibiotics be used without a vets prescription.  While this sounds like a great thing, with less than 10000 large animal vets in the country, what's the real impact to small farms? ( discusses antibiotic resistance in the Farm U segment)

On this coopcast: Listener feedback on YOUR farming projects (cool!),  Chicken coop chicks updates,  Pastured chicken pre-orders have started,  Status of the gardens and seeds,  The peas are in - must mean spring in NY,  Knitted farm animals (Indigo Moon's Chicken Thistle Farm Collection),  Sugar Mountain Farm's Kickstarter Project - here,  Prepping for piglets in 21 days!  On Farm U: What is High Tensile fencing,  Basic fencing design,  Electric fence energizer basics.  Other notes: Up until now we have been publishing the coopcast/farmcast/podcast every week in both m4a (Apple's format) and mp3 (the worlds format). The challenge is only one version can be included in the "feed" and recently we have had several requests for the mp3 to be in the feed. Given that, we are switching to mp3 and unless anyone speaks up we will be dropping m4a altogether starting with this coopcast.

On this coopcast: 5 on farm hatched chicks in the coop now, Soil blocks and seeding in the hoophouse, The new farmstand, some general small farm / farming updates. A new segment called The Coopcast Community: What is that picture on Facebook?,  Do you know the breed of your chickens?,  What do coop hatched chicks eat?,  A Small Farm Kickstarter Project worth supporting.  Questions, Conversations and Rumination: Visiting a pasture pig farm,  Managing our pig herd in the future,  Analysis Paralysis by "Expert" Input,  A plan for farm fencing.

On this coopcast: An update of Nugget and other incubating eggs,  Managing pigs in unexpected heat,  Warm spring and it's effects on the gardens,  Soil block frustrations (again)!  A new segment called Questions, Conversations and Rumination: What is a farm?  And in this episodes Farm U segment: Portable pasture netting for poultry,  Management of netting,  Energizing the netting,  Where to find the netting.

On this coopcast: Managing a farm while you are on vacation,  Buying produce from the store (gross),  General farm updates,  The adventures of "Nugget".  And in this episodes Farm U segment: Buying / selling meat chickens,  The importance of good "forms",  Pricing of chickens.

On this coopcast: Updates on the coop hatched chicken named "Nugget",  Grade School Science Fair,  Some good listener questions.  And in this episodes Farm U segment: Small farm tractors,  Brands and dealers that matter,  Types of tractor tires,  Size and selection.

On this coopcast: Thanks for all the reviews and feedback - keep it coming - a great community of listeners,  Andy is losing the guinea discussions,  A soil block love affair,  Good eats with pork steak and preserved vegetable stir-fry,  A new firearm comes to live with us,  Hatched in the coop chickens.  And in this episodes Farm U segment: Final part of our Cornish Cross (Cornish X) chicken discussion,  Putting the birds on pasture (tricks and tips),  Pasture pens, Water, feed and other considerations for the pastured Cornish X birds,  A consumer's perspective on pastured chicken.

On this coopcast: Kelli managing the farm and Andy's business trip,  Crazy weather (really, it never ends),  General animal updates (pregnant pig and broody hen).  In our Listener Feedback/Questions discussion: Great feedback and reviews this week,  Questions about feed,  Other discussions.  And in this episodes Farm U segment: Second part of our Cornish Cross (Cornish X) chicken discussion including;  Where to get the chicks (hatcheries and strains),  Food, feed and feed restrictions for Cornish Cross chickens,  Managing the chicks in the brooder.

On this coopcast: A Bourbon Red Turkey in the oven,  Soil block germination rates,  Managing mice in the greenhouse,  Broody hen update.  In our Listener Feedback discussion: A plea for feedback and ratings on iTunes,  Bucket waterer tips for chickens,  Egg prices around the states,  Breeds of chickens in our laying flock.  And in this episodes Farm U segment: First part of our Cornish Cross (Cornish X) chicken discussion including;  How do they breed a Cornish Cross broiler,  A little history,  Consumer demand for the Cornish Cross carcass.

On this coopcast: Soil block update,  CSA status,  Upcoming farm stand,  Our plans for a broody hen.  In our Chicken Talk discussion: How we set up our chicken coop for our climate,  How we pasture (range) our birds.  And in this episodes Farm U segment: Chicken manure management,  Carbon to Nitrogen in manure management (deep litter),  Coop cleaning.

On this coopcast: What's with this winter weather,  A Pig-noucement,  Super Bowl (big game) foods,  Seed orders and annoying birds in the coop.  In the Farmers Choice: More memorable turkey moments.  And in this episodes Farm U segment: Seed starting suplies,  Lighting considerations for seed starting,  Soil blocking.

On this coopcast: A thank you to all the listeners and fans around the world (you are the best!), The FIRST geothermal heating bill,  A pig with "the runs",  Seed orders and annoying birds in the coop. In the Farmers Choice: Stories of our first experience with turkeys.  And in this episodes Farm U segment: Alternatives to fossil fuels for heat in the country, Wood vs corn vs geothermal, Sustainable energy as an investment.

On this coopcast: Winter weather has arrived with a big windstorm, Managing a winter hoophouse,  Ordering seeds (where, what and how).  And in this episodes Farm U segment: Eggsactly what does egg labeling mean;  Brown eggs vs white eggs;  What would you buy or how should you label if you sell eggs.

On this coopcast: A followup on “Wheezy” the chicken;  An excited boar and lessons learned;  Being prepared on the farm.  And in this episodes Farm U segment: What products do we keep handy on the farm;  Best ways to be prepared on the farm for the unexpected.

On this coopcast: Discuss the latest happening on the 'frigid' farm, 'Weazy' the chicken, A rehashing of the annual Farm Meeting.  And in this episodes Farm U segment: How to check a chickens health,  Discussion about antibiotic resistance

After producing a few episodes we wanted to offer new listeners a quick way to hear what a Coopcast sounds like: Meet Andy and Kelli, Learn why do what we do, Hear how we share our thoughts. Subscribe to the Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast for a weekly dose of our informative and sometimes irreverent take on gardening, farming, homesteading and other activites from our homestead/farmstead. Our farmcast, err, coopcast invites you into our gardens, livestock pastures, chicken coop and greenhouse to share the stories and skills from our small farm as we live - pasture to plate. Our topics free range around pastured heritage pigs, broiler chickens and pastured eggs, heritage breed turkeys, an heirloom vegetable CSA and garden, high tunnel / hoop house / green houses, organic and traditional gardening, farm infrastructure, tractors, sustainable energy, permaculture, food preservation and even fence mending.