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The Original Transplants Podcast Episode 68: Rookie Numbers finds Satoyama Homestead stewards Will and Sarah surprised to discover that Feedspot has named us #8 in the 20 best horticulture podcasts in the world. We introduce plans for a NCAA-style fruit bracket to determine once and for all what is the best fruit produced on the homestead. We visit the apiary, where Will is treating for varroa mite and recounting his adventures speaking about bees at a library with a resident observation hive. Will's beekeeping thriller, Here, the Bees Sting, is available everywhere books are bought (...and even on some pirating sites!). Almost one-year-old Lucy enjoys tea-time visits to the chicken coop, where matriarch seven-year-old black australorp brooder hen Mayapple still lays the occasional egg. Sarah is embarking on a pasture management project to establish white clover and replace encroaching weeds. In the edible landscape, tomatoes, peppers, okra are performing well, while summer and winter squash and melon are struggling along. Sarah discovered a new favorite way to prepare okra, with a tomato-yogurt sauce as the north Indian dish dahi bhindi. The stewards are busy reclaiming the yard from nature after Sarah's pregnancy-induced hiatus, and are trying to 'mulch all the things' before this winter's snowpack. For homestead fun, the stewards enjoyed watching a family of wrens raise their fledglings in the bark cavity of a natural white oak fence post along their garden, and are looking forward to filling the chest freezer with produce, chiles rellenos, sustainably farm-raised meat, and venison. For homestead chores, Will has been on varmint control, while Sarah has installed downspout diverter kits on both rain barrels to stave off foundation damage. In agriculture news, Will shares a detective story about a persimmon orchard submitted by listener Wyoming (now Georgia) Jo, and Sarah goes nuts for nut trees with the Northern Nut Growers Association and Chestnut Growers in America when Lancaster Farming reports on their conference in Reading, PA.
Episode Notes (below the jump)
Feedspot - 20 Best Horticulture Podcasts https://blog.feedspot.com/horticulture_podcasts/
PennState Extension - Weed Management in Pastures https://extension.psu.edu/weed-management-in-pastures
Pooja - Dahi Bhindi/Tangy Indian Okra in Yogurt http://poojascookery.com/dahi-bhindi-tangy-indian-okra/
elizapples - "In the early 1900s, there was an Illinois attorney, Floyd Sonneman, who had it bad for persimmons."
Dan Sullivan for Lancaster Farming - Nut Tree Growers Converge in Reading, PA for Annual Conference https://www.lancasterfarming.com/news/main_edition/nut-tree-growers-converge-in-reading-pennsylvania-for-annual-conference/article_77d486f4-1827-11ed-bc0f-c35fe142fde9.html
#satoyama homestead#podcast#original transplants#homesteading#Homestead#permaculture#persimmon#Edible Landscape#edible landscaping#chickens#backyard chickens#beekeeping#backyard beekeeping#honey bees#Honeybees#bees#gardening#vegetable garden#vegetable gardening#chestnut#nut trees#lancaster farming#pasture management#summer vegetables
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Original Transplants Podcast Episode 67: is sponsored by Will's forthcoming book, Here, The Bees Sting [https://mercenarypen.substack.com/p/here-the-bees-sting-dropping-52022], available from Amazon and other major booksellers. Satoyama Homestead stewards Will and Sarah are busy with spring activities. In the bee yard, Will is hoping the newly installed bee packages will grow in strength and number - or be supplemented by a trapped swarm or two - after a cold and rainy start to spring that saw a lot of tree blossoms nipped by late frosts. In the chicken coop, broody hen Mayapple is isolated in the barn to break her broodiness, and the rest of the chickens are testing their boundaries. Sarah is working on rehabilitating the edible landscape, using a mattock or "grub axe" to restore an overgrown garden bed. The currants and raspberries experienced a significant die-off, the peach buds all frosted off, and the apple trees are infested with eastern tent caterpillars. In better news, the homesteaders are harvesting sorrel, arugula, spinach, radishes, and asparagus, with strawberries not far behind. One of the pawpaw trees bloomed for the first time this year, and the homesteaders have enjoyed gifts of locally harvested rainbow trout from neighbors. Sarah just transplanted hot and sweet peppers and is on-track to transplant tomatoes, okra, and squash over the coming weeks. In other homestead chores, the trusty wood stove will have to be repaired or replaced. For homestead fun, Will explains culinary experiments with caul fat burgers and maple sugaring, and the joys of mowing during a heavy frost. The homesteaders are sharing their love of backyard birding with baby Lucy, who has taken a special liking to the hummingbirds. Sarah is enjoying her new ditch scythe from Scythe Supply [https://scythesupply.com/]. For agricultural news, Will shares new research on fungi language, Sarah spots a trend in articles on alternatives to turf lawns, and a new baby formula factory receives FDA approval in Reading, PA.
Show Notes (after the jump)
Here, the Bees Sting book by Will Caverly
Scythe Supply https://scythesupply.com/
Eastern Tent Caterpillar - Penn State Extension https://extension.psu.edu/eastern-tent-caterpillar
Caul Fat Burger - Meat Eater https://www.themeateater.com/cook/recipes/caul-fat-burger-recipe
Mushrooms Communicate with Each Other - The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/apr/06/fungi-electrical-impulses-human-language-study
America's Love Affair with the Lawn is Getting Messy - AP https://apnews.com/article/environment-gardening-white-plains-b2a0c7ab8940f93e872a90d86ea9c6f4
Eco-friendly Alternatives to Lawn Grass - Family Handyman https://www.familyhandyman.com/article/eco-friendly-alternatives-to-lawn-grass/
Baby Formula Poised to Feed Dairy Industry - Lancaster Farming https://www.lancasterfarming.com/farming/dairy/baby-formula-poised-to-feed-dairy-industry/article_1d28e1ae-d12e-11ec-9f56-77591ba479fa.html
Where There is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook
#original transplants#podcast#homestead#homesteading#gardening#vegetable gardening#natural gardening#organic gardening#permaculture#edible landscaping#hunting#game meat#naturalized yard#naturalized lawn#lawn alternatives
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New episode, #67, drops tomorrow! Link in bio. Do you know what this mystery meat is? You'll find out on this thrilling episode of the podcast, where we also discuss a cold spring, brutal garden failures, what we managed to eat from the yard so far, mushroom communication, a new local baby formula factory, a new sponsor (spoiler: it's Will) and much more. #homesteading #homestead #homesteadlife #homesteadersofinstagram #mushrooms #venison #gardening #gardens #farm #farmlife #farming #gardening #garden #produce #fruit #veggies #birds #birdwatching #fungi #ediblelandscape #nomowmay — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/UB634Xa
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Pepper seedlings getting their first taste of #sunshine🌞 #hardeningoff #hardeningoffseedlings #vegetablegarden #homestead #homesteading #homesteadinglife — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/u1NZ7OC
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And the freezer fossil award goes to...🥁🥁🥁 Garlic mustard pesto from April 2017! 😅 We round up invasive garlic mustard each spring and use it to make salads and sauces. Served here with homestead-grown spaghetti squash and wild harvested venison meatballs. #wastenotwantnot #goodeats #homegrown #homestead #homesteading #homesteadinglife — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/EifV5qI
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In our upcoming podcast, we talk about the annual #snowgoose migration at Middle Creek in #pennsylvania. Thousands upon thousands of geese all flock together on the water in an amazing spectacle of #nature. Stay tuned for Episode 66 of The Original Transplants Podcast! #podcasting #podcast #naturephotography #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdsofinstagram — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/HlqPMLr
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Things are never as bleak as they appear 🌷 #spring #crocus #permaculture #perennials #pennsylvaniaisbeautiful — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/sEzbr25
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We love a full chest #freezer. #permaculture #homesteading #food #prep #prepper #foodsecurity #hunting — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/YlmZjqa96
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Will realized he'd left his #knife out in the woods after taking Superbad the #buck. By doing some #tree detective work, he managed to recognize a triple-trunk tree and a #beech sapling to find where he'd field dressed the #deer at the end of his MLK Jr Day stalk. Will likes his @oldtimerknives "Trapper" model and didn't want to lose this knife that has helped him harvest multiple deer over the years! A happy result for this second #hunt. Can you spot the trees that helped him find the site again? #deerhunting #permaculture #homestead #outdoors #hunting #spreadcasts — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/vanMY7ymW
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"Superbad", a buck Will tracked through newly fallen snow after the storm, was taken at 15 yards with a crossbow on foot MLK Jr Day, 1/17/22. He'll feed the family all year long! #hunting #outdoors #buck #antlers #lateseason #archery #archeryhunting — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/3414IZ4
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In the NeXT episode of the podcast, Will talks about his successful late season bow hunt after tracking a herd of deer in the snow. Stay tuned for episode 65! #hunting — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/3fS7VwL
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Check out the latest episode of Original Transplants, a permaculture homesteading podcast! Episode 65: Monkeys, Hunting, and Jam Original Transplants Podcast Episode 65: Monkeys, Hunting, and Jam finds Satoyama Homestead steward Will recounting his successful late season crossbow hunt. Will stalked a white tail herd on a snowy evening and harvested a six-point buck. Things are slow in the dead-out apiary and Will is trying to find reliable, quality bee packages for sale in the spring. Send Will your best bee buying stories to [email protected]. There's not much activity in the edible landscape but the stewards are enjoying fruit preserves. Sarah shares recipes from MFK Fisher's wartime cookbook and social commentary, How to Cook a Wolf, including crackling bread served with homestead jam and pheasant with sauerkraut and apples. Will prepared deer liver with onions as the stewards await the rest of the venison from the butcher. During the Rock the Cradle segment, Sarah shares research and her misanthropic views on infant socialization after receiving some advice from Lucy's pediatrician. In agricultural news, Will shares stories about pathogens passing from wild species to their farmed kin, and Sarah wonders what's going on with the escape research monkeys in small-town Danville, PA. Episode Notes How to Cook a Wolf by MFK Fisher https://ift.tt/3nSO057 The Complete Guide to Hunting, Butchering, and Cooking Big Game by Steven Rinella https://ift.tt/3Aph5KB Strategies to socialize your baby from TodaysParent.com https://ift.tt/3GUt7Os How important is it for babies to socialize with each other? Doctors weigh in from Romper.com https://ift.tt/2D3H7d1 Developmental Stages of Social Emotional Development in Children from StatPearls https://ift.tt/3GYiOsJ Baby 411 by Dr. Ari Brown and Denise Fields https://ift.tt/3qRlgvC Scientists: Duck First Wild Bird Flu Case in US in 5 Years from AP (as seen in Lancaster Farming) https://ift.tt/341kq6q Swine Fever in Wild Boars Worries Italy's Pork Industry from US News and World Report (as seen in Lancaster Farming) https://ift.tt/3tsqZcP All 100 lab monkeys accounted for after several escape Pennsylvania crash from CBS 3 Philly https://ift.tt/3qTVgQj https://ift.tt/33KAcD1
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Episode 65: Monkeys, Hunting, and Jam
Original Transplants Podcast Episode 65: Monkeys, Hunting, and Jam finds Satoyama Homestead steward Will recounting his successful late season crossbow hunt. Will stalked a white tail herd on a snowy evening and harvested a six-point buck. Things are slow in the dead-out apiary and Will is trying to find reliable, quality bee packages for sale in the spring. Send Will your best bee buying stories to [email protected]. There's not much activity in the edible landscape but the stewards are enjoying fruit preserves. Sarah shares recipes from MFK Fisher's wartime cookbook and social commentary, How to Cook a Wolf, including crackling bread served with homestead jam and pheasant with sauerkraut and apples. Will prepared deer liver with onions as the stewards await the rest of the venison from the butcher. During the Rock the Cradle segment, Sarah shares research and her misanthropic views on infant socialization after receiving some advice from Lucy's pediatrician. In agricultural news, Will shares stories about pathogens passing from wild species to their farmed kin, and Sarah wonders what's going on with the escape research monkeys in small-town Danville, PA.
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How to Cook a Wolf by MFK Fisher
The Complete Guide to Hunting, Butchering, and Cooking Big Game by Steven Rinella
Strategies to socialize your baby from TodaysParent.com
How important is it for babies to socialize with each other? Doctors weigh in from Romper.com
Developmental Stages of Social Emotional Development in Children from StatPearls
Baby 411 by Dr. Ari Brown and Denise Fields
Scientists: Duck First Wild Bird Flu Case in US in 5 Years from AP (as seen in Lancaster Farming)
Swine Fever in Wild Boars Worries Italy's Pork Industry from US News and World Report (as seen in Lancaster Farming)
All 100 lab monkeys accounted for after several escape Pennsylvania crash from CBS 3 Philly
#homesteading#Homestead#hunting#bow hunting#deer#whitetail deer#deerhunting#bees#packages#bee packages#chickens#backyard beekeeping#backyard chickens#Edible Landscape#preserves#food preservation#how to cook a wolf#mfk fisher#liver and onions#crackling bread#pheasant#child rearing#infant socialization#pathogen#lab monkey#lab monkeys escape us road crash#danville pa#pennsylvania
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Original Transplants Episode 64: Supply Chain Resilience
Original Transplants Podcast Episode 64: Supply Chain Resilience finds Satoyama Homestead stewards Will and Sarah planning for the year ahead in 2022 in the bee yard, chicken coop, and edible landscape. Will is researching spring bee package suppliers following the demise of his beehives, with one colony absconding and the other dead-out. In better news, the four pullets he raised from chicks during the summer are fully integrated into the flock and have begun egg-laying. Sarah is slowly prepping the vegetable garden beds for the off-season and plans to identify some of the weeds to see if any are useful and should be saved during clean-up. The homesteaders are enjoying the previous season's harvest, including glazing a roast ham with kiwiberry preserves and using dehydrated vegetables on veggie pizza. Will explains harvesting vermicompost and leachate from the worm farm, and the homesteaders plan new storage methods to prevent clumping in key homemade soup ingredients borax and washing soda. Sarah looks forward to enjoying bird watching with Lucy and her birdseed bell from Santa, and is browsing seed catalogs to plan next year's vegetable garden. The homesteaders review new science about the discovery of microplastics in infants at ten times the rate in adults, and discuss agricultural news about how to evaluate your supply chain vulnerabilities and make your supply chain more resilient.
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Infants have more microplastics in their feces than adults, study finds - American Chemical Society
Microplastics revealed in the placentas of unborn babies - The Guardian
Vermicomposting for beginners - Rodale Institute
Bacterial diversity in a finished compost and vermicompost: differences revealed by cultivation-independent analyses of PCR-amplified 16S rRNA genes - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology via Academia.edu
Assessing the impact of composting and vermicomposting on bacterial community size and structure, and microbial functional diversity of an olive-mill waste - Bioresource Technology
What to do about hard clumpy borax and washing soda - The Make Your Own Zone
How vulnerable is your personal supply chain? - Charles Hugh Smith, Of Two Minds Blog
#podcast#original transplants#homesteading#Homestead#Apiary#apiculture#bees#honey bees#beekeeping#backyard beekeeping#chickens#backyard chickens#Edible Landscape#dehydrating#preserves#preserving#food preservation#kiwiberry#kiwiberry preserves#dehydrated food#dried tomatoes#worm compost#worm composting#worms#worm farm#Vermicompost#vermiculture#houseplants#garden cleanup#trellis
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#homesteading #kitchenhack - make a perpetual vegetable stock by simmering the trimmings from your #soup #veggies in a stock pot while you make soup! Save the stock for your next recipe. Works great with onion and potato skins, apple peels and cores, and any other veg trimmings from prepping your soup. #wastenotwantnot #soupseason #timesaver #savemoneylivebetter #savemoneytips #homestead #homesteadinglife — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/32TRfBV
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Our #maypop plant before some critters came by to eat the ripening fruit! #stolen #homestead — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/3GTY4lA
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This hidey hole hid a buck! Masterful spot to hide: got him out of the wind and great visibility of the area around him. #hunting — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/3sqMTNm
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