Episode 5 for season 2 airs 1/31/2021! Blind Hog and Acorn have been busy- doing this and that… Hay out for the herds, unpacking stuffs from 15-20 years ago, going through old papers (and bronze sculpture items), rewiring the shops for the new welder and plasma cutter, taking down old light fixtures and putting inContinue reading “Season 2, Episode #5~ Hay Chores, Wiring, and Marie Kondo-ing”
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Season 2, Episode #4~ Welders, Plasma Cutters, and More!
Blind Hog and Acorn took their show to the road, literally, as they recorded the podcast while driving to the big city. They had their sights set on a portable air compressor that would be big enough to use with the new plasma cutter, and Lowe’s JUST happened to have one 45% off, PLUS andContinue reading “Season 2, Episode #4~ Welders, Plasma Cutters, and More!”
Season 2, Episode #3~ Winter Chores and Good Eating!
Episode #3 is going live 1/17/2021: Winter chores mean feeding hay, bringing in firewood and baking yummy treats. How about some Icelandic gingersnaps ( recipe here) and a big batch of elderberry fire cider (recipe here)… And that rooster we processed? 3 meals and 7 pints of chicken stock. All from one bird. Excellent!
Season 2, Episode #2~ Interesting Times, but Same Old Same Old on the Farm
Going live Sunday 1-10-2021: Blind Hog and Acorn have enough to do on the farm. Selling some goats, whipping up dogfood for Sam and blueberry-pumpkin muffins for the farmers- the recipe of the week. Click here for the muffin recipe. Ozarks geology means goats must have selenium booster shots to avoid white muscle disease. VaccinatedContinue reading “Season 2, Episode #2~ Interesting Times, but Same Old Same Old on the Farm”
Season 2, Episode #1~ Happy New Year
Blind Hog and the Acorn had a very nice holiday: usual farm chores, goats getting stuck in things, machinery to be fixed, hay to be set out. You know, all the typical things that go on regardless of holidays… New episode will be live 1/3/2021. Acorn has some new plans for Season 2 of BlindContinue reading “Season 2, Episode #1~ Happy New Year”
Episode #31~ Art and Astrophotography
Just a little farming done this week, as in “Bonehead is still alive and doing much better,” but also art and telescope magic. Episode #31 will become live at 5am on 12/20/2020. Blind Hog has a commission for a wall sculpture. He has a lovely piece that he is cutting in half, making a freeContinue reading “Episode #31~ Art and Astrophotography”
Episode #30~ Halycon Days are Over, Winter is Coming
New episode airs Sunday morning, December 13, 2020! Blind Hog and Acorn enjoyed a lovely week of record high temperatures, got lots of outdoor chores done in the process. Sticks and limbs picked up, auto mechanic skills honed, experiments in the kitchen with tepache and homemade dog food (score a loss and a win). Also,Continue reading “Episode #30~ Halycon Days are Over, Winter is Coming”
Episode #29~ Weaning Day
Blind Hog and Acorn checked the Old Farmers’ Almanac and today is the optimal day for weaning livestock, with the least amount of stress and fuss. Podcast episode #29 will be released 12/6/202! It was also a most unusually nice afternoon, so it was hard to pass up an opportunity to sit in the sunContinue reading “Episode #29~ Weaning Day”
Episode #28~ No Rest for the Weary, or How to Burn Off that Mincemeat Tart
All EpisodesDeleteEdit Episode #28~ No Rest for the Weary, or How to Burn off the Mincemeat Tart Posting live Sunday Nov 29th- Thanksgiving has come and gone, Blind Hog and Acorn took advantage of some nice days to get YET MORE CHORES done. Wood got split, food got cooked, and we ate ate ate. BadgerContinue reading “Episode #28~ No Rest for the Weary, or How to Burn Off that Mincemeat Tart”
Episode #27~ Shopping for the Long Winter, Yet More Barn Work, Acorn Does Repairs and Makes Corned Beef
Another rainy Saturday, two in a row? Crazy! Just in time too as Blind Hog and Acorn finished off with the new ditch at the old goat barn. Drain laid, gravel dumped and cross drive trench dug/piped/filled. Done! AND, water is officially draining out of the pipe. Episode #27 releases 11/22/2020… Blind Hog and AcornContinue reading “Episode #27~ Shopping for the Long Winter, Yet More Barn Work, Acorn Does Repairs and Makes Corned Beef”
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