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Attack of the Clones

  • May 14, 2021
  • Tagged as: grafting, home orchard, homestead, homesteading

Today’s episode is an overview of how to clone your own fruit trees and shrubs, both to save money and to propagate varieties that aren’t available commercially. Listen to “Ep. 12 – Attack of the…

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Ep. 11 – Who’s Your Daddy

  • May 7, 2021
  • Tagged as: breeding, farmstead, genetics, homesteading, self-reliance

Breeding livestock on the small farm should be guided by a careful assessment of goals and strategy. In this episode, I’ll walk you through some of the factors to consider when designing your breeding program….

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Ep. 10 – Homemade, Handmade, and Hand-Me-Down

  • April 30, 2021
  • Tagged as: fast fashion, history bounding, self-reliance

How can you start to escape Fast Fashion without looking like an extra from the community theater production of Oklahoma? Listen to “Ep. 10 – Homemade, Handmade, and Hand-Me-Down” on Spreaker. My favorite pattern from…

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Welcome to the New and Improved Website

  • April 25, 2021
  • Tagged as: website

Although that seems like an oxymoron, the New and Improved Vintage Americana is live. More or less. It does constantly surprise me to note just how quickly the trends in coding move. And, while I…

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Episode 9: A Bit of Earth

  • April 25, 2021
  • Tagged as: homesteading, land, land shopping

I don’t have any fun links for you with this one, but I hope you’ll enjoy the tale of how my husband and I found our little patch of Heaven. Listen to “Ep 9 –…

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Episode 8: Returning to Smallville

  • April 25, 2021
  • Tagged as: comcs, nostalgia

Like Clark Kent in “Superman and Lois,” it’s time to think about returning to Smallville, and all that that means. Listen to “Returning to Smallville” on Spreaker. Cover of the Action Comics in which Superman…

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Episode 7: Bragging Rights and Blueberry Boy Bait

  • April 25, 2021
  • Tagged as: baking, county fairs

On today’s podcast, I’m exploring the tradition of competitive baking – whether for the heart of the judge or your intended. Come have a slice of pie and listen. Listen to “Bragging Rights and Blueberry…

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Episode 6: Hand to Hand to Hand

  • April 25, 2021
  • Tagged as: homesteading, rural skills, self-sufficiency

In today’s episode I talk about why it’s important to learn from another person. Transmission of skills from one person to another prevents us from losing them altogether. Listen to “Hand to Hand to Hand”…

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Episode 5: Baa Baa, Blacksheep

  • April 25, 2021
  • Tagged as: heritage livestock, livestock
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Come along and explore the chasm between the animal agriculture industry and heritage breeds of livestock. Listen to “Hand to Hand to Hand” on Spreaker. Visit The Livestock Conservacy for more information about American Heritage…

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Episode 4: The Appling of America

  • April 25, 2021
  • Tagged as: apple, apple breeding, apple grafting, biodiversity
Join me for a discussion of how America got its extensive collection of apple varieties, why we’re gradually losing them, and some easy things you can do about it Listen to “The Appling of America”...

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