We lost the signal, so this night's call is in two parts. In this part, we talked about *The value of the Tribe! Join the Anyone Can Farm Tribe on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Anyonecanfarmhomesteadtribe/ *How to find healthy feeder pigs *"What do you mean by organic farming?": GMO, non-GMO, and organic unpacked *Goat teats!: mastitis vs. blown out structure. EXCELLENT REFERENCE BOOK: NATURAL GOAT CARE by Pat Coleby: https://amzn.to/2SpHjrO *Ashes vs. biochar for sows *Scrounging feed for pigs: how to feed pigs well for low cost Anyone Can Farm!
After cutting the hay, raking the hay is the key to drying it so it's good to bale. Plus, since the farmer has had time on the tractor to think, you'll get some other thoughts on farming.
It's a homestead farmer's life!
Anyone Can Farm!
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Recommended reading for the homesteader:
** Joel Salatin's Pastured Poultry Profits: https://amzn.to/2HOnR4g
** Joel's Salad Bar Beef: https://amzn.to/2WvV6fO
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSji4lTpU14
Mark Baker shares with you about feeding mangalista pigs acorns. Interested in raising mangalista pigs? Contact the farm at
http://www.bakersgreenacres.com
Facebook: Baker's Green Acres.
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Why do you need to know how to trim a pork chop, when you could get it at the store ready to go? On a homestead you should take nothing for granted.
Anyone Can Farm
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Talking about the crazy weather, the midwest flooding issues and contingency planning on the Homestead Farm. It's a challenging summer for growing things! Also:
* Challenges with piglets: bad moms and coyotes
*Great Pyrenees dogs and coyotes
* Marketing Mangalitsa pigs
*Raising turkeys!
*Storing chicken feed
Get your spot in the HOMESTEAD HOG HARVEST class coming up in November. There are only a few seats left in this hands-on nose to tail, field to freezer butchering class. Plus, you get to spend a week on the farm! https://www.bakersgreenacres.com/product/hog-harvest-class/
Garden bugs eating your plants? Here's the Fels Naptha Soap Solution that we use with good success, along with a few other tips for beating the bugs: https://www.bakersgreenacres.com/natural-pests-control/
Anyone Can Farm!
Join us to talk farmin and homesteading and life!
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Recommended reading for the homesteader:
** Joel Salatin's Pastured Poultry Profits: https://amzn.to/2HOnR4g
** Joel's Salad Bar Beef: https://amzn.to/2WvV6fO
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQb9ob4YTtI
"We drink enough milk around here we should get a cow!" Can you relate? Or maybe you want raw milk and that's the only way you can get it. Mark kicks off a series of videos on having a dairy cow on your Homestead or Farm. A homestead dairy cow isn't too hard with just a little know-how and Mark will walk you through it. Stay tuned for more videos in this Homestead Dairy Cow series.
Want a deeper dive and more in depth mentoring? Check out the Homesteader's Guild: https://www.bakersgreenacres.com/product/anyone-can-farm-homesteaders-guild-10-wk/
Anyone Can Farm!
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Another great conversation tonight! Thanks to all who participated. Topics included:
*Biochar
*Feeds for hogs (check the chat and the video)
*Winter hog farrowing and deep straw bedding
*Planting alfalfa vs. grass hay
*Mineralizing soil
*Treating bloated cows
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Book links from the conversation:
Veterinary books:
Keeping Livestock Healthy: https://amzn.to/2El80Hc
Natural Goat Care: https://amzn.to/2GQby69
Natural Cattle Care: https://amzn.to/2E22J60
Four Season Organic Cow Care: https://amzn.to/2GV06WE
Biochar books:
The Biochar Revolution: https://amzn.to/2Xcqhhm
Biochar for Home Gardeners: https://amzn.to/2ImT5Am
Gardening with Biochar: https://amzn.to/2BMJIUX
Super source for soil mineralization info:
Dan Kitteredge and the Bionutrient Food Association: http://bionutrient.org/site/
on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/BionutrientFoodAssoc
Logan Labs (comprehensive soil testing): https://www.loganlabs.com/
Videos on farrowing pigs in the cold:
Mangalitsa Farrowing in February: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu8r_JnC5lg
How to Farrow Mangalitsa hogs in the Winter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuo3Ry840Ag
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Follow Us on all our social media platforms.
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Recommended reading for the homesteader:
** Joel Salatin's Pastured Poultry Profits: https://amzn.to/2HOnR4g
** Joel's Salad Bar Beef: https://amzn.to/2WvV6fO
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGhBfn15CA4