November 30, 2021
We're excited to be chatting with Lisa Pregent, Livestock Manager at George Washington’s Mount Vernon (https://www.mountvernon.org/) about their new breeding flock of heritage turkeys.
Lisa runs a nationally recognized breeding program for rare, heritage breeds and was featured in Washingtonian Magazine for her efforts in the preservation of these breeds. Lisa and her team educate Mount Vernon’s visitors about the important role livestock played in the day to day operations of our first president’s estate.
Mount Vernon is home to one of the largest, registered flocks of Hog Island sheep. In addition to the sheep, Lisa and the livestock staff raise Milking Devon cattle, Ossabaw Island hogs, and now Narragansett turkeys.
Thank you to Heritage Foods USA for sponsoring Turkey Chats https://heritagefoods.com/
November 18, 2021
Special Guest Mac Stone of Elmwood Stock Farm in Kentucky (https://elmwoodstockfarm.com/turkeys/) will join Jeannette Beranger and Brittany Sweeney to talk Narragansett turkeys. Mac and his wife Anne raise USDA Certified Organic heritage breed turkeys on their sixth-generation small farm.
Thank you to Heritage Foods USA for sponsoring Turkey Chats https://heritagefoods.com/
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October 26, 2021
Cindra Kerscher and Brittany Sweeney are back with another Goat Chat. This week, special guest Callene Rapp is chatting about the critically endangered Arapawa goat.
Callene is a Senior Zookeeper at Sedgwick County Zoo (https://www.scz.org/), where they keep Arapawa goats. Callene also serves as the Registrar of the Arapawa Goat Breeders Association (https://www.arapawagoatsusa.org/).
In her spare time, Callene and her husband Eric are the owner-operators of The Rare Hare Barn, LLC, the largest heritage-breed meat-rabbit enterprise in the U.S. (www.rareharebarn.com). They also have more than 50 years of combined experience handling nearly every species of domestic livestock, and currently raise Pineywoods cattle and Arapawa goats. Both Eric and Callene have served on the Board of Directors for the Livestock Conservancy, and Callene served as Board Chair.
Callene has written numerous articles about livestock husbandry for Grit magazine, and in 2018 the couple wrote “Raising Rabbits for Meat” and “Homestead Cattle, the Guide to Raising Happy, Healthy Cows” published in 2021.
Thank you to Manna Pro for sponsoring Goat Chats this month! https://www.mannapro.com/
October 24, 2021
Always wanted to know more about Miniature Donkeys? Cindra Kerscher and Brittany Sweeney chat with longtime breeder Julie Jones about this watch-listed breed in this special donkey episode.
Check out Julie's mini donkeys online at http://jfranch.net/
October 5, 2021
Welcome to our Spanish Goat Chat! This week Justin B. Pitts joins Cindra Kerscher and Brittany Sweeney for a chat about this Watch-listed breed.
Justin B. Pitts is a seventh generation Jones Countian that is dedicated to the preservation and use of traditional Southern breeds and species of livestock, seed, and plants in his farming operation. He has founded several breed associations and serves on the board of them or in other capacities. Through his efforts several species of rare and endangered species of livestock have been added to the Ark of Taste as he believes that you have to “eat them to save them.”
Learn more about Spanish Goats from the National Spanish Goat Association at https://spanishgoat.com/
Thank you to Manna Pro for sponsoring Goat Chats this month! https://www.mannapro.com/
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September 15, 2021
Are you ready for the next Shave 'Em to Save 'Em Fiber Challenge? Register for the Felted Friends Challenge today with expert needle felter and shepherdess Teresa Perleberg of Bear Creek Felting and The Nome Schoolhouse at https://bit.ly/SE2FeltedFriends
Get to know Teresa and her passion for wool and felting during this chat with Cindra Kerscher about the next challenge, which begins September 22. Teresa Perleberg has been raising a flock of sheep and teaching others the art of needle felting since 2006 and began designing and selling needle felting kits containing her own wool in 2008. She lives on a farm in North Dakota with 270 sheep including Romney, Cormo, BFL, Corriedale and CVM.
Teresa loves to make realistic needle felted animal sculptures that each have a unique personality all their own. The facial features and expressions are a very important part of what makes her sculptures special. Teresa opened an online Needle Felting Academy in 2017 where members have direct contact with her and access to a variety of video courses. Another unique aspect of Teresa's needle felting kits and supplies is that all the fiber is grown and processed in North Dakota at the Nome Schoolhouse, A Fiber Arts Center, where you can stay, meet the sheep, and learn all about fiber arts. Teresa and her business partner Chris also host a weekly EweTube show sharing their fiber art knowledge.
August 31, 2021
Welcome to another Duck Chat! This week Jeannette Beranger and Brittany Sweeney are chatting about how to cook and prepare duck with renowned chef and author Hank Shaw. Brittany's Welsh Harlequin duck Triscuit also makes a surprise appearance.
Learn more about Hank Shaw at https://honest-food.net/about/ and more about cooking duck from his book "Duck, Duck, Goose: Recipes and Techniques for Ducks and Geese, both Wild and Domesticated" at https://honest-food.net/hank-shaw-books/
Thank you to Manna Pro for sponsoring today's Duck Chat! https://www.mannapro.com/
