Barnyard Language

This week's very special episode is the beginning of a burgeoning bromance between our better halves, Hugh Hunter and Jim Palmer.

This week we catch up with Kristin Kelderman, Who you can find on Instagram as @thefarmtherapist

In this episode we're chatting with Sara Yoshihara, an American expat living and farming with her husband and two teenage daughters in Yokohama, Japan. The Yoshiharas raise soybeans, rice, and vegetables for their bakery and cafe. We also share our first listener submission to our cussing and discussing segment.

Today we're talking to Wren Almitra, the outgoing director of the Harvesting Our Potential program run by the Women Food and Ag Network. For more information about applying for this paid mentorship program, visit www.wfan.org/HarvestingOurPotential

Attorney Sandy Benzschawel will tell us all about why establishing a relationship with a lawyer before you need it is a really good idea, how having a will can help people hate you, and so much more!

This episode is all about our resolutions (or lack thereof) and a rundown of all the great folks we met doing the show in 2021.

This week we've been battling all sorts of illnesses, it's the holidays, and we're exhausted. So we're resharing our first interview, with well-known agvocate and dairy farmer Carrie Mess.

This week we're talking to exercise physiologist and farm stress specialist Sarah Zastrow, from the Throwing Wrenches, Mending Fences podcast.

Jessica Smith is a veterinarian with the New York State Department of Agriculture, as well as working with her husband on the family dairy farm and raising a child.

Today we're talking to Karen Fitch of the Cuddle Cow Company. www.cuddlecowcompany.com Karen and her husband farm with her family, run a business selling custom printed blankets, and are dealing with the aftermath of Karen's serious spinal cord injury. Use the code Barnyard at checkout at their site for 5% off your purchase, and know that a share of the proceeds are going to help fund spinal cord...

Today we're talking with Sarah Hart-Unger- mother, pediatric endocrinologist, blogger, and host of the podcasts Best of Both Worlds and Best Laid Plans. Sarah gives us some tips about using planners to help keep things on track, we discuss features of a farmer specific planner, and we talk about competitive typing.

Arlene and Caite are back with this year's guide to everything you'll need to be happy this winter! With gift suggestions for kids, grownups, dogs, and yourself at a variety of prices and commitment levels.

Fashion blogger falls in love with SoCal beach bum, moves to Iowa, raises sheep, changes the world. Possibly the plot for this year's Hallmark Christmas special, definitely the gist of this week's episode. Big thanks to Wendy Johnson and Johnny Rafkin of Joia Food Farm, Center View Farms, and Counting Sheep Sleep Company (yes, they really are that busy) for taking time out to share their story wit...

This week we're catching up with Paige Jackson of Grass Grazed in central North Carolina. Paige and her family raise chickens, hogs, and a few dairy cattle.

Today we're talking to Maida Edwards- farmer, mother, and Arlene's sister about her experience with having an eating disorder diagnosed and treated as an adult.

This week we're talking with AJ Adams, a Canadian university student studying the impact of Pride celebrations on LGBTQ+ Canadians in rural areas.

This week's episode features Nicole Cruz, a registered dietitian who specializes in helping families eat together with less stress and more joy. She gave us the basics of Division of Responsibility in feeding, a crash course in intuitive eating for the whole family, and some big thoughts on growth percentiles. You can find her Facebook group at Joyful Eating for Your Family or on Instagram @Nicole...

Today's episode is an interview we did with Travis and Greg Padget, who farm while working full-time off-farm and raising three sons.

For episode 5 we caught up with Dana Seifert, a farmer, mother, and pediatric physical therapist from Central Minnesota.

Welcome back to the barnyard! This week we're chatting with Jane Paul of Children's Resources on Wheels. Jane is a child development specialist, a Canadian farmer, and as we say around here "generally a good shit".

This week we're talking to Natasha Nicholes, founder of the Chicago-based urban farming non-profit We Sow We Grow. They're getting ready for their second annual summit of growers and gardeners from around the world and raising money for the purchase of a building to house their headquarters.

This week we're talking to Carrie Mess, better known as "Dairy Carrie" by her thousands of social media fans. We're chatting about mentoring, raising kids on the farm, and how to deal with trolls without losing your mind.

The very first episode of our new parenting podcast for farmers. Or maybe it's a farming podcast for parents? Either way, join us for real talk about running farms and raising families. Today it's roosters, in-laws, yodeling, and what to do with leftovers.