The Lost Lake Farmer Podcast

Building a self-sustaining business 22.03.2022 17:38 ↓

Wherein I discuss my long-term profitability goals.

March! Spring! 22.03.2022 28:49 ↓

Still error-checking my 2021 books; short discussion of cow dominance; lots about mental health, resilience, and my strategies for heading off an impending depression wave.

Discrepancies 20.03.2022 5:45 ↓

Almost there with closing the 2021 books…

Taxes and cheese 18.03.2022 7:23 ↓

In which I discuss the importance of having a supportive partner who can step in when I need to step up.

Building memories 17.03.2022 20:50 ↓

In which I give more thoughts about the value of vacation with kids, returning from vacation, and incorporating more healthy “leisure time” into regular life.

Back from vacay 16.03.2022 7:54 ↓

Full on spring weather!

Brining 06.03.2022 17:36 ↓

In which I discuss the process of brining Iowa Alpine cheese.

Mud season 06.03.2022 14:52 ↓

Managing mud, weaning calves, and preparing for slaughter.

Updates 01.03.2022 8:06 ↓

Episode frequency is down due to my depression. The podcast is slowed down for now but not over.

Family outing! 26.02.2022 4:26 ↓

That’s about it.

Beautiful snow 25.02.2022 6:52 ↓

And my anxieties around the approach of spring, and growing plants, and growing project lists.

The snippets that make up a day 24.02.2022 29:44 ↓

Follow along as I make a batch of Iowa Alpine cheese, milk cows, and feed pigs and cows.

The saving grace of routines 22.02.2022 19:29 ↓

And the ways livestock can help get through depression but also may contribute to the burnout at the root cause of the depression.

Montbeliarde 19.02.2022 15:39 ↓

In which I toy with the idea of throwing another breed in the mix.

How it all fits together 18.02.2022 12:34 ↓

In which I ponder the connections between the different things I do.

Preg checks, breeding schedules, and bulls 16.02.2022 18:47 ↓

Pondering this year’s calves and future breeding strategies.

Surviving deep depression 13.02.2022 13:48 ↓

(Without killing any cows)

Cheddar making 12.02.2022 16:34 ↓

I describe the cheddar process while I mill the curds.

Recovery 11.02.2022 7:16 ↓

Describing my strategies for recovering from an episode of depression.

Angry episode 08.02.2022 4:57 ↓

Sorry; I don’t always love life.

Reflection and growth 06.02.2022 16:04 ↓

Reflecting on how this podcast has helped me improve my understanding of the topics I discuss, and has opened my curiosity to learning more and growing.

What is Biodynamic farming (to me)? 06.02.2022 38:38 ↓

I attempt to define and describe what Biodynamic agriculture means to me personally, while doing my best to place it in historical, cultural, and scientific context.

Winter goings-on 04.02.2022 9:19 ↓

I’m sick again; it’s cold out; the pigs are doing well.

Cheese chemistry musings 02.02.2022 9:52 ↓

In which I discuss the differences between rennet coagulation and acid coagulation, and muse about some ways to alter processes for a different cheesy result.

Cheese sampling notes and milk protein genomic results 01.02.2022 21:23 ↓

In which I describe my normal, but good and productive, day, as well as describe my sampling notes from 2 experimental cheeses from September. I also discuss the results of genomic testing I had done on some of my cows.