We’re sitting down and chatting with my friend Ben Nelson of Calkins Farm in Hampden Maine. Calkins farm has been in Hampden Maine for over 100 years. Ben is the fourth generation of farmers continuing in his family’s footsteps and we sit down to talk about the farm, changes over time, agriculture, and life. You […]
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In this episode of Agrarian Matters I’m catching up with my friend Garrett Richards. Garrett is a graduating student of the University of Maine’s Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Program. He’s worked on several farms, including helping out at Souder Station Farm. We got together to just openly ramble about farming thoughts on our minds.
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Here’s the timeline so you can skip ahead if there’s a subject you’re most interested in more than others. 06:18 Biggest Challenges Raising Cattle 12:01 Grassfed 1 3:16 Know your farmer 14:08 Michael Pollen’s “Omnivore Dilemma” 14:36 What does “Finished” mean? 22:37 Mutton 27:01 Delicious Fat in Gras Fed Beef 30:32 Choose Fat for Quality
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Look, I’m super busy and so are you. I’ve got a homestead, raise livestock, create tasty sausages and smoked meats in our commercial kitchen, homeschool, sports, and try to go hunting and fishing now and again. As much as I love to get creative in the kitchen, there are a ton of days I just
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If there’s one thing this farm loves, it’s baby piglets. They’re such a lot of fun to watch them run around the first few days after birth wrestling and exploring and figuring things out. For several years now we have been doing a lot of breeding for our own on farm use. We also bred
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Sourced from Jason Littlefield and the Littlefield Family Farm in Winterport, these beef cuts are all natural and certified organic by MOFGA. Raised on grass and sustainably produced, it’s a product we’re proud to support. The Littlefield Family Farm has a rich history, spanning back to 1946. Originally specializing in organic milk production for Horizon
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Solstice is derived from the Latin words sol (Sun) and sistere (to stand still). The Summer sun stands still. Every nomadic, agrarian, and advanced civilization has had strong ties to the cosmos. The celestial horizon has been one of the most unifying constants of humanity for ages. I want to share two of my most favorite pre
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I was asked recently “How do you raise your animals?” Well, the short of it is we raise our animals to be happy, healthy, and strong. Animals should be able to live their lives as close to the wild as possible. They need to be outside with their feet in the soil and the sun
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/ In this Episode I sit down and talk with my friend Eliot of Meadowsweet Farm in Swanville, Me about general farming thoughts and ideas. See more of Eliot’s farm at https://meadowsweet-farm.business.site/
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I’ve never been into Spring. In fact, were I too rank order the seasons, Spring would fall dead last. It probably has something to do with my personality, but I’d choose Fall, Summer, Winter, and the Spring. As such I’ve never particularly paid attention to the Easter celebration. It’s never played a large cultural role growing up. What I’ve
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