Mother Earth News and Friends

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Episodes: 336

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Mother Earth News and Friends shares the stories of the leaders in sustainable and rural living. We’re passionate about helping people learn more about natural health, homesteading, sustainability, and more.

Episode Date
Teaching Kids About Hatching Baby Chicks
Mar 14, 2024
Audio Article: Bring New Chicks Home
Feb 29, 2024
A Mushroom Hunting Guide for Beginners
Feb 22, 2024
When to Stop Turning Chicken Eggs and Other Incubation Troubleshooting
Feb 08, 2024
Plans for Growing Vegetables for Beginners
Jan 25, 2024
Making Soap with Lye for Beginners
Jan 12, 2024
Audio Article - Not Just for the Birds: Bird Feeding and You
Jan 04, 2024
Home Solar Energy Pros and Cons
Dec 29, 2023
External Parasite Prevention for Pets and Livestock
Dec 29, 2023
Audio Article: Essential Elements for a Predator-Proof Coop
Dec 14, 2023
Audio Article: Build a Basic Survival Shelter
Nov 30, 2023
How to Grow Mushrooms: Liquid Culture Recipe
Nov 16, 2023
Audio Article: Learning with Seeds, Engaging Young Minds
Nov 09, 2023
Intro to 4-H Chicken Showmanship and Poultry Projects
Nov 03, 2023
What are Cordyceps?
Oct 26, 2023
Audio Article: Rodenticide Toxicity in Pets
Oct 19, 2023
Audio Article: Outrunning a Bug Apocalypse
Oct 12, 2023
Chicken Combs: Problems and Care
Oct 05, 2023
Gardening With Kids: Getting Them Started
Sep 28, 2023
Audio Article: Hunting to Put Food on the Table
Sep 26, 2023
Audio Article: Black Foodways: Nourishing the Community, Sharing Knowledge
Sep 19, 2023
How to Start a Gardening Business: Community Gardens, Consultations, and Installations
Sep 14, 2023
Seed-Starting Tips with Indy Officinalis
Sep 12, 2023
Chicken Coop Essentials and Design Ideas
Sep 07, 2023
What’s the Deal with Truffles?
Aug 31, 2023
Urban Farming & Selling Microgreens
Aug 25, 2023
Audio Article: Year-Round Care for Sheep
Aug 22, 2023
Farmers Markets, Food Systems, and Community Building
Aug 10, 2023
Audio Article: All About the Heat
Aug 08, 2023
How to Raise Geese with Dave Holderread
Aug 04, 2023
Raising Heritage Goat Breeds for Milk
Jul 28, 2023
Discussing Animal Care with Dr. Pol
Jul 20, 2023
Audio Article: Food Versus Fuel
Jul 18, 2023
Sustainability and Houseplants with Summer Rayne Oakes
Jul 13, 2023
Sustainability and Community: A Talk with the 2023 Mother Earth News Voices
Jul 11, 2023
Heritage Poultry Update: Threatened Rare Chicken Breeds & More
Jul 06, 2023
Ep. 191 Herbal Spotlight: Wild Medicinal Plants to Forage
Jun 22, 2023
Audio Article: Cation Exchange Capacity in the Garden
Jun 20, 2023
Ep. 190 What to Know about Elk Farming
Jun 08, 2023
Audio Article: How the Electric Car Killed the Corn Industry
Jun 06, 2023
Ep. 189 Raising Emus for Profit
Jun 01, 2023
Ep. 188 Spicy Chiles: What Makes Peppers Hot?
May 25, 2023
Ep. 187 Edible Insects for Pets and People
May 18, 2023
Audio Article: Transitioning to a Certified Organic Farm
May 16, 2023
Ep. 186 Learn to Build with Natural Materials
May 11, 2023
Audio Article: Draft Horses on the Homestead
May 09, 2023
Ep. 185 How to Raise Ducks for Eggs in Your Backyard
May 04, 2023
Ep. 184 Caring for Carnivorous Plants
Apr 28, 2023
Ep. 183 Dealing with Parasites in Your Beehives
Apr 22, 2023
Ep. 182 Building Sustainable Communities
Apr 15, 2023
Audio Article: How to Help Wild Baby Birds
Apr 15, 2023
Audio Article: Repair the Nitrogen Cycle in Your Garden
Apr 11, 2023
Audio Article: Raising Goslings
Apr 08, 2023
Ep. 181 How to Care for Baby Chicks in Summer or Fall
Apr 06, 2023
Audio Article: After Day 22
Mar 31, 2023
Audio Article: Weather-Related Power Outages
Mar 30, 2023
Audio Article: Seek Out Small Farms
Mar 28, 2023
Audio Article: Saving Biennial Seeds
Mar 25, 2023
Ep. 180 Dragonflies on Your Property
Mar 23, 2023
Audio Article: Host a Successful Farm Workshop
Mar 21, 2023
Audio Article: Dickering, The High Art of Going Low
Mar 18, 2023
Audio Article: Prevent Compost Toxicity in Dogs
Mar 16, 2023
Ep. 179 How to Make Biogas at Home with a Biogas Digester
Mar 11, 2023
Audio Article: Breeding Ratios for Chickens and Ducks
Mar 07, 2023
Ep. 178 How to Incubate Eggs of Mixed Birds Together
Mar 03, 2023
Ep. 177 Navigate New Antibiotics Guidelines with Veterinary-Client-Patient Relationship
Feb 23, 2023
Ep. 176 Planning and Preparing a Garden for Spring
Feb 18, 2023
Ep. 175 Black Farmer Stories with Myriah Towner
Feb 16, 2023
Ep. 174 How to Start an Agritourism Business to Diversify Farm Income
Feb 10, 2023
Bonus Episode: “Let’s All Keep Chickens!” Book Interview with Dalia Monterroso
Feb 02, 2023
Ep. 173 Extreme Weather Poultry: How Hot Is Too Hot for Chickens?
Feb 02, 2023
Ep. 172 Where to Put House Plants So They Thrive
Jan 26, 2023
Audio Article: Why Is There Still a Seed Shortage?
Jan 19, 2023
Audio Article: Birds of a Feather Incubate Together
Jan 17, 2023
Audio Article: Decoding Growing Zones
Jan 14, 2023
Ep. 171 What Are Brassicas and How Do You Cultivate and Cook Them?
Jan 12, 2023
Audio Article: What to Know About the New Antibiotics Restriction
Jan 09, 2023
Ep. 170 Temple Grandin on Living More Sustainably in the New Year
Jan 05, 2023
Audio Article: Raising Rabbits in Colonies
Dec 26, 2022
Audio Article: Scrumptious Salt-Rising Bread
Dec 24, 2022
Ep. 169 Reading Nutrition Labels and Finding Your Healthy Lifestyle
Dec 22, 2022
Audio Article: Barcelona Olives and Almonds
Dec 17, 2022
Ep. 168 Chickens: Raising Broilers from Start to Finish
Dec 15, 2022
Audio Article: Mossin’ Annie
Dec 03, 2022
Ep.167 Building an Eco-Cabin, Part 2
Dec 01, 2022
Ep. 167 Building an Eco-Cabin, Part 1
Dec 01, 2022
Audio Article: Bovine Leukemia Virus, A Call to Action
Nov 29, 2022
Audio Article: Scrapple: Tasty Economy
Nov 22, 2022
Audio Article: Spill the Beans
Nov 18, 2022
Ep. 166 Hunting Skills & Ethics
Nov 17, 2022
Audio Article: Peak Apple-Picking Season
Nov 12, 2022
Ep. 165 Therapy Chickens
Nov 10, 2022
Audio Article: Farmsteading Profits Beyond Meat, Eggs, and Vegetables
Nov 05, 2022
Audio Article: Grandma and Grandpa’s Red Wattle Hogs
Nov 01, 2022
Audio Article: Ancient Grains for Modern Growers
Oct 29, 2022
Ep. 164 Heritage Breeds of Chickens with the Chicken Ladies
Oct 27, 2022
Ep. 163 Work Horse Breeds for Farmsteading and Forestry
Oct 13, 2022
Ep. 162 Poultry Profits: Offsetting the Cost of Raising Chickens
Oct 06, 2022
Ep. 161 Preparing Your Bees for Winter
Sep 29, 2022
Ep. 160 Freshwater Fishing Tips and Strategies
Sep 15, 2022
Ep. 159 Can You Have Chickens in City Limits?
Sep 08, 2022
Ep. 158 How to Keep Chickens Warm in Winter
Aug 13, 2022
Ep. 157 Farmers’ Markets
Aug 11, 2022
Ep. 146 Chick and Chicken Injuries
Jul 21, 2022
Ep.156 Identifying Poultry and Small Ruminant Diseases
Jul 18, 2022
Ep.155 Raising Backyard Quail in the City
Jul 14, 2022
Ep. 152 Chicken Coops
Jun 23, 2022
Audio Article: Heat Waves and Drought
Jun 22, 2022
Audio Article: Growing Strawberries
Jun 22, 2022
Ep. 153 Why Chickens Lay Eggs
Jun 20, 2022
Ep. 151 Planting Fall Garden Crops
Jun 20, 2022
Ep. 148 How to Raise Ducks
Jun 20, 2022
Ep. 150 What Can Chickens Eat?
Jun 09, 2022
Ep. 149 Herbs for Health and Healing
Jun 09, 2022
Audio Article: Rainwater Collection Systems
Jun 07, 2022
Audio Article: How to Choose a Cow Pony
Jun 07, 2022
Ep. 147 Managing a Mixed Flock
May 13, 2022
Ep. 144 Poultry Eggs
May 12, 2022
Ep. 145 Michelle Schuman: A Female Environmentalist
May 09, 2022
Ep. 143 Caring for Baby Chicks
May 01, 2022
Ep. 142 How to Be a Natural Beekeeper
Apr 29, 2022
Ep.136b Make Your Own Seed and Nut Oils
Apr 26, 2022
Ep.136a Make Your Own Seed and Nut Oils
Apr 26, 2022
Ep. 141 Chick Illness
Apr 18, 2022
Ep. 140 Wild and Beautiful Skincare
Apr 15, 2022
Ep. 137 Poultry Fencing
Apr 13, 2022
Ep. 139 Preparing for Chicks
Apr 12, 2022
Ep.138 Chick Incubation
Apr 11, 2022
Audio Article: Meadow Flowers
Mar 31, 2022
Audio Article: Kidding Without a Vet
Mar 31, 2022
Audio Article: Conservation Easements
Mar 31, 2022
Audio Article: Friendly Geese for Backyard Flocks
Mar 31, 2022
Ep. 135 Chicken Breeds
Mar 31, 2022
Ep. 134 Green Transit
Mar 29, 2022
Audio Article: Herbal Dewormers
Mar 17, 2022
Audio Article: Goat Vaccinations and Injectables
Mar 17, 2022
Audio Article: The Controversy of Dehorning
Mar 17, 2022
Ep. 132 Hosting Solitary Bees
Mar 17, 2022
Ep. 132 Teaching Sustainability
Mar 15, 2022
Ep.131 Caring for Chicks
Mar 10, 2022
Audio Article: Outwit Hardworking Beavers
Mar 08, 2022
Ep. 130b Planning and Building Your Tiny Home
Mar 03, 2022
Ep. 130a Planning and Building Your Tiny Home
Mar 03, 2022
Audio Article: Tractor Tire Repairs Made Easy
Mar 02, 2022
Audio Article: Starting Your Own Soap Making Business
Mar 02, 2022
Audio Article: 10 Agritourism Ideas For Your Farm
Mar 02, 2022
Audio Article: Why Did My Bees Die?
Feb 28, 2022
Audio Article: Journey to Eden
Feb 28, 2022
Audio Article: My Little Free Seed Library
Feb 28, 2022
Audio Article: Peter Larson
Feb 26, 2022
Ep. 129 Fresh Banana Leaves and Indigenous Knowledge
Feb 24, 2022
Audio Article: How to Prevent Common Tomato Diseases
Feb 16, 2022
Audio Article: Spineless Cacti
Feb 16, 2022
Ep 128b Endangered and Unusual Poultry Breeds
Feb 15, 2022
Ep 128a Endangered and Unusual Poultry Breeds
Feb 15, 2022
Ep.127 Herbal Business and Holistic Dental Care
Feb 03, 2022
Audio Article: Pecan Trees
Jan 31, 2022
Ep 126 Urban Preparedness
Jan 28, 2022
Audio Article: Solitary Bees
Jan 19, 2022
Audio Article: Farming with Disability
Jan 17, 2022
Audio Article: The Steaks are High
Jan 12, 2022
Audio Article: Flood Management
Jan 05, 2022
Audio Article: The Significance of Soil Health
Jan 05, 2022
Audio Article: Cultivating Buckwheat
Jan 03, 2022
Audio Article: Build a Better Herd
Dec 22, 2021
Audio Article: Pack a Pocketknife
Dec 22, 2021
Ep.124 Natural Health and Beauty for Skin and Hair
Dec 16, 2021
Ep. 123 Welcome to Herbal Content Cottage
Nov 24, 2021
Ep. 122 The Intrepid Ivy Association
Nov 11, 2021
Audio Article: Creole Healing Herbs
Nov 08, 2021
Audio Article: Shetland Wool
Nov 03, 2021
Audio Article: Natural Funerals
Nov 03, 2021
Ep. 121 Keep Your Flock Safe From Predators
Nov 03, 2021
Audio Article: Coffee Fermentation
Nov 01, 2021
Ep. 120 Crop Swap LA
Oct 28, 2021
Audio Article: Easy, Fast Flatbread
Oct 08, 2021
Audio Article: Selecting a Smoker
Oct 08, 2021
Audio Article: Rustic ‘Red Fife’ Wheat
Oct 08, 2021
Audio Article: Start an At-Home Antiques Business
Oct 06, 2021
Audio Article: First Nations Gardens
Oct 04, 2021
Ep. 119 Hunting Small Wildlife
Oct 04, 2021
Ep. 118 Keeping Roosters
Sep 24, 2021
Ep. 117 Stewarding Heirloom Wheats
Sep 17, 2021
Audio Article: Fermenting Compost
Sep 01, 2021
Audio Article: What is Organic?
Aug 25, 2021
Ep. 116 Pasturing Geese and Ducks
Aug 25, 2021
Audio Article: Mangel-Wurzel
Aug 12, 2021
Audio Article: Guinea Hogs
Aug 09, 2021
Audio Article: Creating a Love of Food in Kids
Aug 06, 2021
Ep. 115 Introduction to Seed Saving
Aug 05, 2021
Ep. 88 Heirlooms and Herbals: Rose
Jul 15, 2021
Ep. 89 Heirlooms and Herbals: Mullein
Jul 15, 2021
Ep. 91 Heirlooms and Herbals: Marshmallow
Jul 15, 2021
Ep. 114 Feeding and Housing Quail
Jul 07, 2021
Ep. 113 Bison Ranching
Jul 07, 2021
Audio Article: Culturally Significant Seed Saving
Jul 02, 2021
Audio Article: City Chickens
Jul 02, 2021
Ep. 112 Herbal Health
Jun 21, 2021
Audio Article: Saving Our Seeds, Saving Ourselves
Jun 21, 2021
Audio Article: Plant Breeding Basics
Jun 21, 2021
Audio Article: Making the Most of Mulberries
Jun 18, 2021
Audio Article: Poitou Donkeys
Jun 18, 2021
Ep. 111 – Treating Splay Leg and Bumblefoot
Jun 14, 2021
Ep. 110 Green Death
May 24, 2021
Ep. 109 - Chickens and the Garden
May 14, 2021
Audio Article: Raise Pastured Geese and Ducks
May 12, 2021
Ep. 108 The Artisan Herbalist
Apr 27, 2021
Audio Article: Indigenous Corn Cultivars
Apr 27, 2021
Audio Article: Beginning Sheep Shearing
Apr 13, 2021
Audio Article: Comfort Foods-Potato Paradise
Apr 13, 2021
Audio Article: Homegrown Wheat Project
Apr 12, 2021
Ep. 107 What is Brooding
Apr 05, 2021
Ep. 106 Crafting Quality Cabins
Mar 22, 2021
Audio Article - Cooking with Pork Skin
Mar 15, 2021
Ep. 105 Candling and Embryos
Mar 09, 2021
Audio Article - Challenges with Cultivars
Mar 03, 2021
Audio Article - Bloomington Community Orchard
Mar 03, 2021
Audio Article - Luffa
Mar 03, 2021
Hank's Hacks, Ep. 3 - Sheep!
Mar 02, 2021
Audio Article - Black Soldier Flies
Feb 17, 2021
Ep. 104 Raising Chicks
Feb 15, 2021
Audio Article: Forest Restoration
Feb 10, 2021
Ep 103 What's In An Egg
Feb 09, 2021
Hank's Hacks, Ep. 2 - Why Homestead
Feb 03, 2021
Audio Article: Populate Your Property with Pomegranates
Jan 22, 2021
Ep. 102 The Right Chickens for You
Jan 21, 2021
Finding Chicks
Jan 15, 2021
Virginia Free Farm
Jan 07, 2021
Handcrafted Soaps
Dec 31, 2020
Hank's Hacks
Dec 17, 2020
Protecting the Prairie Chicken
Dec 04, 2020
Turkeys on the Farmstead
Nov 06, 2020
Starting a Farmer's Market
Oct 30, 2020
Geese 101
Oct 23, 2020
Raising Pheasants
Oct 08, 2020
Find Your Flock
Sep 25, 2020
Caring for Quail
Sep 10, 2020
Sheep and Goat Care
Jun 04, 2020
Broiler Chickens
Mar 26, 2020
The Magic of Koji
Mar 21, 2020
Chicken Behaviour
Mar 10, 2020
Coops, Brooders, and Chicken Houses
Feb 27, 2020
Canning and Food Preservation
Feb 20, 2020
Caring for Layers
Feb 12, 2020
Influencing Change
Feb 05, 2020
Adventures in Agritourism
Jan 21, 2020
Ep. 78 Sheep and Their Fleeces, Part 3
Dec 31, 2019
Ep. 78 Sheep and Their Fleeces, Part 2
Dec 27, 2019
Ep. 78 Sheep and Their Fleece, Part I
Dec 19, 2019
Ep 76 Conversations on Home Brewing and the History of Beer
Dec 05, 2019
Ep 75 Seeking Quality CBD Oil
Nov 20, 2019
Ep 74 pt 2 Soil Revival
Nov 09, 2019
Ep. 74 Soil Revival
Nov 08, 2019
Ep. 73 Waterfowl Conservation
Oct 31, 2019
Ep. 72 Talking Turkey
Oct 24, 2019
Ep. 71 Upland Game Birds
Oct 10, 2019
Ep. 70 Anti-Inflammatory Lifestyle
Sep 26, 2019
Ep. 69 Heritage Pigs
Sep 12, 2019
Ep. 68 Women's Hormonal Health and Fertility
Aug 29, 2019
Ep. 67 Slow Flowers
Aug 15, 2019
Ep. 66 Guineas as Guardians
Aug 01, 2019
Ep. 65 Fermentation
Jul 18, 2019
Ep. 87 Yarrow
Jul 12, 2019
Ep. 64 Landscaping with Goats
Jul 04, 2019
Ep. 63 Pastured Chicken Nutrition
Jun 20, 2019
Ep. 62 Polyface Rotational Farming
Jun 06, 2019
Ep. 61 Green Automobiles
May 23, 2019
Ep 55.2 Incubation Check-In
May 16, 2019
Ep. 60 Chickens in Permaculture
May 09, 2019
Ep. 59 Vermicomposting
Apr 25, 2019
Ep 55.1 Incubation Check-In
Apr 18, 2019
Ep. 58 Garden Planning for Food Preservation
Apr 11, 2019
Ep. 57 Bottle Feeding Livestock
Mar 28, 2019
Ep. 56 Natural Building
Mar 14, 2019
State of Mother 2019
Mar 06, 2019
Ep. 55 Chicken Keeping in School
Feb 28, 2019
Ep. 54 Grant Writing
Feb 14, 2019
Ep. 53 Heritage Breeds
Feb 02, 2019
Ep. 52 Cold Weather Chickens
Jan 17, 2019
Ep. 51 Tiny Homes and Intentional Living
Jan 03, 2019
Ep. 50 Men's Herbal Health
Dec 20, 2018
Ep. 49 Game Hunting Pt 2
Dec 07, 2018
Ep. 49 Game Hunting
Dec 06, 2018
Ep. 48 Women in Farming - Sponsored by DR Power Equipment
Nov 22, 2018
Ep. 47 Bread Making: From No-Knead to Sour Dough
Nov 08, 2018
Ep. 46 Building Soil
Oct 25, 2018
Ep. 45 Industrial Hemp
Oct 11, 2018
Ep. 44 Permaculture Ethics
Sep 27, 2018
Ep. 42 Aquaponics at Nile Valley
Aug 30, 2018
Ep. 41 Off-Grid Preppers
Aug 16, 2018
Ep. 40 Grains for Your Health
Aug 08, 2018
Ep. 39 Natural Skincare
Jul 19, 2018
Ep. 38 From Lambs to Llamas Pt.2
Jul 05, 2018
Ep. 38 From Lambs to Llamas: Raising Livestock for Fiber
Jul 04, 2018
Ep. 37 Graft a Better World
Jun 21, 2018
Ep. 36 Sensitivities and Gluten
Jun 14, 2018
Ep. 35 Wellness Garden
May 24, 2018
Bees: Profile of a Bee Keeper
May 15, 2018
Ep. 34 Organic Pest Control
May 10, 2018
Ep. 33 Vegetables Love Flowers
Apr 26, 2018
Ep. 32 Pasture Raising Pork
Apr 12, 2018
Ep. 31 Live Deliberately
Mar 29, 2018
Bees: Swarm Essentials
Mar 15, 2018
Ep. 29 Straight Dope on Cannabis
Mar 01, 2018
Ep. 28 The Scoop on Poop
Feb 15, 2018
Ep. 27 Hydrosols
Feb 01, 2018
Ep. 26 Marvelous Mushrooms
Jan 18, 2018
Ep. 25 Kefir and Kombucha: Brewing with Bacteria
Jan 04, 2018
Ep. 24 Ducks on Demand
Dec 07, 2017
Ep. 23 Making the Most of Older Animals
Nov 23, 2017
Ep. 22 Writing Urban Ag Policy
Nov 09, 2017
Ep. 21 Ayurveda
Oct 26, 2017
Ep. 20 Great Guide to Guinea Fowl
Oct 12, 2017
Ep. 19 Pt. 2 Leathers and Furs: Preserving Animal Hides
Sep 29, 2017
Ep. 19 Leathers and Furs: Preserving Animal Hides
Sep 28, 2017
Bees: Harvest Your Honey
Sep 14, 2017
Ep. 17 Poultry Breeds and Species
Aug 31, 2017
Ep. 16 Cool Coops
Aug 17, 2017
Ep. 15 Order from the Butcher Block
Aug 03, 2017
Ep. 14 Get to Know Goats
Jul 20, 2017
Ep. 13 Succession Gardening
Jul 06, 2017
Ep. 12 Profit with Poultry
Jun 22, 2017
Mini - The Nature of Things
Jun 15, 2017
Ep. 11 Craft Distilling
Jun 08, 2017
Mini 2 "Spoon Man" Made It at the Fair
Jun 01, 2017
Ep. 10 Green Weddings
May 25, 2017
Ep. 09 Herbs for Your Teacup
May 15, 2017
Ep. 08 Common Flock Problems
Apr 27, 2017
Ep. 07 Get Started with Chickens
Apr 13, 2017
Bees: Beeginning With Bees
Mar 31, 2017
Mini 1 - Dr. Green
Mar 23, 2017
Ep. 05 Charcuterie in the City
Mar 16, 2017
Ep. 04 Sustainable Energy Inside City Limits
Mar 09, 2017
Ep. 03 Keeping Urban Chickens
Mar 02, 2017
Ep. 02 Favorite Medicinal Plants
Feb 23, 2017
Bees: Bees and Homesteading
Feb 16, 2017