Barnyard Language
139 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsReal talk about running farms and raising families. Whether your farm is a raised bed in your backyard or 10,000 acres and whether your family is in the planning stages or you've got 12 kids, we're glad you found us!
No sales, no religious conversion, no drama. Just honest talk from two mamas who know what it's like when everyone is telling you to just get all your meals delivered and do all your shopping online, but your internet is too slow and you've got cows to feed.
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Episodes
Episode 33- Gardening with kiddos with Karin Velez
May 11, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBToday we're talking to Karin Velez of the Just Grow Something podcast. Karin is telling us about gardening with children, starting her own farm, and growing her podcast.
You Need a (Baby) Shower!
May 02, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 90.9 MBJoin us for a virtual baby shower for our friend Sarah Zastrow of the Throwing Wrenches, Mending Fences Podcast. Sarah is due any day now with her first kid, so we took the chance to tell her what to do, with all sorts of good, bad, and conflicting advice. If you want more Barnyard Language in your life please follow us on social media and join our private group on Facebook. The show is free to listen to, but it isn't free to make. If you'd like to chip in and get extra perks, please check ...
They're (quite possibly) not Mexicans! w/ Katie Dotterer AKA AgvoKate
April 25, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 75.9 MBKatie Dotterer is a Pennsylvania dairy farmer turned agvocate and Spanish language teaching entrepreneur. Because 80% of the American farm labor force speaks Spanish as their first language, farmers are learning that to be able to communicate effectively with their employees it's becoming increasingly useful to learn Spanish. Katie's courses focus on vocabulary and situations that are most likely to be needed in dairy settings, and she's in the process of expanding to offer courses for swine...
The Endless Energy Machine w/ The Foggy Bottoms Boys
April 12, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBCody and Thomas Nicholson Stratton are raising their son to be the seventh generation on their regenerative grass-fed beef, dairy, lamb, wool, and egg operation in northern California. Balancing all these operations with off-farm work and managing a multi-generational farm as well as running very active social media accounts is clearly a labor of love and laughter for these three guys. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/pr...
Staying sane in chaos w/ Sara Boverhof
April 04, 2022 14:00 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBSara farms with her husband Peter and their seven children in Michigan. Their lives were all immensely changed after Peter suffered a serious spinal injury during a farm accident in 2019. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
Survival Junkies, Runways, and Scrunchy Socks w/ Courtney Wyckoff of MommaStrong
March 28, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 81.3 MBThis week we're talking to Courtney Wyckoff, retired professional dancer, certified corrective exercise specialist, and founder of the exercise program MommaStrong. www.mommastrong.com This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
How to Fail Your Kids Better w/ Jason Medows of Ag State of Mind
March 21, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBJason Medows is a pharmacist, farmer, father, and host of the Ag State of Mind podcast, which is focused on rural mental health care. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
Do More Ag w/ Lesley Kelly
March 14, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBToday we're talking with Lesley Kelly of High Heels and Canola Fields about her work with the Do More Ag Foundation and the What the Farm Podcast. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
The Farm is Not a Monster w/ Farm Coach Elaine Froese
March 07, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBOur guest today is Elaine Froese, a Canadian farmer, author, and farm coach. Elaine talks to us about succession planning, what to do if nobody wants your farm, what to do if everybody wants your farm, and what to do if you're dodging all your family members. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
Family History w/ Shaun Tyson
February 28, 2022 14:00 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBWe connected with Shaun on Twitter, after seeing his post about his grandfather losing his share of the family farm while a POW during WW2. Shaun tells us about going back to the farm after two generations away, more about his family history, and how their family is making it work to farm with three kids and two off farm jobs. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
Engineering, Quilting, and Lego w/ Janice Marquardt and Lindsay Hodnefield
February 21, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBToday we're talking to two farmers and mothers, who also both happen to be mechanical engineers. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
The first (hopefully) annual chat with our better halves.
February 14, 2022 14:00 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBThis week's very special episode is the beginning of a burgeoning bromance between our better halves, Hugh Hunter and Jim Palmer. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
The Bullshit of Babies w/ Kristen Kelderman
February 08, 2022 12:30 - 1 hour - 71.4 MBThis week we catch up with Kristin Kelderman, Who you can find on Instagram as @thefarmtherapist This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
Beans, Boars, and Banks w/Sara Yoshihara
January 31, 2022 14:00 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBIn 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. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
Get paid to be awesome w/ Women Food and Ag Network
January 24, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBToday 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 This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
3 AM Jailhouse Phone Calls w/ Sandy Benzschawel
January 10, 2022 14:00 - 48 minutes - 66.4 MBAttorney 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 podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
All the shit we're not going to do this year w/ Arlene & Caite
January 03, 2022 06:30 - 1 hour - 88.6 MBThis 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 podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
Mini Donkeys and Gold Diggers w/ Dairy Carrie
December 27, 2021 14:00 - 40 minutes - 56.2 MBThis 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 podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
Stress and other bullshit w/ Sarah Zastrow of "Throwing Wrenches, Mending Fences"
December 20, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBThis week we're talking to exercise physiologist and farm stress specialist Sarah Zastrow, from the Throwing Wrenches, Mending Fences podcast. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
Longhorns, latkes, and Los Angeles w/ Jessica Smith
December 13, 2021 14:00 - 58 minutes - 80.6 MBJessica 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. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
Karen Fitch of Cuddle Cow Company
December 06, 2021 14:00 - 57 minutes - 79.4 MBToday 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 injury research at Northwestern hospital. We'd love to crash their site by helping them sell a ...
Sarah Hart-Unger might be busier than you.
November 29, 2021 14:00 - 48 minutes - 66 MBToday 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. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
1st Annual Gear and Gift Guide!
November 22, 2021 14:00 - 47 minutes - 64.7 MBArlene 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. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
Everything in This Episode is a Lie.
November 15, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 118 MBFashion 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 with us!
Everything in This Episode is a Lie w/ Wendy Johnson and Johnny Rafkin
November 15, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 118 MBFashion 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 with us! This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://...
Evolve or Dissolve
November 08, 2021 15:00 - 41 minutes - 57.6 MBThis 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.
Evolve or Dissolve w/ Paige Jackson
November 08, 2021 14:00 - 41 minutes - 57.6 MBThis 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. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
#balancing instead of #blessed- Eating Disorder Recovery on the Farm
November 01, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 124 MBToday 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.
#balancing instead of #blessed- Eating Disorder Recovery on the Farm w/ Maida Edwards
November 01, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 124 MBToday 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 podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
Small towns, big hearts. Celebrating gay pride in rural places with AJ Adams.
October 25, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 86.1 MBThis week we're talking with AJ Adams, a Canadian university student studying the impact of Pride celebrations on LGBTQ+ Canadians in rural areas. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
Putting the joy into family meals w/ Nicole Cruz, RD
October 18, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 83.9 MBThis 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 @NicoleCruzRD This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https:...
This episode might make you cry. But it's still really funny.
October 11, 2021 16:00 - 56 minutes - 77 MBToday's episode is an interview we did with Travis and Greg Padget, who farm while working full-time off-farm and raising three sons.
This episode might make you cry. W/ Travis and Greg Padget
October 11, 2021 15:00 - 56 minutes - 77 MBToday's episode is an interview we did with Travis and Greg Padget, who farm while working full-time off-farm and raising three sons. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
A horrible injury from a nursery rhyme. W/ pediatric PT Dana Seifert
October 04, 2021 14:00 - 50 minutes - 68.7 MBFor episode 5 we caught up with Dana Seifert, a farmer, mother, and pediatric physical therapist from Central Minnesota. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
Cleaning Isn't Parenting w/ Jane Paul
September 27, 2021 14:00 - 57 minutes - 79.1 MBWelcome 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 podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
Attack of the pumpkins! w/ Natasha Nicholes of We Sow We Grow
September 13, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBThis 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 podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
Mini Donkeys, Gold Diggers, and Angry Vegans w/ Dairy Carrie
August 30, 2021 14:00 - 40 minutes - 56.2 MBThis 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. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
Mini Donkeys and Gold Diggers and Angry Vegans, Oh My!
August 30, 2021 14:00 - 40 minutes - 56.2 MBThis 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.
My Favorite Color is Tractors.
August 16, 2021 14:00 - 36 minutes - 49.5 MBThe 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. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy