Latest Farmsteadcheese Podcast Episodes
Pecking Order
Peaceful Heart FarmCast - November 19, 2020 01:01 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsPecking order and Quail are in the news again today. There is always something new with these little guys. I have so much fun with them. They are very entertaining. However, quail, and all birds and fowl, have a dark side. The “pecking order” occurs in many species of animal. It’s done to establ...
Sheep Breeding
Peaceful Heart FarmCast - October 28, 2020 23:51 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsBreeding sheep is one of the most enjoyable enterprises on our homestead. Sheep were the first animals we introduced back in 2010. They have been a central part of our operation since then. I’ll talk about that today. Welcome new listeners and welcome back veteran homestead-loving regulars who...
Fall Weddings
Peaceful Heart FarmCast - October 22, 2020 19:22 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsFall weddings are really beautiful. June weddings are quite popular, but I prefer fall weddings. I just prefer the fall. The colors are awesome. Earth tones everywhere. Yellow, orange, brown, rusty red. Some of my favorite colors. Today I’m going to talk about what makes weddings special no matt...
What You Can Do With Milk
Peaceful Heart FarmCast - October 14, 2020 01:36 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWhat you can do with milk is my topic for today. There are lots of ways to use milk. It is a very versatile food. There is so much more than just drinking milk out of a glass. I know you didn’t drink it out of the jug, right? As always, I want to take a minute and welcome all the new listener...
Types of Cheese
Peaceful Heart FarmCast - October 07, 2020 23:54 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsToday I’ll be talking about types of cheese. What I mean by that is things like fresh, aged, hard, soft, semi-soft and so on. Our specialty is semi-hard and hard aged cheeses, but there are many other types of cheese out there. So how are they different and how are they the same? But first, I ...
Fall is in the Air
Peaceful Heart FarmCast - September 23, 2020 22:19 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsFall is in the air here in southwest Virginia. For us, that means the air is much cooler. The leaves are still quite green, but that will be changing soon. Fall in the Appalachian Mountains is the height of the tourist season. What will it be like this year? Who knows? But the leaves don’t care....
Quail Chicks Hatched -- WOW!!
Peaceful Heart FarmCast - September 03, 2020 01:24 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsQuail chicks hatched – WOW!! How did I accomplish an 80% hatch rate? Well, I do follow specific procedures to ensure a better result. These procedures are working. I’ll talk about it today. Will it work for other eggs? I don’t know but you might try it and see if it works for your chickens or du...
Harvest Season
Peaceful Heart FarmCast - August 27, 2020 00:52 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIt’s harvest season. I’m overwhelmed with tomatoes. Bumper crops are coming in at a time when I don’t really have time to address them. What’s a homesteader to do? That’s today’s topic. Welcome new listeners. Welcome back veteran homestead-loving regulars. Thanks for tuning in today. I appreci...
Canning Tomato Sauce
Peaceful Heart FarmCast - August 19, 2020 23:25 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsCanning tomato sauce is the name of the game this week. I have about 150 pounds of tomatoes picked so far. I think I will only be canning about 50 or 60 pounds of them between today and tomorrow. Some of them are still quite green. We shall see how it goes. I want to take a minute and say welc...
Why Does Cheese Melt?
Peaceful Heart FarmCast - August 13, 2020 00:46 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHave you ever wondered, “Why does cheese melt”? Well, I’m going to talk about that today. What would we do without cheese that melts? Some are gooey. Others stretch forever. Pizza wouldn’t be pizza without stretchy cheese. And what about that oozing cheese on a grilled cheese sandwich? Ok, now I...
Raw Milk Cheese in Virginia
Peaceful Heart FarmCast - August 05, 2020 22:27 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsToday I’m going to review how to get raw milk cheese in Virginia via our herd share program. And, because I have lots of new listeners, I’m going to review our creamery project. I do want to take a minute and say welcome to all the new listeners and welcome back to my veteran homestead loving ...
The Blackberry Jam Journey
Peaceful Heart FarmCast - July 29, 2020 22:08 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsBlackberry jam. That’s today’s topic. Seedless blackberry jam of course. I can’t abide those tiny seeds between my teeth. I’m also starting to preserve veggies from the garden. So much to talk about today. But first, a shout out to you all. Thank you and welcome new listeners. I hope you’ll st...
The Blueberry Jam Journey
Peaceful Heart FarmCast - July 29, 2020 22:08 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsBlackberry jam. That’s today’s topic. Seedless blackberry jam of course. I can’t abide those tiny seeds between my teeth. I’m also starting to preserve veggies from the garden. So much to talk about today. But first, a shout out to you all. Thank you and welcome new listeners. I hope you’ll st...
Best Animals for a Homestead
Peaceful Heart FarmCast - July 23, 2020 02:42 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIn today’s podcast “Best Animals for a Homestead” is the topic. We have tried many animals and plan to try a few more. The best animals for a homestead will depend on your goals and land situation. I’ll talk about our thought processes and how we came to choose our animals and specific breeds. ...
What to Grow in the Garden
Peaceful Heart FarmCast - July 16, 2020 02:40 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWhat to grow in the garden? That is a question we all ask ourselves each and every year. There have been years of great variety. And then there is this year where there are few different vegetables. Today I’m going to talk through our process of growing a garden. I hope you will glean at least a...
Planning Your Homestead - Land
Peaceful Heart FarmCast - July 02, 2020 02:35 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThere is a lot to consider when planning your homestead. I thought I would go over a few of the ideas that we batted around when looking for land during our journey. There is so much to talk about on this topic. I’m only going to give a very rough overview of some ideas. Perhaps enough to get yo...
Starting a Homestead
Peaceful Heart FarmCast - June 25, 2020 20:03 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsPeople are often surprised to hear our story of starting a homestead. It was a rather lengthy journey compared to what you might imagine. It was a lengthy journey compared to what WE imagined. And it still continues to this day. In fact, the building is going to continue for years. I begin to wo...
The Blueberries Are Ripening
Peaceful Heart FarmCast - June 10, 2020 22:38 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThe blueberries are ripening. Some are already ripe. We also have strawberries ripening. The varieties that we have are all everbearing, meaning they will bear fruit all summer long. That story and much more is coming right up. As always, I want to take a minute to welcome all the new listener...
Reblochon Raw Milk Cheese is Coming!
Peaceful Heart FarmCast - June 03, 2020 23:01 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsReblochon raw milk cheese is coming. There are other new cheeses that I will be making over the next few months, but this one is the one I’m most excited about. It gives me a chance to enhance my cheesemaking and affinage skills. And I love learning and practicing new things. It enlivens my soul...
Cicadas in Southwestern Virginia
Peaceful Heart FarmCast - May 28, 2020 01:30 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThe cicadas in Southwestern Virginia are out and about. It happens once every 17 years. It’s truly a phenomenal occurrence. I can’t wait to get to that topic today. But first, welcome to all new listeners and welcome back to veteran homestead-loving regulars. That you for stopping by the FarmC...
Does Parental Grief Ever End?
Peaceful Heart FarmCast - May 21, 2020 02:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsA bit of a poignant topic in today’s podcast is “Does parental grief ever end?” I have that and lots more to talk about today. Welcome each and every one of you, new and vets. Thank you so much for tuning in for each episode. I appreciate you all so much. The homestead brings joy to daily life...
Raw Milk Cheese
Peaceful Heart FarmCast - May 13, 2020 22:19 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsToday I want to talk about our raw milk cheese and cheesemaking. We have 4 different types of cheese and I am working on a 5th. I am so glad the small cheese cave is nearing completion so we will have a place to store all of them. If you are new to the podcast, welcome. It’s great to have you...
Spring Lambs and Goat Kids
Peaceful Heart FarmCast - May 06, 2020 21:02 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIt’s spring in Virginia and we have calves, lambs, a goat kid and baby quail. So much is going on. This is true of every spring. After a sleepy winter, spring brings rapid growth and renewed life. I want to take a minute and say welcome to all the new listeners and welcome back to the veteran ...
Getting Back on Track
Peaceful Heart FarmCast - April 25, 2020 01:40 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsI’ve been off track on a few things in my life and today’s podcast is about getting back on track. No matter what activity or goal in which you are off track, there are ways to get it back together. Let’s talk about that. Welcome new listeners and welcome back veteran homestead-loving regular...
COVID19 - In the Year of Our Lord 2020
Peaceful Heart FarmCast - March 25, 2020 01:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsCOVID19, in the year of our Lord 2020 it’s affecting us all in one way or another. This podcast format will be a little different. This episode is going to be a farmstead update only. Because of the emotional charge around this pandemic virus, I have lots of things I want to talk about regarding...
You Can Make Your Own Cheese - Part 2
Peaceful Heart FarmCast - March 11, 2020 04:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsYou Can Make Your Own Cheese – Part 2. In the last podcast, I introduced this idea of making your own cheese and talked about what you would need regarding equipment including pots and vats, milk storage, forms and molds, supplies such as cheesecloth and mats, weights and presses and miscellaneo...
You Can Make Your Own Cheese - Part 1
Peaceful Heart FarmCast - February 05, 2020 05:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsYou can make your own cheese just as well as anyone. A few years ago, I offered a piece of my cheese for tasting to a coworker. Her response was, “cheese can be made?” I’m not sure what she thought about how cheese got to the grocery store. I regret not asking her though I was sensitive to not m...
Nose to Tail Beef
Peaceful Heart FarmCast - January 20, 2020 05:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsNose to tail beef is an important topic for those supporting local, sustainable, regenerative agriculture. I get lots of questions on it. Buying a large quantity of beef can be a daunting prospect. Sure, you know it’s going to help your local farmer. And you know your local farmer is working har...
7 Tips for Using a Traditional Slow-Cooker
Peaceful Heart FarmCast - December 31, 2019 00:07 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsUsing a traditional slow-cooker has taken a back seat to Instapot-type pressure cookers and air fryers. But I still use mine and today’s podcast is all about “why”, “when,” and “how.” In fact, I have 7 tips on using a traditional slow-cooker. I want to take a minute and say welcome to all the ...
Popular Cheeses
Peaceful Heart FarmCast - December 05, 2019 01:08 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsFor a little change of pace, Popular Cheeses is today’s topic as I’m sure I’ve worn you all out with all of those raw milk podcasts. The recipe today is a fun, quick and easy method of making your own fresh cheese, or as the Mexican cheese lovers call it, queso fresco. I want to take a minute ...
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