The Steadcast – Gray Area Farms
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Ep 12: Barn 2.0 roof, mistakes of the week and the only nice weather day was yesterday.
This time on The 'Steadcast: what's up with Barn 2.0, the mistakes we made on the farm this week, how small farms are like geese, and the pasture-raised life segment is “the only nice weather day was yesterday.” Barn 2.0 roof is on!
Ep 11: The “What IF” Festival, Lollipop is Shy and More on Well Water
This time on The 'Steadcast: The Farmkids and I visit the "What IF Festival" in downtown Colorado Springs, updates from the farm, more on what the solution was to the well water crisis for Colorado small farms,
Ep 10: The Aftermath of Summer 2016
The 'Steadcast is back! We took a bit of a hiatus during the spring and summer to struggle through our veggie CSA program and get our new pork project going. which we'll be telling you more about as we get back going on a regular schedule here on the ...
Ep 9: Is Unprofitable Agriculture Sustainable?
Welcome to The 'Steadcast, Episode 9. There's some good "Rantcast" stuff in this one, in case you like that sort of thing. - It is the 2nd week of March 2016, and spring is trying to get into the air. The Western Meadowlarks are back in full force on ...
Ep 8: The first volunteer day of the year and raising dinosaurs on the farm
Hello there podcast listeners, and thanks for pulling up The 'Steadcast, the homestead and farmstead podcast you listen to instead of making the mistakes yourself. This is Jason from Gray Area Farm. - In this episode,
Ep 7: New Year on the Farm and Firearm Needs and Issues for Homesteaders
I made a small edit to this episode based on feedback from listeners. Thanks for helping to hold us accountable to our core values. Sorry if this shows up as a 'new' episode on your feeds because of that. -
The ‘Steadcast Episode 006: There’s no sick days on the homestead
There may be no sick days on the homestead, but there must have been for podcast production. We had almost a month off to deal with first The Great Blizzard of 2015 and then Farmer Jason’s relapse of his adrenal adenoma — that very same issue that part...
The ‘Steadcast Episode 005: The PRIME Act and legal pitfalls of small scale farming
Hello there podcast listeners, and thanks for pulling up The ‘Steadcast, the homestead and farmstead podcast you listen to instead of making the mistakes yourself. One of the primary figures in the small scale agriculture world is Joel Salatin.
The ‘Steadcast Episode 004: There’s Always Something to Do on the Homestead, featuring Jeff Woodruff interview
The seasons continue to march along here at Gray Area Farm. We had our first frosts (Finally!) and that marked the end of the squash harvest. It also marked a chance for a few more things to break. Thus "there's always something to do on a homestead.
The ‘Steadcast: Episode 003 – Home Cures for Cabin Fever, and a Rant About Kombucha Regulation
As promised, we talk about how to plan ahead for long shut-in days during winter. Cabin fever with kids is bad enough in suburban McMansions, what about in a Tiny House? If you don’t have things prepared to keep the kids (and yourselves) entertained,