TBF 158 :: Things Needed to Change
The first episode in two years needs no introduction. Basically this is an episode of me sharing what I've found out I needed to do differen...
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20 of 100 episodesTBF 157 :: Crooked Gap Farm v2.0
I have come to the realization that it is time to reboot the farm! Not that everything that we have been doing for the past twelve years has...
TBF 156 :: Three Needed Changes and a Hard Lesson Learned
Crooked Gap Farm has come a long ways in the roughly 12 years of it's existence! Sometimes I forget how far we have come from an empty 40 ac...
TBF 155 :: Let's Talk About Meat Chickens
Let's talk about chickens! We've raised meat chickens off and on for about 10 years now, and it has never really been our strong suit. But,...
TBF 154 :: Pandemic Farm Marketing and a Hard Lesson Learned
Hello Beginning Farmer Friends! We are back and better than ever. Well I'm not sure about better than ever, but we are back and I am getting...
TBF 153 :: Family, Fun, and a Hard Lesson Learned
In a time of unknown, I sit down and do what is needed: I have fun. Today I talk with my oldest son, Caleb, about his interests on the farm...
TBF 152 :: Back Again and More Farm Updates
I am going to ignore the elephant in the room (this episode is being released during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic) and attempt to pick-up wher...
TBF 151 :: Changing the Inventory of a Farm
Now that you know the large collection of things that we have on the farm I want to share some of my thoughts on what needs to head down the...
TBF 150 :: Taking Stock and Deciding What to Do
I'm just going to be completely honest here. I have forgotten most of what it takes to post a podcast episode since it has been such a long...
TBF 149 :: This is Sort of a Test, Farm Updates, and a Hard Lesson Learned
Subscribe to "The Beginning Farmer" YouTube Channel! Hey there! This is a BRAND NEW EPISODE of "The Beginning Farmer Show"!!! I'm not sure w...
TBF 148 :: Hello Again, Farm Updates, and a Hard Lesson Learned
Subscribe to "The Beginning Farmer" YouTube Channel! What can I say? It has been a day or two since the last episode of the podcast was rele...
TBF 147 :: The Not How To Episode, Other News, and a Hard Lesson Learned
Subscribe to "The Beginning Farmer" YouTube Channel! It is story time! Plans were made, forms were formed, rock was moved, compactors were u...
TBF 146 :: Gifts for Farmers, Now What's Happening, and the Family
Subscribe to "The Beginning Farmer" YouTube Channel! With Christmas coming up before we know it (and possibly putting an end to my concrete...
TBF 145 :: Thanksgiving!, A Difficult Week, and the Family
Subscribe to "The Beginning Farmer" YouTube Channel! This past week was "one of those weeks" on the farm! A hydraulic line exploded on the t...
TBF 144 :: Your Answers to My Questions, Content, and a Hard Lesson Learned
Subscribe to "The Beginning Farmer" YouTube Channel! Do you know the greatest thing about The Beginning Farmer Podcast/Blog? It is YOU of co...
TBF 143 :: Net Fence for Sheep, The Farm Crawl, and a Hard Lesson Learned
Subscribe to "The Beginning Farmer" YouTube Channel! We physically survived The Farm Crawl, but it was a bit mentally taxing. The day was be...
TBF 142 :: This Farmer Has Questions, Cattle Sold, and a Hard Lesson Learned
Subscribe to "The Beginning Farmer" YouTube Channel! Our farm has been a farm for eight years now, which I suppose means I have been a farme...
TBF 141 :: Quit Buying Herefords, Meat Chicks, and a Hard Lesson Learned
Subscribe to "The Beginning Farmer" YouTube Channel! In many ways our farm began before the farm even began. I was reading books, talking to...
TBF 140 :: Applying Farm Knowledge, Farm News, and a Hard Lesson Learned
Subscribe to "The Beginning Farmer" YouTube Channel! Earlier this month I was able to take a long drive to northwestern Iowa and visit Seven...
TBF 139 :: Field Day Follow-Up, Cattle Sale, and a Hard Lesson Learned
Subscribe to "The Beginning Farmer" YouTube Channel! More questions have rolled in from our Practical Farmers of Iowa Field Day, and the fol...