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  Ep 256 Kevin Oldenburg: Wheels and New Deals with FDR the Tree Farmer 26.08.2026 46мин

  Send us Fan Mail Love him or hate him, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, mostly known as FDR, was a person known for many things -- being the longest serving President; being born into the wealthy elite class, yet remembering the little people; defying expectations by running the country from a wheelchair; marrying extremely well by bagging Eleanor, a much-loved lady; and the alphabet soup of social programs that put people back to work during the dustbowl, Depression and dark gloom of World Wars.&n...
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  Ep 255 The Rugged F Sharp 29.07.2026 37мин

  Send us Fan Mail Look Sharp, people! Dr. Frank Sharp, that is, a Longhorn rancher from . This guy not only is integral to the Cattlemen’s Texas Longhorn Conservancy (CTLR), but he also knows his stuff, as he “wrote his doctoral dissertation on Texas Longhorn cattle, his research focusing on Texas Longhorn history, symbolism, genetics, and preservation.” We hope you follow our links to visit the CTLR’s website, to learn more. This week we go back in time to 2001, and the Back...
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  Ep 254 Bobbin and Weavin’ with the Magnificent MacAusland’s 30.06.2026 28мин

  Send us Fan Mail I love Canada! That’s been the refrain in the car on this trip. We’ve been Milling About on the Emerald Isle, our new co-opted name for Prince Edward Island, the Canadian province. We stayed in Belfast (the PEI one, not the other one), and enjoyed a phenomenal week touring the gentle green fields of potatoes, birdwatching and shell finding, chatting in yarn shops, learning the ins and outs of spot welding at the Belfast Mini Mill, and eating Haddock daily, s...
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  Ep 253 Susan's Shire: CNCH - - Guild Summary 10.06.2026 41мин

  Send us Fan Mail "Shire" and "guild" refer to a wide variety of subjects, ranging from Tolkien's fictional hobbit homeland to real-world administrative districts in the UK, video game factions, and even historic trades. But, today we are talking about CNCH, otherwise known as Conference of Northern California Handweavers. Don't let the name fool you. According to their website, The Conference of Northern California Handweavers, Inc. was founded in 1953 to further the art and appreciatio...
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  Ep 252 The Aquifer Progression, The Hades Factor and The Road to Ogallala 30.05.2026 34мин

  Send us Fan Mail We all know that water is precious, and that the soil is important, but do we really know what happens when we take both of them for granted? We should know our history, because the Dust Bowl occurred less than a century ago. We might start treating the Ogallala Aquifer like the source that waters 25% of the agricultural production in the entire country, instead of like a drinking fountain in the school cafeteria. We might also remember that conservation is ...
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  Ep 251 Farm To Film Fest: Are We In Heaven? Nope - We're in Iowa. 26.04.2026 33мин

  Send us Fan Mail We just returned from Iowa, after attending the Farm to Film Fest. Our film "A Connecticut Farmer and the King's Cow", was selected as one of the films to screen over the weekend event. The thing that stood out us, while in the town of Washington, was that it's obvious at this festival and the town itself, is that they love the arts. You know we gotta say it "Are we in Heaven? Nope - We're in Iowa. Links: https://www.farmtofilmfest.org/ Support the show
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  Ep 250 Susan's Shire: But I Would Walk Five Hundred Miles...For Art 09.04.2026 35мин

  Send us Fan Mail I just returned from my journey to Scotland and loved every minute that I spent there. From the cobbled streets of Edinburgh, to the Glen Cruitten House, and of course my workshop with Moy Mackay. I'm so excited to share my stories with you on this episode. Links: https://glencruittenhouse.com/dev/ https://www.moymackay.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh Support the show
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  Ep 249 The Real Deets: A Black Mark for Splendid Behavior 31.03.2026 25мин

  Send us Fan Mail We’re back in Texas! For Texas Wool Week, mind you, but that’s not the focus today. Our topic could be almost anything, because Texas is a place chock full of people filled with fortitude, gracious hospitality, and a reverence for the history they’ve lived in full color. They take pride in combinations of peoples and cultures like almost no one else does, and their trails and parks and location markers can make a history buff cry tears of joy. But how do mos...
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  Ep 248 Susan's Shire: I'll Take The High Road To Scotland 17.03.2026 29мин

  Send us Fan Mail Susan has some exciting news to share in this episode. A new program with her students and a trip of a lifetime to the Highlands to study with renowned fiber artist Moy Mackay. Links: https://www.moymackay.com/ https://plymagazine.com/about-us/meet-the-team/ https://plymagazine.com/ https://glencruittenhouse.com/dev/ Support the show
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  Ep 247 Leslie Amick: Whimsy, Tension, and Woodland Lore 24.02.2026 28мин

  Send us Fan Mail Leslie Amick is an artist and naturalist. A love of nature and the beauty surrounding all of us influences all of Leslie's work. She loves to explore the flora and fauna by creating likenesses using textiles. Mostly wool, the sculptures she creates not only highlight a particular beast or plant, but gives them a sense of being. Her sculptures are described as whimsical most of all. Perhaps it's that bit of attitude frequently displayed by the subjects. As the sculpture evolve...
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  Ep 246 Susan's Shire: The Upcycle, Recycle Incident at slowfiber 10.02.2026 17мин

  Send us Fan Mail This month Susan stopped by one of her go to places for her crafting...slowfiber in Monterey, CA. Jaki Canterbury is building a community. Sharing maker skills, supplies and time. At slowfiber, the classroom is available, the shop is full of sustainability treasures and the ideas are boundless. Jaki says... You bring what you don't need and then get what you do need in the BUY SELL TRADE program. Your environmental foot-print is so much smaller this way. slowfiber is fu...
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  Ep 245 Live from the PA Farm Show: WHYPA 26.01.2026 16мин

  Send us Fan Mail For today's episode, we are at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. We sat down and had a discussion about pork (since it was Pork Day at the show) with Courtney Gray, Executive Director for the PA Pork Producers Council. Links: https://www.whypapork.com/ https://www.sonofabutchershow.com/ Support the show
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  Ep 244 Susan's Shire: Star Wars to Stranger Things; Pop Culture and Art 12.01.2026 39мин

  Send us Fan Mail Hello Everyone and a Happy 2026! This month Susan sits down to discuss all things pop culture and the influences it's had on her art and life and maybe yours. So, cue up your Betamax deck and reminisce about what inspired you and your crafts. Links: https://www.mosshollowhill.com https://www.starwars.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranger_Things https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4574334/ Support the show
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  Ep 243 Taconic Distillery: 2025, and It’s Di-Still in the Barrel 28.12.2025 12мин

  Send us Fan Mail It’s our last podcast of 2025 already. In honor of what’s left in the barrel at the end of the year, the best way to enjoy both is to drink up with Paul and Pierce of Taconic Distillery. For this one, we have a video on the Backyard Green Films YouTube channel to go with this one, in case your imagination needs a visual boost. For the taste buds, you might want to head to the Hudson Valley. Links: https://www.taconicdistillery.com/ http://www.rhinebe...
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  Episode 242 Susan's Shire: The Joy of Handmade Gifts 15.12.2025 36мин

  Send us Fan Mail On this episode Susan discusses the joy of making gifts. Whether that be a handmade felted ornament, a special song, or holiday memories. Links: https://youtu.be/fGmAekTPD5c?si=Sg45IZ3I5Ukd7HfL https://www.mosshollowhill.com/ Support the show
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  Ep 241 Thankful This Thanksgiving For Our Farmers - so God Made a Farmer 28.11.2025 4мин

  Send us Fan Mail And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, "I need a caretaker" -- so God made a Farmer. --Paul Harvey Links: https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/PDFFiles/Paul%20Harvey%20-%20God%20Made%20A%20Farmer.pdf https://www.collierswcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2013_02_Gazetteer.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Harvey Support the show
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  Ep 240 Susan's Shire: NY State Sheep & Wool Festival 2025 (Rhinebeck I Love You!) 11.11.2025 30мин

  Send us Fan Mail For this month's podcast I travel to Rhinebeck, NY for the NY State Sheep & Wool Festival. I met so many wonderful and talented people...I was totally geeking out. With my cameraman Oscar in tow, the two of us interviewed some amazing talent, from rug hooking to fine art. So please sit back and enjoy this month's episode of Susan's Shire. Links: http://www.ravensgateprimitives.com/ https://www.sheepincognito.com/ https://www.toftuk.com/ https://makeitwithwool.com/ https:/...
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  Ep 239 Rhinebeck Farmers Market: We Run a Muck, Not Amok! 27.10.2025 17мин

  Send us Fan Mail Muck, glorious muck! Sounds funny, but it’s true. The “muck” found north of NYC and south of the capital city may look like black dirt to some, but it’s more like black gold to those who know – and that’s not a Clampett reference. The agricultural region known as the Hudson Valley grows almost everything like nowhere else, due to this phenomenal resource. Join us today as we speak with Michael Risario and Jeff Scales. They took a moment from their busy...
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  Ep 238 Susan's Shire: From Yarn to Fiber to Rhinebeck 14.10.2025 27мин

  Send us Fan Mail This month Susan discusses the difference between a yarn festival, a fiber festival and everything in between. Susan just returned from the Lambtown Festival in Dixon, CA and will be heading to Rhinebeck, NY for the 45th annual New York State Sheep and Wool Festival. She gives us a little history about some of these festivals and what inspired her down the path of fiber arts and that there isn't such a thing as bad sheep's wool, because someone loves it. So, please sit back a...
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  Ep 237 Nick Forrest: I’m Holding Out for an Gyro 30.09.2025 41мин

  Send us Fan Mail Sheep are cute and fluffy and produce that wonderful stuff from which many sweaters are born. But there’s another side to them that doesn’t get mentioned quite so often. Lamb is an incredibly common meat in most other countries of the world, but not so much in America. Nick Forrest is trying to change that direction, to capture the possibilities of a multipurpose animal that fits so many different needs. Just in time for the New York State Sheep and Wool Fes...