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Grassfed Life

Weekly insights for small farmers and aspiring farm based entrepreneurs who want to earn a living on the land doing something that they care about. A weekly show that tracks the farm season featuring two hosts: Darby Simpson and Diego Footer of Permaculture Voices. We focus on small family farming, grass based livestock, pastured poultry, grassfed beef, pastured pigs, farmsteading, farm sales and marketing, and work-life balance.

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59:13

Why I Would or Would Not Raise Grassfed Lamb... The...

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2017/05/01

Today's episode is the second pre-mortem of Darby evaluation the economics and mechanics of really taking on a grass fed lamb enterprise. We'll call this episode the informed pre-mortem coming after the mini-series with three other grazers raising lamb. A lot has changed in this last month. Like you Darby's learned a lot, or at least enough to ask the right questions now. In this episode, Darby will share his current and update thoughts and concerns on raising lamb looking at current worries,

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01:43:05

30 Years of Truly Pastured Raised Lambs with Ulf...

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2017/04/24

Today, let's start by going back go back in time to Eastern Europe in the 1980's. To a country that no longer exists. It was a country where the economy was centrally planned One where the prices of basic goods and services were set by central government planners The German Democratic Republic, better known to us in the west as East Germany. It was there at that time during that Cold War, when a young man fulfilled a boyhood fascination and became professional government registered shepherd. It was

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01:04:48

Building Soil and Restoring Pastures by Grazing Sheep...

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2017/04/17

For today's episode we are going over to the land of sheep, New Zealand to talk to small scale farmer and grazer Jodi Roebuck of Roebuck Farm. Jodi has a unique story... he started out as a vegetable gardener vegetarian and somewhere along the way he took notice of the regenerative effect grazing animals can have on the landscape. With that seed planted he took some knowledge from Joel Salatin and grazing cattle to start grazing a small flock of sheep on his home farm. Since then he's gone on to

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01:04:03

Raising 100% Grassfed and Certified Organic Lamb with...

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2017/04/10

Today's episode is the first of three straight episodes focusing solely on raising lamb. For this episode we are going to go to rural Pennsylvania to talk to livestock farmer Kinley Coulter of Coulter Farms. Like many of you, Kinley didn't come from a farming background, and he started farming without any previous farming experience. He was working as an engineer in the 90s, then his wife had kids and they started a family. At that point they realized that they needed to change things in life,

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01:01:51

The Upside, The Downside, and the Risks of Raising...

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2017/04/03

Raising grassfed lamb has been one of the most requested topics over the past 6 months. Given that, and given Darby's interest in taking on a potential grassfed lamb enterprise today's episode and the next few are dedicated to raising lamb on pasture. We'll start out this series with Darby going through what he currently knows about lamb, what his assumptions are, and what his concerns and worries are. He'll talk about why he's interested in adding lamb to his farm, and what goes into a decision

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01:17:15

Beyond Homesteading with farmers and authors of The...

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2017/03/27

In this episode we touch on a variety of topics from have a homestead milking cow, to rotational grazing and establishing a pasture, to what to look for when purchasing land. Enjoy it - Beyond Homestead with farmers and authors of The Independent Farmstead Shawn and Beth Dougherty. Get exclusive content each week with the Grassfed Life Insider. Learn more at https://www.grassfedlife.co/insider Grassfed Life Courses: https://farm-business-essentials.teachable.com/courses

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01:18:33

The Pros and Cons of On Farm Poultry Processing with...

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2017/03/20

Today we will be looking at what's involved with on farm processing from what's a typical day like to what equipment is needed to what are some of the advantages of processing on farm. Overall, it's an in-depth look at on farm poultry processing from someone who does it, and does it really well. I think it's safe to say that by the end of this episode you will either be saying nope, not for me, or I really see the benefit in this, where can I learn more... and that's the goal. Get exclusive

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01:01:30

Farmsteading, A Profitable Alternative to Farming?...

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2017/03/13

Today we will take a look at part time farming, or farmsteading, looking at what's possible and how viable of an option it really is. It's a model that fits nicely in between homesteading and full time farming. It's a model that might be more financially approachable now, it's a model that might not require radical lifestyle change, and it's a model that might pay you something to produce your own food. And maybe best of all it's an option that gives you a lot of future options. Get exclusive

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01:31:43

The Well Planned Farmstead with Greg Burns of Natures...

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2017/03/06

Today we'll be going to Zanesville, OH to talk to farmer Greg Burns of Natures Image Farm. Greg's journey began one day out of the blue, in a way that you wouldn't expect, and in a way that you could say was by the grace of god. Imagine living the American dream. Owning your own business, living in nice house in a subdivision with a well-kept yard, money to buy everything that you need and more. It's the good life. Then one day you’re driving down the road on the Connecticut, New York border in your

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01:14:59

How Pigs Saved My Farm with Luke Groce of Groce...

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2017/02/27

Today we'll be going to Louisville, Kentucky to talk to farmer Luke Groce of Groce Family Farm. Luke and his wife Katherine started their farming career in 2009 as a vegetable farm. An operation that had its successes and it's failures. As Luke said... “I've got a few war stories from the deep trap of doing too many things at the beginning of farming a piece of land with no experience, and then not doing any of it well enough. After treading water, and trying to keep up with all of it for six

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57:14

3 Tips for Starting a Farm, Knowing What I Know Now...

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2017/02/20

When it comes down to the changes there's three main areas that Darby would have handled differently – getting more startup capital, utilize USDA and NCRS financial services, and enterprise selection. Even though he started with chickens, in hindsight his farming business, his life, and his marriage might have been better off if he had started with pigs. If you are thinking about starting up a farm, transitioning over your farm, or making a big shift in your farm business, there's a lot of good

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55:24

Practical Thoughts on Farmers Markets for The...

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2017/02/13

With summer farmers markets starting around the county over the next couple of months it's time to start looking at the markets in your area, if you want to sell at farmers markets. In last week’s episode which was effectively part 1 of this mini-series we took a look at how to select markets and what to do when you are apply markets. It involved casting a wide net and narrowing down your market choices to the ones that seemed like the best fit and the ones that would accept you. Today in part 2 of

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48:42

Practical Thoughts on Farmers Markets for The...

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2017/02/06

With summer farmers markets starting around the county over the next couple of months it's time to start looking at the markets in your area, if you want to sell at farmers markets. Today we'll look at two cases - return to the same farmers market and starting at a new market, and how would you approach the two different situations. In both cases you need to advocate for yourself and talk about what benefit you are bringing to the market. At least when you are returning to a market, you are dealing

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56:04

How to Create Cash Flow Early In the Season Using a...

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2017/01/30

When you start a farm, what's one of the most important things that you need to do... Hint… it’s not growing the food... It's selling the food that you do grow. I hear this time and time again from seasoned farmers, and I most recently heard it from a long time USDA loan agent when she said... "Growing is the easy part. In California we can grow almost any crop, the hard part is selling that crop." Biology supports that. Plants and animals are genetically pre-programmed to grow and reproduce. As

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01:07:14

Starting a Successful Farm on the Road with Wilson...

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2017/01/23

Starting a Successful Farm on the Road - How Wilson Marsh of Whole Earth Farm built a customer base in a town of just 1700 people. Today will be the first episode that steps away from Darby's farm, and takes a look at another farmer's story and what they are doing. We'll be going down to South Texas to talk to Wilson Marsh of Whole Earth Farm. While Wilson and his wife Kayla now seek to raising livestock humanely and go beyond organic, it wasn't always that way when it came to farming with

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01:03:55

Should I start farming with pigs, chickens, or both?...

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2017/01/16

Today we are going to take a look at a common fork in the road - chickens or pigs or both. Chickens and pigs are the two common starter enterprises for people getting into livestock. There's a lot of similarities... they both have a relatively low cost to start up, you don't need a lot of land, the time commitment isn't huge, and they are scalable. And there are a lot of differences - infrastructure, feed, processors, market perception, and price points of the finished products. Both enterprises

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59:31

6 Things You Can Start Doing Now If You Want to Farm...

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2017/01/09

Darby and I are going to start the year out by taking on the topic – If You Want to Farm in 2017, Do This… I think today's episode can go behind those of you that want to start farming in 2017, I think these ideas also work for anyone look to change the direction of their farm, improve their farm, or add an enterprise onto their farm. This is the time of year a lot of people use for planning, so we'll give you six different things that you can start doing now to get better prepared for later in

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28:33

5 Reasons to Start Farming in 2017 [GFL39]

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2016/12/26

If you want to do this you aren't getting any younger and you probably already know enough to start now. As listener Zach said... "One big lesson I learned early on. Education is important, but actually doing the work and experimenting with new products, markets, and techniques is what helps you learn and improve over time. You need education to help you generate ideas and learn new concepts, but you need actual real world experience to be successful. There's no way to learn your way to success

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41:40

If It Was Easy, Then Everyone Would Do It [GFL38]

Grassfed Life ·

2016/12/19

Today Darby and I will take a look back at his season on the farm looking at what went well, what didn't and some lessons learned. Because despite 10 years of trial and error and farming experience, not everything always goes as planned. READY TO START YOUR OWN LIVESTOCK FARM? The Farm Business Essentials Online Course is here, and it’s not just a piece of the puzzle. FBE is a complete step by step A to Z system to plan, market, and grow the farm enterprise that’s right for you. Built by a farmer

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46:38

Important Considerations for Value Adding Meat and...

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2016/12/12

If you are value adding your meat product via a processing by having them make something like sausage or bacon, then you might be more tied to that particular process than you think. Depending on how that entity makes that product and what they put in it, it creates a specific flavor profile. A flavor profile that your customer base likely associates with you and your farm. But that flavor profile isn't coming just from you. What happens then if that other piece of the puzzle goes away? How do you

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