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Blind Hog and Acorn

Come visit the farm with Blind Hog and Acorn and hear stories about life on the farm, livestock, cooking, gardening and living in the Ozarks. In the middle of freakin" nowhere...

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36:50

Season 2, Episode #2~ Interesting Times but Same Old...

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2021/01/10

Blind Hog and Acorn have enough to do on the farm. Selling some goats, whipping up dogfood for Sam and blueberry-pumpkin muffins for the farmers- the recipe of the week.Ozarks geology means goats must have selenium booster shots to avoid white muscle disease. Vaccinated half the adults, the other 24 will be done soon as I prefer 4-6 weeks before kidding.Fixed the washing machine- replaced the drain hose and drain pump. YouTube videos to the rescue. $65 in parts, but 4 hrs in very deliberate

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33:44

Season 2 Episode #1~ Happy New Year

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2021/01/03

Blind Hog and the Acorn had a very nice holiday: usual farm chores, goats getting stuck in things, machinery to be fixed, hay to be set out. You know, all the typical things that go on regardless of holidays...Acorn has some new plans for Season 2 of Blind Hog and Acorn. Dare we mention the m-word? (merch!)Starting a new feature of weekly recipes from SteelMeadow Farm. This week's installment are Farmhouse Brownies- they are freakin' easy and so gooooood. You can find the recipe link on

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28:07

Episode #31~ Art and Astrophotography

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2020/12/20

Just a little farming done this week, as in Bonehead is still alive and doing much better, but also art and telescope magic.Blind Hog has a commission for a wall sculpture. He has a lovely piece that he is cutting in half, making a free standing sculpture into a wall mounted piece. So far, so good. The saw blade was awesome. Cut the stainless steel plate like butter.Acorn is going out at sunset to view the planetary conjunction. Jupiter with its moons and Saturn with its rings. Such fun. Too

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Episode #30~ Halcyon Days are Over, Winter is Coming

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2020/12/13

Blind Hog and Acorn enjoyed a lovely week of record high temperatures, got lots of outdoor chores done in the process. Sticks and limbs picked up, auto mechanic skills honed, experiments in the kitchen with tepache and homemade dog food (score a loss and a win).Also, find out why you should never by chickens in the dark- you won't know what you paid for until the light of (the next) day... Ha!Acorn goes into detail about meningeal worms. Seems old Bonehead has contracted them. Bonehead is

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31:20

Episode #29~ Weaning Day

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2020/12/06

Blind Hog and Acorn checked the Old Farmers' Almanac and today is the optimal day for weaning livestock, with the least amount of stress and fuss.It was also a most unusually nice afternoon, so it was hard to pass up an opportunity to sit in the sun for a bit.Turkey stock canned, experimental turkey pastrami a success, calves separated, goats combined- does not sound like a busy week but you know what? Even a couple farmers can have a nice slow week for a change!

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Episode #28~ No Rest for the Weary, or How to Burn...

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2020/11/29

Thanksgiving has come and gone, Blind Hog and Acorn took advantage of some nice days to get YET MORE CHORES done.Wood got split, food got cooked, and we ate ate ate. Badger came and spent the night, said it was her ideal Thanksgiving. Nice and quiet, something we have in abundance here at SteelMeadow.Check out the pictures under "Episodes" on the website.

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32:37

Episode #27~ Shopping for the Long Winter, Yet More...

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2020/11/22

Another rainy Saturday, two in a row? Crazy! Just in time too as Blind Hog and Acorn finished off with the new ditch at the old goat barn. Drain laid, gravel dumped and cross drive trench dug/piped/filled. Done! AND, water is officially draining out of the pipe.Blind Hog and Acorn went to the Big City and shopped as if they don't want to go back for a couple months- they might not want to! Staples were purchased; pantry and larder are groaning. All is good, especially in the mincemeat

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Episode #26~ A Rainy Day and Time for Ice Cream

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2020/11/15

Blind Hog and Acorn had enough to keep them busy this week but today it is raining, so they get a bit of a break.Blind Hog had a birthday and will be eating cake all week long, hence the need for some vanilla ice cream. Acorn has plans to add lavender flowers to it. "Honey lavender vanilla"...Nothing super exciting this week. Blind Hog is tired of picking up rocks, Acorn's guitar chords are improving (well, she thinks she is getting better...)Oh... The skunk. How could we forget

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37:48

Episode #25~ Barn Work, Dowsing Rods, and Super Nice...

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2020/11/08

Blind Hog and Acorn have not stopped- cleaning out the pig barn, ditching a drainline on the old goat barn. Blind Hog even had to use his dowsing rods to locate buried electric lines.Want to find out more? Take a listen! Sam will protect us from all kinds of intruders, even dried up snake skins...

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33:57

Episode #24~ Acorn's Rant and Trying to Find Your...

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2020/11/01

Acorn has been busy cleaning the house after RAIN finally fell from the sky. She also goes on a bit of a rant- wondering why folks just won't wear masks. So frustrating.Blind Hog has his work "cut out for him " (pun intended) as a dead tree fell across the driveway, and thus he will get another cord or two added to the winter's stash of firewood.There is a 505/50 chance of podcast next week- depends if we can avoid contracting the Covid as poll workers on election day, plus

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Episode #23~ Selling Goats and Cooking Pumpkins

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2020/10/25

Today was the day to take the buck kids to market, our dairy buck also went to a new home where he will meet new Alpine dairy girls to call his own. "Win-win," Acorn says.Blind Hog pulled out another old post from the old goat barn, he and Acorn will put in the last new post in there- hopefully that will do it for barn repairs for the year.Acorn has been cooking winter squash (aka pumpkin) and it appears on the menu 2-3x a day... Poor Blind Hog, he suffers so... You can see how she

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34:15

Episode #22~ Red Flag Winds, "We are NOT Hoarders,"...

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2020/10/18

Blind Hog and Acorn have a few minutes on the porch during strong winds. It was a lovely day, just BLUSTERY!Garden is changing over from summer garden to winter garden, the old goat barn gets yet MORE repair work.Pi finally calved, a bit later than the rest. Her heifer's name is Ram. There is a Bible story in there, brought to you by the Badger.Acorn has always wanted a dress form and found one, cheap! Some taping, bracing, padding and voila! Body Double! Blind Hog found a use for hurricane

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33:45

Episode #21~ Coffee Chat and Barn Repair Planning

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2020/10/11

On this dark morning, Acorn begins the podcast and is joined by the Blind Hog, coffee in hand. Has been a busy week doing barn repairs, and so much more to do.Mars makes a nice appearance. Strawberries and raspberries also giving us a lovely red "end of the season" treat.www.blindhogandacorn.com

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37:20

Episode #20~ A Week in Review

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2020/10/04

Blind Hog and Acorn sit on the porch while Sam has his supper and discuss the past week's work. Acorn is not sure how many goat kids are running about, and Blind Hog was reminded to check the almanac before digging- the phases of the moon specifically!Acorn also "virtually attended" a Podcasting Masterclass Workshop and learned some really cool things, some of which will help future Blind Hog and Acorn episodes #haveaplan. Some times you cannot see the forest for the trees, and

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31:45

Episode #19~ Work the Hives with the Acorn

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2020/09/27

Come out to the apiary with the Acorn and go through the four hives. You will be safe, no bee suit required HOWEVER if the incessant buzzing of bees will give you the willies, then you might want to skip this episode!Acorn went through all four hives and found a few interesting things. You will learn a fun fact about what bees do when they are smoked and how the Acorn will feed them sugar. We do have a drought going on, after all...No pictures from this episode- could not record and take pictures

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26:35

Episode #18~ It's All Good...

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2020/09/20

Acorn thought she would be super tricksie and record an episode with Blind Hog and the Badger at lunch, only to later find that the recording was full of buzzes, snaps and feedback. Nope! So, Acorn sat down and did an off-the-cuff episode, best laid plans and all. Maybe next time.Gutters are up on the dairy barn, trenches dug for the drainage lines and so it goes. Don't know why we are putting up gutters- has not rained in 2 weeks! But it will, one day- and we will be ready!Acorn is looking

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32:30

Episode #17~ Final Thoughts About Starting a New Farm

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2020/09/13

Blind Hog and Acorn finish off their talk from last week about things to think about when you start up a farm, discuss predators that might be lurking about, firewood in the stacks, and ways to use surplus veggies. What did Acorn put in the dehydrator this time?

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41:50

Episode #16~ So You Want to Farm?

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2020/09/06

Blind Hog and Acorn sit on the porch and record "en plein air" with the new shotgun/cardioid mic on the smartphone. Surprise! It worked out quite well. Even recorded in stereo!Bullets from the episode on "helpful hints for starting a farm":start as debt free as you canlook into apprentice and internship opportunitiesread some Joel Salatin, and even the old Scott and Helen Nearing booksfencing will and should always be a number one priorityinvestigate different animals, breeds,

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24:30

Episode #15~ Old Things and New Skills

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2020/08/30

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32:30

Episode #14~ Blind Hog and Acorn Chat (while...

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2020/08/23

It has been a most busy week on the farm- bee hive check, cleaning out the chicken coop and mucking out the two goat barns. Blind Hog and Acorn are both two tired pups.Never one to sit with idle hands, Acorn snaps the days' haul of pole beans while she and Blind Hog talk about the week, the farm and past dining habits...Check out the website, www.blindhogandacorn.com for pictures from this latest episode.

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