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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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33:55

Season 5, Episode #43~ Waiting for Godot...

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2024/11/03

Big chores getting done on the farm and just "mildly" interrupted when Blind Hog had "an episode" that is still undiagnosed... Was it an especially brutal round of A-Fib that he usually walks around with, or an inner ear thing??? Hopefully he will find out, however the whole thing kinda knocked the wind out of his sails.Good news is that the south side of the roof is finally getting attention from Acorn- only 12 more rows of screws to replace. One of two goat barns has been

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36:18

Season5, Episode #42~ Yay for Capuchin!

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2024/10/27

Tractor Joy turned to Tractor Woe, then back to Joy... Acorn fixed the ignition/firing issue and the Massey Ferguson is running well. Now if she can just figure out the house wifi... Need to find a way to "bundle" clients and reduce the load on the router...Blind Hog has 4 cords of wood, ready to burn. Still horribly dry, but also unusually warm. Goats are in full breeding cycle. The bucks are happy for the work.

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35:51

Season 5, Episode #41~ Education and Educators...

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2024/10/20

Acorn went to a 3 day conference up at Lincoln University, based on helping mentors in small ruminants be better educators, and during that time ol' Frank Pinkerton died peacefully in his sleep. He will be missed. If we all can live as long and lively till 96 as he did!Meanwhile on the farm, things are moving along as they are wont to do. Blind Hog got the new wheels on the finish mower and even cut around behind the dairy barn! Then the tractor slowly died out, as if out of gas. Tank

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33:32

Season 5, Episode #40~ Taters and Walnuts...

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2024/10/13

Truckload of black walnuts taken to the hulling station- Blind Hog received $86... $12/100 lbs after hulling...Aurora once again visited the farm like it did in May- not quite so a dramatic show, but lovely nonetheless.Acorn baked hamburger buns and grilled burgers- going to a 2 day conference and Blind Hog will be left home alone. Have to get him something to eat...

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30:59

Season 5,Episode #39~ Second Summer

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2024/10/06

Ugh- second summer is upon the farm... Temps in the 80's once again and drought.. Dry, dusty drought...Walnuts getting picked up from the yard- the bumper crop that keeps giving. Prices are down to $12/100 lbs "after" the nuts have gone through the huller/dehusker machine. Pffffff.....Goats are fine, garden winding down. Acorn needs to plant the garlic but it is so danged warm! Blind Hog is about over his cold he had this week, now Acorn has a bit of sore throat. What comes

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36:45

Season 56, Episode #38~ Fall is here...

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2024/09/29

The farm only received 0.11" of rain from Helene- just a wee fraction of what our friends and family to the east received.Grading blade pivot has been repaired and is fancy shmancy- Miss Massey is running like a top again!Acorn has begun the arduous chore of picking up walnuts- barrels filling up in the yard.Tomorrow the goats will be sorted and put in with bucks. Happiness there all around.

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33:48

Season 5, Episode #37~ Back to Chores...

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2024/09/22

Just one week back and chores are being completed- from replacing a yard hydrant, getting the 6' blade fixed, cleaning up in the garden and snipping a fingertip- Blind Hog and Acorn have been busy!The box blade Blind Hog bought himself for a Father's Day present continues to impress. Drives look great. Tons of black walnuts on the ground- they will soon need picking up. Too bad the box blade won't get those!All in all, a very good week.

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46:11

Season 5, Episode #36~ Ice Ice, Baby...

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2024/09/16

Blind Hog and Acorn are back from the 10 day trip to Iceland- what an adventure it was!Waterfalls, basalt columns, crazy wind and weather, lovely people. You can check out photos on the Blind Hog and Acorn website- just look under Menu for the Iceland trip.

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30:38

Season 5, Episode #34~ Packed and Almost Loaded...

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2024/09/01

Yup- September is almost here and time for the Blind Hog and Acorn to head out on an adventure... This year? ICELAND!Blind Hog is going along for the ride but Acorn is most excited... Chores are gettig done, house cleaned, piddly stuffs done. Packing was the easy part!There will probably NOT be a podcast next weekend but there will be one on the 14th.

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34:24

Season 5, Episode #33~ Acorn, RN Paralegal and Tire...

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2024/08/25

Acorn got back from an unexpected trip to Texas, leaving Blind Hog to man the conn. Seems like the farm did well under his watch and in Texas, ol' Frank is hanging in there- best as a 96 yr old can...Back on the farm for a week of preparations... MOre about THAT later!

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32:26

Season 5, Episode #32~ All Hail Capuchin Mechanic!

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2024/08/18

Acorn did it at last! The Massey Ferguson tractor is running again! The last trick was discovering the micro inline gas filter that was hidden in the 90-degree connection from fuel line to carburetor. Voila!Farm finally got some rain after more than 3 weeks without- guess this means the grass will need mowing in a few days.Friend Judy gave us a finish mower but it needs work- another project for Acorn. Blind Hog makes a great assist.Big Mahindra can now shed the box blade and get the backhoe put

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32:24

Season 5, Episode #31~ "Sleeping In..."

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2024/08/11

Blind Hog and Acorn forgot to record the podcast yesterday, remembering once they got in bed for the night. Pffff... It happens.Busy week with garage door seal strip repairs, purchasing Savanna goat kids from friends, and visiting another friend at her yard sale. ALL the socializing...Fingers crossed rain arrives tonight and tomorrow- things getting very crispy on the farm!

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31:19

Season 5, Episode #30~ Unexpected Trip and a Tree...

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2024/08/04

Acorn had to fly the coop last week when her Momma went to hospital. Was scary for a bit, but the Queen Mum is a fighter. Expected full recovery!Acorn got back in time to watch a huge double-trunked walnut be removed from the yard of the Springfield house- tree trunks were separating and it was a matter of time for the two so fall. Arborists said we did good getting it taken down before it fell on its own.Acorn will continue to ramble on about automobile insurance costs and the need for

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37:00

Season 5, Episode #29~ Chicken Yard (almost) Completed

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2024/07/21

Yup- the new and improved chicken yard is up, complete with chicken wire reinforcement and electric strings on the top. Soon, a single run of electric will be run on the lower outside to further deter climbing varmints. The pounding of t-posts was a breeze and stringing the fence relatively easy. You would think they had practice...Using physics, shrubberies were removed from the Springfield house. Yay!Blind Hog burned the brush pile, Acorn went crazy wit the push mower and various weed whacking

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34:54

Season 5, Episode #28~ Fox at the Hen House!!!

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2024/07/14

Phew! Talk about sweat'n!Blind Hog and Acorn got a new project put to the top of the list- seems a vixen has been responsible, at least partially, in the decreasing number of laying hens. A new chicken yard is to be erected and while they are at it, the gate posts at the top the drive are being replaced. One post was done today! Yay!New pullets purchased, at least Acorn HOPES they are pullets... She and Blind Hog had to grab them while the owner just stood and watched...Garden has been

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42:43

Season 5, Episode #27~ Acorn Almost Falls Out...

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2024/07/07

Busy week at the farm... Acorn fighting deer, Blind Hog on the mower... Both farmers dealing with "natural selection" when it comes to goat kids.Sam killt a groundhog and made himself very happy. A 13 pounder! Blind Hog was able to retrieve "the body" before Sam tucked in. That dog will eviscerate a groundhog and leave nothing but a pelt with paws...New battery pushmower with a bonus battery! Chest freezer replacement!Acorn got overheated out doing the garden fencing but

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35:18

Season 5, Episode #26~ 2024 is Half Done...

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2024/06/30

Blind Hog and Acorn have been hot hot hot- working a bit outside them coming back in. Sam decided that he likes being an indoor dog, well- unless he is hungry and wants a baby bunny... ugh.Garden is starting to produce the produce. Irrigation lines running well. Plenty of grass for the goats and all the scrub and brush they can manage.Acorn still has a wonky foot, ,but hiking boots are the savior. Nice foot stability but the price is their weight. "We see this..."

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33:33

Season 5, Episode #25~ Blueberry Pickin'...

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2024/06/23

Blind Hog and Acorm welcomed Midsommar by picking blueberries at a local farm. 90 min for the two of them to fill their buckets, 13 lbs total. Not bad for $30.Beef is what has been for lunch... NY strips and an arm roast. All delicious. Thank you, Calpurnia and Mr Tasty!Garden is almost completely set up again for irrigation. Acorn needs more drip tape. Took almost 10 yrs to use up the 1000' foot roll... Of course, need about 100' is all...

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44:16

Season 5, Episode #24~ Home Again, Home Again...

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2024/06/16

Acorn is back to the farm after fun fun fun in Texas... ALL the funs!Blind Hog figures he will soon need a white cane as he navigates the fields while afoot. He and Sam commiserated while Acorn was partying it up.More about Blind Hog's self-purchased Father's Day present next week...They do grow bugs BIG in Texas... the walking stick AND those wacky katydids...

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41:20

Season 5, Episode #23~ Texas Preparations...

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2024/06/09

Been a busy week on the farm as Acorn prepares to leave Blind Hog alone with Sam... "Will they survive or will Acorn return to find the two just withered away???"Mechanical troubles raising their ugly heads... Good news is that the driveway is somewhat graded, and Acorn mowed the lawn, baked and cooked, weed whacked the garden and Blind Hog got an in-service on how to text, take, and send pictures on his phone... Google Nest instructions were kept to a minimum... Don't want to

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