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Mother Earth News and Friends shares the stories of the leaders in sustainable and rural living. We’re passionate about helping people learn more about natural health, homesteading, sustainability, and more.

Mother Earth News and Friends MOTHER EARTH NEWS NETWORK

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    • 4.6 • 116 Ratings

Mother Earth News and Friends shares the stories of the leaders in sustainable and rural living. We’re passionate about helping people learn more about natural health, homesteading, sustainability, and more.

    Audio Article: Keep Your Ducks in a Row

    Audio Article: Keep Your Ducks in a Row

    Story by Erin Snyder, read by Kenny Coogan.
    Learn how to put your web-footed friends to work in the garden while keeping your crops safe. This story comes from the June/July 2024 issue of MOTHER EARTH NEWS magazine.
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    The Mother Earth News and Friends podcast shares the stories of leaders in sustainable and rural living. We’re passionate about helping people learn more about natural health, homesteading, sustainability, and more. Catch new episodes on Thursdays.

    • 10 min
    How to Sell Eggs from Home

    How to Sell Eggs from Home

    You have a backyard flock – with an abundance of eggs. What can you do to make the most of them? For some, you may be able to sell them to family and friends. In this episode, Queren King-Orozco shares how to sell eggs as a home business, including selling chicken eggs requirements and best practices, marketing strategies, counting costs and income, and the benefits of making your egg business a family affair.

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    The Mother Earth News and Friends podcast shares the stories of leaders in sustainable and rural living. We’re passionate about helping people learn more about natural health, homesteading, sustainability, and more. You can catch new episodes on Thursdays.

    • 33 min
    • video
    Gardening Problems and Solutions

    Gardening Problems and Solutions

    Looking for some tips for your next gardening project? In this episode, Alyssa Warner, Audra Trosper, and Ana Skemp discuss their garden layouts, gardening goals, challenges in the garden, and tips for what works for them (and what doesn’t) when cultivating their plants. We hope it inspires you to try some new things in your garden!

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    The Mother Earth News and Friends podcast shares the stories of leaders in sustainable and rural living. We’re passionate about helping people learn more about natural health, homesteading, sustainability, and more. You can catch new episodes on Thursdays.

    • 34 min
    • video
    How to Protect Your Poultry and Waterfowl

    How to Protect Your Poultry and Waterfowl

    Feeling wary of predators around your birds? You’re not alone. In this episode, Tomia MacQueen of Wildflower Farm share how to protect your poultry and waterfowl from predators, notably in urban and suburban spaces. We’ll cover ways of protection, predator-proofing your coop, guard animals for chickens and other birds, how to protect ducks from hawks, predator identification, and more.

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    The Mother Earth News and Friends podcast shares the stories of leaders in sustainable and rural living. We’re passionate about helping people learn more about natural health, homesteading, sustainability, and more. You can catch new episodes on Thursdays.

    • 44 min
    Audio Article: Chick and Duckling Imprinting

    Audio Article: Chick and Duckling Imprinting

    Story by Tamsin Cooper, read by Kenny Coogan.

    Why early experiences are important for your birds. This story comes from the April/May 2024 issue of MOTHER EARTH NEWS magazine.

    Read more at https://backyardpoultry.iamcountryside.com/poultry-101/chick-and-duckling-imprinting/

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    The Mother Earth News and Friends podcast shares the stories of leaders in sustainable and rural living. We’re passionate about helping people learn more about natural health, homesteading, sustainability, and more. Catch new interviews and audio articles on Thursdays.

    • 10 min
    How to Care for Baby Ducks

    How to Care for Baby Ducks

    Have you ever wanted to add some fun-loving ducks to your property? In this episode, John, Mark, and Katie Metzer of Metzer Farms share how to care for baby ducks, including how to prepare for their arrival, what to feed ducklings, if ducks can go broody, and more. By the end of this episode, maybe you’ll want to welcome a few web-footed friends to your homestead!

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    The Mother Earth News and Friends podcast shares the stories of leaders in sustainable and rural living. We’re passionate about helping people learn more about natural health, homesteading, sustainability, and more. You can catch new episodes on Thursdays.

    • 32 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
116 Ratings

116 Ratings

Joss K, the GOAT ,

Hey guys, I love u

This is the BEST podcast. I love it and listen to it to calm down when I am anxious. I sit in my room and stim and use thinking putty and fidgets and listen to this.

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Hikergirl48 ,

Poor Audio makes it hard to listen to

Great content but the audio quality is awful. There have been some episodes (the mangowurzel episode comes to mind) that are unlistenable because the background music completely drowns out the speaker. With the interviews, you can barely hear one voice while another blows out your eardrums. It’s a shame because I love the topics and the content but I find myself listening less and less because it’s just not pleasant on the ears.

abackwoodsfarm ,

Fan

I have always loved the Mother Earth magazine and think I’m going to be a bigger fan of the podcast!!!

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