Longleaf Breeze

Lee and Amanda Borden
  • 3.3 (3)
  • FOOD

Weekly update from two subsistence organic farmers in the deep South

  1. 02/05/2015

    273 - Big Changes at LongleafBreeze.com

    After six years, it's time to shift our focus from what we're experiencing to what we can share. You'll see a bold new responsive design. Expect fewer podcasts, but there will be more information you can find and use. And we'll keep changing

    6 min

  2. 01/29/2015

    272 - Here Comes Spring!

    Farmers have to keep one eye on next season. Even though it’s cold outside, we’re planning spring and summer vegetables. So when should we terminate our cover crops? They always hit a growth spurt when we most need to make room for other plantings

    21 min

  3. 01/22/2015

    271 - A Few More Longleafs Every Year

    We love longleaf pines. They will live hundreds of years and are our forest's best tool for survival in an uncertain climate. Each January we plant a box of 330 longleaf seedlings. This year we're planting around the driveway, lodge, and Veg Hill

    16 min

  4. 01/15/2015

    270 - The Gritty Realities of Heating with Wood

    We love heating with wood, but it has its disadvantages. The temperature in your home will vary more widely, it's messy, you must be present to start heating, and you have to think WAY ahead to have enough seasoned wood

    22 min

  5. 01/08/2015

    269 - Getting Through a Wicked Freeze

    We’ve known about this for a week and had time to prepare. We were safe and comfortable. The issues were utility systems, plants, and animals. And most of that was managing water, keeping it off the animals but thawed and flowing when needed

    17 min

  6. 01/01/2015

    268 - As We Enter 2015 . . .

    Today we look back on 2014 and some "firsts" it brought with it, like the chickens and a cover crop test. We also talk about what we think lies ahead in 2015, like maybe meat rabbits, a greenhouse, and perhaps citrus.

    13 min

  7. 12/25/2014

    267 - Limping Into Christmas

    Merry Christmas! We are back from a week in California visiting with Joe and his family. The visit was delightful, but we both are struggling with illness and weak voices, so we have kept today's program short

    6 min

  8. 12/11/2014

    266 - Vinegar on the Farm

    We use vinegar in our food the same way others do, but we also use it for weed control, for cleaning and stair removal, and for pickling. Most recently, we used it to disinfect the chicken coop and the brooder bin.

    18 min
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Weekly update from two subsistence organic farmers in the deep South

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  • Creator
    Lee and Amanda Borden
  • Years Active
    2009 - 2015
  • Episodes
    274
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Lee and Amanda Borden 2009-13
  • Show Website
    Longleaf Breeze