Barnyard Language
by Caite Palmer and Arlene Hunter
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About this podcast
Real talk about running farms and raising families. Whether your farm is a raised bed in your backyard or 10,000 acres and whether your family is in the planning stages or you've got 12 kids, we're glad you found us!
No sales, no religious conversion, no drama. Just honest talk from two mamas who know what it's like when everyone is telling you to just get all your meals delivered and do all your shopping online, but your internet is too slow and you've got cows to feed.
Episodes
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- The Art of Painting With Engine Oil: A Conversation with Amy Whitewhick · 1 h 1 min · Season 4 Episode 87In this episode of Barnyard Language, Caite and Arlene chat with Amy Whitewick, also known as TD Centaur, an artist from Somerset, England, who transforms used engine oil into…
- Raising Cows and Kids with Helen Griffiths · 1 h 3 min · Season 4 Episode 86This week, Caite and Arlene share farm updates from Iowa and Ontario, including unusual October heat, harvest progress, and Canadian Thanksgiving, then interview Helen Griffiths…
- Farming, Family, and Finding Balance with Brittany Huston · 1 h 26 min · Season 4 Episode 85This week, Caite and Arlene interview Brittany Huston (“The Farm Witch”) from South Carolina about personal growth after a decade parenting medically complex children, and about…
- The Power of Connection and Community in Agriculture with Amanda Donlon · 54 min · Season 4 Episode 84This week, Caite and Arlene interview Amanda Donlon from Froelich, Iowa, a tiny town tied to tractor inventor John Froelich and its Fall-der-all celebration. Amanda and her…
- Season Six Kick Off! Homesteading with Andrea: Life Off-the-Grid in British Columbia · 55 min · Season 4 Episode 83This week, Caite and Arlene are back with Season Six and kick it off with a conversation with Andrea from Three Birch Homestead in British Columbia about what she’s “growing” on…
- The importance of succession with Anessa Good-Hassard · 1 h 49 min · Season 4 Episode 82This week, Caite and Arlene discuss the one thing that most farms and families overlook, which are the critical details that can make or break their succession plans. Anessa…
- Supporting Rural Births with Brittany Higgins · 1 h 20 min · Season 4 Episode 81This week, Caite and Arlene interview Illinois doula Brittany Higgins, a former labor nurse who left hospital work about 18 months ago to run her doula business while raising two…
- Life After Bankruptcy on the Farm with Cassandra Row · 1 h 2 min · Season 4 Episode 80Cassandra Row, joining Arlene and Caite from Nebraska, describes “growing” three children (ages nine, six, and four), an accidental homestead (garden; chickens, guineas, turkeys…
- Family Roots and Hemp Shoots with Morgan Tweet, CEO of IND Hemp · 1 h 7 min · Season 4 Episode 79Arlene and Caite sit down this week with Morgan Tweet, CEO of IND Hemp in Fort Benton, Montana, discuss “growing” her young family, the industrial hemp industry, and a Black…
- Rural Resilience: Will Westmoreland on Farming, Politics, and Community · 1 h 31 min · Season 4 Episode 78Will Westmoreland, a Missouri agroforestry grower, discusses focusing on expanding Chinese chestnuts and developing gluten-free chestnut flour, after past work with elderberries…
- Balancing Act: Parenting, Farming, and Advocacy with Anna Pesek · 51 min · Season 4 Episode 77This week, Caite and Arlene interview Iowa farmer, Anna Pesek of Over the Moon in rural Delaware County, about what she’s “growing”: farrow-to-finish purebred Berkshire hogs…
- Grace, Grit and Lipstick with Shelby Watson Hampton · 1 h 6 min · Season 4 Episode 76In this conversation with Shelby Watson Hampton, the first Maryland and first vineyard guest, describes her family’s five-acre estate vineyard and on-farm winery (six grape…
- We Don't Talk Politics but We’re Making an Exception: A Conversation With Rob Sand, Candidate for Iowa Governor · 31 min · Season 4 Episode 75In this episode of Barnyard Language, Caite and Arlene sit down with Rob Sand to talk about family, leadership, and what it really means to “grow” something meaningful. Rob…
- Farm Girls Unfiltered: Adult Friendships, Feral Children and Coffee Pot Confessions · 1 h 12 min · Season 4 Episode 74Arlene and Caite recap post-Easter farm life—wrapping an easy lambing season, prepping for fieldwork, and navigating spring weather, a sump pump issue, and water system quirks…
- John Deere Tractor History Through the Eyes of an Archivist with Neil Dahlstrom · 1 h 8 min · Season 4 Episode 73This week, Caite and Arlene interview Neil Dahlstrom from the Quad Cities, an archivist at John Deere who manages historical records, collections, antique equipment, and…
- Crop Insurance, Advocating and Family Dynamics in Agriculture with Suzy Brandt · 1 h 15 min · Season 4 Episode 72In this engaging conversation, Suzy Brandt shares her experiences as a dairy farmer and mother, discussing the challenges and joys of balancing family life with agricultural…
- The New Age of Farming: Family, Sustainability, and Business with Jared Hamilton · 1 h 3 min · Season 4 Episode 71Jared shares how he’s leading regenerative change on his multi-generation farm by earning buy-in from family and a 40-person team through coaching, small trials, and measurable…
- Quail Farming and Parenting with Brittney Miller · 1 h 23 min · Season 4 Episode 70In this interview, Brittney Miller, a second-generation quail farmer from South Carolina, shares the story of her family’s 55-year-old business, Manchester Farms. She reflects on…
- A Barnyard Language Mini Exclusive: Thoughts and Feelings on the Current Societal Climate · 10 min · Season 4 Episode 69Friends, this isn't your typical episode. Today, Caite and Arlene discuss the current state of the United States, characterized by a slide into fascism and systemic human rights…
- What Resilient Parenting Looks Like on the Farm with Dr. Kate Lund · 1 h 8 min · Season 4 Episode 68In this episode of Barnyard Language, Caite and Arlene discuss various personal and global topics before introducing their guest, Dr. Kate Lund. Dr. Lund is a psychologist and…
