This has been a busy summer and time is flying by. I thought I would post this video shot by Carrie Oliver (@Oliver Ranch) when she came out to Podchef Island to visit & sample my Scottish Highland Grassfed Beef & Pastured Pork. A brief glimpse into what I do with my time–in this [...]

A short film on a few thoughts on agriculture from my tractor seat.
A View From the Field
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufD5RGrlhFA[/youtube]
[video]http://media.libsyn.com/media/podchef/ViewFromField.mp4[/video]
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A new video offering. I head out into the garden–in between cold spells and rain showers–and plant some potatoes.
[video]http://media.libsyn.com/media/podchef/Spuds_FinalMix.mp4[/video]
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A video format of a presentation I gave for the Agriculture Resource Committee of San Juan County on Farmland Preservation to the Shaw Island Community on April 30th, 2008.
[video]http://media.libsyn.com/media/podchef/FarmPreservationTalk.mp4[/video]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33ZsFHmuXEM[/youtube]
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Getting a jump on the growing season is important.  Here’s how I  start vegetable seeds in a simple, no-nonsense fashion.
[video]http://media.libsyn.com/media/podchef/Seed_Starting.mp4[/video]
You can find out more by listening to Gastrocast #144 and watching The Roving Podchef.
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Please take some time to watch this video, then visit the site and listen to the two audio selections. I have been trying to find time to write about these issues, but this media trumps all.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S0RvVrdvF0[/youtube]
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Have a look at this year’s batch of pork, just getting started:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9lxUDxAZRE[/youtube]
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A little something I whipped up with Driftwood Ranch grass fed beef the other day when Dana Kinsey came over to talk.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcrP5CqtG4M[/youtube]
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Dana Kinsey of Driftwood Ranch on Orcas Island dropped by the other day, and here’s what we talked about:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D8-Krrk7Wo[/youtube]
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Just in time for Christmas, a little Trifle:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVJoPhFUAdI[/youtube]
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