February 5th, 2008 - Podcatching: Geek Farm Life
I’m going to try to share some of the podcasts I like to listen to. I rarely listen to music on my iPod–I listen to podcasts. Most of them are from the radio (NPR and PRI) while a few others…okay, just one of them, is just a few folks doing it on their own. The rest–I’m not sure if they appear on the radio or are just done, but they come from big names (National Geographic, for instance). I’m going to start with the two folks doing it on their own:
Geek Farm Life is Andrew and Misty, two geeks who gave up life in Silicon Valley (or somewhere in CA) and bought a hobby farm in Indiana. They both have computer jobs in town, but the podcast is about their adventures in farming. So much of it is relevant even to those of us who don’t live in the country or on farms! They have a garden, dehydrate fruits and vegetables, spin wool, and all sorts of other things. They also encourage listeners to call the Farm Phone (216-292-GOAT. I’ve memorized it, even though I only called once) with advice, questions, ideas for them and other listeners. They enhance the show with video and pictures on the website blog, but I rarely check it out. I also find it interesting to hear about things I think I’d like to do but probably never will, like raise chickens and goats. (Eric would have to die and I retire and find a place in the country to buy that I could afford on SS benefits. Hardly likely! He’s so not into this. But after listening to Andrew and Misty I’m not exactly sure I’d really enjoy it either. So I can just live vicariously through them instead.)
I would like to find other similar podcasts to listen to–frugality, simply living, sustainable small scale farming/living, etc. If anyone has any leads let me know!
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:55 am EDT
[…] **** Geek Farm Life is one of my favorite podcasts, as I’ve written before. […]