Shows
Longleaf Breeze273 - Big Changes at LongleafBreeze.comAfter 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 changing2015-02-0500 minLongleaf Breeze272 - 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 plantings2015-01-2900 minLongleaf Breeze271 - A Few More Longleafs Every YearWe 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 Hill2015-01-2200 minLongleaf Breeze270 - The Gritty Realities of Heating with WoodWe 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 wood2015-01-1500 minLongleaf Breeze269 - Getting Through a Wicked FreezeWe’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 needed2015-01-0800 minLongleaf Breeze268 - 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.2015-01-0100 minLongleaf Breeze267 - Limping Into ChristmasMerry 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 short2014-12-2500 minLongleaf Breeze266 - Vinegar on the FarmWe 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.2014-12-1100 minLongleaf Breeze265 - Slaughtering ChickensYesterday we ushered two aged laying hens from coop to table. We learned: Start early in the day, make sure your knife is sharp, expect them to complain loudly, don't spend money on a cone or a plucker, learn chicken anatomy, and secure the dog2014-12-0400 minLongleaf Breeze264 - We are Thankful for . . .We're thankful for food put by, for food growing through the winter, for hens ready to grace our stewpot, for laying hens coming on this Spring, for firewood in winter and shade in summer, but especially for relationships with friends and family2014-11-2700 minLongleaf Breeze263 - January in NovemberNovember for us is usually quiet, cool, and pleasant. This year it just slammed us with winter, and our poor plants were unprepared. The figs probably died back to the ground yet again. But frost blanket protected our tender broccoli2014-11-2000 minLongleaf Breeze262 - Growing Fruit at HomeSoon it will be time to plant fruit trees in Alabama. Today’s podcast includes a listing of fruits in descending order of the ease of growing them in central Alabama2014-11-1400 minLongleaf Breeze261 - Raising Baby ChicksIn the shop, well protected from Oddie, our four tiny chicks are eating, drinking, peeing, and pooping. Mostly sleeping. This program is about their breeds, their temporary home, and our plans for their transition to the coop on the orchard floor2014-11-0600 minLongleaf Breeze260 - Garlic Planting TimeMaster Gardener and Garlic Guru RJ Arceneaux describes what kind of soil garlic prefers, when and how to plant it, how to care for it over the winter, and how to know when it's ready to harvest. In the South, this is the time to plant it2014-10-3000 minLongleaf Breeze259 - R.I.P. SummertimeIt was good for spring peas, tomatoes, beans, squash, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, okra, sweet potatoes, edamame, summer peas, apples, muscadines, persimmons, and blueberries. Lousy for melons, corn, peaches, plums, pears, figs, and blackberries2014-10-2300 minLongleaf Breeze258 - Grandmere’s Neglected GardenI failed to care for Amanda's garden while she was gone for a week. The beans and peas may be usable as seed but aren't fit to eat. The okra plants have collapsed with giant pods. We do have some gorgeous red peppers, though2014-10-1600 minLongleaf Breeze257 - Tiny HousesOur home is 1/4 the size of the suburban house we left behind, so we thought it was small, but it's palatial compared to tiny houses, which force us to contemplate how much living space one needs to be happy. Think 200 sq ft, sometimes less2014-10-0900 minLongleaf Breeze256 - In Praise of PersimmonsThe persimmons we love are Asian persimmons, a far cry from the ones that turned our mouths inside out when we were kids. Mild, sweet, slightly tangy, and seedless, they have become our favorite. They are the last of our fruits to ripen each year2014-10-0200 minLongleaf Breeze255 - Can We Make Our Farm Less Oily?Gas prices are low, at least in relation to recent history, but we will soon see a petroleum shortage. Most of us will be forced to live with less gasoline and diesel fuel. Yes, we grow our own food, but how can we cut our petroleum use?2014-09-2500 minLongleaf Breeze254 - Chickens: the Good, the Bad, and the (Still) UnknownToday's program is an honest, rueful reflection on the mistakes we think we made and what we are learning from them. Our first chickens were an economic waste, producing surprisingly few eggs for all the care and feeding they received2014-09-1800 minLongleaf Breeze253 - Summer Sprints to the Finish LineLate summer usually means fired up tomatoes, squash consumed by insects, and a push to plant for fall. This year, we're getting a surprising spurt of production. Plentiful rain helped, but so did Amanda's mid-summer planting2014-09-0400 minLongleaf Breeze252 - When to Hire Help? DIY?We're still figuring out what tasks we should hire professionals to help us do and which ones we should do ourselves. This program lays out the factors we consider when we're thinking about hiring someone to help us with a project2014-08-2800 minLongleaf Breeze251 - Chatting with Master Gardeners About the FallWe're transitioning to the fall, which we love. It's more pleasant to be outside, the weeds and bugs slow down, and we get to grow vegetables like collards and kohlrabi that just don't work in central Alabama in the summer2014-08-2100 minLongleaf Breeze250 - Uh-oh. Firewood. Now!It's hot in August, but winter arrives soon, and we'll need warmth. We've neglected to build a supply of seasoned firewood, so we're playing catch-up. We'll use the sun for drying, and we'll use wood sparingly until we're sure we'll have enough2014-08-1400 minLongleaf Breeze249 - After Years of Waiting, Abundant FruitGrowing fruit is an exercise in delayed gratification. After four years, the fruit trees are maturing and we are beginning to see real abundance of apples, pears, figs, muscadines, blueberries, and persimmons. Still waiting on the peaches and plums2014-08-0700 minLongleaf Breeze248 - Let's Hear It For Diversity!In central Alabama pears usually outperform apples, So plant only pears, right? If we had followed that advice, we would have missed out on a delicious, abundant apple harvest this year. Our best crop ever, yielding 4 1/2 gallons of apple jam2014-07-3100 minLongleaf Breeze247 - What We're Learning About SquashWe love squash, but it sure keeps us humble. This week we offer some perspective on squash formed over our five years of planting it, nurturing it, watching it die, and every now and then, enjoying its delicious bounty.2014-07-2400 minLongleaf Breeze246 - Invaders On Every FlankIt's the middle of the summer in Central Alabama, and that means it's the peak of pest season. Stink bugs, squash bugs, vine borers, grasshoppers, not to mention poison ivy and plain old weeds, all make our farming work more interesting2014-07-1700 minLongleaf Breeze245 - Can Subsistence Farmers Ever Vacation?We're back now from a one-week stay at the lake. It was beautiful, and we had fun, but we're not rested. We returned to the farm daily to check on the vegetables, the fruit, the chickens, and the dog. What should we have done differently?2014-07-1000 minLongleaf Breeze244 - Independence DaysWe look beyond the national Independence Day to explore what we're doing to make ourselves more independent. How are we doing on planting, harvesting, preserving, limiting waste, living frugally, and building community food systems?2014-07-0400 minLongleaf Breeze243 - These Long, Sultry DaysOur daily power consumption is way up as we use the AC in the lodge, the dehumidifiers in our closets, and even on occasion the electric clothes dryer. The grass loves this kind of weather, so mowing is a frequent chore. But then solarizing is fast2014-06-2600 minLongleaf Breeze242 - Cracking the Code on PotatoesIf you call yourself a reasonably proficient grower of your own food, you ought to be able to grow potatoes. On our fourth attempt at growing spuds, we finally enjoy modest success. What we did wrong before and what we did right this time2014-06-1900 minLongleaf Breeze241 - Chicken Tips From an ExpertEach day we're getting smarter about chickens. This week we caught up with Dr Joseph B Hess and his colleague Dr Ken Macklin of the Auburn University Poultry Science Department and buttonholed Joe for a quick visit.2014-06-1200 minLongleaf Breeze240 - Gifts From Our EldersWe stand on the shoulders of the giants who have preceded us. They help us see the truth. Today we merely scratch the surface of the ways our elders have supported us, strengthened us, inspired us, and taught us.2014-06-0500 minLongleaf Breeze239 - Planting Pecans – Yeah, We’re WAY BehindWe should have planted the pecans back in January or February. All we can do at this point is to get them in the ground now. They will be vulnerable to drought, so we need to keep them well watered, especially during the late summer and fall2014-05-2900 minLongleaf Breeze238 - Q and A from Planting That GardenQuestions and Amanda's answers from our talk at the Wetumpka Public Library. You’ll hear a couple of questions about composting; then we talk about upside down tomatoes, and then growing strawberries.2014-05-2200 minLongleaf Breeze237 - It's Not Too Late To Plant That GardenPodcast version of our Wetumpka presentation. We cover the essentials for growing food, the best vegetables to plant now, organic weed control, organic pest control, and the advantages and disadvantages of using raised beds2014-05-1500 minLongleaf Breeze236 - The Shock Collar That Saved Our DogOur joy at bringing home chickens turned to fear when Oddie attacked them. Rather than simply get rid of the chickens or the dog, we tried an e-collar. Now Oddie is again off his leash and frolicking around the farm, and the chickens are safe2014-05-0800 minLongleaf Breeze235 - Resilient Landscape Design: Way Past PrettyWhile we focus on food, we want a pleasant, welcoming environment. We need low maintenance and low cost, and each plant needs to perform several functions. We work from a plan, but that plan evolves as our goals change and new plants show up2014-05-0200 minLongleaf Breeze234 - On the Chicken Learning CurveAfter trying free range on Veg Hill, we knew they needed to scratch but stay confined. We built a run where they can scratch, peck, pee, and poop during the day before they retreat to the coop at night. The bad news is still with Oddie the dog2014-04-2500 minLongleaf Breeze233 - We Have Chickens!Now we finally have a start with chickens. Four pullets - part Plymouth Rock and part Ameraucana - in a storebought coop. But hey! We're underway. The birds are fine; the. problem is our dog Oddie and his powerful predatory instinct toward them2014-04-1700 minLongleaf Breeze232 - What Does It Take To Be a Subsistence Farmer?We spell out what we think most people would need to construct a happy life in subsistence farming. How much land do you need? Does it need to be paid for? Do you need to have grown food before? Do you need a partner? Do you need people skills?2014-04-1000 minLongleaf Breeze231 - The Care and Cussin' of WeedsWe're constantly experimenting, looking for ways we can reduce the time we spend controlling weeds. Sometimes we welcome them to hold our sandy soil, but more often we're looking for ways to eliminate them. And we've tried so many!2014-04-0300 minLongleaf Breeze230 - A Wicked Late FreezeTuesday night the temperature hovered below freezing for nine hours and reached a low of 26. The strawberries, plums, apples, muscadines, and all the vegetables came through fine. The pears, figs, and blueberries took it on the chin2014-03-2800 minLongleaf Breeze229 - First Report on the Storm Shelter/Root CellarIt's surrounded on all sides by earth and reinforced concrete and seems thoroughly safe in a storm. We've used it to store wheat berries, wine, jam, pepper sauce, pickles, and sweet potatoes. The temperature does change slightly with the seasons2014-03-2000 minLongleaf Breeze228 - The Great Raised Bed Do-OverWhen we designed and built our 16 raised beds last year, we omitted what we now know was a crucial step. We should have installed hardware cloth to exclude voles. Now we're retrofitting the beds. Big job, but we had no choice2014-03-1300 minLongleaf Breeze227 - Subsistence Farming in a Zero Growth EconomyEconomic growth is pretty much done in the US. The mainstream media keeps saying the economy is bouncing back, but most of us know better. The more we can produce for ourselves, the happier we can be while making little or no money2014-03-0700 minLongleaf Breeze226 - Pruning OrnamentalsOur focus is on growing food, but in February we prune ornamentals too. This program covers the importance of plant hygiene in pruning and basic principles about ornamental pruning. We even talk a little about how to recover from "crepe murder"2014-02-2700 minLongleaf Breeze225 - Pruning Time in the OrchardFebruary is our big pruning month. I love it, working quietly using no noisy equipment. And pruning is a time to think about the future, trying to guess where the tree wants to grow and deciding whether I want to let that happen2014-02-2000 minLongleaf Breeze224 - If You're Serious About Longleaf Pines . . .We welcome my brother Dave Borden. He's the smartest person we know about longleaf pines. He describes why he loves longleaf pines, how he prepares to plant them, and why and how he works so hard to keep their competition in check2014-02-1300 minLongleaf Breeze223 - Planting Longleaf PinesEvery year we plant about 300 longleaf pines. It’s relatively inexpensive, it’s fun, and it helps prepare the farm for the coming climate chaos. Longleafs are native to our region, they're fire-resistant, and their huge taproot holds the soil2014-02-0600 minLongleaf Breeze222 - What a Difference a Forecast Makes!We in the South are still reeling from a winter storm of historic proportions. We had lots of notice and time to prepare, but our friends in Birmingham got a surprise wallop. We describe today what the difference meant to the two communities2014-01-3000 minLongleaf Breeze221 - Report on Southern SAWGWe continue to be blown away at the sheer size of this annual event, attracting 1,000 or so organic and sustainable farmers from across the southeast to mingle, exchange ideas, and recharge their batteries. So many young farmers! So much knowledge!2014-01-2300 minLongleaf Breeze220 - 10 Above Is Cold in AlabamaLast week the temperature stayed below 15 degrees – our killing zone – for more than seven hours. Our first significant damage to brassicas from cold temperatures. Frost blanket made a huge difference where we had deployed it2014-01-1600 minLongleaf Breeze219 - Food Sovereignty Down UnderThis week we learn about the People’s Food Plan for Australia; we visit with Nick Rose, the National Coordinator of the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance. We're inspired to think about applying their principles here in the Southern US.2014-01-0900 minLongleaf Breeze218 - Year-End ReviewWe reflect on 2013. We had our best harvest ever of muscadines, peaches, pears, apples, and sweet potatoes, and our first harvest ever of persimmons and plums. But we had our fiercest outbreak ever of insect damage too2014-01-0200 minLongleaf Breeze217 - Thinking THrough Options for GrainsThe hard red wheat that makes the best bread doesn't grow here in the South. So we consider buckwheat, rye, rice, barley, and oats. And then we throw out some more exotic options like einkorn, emmer, and spelt2013-12-2600 minLongleaf Breeze216 - Advice for New GardenersStart and stay organic, learn from research, start small, grow close to where you live, full sun, drip irrigation, good soil, keep something growing year round, keep soil covered, grow what you like to eat and what grows well in your area2013-12-1900 minLongleaf Breeze215 - The Season for Gardeners' PornIt's time to buy seeds for the spring. They're freely available online, but Amanda still prefers those paper catalogs. She studies and dreams, carefully calculating the many options available together with the shipping costs of each2013-12-1200 minLongleaf Breeze214 - Riddles About Freeze Damage to Fall VegetablesWe play detective. Taking each factor known to affect the cold-hardiness of brassicas, we try to determine what made the difference between the damage to kale, broccoli, and cabbage growing 20 miles away at Wetumpka and the same crops here.2013-12-0500 minLongleaf Breeze211 - Goodbye Summer!The summer growing season is over. Time for freezing nights. Amanda pulled her copious pepper harvest. We're wrapping up the warm season and battening down for the cold ahead. We also discuss closing down the orchard for the winter2013-11-1400 minLongleaf Breeze202 - Gone Too LongWe've been away from the farm for a week. We got basically no rain, so Amanda's potted plants went down hard. The grass kept growing, and the okra - which needs to be well-picked at all times - frolicked out of control2013-09-1200 minLongleaf Breeze196 - A Day in the Life . . .We thought it helpful to talk through a “typical” day for us. I’m up early, but not to work outside. We start our day slowly, and Amanda tends to pour on the energy later. And of course it is a most atypical day when I miss my midday nap!2013-08-0100 minLongleaf Breeze195 - What We Have Here, is CucumbersIt's surprising that we have so many cucumbers after the voles got more than half of them. We have them at every meal, and yesterday Amanda cut up a big batch of them for pickles. Today's program is shorter so we can baby Amanda's voice2013-07-2500 minLongleaf Breeze194 - Accepting the Mystery of Growing ThingsDo plants have spirits? Why is Lee finding himself listening to them more and more? Are we just becoming foolish in our old age? Or are we opening ourselves to a reality that has been there all along and that we are just now beginning to experience?2013-07-1800 minLongleaf Breeze176 - Our First Big EventThis week we got our first chance to use the lodge for a large workshop. Today Amanda and I describe the coverage of the workshop, how our guests seemed to react to the facilities, and what we've learned after hosting such a large event2013-03-1400 minLongleaf Breeze173 - Growing PlansAmanda's pulling fall veg and planting new, the orchard is full of firewood pallets and four new golden kiwis, and we're in the middle of major work on driveways and landscaping. And today we debut our new music!2013-02-2100 minLongleaf Breeze168 - Seasonal Affective "Disorder"It’s winter here, and both Amanda and I are feeling less energetic, sleeping more, working less. Is this Seasonal Affective Disorder, or is it just a normal, healthy response to the change in the amount and duration of sunlight reaching us?2013-01-1800 minLongleaf Breeze166 - What Are Our Must Haves?PV power is expensive, so we must use it in tiny amounts if we can. We don’t need the air conditioning, of course, and we do need a ceiling fan and basic lighting. But what about the deep freeze? The microwave? Amanda’s coffeepot? It’s tender2013-01-0400 minLongleaf Breeze163 - Producing, Not Just ConsumingAmanda and I ponder this week the steps we’re taking to make ourselves more resilient and less subject to the money economy. We look at the basic human needs of air, water, food, shelter, clothing, and what we loosely call entertainment2012-12-1400 minLongleaf Breeze154 - Sustainable LandscapingDuring these 5 years at Longleaf Breeze we have almost ignored how the farm looks. Now it is time to think about it. But we know it must be low cost and low maintenance to make any sense. Amanda is beginning a training regimen in landscape design2012-10-1100 minLongleaf Breeze148 - Becoming Farmers AgainWe hope all the distractions that have pulled us from the farm this summer are behind us now. On Veg Hill, it’s about weeds and keeping up with the okra. In the orchard, we have big, succulent muscadines. And Lee’s been busy bush hogging the trails2012-08-3100 minLongleaf Breeze142 - Gearing Up for One-Armed FarmingOur lives changed instantly when Lee’s accident left his left arm hanging limply by his side. We’re hoping for full recovery, but meanwhile we keep the farm producing by lowering our standards, handing tasks to Amanda, and calling on friends for help2012-07-1300 minLongleaf Breeze133 - Annual Review Part 2 - Gotta Be FunWe say our work needs to be fun while we’re doing it. At least for us: that means we can see the results of the work, and we care about those results. Lee’s work on the driveway qualifies, as does Amanda’s seed starting. Not so the weeding2012-05-0300 minLongleaf Breeze130 - About That Lodge . . .Amanda and I are getting more excited now as we watch the lodge we’ve dreamed of, argued about, and planned for take shape. We are far enough along now to share with you why we’re building it, what is informing its design, and how we hope to use it2012-04-1200 minLongleaf Breeze129 - Transitioning Into SummertimeAmanda describes her work on Veg Hill pulling the bolting collards and rescuing that lone kohlrabi left over from the fall. Lee talks about bush-hogging and taking down the magnificent cover crop of lupin and black oats on the orchard floor2012-04-0500 minLongleaf Breeze124 - What Happened To . . . ?Something turns up missing around here nearly every day. Tools, the Spring veg Amanda planted, and those trees on our neighbor’s property sacrificed for the timber money. Good news, though: the missing daikon radish seeds turned up!2012-03-0100 minLongleaf Breeze111 - Emerald Mountain Garden ClubAmanda and I made our first presentation as Master Gardeners this week, to the Emerald Mountain Garden Club near Wetumpka; we talked about organic growing and simple living. Go to Longleaf Breeze to follow along with the PowerPoint slides.2011-12-0100 minLongleaf Breeze106 - Young Future FarmersWe had a great visit this weekend with students from the New College at the University of Alabama talking about farming. This extended length podcast is our conversation with them, in which Amanda and I answered their questions. What fun!2011-10-2700 minLongleaf Breeze093 - Why We FarmWe devote this week’s podcast to Amanda’s and Lee's slightly different motivations for being organic subsistence farmers and about how they converge on a shared philosophy of both farming and life2011-07-2700 minLongleaf Breeze092 - All About FoodWe're in the middle of a series of articles on long-term food strategy, Amanda's bringing in baskets of food each day, and we're giving food away to somebody every day. Great time to talk about food and how it all fits in with our three principles2011-07-2000 minLongleaf Breeze090 - Conversation with Adrian and EliWhat a fun conversation with our daughter and announcer Adrian Lee Borden and her fiance Elion Olson! We talked about the use of the root cellar for wine storage, the shape of the orchard and the orchard expansion, and how many listeners we have2011-07-0600 minLongleaf Breeze088 - If Spring Was Summer, What will Summer Be?Our normal rhythm of cool, wet Spring and dry, hot Summer is breaking down. Is this global weirding - climate change - or just an unusual year? If this is the new normal, how will we cope? Also, Lee's baking and Amanda's weed control2011-06-2300 minLongleaf Breeze084 - Cover Crops and Crop RotationIn Alabama, cover crops are crucial, because we always need more organic matter in our soil. We haven’t been paying attention to cover crops, but we’re resolved to do better. Also: Amanda’s aches and pains and how we’re dealing with them2011-05-2500 minLongleaf Breeze083 - Spring PlantingAmanda has planted squash, zucchini, cucumbers, and melons. Along with the tomatoes she’s also planted eggplant and peppers. We have about 200 feet of okra in the ground. We need to trellis sweet potatoes, cucumbers, and 280 feet of beans2011-05-1800 minLongleaf Breeze081 - We Mourn With Our StateTwisters last week killed 236 people and caused untold property damage. Today we remember those who died. Also: delayed planting, orchard update, Lee’s fix on the Tractor, a dog joins our family, and Lee’s preparation for taking the ham radio exam2011-05-0400 minLongleaf Breeze080 - About That Lodge . . .We love living in our tiny apartment in the barn, but Amanda has a spiritual gift of hospitality and needs to entertain. We talk about the floor plan, the view, and the energy efficiency of the lodge, what excites Amanda about it, and what scares Lee2011-04-2800 minLongleaf Breeze061 - God Bless Fall Veg!Fall veg grows slowly, but muscles through a 15 degree freeze. Also: Do we need row cover after all? Cleaning up the microclimate bed, farewell to Master Gardener classes, good to be walking again, and Lee's preparation for deer hunting.2010-12-1500 minLongleaf Breeze059 - Are We Really Hunters?Why we’ve changed from our suburban squeamishness, deer hunting as harvest rather than sport, and how we hope to use the meat. Also: “Amanda Oakley” ready to go with her gun, our all-day cookfest, and the problems of shopping for seed2010-12-0100 minLongleaf Breeze054 - HACKED!No, Amanda wasn't stuck in London needing money wired to her, but it was a long day. How we're recovering, and what we've learned. Also: baby shower on the farm, 10,000 hours, thirsty compost, and the critter inside the deer fence2010-10-2800 minLongleaf Breeze0053 - Happy Birthday to Us!We celebrate our first anniversary reflecting on what has changed and what has not. We kept our three principles and commitment to organic subsistence farming. But the barn became home, the orchard got bigger, and Amanda became the Farmer-in-Chief2010-10-2000 minLongleaf Breeze047 - Pear PreservesUp late last night, but it's done! 50 pears, roughly 2 1/2 gallons. Also, what makes our preserves different, is a water bath needed for canning?, fall veg review, cutting down sunn hemp, refreshing the orchard, settling an argument about Lee's tea2010-09-0800 minLongleaf Breeze039 - Surviving Without Air ConditioningArguing about the dehumidifier, design of the pole barn, "closing up the envelope," staying hydrated, getting used to it, poorly peach tree, Lee is a bush hogging fool, variation in soil quality on Veg Hill, maggots in the compost2010-07-1500 minLongleaf Breeze031 - Is Bare Soil SO Bad?Mulch interferes with weeding, pruning muscadines, pruning fruit trees, finishing the clothesline, planting centipede grass, compost plan F, compost volunteers, gearing up for irrigation, and Amanda's work watering everything in sight2010-05-2000 minLongleaf Breeze026 - Painful Role ChangesLee focuses on legal practice, Amanda on the farm, how long?, transplanting tenacious strawberries, our first rainfall measurement, and the wind!, we need rain, humanure compost pile2010-04-1600 minLongleaf Breeze025 - Family ReactionsWelcoming Joe, Michelle, Smith, and Grandma, changes in the deer fence and orchard, slow progress on the greenhouse, starting seed without a greenhouse, Good Friday planting, Lee’s dual career stress, Smith’s time on the farm, plans for the lodge2010-04-0800 minLongleaf Breeze009 - A World Too WetA world too wet, suburban power down, leaf management, first cold snap, garden transition, money struggles, packing and moving, Lee’ depression2009-12-1100 minLongleaf Breeze008 - Tankless Water HeaterTankless water heater, too many tasks and too little time, new ethic about energy, Lee's returning to the farm, lightning protection and leaky roof, wire screens instead of fiberglass2009-12-0300 minLongleaf Breeze004 - No Allness Statements3rd Principle: no allness statements, pest and termite control, emptying Amanda’s office and the truck breakdown, the joys of the full moon, enjoying an outdoor shower, our energy philosophy, and our off-farm jobs2009-11-0500 minLongleaf Breeze000 - IntroductionWelcome, about Lee and Amanda, about Longleaf Breeze, the Three Principles, and the Longleaf Breeze podcast2009-10-1500 min