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Ep 250 Susan's Shire: But I Would Walk Five Hundred Miles...For Art
I just returned from my journey to Scotland and loved every minute that I spent there. From the cobbled streets of Edinburgh, to the Glen Cruitten House, and of course my workshop with Moy Mackay. I'm so excited to share my stories with you on ...
Ep 249 The Real Deets: A Black Mark for Splendid Behavior
We’re back in Texas! For Texas Wool Week, mind you, but that’s not the focus today. Our topic could be almost anything, because Texas is a place chock full of people filled with fortitude, gracious hospitality, and a reverence for t...
Ep 248 Susan's Shire: I'll Take The High Road To Scotland
Susan has some exciting news to share in this episode. A new program with her students and a trip of a lifetime to the Highlands to study with renowned fiber artist Moy Mackay.Links:https://www...
Ep 247 Leslie Amick: Whimsy, Tension, and Woodland Lore
Leslie Amick is an artist and naturalist. A love of nature and the beauty surrounding all of us influences all of Leslie's work. She loves to explore the flora and fauna by creating likenesses using textiles. Mostly wool, the sculptures she cre...
Ep 246 Susan's Shire: The Upcycle, Recycle Incident at slowfiber
This month Susan stopped by one of her go to places for her crafting...slowfiber in Monterey, CA.Jaki Canterbury is building a community. Sharing maker skills, supplies and time. At slowfiber, the classroom is available, the sho...
Ep 245 Live from the PA Farm Show: WHYPA
For today's episode, we are at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. We sat down and had a discussion about pork (since it was Pork Day at the show) with Courtney Gray, Executive Director for the PA Pork Producers Council. Links:&n...
Ep 244 Susan's Shire: Star Wars to Stranger Things; Pop Culture and Art
Hello Everyone and a Happy 2026!This month Susan sits down to discuss all things pop culture and the influences it's had on her art and life and maybe yours. So, cue up your Betamax deck and reminisce about what inspired you and your cra...
Ep 243 Taconic Distillery: 2025, and It’s Di-Still in the Barrel
It’s our last podcast of 2025 already. In honor of what’s left in the barrel at the end of the year, the best way to enjoy both is to drink up with Paul and Pierce of Taconic Distillery. For this one, we have a video on the B...
Episode 242 Susan's Shire: The Joy of Handmade Gifts
On this episode Susan discusses the joy of making gifts. Whether that be a handmade felted ornament, a special song, or holiday memories.Links:https://youtu.be/fGmAekTPD5c?si=Sg45IZ3I5Ukd7HfL
Ep 241 Thankful This Thanksgiving For Our Farmers - so God Made a Farmer
And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, "I need a caretaker" -- so God made a Farmer. --Paul HarveyLinks:
Ep 240 Susan's Shire: NY State Sheep & Wool Festival 2025 (Rhinebeck I Love You!)
For this month's podcast I travel to Rhinebeck, NY for the NY State Sheep & Wool Festival. I met so many wonderful and talented people...I was totally geeking out. With my cameraman Oscar in tow, the two of us interviewed some amazing talen...
Ep 239 Rhinebeck Farmers Market: We Run a Muck, Not Amok!
Muck, glorious muck! Sounds funny, but it’s true. The “muck” found north of NYC and south of the capital city may look like black dirt to some, but it’s more like black gold to those who know – and that’s not a Clampett reference.&n...
Ep 238 Susan's Shire: From Yarn to Fiber to Rhinebeck
This month Susan discusses the difference between a yarn festival, a fiber festival and everything in between. Susan just returned from the Lambtown Festival in Dixon, CA and will be heading to Rhinebeck, NY for the 45th annual New York State S...
Ep 237 Nick Forrest: I’m Holding Out for an Gyro
Sheep are cute and fluffy and produce that wonderful stuff from which many sweaters are born. But there’s another side to them that doesn’t get mentioned quite so often. Lamb is an incredibly common meat in most other countries of t...
Ep 236 Susan's Shire: Introduction
Exciting news for fiber enthusiasts! We're thrilled to announce a dynamic collaboration between Susan Shirley, a creative figure in the fiber arts community, and the creators of the popular agri-Culture podcast. Together, we're em...
Ep 235 Mark Winslow: Winslow is Not Just a Corner in Arizona
Mark Winslow is from West Falmouth, Maine, where one member or another of his family has farmed on Marston Homestead since the 1790’s. That seems like a pretty traditional bunch, and moving around doesn’t seem to be applicable.But ...
Ep 234 Yarn Farm Kingston: The Days of Wine and Knitting
We search for peace in this chaotic month, and find it in a little shop in Kingston, New York. The Yarn Farm is made those who like the company of kindred spirits to ply their craft, sure. It’s also great for those who might want to...
Ep 233 John Garcia: You’re In the Farming Now!
Today, we meet up with John Garcia of Dancing Sun Farm. We were able to grab a moment of conversation with him at the lively meetup known as Texas Wool Week, held in the wild weather days of March at Sheepwalk Ranch in Bandera. Cold...
Ep 232 California Agritourism Summit: It’s Not Just the Beach – It’s the Farm, Too
Any time you put the word “summit” in something, it mentally becomes bigger than you previously thought. A conference on steroids, in most people’s minds. And when you do an ag-related summit in California, that notion of grandeur c...
Ep 231 Dr. K: When You Garden, You Can Never Really Be Alone
In what started out as a May Day date (that’s a truckload of compost in Rick and Elara’s world), a visit to San Pasqual Valley Soils struck black gold (again, compost). In one of the most fortuitous spontaneous Backyard Green Films...
Ep 230 Catching H2O: There's Rain In Store
On today's podcast we meet up with Brook Sarson from CatchingH2O. We followed Brook as she took a passel of learners and UCSD's Director of the Bioregional Center, Keith Pezzoli, PhD, on a tour of a greywater and rain catchment project th...
Ep 229 Kiko Guerra: The Artistry in the Ordinary
We’ve been hunkering down for the last few months now on the traveling side of our Backyard Green Films universe. 2024 was a doozy of a year for us in many respects, so we had to take a few moments to catch our breath this winter.
Ep 228 Brent Zimmerman: This Dorpers For You
Now, if you hear me talk about Rhinebeck, you might think today's guest is going to focus on wool. Nope! Not really. Sheep, yes, hair yes, but mostly wool, no. Our podcast guest today is a lovely man named Brent Zimmerman, and as I introduce hi...
Ep 227 Happy Holidays No Matter Which Song You Sing
Music by Charlie Recksieck to usher us into the New Year.
Ep 226 Stephen Monroe: Withalacoochie. Okefenokke. Wampanoag. Caloosahatchee.
Most people commemorate Thanksgiving today, and all things associated with this holiday. There will be some celebrating family, some marking the day with food, and some praying at the altar of football. Some will be remembering the ...
