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Catch It, Cook It & Eat It Introduction: Fish & Chips! (14:31)
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Catch It Cook It & Eat It, Ben Sargent, Chris Sell, Chippy, The Chip Shop, Park Slope, rugby, chips are freshly peeled potatos and fried, curry, mushy peas, refried beans consistency, what makes the perfect fish and chips, fresh fish, oil, fresh oil, change it twice a week, soy bean oil, cholesterol free, trans fat free, batter, flour and water, malt vinegar, salt, gravy, sustainability, regulations, preservation, British waters, dogfish trips, cod, haddock, Pollock, Bay Ridge location had to be closed down, recession special, fear of cod stocks being in danger?, Mountauk, record amounts of cod were caught, fish policy, there should be limits on recreational fisherman, commercial license, there were no regulations in the UK during the 1970s, Brooklyn Fishing Derby,Panic At The Chippy! (16:15)
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Chris Sell, The Chip Shop, Ben was sent to England when he was 15 for boarding school, rugby, Chris is an ex rugby player, Rugby, cricket, lasts for three days and ends in a draw, Village Lions, American football, Pollock is about 50% cheaper than cod, the people who sell Pollock are selling it for the price break, sustainability as an excuse, there is no federal limit on cod, catch & release, cod is affordable and great for you, 80% protein 3% fat, fried twinkie, fried mars bars, fried pizza, fried macaroni, ice cream twix bar, Boston, Halifax, helped by the cod industry, monk fish, sea robbins, high grading, changes over time, jelly fish, Cape Cod, Pleasant Bay, flounder, 12 inch limit, Jamaica Bay, bunker, blue fish, trophic levels, mullosks,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 09/17/2009 02:00PM
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On this week's episode of Greenhorn Radio, Severine interviews Eric Hoffman of Hoffman Farms in Trenton, Missouri. Eric runs an elaborate grass-based dairy program and is struggling to maintain margins as milk prices plummet.
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Eric Hoffman on Grass-Based Dairy (8:51)
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Eric Hoffman, pasture raised cows, grass-based dairy, managment systems, dairy cattles, cross-bred cows, butter fat content, protein content, Jersey influence in animals, Jerseys noted for durability, Holstein cows, Dairy Farmers of America, Eric raises 160 head of cattle in 135 acres, Missouri, sturdy, dark-colored, 65-75% of animals' dry matter intake comes from pasture, young farmers, Conservation Reserve Program, finding a feed source suitable for producing milk, cross between Holstein and Jersey cows, five-year plan, farming,Raising a Dairy Herd (6:41)
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heiffers, Eric bought high but is being forced to sell low by plunging milk prices, buy heiffers first, good time to get into dairy farming, low-interest government loans, Farm Start Program, closed herd, working up one's herd from stock, dairy industry iffy at the moment, retaining heiffers, raising animals to breeding age and weight, breeding wieght is 60-70% of mature weight, price of live animals goes up and down with the price of milk, between $850-1000 per head for Eric's cows, first lactation does not produce much,Obtaining a Low-Interest Government Farming Loan (9:52)
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loans to start a farm, low milk prices might tear small families from their farm, you don't have to be from a farm to get involved in agriculture, people are figuring out new ways to farm in America, pasture poultry, farm sizes growing, when you buy land you have to use it all to stay afloat, www.hoffmanfarms.com,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 08/21/2009 04:00PM
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On this week's Farm Report, Heather interviews Lisa and James Twomey of Sandstone Ridge Farms in LaFarge, Wisconsin. Lisa and James raise heritage Tunis sheep, known for their delicate taste profiles and exceptional wool.
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Introducing the Tunis (7:37)
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sheep breeds, Tunis, Tunisian sheep, Sandstone Ridge Farms, rare breeds, Tunis not widely raised, sheep flocks, www.tunissheep.org, friendly and docile, heritage breed, Wisconsin, Tunis came from northern Africa, grass and legumes make up pastures, nitrogen capture from air, red clover, alfalfa, protein-based diet, about 75% of Tunis mothers will have twins at least once, heritage breeds give twins more easily, James Twomey,Breeding Habits of Tunis (10:51)
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number of animals raised per acre, obstacles with raising Tunis, Tunis independent breed, making sure sheep get their calories in winter, sheep rarely look or act underfed, understanding non-verbal communication of sheep, improved pasture, 1 ram per 20 ewes, heritage breeds more prolofic, rams and ewes stay on farm while offspring go to market, 99% of rams go to market, diverse genetics, 33% of ewes born go to market, rare sheep breeds, breeding habits, maintaining flock diversity, managing offspring production,Tunis Lambs Wool and Tunis Meat (7:38)
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semi-annual magazine, lists breeders geographically, designing mating cycles to meet seasonal demands, Tunis taste better than typical lamb, Tunis wool very high-quality, light oatmeal color, easy to dye, Heritage Foods, Tunis wool easy to spin,Unique Flavor Profiles of the Tunis (5:51)
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younger the lamb milder the meat, sharing breeding information to improve breed quality, Shady Blue Acres Farm, breeding selectively for old-style Tunis, show-style Tunis, www.sandstoneridgefarm.com, National Tunis Sheep Registry, www.tunissheep.org, Tunis meat not at all gamey, Lake Geneva Country Meats,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
