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Longleaf Breeze
by Lee and Amanda BordenWeekly update from two subsistence organic farmers in the deep South
Copyright: Lee and Amanda Borden 2009-13
Episodes
223 - Planting Longleaf Pines
23m · Published
Every 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 soil
222 - What a Difference a Forecast Makes!
13m · Published
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 communities
221 - Report on Southern SAWG
22m · Published
We 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!
220 - 10 Above Is Cold in Alabama
18m · Published
Last 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 it
219 - Food Sovereignty Down Under
27m · Published
This 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.
218 - Year-End Review
19m · Published
We 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 too
217 - Thinking THrough Options for Grains
24m · Published
The 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 spelt
216 - Advice for New Gardeners
22m · Published
Start 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 area
215 - The Season for Gardeners' Porn
18m · Published
It'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 each
214 - Riddles About Freeze Damage to Fall Vegetables
20m · Published
We 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.
Longleaf Breeze has 274 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 94:27:54. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 8th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on February 28th, 2024 05:13.
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