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This week we're talking to Mariah Vargo, who is building community with her platform Motherhood Unraveled. We discussed physical responses to trauma, when to compromise with your kids, and being eaten by tigers.

Our second season is kicking off with Jess Martin, who raises dairy cattle and children with her husband. Jess talks to us about the importance of time management, cattle selection, and how her Mennonite faith plays a central role in her life. If you enjoy the show, we encourage you to support us by becoming a patron. Go to www.patreon.com/barnard language to make a small monthly donation to help cover the cost of making a show. Please rate and review the podcast and follow the show so you never miss an episode. You can submit a Cussing and/or Discussing at www.speakpipe.com/barnyardlanguage You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok as @BarnyardLanguage and on Twitter, we are @BarnyardPod. If you'd like to connect with other farming families, you can join our private Barnyard Language Facebook group. We're always in search your future guest for the podcast. If you or someone, you know, would like to chat with us, get in touch.

Welcome to the very first episode of season 2! Today we're on the other side of the microphone as Wendy Johnson who we talked to all the way back in S1:Ep11 is on the Zoom to interview us. She's asking her own questions plus some of yours, getting answers about Arlene's alternate life plan, weird things Caite has done for weird reasons, Alie Ward of the Ologies podcast, and a lot more.

Arlene's sister Maida joined us early in season one to talk to us about being in recovery from an eating disorder while also balancing a farm and a family. We'll be back September 5th with the first episode of season 2. If you want to get that episode earlier you can join us at www.patreon.com/barnyardlanguage

Hey all! We're still on vacation for two more weeks, so enjoy another early episode with one of our favorite guests! Natasha Nichols is the founder and boss lady of We Sow, We Grow an urban farming non-profit based in the West Pullman neighborhood of Chicago. She was a ton of fun to talk to, and I guarantee she has one of the best laughs you've ever heard! We'll be back with the very first episode of Season 2 on Monday September 5th, but if you'd like to hear it early (and help us keep the lights and the coffeepot on) you can head on over to our www.patreon.com/barnyardlanguage to make a monthly donation. You can also find us on Instagram, Facebook, and occasionally TikTok.

Arlene and Caite are on a much needed break for the month of August, so in the meantime we're rerunning some of our favorite episodes. This interview with Sarah Hart-Unger of the Best Laid Plans and Best of Both Worlds podcasts first aired November 29th, 2021 and is packed with tips about planning your schedule, what to do when there's too much to do, and balancing life at home with a career. As always, you can submit your thoughts at www.speakpipe.com/barnyardlanguage to have them added to our Cussing and Discussing segment of the show. Please like, rate, review, and share the show to help us reach even more folks!

We're on our August break, so we're re-airing some of our favorite episodes. This interview with Greg and Travis Padget was one of our very first shows, but is still one of our most popular episodes. They joined us to talk about building their family through adoption, helping their kids process childhood trauma and bond with them and each other, and doing all of this while both working full time and farming. If you would like to submit something for our Cussing and Discussing segment you can do so at https://www.speakpipe.com/barnyardlanguage (https://www.speakpipe.com/barnyardlanguage) Please rate, review, and recommend the show to help new folks find us!

We're on vacation for the month, so we're bringing back some of our early episodes.

Rachel Conway runs Francis Creek Ranch in Northern California with her parents and young son. She's here to tell us about farming as a single parent, raising goat kids and her own kid, balancing a town job with farming and being an Airbnb host, and living with two bird enthusiasts. You can submit your cussing and discussing at barnyardlanguage@gmail.com or at http://www.speakpipe.com/barnyardlanguage (www.speakpipe.com/barnyardlanguage). To help keep the mics on and the coffee flowing (and to get new episodes early and lots of other fun stuff), consider making a small monthly donation at http://www.patreon.com/barnyardlanguage (www.patreon.com/barnyardlanguage). You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok and join our private Facebook group. 

Today we're talking to Jenny Holtermann AKA Almond Girl Jenny, about her farm and family. Jenny and her husband are both 4th generation farmers, raising almonds and children near Bakersfield, California. The Holmans grow and direct market almonds and Jenny also works for a local water conservation group.

This week we're talking to Nicole Toebes, founder of Canadian brand Mudeas Workwear. Nicole started her company to make real workwear designed for women, made in Canada.

This week we talked to Amber Bristow of https://www.facebook.com/cranberrychats/ (Cranberry Chats) about raising the 6th generation of cranberry growers on her family farm in Wisconsin. Amber also cohosts the https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/forward-farming/id1522897325 (Forward Farming Podcast) with dairy farmer Becca Hilby. Turns out growing cranberries is nothing like what any of us think, and it's actually super interesting. You can find us on https://www.instagram.com/barnyardlanguage/ (Instagram) and https://www.facebook.com/BarnyardLanguage/ (Facebook) or leave us a Cussing and Discussing on https://www.speakpipe.com/BarnyardLanguage (SpeakPipe).

Danielle Wainwright and her husband Fred run Clover Valley Farm in Southampton Township, NJ, where they raise two young boys, American Wagyu beef, laying hens, and run a custom animal feed and nutrition consulting business. Danielle also talked to us about the difficulties and tricks for dealing with multiple food allergies while farming and raising young children.

This week we talked to Mary and Angela about their online community and the podcast they host. We're sharing a special double episode where we interviewed them about their wedding planning business, ranching, nano brewery, and more, then they asked us some questions about all the things we get up to.

Today we're talking with Claire Smith who is a township counselor in Arlene's area. Claire is also an organic dairy farmer, and mother of (almost) four small children. She tells us about the importance of running for office, ranks the hotness of various politicians, and explains why she's proud to be a bastard. 18wtevw4j1uYzthTgg2g

Today we're connecting with Katie Haynes, the 2022 North Carolina Miss Agriculture Advocacy Ambassador and founder of the non-profit Smiling While Sending Hope. Katie is also an avid photographer and disability advocate.

Katarina Edge came on to talk to us about her experience with infertility treatments in rural areas. Treatments are generally expensive, invasive, and involve a LOT of driving.

Today we're talking to Lydia Kyle about the Hermit Peak/Calf Canyon fire in New Mexico.

Today we're talking to Kristi Grieve about starting direct marketing, setting ourselves apart, and why buck goats are the grossest thing in the world.

Today we're talking to Karin Velez of the Just Grow Something podcast. Karin is telling us about gardening with children, starting her own farm, and growing her podcast.