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With 100 episodes in the bank, the Accidental Farm Podcast is ready for new listeners! Here's a little one-minute preview. If you're a listener already, pass it on. If you're new here, WELCOME! Dive in! What could go wrong in just 5 minutes? Ok, don't ask the goats that! Season 2 will begin in April 2022! Stay tuned! Check out the AFP's sister podcast, Talk Farm to Me, with new episodes beginning in March 2022. To write a review for the AFP on Apple Podcasts, click here and win my endless appreciation and a shoutout on the show! For more stories and pictures from the Accidental Farm, head to Instagram @xoxofarmgirl To join The XOXO newsletter that includes farm stories, podcast updates, recommendations, tips and interesting surveys, here's how to subscribe. To reach out to me, Farm Girl / Dana, email me here: farmgirl@xoxofarmgirl.com To support the show and carrots for Murphy and Clover, check out the show's new Patreon!

I think it's wisdom. It's definitely experience. And you have been here for 100 stories, with a little nugget of wisdom in each one. So, today for the 100th episode and the final episode in Season One, a little bit of a look at the farm from your host, Farm Girl. xo To write a review on Apple Podcasts, click here and win my endless appreciation and a shoutout on the show! For more stories and pictures from the Accidental Farm, head to Instagram @xoxofarmgirl To join The XOXO newsletter that includes farm stories, podcast updates, recommendations, tips and interesting surveys, here's how to subscribe. To reach out to me, Farm Girl / Dana, email me here: farmgirl@xoxofarmgirl.com To support the show and carrots for Murphy and Clover, check out the show's new Patreon!

You should have seen my 40-foot bed, seemingly bursting with weeds in its first season. But on closer look, the weeds were mustard greens in disguise! And then some potatoes, some pumpkins, some zucchini. What is a world without a little magic, a little surprise, a little volunteer. xo To write a review on Apple Podcasts, click here and win my endless appreciation and a shoutout on the show! For more stories and pictures from the Accidental Farm, head to Instagram @xoxofarmgirl To join The XOXO newsletter that includes farm stories, podcast updates, recommendations, tips and interesting surveys, here's how to subscribe. To reach out to me, Farm Girl / Dana, email me here: farmgirl@xoxofarmgirl.com To support the show and carrots for Murphy and Clover, check out the show's new Patreon!

I have a lot to say about ducks. I never knew until I had ducks. I don't regret it either. They're funny. But boy are they dumb. Here's the latest cocktail party chit chat about ducks. Feel free to use it. xo To write a review on Apple Podcasts, click here and win my endless appreciation and a shoutout on the show! For more stories and pictures from the Accidental Farm, head to Instagram @xoxofarmgirl To join The XOXO newsletter that includes farm stories, podcast updates, recommendations, tips and interesting surveys, here's how to subscribe. To reach out to me, Farm Girl / Dana, email me here: farmgirl@xoxofarmgirl.com To support the show and carrots for Murphy and Clover, check out the show's new Patreon!

There's trouble and mischief around every corner here. Like when the donkeys get a go in the goat pasture. Doesn't seem like it would be exciting, but it is! And the goats, well, a romp in the forest yields an unexpected meeting. And what was Farm Girl up to? Have a listen. Your back might hurt at the end. xo To write a review on Apple Podcasts, click here and win my endless appreciation and a shoutout on the show! For more stories and pictures from the Accidental Farm, head to Instagram @xoxofarmgirl To join The XOXO newsletter that includes farm stories, podcast updates, recommendations, tips and interesting surveys, here's how to subscribe. To reach out to me, Farm Girl / Dana, email me here: farmgirl@xoxofarmgirl.com To support the show and carrots for Murphy and Clover, check out the show's new Patreon!

It's important to explore and to encourage others to explore too. So, when we purchased this land, that's just what I did. I made paths, I connected trails, I made sure that little groups of chairs invited you to cross the property to see what was up. There are a lot of chairs around here... and not many sitters, to be honest! But there is one place that everyone goes. The DVS! Find out why! xo To write a review on Apple Podcasts, click here and win my endless appreciation and a shoutout on the show! For more stories and pictures from the Accidental Farm, head to Instagram @xoxofarmgirl To join The XOXO newsletter that includes farm stories, podcast updates, recommendations, tips and interesting surveys, here's how to subscribe. To reach out to me, Farm Girl / Dana, email me here: farmgirl@xoxofarmgirl.com To support the show and carrots for Murphy and Clover, check out the show's new Patreon!

This is a good episode for TGIF. It is a story of one of the best upcycles in the history of upcycles. I mean, what do you do with a perfectly good walk in chicken coop if not this? Cheers 🥂 xo To write a review on Apple Podcasts, click here and win my endless appreciation and a shoutout on the show! For more stories and pictures from the Accidental Farm, head to Instagram @xoxofarmgirl To join The XOXO newsletter that includes farm stories, podcast updates, recommendations, tips and interesting surveys, here's how to subscribe. To reach out to me, Farm Girl / Dana, email me here: farmgirl@xoxofarmgirl.com To support the show and carrots for Murphy and Clover, check out the show's new Patreon!

How do you deal with setbacks? Do you ever want to throw in the towel? Sometimes I do. Beekeeping is hard. You battle so many outside factors you cannot control. And yet, I persist. Because bees need us. We need bees. xo To write a review on Apple Podcasts, click here and win my endless appreciation and a shoutout on the show! For more stories and pictures from the Accidental Farm, head to Instagram @xoxofarmgirl To join The XOXO newsletter that includes farm stories, podcast updates, recommendations, tips and interesting surveys, here's how to subscribe. To reach out to me, Farm Girl / Dana, email me here: farmgirl@xoxofarmgirl.com To support the show and carrots for Murphy and Clover, check out the show's new Patreon!

When you decide you want ducks you get a lot of advice, guidance, suggestions. I am not sure it's right though... now after having ducks. I think I understand ducks better (warts and all) after living with them for nearly 2 years. Here's why. xo To write a review on Apple Podcasts, click here and win my endless appreciation and a shoutout on the show! For more stories and pictures from the Accidental Farm, head to Instagram @xoxofarmgirl To join The XOXO newsletter that includes farm stories, podcast updates, recommendations, tips and interesting surveys, here's how to subscribe. To reach out to me, Farm Girl / Dana, email me here: farmgirl@xoxofarmgirl.com To support the show and carrots for Murphy and Clover, check out the show's new Patreon!

Winter is hard on the farm animals and the chickens are no exception. It's cold. The ground is frozen and they lose their feathers -- or molt. Not pretty. But it has its benefits. It's a redo. A reset. Like a chicken's new year's resolution. xo To write a review on Apple Podcasts, click here and win my endless appreciation and a shoutout on the show! For more stories and pictures from the Accidental Farm, head to Instagram @xoxofarmgirl To join The XOXO newsletter that includes farm stories, podcast updates, recommendations, tips and interesting surveys, here's how to subscribe. To reach out to me, Farm Girl / Dana, email me here: farmgirl@xoxofarmgirl.com To support the show and carrots for Murphy and Clover, check out the show's new Patreon!

It's national pie day today. But every day could be national pie day. And talking about pie has me thinking about the garden. It's time to plan some more pie ingredients. And to have a discussion with the chipmunks. xo To write a review on Apple Podcasts, click here and win my endless appreciation and a shoutout on the show! For more stories and pictures from the Accidental Farm, head to Instagram @xoxofarmgirl To join The XOXO newsletter that includes farm stories, podcast updates, recommendations, tips and interesting surveys, here's how to subscribe. To reach out to me, Farm Girl / Dana, email me here: farmgirl@xoxofarmgirl.com To support the show and carrots for Murphy and Clover, check out the show's new Patreon!

Goats don't really live up to their reputations, at least not mine. The animals on the Accidental Farm are full of quirks! xo To write a review on iTunes, click here and win my endless appreciation and a shoutout on the show! For more stories and pictures from the Accidental Farm, head to Instagram @xoxofarmgirl To join The XOXO newsletter that includes farm stories, podcast updates, recommendations, tips and interesting surveys, here's how to subscribe. To reach out to me, Farm Girl / Dana, email me here: farmgirl@xoxofarmgirl.com To support the show and carrots for Murphy and Clover, check out the show's new Patreon!

There's a hierarchy of nature. This farm is a lot of nature every day. But it's not as wild as the nature that lives in the adjacent woods. Especially the coyotes. Listen to the very end. Their wildness is key. xo To write a review on iTunes, click here and win my endless appreciation and a shoutout on the show! For more stories and pictures from the Accidental Farm, head to Instagram @xoxofarmgirl To join The XOXO newsletter that includes farm stories, podcast updates, recommendations, tips and interesting surveys, here's how to subscribe. To reach out to me, Farm Girl / Dana, email me here: farmgirl@xoxofarmgirl.com To support the show and carrots for Murphy and Clover... coming soon!

They seem like pets, but they all have a job here. And they are less pampered than you might think. Here's why. xo Find more about the Accidental Farm on Instagram @xoxofarmgirl. And if you're interested in podcast episodes by category, visit xoxofarmgirl.com

The Accidental Farm has characters from far and wide. In an unexpected turn, this episode shares a little known fact about the history of farming and radio from the grandfather of public radio, Bill Siemering, and a poem for the season he shared by Wendell Berry. xo If you'd like to subscribe to the newsletter -- The XOXO -- you can find it here. And you can find me on Instagram @xoxofarmgirl or via email at farmgirl@xoxofarmgirl.com

Early in the pandemic, staring out at the pond, I witnessed an amazing week-long life celebration. The end of a life well-lived.

Mama is first on the list for special treatment. Age before beauty, as they say. Find out how? And let me know how you're listening. I love hearing from you. xo Farm Girl Reach out to me on www. Instagram.com/xoxofarmgirl I can't wait to hear from you.

What is home to you? What about when you move homes? How long does it take you? It can be unsettling... moving from place to place, you know? xo Find Echo and the others on the Accidental Farm on Instagram @xoxofarmgirl

Have you ever harvested a carrot yourself? Well, you should if you haven't and if you have, I am pretty sure you are smiling right now. Carrots are so surprising. A tiny seed and then gold! When you pick a tomato, you know what you're getting. But a carrot is a surprise! xo Know where to find more love from the farm? On Instagram @xoxofarmgirl

It's an unconventional decision. But the ducks would fare well. And so would the drakes, I think. There's more to the story, but you should know this. xo Visit the Accidental Farm and me (your host, Farm Girl) when you get a chance on Instagram @xoxofarmgirl