The Steadcast – Gray Area Farms
Latest Episodes
The Colorado Local Food Movement is Dead. Long Live the Local Food Movement! – Season 3, Episode 3
We had a sous chef of a west side resort contact us about growing things for them, Travis debuts as a surprisingly good newbie voice over talent, Terry the Rooster saves Tera Lynn from jury duty (in Jason's head, at least),
Electric Fence Training for Pigs (Set-up phase), Brittle Environment Rotational Grazing with Tate Smith – Steadcast S3E2
We’re going to give you some news from the farm, some listener feedback, and a phone interview recorded a few weeks ago with Tate Smith of Regenerative Stewardship up in Wyoming about an idea we have for testing out some grazing and homesteading strate...
“The Great Nutrient Collapse” Politico Article discussion, How’d Trav’s Turkey Taste, and More – Season 3, Episode 1
New Years Resolutions for the farm, how the family "out west" reacted to Travis's pasture-raised, field-to-fork, turkey "Batman," and a discussion about Politico's "The Great Nutrient Collapse" article. - Do you get value from our shows?
Ep 19 – Let’s Talk Turkey, and poultry, and bringing pastured poultry to 4-H (or not)
Let's talk turkey! - And chicken, too. In the last episode of The Steadcast, we promised you a report on how Travis's poultry operation went for the year. Not just at the El Paso County Fair's 4-H show and auction, but also his private-party sales.
Ep 18: How to Bring More Men to the Organic and Local Food Movement
It's been an interesting season. We've been running a booth at the Falcon Farmers Market, Travis managed to sell his turkey named “SuperGirl” at the El Paso County Fair 4-H livestock auction for a totally absurd amount of money,
Ep 17: Why Start Homesteading? Adding products to the farm, and whole organic food for autism
Ep 17: Why Start Homesteading? Adding products to the farm, and whole organic food for autism
Ep 16: Wicking Beds and Aquaponics for Arid Climates, USDA-Inspected vs. Custom Processing for Pork
We're talking wicking beds with Doneil Freeman. Water wicking garden beds save lots of water... important for Colorado water law and conservation! Also, why we sell pork by half hog, rather than by pound.
Ep 15: Pig Processing Day, Doneil Freeman on Beekeeping for Beginners
We're talking bees and beekeeping for beginners with Doneil Freeman! He and Michael Jordan "The Bee Whisperer" of A Bee Friendly Company in Cheyenne, Wyoming held a class on how to install a new package of bees and new bee "nucs" at Doneil's farm in Ca...
Ep14: Springtime in the Rockies, Creating a Farm Co-Op Partnership, Dealing With Dogs
The weather is crazy, the pigs are almost done growing, we're taking on a partnership with a nearby farm, and out on the pasture there's a lot of rage towards feral dogs. Or as we call it here on the farm: “Tuesday.”
Ep 13: Business Networking for Small Farms and Homesteads, Wardrobe Storage in Tiny Houses (or not)
- This time on the Steadcast: business networking for homesteaders and small farms featuring an interview with Lynda Cink and Brian Swanson of LnB Connectors, screw-ups of the week, and the struggle of keeping a professsional wardrobe in a Tiny Hous...