Currently up to date on all episodes. It’s so great for a beginner to listen to. Lots of great information for someone who know little to nothing. It kind of felt like I was sitting down and talking to some old friends. I absolutely love this podcast!

Re: Season 2 Episode “Keeping Goats on Your Homestead” I’m a Nigerian Dwarf breeder, and struggled to get past much of the misinformation sprinkled throughout this episode. For starters, the idea that a goat half the size of a standard breed (like a Nubian, LaMancha, Alpine, or Togg) equates to half the milk is just plain false. Many ND breeders have them for their milk quantity in a small body. All of my does will milk over 1,000lbs in their lactation, with one predicted to milk 1,500lbs. For those not in the dairy goat world, that’s roughly a 1/2 gallon a day per doe. It’s not just ours either, as the Goat Gab podcast episode with Ellen Dorsey talks to the same points that her NDs out produce her standard sized dairy goats. Elite SG Sugar Moon V Zuzanna 4*M/7*D milked 2,190lbs during her 10 month lactation, so to say an ND milks half of a standard is plain false. Many of us also breed for larger teat size, so that hand milking is easier, so small teats alone shouldn’t rule someone out from considering NDs. Their noise is also personality, not breed, based, just like any other animal. Their average size is also much bigger than 40lbs, and a quick google search would have shown that. The American Dairy Goat Association states that while there is no breed standard for weight, the average is 75lbs. While I appreciate their intent with this episode, there was minimal fact checking done which is really frustrating to those of us who misinformation like this affects our farms + livelihoods.

I’m only 2 episodes in and I love this podcast. I have recently started gardening and also just got chickens, so this is a great resource. Thank you for putting in the time to make this awesome podcast!

Really great information, but I will say that the hosts do seem a bit condescending in the way they explain things. If you can get past that, the podcast is great though.

Thank you so much! I’m trying to start my own little homestead and actually just started my own little seedling yesterday! I could live to hear more podcasts from you on how to expand more!

I have been homesteading for two years now and learn so much from both these women , but this podcast brings it to a whole new level . In contrast to other homesteading podcast, I so appreciate how fact-filled and prescriptive these episodes are. I feel like I finish one and would feel comfortable implementing the topic on our farm. Thank you both!