A Meatsmith Harvest

This podcast is for anyone desiring to learn more about the human process of traditional, ethical, economic and delicious livestock processing and eating. Brandon and Lauren Sheard, co-hosts and owners of Farmstead Meatsmith--their small-scale, custom processing and education business--talk all things meat related: from practical knowledge to the philosophical inspiration behind growing, harvesting and eating meat.

A Meatsmith Harvest is a arts podcast hosted by Farmstead Meatsmith, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Farmstead Meatsmith hosts A Meatsmith Harvest, a arts show with 100 episodes published.

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  Episode 111: Milking Dairy & Meat Sheep with Rachel & Kyle Hester, Part 2

  Sep 3, 202558 minS0

  <p>→ In this episode, Brandon asks Rachel and Kyle all his questions about sheep milking, sheep breeds, wool processing, minerals used for health, dewormer, and fencing for sheep. They also discuss sheep harvesting and how mutton is more nutritious and flavorful than lamb.</p> <p> </p> <p>→ Timestamps/Topics for Episode 111</p> <p>0:00 Intro</p> <p>1:02 How much milk can you expect when things are going well?</p> <p>4:54 How long will you milk a sheep after she freshens?</p> <p>7:58 Are there any dairy breeds that are hair sheep?/Mulching with wool</p> <p>13:25 Is someone processing the wool for y...

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  Episode 110: Milking Dairy & Meat Sheep with Rachel & Kyle Hester, Part 1

  Jul 11, 20251h 7mS0

  <p>In this episode, Brandon chats with sheep homesteaders Rachel & Kyle Hester about Romanian placinta cake, how the Hesters got into raw milk for health, sheep breeds for milking, how to start milking a meat sheep, what a milking session looks like, drinking the delicious milk, and making sheep cheeses.</p> <p> </p> <p>Timestamps/Topics for Episode 110:</p> <p>0:00 Intro</p> <p>3:13 Romanian placinta cake</p> <p>5:49 How the Hesters got into homesteading with sheep</p> <p>13:39 Milking meat sheep breeds during lockdown</p> <p>16:50 Brandon asked about how to start milking his meat sheep</p> <p>28:12 Herd culture a...

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  Episode 109: Getting a Dairy Cow With the Dougherty's, Part 2

  Jun 27, 20251h 17mS0

  <p>In this episode, we chat with Shawn and Beth Dougherty about offering liberty and experiences to homeschooled teenagers, why the Doughertys stayed in Appalachia, the Dougherty's house fire and rebuild, proximity to community as the next obstacle, starting with trash land and building up the soil, rotational grazing, turf grasses, and hay, our milking routine and dairy cow domestication, and the Dougherty's Farmstead Butcher Trailers business.</p> <p> </p> <p>Timestamps/Topics for Episode 109:</p> <p>0:00 How to offer liberty and experiences to homeschooled teenagers</p> <p>9:50 Why the Doughertys stayed in Appalachia - to homeschool, homestead, homebirth, and g...

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  Episode 108: Getting a Dairy Cow With the Dougherty's

  May 30, 20251h 17mS0

  <p>In this episode, we discussed small-scale vs. industrial-scale meat production, the ontological shift of food, the Dougherty's first dairy cow, a Catholic's view of suffering, the natural state of cows and humans, asking God what's next in the playbook, and how farming won't make you money.</p> <p> </p> <p>Timestamps/Topics for Episode 108:</p> <p>0:00 Intro & Ash Wednesday</p> <p>2:40 Our upcoming classes - small-scale vs. industrial-scale</p> <p>5:40 Example of the ontological shift of food - salami</p> <p>18:40 Marketing has made a joke out of things being "real"</p> <p>24:38 Problems with grain-feeding lamb</p> <p>30:01 I...

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  Episode 107: Our New Dairy Cow & the Stages of Pertussis, Part 2

  Apr 19, 20251h 8mS0

  <p>In this episode, we discuss how we treated Pertussis in our family with vitamin C, how there's no one person or group we turn to for health advice, and the power of nutrition.</p> <p> </p> <p>Timestamps/Topics for Episode 107:</p> <p>0:00 Intro & the paroxysmal stage of Pertussis</p> <p>8:08 Staying up every night to get our baby through the paroxysmal stage</p> <p>11:57 Vitamin C vs antibiotics</p> <p>14:17 The paroxysmal cough & immunity to Pertussis</p> <p>16:34 Our Pertussis timeline</p> <p>19:57 Recommended vitamin C and how we administered it to our kids</p> <p>37:58 Record keeping d...

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