Episodes
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In this full episode comeback, we will be talking about possibly the easiest to start with herb, mint! We dive into some of the basics for growing and cultivating this wildly versatile herb. We also cover some of the many things you can do mint, from jellies, to teas, to salad greens.
If you like our show, please tell your friends about us, leave a review, and if you can support us on patreon. We offer our patrons early access to epsiodes, bonus content, and a direct line to the Rev Garden team.
https://www.patreon.com/RevGarden
The Revolutionary's Garden is written and produced on occupied Abanaki land. A portion of the shows income are saved to be payed in the form of rent to the Wabanaki Alliance.
Today we would like to recommned the podcast, Proles Pod! reborn from the ashes of proles of the roundtable, Proles Pod brings back some of the original shots, plus some terrific new ones to bring you a podcast about history, politics, and culture, without the liberalism. They are a very educational and very funny group of people who bring some absolutely critical content.
https://prolespod.libsyn.com/
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Given recent political news, We wanted to offer a quick update on the podcast!
New content coming soon comrades!
Love and solidarity
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We will have more episodes coming to the feed soon, but in the meantime enjoy this yogurt mini epsiode!
While we have previously released an epsiode on dairy preservation, in which we talk about yogurt making. But since then we have made quite alot of yogurt, and felt a small update to the yogurt making process would be helpful.
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Welcome to the sequel to our garden 101 basics series! in this follow up guide, we will cover some of the slightly more involved garden tools, like building of hedges, using livestock in the garden, or employing alternative planting methods.
In this first of our Garden 102 series, we will cover some of the more common alterntive planting styles, instead of just plantinf directly into the soil. We cover lots of styles both ancient and modern, fom terracing and mound gardens, to raised beds, hugelkulture, and Ruth Stout muclh gardening. We talk about the basics of each method, as well as go over some of their pros and cons!
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With Spring in full swing, we will finally be covering one of our all time favorite foragable plants, the dandelion! We cover the rich history of this plant as both food, medicine, and even a source of rubber. And of course we have to throw our two cents in on the debate between dandelions status as an invasive vs nonnative vs naturlized plant.
We go over where to find this entirely edible memebr of the aster family, as well as how to haevest and eat everythting from the root, to the leaves, to the flowrs to the seeds!
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To wrap up this seasons series on food preservation, we are going to finish with the gateway drug to canning. Jam! From jam, to jelly, to fruit butter, even to fruit leather, we cover this simple and tasty food preservation spread and all the ways you can make it. While we do use a simple blueberry jam recipe as an example, we also cover lots of variations, and how to alter it for diferrent fruits. Enjoy!
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As we transition from winter to spring, we're shifting gears from talking about winter storage crops to fast growing spring crops. And Turnips, miraculously enough, are both! We talk about this Revolutionary's wonder crop, which is fast growing, easy to store, nutritious, and delicious. We cover not only turnips role as a food crop for humans, but also its use as a cover crop and as a livestock feed.
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We've gotten a ton of requests in the past few months to do an episode on chickens, especially for eggs. We actually plan on doing an special series on livestock in the coming year, including one episode for chickens for eggs and one episode for chickens for meat. But until then, we figured we could put together an episode on eggs, and not just from chickens, but from ducks and quail as well.
We go over the basics for raising any sort of poultry, from their coop, to food to water. We also talk a but about pasturing basics, and whether or not to give poultry an outdoor run, a pasture, a tractor, or just let them free range. We briefly dive into some of the specifics on raising chickens, ducks, and quail, as well as the pros and cons for each. and finally, we wrap up with a but of discussion about eggs, their nutrition, how to use them, and how to preserve them!
We hope this episode will help get you by until our deeper dive into livestock, and helps get you started on the journey to egg laying poultry.
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Today we will be tackling our first ever fruit tree on the show, and what better fruit tree to start with than the ubiquitous apple tree. We've expressed our doubts about the utility of apples in the Revolutionary's Garden, but their presence across every american town and prolific nature make them worthwhile to talk about!
We talk about the colonial myths of johnny appleseed, various apple varieites, and some of the diferrences between root stocks, real roots, and dwarf and full sized trees.
While we can only briefly cover topics like pruning, we spend plenty of time on mulching, interplanting, and pest control for your apple trees.
And of course, if you like this epsiode, be sure to check out our other episode on apple cider, so you have plenty to do with all your fresh fruit!
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A long overdue update to our food preservation series, for todays episode we will be covering pickling. And not just pickling cucumbers, but all manner of fruits and veggies from carrots, to onions, to cabbage. On top of covering the primary forms of pickling, vinegar pickling and lacto fermenting pickles, we also cover other lacto fermented dishes like Sauerkraut and Kimchi!
If you like the show, please tell your comrades about us, leave a like and review on itunes, and follow us on facebook. If you can afford it, please consider supporting us on patreon. Our patrons get early access to episodes, bonus content, and a direct line to the REv Garden team. Currently we are doing a special bonus series on socialist agriculture, from the coffee coops of Chiappas, to the citrus plantations of the Soviet Union.
As Always our show is produced on Occupied Abankai land, specifically the land of the Kennebec people. We pay a portion of the show's proceeds to the Wabanaki Alliance in the form of rent. Remember, Land Acknowledgements are a good first step, and rents are better, but nothing is a substitute for land back and indigenous sovereignty.
Today we would like to recommend The collective organizations food not bombs. While individual organs within the food not bombs network can be hit or miss sometimes, their overall message of bringing the community together to feed people is a good one. I have disagreed with many folks on food not bombs before, but we’ve always been able to come together and do the important work. IF you;re struggling to find a way to start organizing, reach out to your nearest food not bombs for help, as they can be a good start.
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Our first interview of the year, we talk to Fix Cain, co-founder of the Alliance of Native Seedkeepers. Alliance of Native Seedkeepers is an incredible project to reinvigeroate indigneous culture and food ways, primarily by the preservation and revitalization of seedsaving and foodways. This is just a great interview as Fix is a genuinely funny guy, with soem terrific insights.
To learn more, or to purchase some of their terrific seeds, make sure to visit the Alliance of Native Seedkeepers at their website and seed store.
https://www.allianceofnativeseedkeepers.com
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Continuing with our usual winter themes, we are going to cover one of the best winter storage vegetables! With a vibrant taste, and the ability to store for months, onions are a great addiiton to any garden. We cover the history, variety selection, and how to grow and store this perfect root cellar crop.
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Thank you for tuning into this January farm update! While winter is a sleepy time on the farm, we still have to deal with horny goats, crazy storms ripping roofs away, and more! We also update you on the some of the upcoming interview episodes, a bonus series, and much much more.
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Welcome to the final installment (For now) of our Garden 101 series!
In this episode, we cover the proper setup for a good garden and harvest storage system, from harvesting tools, to the wash station, to the kitchen. We cover the general methods of harvest for major vegetable types, and how to get them into storage or your kitchen quickly, cleanly, and efficiently. After all, all of this garden advice does little good if you don't actually get to eat or share what you grow.
For more information, check out our website where you can find a transcript for this episode. And if you can, please consider supporting us on Patreon. Our Patrons get early access, bonus content, and a direct line to the Rev Garden team.
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This is a reupload of our intial episode on Cranberries. something happened in the upload that seriously degraded the audio quality, well below our modest standars. so this is a rerecorded and reuploaded epiosde, with much better audio.
In this episode we discuss the history, selection, and growing of the most underappreciated berry in north America. First clarifying the muddy definition of cranberry, then following its history from the indigenous nations of north America, through colonization, up to today. We cover how to grow cranberries, both in your home garden, as well as a guerilla gardening plant. and finally we wrap up with the many easy ways to prepare and preserve this incredible little berry.
If you like our show, please consider supporting us on Patreon. Our Patrons get early access to episodes, bonus content, and a direct line to the Rev Garden team.
https://www.patreon.com/RevGarden
Our show is written and produced on occupied Abenaki land, and we pay portion of the shows proceeds to the Wabanaki Alliance in the form of rent.
Today we would like to recommend The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen, by Sean Sherman https://sioux-chef.com/
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To celebrate the solstice, We'll be releasing this Patron only special bonus episode, The Apple Tree Man. While tangentially Garden related, this is an old folk tale from Britain, that is dear to my heart, and a perfect tale for the season.
Enjoy, and happy solstice!
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In this fifth installment of our garden 101 series, we cover the common pests, pathogens, and diseases that can afflict your garden. Wile we most thoroughly cover general bio security to prevent diseases, we also cover how to manage a disease outbreak once it occurs. As well as common methods such as fencing, push pull, and bait plants to deter a range of pests.
If you like our show, please consider supporting us on Patreon. Our Patrons receive early episode access, bonus content, and a direct line to the Rev Garden Team.
Our show is produced on occupied Abenaki land, and we pay a portion of the shows proceeds to the Wabanaki Alliance in the form of rent.
Todays Recommendation is The Bio-Integrated Farm, by Shawn Jadrnicek.
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Wanted to share with you all this interview I did with The Mind of a Skeptical Leftist youtube channel. We talk about the Rev Garden project in general, as well other topics like organizing in rural areas, food security, and dunking on patriotic socialists. I'm including a link below if you want to see the video version of this interview as well as a link to his channel, where he has tons of interviews. Please show his project some love and doll out plenty of likes and comments.
Interview link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3LGvHYORoU
Channel link: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheMindofaSkepticalLeftist
Please enjoy this public release of a bonus episode from our Patreon!
Wanted to share with you all this interview I did with The Mind of a Skeptical Leftist youtube channel. We talk about the Rev Garden project in general, as well other topics like organizing in rural areas, food security, and dunking on patriotic socialists. I'm including a link below if you want to see the video version of this interview as well as a link to his channel, where he has tons of interviews. Please show his project some love and doll out plenty of likes and comments.
Interview link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3LGvHYORoU
Channel link: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheMindofaSkepticalLeftist
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In this latest episode of The Revolutionary's Garden, We cover arguably one of the most important crops in the world, Corn! Everything from its rich history, to modern controversy. We go over in detail how to select a variety, cultivate it in a variety of methods. and ultimately how to harvest and process it.
As always if you like our show, please recommend us to your friends, leave reviews, and follow us on facebook. If you can, consider supporting us financially on Patreon. Our Patrons receive early access to episodes, bonus content, and a direct line to the Rev Garden team.
https://www.patreon.com/RevGarden
As always our show is produced on occupied Abanaki land, specifically the land of the Kennebeck nation. We pay a portion of our show proceeds to the Wabanaki alliance in the form of rent. Remember, land acknowledgements are a good first step, and rents are better, but nothing is a substitute for land back and indigenous sovereignty.Today we would like to recommend the afro-indigenous farmer Chris Newman and his cooperative farm network Sylvanaqua farms. On top of a lot of great articles trashing colonizer farming, Joel Salatin, and more, Chris Newman shows all of the great work being done by his cooperative farm network and mutual aid projects. While you learn a lot just by following him on social media, if you subscribe to his patreon you get hands on round tables discussing cooperative farm practices and more.
https://www.patreon.com/skywoman
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This farm update for November 2022 will hopefully become a regular monthly series where we share the progress on our communal farm!
This first episode covers the basics of the farm itself as well as our recent projects, from making the farmhouse liveable for the winter, to getting goats, to felling trees!
For more information about the Revolutionary's Garden, please visit our website where transcripts of all of our shows are also available. https://www.therevgarden.com/
If you like our show, please remember to leave us a like and a review, and tell your friends! IF you can, please consider supporting us on Patreon. Our Patrons get early access to episodes, bonus content, and a direct line to the Rev Garden team. https://www.patreon.com/RevGarden
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