It's that time of year to make some hay for the winter so we thought it would be a good idea to get into the weeds of making hay on a small-scale traditionally by hand. This episode is for all the folks who don't have the land or tractor to make hay on a larger scale, but want to mow their lawns, fields or meadows to make hay or bedding for their animals. In this episode, you can learn about different types of grass hay, alfalfa hay & tree hay for nutrients for livestock and of course, the methods of taking up a scythe and learning one of man’s oldest agricultural arts: cutting hay by hand and storing it loose for the winter. Hear from folks like Anarchy Acres, Jim Kovaleski, Tap o' Noth Permaculture Farm & more. Hope you enjoy!

"Let us make hay while the sun shines." - Proverb

"If I'm honest, the thing I am proudest of is my varieties of wild flowers in the hay meadow." - Monty Don

"A Song of the good green grass! A song no more of the city streets; A song of farms - a song of the soil of fields. A song with the smell of sun-dried hay, where the nimble pitchers handle the pitch-fork; A song tasting of new wheat, and of fresh-husk'd maize." - Walt Whitman

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