The FARMily Life
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Ep 16. Building Confidence, Shopping the Perimeter of the Grocery Store, and Blue Collar Labor
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Matt & Jerica start this episode with Matt's recent antics of getting pulled over while hauling the tiny-house (a second time), and the interaction wi...
Ep 15. House Moving, "Matt's So Predictable," & How Now Shall We Eat?
07 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Independence Day! In this 4th of July episode, Matt and Jerica review some of the antics of the week--Matt decided to move a small house from He...
Ep 14. When the Bear Creek Wildfire Burned the Ranch
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Almost exactly 13 years ago, Shady Grove Ranch was in the middle of a 50,000 acre wildfire. It was our first full year of farming. In this podcast, ...
Ep 13. Trailer on the tracks! Sheltered kids, truth at all costs, and the Golden Rule in marketing.
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Matt and Jerica recap the biggest food-involved event EVER at the ranch (the first regional meet-up for the American Pastured Poultry Producer's Assoc...
Ep 12. "Putting out a Fleece", the Deceptive Marketing of Pharmaceuticals, and Helping Kids Past Addiction
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode covers a a variety of topics. Jerica starts by recounting this week's vehicle issue, as well as her conversation with God. :) And ...
Ep 11. Marriage...and Other Stuff
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Well, since this is the Farmily Life Podcast...and there's no FARMily without the Family...Matt and Jerica really wade into it by discussing what they...
Ep 10. FLPodcast trajectory, non-profit org, and a word to Entrepreneurs
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Howdy Folks! In this 10th Episode of the FLP (The FARMily Life Podcast) Matt drops a bomb on Jerica, explaining where he'd like this podcast go, and w...
Ep 9. The SuperNet, Dead People are Tasting Your Food, and Chick-Fil-A's Antibiotic-Fed Chicken
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wow...this one is a little random, folks. It's been three weeks since we had time to sit down and record a podcast...so this one was a doozie. In th...
Ep 8. Raw Milk, The Purpose of Laws, and Farmers Markets
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Matt and Jerica discuss a wide range of topics--surprise, surprise... As promised last time, they discuss the danger (or safety) of r...
Ep 7. Know Your Farmer: Venture-Capitalism, the American Diet, & Eating Healthy on a Budget
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Matt and Jerica start out by discussing how GrazeCart (the online shopping-cart software that they use on their online store) was rec...
Ep 6. Pasture-Raised Charlatans vs. Nutrient Dense Truly-Grass-Fed Beef and Pasture-Raised Chicken
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There are lots of confusing terms on the market: "Grass-Fed Beef," "Organic Pork," and "Pasture-Raised Eggs." What do that they mean to the producer...
Ep 5. The Big Picture of Nutrition
27 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What does a truly nutritional diet look like? Plates of salad? Buckets of Kale? If it has a USDA Organic label, it's good for you, right? Join M...
Ep 4. LeTourneau "Farm-Gineers" & Matt Gets to Keep His Colon!
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Matt and Jerica discuss some fond memories from learning hand-on skills at LeTourneau University...and are now passing that knowledge (and use of some...
Ep 3. Farm Start-Up Failures & Matt's Hospitalization from Ulcerative Colitis
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Matt and Jerica take a look at Rebecca Thistlethwaite's book "Farms with a Future", which Shady Grove Ranch was featured in, and discuss why some of t...
Ep 2. An Inheritance from Parents and a Struggle from the Lord
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Matt and Jerica discuss the many pieces of the family puzzle that went into creating Shady Grove Ranch. Then, they begin the discussion of the medic...
Ep 1. Wading Into Farming
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Matt and Jerica discuss their modest beginnings at Shady Grove Ranch, partnering with Matt's parents, going from engineers to farmers, and a smelly ...