Hey folks, this is Andy with the Poor Proles Almanac.

In this episode, we're following up on the content of the previous episode

on tree hay and tree fodder by spending some time chatting with someone about what it looks like

to translate these complex ideas and put them into practice. So if you haven't listened to that

episode yet, I'd recommend checking it out, or you could just listen to our chat

and see if you'd like to dive in a little deeper to the subject after listening to this conversation.

In this episode, not only do we see how many times I can say the word episode in one paragraph,

but we talk with Shauna Hansen over at Three Streams Farm up in Maine.

She's a wealth of information and has a vast array of experiences working with tree fodder,

from chipping it to silage and everything in between.

We have a fantastic conversation getting into the weeds of the subject matter.

In fact, so much so,

this turned into a two-parter. So we'll be dropping the second half of this episode in a few days. So take a listen and let us know what you think. I think you'll enjoy it.

Hi, Shawna.

Thanks so much for taking the time to talk about this subject with us.

For folks that aren't familiar with Three Streams Farm or with tree silage, tree fodder,

these different practices of utilizing leaves from trees, could you tell us a little bit

about yourself and the work you do?

So I have a goat and one cow and more goats multi-micro dairy with CSA people and people that also just trade, come in milk or come and learn stuff from me and go home with milk.

And I have a friend who's making a lot of aged cheese,

and I'm going to a market where you can just directly trade things. And I also have a blueberry

field on a mountain where the animals sometimes go for field care with me. And that harvest is also

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