Scythe isn’t everything; Appropriate land technologies with Benjamin Brownlow

The Poor Prole’s Almanac

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🗓️ 25 September 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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This episode is special, as we have paired it with a lengthy 2-part scything 101 collaborative substack piece. We're joined by Benjamin Brownlow of Fox Holler Almanac & Farmstead to discuss the application of the scythe and basics around making this traditional tool more accessible for first-time users. What are the benefits of using a scythe, how can it change the trajectory of a landscape, and when is it not appropriate? Further, what exactly is a scythe, and how can your decisions around the scythe you use impact your success? We explore all of these questions and more in this episode. Additionally, Fox Holler Farmstead is seeking apprentices for 2024 in cooperative land management, agroforestry, natural building, sustainable agriculture and gardening. Contact Ben at [email protected] for more information! Check out the substack pieces and subscribe to Ben's substack as well! https://poorprolesalmanac.substack.com/p/revitalizing-the-scythe https://benjaminbramble.substack.com/ To support this podcast, join our patreon for early episode access at https://www.patreon.com/poorprolesalmanac For PPA Writing Content, visit: www.agroecologies.org For PPA Restoration Content, visit: www.restorationagroecology.com For PPA Merch, visit: www.poorproles.com For PPA Native Plants, visit: www.nativenurseries.org To hear Tomorrow, Today, our sister podcast, visit: www.tomorrowtodaypodcast.org/

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0:00.0	Hey folks, welcome back. This is Andy with the Port Proz Almanac. Today we've got a very unique episode. We're joined by Ben Brownlow from Foxhaller Almanac to discuss sithing in a modern context,
0:25.9	and unlike previous interview episodes,
0:28.1	we're actually going to be pairing this with a really lengthy 101 substack article,
0:32.1	which we collaborated to put together.
0:34.2	So when you're listening, if you find yourself really interested in learning more,
0:38.1	or maybe you find yourself drawn to the way Ben explains sithing, check out our
0:42.8	substack article on porpo's almanac.substack.com. You can also get there by going to
0:48.1	porpoils.com and going to the supplemental reader section. It's broken out into two parts, so you can read one part, listen to the interview, read the second part.
0:59.6	We go from broad strokes conversation to more in depth detail along from part one to part two.
1:06.7	So it's a good length of reading, and it should definitely help answer a lot of questions.
1:12.0	There's some video content integrated into the Substack article with some how-toes, some examples of what he's talking about.
1:19.3	So it's a really great multimedia resource for somebody that's getting into Sithing for the first time.
1:25.0	So I really hope you guys enjoy this interview.
1:27.4	Go check out Ben's work on the links listed in the show time. So I really hope you guys enjoy this interview. Go check out Ben's work on
1:28.9	the links listed in the show notes. And tell us what you think. Ben, thanks so much for coming on.
1:39.3	First, tell us a little bit about yourself, your farm and your work? Okay, yeah. So I've been sort of doing a
1:45.6	variety of things here on a community land trust for about 11 years, sort of an integration
1:51.8	of tree crops, native habitat, and pasture livestock. So we have an agroforestry cooperative
1:58.0	and a dairy cooperative that's kind of under the umbrella of a lot of my work.
2:03.0	And we do some pastured pork and pasture poultry alongside that.
2:08.2	Some subsistence gardening and plant breeding.
2:11.5	We've been working on breeding perennial walking onions to have bigger bulbs,
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