BubbaTanicals - Hobby Farming, Soap Making, Beekeeping, and more » Craft Fairs http://bubbatanicals.com/blog Good Soap. No Crap Wed, 16 May 2012 20:19:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Copyright © BubbaTanicals.com 2012 webmaster@bubbatanicals.com (BubbaTanicals.com) webmaster@bubbatanicals.com (BubbaTanicals.com) 1440 http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg BubbaTanicals - Hobby Farming, Soap Making, Beekeeping, and more http://bubbatanicals.com/blog 144 144 In the sleepy town of Brooks, Georgia lies a small farm with a mission. Hosted by Brian Tant, the BubbaTanicals Podcast seeks to inform and entertain. It leaves no stone unturned on the subject of operating a small farm and homestead. Nothing is taboo when it comes to Brian's irreverent narrative on nearly everything from crafts to chickens, fencing to farmers markets, gardening to goats, horses to home remedies, beekeeping, and everything in between. BubbaTanicals, beekeeping, farming, agriculture, homesteading, prepping, survival, hobby, farm, sustainable BubbaTanicals.com BubbaTanicals.com webmaster@bubbatanicals.com no no BubbaCast # 39 http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2010/07/bubbacast-39/ http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2010/07/bubbacast-39/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:06:01 +0000 Brian http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/?p=953 Market Booth

Doing a Farmers Market

A long two-parter where we talk all about the ins and outs of selecting, preparing for, and participating in a local farmers market.

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The City Chicken

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Music: James Larson, Gaia Consort
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]]> http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2010/07/bubbacast-39/feed/ 1 1:23:57 A long two-parter where we talk all about the ins and outs of selecting, preparing for, and participating in a local farmers market. A long two-parter where we talk all about the ins and outs of selecting, preparing for, and participating in a local farmers market. BubbaTanicals, beekeeping, farming, agriculture, homesteading, prepping, survival, hobby, farm, sustainable BubbaTanicals.com no no BubbaCast # 36 http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2010/05/bubbacast-36/ http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2010/05/bubbacast-36/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 01:20:39 +0000 Brian http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/?p=929

Phoenix Rooster

We take some great feedback. Jams, jellies, marmalades, and preserves, oh my! Farmstead updates. Chicken Incest! And we talk some about some of the fundamental answers to the question ‘why?’

Links
Henderson’s Handy Dandy Chicken Chart
Young Harris Beekeeping Institute
Fresh South Market
Nature’s Harmony Farmcast

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]]> http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2010/05/bubbacast-36/feed/ 0 1:00:26 We take some great feedback. Jams, jellies, marmalades, and preserves, oh my! Farmstead updates. Chicken Incest! And we talk some about some of the fundamental answers to the question why? We take some great feedback. Jams, jellies, marmalades, and preserves, oh my! Farmstead updates. Chicken Incest! And we talk some about some of the fundamental answers to the question why? BubbaTanicals, beekeeping, farming, agriculture, homesteading, prepping, survival, hobby, farm, sustainable BubbaTanicals.com no no BubbaCast # 20 http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2009/10/bubbacast-20/ http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2009/10/bubbacast-20/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:02:46 +0000 Brian http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/?p=676 Bee Koozies!

Bee Koozies!

Man, it’s cold! We take some feedback, I find a long time listener, talk about Fall Fling, install some gutters, make some Bee Koozies (see pic), and explore the many splendid aspects of mulch!

Links:
Permaculture Institute
Intro to Permaculture
Permaculture Principles

Music: James Larson, Gaia Consort
PodCast Call in Line: 740-5-MYFARM

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]]> http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2009/10/bubbacast-20/feed/ 1 0:54:44 Man, it's cold! We take some feedback, I find a long time listener, talk about Fall Fling, install some gutters, make some Bee Koozies, and explore the many splendid aspects of mulch! Man, it's cold! We take some feedback, I find a long time listener, talk about Fall Fling, install some gutters, make some Bee Koozies, and explore the many splendid aspects of mulch! BubbaTanicals, beekeeping, farming, agriculture, homesteading, prepping, survival, hobby, farm, sustainable BubbaTanicals.com no no Video: That is One Beefy Tractor http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2009/09/that-is-one-beefy-tractor/ http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2009/09/that-is-one-beefy-tractor/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:16:02 +0000 Brian http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/?p=632 Some video from Heritage Days of a vendor trying to pull their trailer out through the mud, getting stuck, and then having to be pulled out by a tractor.

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Inman Farm Heritage Days

In the days leading up to our favorite festival of the year – the rain threatened, and then – unfortunately for us it then followed up and made good on the threat. In spades. Friday looked good, but Saturday was wet and muddy from the get go.

I will say that given the rain, this was a dedicated crowd. I made enough on Saturday to cover family dinner at the concession stand. The Brunswick stew was to die for and I ate much more than anyone should be allowed to eat.. shamelessly.

I had a tough time keeping the soaps from sweating with the uber-high humidity, so on the list is trying to figure out some way of packaging them so they keep dry. Any of you soapmakers out there have any suggestions? Wrapping them in paper towels seemed to work in the short term.

My daughter helped with the booth and held her own selling cookies and brownies.

Although the heavy rains did put a dent in our bottom line, we made out okay and caught up with some old friends. If anything, this weekend served as a good reminder to me about why I spend all this time and energy lugging a booth around in the rain to try and hock a few jars of jelly.

It’s certainly not for the money. No, It’s the people. Like so many other things.. it’s the people.

It always has been, and for me at least – it always will be.

Thank you Rick, Joanne, Stephanie and everyone else that works so hard to make Heritage Days what it is.

-Brian

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Vending at Inman Farm Heritage Days

Pressed for time this week. We get a great shoutout from Sean and Cim, talk about horses, curse the carpenter ants, and badmouth hicks that cannot tell the difference between a honeybee and a hornet.

NewsReal – Enjoy the soap, Cim! And yes it is actually made from lard.

Music: James Larson
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]]> http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2009/09/bubbacast-16/feed/ 1 0:28:25 Pressed for time this week. We get a great shoutout from Sean and Cim, talk about horses, curse the carpenter ants, and badmouth hicks that cannot tell the difference between a honeybee and a hornet. Pressed for time this week. We get a great shoutout from Sean and Cim, talk about horses, curse the carpenter ants, and badmouth hicks that cannot tell the difference between a honeybee and a hornet. BubbaTanicals, beekeeping, farming, agriculture, homesteading, prepping, survival, hobby, farm, sustainable BubbaTanicals.com no no BubbaCast # 15 http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2009/09/bubbacast-15/ http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2009/09/bubbacast-15/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:40:04 +0000 Brian http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/?p=603 Hay

Hey, Hey, Hay!

We take some great feedback, talk about setting up webcams, give some updates on the gore-cat, hint at muscadine wine, and talk far too long about hay.

BlueBerry Info
Come see us at Inman Farm September 18th – 20th
Internet Hay Exchange
The Hay Barn

Music: James Larson
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]]> http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2009/09/bubbacast-15/feed/ 0 0:53:46 We take some great feedback, talk about setting up webcams, give some updates on the gore-cat, hint at muscadine wine, and talk far too long about hay. We take some great feedback, talk about setting up webcams, give some updates on the gore-cat, hint at muscadine wine, and talk far too long about hay. Podcasts BubbaTanicals.com no no BubbaCast # 14 http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2009/08/bubbacast-14/ http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2009/08/bubbacast-14/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:02:15 +0000 Brian http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/?p=587 Our Former Rooster, Drumstick

Our Former Rooster, Drumstick

Uno, Dos, Tres, Catorce! For nearly an hour, show 14 finds me taking our inaugural voice mail, almost making it through the feedback without botching someone’s name, bidding farewell to our rooster, looking forward to Inman Farm Heritage Days, skirting the law.. maybe, and pontificating on the idea of setting up an outyard. Thanks for listening!

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Inman Farm

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]]> http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2009/08/bubbacast-14/feed/ 1 0:58:50 Uno, Dos, Tres, Catorce! For nearly an hour, show 14 finds me taking our inaugural voice mail, almost making it through the feedback without botching someone's name, bidding farewell to our rooster, looking forward to Inman Farm Heritage Days, skirt[...] Uno, Dos, Tres, Catorce! For nearly an hour, show 14 finds me taking our inaugural voice mail, almost making it through the feedback without botching someone's name, bidding farewell to our rooster, looking forward to Inman Farm Heritage Days, skirting the law.. maybe, and pontificating on the idea of setting up an outyard. Thanks for listening! BubbaTanicals, beekeeping, farming, agriculture, homesteading, prepping, survival, hobby, farm, sustainable BubbaTanicals.com no no Vending at Moondance this weekend. http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2009/05/vending-at-moondance-this-weekend/ http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/2009/05/vending-at-moondance-this-weekend/#comments Wed, 20 May 2009 13:39:10 +0000 Brian http://bubbatanicals.com/blog/?p=280 Hey folks, 

I’ll be vending this weekend at Moondance out in Bowden, GA.  If you’re attending the festival come by and say hi.  Unfortunately, I’m going mad trying to get ready to leave Friday morning so no show this week again.  Fear not, I’ve gotten some great email that I’ll go through as well as other mad rantings for your enjoyment.  Thank you for your your support and feedback and I will definitely get a show out once the dust settles next week.

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Thank You Inman Farm Heritage Days!
Good morning!I wanted to take a moment and thank each and every one of you that stopped by our booth at the Inman Farm Heritage Days celebration.  We had an absolute blast, and hope that you enjoyed it as well. 

Heritage Days has grown from a small tractor show to an annual event that thousands of people from all over the southeast come to attend.  Joanne, Rick, and Stephanie have truly accomplished something very special here in the little town of Inman.  They’re great people who really put their heart into whatever they do.  I hope that you found your wallet kind enough to make a donation.

We sold some scuppernog jelly (which if I do say so myself, turned out really splendid this year), sold a ton of soaps, some incense, and a few other things.  I absolutly loved meeting the family from New York, and the wide-eyed enthusiasm they carried around with them at some of the old skills on display at the festival.  I hope you guys really enjoy the jelly and soap, and welcome to Georgia.

Then there was the discussion I had with a local gardener about placing a beehive on her property to increase the pollination of her plants.  That’s exciting for me because geographical diversity breeds biological diveristy which is key to the survival of my bees.  Plus I can’t wait to see what kind of honey these bees choose to reward us with!  Yum!

I could go on and on about all the great conversations I had about how all soap is made with lye, where people were from and whatnot, but I don’t have space, the time, and I doubt you would have the patience to endulge me for that long.  Suffice to say that Heritage days is the highlight of my fall season and we eagerly look forward to seeing you next year.

For now, it’s time for me to get out the soap pot and get to work.   Fall Fling  (our next festival) is only a few weeks off!

-Brian out. 

 

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June 14, 2008
Thank you Fayette Market Day!
Hi everyone, I want to say thanks to all the good folks who came out and supported us at Fayette Family Market Day.  In spite of threatening rain and sky high gas prices, you guys came out and let me talk your ears off about soap making and beekeeping.  We sold a surprising amount of Patchoili soap, completely sold out of orange & grapefruit soap, and nearly sold out of a few others.  It was a great time. 

The next market day is in a month so it would seem it’s time to get out the soap pot and start mixin’ so that I can have something on the table for July.   (see the event calender for details) 

I’m looking forward to seeing some familiar faces and meeting the new ones.  We’ll see you there!

-Brian

 

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