EP: 433 Raising Goats for Dairy, Meat & Packing w/ Marc Warnke

Pioneering Today

Melissa K Norris

Cookingfromscratch, Oldfashionedliving, Selfsufficiency, Home & Garden, Gardening, Heirloomseeds, Homesteading, Growyourownfood, Education, Survival, Pioneeringtoday, Leisure, How To

4.9 • 931 Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Join me with guest Marc Warnke as he nearly convinces me to get goats again! We’re talking all things raising goats, from the space and supplies required, time it takes to milk them daily, and the various uses they have around the homestead. He’s a wealth of information and you’ll definitely want to check out the corresponding blog post for the resources mentioned. For more information and any links mentioned in this episode, visit https://melissaknorris.com/433.

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0:00.0	If you want to learn how to use herbs medicinally and not only medicinally but also grow them,
0:06.4	I can think of little else that gets me excited as knowing I can literally grow our medicine right outside our back door, then you, my friend, are going to want to make
0:16.2	sure that you are registered and signed up for our herbal summer series. This is completely free, though you definitely could charge for it because it is
0:28.2	packed with information. Once you sign up starting in August, every week you are going to get an email from me going over my top 10 favorite herbs.
0:40.0	Each week we are going to pick one of those herbs and do a deep dive on how to grow that herb,
0:47.8	but more importantly, how to use it, including safety, and if you should use it or not if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
0:56.9	We go through all of the cautions, the medicinal properties, and its uses.
1:02.1	So when you get done done you will have in your pocket and hopefully by
1:06.2	that point in your medicine cabinet my favorite top 10 herbs to always have at the ready. Go to Melissa K Norris.com forward slash
1:18.2	summer herb and make sure that you get registered. Summer school is in session and it has never been better. Hey pioneers. Welcome to episode number 433. Today's podcast we are going to be
1:37.9	talking about raising goats. Now we've had a couple of guests on in the past we've talked a little bit about raising goats. Now we've had a couple of guests on in the past. We've talked a little bit
1:44.6	about raising goats before but nothing like today's episode and to the depth of
1:50.5	today's guest. In fact, he almost has me convinced to go and get dairy goats, which is a big statement, especially knowing my past history with goats, which if you've hung out for a while, you know about that, and then we end up talking about it in today's interview as well.
2:05.7	So that is saying something.
2:08.9	Today's podcast guest is Mark Warnkey, and he has been raising goats for milk packing pets and meat for over a decade.
2:17.3	He is known globally as the goat guy and his profession is homesteading raising goats and teaching others to raise goats.
2:25.5	Mark lives in Boise, Idaho on Ripple Ranch with his wife Tricia and they enjoy working the
2:30.7	ranch with the goats to create a global example of sustainable
2:35.0	ranching. Mark is the author of two books, one on goats. He has been featured in
2:40.7	several documentaries by the BBC as well as a current long form documentary by director
2:47.8	Barlow Jacobs. And speaking of goats and sustainable ranching, today's podcast sponsor is
2:56.8	Azure Standard. Azure Standard not only has a ton of resources to help you stock
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