Rural agricultural environmentalism, or something like that. Two guys living in the country and trying to run small, weird ag businesses and figure it all out. We talk about the realities of farming and food behind all the noise. Also, Georgia history, the South, football, amateur herpetology, all things weird and wonderful. The standard stuff. RIP Burt, Flannery, Duane and Greg, Levon, Otis, Aretha, Harry Crews, James Dickey, grandmother and grandaddy, and so on and so on. Support this podc ...
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Our yearly episode! We are ever so excited to talk. It’s Coop. It’s Birdman. It’s the Lean Boys.
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One is live on location from the Satilla Grocery parking lot hunkered down under the shady oak tree. The other’n is live from Americus. We lean with it. Rock with it. Talking swear words that would make Kirby Smart blush. Talking farming. Talking life. It’s ‘23. It’s a new us. A hopefully more consistent us. Brighter than a comet and twice as likel…
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Making Love to the Land
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We back. Farming is the subject. Audio isn't that bad. We'll see where this goes. Thanks, y'all. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/streakoflean/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/streakoflean/support
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We both burned our respective property in the same week and we decided to talk about it. The nuance of fire. The flames of passion. Rural enviro agriculture at the intersection of life and art. Cell coverage was good in both Americus and Waverly and the episode is clear as a spring fed creek. Anyways. Enjoy.--- Send in a voice message: https://podc…
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We Gotta Talk about Minks for a Minute
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Minks and COVID. Brandon's on the road, Coop's in his garden. Streak of Lean: Your trusted news source.Instagram: @streakoflean--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/streakoflean/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/streakoflean/support
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Virtue Signaling & Body Soap
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Here goes nothing. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/streakoflean/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/streakoflean/support
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A Quick Update and Exposition on Frozen Gas Station Drinks
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Brandon is slinging fresh farm goods. Coop is trying to help farmers get whatever Federal money they deserve. Together we don't have the time to put together full episodes right now. Plus, who can keep up with the news? So, instead, we're offering brief conversations as the week goes by. Light-hearted, weird stuff because there's enough heavy out t…
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We talk about COVID now that we’re a few weeks in. What’s going on in south Georgia and how has the pandemic affected local farmers. No frills. This was recorded on 4/17/20. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/streakoflean/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/streakoflean/support…
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We recorded this on March 17 during the first full week of the emergency response to the coronavirus. We talk about our impressions of what this all means, its effects on Brandon's business and the local food system, and where we might go from here. The conversation here is still evergreen. We'll continue to record every week to document the change…
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One Year Older, Wiser, Weirder, Wilder
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A new year and new season of mystery, intrigue, and tales of high adventure on the farm. After a long layoff, we review the arc of our lives over 2019 and make some minor resolutions for the future. It turns out when you go with the flow, things get easier. Follow your bliss, don’t fret the small things, be kind to your spine. Donn professes his lo…
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Some Things Flat Don't Change
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Brandon delivers pastured pork in style, his current chariot of swine a curious effect of Amazon’s long tentacles within the economy. Donn traffics in acronyms and updates everyone on the lamentable state of grant programs and malfunction at the USDA. The episode winds down with a fairly substantive conversation about farm conferences and the speci…
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Early reviews of this episode are in, and critics are raving: “So lo-fi it was almost incomprehensible, but I loved every minute of it.” The De Soto Gazette-Herald calls it, “A surprisingly pleasant hour considering so little preparation went into the final product.” Coop walks across town while trying out new audio equipment that makes him sound u…
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We here! We didn't give up the podcast game, just got hella busy over the summer. The kind of busy where you're wore-ass out but can't remember what you accomplished. Brandon starts us back with discussing his pesky neighbors, Theresa and Daryl, and their complaints about his dogs. Theresa and Daryl, UGH. Then we get down to some solid farm talk, i…
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What is this episode about? What is truth? Can we ever really know another person? We don't talk about none of that. Instead, we cover laughable Yankee tourist traps (we see you, Peach World), vague memories of Midway and the lost Sunbury Road, the cruel turn of weather in Georgia, the possible effects from African Swine Fever’s rampage through Chi…
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Wyatt Williams, Meat-Obsessed Expat
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Wyatt Williams joins us all the way from Indonesia to talk food writing, burnout, the perfect farm, marketing, and American meat. But before that we have a long discussion about beginning farmers, the disappearance of livestock processing, and food safety. We decry the misguided war by the government against microorganisms, reevaluate science, and …
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Phil Spencer from Farm’d
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Our first guest! We enjoy the honor and privilege of keeping company with Phil Spencer, the Community Manager at Farm’d. A buying and distribution platform for local food, Farm’d facilitates linkages between restaurants and farmers. What they’re pulling off sounds so good, it makes one incredulous. We think you'll really like Phil and hearing about…
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Finally, we’re back at our game of talking Georgia deep geography and trying on our curmudgeon hats. We talk about the dynamic physical and social upheaval in the Atlanta suburbs over the past 30 years — with a focus on Gwinnett County. Along the way we cover our dreams of writing, Flagpole magazine, bats, and sundry other things. Recordings from t…
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Back to a Rough January
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We talk about how much January sucked. Along the way, we cover the Durdens again, pod bizness, the one and only Waverly Minit Mart, Coop’s brother, Goodie Mob, late night cravings, the intangibility of fathers’ love, death, the Georgia Organics conference, small farmers, and more. This is probably our best episode yet. Lots of good truck sounds. A …
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The Story of Grassroots Farms, Part 3: “You Got To Get in Where You Fit in”
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The finale of Grassroots Farms' journey to the land of milk and honey — the Georgia coast. As the deal with the chicken distributor fizzles, a mysterious figure appears offering untold riches in the hog business. An old friend comes to the farm for mutual succor. Fame and fortune again seem within reach. But is this the devil's business, or is it u…
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The Story of Grassroots Farms, Part 2: “I Owe an Awful Lot to the Chicken”
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Part the Second: We follow our plucky hero through the next stage of his journey to small farm glory. Good fortune strikes as a corporate distributor comes calling for that local yardbird. Brandon moves the flock and fam from their suburban homestead to the wide-open pastures of Southeast Georgia (SOUEGA — God's country, per the Bird Mane). Will th…
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The Story of Grassroots Farms, Part 1: “Man, You’re Going To Be a Millionaire”
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This is the first of three episodes in which Brandon details his unique journey into the farming life. It’s a story of youthful mistakes, rare opportunity, personal destiny, and abounding love. In Part 1, Brandon talks about getting started as a wide-eyed backyard agrarian in Walton County. Please smash that five-star rating, and we appreciate y’al…
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We go way off script to talk about chickens, outdoor chickens, indoor chickens, chicken manure, chicken death, the ugly acts of livestock farming, and the persistent gloom and self-doubt of running a small business during the holidays.... Because mama always said the best way to treat your listeners right is to be as morbid and gross as possible. B…
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Hatin' on Hotlanta: Grants, Politics, and Rural Living
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The Streak of Lean boys are finally back at it to discuss Hurricane Michael's impact on agriculture in Southwest Georgia, the national media coverage of the storm, the Farm Bill, Donn's grant work, developments on Brandon's coastal farm, organics, and our favorite theme — bridging the urban/rural divide. Because, y'all, we love everybody.Publishing…
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We talk about the work being done to grow organic peanuts in Georgia and some of the exciting achievements in 2018. The conversation meanders through South Georgia ice machines, California, and David Allen Coe. Plus, the weather!Follow us on Instagram at @streakoflean. Individual accounts are @grassrootsfarmsga (Brandon) and @cooper_ag_services (Do…
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Welcome to Streak of Lean
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We finally record the first podcast after years of talking about talking. We introduce ourselves, outline our hopes for the show, and discuss Hurricane Florence, vittles, Trapper Jim, the Ag Census, slavery, racism in America, chicken farming, etc. Brandon provides free truck sounds. Donn has trouble with multiplication. All in all, not bad for a f…
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