Stacking Bales
A podcast about the laughs, trials, tribulations, and celebrations that are a part of everyday life when you life on a farm or ranch. And the healing we've found through embracing this way of life. Join Heather Benson of Dalarna Farm and Eliza Blue on a journey.
Episodes
14 episodes
S2, Ep7: Of Baby Alligators and Needing Your Own Zookeeper
Episode 7 of season two launched with our first guest, Leigh Spencer. She is the Director of Education for the Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Leigh shares some hilarious stories with us (did you know that baby alligators c...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:04:28
S2, Ep6: Everyone Needs Friends
Eliza and Heather explore the topic of friends...for sheep, for cows and for humans and what it really means to "make the best life possible" for any species.Oh, and the fog calendar. ;)
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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38:10
S2. Ep5: It's baaa-ack...Lambnesia strikes again
It's midwinter on the prairie and that can only mean one thing: Lambnesia is back. No matter how weary, how stressed, how "done" they feel after a lambing season, it's only a matter of time before Heather and Eliza are struck by its force...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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37:43
S2, Ep. 4: Farm Life is Nothing if Not Tangible
Eliza and Heather discuss Temple Grandin's concept of "seeking behavior" in animals and humans and how that applies to both their horses and their cell phone use. They also give their "luke warm take" on how doing farm and ranch chores ev...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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38:04
S2, Ep3: Celebrating Being Weirdly Normal
Whether is applies to horse training, child-rearing or self-care, embracing our uniqueness smooths the path for all. Eliza and Heather dive into how an individual approach has the potential to help both broken horses and broken people.
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41:18
S2, Ep.2: On Fear, Death and Deer Legs
"Mastering Your Fears" takes on a slightly different connotation when you live with livestock and their sidekicks, the farm dogs. Eliza and Heather swap stories of how working with animals might create that monthly/daily/weekly adrenaline...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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42:11
S2, Ep1: Mindfulness and Manure
Eliza Blue and Heather Benson are back for season 2 of their podcast. This time with a new name and a small twist...join them as they connect the vagaries of farm life with their stories of personal growth. Episode one of th...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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33:34
S1, E7: Struggles with "Stacking Bales Syndrome"
It's March and in the Dakotas, that means you think spring should be just around the corner but the cold, snow and wind make that patently untrue and oh so disheartening. Eliza and Heather dissect the cause of their March malaise, newly t...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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38:31
S1: E6: How to "Marie Kondo" Farm Life
The therapy that is podcasting bring about some deep questions about which parts of farm life "spark joy" for Eliza and Heather. Which sheep will make the cut? This and more in the 6th episode of the Home Farm Journal podcast!
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42:51
S1: E5: Internationally Famous Cows and Cheese Magic
Heather reveals who on her farm is internationally famous and both Eliza and Heather lament the fact their lack of cheese wizardry.
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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54:03
S1, E4: The Dangers of Goats, The Benefits of Chaos and Owl Love Triangles
Do goats infect our brains like cats? Is it ok to spend your Friday night as the third wheel on an owl date? And using farm chaos as a mental health tool...this and more in our fourth episode of the Home Farm Journal podcast!
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45:21
S1. E3: "Dead or Napping" and Other Fun Farm Games
Eliza and Heather welcome special guest Bre Holt, a fiber artist from Washington state. She helps us learn to pronounce "Leicester" and explains how quickly she was able to learn fun farm games like "dead or nappin?", "bloat or baby on bo...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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53:26
S1, E2: The True Nature of Chickens, Catching Pigs and The Circle of Life
In episode two of the Home Farm Journal podcast, Eliza and Heather talk about how "lived experiences" change perception of farm and ranch life, for better and worse...including learning the true nature of chickens.
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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51:16