farmageddon

This episode isn’t just for farmers. It’s for anyone who depends on farmers to provide food for their families! Welcome back to part 2 of our interview with Charlotte Smith of 3 Cow Marketing and Champoeg Creamery. In the first half of our interview, we discussed how farmers need to price their products to stay in business. In today’s conversation, we’ll find out the vital role raw milk plays in the health of Charlotte’s family, which type of cow’s milk is easiest to digest, how to ensure your access to real food and much more.

Gary, general counsel for the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense makes a visit to The Appropriate Omnivore. The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund is a terrific non-profit organization that defends the rights small farms to be able to sell goods and products directly to the consumers. Gary gives an explanation of how the FTCLDF came to be and what cases they're currently taking on. Many of the FTCLDF's work is in regards to raw dairy farmers and Gary mention some specific cases. Gary also lets listeners know how they can become members and donate, so the FTCLDF can continue doing the excellent work that it does.

Yeehaw! On this episode of The State of Games, Dice and Monkey get rural as they talk about the amazing allure of farming-themed games and then interview Grant Rodiek, designer of the Kickstarter smash card game Farmageddon. All this plus prototype plays of Take the Bait and Princes of the Dragon Throne, how Donald X. has redeemed himself with Kingdom Builder, and how Monkey has a huge train addiction. All aboard!

In this episode of The State of Games, Dice and Monkey are up to their elbows in Kickstarter! Their first game release, Carnival, has received an incredibly warm welcome on the crowdfunding website and the duo take the chance to share some behind-the-scenes info., talk with Dark Horse creator Don Lloyd about the perils and pitfalls of any Kickstarter campaign, and then find out what it's like to be on the other side of the interview process when things get a bit crazy on the G*M*S Magazine podcast. All this, plus boardgame fetishes and nerd potpourri with Patrick Nickell, a look at Battleship Galaxies, Quarriors, Farmageddon, Castle Dash, 1955: The War of Espionage, and getting caffeinated in VivaJava. That's a lot of podcast!