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In episode 74, we review The Church and Farming and The Rulers of Russia and the Russian Farmers by Denis Fahey. We also chat about The Prairie Troubadour, our Membership program, and our sense faculties as they relate to farming and all life. 

In episode 75 we we continue the conversation about the breakdown of the family farm, private property, the notion of the Soul, Denis Fahey’s books, William Cobbett, and more. 

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Episode 74 Topics:

  • William Cobbett, 1:14
  • The Prairie Troubadour, 2:27
  • Our Membership program, 7:07                 
  • Family farming will save the world, 22:56
  • Book reviews, 24:00
  • Our sense faculties, 28:17

Episode 75 Topics:

  • The breakdown of the family farm, 1:01
  • Summary of The Church and Farming and Russian Farming, 17:38                 
  • Private Property, 17:38
  • The notion of the Soul, 27:04
  • ‘Not just a baptized version of conventional farming,’ 30:35
  • The liturgical calendar, 35:53
  • The ingenuity of love, 39:12
  • William Cobbett, 44:44
  • Original innocence, 50:36

Links:

William Cobbett https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/725610.A_History_of_the_Protestant_Reformation_in_England_and_Ireland

The Prairie Troubadour  https://prairietroubadour.org

John Senior’s books:

Denis Fahey’s books:

Catherine Doherty  https://www.catherinedoherty.org/books/

Jane Grigson https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/226917.Jane_Grigson

Charlotte Mason https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/106311.Charlotte_M_Mason

Fred Provenza https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13050555.Fred_Provenza

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