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Sweet & Lovely Show #4

7/17/2015

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Sweet & Lovely Show
#4
July 17, 2015

96.9 KMRD.lp Madrid Community Radio

Bring It On...Seal
Blood on the Snow...Horse Feathers
You're My Meat...Joe Jackson
Mud...Richard Buckner
Daughters...John Mayer
Coming Around the Mountain...Kristy Kruger
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Words by Portia Nelson
Autobiography in Five Short Chapters
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Boris McCutcheon and the Saltlicks...Big Old World
Let it Be...The Beatles
People with Bad Luck...Greg Brown
Waiting for Gauteau...Tony Furtado Band
Whiskey Bottle...Uncle Tupelo
Back in Black...Hayseed Dixie
Back in Black...ACDC
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10,000 Years (Peace is Now)...Live
Let's See Action...The Who
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Local Happenings
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Grandpa...Paw & Erik
Never Look Back...Truckstop Honeymooners
Pink Nun...Joe West with Felicia Ford
Sell My Monkey...BB King
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Words from the Vegetarian Butcher farm journal
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Tripping Billies...Dave Matthew Band
Love or Confusion...Jimi Hendrix
I Need a Girl...Charming Beggars
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I Got a Woman...Elvis Presley
Sweetheart Like You...Bob Dylan
I Waited for You...Miles Davis
Last Cigarette...KD Lang
Gin House Blues...Nina Simone

I had some blips in my tech-ness today...thanks for your listening patience....here's to continual improvement.

Enjoy this sweet & lovely day.
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Sweet & Lovely Show #3

7/10/2015

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The Sweet & Lovely Show on 96.9 KMRD
#3
July 10, 2015

Hoo Doo Lady ... Memphis Minnie
What is this Thing Called Love ... Jack Johson
I Saw The Light .. Hank Williams
Cat Scratch Fever ... Hayseed Dixie
Black Coffee ... KD Lang


96.9 Madrid Community Radio sponsored by the Madrid Cultural Projects serving the 87010 rural community.

Four Seasons - Summer ... Berlin Philharmonic
Words by Richard Grossman ... "Sloth"
Chan Chan...Buena Vista Social Club
Babylon...David Gray
Over at the Frankenstein Place...Rocky Horror Picture Show
You Haven't Done Nothing...Stevie Wonder

Words from actor Charlie Chaplain in 1940 movie "The Great Dictator"

The Girl from Ipanema...Stan Getz
Groove...DeeLite

Local happenings & weather...www.madridculturalprojects.org

Ma'tit Fille...Buckwheat Zydeco
Music Know Boundaries..Ladysmith Black Mamabazo
Huey Smith Medley...Dr Johns Gumbo
WIlderness...Dead Can Dance
Lost and Found...Atmosphere
Peace (Live)...Los Lobos

Words from the Week about standing

Love Shack...B52s
Hurdy Gurdy Man...Donovon
Ask the Fish...Leftover Salmon
In Spite of Ourselves...John Prine & Iris Dement
These Are Days...10,000 Maniacs

another sweet & lovely time,
eternal thanks for listening..
The Vegetarian Butcher on 96.9 KMRD

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Sweet & Lovely Show #2

7/3/2015

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The Sweet & Lovely Show
#2
July 3, 2015

Joy to the World...Three Dog Night
Tubthumping...Chumbawamba
Everybody...Ingrid Michaelson

Words by Wendell Berry

The Road to Nowhere...Talking Heads
I Got My Back...Kristy Kruger
House of the Rising Sun...Family Coal

Fat Fry on the Hog Farm...Tony Furtado
The Goat...Burl Ives
Mr. Rabbit...Burl Ives

Wonderin Blues...Be Good Tanyas
Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes...Paul Simon
Bittersweet Symphony...The Verve
Rainbow Connection...Kermit the Frog

One Love...Bob Marley
Changes...David Bowie
track 03...Fela Afrika 70

Words by Maureen Ogle...In Meat We Trust

Mama Told Me...Etta James
Stevie Nicks...Edge of Seventeen
Come Together...the Beatles
Sweet Jane...Cowboy Junkies

Mr. Blue Sky...Electric LIght Orchestra
Good Gravy...
I'm Amazing...Keb Mo
Closer to You...The Wallflowers
Yellow Submarine...The Beatles

Thanks for a sweet & lovely time.
xxo
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Sweet & Lovely Show #1 on 96.9 KMRD

6/26/2015

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Welcome to the Sweet & Lovely Show.
Today is Friday, June 26, 2015

This is KMRD.lp 96.9 fm Madrid Community Radio, live from Madrid, New Mexico.

*stir it up    b marley
*jelly on my shoulder  ?
*mercy   m gautier

words from bruce lee
“Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves.
Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.”
― Bruce Lee

*so much water     m.ward
*love enough    m franti
*battle of evermore    led zeppelin

zen story of riding bicycle

*bicycle    queen
*free ride    edgar winter group

announce blue bus schedule
Two daily routes from Santa Fe to Madrid
http://www.ncrtd.org/

*boss    paw & sawyer
*home grown tomatoes    ?

*respect arethra franklin
*tip toe thru the tulips    tiny tim
*a little less conversation     elvis vs. jxl     

Words from Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
“But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked.
"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad."
"How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.”

*this town    go-go's
*let's stay together    al green

You're listing to KMRD.lp 96.9 Madrid Community Radio
Big thanks to our radio champions Stella, Katie & Ashley & everyone who has contributed so much.

Thanks to our community organization, the Madrid Cultural Projects, for helping make our Madrid Radio possible.
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Dreaming big. Please vote.

6/11/2015

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Here is our application for a $100,000 grant to grow the farm & co-op.
We need your vote to be eligible to win. Please vote for us at:
https://www.missionmainstreetgrants.com/b/75581

Voting ends June 19, 2015.

Tell us about your business and what makes it unique. Please provide a general description of your product, customers, competitive landscape, and overall performance.

The Vegetarian Butcher farm and co-op produces whole, healthy & beautiful food in New Mexico. Our mission: To strengthen the local food system, cultivate land & animals holistically, and improve the health of the people.

Our Credo: Dream big. Start small. Do it right. Grow from within.

The Vegetarian Butcher is owned by Alyson & Henry Gilman on ten acres in rural New Mexico.

We produce farm goods of milk, eggs, meat and cheese for ~27 members of our community. We both work jobs off the farm yet plan for the day when farming can be our sole livelihood.

Alyson was born and raised in a company town in Iowa, surrounded by farmland. In 2002, Alyson met Henry who came with sons. Alyson doesn't eat meat, but her family loves meat. So, we set out to learn how to feed our family from our land.

The Vegetarian Butcher was born.

We began raising chickens, learning how to butcher and process the meat for our table. Goats, turkeys and pigs came next with llamas standing guard.

It is a labor of love that inspires us to live close to our food.

Our service area includes the rural community of Madrid & Cerrillos, (population ~1,300) and Santa Fe (population ~70,000). A handful of cooperative farms are available, yet none that we know based in our zip code.

The demand for The Vegetarian Butcher products has far surpassed our supply. With co-op and farm expansion, we are confident we will be able to meet that demand.

What inspired you to become an entrepreneur? Describe both your greatest achievements and biggest challenges.

Alyson Gilman, has 25 years business experience working with a variety of organizations—both large and small.

My greatest achievement has been helping local business thrive with efficient and proven management practices.

Observing business leaders—both succeed and struggle—has been our inspiration to lead this enterprise. The evidence we have gathered indicates that with enough discipline, effort and clarity, everything is possible.

With a degree in public relations, my career began in Chicago with a public relations firm, then with Fortune 500 company in sales training and development. My business, Real Communication, has served many industries including a butcher shop, restaurants, alpaca ranches, home builder, healthcare, authors, animal trainers, caterers and coffee roasters with revenues ranging $300K to $3 million.

Henry Gilman has grown up in the construction industry with more than 30 years experience of designing, building and supervising projects.

We have both expanded our knowledge ten-fold of animal husbandry and farming by researching and implementing best practices of farming and with experiential “learning-by-doing.”

Our greatest challenge is restricted time and resources in order to expand. We have a 3-year plan to phase out of our off-farm jobs and work 100% for our local food system.

How is your business involved with the community you serve? Examples include: giving back to the community, sourcing locally, and/or contributing to economic development via hiring.

The co-op motto: Feed the people, support the farmer, keep it local.

The co-op is designed for shared accountability and reward.
Members and Apprentices receive a share of farm goods from Producers and help support the food system with their dollars, time and energy.

We are committed to being an organization which provides:
—an efficient, calm, safe & fulfilling work environment
—a cooperative that inspires eaters to be connected to their food
—a profitable endeavor for all (members, producers, community)

Our farm & co-op plan relies on collaboration with:
—Local citizens, producers, merchants & restaurants
—Local & national media outlets & online networking
—Local organizations: Farm to Table, Madrid Community Garden & Food Bank, Madrid Cultural Projects, Las Candelas de Cerrillos & Turquoise Trail Associations
—Advisors: Santa Fe County Economic Development, SCORE Santa Fe, Accion New Mexico, US Department of Agriculture
—Educational: Santa Fe Community College, NMSU, UNM

We are deeply connected to our community and is historic roots as a self-sustaining energy town. We want to model that life again and help others learn how. The co-op’s educational arm will develop skills and jobs.

With local non-profit organizations and pubic entities, we gain access to programming, funding and support for managed growth.

What would a $100,000 grant mean to your business and how will you utilize the funds? Please be as specific as possible.

We apply for this grant with hope that The Vegetarian Butcher enterprise will flourish for many years.

We have received overwhelming praise for the small scale goods we provide and know time is ripe for growth.

After years of growing on a shoestring budget, an influx of funds would allow us to expand with greater ease and efficiency.

We could train and bolster a force of employees, members, apprentices and producers who care about the enterprise as much as we do. We could build a central learning farm for cooperative use with outreach programs which will help others produce food, cost effectively, in their backyard.

The Vegetarian Butcher will utilize $100,000 in four essential areas:
Business & Co-op Development
—cooperative system
—detailed plan for growth
—grant & loan opportunities
Farm Infrastructure
—tools of the trade: tractor, truck & trailer
—fencing & shelters that allow us to reach economies of scale
Learning Farm
—fencing & shelters to create a central community farm site
—livestock
—training & development opportunities
Outreach & Education
—website development & maintenance
—network with NM producers & educational institutes

The Vegetarian Butcher has clear identity, vision, mission & values. We have a plan. We are ready to fly.

What are your short-term (1-2 years) and long-term growth plans for the business? How will this grant contribute to your plan?

Our current cooperative has ~27 members with The Vegetarian Butcher as the sole producer. Within the first year, we will partner with local producers who fit our business model. For every producer, we hope to have 50 members.

An established & clear cooperative system will help us reach our goals:
—Year 1: 3 producers + 150 members
—Year 2: 5 producers + 250 members

To achieve our mission, we will:
—expand our knowledge of food systems & cooperatives
—develop a workforce through hands-on education
—continually seek outreach and funding
—choose local resources whenever possible

The Vegetarian Butcher will:
—Be a leader in fostering food security programs in the southwest
—Be a resource for New Mexico farmers, families and consumers
—Distinguish the farm & co-op as local food hub with clear identity
—Commit to the best and highest use of resources: human, animal, vegetable & tangible

The Vegetarian Butcher began with the purpose of feeding our family yet we soon realized the potential to feed more.

With financial support, we will spread our wings to bring our goods to local eaters within 50-mile radius.
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sweet & lovely birthday

6/5/2015

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champion Mama Tips gave birth on a cool June morning and we are the lucky stewards of two new kids. 1 sweet boy, 1 lovely girl. names tbd.

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pig gallery begins...

10/26/2014

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pig dreams ~ 10.25.14

10/26/2014

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3 little piggys born
of mama sows
of Ernest & Gail Gurule
of Gurule's Hog Heaven
of Ojo Caliente, New Mexico.

2 young boys + young lady pig (about 150 total pounds)
transported to our barnyard
near Cerrillos, New Mexico
in my husband's work van, cleared of its tools.

This is the piggys first trip to anywhere, ever.

Our two oldest sons were home to help carry our new pigs to their new digs. The safest carry is by the hind legs with their head hanging toward the ground. Lady Pig was strong and squealed all the way.

The new pig home required reinforcement as the youngest readily showed us he can squeeze out. Why do they call it hog fencing?

We are feeling a bit green today. Despite having a dog-eared version of Storey's Guide to Raising Pigs and the Gurule's as our kind mentors, you don't know until you do. 

"Learn by experience," the voice inside resonates. "Pig dreams do come true."
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butcher day ~ September 13, 2014

9/13/2014

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Lil' Fella was the first born of our 2-year old nanny goat, Blanca.

He was an only-child and lived his whole life (5 months) with mama's milk, summer graze and local hay.

We separated him from the herd and lead him toward the garden. Lil' Fella suddenly realized he was solo and began to struggle.

It was then the decision was made.

My husband put down the gun.
We prepared to take this sweet goat's life with a sharp knife.

We calmed ourselves and held him. I removed the knife from my holster, stretched his sweet head toward the sky and sliced through hair and skin and meat. The blood began to run and his little body slumped to the ground.

The transition from goat to 40 pounds of meat was underway.
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R.I.P. ~ The Dude

9/9/2013

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The Dude Southwest Llama Rescue
The Story of Liam, aka The Dude
2005-2013

Liam was discovered in the northern New Mexico mountains of Mora County in 2006 wandering alone with no owner to be found. He paced the ridge above a weaver's pen for a couple days, then jumped a very tall fence to get close to the two lady llamas enclosed. Our hero Pat Little was called, and the wheels set in motion.

He was loaded in Mora and transferred to a trailer near Santa Fe, spent one night at our place, then delivered to Pat for her attention and care. Once our fence was completed in 2007, he returned to us joined by his young herd mates (two sweet "outlaw" llamas from Catron County). Liam's presence was calm and confident, soon earning him an alias "The Dude."

He enjoyed life on Rabbithead Ranch near Cerrillos. Two other rescued llamas joined the pack, and our land was alive with llamas, chickens, goats, dogs, kids and cats. His composure made him a tremendous outreach animal. The Dude went on more than one school visit, marched in a parade and always a favorite on hikes with the llamas.

Liam came to us with a small patch of skin irritation below his right eye. We tested with no conclusions of the cause nor successful results in various treatments. The condition spread but overall quality of life remained healthy. In September 2013, his well-being suddenly failed and, within three days, was despondent and euthanized.

The NM Dept of Agriculture Veterinary Diagnostics Services determined the condition to be a degenerative infection of the skin which spread to his lymph nodes and finally his brain, which caused the rapid decline. The vet stated this is not commonly seen in any species, and no previous report could be found of a llama with the condition.

We are honored to have been part of his world. With heartfelt thanks to Southwest Llama Rescue and all the heroes who connect good llamas with good homes. Liam was certainly one of the good ones, but then they all are.

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