Barn & Soul by Dalby Farm

Send us Fan Mail 🎙 Barn & Soul Podcast - Where farming meets heart, history, and a mission to preserve the past for a more sustainable future. Episode 27- Maybe You Shouldn’t Be a Farmer (and that's okay!) Farming looks peaceful from the outside… but behind every pretty moment is a reality most people never see. In this deeply human episode, Kendall explores the side of farm life that rarely makes it onto social media: the emotional cost, the physical toll, the relentless responsib...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙 Barn & Soul Podcast - Where farming meets heart, history, and a mission to preserve the past for a more sustainable future. There’s something timeless about a child’s first encounter with a farm animal. That wide-eyed look, the tentative reach, or the giggle when a curious goat or duck gets close. On the surface, these moments feel like simple fun, but research shows they carry profound lessons in empathy, patience, and respect. In this episode, we explore the incredib...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙 Barn & Soul Podcast - Where farming meets heart, history, and a mission to preserve the past for a more sustainable future. Episode 23- Women, Wives, and the Working Farm This week, we’re shining a light on the women who built, ran, and quietly revolutionized small farms across America — from the 1800s to today. From home demonstration agents and “farmerettes” to modern conservation leaders, this episode explores how women’s invisible work shaped the backbone of ...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙 Barn & Soul Podcast: Episode 21 - Barnyard Superstitions: Luck, Omens, and Old Wives’ Tales Hey friends, it’s Kendall! 🐓✨ Today we’re diving into the wonderfully weird world of barnyard superstitions — the little magical, spooky, and sometimes hilarious ways humans have read meaning into farm life for centuries. From sacred chickens deciding battles in ancient Rome, to black sheep bringing luck (or bad luck, depending on the day), to frogs, feathers, and swallows ...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Barn & Soul, where farming meets heart, history, and a mission to preserve the past for a more sustainable future. In this episode, we take you on a reflective journey through the history of our hometown- Scituate, Massachusetts - the place Dalby Farm has called home since the 1860s. From its Wampanoag roots and Revolutionary War resilience to lighthouse legends, family farms, and the challenges of modern development, this coastal town holds nearly 400 years of...

Send us Fan Mail Barn & Soul – Episode 17 🎙️ The Invisible Work of Farm Animals: More Than Meat, Milk, and Eggs When most people think about farm animals, they picture food—eggs, meat, milk. But that’s never been the whole story. In this episode, we explore the unseen, often uncelebrated roles that animals have played in our survival and our stories. From providing warmth through wool, to powering early economies, to offering emotional support and companionship, farm animals have done mor...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Barn & Soul – Where farming meets heart, history, and a mission to preserve the past for a more sustainable future. Welcome back to Barn & Soul! I’m Kendall, and today we’re tackling a big question: Who decides which animals get to survive? Here at Dalby Farm in Scituate, MA, we care for rare and endangered livestock—animals most people have never even heard of. And that’s the problem. In this episode, we dive into the overlooked world of heritage breeds, fr...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Barn & Soul – Where farming meets heart, history, and a mission to preserve the past for a more sustainable future. Some survivors don’t wear capes—they wear hooves, horns, and silver-tipped fur. In this episode of Barn & Soul, we uncover the untold stories of rare livestock breeds that defied extinction. From wild pigs marooned on Ossabaw Island to the hardy goats of New Zealand’s Arapawa Island—and even a rabbit breed saved by everyday backyard heroes—these...