Season 1 · 22 Episodes · Airing year-round on Wild TV · The Cowboy Channel · RFD-TV
Season One, on the patch.
Twenty-two episodes following a full year on a working family homestead in rural northwestern Alberta. No narrators, no challenges — just the Mellons doing what they've done for more than 20 years.
- 01
The Beginning
Rich and Sandi introduce themselves and the talk about the history of their journey creating The Mellon Patch.
- 02
The Broiler Chicks Are Here!
Marisa, Nathaniel and Raegan bring the new chicks to the farm. Rich starts on a new pheasant coop.
- 03
Cherry Jam
Sandi makes cherry jam from locally sourced cherries. Rich updates the pheasant coop progress and checks in on the broiler chicks.
- 04
The Baby Pheasant Chicks Arrive!
One day old the chicks have already travelled across Canada.
- 05
The Pure Breed Program Starts
Pheasant coop gets paint windows and roof. Sandi collects eggs from the laying hens.
- 06
Grunt Work
The broiler chick coop needs cleaning and the birds make their first trip outside. Rich gets the pig pen ready for new piglets.
- 07
The Weaner Pigs are Here!
The piglets are tagged and recorded and Rich and Sandi start the mammoth chore of planting the garden.
- 08
Bees!
The winter was hard on the bee hives. Rich sets up 4 new nucs in the yards.
- 09
We Process the Broilers
At 8 weeks old the birds are mature. Watch as our crew make short work of all those birds.
- 10
Hatching Chicks!
Our first hatch happens and Rich shares the secret to opening a feed bag.
- 11
The Pig Pondarosa Extension
11 pigs need lots of room and Rich and Sandi start to expand their pen.
- 12
New Wood Yard
Rich starts to redevelop his woodyard and runs a first test on the ComPro 650. Then its garden work and animal care.
- 13
Turkeys and Ducks!
Today we process 3 of the meat turkeys and then all the ducks move down to their new home at the Vine.
- 14
Canning Beans!
Rich adds a honey super to the bee hives and Sandi cans and freezes the bean crop in her Chaos Kitchen.
- 15
Pheasant Update: Beak Bits
Sandi heats up the Chaos Kitchen with strawberry and rhubarb jam, YUM! Then we teach the hard lesson we learned about beak bits.
- 16
Dill Pickle Time!
Our favorite pickle and then we check the squash crop and a pig update.
- 17
First Honey Pull!
The ladies in the hives have been working overtime and Rich and Sandi get to do their first honey pull of the season.
- 18
Corn!
Rich and Sandi pick, shuck and process all the glorious corn for the winter.
- 19
Rooster Camp
Sandi shares her favorite method for cooking a very misunderstood vegetable: parsnips. And then its time for rooster camp.
- 20
Bear Fat Soap!
Rich joins Chad from Alberta Mobile Power Systems to make soap from bear fat. Then Rich feeds the bees for the winter.
- 21
Hog Killing Time
Today The pigs are killed and processed.
- 22
Wood Yard Final and End of the Season
Rich does a full review on the yard, his plans for the future and the ComPro 650. Then it is time to brine the pig hams and smoke them.
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