The Weekly Special - Winter refuge

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PUBLICHEALTH.INDIANA.EDU. AND INDIANA VIEWERS, THANK YOU. AND INDIANA VIEWERS, THANK YOU. >> IF YOU'RE GETTING TIRED OF >> IF YOU'RE GETTING TIRED OF STAYING INSIDE JUST WAIT UNTIL STAYING INSIDE JUST WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE SOME OF OUR STORIES YOU SEE SOME OF OUR STORIES TONIGHT. TONIGHT. >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> THAT'S RIGHT. WE HAVE SOME SURPRISING WINTER WE HAVE SOME SURPRISING WINTER DESTINATIONS YOU DON'T WANT TO DESTINATIONS YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS. MISS. WE'LL TRAVEL ALONG ONE OF THE WE'LL TRAVEL ALONG ONE OF THE LONGEST UNDERGROUND RIVERS IN LONGEST UNDERGROUND RIVERS IN THE COUNTRY. THE COUNTRY. MEET SOME SURPRISING ANIMAL MEET SOME SURPRISING ANIMAL RESCUES AT INDIANA'S FIRST FARM RESCUES AT INDIANA'S FIRST FARM SANCTUARY. SANCTUARY. WELCOME ANDY CORRIGAN TO THE WELCOME ANDY CORRIGAN TO THE STUDIO. STUDIO. AND EXPLORE THE ANCIENT MUSIC OF AND EXPLORE THE ANCIENT MUSIC OF EASTERN SUDAN WITH OTAK BAND. EASTERN SUDAN WITH OTAK BAND. >> ALL THIS AND MORE ON "THE >> ALL THIS AND MORE ON "THE "WEEKLY SPECIAL." >> WELCOME TO THE "WEEKLY SPECIAL." SPECIAL." I'M ERICA SAW DON'T. I'M ERICA SAW DON'T. >> I'M DALE NEHER. >> I'M DALE NEHER. THERE'S NOTHING I LIKE TO DO THERE'S NOTHING I LIKE TO DO MORE THAN LOCK MYSELF DOWN ON MORE THAN LOCK MYSELF DOWN ON THE COUCH WITH A GOOD BOOK. THE COUCH WITH A GOOD BOOK. >> FOR YOU WE PULL OURSELVES OFF >> FOR YOU WE PULL OURSELVES OFF THE COUCH. THE COUCH. WE DO LOVE TO BE OUT AND ABOUT WE DO LOVE TO BE OUT AND ABOUT THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THROUGHOUT THE STATE. >> IF YOU WANT A PLACE TO >> IF YOU WANT A PLACE TO EXPLORE THE OUTSIDE WITHOUT THE EXPLORE THE OUTSIDE WITHOUT THE WINTER CHILL, WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE WINTER CHILL, WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THIS. THIS. BLUE SPRING CAVERNS IS ONE OF BLUE SPRING CAVERNS IS ONE OF INDIANA'S MOST POPULAR ADVENTURE INDIANA'S MOST POPULAR ADVENTURE DESTINATIONS AND IT'S JUST SOUTH DESTINATIONS AND IT'S JUST SOUTH OF BEDFORD, INDIANA. >> RIGHT NOW WE'RE STARTING IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE CAVERNS, THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE CAVERNS, AND THIS IS WHERE THE WATER AND THIS IS WHERE THE WATER CONSTANTLY FLOWS. CONSTANTLY FLOWS. WHILE IT'S FLOWING ALONG DOWN WHILE IT'S FLOWING ALONG DOWN HERE IT SLOWLY LITTLE BY LITTLE HERE IT SLOWLY LITTLE BY LITTLE IS DISSOLVING AWAY TT LIMESTONE, IS DISSOLVING AWAY TT LIMESTONE, ENLARGING THE PASSAGE YEAR BY ENLARGING THE PASSAGE YEAR BY YEAR, ALTHOUGH NOT ENOUGH YOU YEAR, ALTHOUGH NOT ENOUGH YOU WOULD KNOW IT IF YOU SAT DOWN WOULD KNOW IT IF YOU SAT DOWN HERE FOR 10 YEARS. HERE FOR 10 YEARS. IT IS A RIVER CAVE, SO THE IT IS A RIVER CAVE, SO THE PASSAGES WE'RE FOLLOWING ARE PASSAGES WE'RE FOLLOWING ARE TOTALLY CARVED BY THE FLOWING TOTALLY CARVED BY THE FLOWING WATER. WATER. GEOLOGISTS TELL US THESE GEOLOGISTS TELL US THESE UNDERGROUND PASSAGES BEGAN UNDERGROUND PASSAGES BEGAN FORMING ABOUT A MILLION YEARS FORMING ABOUT A MILLION YEARS AGO. AGO. THAT'S WHEN THE FIRST TINY THAT'S WHEN THE FIRST TINY TRICKLES OF WATER FLOWED THROUGH TRICKLES OF WATER FLOWED THROUGH THE CRACKS IN THE LIMESTONE, THE CRACKS IN THE LIMESTONE, ENLARGED OVER THE LAST MILLION ENLARGED OVER THE LAST MILLION YEARS AND EVENTUALLY REACHED THE YEARS AND EVENTUALLY REACHED THE SIZE WE SEE TODAY. SIZE WE SEE TODAY. IF YOU LOOK BACK IN THE HISTORY IF YOU LOOK BACK IN THE HISTORY BOOKS IN THE LATE 1800s THEY BOOKS IN THE LATE 1800s THEY MENTION GOING INTO THE CAVERNS MENTION GOING INTO THE CAVERNS AND WE ASSUME AT THAT TIME THEY AND WE ASSUME AT THAT TIME THEY WERE COMING IN FROM THE RIVER WERE COMING IN FROM THE RIVER ENTRANCE WHERE THE UNDERGROUND ENTRANCE WHERE THE UNDERGROUND RIVER AND THE KARCH ACTUALLY RIVER AND THE KARCH ACTUALLY JOINED THE OUTSIDE. JOINED THE OUTSIDE. THE ENTRANCE WE USED TODAY THE ENTRANCE WE USED TODAY OPENED UP OVERNIGHT AFTER A OPENED UP OVERNIGHT AFTER A HEAVY RAIN. HEAVY RAIN. THE BOTTOM DROPPED OUT OF A THE BOTTOM DROPPED OUT OF A SINKHOLE AND A FEW -- A LARGE SINKHOLE AND A FEW -- A LARGE HOLE LEADING INTO THIS PASSAGE HOLE LEADING INTO THIS PASSAGE HERE AND THAT'S WHEN THE MODERN HERE AND THAT'S WHEN THE MODERN DAY HISTORY OF BLUE SPRING DAY HISTORY OF BLUE SPRING CAVERNS STARTED. CAVERNS STARTED. >> IT TOOK THE CURIOSITY OF SPEA >> IT TOOK THE CURIOSITY OF SPEA LUNKERS LIKE JIM TO REDISCOVER LUNKERS LIKE JIM TO REDISCOVER AND MAP THE CAVERNS. AND MAP THE CAVERNS. >> I STARTED GOING IN THIS >> I STARTED GOING IN THIS PARTICULAR CAVE IN 1961. PARTICULAR CAVE IN 1961. WE SPENT A NUMBER OF YEARS WE SPENT A NUMBER OF YEARS EXPLORING AND CAUGHT THE BUZZ TO EXPLORING AND CAUGHT THE BUZZ TO SEE WHAT WE COULD DO AS FAR AS SEE WHAT WE COULD DO AS FAR AS MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR THE MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE IT. PUBLIC TO SEE IT. THIS WAS THE CAVE WE FIRST THIS WAS THE CAVE WE FIRST EXPLORED, AND DISCOVERED LOTS EXPLORED, AND DISCOVERED LOTS AND LOTS OF PASSAGES NO ONE HAD AND LOTS OF PASSAGES NO ONE HAD EVER SEEN. EVER SEEN. >>>. >>>. SO IT'S KIND OF TRANSFERRED TO SO IT'S KIND OF TRANSFERRED TO THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE OUR THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE OUR GREATEST INTEREST. GREATEST INTEREST. IN 1974 WE OPENED UP THE CAVE IN 1974 WE OPENED UP THE CAVE FOR TOURIST, TO THE PUBLIC. FOR TOURIST, TO THE PUBLIC. AS THE MAIN PERSON INVOLVED WITH AS THE MAIN PERSON INVOLVED WITH SETTING THE WHOLE THING UP TO SETTING THE WHOLE THING UP TO BEGIN WITH, THIS IS -- THIS KIND BEGIN WITH, THIS IS -- THIS KIND OF FELL TO ME TO STAY HERE. OF FELL TO ME TO STAY HERE. SO I HAVE BEEN HERE EVER SINCE. SO I HAVE BEEN HERE EVER SINCE. >> STEP BY STEP, THE CAVE WAS >> STEP BY STEP, THE CAVE WAS CAREFULLY READIED FOR THE CAREFULLY READIED FOR THE PUBLIC, BECOMING ONE OF FOUR PUBLIC, BECOMING ONE OF FOUR DEVELOPED LOCATIONS ON INDIANA'S DEVELOPED LOCATIONS ON INDIANA'S CAVE TRAIL. CAVE TRAIL. >> CAVE TRAIL IS KIND OF A >> CAVE TRAIL IS KIND OF A PAINFUL PROCESS. PAINFUL PROCESS. YOU CAN'T HIRE A CONTRACT R TO YOU CAN'T HIRE A CONTRACT R TO COME AND DO IT. COME AND DO IT. SO ALL THE WORK WAS PUT IN IN SO ALL THE WORK WAS PUT IN IN THIS THE TRAILS, INSTALLING THE THIS THE TRAILS, INSTALLING THE LIGHTS, ALL THAT WE DO LIGHTS, ALL THAT WE DO OURSELVES. OURSELVES. TYPICALLY UNDERGROUND RIVERS TYPICALLY UNDERGROUND RIVERS LIKE THIS CAN BE FOUND IN A LOT LIKE THIS CAN BE FOUND IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT SITUATIONS BUT IT'S OF DIFFERENT SITUATIONS BUT IT'S RARE TO HAVE THIS MUCH RARE TO HAVE THIS MUCH DEEPWATER. DEEPWATER. PROBABLY THE LONGEST NAVIGABLE PROBABLY THE LONGEST NAVIGABLE UNDERGROUND RIVER IN THE UNDERGROUND RIVER IN THE COUNTRY. COUNTRY. IT'S A LITTLE BIT OVER THREE IT'S A LITTLE BIT OVER THREE MILES OF PASSAGES YOU CAN FOLLOW MILES OF PASSAGES YOU CAN FOLLOW BY BOAT, AND THEN THERE ARE A BY BOAT, AND THEN THERE ARE A BIT OVER 17 MILES OF TRIBUTARY BIT OVER 17 MILES OF TRIBUTARY STREAM PASSAGES THAT FEED INTO STREAM PASSAGES THAT FEED INTO THE MAIN RIVER JUST LIKE CREEKS THE MAIN RIVER JUST LIKE CREEKS WOULD FEED INTO A RIVER ON THE WOULD FEED INTO A RIVER ON THE SURFACE. SURFACE. >> THROUGH JIM'S TIRELESS >> THROUGH JIM'S TIRELESS EFFORTS THE CAVE HAS BEEN EFFORTS THE CAVE HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO AN TRANSFORMED INTO AN AWARD-WINNING ADVENTURE AWARD-WINNING ADVENTURE DESTINATION OFFERING BOTH TOURS DESTINATION OFFERING BOTH TOURS AND EVEN OVERNIGHT SPELUNKING. AND EVEN OVERNIGHT SPELUNKING. >> WE HAVE BEEN DOING OUR >> WE HAVE BEEN DOING OUR OVERNIGHT ADVENTURE FOR ALMOST OVERNIGHT ADVENTURE FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS NOW AND IT'S A PROGRAM 40 YEARS NOW AND IT'S A PROGRAM UNIQUELY SET UP FOR YOUTH GROUPS UNIQUELY SET UP FOR YOUTH GROUPS AGES 9-16. AGES 9-16. THEY COME DOWN TO THE CAVERNS. THEY COME DOWN TO THE CAVERNS. WE TAKE THEM ON A BOAT TRIP UP WE TAKE THEM ON A BOAT TRIP UP THE RIVER. THE RIVER. THEY GET TO DO A SPECIAL TRIP THEY GET TO DO A SPECIAL TRIP OFF TRAIL WHERE THEY USE -- HAVE OFF TRAIL WHERE THEY USE -- HAVE HELMETS AND LIGHTS AND GO INTO HELMETS AND LIGHTS AND GO INTO THE UNDEVELOPED SECTION OF THE THE UNDEVELOPED SECTION OF THE CAVE AND DO A LITTLE BIT OF CAVE AND DO A LITTLE BIT OF CRAWLING, A BIT OF CLIMBING, GET CRAWLING, A BIT OF CLIMBING, GET VERY DIRTY. VERY DIRTY. IT'S A WAY OF INTRODUCING THE IT'S A WAY OF INTRODUCING THE YOUTH TO WHAT'S GOING ON YOUTH TO WHAT'S GOING ON UNDERGROUND, TO EXPERIENCE UNDERGROUND, TO EXPERIENCE THINGS THAT YOU WON'T SEE AND THINGS THAT YOU WON'T SEE AND WON'T EXPERIENCE SITTING AT HOME WON'T EXPERIENCE SITTING AT HOME IN YOUR LIVING ROOM OR WATCHING IN YOUR LIVING ROOM OR WATCHING TV WHERE YOU ACTUALLY GET INTO TV WHERE YOU ACTUALLY GET INTO THE ENVIRONMENT AND SEE IT WITH THE ENVIRONMENT AND SEE IT WITH YOUR OWN EYES. YOUR OWN EYES. >> IT'S NO WONDER WHY BLUE >> IT'S NO WONDER WHY BLUE SPRING HAS BECOME A FAVORITE SPRING HAS BECOME A FAVORITE DESTINATION NO MATTER THE DESTINATION NO MATTER THE SEASON. >> IF YOU'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON HOW YOU CAN INFORMATION ON HOW YOU CAN EXPERIENCE THE CAVERNS, VISIT EXPERIENCE THE CAVERNS, VISIT THEIR WEBSITE AT THEIR WEBSITE AT BLEWSPRINGCAVERNS.COM. BLEWSPRINGCAVERNS.COM. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OTHER CAVE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OTHER CAVE DESTINATIONS IN YOUR AREA VISIT DESTINATIONS IN YOUR AREA VISIT INDIANACAVETRAIL.COM. INDIANACAVETRAIL.COM. >> THAT'S SO BEAUTIFUL. >> THAT'S SO BEAUTIFUL. >> BLUE SPRING CAVERNS IS >> BLUE SPRING CAVERNS IS ACCEPTING GROUP RESERVATIONS ACCEPTING GROUP RESERVATIONS NOW. NOW. >> NOW WE WILL GO ABOVE GROUND >> NOW WE WILL GO ABOVE GROUND TO A FARM THAT HAS A COOL TO A FARM THAT HAS A COOL MISSION AND WE'RE EXCITED TO MISSION AND WE'RE EXCITED TO INVITE ANNIE INTO THE STUDIO. INVITE ANNIE INTO THE STUDIO. LOOKS LIKE YOU CAME FROM THE LOOKS LIKE YOU CAME FROM THE OUTDOORS. OUTDOORS. >> SO YOU THINK IT'S COLD IN THE >> SO YOU THINK IT'S COLD IN THE CITY. CITY. GET OUTSIDE, GO ONTO A FARM. GET OUTSIDE, GO ONTO A FARM. IT'S FREEZING. IT'S FREEZING. UPLANDS PEAK, IT'S A BIT OF A UPLANDS PEAK, IT'S A BIT OF A DRIVE AWAY FROM BLOOMINGTON, DRIVE AWAY FROM BLOOMINGTON, ABOUT 90 MINUTE DRIVE, BUT, BOY, ABOUT 90 MINUTE DRIVE, BUT, BOY, WHEN YOU GET OUT THERE YOU SEE WHEN YOU GET OUT THERE YOU SEE THESE FIVE BIGS THAT ARE JUST SO THESE FIVE BIGS THAT ARE JUST SO THRILLED TO BE ALIVE. THRILLED TO BE ALIVE. >> NOT FOR FOOD. >> NOT FOR FOOD. THEY'RE SAVED. THEY'RE SAVED. THEY'RE GOING TO SPEND THE REST THEY'RE GOING TO SPEND THE REST OF THEIR DAYS ON THIS FARM. OF THEIR DAYS ON THIS FARM. THEY HAVE BEEN RESCUED. THEY HAVE BEEN RESCUED. IT'S A SANCTUARY WE'RE GOING TO IT'S A SANCTUARY WE'RE GOING TO VISIT TODAY. VISIT TODAY. LET'S TAKE A LOOK. LET'S TAKE A LOOK. >> WE WERE KIND OF THINKING WHAT >> WE WERE KIND OF THINKING WHAT WOULD WE LIKE TO DO IN WOULD WE LIKE TO DO IN RETIREMENT. RETIREMENT. WE KIND OF THOUGHT INITIALLY OF WE KIND OF THOUGHT INITIALLY OF MOVING AWAY, KIND OF GETTING OFF MOVING AWAY, KIND OF GETTING OFF THE GRID, GETTING BACK TO THE GRID, GETTING BACK TO NATURE, AND THAT'S WHERE WILL NATURE, AND THAT'S WHERE WILL WHERE THE IDEA BEGAN. WHERE THE IDEA BEGAN. WE STARTED LOOKING FOR WE STARTED LOOKING FOR PROPERTIES. PROPERTIES. AND IT'S ALMOST LIKE THE AND IT'S ALMOST LIKE THE SANCTUARY TOOK ON A LIFE OF ITS SANCTUARY TOOK ON A LIFE OF ITS OWN. OWN. PEOPLE KIND OF DON'T TAKE YOU PEOPLE KIND OF DON'T TAKE YOU SERIOUSLY WHEN YOU'RE TALKING SERIOUSLY WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WE'RE GOING TO RESCUE COWS ABOUT WE'RE GOING TO RESCUE COWS AND WE'RE GOING TO RESCUE PIGS, AND WE'RE GOING TO RESCUE PIGS, AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS A FARM SANCTUARY DOES, IS THINGS A FARM SANCTUARY DOES, IS RESCUE FARM ANIMALS, ANIMALS RESCUE FARM ANIMALS, ANIMALS PEOPLE TYPICALLY EAT FOR FOOD PEOPLE TYPICALLY EAT FOR FOOD AND LET THEM LIVE OUT THEIR AND LET THEM LIVE OUT THEIR LIVES IN THE BEST WAY AND GIVE LIVES IN THE BEST WAY AND GIVE THEM A LOT OF LOVE, AND CARE THEM A LOT OF LOVE, AND CARE THAT YOU WOULD GIVE TO A THAT YOU WOULD GIVE TO A COMPANION ANIMAL. COMPANION ANIMAL. ANIMALS CAN FALL OFF OF TRUCKS ANIMALS CAN FALL OFF OF TRUCKS BEING TRAND PORTED. BEING TRAND PORTED. BY NO MEANS ARE WE NAIVE TO BY NO MEANS ARE WE NAIVE TO THINK WE WOULD RESCUE EVERY THINK WE WOULD RESCUE EVERY ANIMAL BUT OUR GOAL IS TO RESCUE ANIMAL BUT OUR GOAL IS TO RESCUE THE ANIMALS WE CAN AND MAKE A THE ANIMALS WE CAN AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIFE, BUT DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIFE, BUT THEN ALSO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEN ALSO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES. PEOPLE'S LIVES. BY GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY BY GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT AND EXPERIENCE AND TO INTERACT AND EXPERIENCE AND HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH FARM HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH FARM ANIMALS. ANIMALS. BECAUSE I THINK TYPICALLY FARM BECAUSE I THINK TYPICALLY FARM ANIMALS ARE OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF ANIMALS ARE OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND. MIND. THERE'S PROBABLY ABOUT 3 1/2 THERE'S PROBABLY ABOUT 3 1/2 MILLION PIGS BEING RAISED FOR MILLION PIGS BEING RAISED FOR FOOD IN INDIANA, AND MOST PEOPLE FOOD IN INDIANA, AND MOST PEOPLE HAVE NEVER SEEN A PIG. HAVE NEVER SEEN A PIG. SO FARM SANCTUARIES GIVE PEOPLE SO FARM SANCTUARIES GIVE PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE A PIG IN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE A PIG IN REAL LIFE, FOR ONE, AND FOR TWO, REAL LIFE, FOR ONE, AND FOR TWO, TO REALLY SEE HOW MUCH THEY'RE TO REALLY SEE HOW MUCH THEY'RE LIKE OTHER ANIMALS. LIKE OTHER ANIMALS. YOU KNOW, THEY ENJOY THE PLAY. YOU KNOW, THEY ENJOY THE PLAY. THEY RUN AROUND AND KICK THEIR THEY RUN AROUND AND KICK THEIR FEET UP AND DO CIRCLES ENJOY. FEET UP AND DO CIRCLES ENJOY. OUR PIGS ESPECIALLY LOVE TO BE OUR PIGS ESPECIALLY LOVE TO BE LOVED ON. LOVED ON. THEY SEEK ATTENTION AND BELLY THEY SEEK ATTENTION AND BELLY RUBS JUST LIKE YOUR DOG COMES UP RUBS JUST LIKE YOUR DOG COMES UP TO YOU AND WANTS TO BE RUBBED. TO YOU AND WANTS TO BE RUBBED. SO FARM SANCTUARIES PLAY A VERY SO FARM SANCTUARIES PLAY A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE OF JUST SHOWING IMPORTANT ROLE OF JUST SHOWING THE INDIVIDUAL PERSONALITIES OF THE INDIVIDUAL PERSONALITIES OF FARM ANIMALS, BUT ALSO THE FARM ANIMALS, BUT ALSO THE SIMILARITIES OF FARM ANIMALS SIMILARITIES OF FARM ANIMALS WITH PEOPLE AS WELL AS ANIMALS. WITH PEOPLE AS WELL AS ANIMALS. I THINK SOMETIMES IT IS KIND OF I THINK SOMETIMES IT IS KIND OF A GRASP FOR PEOPLE TO THINK A GRASP FOR PEOPLE TO THINK YOU'RE SAVING FARM ANIMALS YOU'RE SAVING FARM ANIMALS VERSUS YOU COULD BE SAVING DOGS VERSUS YOU COULD BE SAVING DOGS AND CATS, BUT YOU COULD ALSO BE AND CATS, BUT YOU COULD ALSO BE SAVING PEOPLE. SAVING PEOPLE. THERE ARE A LOT OF DOLLARS AND THERE ARE A LOT OF DOLLARS AND TIME AND ENERGY THAT GOES INTO TIME AND ENERGY THAT GOES INTO ANY RESCUE ORGANIZATION. ANY RESCUE ORGANIZATION. FOR US IT'S REALLY SIMPLE. FOR US IT'S REALLY SIMPLE. THERE ARE 59 BILLION ANIMALS THERE ARE 59 BILLION ANIMALS BEING RAISED FOR SLAUGHTER IN BEING RAISED FOR SLAUGHTER IN THE UNITED STATES ALONE, AND THE UNITED STATES ALONE, AND THERTHERE'S NOT A LOT OF ADVOCAY THERTHERE'S NOT A LOT OF ADVOCAY FOR THOSE ANIMALS. FOR THOSE ANIMALS. THERE'S A LOT OF ADVOCACY FOR THERE'S A LOT OF ADVOCACY FOR DOGS AND CATS. DOGS AND CATS. FARM ANIMALS AS I SAID EARLIER FARM ANIMALS AS I SAID EARLIER ARE REALLY OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF ARE REALLY OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND. MIND. WE WANT TO BRING THEM INTO THE WE WANT TO BRING THEM INTO THE LIGHT. LIGHT. I FEEL LIKE THE THINGS THAT ARE I FEEL LIKE THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING TO FARM ANIMALS IS HAPPENING TO FARM ANIMALS IS KIND OF CUTTING OFF A PART OF KIND OF CUTTING OFF A PART OF OURSELF, THAT WE'RE REALLY IN OURSELF, THAT WE'RE REALLY IN DENIAL IN HAVING THAT DISCONNECT DENIAL IN HAVING THAT DISCONNECT BETWEEN WHAT HAPPENS TO A FARM BETWEEN WHAT HAPPENS TO A FARM ANIMAL TO END UP ON OUR PLATE ANIMAL TO END UP ON OUR PLATE EVERY DAY. EVERY DAY. YOU KNOW, FOR US IT'S JUST ABOUT YOU KNOW, FOR US IT'S JUST ABOUT KIND OF PUTTING OUR ENERGY HERE KIND OF PUTTING OUR ENERGY HERE AND LETTING THAT ENERGY KIND OF AND LETTING THAT ENERGY KIND OF RIPPLE OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY, RIPPLE OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY, AND SO FAR, I MEAN, JUST WITH AND SO FAR, I MEAN, JUST WITH OUR NEIGHBORS, GOING TO THE OUR NEIGHBORS, GOING TO THE STORE, AND TELLING PEOPLE WHAT STORE, AND TELLING PEOPLE WHAT WE'RE DOING, WE'VE REALLY GOTTEN WE'RE DOING, WE'VE REALLY GOTTEN NO PUSHBACK. NO PUSHBACK. EVERYONE HAS BEEN EXCITED. EVERYONE HAS BEEN EXCITED. IT'S KIND OF SOMETHING I ALWAYS IT'S KIND OF SOMETHING I ALWAYS SAY, HOW CAN YOU ARGUE WITH SAY, HOW CAN YOU ARGUE WITH COMPASSION. COMPASSION. WE JUST REALLY WANT TO GIVE WE JUST REALLY WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE, TO COME TO THE THAT EXPERIENCE, TO COME TO THE SANCTUARY, TO BE INVOLVED, BE SANCTUARY, TO BE INVOLVED, BE WITH THE ANIMALS, AND SEE THEM WITH THE ANIMALS, AND SEE THEM FOR WHO THEY ARE, AND ULTIMATELY FOR WHO THEY ARE, AND ULTIMATELY THAT FROM MAKE SOME DIFFERENT THAT FROM MAKE SOME DIFFERENT CHOICES IN THEIR LIFE ABOUT CHOICES IN THEIR LIFE ABOUT WHAT'S ON THEIR PLATE, WHO'S ON WHAT'S ON THEIR PLATE, WHO'S ON THEIR PLATE. THEIR PLATE. THE BIGGER PIECE OF THAT IS ALSO THE BIGGER PIECE OF THAT IS ALSO OUR HOPE AND OUR VISION IS TO OUR HOPE AND OUR VISION IS TO REALLY CREATE A COMMUNITY. REALLY CREATE A COMMUNITY. WE ALWAYS SAY THIS ISN'T OUR WE ALWAYS SAY THIS ISN'T OUR SANCTUARY. SANCTUARY. THIS IS REALLY THE COMMUNITY'S THIS IS REALLY THE COMMUNITY'S SANCTUARY, AND WE WANT THIS TO SANCTUARY, AND WE WANT THIS TO BE A PLACE THAT PEOPLE CAN JUST BE A PLACE THAT PEOPLE CAN JUST REALLY COME AND FEEL AT HOME AND REALLY COME AND FEEL AT HOME AND CONNECTED. CONNECTED. #E. #E. >> IF YOU'D LIKE TO VISIT YOU >> IF YOU'D LIKE TO VISIT YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT THEIR WEBSITE CAN LEARN MORE AT THEIR WEBSITE UPLANDSPEAKSANCTUARY.ORG. UPLANDSPEAKSANCTUARY.ORG. THAT WAS SUCH A NEAT LOOK. THAT WAS SUCH A NEAT LOOK. YOU GOT A CHANCE TO MEET ANNIE YOU GOT A CHANCE TO MEET ANNIE THE PIG AND ANDY, AND THEY HAVE THE PIG AND ANDY, AND THEY HAVE A REALLY INTERESTING STORY OF A REALLY INTERESTING STORY OF HOW THEY GOT TO THE SANCTUARY. HOW THEY GOT TO THE SANCTUARY. >> THEY DO. >> THEY DO. THESE TWO PIGS HAVE SO MUCH THESE TWO PIGS HAVE SO MUCH PERSONALITY. PERSONALITY. APPARENTLY THEY WERE BACKYARD APPARENTLY THEY WERE BACKYARD PETS IN MINNEAPOLIS, MADE THE PETS IN MINNEAPOLIS, MADE THE GREAT ESCAPE PROBABLY RIGHT GREAT ESCAPE PROBABLY RIGHT BEFORE THEY WERE GOING TO BE BEFORE THEY WERE GOING TO BE SLAUGHTERED FOR DINNER THAT SLAUGHTERED FOR DINNER THAT EVENING. EVENING. THEY WERE FOUND SORT OF THEY WERE FOUND SORT OF WANDERING AROUND THE STREETS OF WANDERING AROUND THE STREETS OF AIN APPEARLESS, EVENTUALLY MADE AIN APPEARLESS, EVENTUALLY MADE THEIR WAY TO SOUTHERN INDIANA. THEIR WAY TO SOUTHERN INDIANA. THEY ARE THE MOST CHARMING THEY ARE THE MOST CHARMING ANIMALS YOU COULD MEET. ANIMALS YOU COULD MEET. >> IT'S LIKE A MOVIE. >> IT'S LIKE A MOVIE. CAN PEOPLE GET INVOLVED IN THE CAN PEOPLE GET INVOLVED IN THE SANCTUARY? SANCTUARY? >> ABSOLUTELY. >> ABSOLUTELY. THEY HAVE WORK DAYS AND RETREATS THEY HAVE WORK DAYS AND RETREATS WHERE YOU CAN GO OUT AND HELP WHERE YOU CAN GO OUT AND HELP AND BUILD FENCES AND MEET THE AND BUILD FENCES AND MEET THE ANIMALS AND HANG OUT IN THIS ANIMALS AND HANG OUT IN THIS BEAUTIFUL PART STATE. BEAUTIFUL PART STATE. >> ONE OF THE OTHER MISSIONS OF >> ONE OF THE OTHER MISSIONS OF THE SANCTUARY IS HELP PEOPLE THE SANCTUARY IS HELP PEOPLE ELIMINATE MEAT FROM THEIR DIET ELIMINATE MEAT FROM THEIR DIET AND YOU HAVE BROUGHT A RECIPE AND YOU HAVE BROUGHT A RECIPE THAT HELPS PEOPLE ACHIEVE JUST THAT HELPS PEOPLE ACHIEVE JUST THAT. THAT. >> I HAVE. >> I HAVE. LET'S GO IN THE KICH KUN. LET'S GO IN THE KICH KUN. YOU'RE GLUTEN FREE AND TRYING TO YOU'RE GLUTEN FREE AND TRYING TO CUT DOWN ON CARBS OR MEET, THIS CUT DOWN ON CARBS OR MEET, THIS RECIPE IS FOR YOU. RECIPE IS FOR YOU. IT'S SPAGHETTI SQUASH. IT'S SPAGHETTI SQUASH. CHECK IT OUT. CHECK IT OUT. WE SPOKE WITH A BUNCH OF OUR WE SPOKE WITH A BUNCH OF OUR LISTENERS AND WE SAID WHAT FOODS LISTENERS AND WE SAID WHAT FOODS DO YOU WANT US TO COOK WITH? DO YOU WANT US TO COOK WITH? ALMOST UNANIMOUSLY PEOPLE SAID ALMOST UNANIMOUSLY PEOPLE SAID SQUASH. SQUASH. WE NEED SQUASH RECIPES. WE NEED SQUASH RECIPES. SO IT LOOKS LIKE THAT'S WHAT SO IT LOOKS LIKE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY. WE'RE DOING TODAY. >> THIS IS ACTUALLY A SPAGHETTI >> THIS IS ACTUALLY A SPAGHETTI SWAWSH. SWAWSH. THERE ARE SEVERAL -- SWAWSH. THERE ARE SEVERAL -- SWAWSH. T WHAT I LIKE TO DO IS JUST CUT T WHAT I LIKE TO DO IS JUST CUT IT IN HALF,. IT IN HALF,. IT DOES HAVE KIND OF A THICK IT DOES HAVE KIND OF A THICK SKIN. SKIN. YOU CAN SEE HOW WHEN WE PULL YOU CAN SEE HOW WHEN WE PULL THESE SEEDS OUT THERE ARE THESE THESE SEEDS OUT THERE ARE THESE LITTLE STRINGS ALMOST LIKE LITTLE STRINGS ALMOST LIKE SPAGHETTI THAT COME OUT. SPAGHETTI THAT COME OUT. THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT SPAGHETTI SQUASH. SPAGHETTI SQUASH. YOU CAN TOAST THESE SEEDS AND YOU CAN TOAST THESE SEEDS AND EAT THEM. EAT THEM. I KNOW AS A KID I WOULD WANT MOM I KNOW AS A KID I WOULD WANT MOM TO DO THAT. TO DO THAT. PUT YOUR SPAGHETTI SQUASH CUT PUT YOUR SPAGHETTI SQUASH CUT SIDE DOWN, PUT ABOUT A HALF INCH SIDE DOWN, PUT ABOUT A HALF INCH OF WATER DOWN THERE AND ROAST IT OF WATER DOWN THERE AND ROAST IT IN THE OVEN AT ABOUT 375 FOR IN THE OVEN AT ABOUT 375 FOR ABOUT 40 TO 45 MINUTES. ABOUT 40 TO 45 MINUTES. WHEN YOU ROAST IT HOLE YOU NEED WHEN YOU ROAST IT HOLE YOU NEED TO STICK IT WITH A KNIFE A TO STICK IT WITH A KNIFE A COUPLE TIMES SO IT DOESN'T COUPLE TIMES SO IT DOESN'T EXPLODE. EXPLODE. YOU CAN EVEN COOK THIS IN THE YOU CAN EVEN COOK THIS IN THE MICROWAVE. MICROWAVE. A LOT OF TIMES WHAT I'LL DO IS A LOT OF TIMES WHAT I'LL DO IS WHEN I COOK IT LIKE THIS I'LL WHEN I COOK IT LIKE THIS I'LL JUST CUT OUT A LITTLE WINDOW JUST CUT OUT A LITTLE WINDOW INTO IT. INTO IT. THEN YOU COULD SEASON IT WITH THEN YOU COULD SEASON IT WITH WHAT YOU LIKE, WITH YOU LIKE RED WHAT YOU LIKE, WITH YOU LIKE RED SAUCE, ANYTHING YOU WOULD DO SAUCE, ANYTHING YOU WOULD DO WITH SPAGHETTI. WITH SPAGHETTI. WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS TOSS IT WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS TOSS IT WITH SOME PARMESAN CHEESE, A WITH SOME PARMESAN CHEESE, A LITTLE SALT, A LITTLE CHOPPED LITTLE SALT, A LITTLE CHOPPED GARLIC, A LITTLE LEMON ZEST, A GARLIC, A LITTLE LEMON ZEST, A LITTLE PEPPER, MAYBE A LITTLE LITTLE PEPPER, MAYBE A LITTLE CRUSHED RED PEPPER FLAKES, OKAY, CRUSHED RED PEPPER FLAKES, OKAY, AND THEN I'M GOING TO USE SOME AND THEN I'M GOING TO USE SOME TRUFFLE OIL, BUT YOU COULD JUST TRUFFLE OIL, BUT YOU COULD JUST USE EXTRA *** OLIVE OIL AND USE EXTRA *** OLIVE OIL AND THEN YOU COULD STUFF IT BACK THEN YOU COULD STUFF IT BACK INTO THE SHELL AND TAKE IT TO INTO THE SHELL AND TAKE IT TO THE TABLE LIKE THIS, GARNISH IT THE TABLE LIKE THIS, GARNISH IT WITH A LITTLE BIT OF PARSELY, WITH A LITTLE BIT OF PARSELY, MAYBE A LITTLE SPRINKLE OF MAYBE A LITTLE SPRINKLE OF PARMESAN ON TOP. PARMESAN ON TOP. >> I'M A BIG FAN OF SPAGHETTI >> I'M A BIG FAN OF SPAGHETTI SQUASH. SQUASH. GOT TO SAY I NEVER MADE IT LIKE GOT TO SAY I NEVER MADE IT LIKE THIS. THIS. I DEFINITELY USE IT AS A I DEFINITELY USE IT AS A REPLACEMENT FOR PASTA IN SOME REPLACEMENT FOR PASTA IN SOME DISHES. DISHES. DELICIOUS. DELICIOUS. OOH, THOSE RED PEPPER FLAKES. OOH, THOSE RED PEPPER FLAKES. YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT REAL YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT REAL FEED AND GREEN LIVING ON THE FEED AND GREEN LIVING ON THE EARTH EATS WEBSITE. EARTH EATS WEBSITE. PRINT OFF RECIPES, READ THE PRINT OFF RECIPES, READ THE LATEST IN FOOD NEWS AND LATEST IN FOOD NEWS AND SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY PODCAST. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY PODCAST. IT'S ALL AVAILABLE AT IT'S ALL AVAILABLE AT EARTHEATS.ORG. EARTHEATS.ORG. >> THAT LOOKED DELICIOUS. >> THAT LOOKED DELICIOUS. AS ALWAYS, THANKS FOR COMING IN AS ALWAYS, THANKS FOR COMING IN AND SHARING ANOTHER RECIPE WITH AND SHARING ANOTHER RECIPE WITH US. US. WE ARE EXCITED TO WELCOME OUR WE ARE EXCITED TO WELCOME OUR NEXT MUSICIANS INTO THE STUDIO. NEXT MUSICIANS INTO THE STUDIO. >> LAST YEAR WE WELCOMED ONE OF >> LAST YEAR WE WELCOMED ONE OF THEIR MEMBERS BUT THIS YEAR THE THEIR MEMBERS BUT THIS YEAR THE WHOLE BAND IS HERE, ALL THE WAY WHOLE BAND IS HERE, ALL THE WAY FROM CAIRO EGYPT. ś >> I'M FROM SUDAN, ESPECIALLY >> I'M FROM SUDAN, ESPECIALLY EASTERN SUDAN. EASTERN SUDAN. I FIND IT IN MY HOME. I FIND IT IN MY HOME. A BUNCH OF PEOPLE, MOST OF THEM A BUNCH OF PEOPLE, MOST OF THEM LIVE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE. LIVE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE. THEY'RE STILL LIVING AN OLD THEY'RE STILL LIVING AN OLD STYLE OF LIVING. STYLE OF LIVING. MOST OF THEM THE LIFE IN MOST OF THEM THE LIFE IN COUNTRYSIDE BECAME TOUGH. COUNTRYSIDE BECAME TOUGH. THE PEOPLE GO TO CITIES. THE PEOPLE GO TO CITIES. THE CITIES ARE MODERNIZE AND THE THE CITIES ARE MODERNIZE AND THE CITIES DESTROYED THE CULTURE CITIES DESTROYED THE CULTURE THAT COMES FROM THE COUNTRYSIDE. THAT COMES FROM THE COUNTRYSIDE. FROM THAT I'M [INDISCERNIBLE] SO FROM THAT I'M [INDISCERNIBLE] SO I HAVE A CONCERT IN SOUTHERN I HAVE A CONCERT IN SOUTHERN EGYPT. EGYPT. WE FIND US PLAYING SOME AFRICAN WE FIND US PLAYING SOME AFRICAN DRUMS, AND I THINK FROM THAT DRUMS, AND I THINK FROM THAT TIME [INDISCERNIBLE] ESPECIALLY TIME [INDISCERNIBLE] ESPECIALLY PLAYING. PLAYING. >> I MOVED TO CAN I YO IN APRIL >> I MOVED TO CAN I YO IN APRIL OF 2009 AND I WAS ALREADY SEEING OF 2009 AND I WAS ALREADY SEEING THESE OTHER MUSICIANS. THESE OTHER MUSICIANS. IT WAS KIND OF A SERENDIPITOUS IT WAS KIND OF A SERENDIPITOUS THING WHEN HE CAME. THING WHEN HE CAME. HE IS A MASTER WITH THE HE IS A MASTER WITH THE INSTRUMENT. INSTRUMENT. I STARTED REALIZING WHAT IS -- I STARTED REALIZING WHAT IS -- WHAT THE TRADITION REALLY MEANT WHAT THE TRADITION REALLY MEANT AND STARTED ASKING QUESTIONS TO AND STARTED ASKING QUESTIONS TO DIG INTO THAT MORE. DIG INTO THAT MORE. CERTAINLY HIS MUSIC WAS IN SOME CERTAINLY HIS MUSIC WAS IN SOME WAYS IMMEDIATELY FAMILIAR TO ME, WAYS IMMEDIATELY FAMILIAR TO ME, WHICH IS WHY I GOT THE IDEA TO WHICH IS WHY I GOT THE IDEA TO PUT THE GROUP TOGETHER AND START PUT THE GROUP TOGETHER AND START A CLAP RATION WITH THEM BECAUSE A CLAP RATION WITH THEM BECAUSE I HEARD THINGS I RECOGNIZED IN I HEARD THINGS I RECOGNIZED IN HIS MUSIC THAT SOUNDED LIKE HIS MUSIC THAT SOUNDED LIKE THINGS I KNEW IN MY MUSIC AND I THINGS I KNEW IN MY MUSIC AND I HEARD THIS WOULD WORK TOGETHER. HEARD THIS WOULD WORK TOGETHER. >> THIS IS A WAY TO TELL OTHERS >> THIS IS A WAY TO TELL OTHERS ABOUT EGYPTIAN PEOPLE, PEOPLE IN ABOUT EGYPTIAN PEOPLE, PEOPLE IN EASTERN SUDAN. EASTERN SUDAN. SO FOR THAT I ACCEPT THIS IDEA, SO FOR THAT I ACCEPT THIS IDEA, AND I SAID TO MYSELF, I'M LUCKY. AND I SAID TO MYSELF, I'M LUCKY. >> THERE WEREN'T REALLY ANY >> THERE WEREN'T REALLY ANY CHANGES THAT I HAD TO DO. CHANGES THAT I HAD TO DO. I DIDN'T HAVE TO CHANGE THE -- I I DIDN'T HAVE TO CHANGE THE -- I DIDN'T HAVE TO CHANGE HIS STYLE DIDN'T HAVE TO CHANGE HIS STYLE OF PLAYING. OF PLAYING. I WANTED TO ADD THINGS THAT I WANTED TO ADD THINGS THAT WOULD FEATURE THIS MELODY AND WOULD FEATURE THIS MELODY AND THE ORIGINAL PLAYING AND GIVE IT THE ORIGINAL PLAYING AND GIVE IT THIS KIND OF FRAME. THIS KIND OF FRAME. >> THE CHALLENGE WAS TO MIX THE >> THE CHALLENGE WAS TO MIX THE EASTERN STYLE WITH WESTERN EASTERN STYLE WITH WESTERN STYLE. STYLE. I SAID TO MYSELF, OH, THE I SAID TO MYSELF, OH, THE CHALLENGE BEGINS NOW. CHALLENGE BEGINS NOW. >> WE HAVEN'T HAD TO MAKE A DEAL >> WE HAVEN'T HAD TO MAKE A DEAL WITH OURSELVES THAT WE'RE GOING WITH OURSELVES THAT WE'RE GOING TO COLLABORATE OR THAT WE'RE TO COLLABORATE OR THAT WE'RE DOING THIS BECAUSE WE NEED MORE DOING THIS BECAUSE WE NEED MORE CULTURE COLLABORATION. CULTURE COLLABORATION. WE FOUND SOMEONE WE LIKE TO WORK WE FOUND SOMEONE WE LIKE TO WORK WITH AND WE COME FROM OPPOSITE WITH AND WE COME FROM OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE EARTH AND WE'VE HAD ENDS OF THE EARTH AND WE'VE HAD NO PROBLEM TO PUT THIS TOGETHER. NO PROBLEM TO PUT THIS TOGETHER. >> IF THE MUSICIAN LIKES YOUR >> IF THE MUSICIAN LIKES YOUR MUSIC, THAT MEANS YOU HAVE A MUSIC, THAT MEANS YOU HAVE A BOND IN HIS HEART, AND THAT BOND IN HIS HEART, AND THAT MEANS YOU WILL FIND A COMPANY TO MEANS YOU WILL FIND A COMPANY TO MAKE GROUP OR A BAND. MAKE GROUP OR A BAND. THAT FROM TIME WE GO TO -- OTUK THAT FROM TIME WE GO TO -- OTUK MEANS THAT MAN. MEANS THAT MAN. THAT MAN. >> NOW, OTUK BAND. ś >> TO GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THE TOUR OR TO LISTEN TO MORE ON THE TOUR OR TO LISTEN TO MORE FROM THEIR DEBUT ALBUM, VISIT FROM THEIR DEBUT ALBUM, VISIT THEIR WEBSITE. THEIR WEBSITE. 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