Grow Where You’re At

We talked about the story of Mary Draper Ingles who back in the 1800s walked 500 miles in 40 days to get back home.

We had a guest on this episode our friend Hassil came on and gave his thoughts and such on the stereotypes in Appalachia.

We recapped what to do to prepare for the upcoming harvest season.

In this episode we discussed and talked about some pest control methods we use or have used in the past. Thanks for joining us!

In this episode we talked about the story of Caty Sage and how it pertains to our area. We hope y’all enjoy it.

We caught up and had some chit chat in this episode to let yall in on what’s going on on our homesteads.

In this episode we discussed some of the social issues that we see and our take on things.

We chatted about building your community and how your tribe may look different than others but how your tribe is super important.

We talked about how to use some of that fresh summer produce to put quick and easy meals on the table for you and your family.

Yall enjoyed the fall Appalachian sayings and folk lore so much we decided to do a spring one.

In this we talked about things that are in season and how to preserve them.

In this weeks episode we talked about beneficial plants and flowers. Flowers that can serve multiple purposes. Thank yall for listening. Disclaimer the dogs were barking.

In this episode we talked about chores to do it late spring early summer before the busier season gets to be upon us.

We talked about the pros and cons of animals on the homestead and about the animals we have or have had on our homesteads.

In this episode we piggy backed off of last weeks episode where we talked about cool weather crops and what it means to direct sow and what a transplant it. We appreciate yall giving us a listen.

We talk about cool weather crops and what they are by type and variety and why it’s best to grow them now. We sure do hope yall enjoy

We talk about recipes to help you use all those goodies you foraged and that we talked about on the previous episode.

In this episode we talked about things to forage or look for during the spring. And a few uses for those things foraged. Or awow was “shenanigans”. We sure hope y’all enjoy.

We talked about the things we need to do to get our gardens ready for when spring finally stays and things to consider when you are preparing to start your garden. We sure do appreciate y’all!!!

In this episode we just had a little chit chat and caught up to fill y’all in on what’s been going on in our lives at our homesteads. We hope y’all enjoy it. Thanks for all your listens and supports.

We talked about self care and how important it is to care for yourself. Self care comes in all shapes and sizes and there is no one size fits all. We sure do hope y’all enjoy this episode.

In this episode we talked about planting with the signs and how we work with them and how they work for us. Our AWOW is BRITCHES. Just like the last episode we do have a YouTube video of the podcast. We hope y’all enjoy

We did our first ever in person recording so the usual disclaimers everyone is fine we’re just trying something new. We talked about emergency preparedness in this episode and things to have in your first aid kits and basic tools you might need in the events of natural disasters. We sure hope y’all enjoy the audio version of this and if you want to see what was going on visit our YouTube channel Grow Where You’re At

We talked about tools and supplies that are good to have on hand before you start homesteading. Our AWOW is “doohickey and watchamacallit” we sure do hope y’all enjoy this and learn a thing or two.

In this episode we discuss and talk about chicken keeping for beginners. We discussed things we do on our respective homesteads and how our styles of chicken keeping differ. Our AWOW for this week was borrowed from our Scottish friend. “Hurkle Durkle”. We hope y’all enjoy

In this episode we talk about other things to plant besides vegetables in your garden. We sure hope y’all enjoy it. This weeks AWOW is “passel”. Thank you all for your support we have made it to our 25th episode.

The basics of seed starting. We went over some terminology and some common things you may see or need to know when starting out. Our AWOW of the week is “racket”. We sure do appreciate yall for listening to us and hope you enjoy.

We talk about things to keep in mind when planning your garden, weather it be in ground, container, or raised beds. We hope you enjoy. This weeks AWOW is “Har”. Thank you all for your continued support.

In this episode we give y’all some things to think about before you order seeds to make sure you have what you need to plan and plant your garden. Our Awow of the week is more of a term “wish book”. We sure hope y’all have a great week and thanks for listening

In this episode we talk about what we do to help save us some pennies here and there while making sure we have good meals on the table and our families are fed. This weeks AWOW is “swanny/swannie” we hope y’all enjoy it.

In this episode we talk about the herbs we have or you can forage to use as home remedies or that can be of aid in home remedies. ** DISCLAIMER we are not medical professionals and as always before starting any new herb or supplement, please contact your healthcare provider ***. We hope you enjoy this episode and maybe learn something to help cure what “ails” you. Our AWOW this week is “ail”. As always don’t forget to grow where you’re at.

In this episode we give y’all the inside scoop on some appalachian folk lore and tales around Christmas as well as talk about what an apple cake is. Our AWOW for the week is “airish “. We hope y’all enjoy.

In this episode we cover how herbs can be used on the Homestead to treat some illnesses or something that ails you. ****disclaimer: we are NOT HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS BEFORE TRYING ANYTHING MENTIONED HERE TODAY PLEASE CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER**** our AWOW of the week is “tetched”. We do hope y’all enjoy this episode and thank you for your continued support. Y’all always remember to Grow Where a you’re At! Bye!!

In this episode we discuss the herbs we have on the homestead and a few herbs for beginners. Our awow for this week is “boomer”. We thank each and every one of y’all for listening. Hope to see y’all next week.

In this episode we discuss how we save every day items and either reuse them or up-cycle them. This weeks AWOW is “minner”. Thank you all for listening and for supporting us. We hope you enjoy this episode.

In this episode we give a bit of a back story on us and how we manage to homestead during the winter and how we manage our pain and illness. AWOW: whitties. We hope y’all have a great and wonderful thanksgiving.

In this episode we talk about thanksgiving recipes that are common in our house holds or our households growing up. We hope you enjoy this episode and maybe not listen to it while your hungry. AWOW of the week is Thicket.

In this episode we discuss some of our frugal living tips that we practice. We sure hope some of these ideas will help some of y’all. This weeks AWOW is “crick” if y’all have any questions comments or concerns please feel free to let us know.

I’m this episode we talk about crafts to do to beat those winter blues and help either make your life easier, make some extra money, make your home more beautiful, or make you happy. You guys will also hear about our favorite crafts to do during the winter. Of course we talked about our AWOW which is “vittles”. We hope y’all enjoy it. We do think you all for tour support.

In this episode we go over the basics of wild game harvesting processing and preservation with a recipe or two thrown in. Our Appalachian word of the week is “Guam” pronounced like gum with an a in there. Definition is stopped up or used in lieu of a curse word. Sentence is it’s all gaumed up” “it’s all stopped up”. Thank you all for listening and supporting us. We hope y’all enjoy this podcast episode and as always the links we refer to in the podcast. https://dwr.virginia.gov/recipes/ We here at grow where you’re at support the ethical and humane harvest and consumption of all animal products especially the wild resources. We hope you will join us next week for our podcast on crafts to do in the winter. Once again thank y’all.

In this episode we talk about some common Appalachian sayings as well as standard practice and some folk lore for our region. If y’all have any questions comments or concerns y’all give us a holler.

In this episode we discuss the Appalachian word of the day as well as some universal chores and to do lists for the fall in the break you get between gardening and harvest season and deer season. We hope you enjoy this podcast episode. Our Appalachian word of the day is “lick”. If you all have any questions comments concerns or topics you’d like for us to cover give us a “holler” and we will try out best to hit it a lick. Thanks again for listening. And as always y’all don’t forget to grow where you’re at.

This is an overview on the basics of preserving using fermentation pickling salt and sugar cures and we touched in smoking as a form of preserving. As always y’all leave us comments and suggestions about topics. I hope y’all enjoy this episode. https://nchfp.uga.edu/index.html#gsc.tab=0

PREFACE: We we’re having some technical difficulties and issues through out this podcast episode so please be patient with us!!! In this episode we go more in depth with the canning aspect of preservation. We cover hot water bath canning or open kettle or boiling water bath canning the resources we use as home preservers and some tips along the way. As always y’all remember to do your research and if you have questions ASK. https://nchfp.uga.edu/index.html#gsc.tab=0 https://ext.vt.edu/food-health/home-food-preservation.html https://www.ballmasonjars.com/canning-preserving-guides.html As a reminder we are not sponsored by anyone these are just the resources we use. Hope y’all enjoy

In this episode we talk about the basics into canning. We talk about the supplies you will need to begin pressure canning and open water bath canning. We have incorporated a new thing on our podcast. We hope you all enjoy this episode. https://nchfp.uga.edu/

I’m this episode we talk about the pros of freezing as well as how you can use a vacuum sealer in many different ways and it can compliment your freezing. http://www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/safe-food-handling-and-preparation/food-safety-basics/freezing-and-food-safety is where we got out information about freezing foods as well as safe times for your foods to be frozen.

Here are the links to the information we shared on the podcast. https://learn.eartheasy.com/guides/a-beginners-guide-to-dehydrating-food/ https://nchfp.uga.edu/how/dry.html#gsc.tab=0

Basic preservation methods Center of home food preservation https://nchfp.uga.edu/ This is the center we keep referring to during the episode. It has the safest ways to preserve food at home.

We go through the seasons and what we do in the seasons and shed some light on projects that we work on during each season.

This is an episode of introduction with kind of an inside look into our lives and how we are. We are real and authentic and raw. This may not be suitable for all audiences but everyone is welcome. Allow me to say this if you think we are ragging on our men a little bit we absolutely are but we love and appreciate them for everything that they do for us and to help make our dreams come true. We hope you enjoy this first ever episode of the grow where you’re at podcast