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Self Sufficient Hub Homestead — 396 episodes
Oddments winter 22/23
Self Sufficient Hub Update
Sam Francis Grows Feral!
4B4 September 2022
Money saving homestead tips Part 2
Money saving homestead tips Part 1
September challenge 2022 update 1
Honey harvest 2022
Bartering
“Turn your waiting room into a classroom” - Jess Seward
No dig potatoes revisited
Extreme weather series; wet weather
Oddments August 22
A look at the growing season with Alan from the Homesteading UK Podcast PT2
A look at the growing season with Alan from the Homesteading UK Podcast PT1
Southern Hemisphere bonus episode, 4B4 August
4B4 August ; 4things to do before the end of august
Chicken keeping ethics with Shannon Ward
Dealing with drought conditions - extreme weather series
Homestead skills vs gear
5 Soil tests you can do at home to understand and improve your soil
Seed viability and cut price seed buying
Huge Announcement on the future of Self Sufficient Hub
Mothering through the seasons with Molly Ashton
Hair shirts and Takeaways revisited
Hot weather heart to heart
Dealing with extreme heat in the garden
Things I’ve changed my mind about
Reloaded; vermicomposting with the urban worm
Perennial Vegetables for smaller spaces
Southern Hemisphere bonus episode 4B4 July
4B4 July
The Food Forest Project
Using your Community - Small Spaces series
Oddments June 2022
Milk kefir
Stacking functions in a small space
Direct sowing vs transplanting seedlings
Goat Milk Lotion and Paying it Forward with Mandi from Wild Oak Farm
Controlling garden pests - small space growing series
Southern Hemisphere bonus episode 4B4 June
4B4 - 4 things to do before the end of June 2022
Self sufficiency challenges
Container gardening- small space growing series
Everything starts and ends in the kitchen- transferable skills
Bird flu / avian influenza, what do we know and what can we expect
Shady garden vegetable growing- small space growing series
Wild protein, hunting, trapping, fishing and gathering
Dealing with inflation and a cost of living crisis for homesteaders
Small space growing
Chicken husbandry and chicken keeping tips
Oddments May 2022
Back to Bsaics- EDC (every day carry) kit
DIY Plumbing and Electrics
Angela Ferraro-Fanning , Homesteader and author
10 garden projects anyone can do- back to basics
Trip Stacking
Introducing Animals to the Homestead with Karen Todd
10 Homestead Kitchen Projects Anyone Can Do
4B4 Southern Hemisphere Bonus Episode
4 things to do Before the end of MAY 2022
Beyond the garden - Utilising what’s around you
Worm towers, container gardening and listener feedback
Home Move Mini Oddments
Homemade liquid fertilisers- compost tea anyone?
How do you move a homestead?
Ornamental food gardens
First contact - part 2
First contact! Alan and mike’s first appearance on self sufficient hub
What does the next two weeks look like for Self Sufficient Hub?
4B4 Southern Hemisphere bonus episode
4 things to do before the end of April
Sustainability and veganism with Cristian from Orbiter
Back to Basics - homestead frugality
Oddments March 2020
Planning a homesteader future with Alan from the Homesteading UK podcast
Growing vegetables- Back to Basics
The Homestead 80/20 rule
Seed saving and seed sovereignty revisited
Essential homestead reading revisited
What can I sow in March?
Permaculture Ponds with Kareen Erbe from Broken Ground
Southern Hemisphere bonus episode 4B4
Back to basics - Preparedness 101
4B4 March 2022 - 4 things to do before the end of March
Eden gardening with Creedmoor Fury
Back to basics ; composting
What are permaculture zones?
This podcast is dedicated to the people of Ukraine
Ask Me Anything - round 3
Oddments February 2022
Fast and Free Microgreens with Breanne from Simple Living with the Tomchaks
Wild food - back to basics
Don’t throw out your sourdough discard!!
Can I save money homesteading?
Homestead preserving - Back to Basics
Updates and prize draw - mini episode
Egg production management - how to manage too many or too few eggs
Homestead Cooking - back to basics, cooking from scratch
Southern Hemisphere bonus episode 4B4 February
4B4 February 22
Rebroadcast; the fermentation adventure
Back to basics- what vegetables should I grow?
The homesteader mindset
A sustainability crisis with Geoff Dann
Not buying meat
Oddments Jan 2022
Melissa K Norris talks about being a fifth generation homesteader
DIY SERIES; Homemade Furniture
January’s Garden jobs / 4B4
Author Geoff Dann joins me today to talk foraging
Common DIY mistakes and how to avoid them
New Years resolutions for homesteaders
Food geek Beth Fuller talk about food trends and food waste
Homestead 2021 retrospective
Rebroadcast; Grow More Food
The second part of my conversation with Alan from the urban homesteading UK podcast
Rebroadcast; reducing food waste
Southern Hemisphere bonus episode 4B4
Oddments December 2021
A conversation with Alan Roderick from the urban homesteading UK PODCAST
How to have a self sufficient Christmas Dinner
4B4 December
Leaving it all behind part two with the Homevert Homesteader
DIY Part 5 - doors and windows
The Complete Guide to Self Sufficiency- John Seymour
Leaving it all behind with the Homevert Homstead - Rebroadcast
DIY series - Part 4 - Roofs
Which animals should you introduce homestead?
Off grid living and tiny homes with Rick Lintz
DIY series Part 3 - outbuildings - walls
The art of self reliance
Homemade Gifts for the Holiday Season
DIY SERIES part 2 - outbuildings - floors
Southern Hemisphere Bonus Episode November 2021
Oddments November 2021
Molly from the Mended Teacups podcast talks Home Education
DIY series - part 1 - Fixings
4B4 Nov 21 - 4 Things to do before the end of November
Natural beekeeping with Alan from the Urban Homesteading UK Podcast
The Swiss Army Knife of Sustainability
Season 2 Prelude
Self Sufficient Hub Season 1 Finale
Winter preparations for our homesteads
Shortages in a global supply chain - a view from the UK
September Challenge part 4
Egg production - Which bird is best for me?
Brian from the Homestead Journey comes to talk to us about being a fourth-generation homesteader
September Challenge PART 3
Southern Hemisphere 4B4 Bonus Episode
4B4 September
Bowmaking with Mike Koopman
September Challenge part 2
WWOOFING with WWOOF UK’s Scarlett Penn
September Challenge PT 1
Dealing with slugs ; rebroadcast
Cooking from scratch and other kitchen talk with Alan from the Urban Homesteading UK Podcast
Talking to our families about raising meat
4B4 August garden jobs for August
Mead making with Marco Van Geelen.
Complete self sufficiency challenge pt10 necessity is the mother of invention
Temporary homestead thinking, Butchery, Pigs, Bees and more - ODDMENTS
Taking trips away from plants and animals with Alan from the Urban Homesteading UK Podcast
Complete food self sufficiency challenge PT 9 - sauces
Southern Hemisphere 4B4 Bonus Episode
Where I am and where I am going
Mini Housekeeping Episode
What is regenerative agriculture?
Domestic cornfields and stuff I’ve almost killed with Julie Ellerbie
September self sufficiency challenge- making do or doing without
Oddments July 2021
Spinning plates and skinning deer with Julie Ellerby of elegant sufficiency
Complete food self sufficiency challenge pt7 - beverages
Listener questions
4B4 July; 4 things to do before the end of July
Complete food self sufficiency challenge PT6 Meat
Planning a self sufficient vegetable garden
Raising meat on a micro holding with Vicki - one of our show patrons
Complete food self sufficiency challenge PT 5 - dairy
Avoiding burnout; practicing what I preach
Homeschooling with the Hippie Homeschool Mum
Complete food self sufficiency challenge PT 4- Sugar
Oddments June 2021
Soap making with David and Lisa from Our Weekend Homestead
Complete food self sufficiency challenge pt3 - Grains
What to sow in June for harvests right through to next summer
Becoming self sufficient as an older adult with Karen Todd
Complete food self sufficiency challenge pt2 spices
My Origin Story
Home brewing cider and wine with Trent Musho from the Brusho
Complete food self sufficiency challenge Pt 1 Salt and Pepper
4 Things to do before the end of June
ASK ME ANYTHING Ep 200
Self sufficiency resources pt4 - Books
Hair shirts and takeaways
Leaving it all behind with the Homevert Homesteader
Self sufficiency resources pt3; websites
Oddments May 2021
Home brewing Beer with Martin from the Homebrew Challenge
Self sufficiency resources PT2- IRL resources
Rehoming Hens
Getting free honey bees with Alan from Urban Homesteading UK
Self sufficiency resources PT 1 - free apps
4 things to do before the end of May
Aquaponics with Joe Leveridge
Finding time for all the homesteading jobs
Am I a prepper?
Jarvis Smith on Ethical Consumption
Oddments April 2021
Could we make the food we buy and save money?
Where the wild things grow with David Hamilton
What food should you grow pt2
What food should you grow?
Square foot gardening
So you’re thinking of getting a goat?
4 things to do before the end of April
Tinkers bubble - off grid woodland community
Happy Birthday!
Ethical eating revisited
What to plant when with the pyjama gardener
So you want to move to a homestead?
Where there is livestock there is dead stock
Thomas Riedmuller; 2yr Sustainable Horticulture / Permaculture course founder
Encouraging family members to get involved
Oddments March 2021
Regenerative livelihoods with Finn Weddle
Permaculture principle 12; Creatively use and Respond to Change
4 things to do before the end of March
Forest Therapy Guide Liz Dawes
Permaculture principle 11; Use Edges and Value The Marginal
Waste not want not - using by-products
GM Crops with Xanthea Heynes
Permaculture principle 10; use and value diversity
Guerrilla Gardening
Everything Worms with Anna De La Vega from the Urban Worm
Permaculture principle 9 - use small and slow solutions
The Hunger Gap
Oddments February 2021
Permaculture principles PT8 Integrate Don’t Seperate
What food can I start growing in Febuary?
4 Things To Do Before The End Of February
Permaculture principles PT7 design from patterns to details
How much land do I need to grow my own food
The To Don’t List
Permaculture principles PT6 Produce no waste
Oddments January 2021
Harvesting rainwater with The hosts of self sufficiency with Chris and Steve
Permaculture principles PT5 Use and Value Renewable Resources and Services
Building resilience into our systems
Composting kitchen waste part 2
Permaculture principles PT4 apply self regulation and accept feedback
January’s garden jobs
Composting kitchen waste part 1 with Nat from the allotment kitchen garden
Permaculture principles PT 3 - obtain a yield
Butchering a pig
Pallet composting with Nat from the allotment kitchen garden
Permaculture principles PT 2 ; catch and store energy
Oddments Christmas 2020
How far have I come in 2020?
Surveying your space revisited
Curative Forests with Rory Macphee
Permaculture principles 1 - observe and interact
Grow more food
Seaweed with expert Rory MacPhee
Difficult to produce PT4 coffee and caffeine
Oddments December 2020
Raising turkeys
Self reliance skills PT 8 - the ultimate self sufficiency skill
Preparing for 2021
Christmas gift request ideas for homesteaders
Self reliance skills PT 7 - curing meat
Kiss the ground
Sourdough with Alan from the Urban Homesteading Uk Podcast
Self reliance skills PT 6 - Medicinal plants
Homesteading before you have a homestead
Winter fruit plant care with Adam from gardeners tale.
Self reliance skills pt 5- making water potable
Bonus episode - post surgery problems
Winter fruit trees and shrub care with Adam from gardeners tals
Self reliance skills part 4- Fire
Oddments pt2 October 2020
The Allotment Kitchen Garden
Self reliance skills part 3 - Reading Nature
Oddments part 1 October 2020
October’s Garden Jobs
Self reliance skills part 2 - homemade stocks
Reducing food waste
Mini-Hubs interviews. The Children of Self Sufficient Hub.
Self reliance skills pt 1 - home maintenance
Outbuildings - planning and building
Expert Forager Iona Fraser from Broth and Butter
Introduction to self reliance skills episode 103
Root cellars 101
Urban Homesteading UK Podcast Hosts Alan and Mike - Part 2
Episode 100!! Ask me anything
Global Food security in a pandemic (COVID 19)
Alan and Mike from the Urban Homesteading UK Podcast
Annual Vegetables Part 6 - Pumpkins
Become Self Sufficient in 1 (more) Thing
95 - seed saving and seed sovereignty with Maggie Carr
Annual vegetables PT 5 - cabbages
Oddments 11th September 2020
92 - Essential Reading
Annual Vegetables PT 4 Runner Beans
90 - the benefits of becoming more self sufficient
Solar power kits for the beginner with Ivan from AskIveTech
Annual Vegetables PT 3 - Carrots
Garden failures
Sarah and Paul from the Fermentation Adventure
Annual Vegetables PT2 - Potatoes
84 - what can I put in my compost?
83 - summer fruit tree care pt 2 with Adam from Gardeners Tale
Annual vegetables PT1 - Cucumbers
Oddments 14th August 2020
80 - summer fruit tree care with Adam from Gardeners Tale
Soil health pt4 - micro nutrients
78 - The Home Dairy
Basketry and weaving with Anna Stickland
Soil Health Part 3 - Potassium
Episode 75 - plant guilds
Urban homesteading, zero waste goals and wax wraps with Julie Ellerby
Episode 73 - Soil health part 2 - phosphorus
Episode 72 - July’s garden job checklist
Episode 71 - Oddments July ‘20
Episode 70 - soil health pt 1 - Nitrogen
Episode 69 - Building Soil Health
Episode 68 - leather working with Mike Koopman
Episode 67 - Homestead Kitchen
Episode 66 - stacking functions
Episode 65 - what can I still plant now it’s July?
Episode 64 - ethical eating pt 2
Episode 63 - ethical eating part 1
Episode 62 - preserving tomatoes
Episode 62 - edible pond plants
Episode 61 - Creating water zones in the garden
Episode 60 - summer foraging
Episode 59 - self sufficiency goals
Episode 58 - this week in the garden
Episode 57 - preparing for harvest time
Episode 56 - growing annuals as perennials with Liz Zorab from Byther Farm
Episode 55 - dealing with slugs
Episode 54 - No dig potatoes
Episode 53 - difficult to produce pt 3 - citrus
Episode 52 - what crops can I still plant now it’s June?
Episode 51 - home blacksmithing with Mike Koopman
Episode 50 - Oil - difficult to produce part 2
Episode 49 - breeding chickens
Episode 48 - understanding hardiness zones
Episode 47 - difficult to produce 1 - sugar
Episode 46 - raising pigs
Episode 45 - working with the weather
Episode 44 - supplemental - introducing our ‘hard to replace’ food series
Episode 43 - This week in the garden
Episode 42 - marking plants
Episode 41 - garden equipment
Episode 40 - making the most of what you have
Episode 39 - keeping bees
Episode 38 - Catch crops
Episode 37 - all about Asparagus
Episode 36 - an encyclopaedia of country living
Episode 35 - raising goats
Episode 34 - permaculture introduction
Episode 33 - compost basics
Episode 32 - How to design and build a herb spiral
Episode 31- Juggling work with homesteading
Episode 30 - how to get hold of free garden supplies
Episode 29 - tomato plant basics
Episode 28 - wild edibles of spring
Episode 27 - personal Food Security
Episode 26 - DIY Chicken Coops
Episode 25 - feed your animals for free
Episode 24 - April’s garden jobs
Episode 23 - A lockdown garden activity for mental health
Episode 22 - Blair and Ethan Bench; the survival bros
Episode 21 - No Dig Gardening
Episode 20 - sourcing seeds
Episode 19 - water self sufficiency
Episode 18 - a conversation across the pond
Episode 17 - Wild Mushrooms
Episode 16 - Plant watering tips
Episode 15 - Incorporating chickens
Episode 14 - planning a vegetable garden
Episode 13 - waste
Episode 12 - Superplants - Watercress
Episode 11 - protecting seedlings from frost
Episode 10 - Planting seeds
Episode 9 - food security with an urban garden
Episode 8 - making free plants through tip layering
Episode 7 - Making an Income from your garden
Episode 6 - Pace yourself
Episode 5 - Edible Perrenials
Episode 4- Livestock 101
Episode 3 - What free food can I forage for now?
Episode 2 - Starting a vegetable garden - which plants should I grow first?
Episode 1 - First steps toward food security
Self Sufficient Hub Homestead (Trailer)