All Episodes

Ep 217. Why I'm Preparing My Pantry Differently This Fall

Ep 216. Everything on my Farmstand is Something I Actually Use

Ep 215. The August Reset. What Worked, What Didn't & Getting Back to a Homesteading Rhythm

Ep 214. How I Decide What Gets Preserved (and What Doesn't)

Ep 213. Harvesting with a Purpose. Why I'm Already Thinking About Christmas in July

Ep 212. Why I am Planting More Seeds... All Summer Long

Ep 211. How I am Opening a Farmstand in the City (Every Decision I Had to Make)

Ep 210. Why I Stopped Panicking About Garden Bugs

Ep 209. Garden Update, What's Growing, What's Failing and Life Lately

Ep 208. The Most Underappreciated Herb in My Garden

Ep 207. The Real Workflow of Summer Canning in a Suburban Homestead

Ep 206. The Hidden Consumerism in Homesteading

Ep 205. You Don't Need a Commune to Build a Homesteading Community

Ep 204. The Homesteading Mindset Shift I Need Most

Ep 203. The Garden Plants that Keep Coming Back for Free

Ep 202. 5 Easy Ferments I'm Trying This Summer (That Don't Feel Overwhelming)

Ep 201. How to Grow Cut Flowers in Any Space with Josie Blessing of Olde Soul Acres

Ep 200. Is Homesteading Worth It? My Honest Experience After 200 Epsiodes

Ep 199. Start These Herbal Products Now Before Summer

Ep 198. The Weird Garden Lull: How to Reset Your Systems Before Harvest Season

Ep 197. 3 Things to Do with Spring Herbs (Before You Get Overwhelmed)

Ep 196. Vertical Tower Gardens for Real Life Homesteaders

Ep 195. Spring Foraging for Beginners from What's Already Growing in Your Backyard

Ep 194. The Truth About Organic Pest Control for Your Garden

Ep 193. Don't Get Fooled at the Plant Nursery (and What to Watch For)

Ep 192. I Tried to Make Spring Easier... Here's What Actually Happened

Ep 191. The Summer Cooking System that Keeps Us Eating Real Food

Ep 190. Dry Goods to Prep Now for an Easier Garden Season

Ep 189. How to Decide What Foods are Worth Growing vs. Buying

Ep 188. Let Your Pantry Tell You What to Grow this Year

Ep 187. The Only Cleaning Ingredients You Really Need at Home

Ep 186. Hidden Toxic Items in Your Home (That You Can Remove Today for FREE!)

Ep 185. Where to Start with Non-Toxic Cleaning (Without Throwing Everything Away)

Ep 184. Apothecary February Herbal Q&A

Ep 183. Tea Talk: Herbs I Love and Brewing Wisdom

Ep 182. The Backyard First Aid Garden: Herbs to Grow for Real Life Emergencies

Ep 181. Herbs for Gut Health

Ep 180. Adaptogens vs. Nervines: What they are, how they're different, and when to use each

Ep 179. Herbal Preparations 101: Tea, Infusions, Tinctures, Oils & Salves

Ep 178. Growing Herbs for Your Home Apothecary (Even in Small Spaces)

Ep 177. Apothecary February: Home Herbalism without the Overwhelm

Ep 176. When Winter Drags On… Homestead Projects That Bring Spring Energy Back

Ep 175. What I am Planting in the Garden in 2026

Ep 174. Why Failure Days are Actually Homesteading Wins

Ep 173. Homestead Goal Planning without an Entire Life Overhaul

Ep 172. My Word of the Year is "Nourish" (and What that Actually Means for my Homestead)

Ep 171. 8 Things to Do Before You Set Homestead Goals for 2026

Ep 170. What 2026 Will Bring for The Homestead Challenge

Ep 169. What's Actually Worth Planning for the Garden in December (and what can wait)

Ep 168. A Friday Reset to Get Your Home + Homestead Ready for a Busy Weekend

Ep 167. DIY Homemade Gifts That People Actually Want

Ep 166. If I Were Starting My Homestead Over Today, Here's Exactly What I Would Do

Ep 165. What I Learned this Year as a City Homesteader

Ep 164. 3 Homestead Things I’m Not Doing This Winter… and 2 That I Definitely Am

Ep 163. 8 Pantry Staples that Double as Herbal Wellness

Ep 162. Rethinking Rest this Holiday Season

Ep 161. 6 Easy Things to Forage in November

Ep 160. 5 Ways to Make Taking Herbs Easier When You're Sick

Ep 159. Pantry Restock The Smart Way: How to Refill without Overwhelm or Overspending

Ep 158. Free Up $500 Before Christmas by Shopping Your Pantry

Ep 157. A Day in the Life of a Modern Homesteader: My Real-Life Routine Hour by Hour

Ep 156. Fall Energy: When Doing Less Homesteading Actually Gets You Further

Ep 155. 2025 Homesteading Deals I Would Actually Buy

Ep 154. How to Plan (and sometimes delay) Your Homesteading Projects

Ep 153. Headaches, Tylenol, and My Herbal Protocol

Ep 152. What to Do With Raised Bed Dirt After the Season Ends

Ep 151. Fall Home Decor That's Good Enough to Eat

Ep 150. How to Find Wins When Progress Feels Slow

Ep 149. 7 Simple Homestead Comforts for When the World Feels Heavy

Ep 148. Lessons from My Summer Homesteading Mistakes

Ep 147. All About Apples (Foraging, Picking, and Preserving)

Ep 146. From Harvest to Holidays: What to Can Now for Stress-Free Hositng

Ep 145. Simple Back to School Shifts for Homesteading

Ep 144. What I am Foraging this Autumn (Month by Month)

Ep 143. Every Bit Counts- Preserving the Harvest Little by Little in August

Ep 142. Harvesting Medicinal Herbs the Right Way: Roots, Leaves, and Flowers

Ep 141. July in the Garden: What I'm Harvesting, Planting for Fall, and Letting Go

Ep 140. How I am Managing Common Garden Pests and Fungus Organically

Ep 139. 7 Things I Always Have in My Prepper Pantry (That I Actually Use)

Ep 138. Red, White & Bloom: Garden-Inspired Ideas for Your July 4th Party

Ep 137. 5 Things I am Loving on the Homestead this Summer

Ep 136. Summer Herbal Uses for Rosemary

Ep 135. Calm the Heart: Herbs for Stress and Ditching the Pressure

Ep 134. The Power of Patience in the Garden (and Beyond)

Ep 133. This is the Year You Will Start Canning (or stick with it!)

Ep 132. Letting Go of Perfectionism in the Garden

Ep 131. You Can't Homestead When it Hurts

Ep 130. FREE and Easy Prepper Tasks to Do in Summer

Ep 129. 3 Ways to Simplify Your Homestead Right Now

Ep 128. Things I Would Do Differently With a Rental House Garden

Ep 127. Herbal First Aid for Summer that I Actually Use

Ep 126. Creating a Homestead Summer Bucket List

Ep 125. 5 Garden Rules I Do Not Follow

Ep 124. Is it really cheaper to Homestead in the Suburbs?

Ep 123. Seasonal Eating in Spring (What to Eat from the Garden in May)

Ep 122. Stress-Free Summer Planning: Balancing Fun, Family & Homesteading

Ep 121. Living More with Less: Centering Life Around Family with Jillian from Sprouting Arrows

Ep 120. Wild and Useful Backyard Weeds You Can Actually Use this Spring

Ep 119. Progress Over Perfection: A Realistic Approach to Homesteading

Ep 118. Containers vs. Raised Beds vs. In-Ground Gardens. Where Should You Plant What?

Ep 117. Why Meal Planning is the Foundation of a Busy Homestead

Ep 116. Low-Maintenance, High-Reward Plants for the Garden

Ep 115. The 3 Biggest Mistakes I Made Trying to Do It All on the Homestead

Ep 114. Garden Cues and Habit Stacks: How to Actually Remember to Water Your Plants

Ep 113. The Secret to Actually Following Through on Your Homestead Plans

Ep 112. Everything You Need to Know About The Homestead Collective (and Why It's Different)

Ep 111. 2 Things I am Focusing on Right Now on my Homestead to Move the Needle the Most

Ep 110. Why So Many Are Leaving the Homesteading Grind- And What I'm Doing Instead

Ep 109. 10 Things You Can Do Today to Set Your Garden Up for Success (Even If It’s Still Cold Out)

Ep 108. What No One Tells You About Homesteading (The Hardest Part)

Ep 107. 7 Signs You're on the Edge of Homestead Burnout (and How to Stop It)

Ep 106. 7 Homesteading Tasks to Do Before Garden Season that Take 10 Minutes or Less

Ep 105. Low-Tox Living without the Overwhelm: No Pressure Homesteading in a Real World

Ep 104. All of the Herbs I am Planting this Year and How I Use Them

Ep 103. How to Use ChatGPT to Enhance Your Homestead

Ep 102. Don't Fear the Funk. A Beginner's Guide to Fermenting Vegetables

Ep 101: From Chaos to Calm. The Emotional Side of Your Kitchen and Pantry

Ep 100. 5 Ways to Incorporate a Farm Chore Routine in the City

Ep 99. Mindset Shift- Homestead Anywhere, at Any Scale

Ep 98. Bio-Hacking and Natural Wellness with Brooke from Wellness Farm Chat

Ep 97. The Benefits and Uses for Oregano Infused Oil

Ep 96. Changing Your Money Mindset with Krista from Money Mindful Moms

Ep 95. Walking Through My Day of Non-Toxic and Nutritious Swaps

Ep 94. Beginners Guide to Indoor Seed Starting with Rachael from Our Handcrafted Home

Ep 93. Why I Use Herbs Instead of Essential Oils

Ep 92. Herbal Safety Basics: How to Research and Vet Herbs for Your Family

Ep 91. The First 10 Things I Ever Canned

Ep 90. How to Make Goals for Your First Year Homesteading

Ep 89. Top 10 Predictions for Homesteading Trends in 2025

Ep 88. Harvesting Lessons and Growing Forward for a BIGGER 2025

Ep 87. My Sourdough Starter and Other Things I am Leaving Behind in 2024

Ep 86. 9 Ways to Prepare Your Home The Weekend Before Christmas

Ep 85. 5 Best Herbal Gifts to Give to People Who Aren’t That Crunchy

Ep 84. Best and Worst Amazon Garden Buys of 2024

Ep 83. The Best and Worst Amazon Kitchen Buys of 2024

Ep 82. How to Have a More Sustainable Holiday on the Homestead

Ep 81. 5 Ways to Make Homesteading Easier in Winter

Ep 80. Gratitude for the Harvest: What This Year's Garden Taught Me

Ep 79. Raking Leaves: The Good, Better, and Best of Balancing Practical, Pretty, and Pollinators

Ep 78. Seven Wellness Products I am Loving Right Now

Ep 77 Good, Better, Best: Choosing the Right Non-Toxic Home Fragrance FOR YOU

Ep 76. The Results Don't Matter. How to Remain Home-Steady during an Election

Ep 75. Prepared for Unrest? How City Homesteading Gives Us an Edge

Ep 74. Holiday Homemaking- 10 Things I am Saying YES to this Holiday Season

Ep 73. Homesteading Q&As from a City Homesteader

Ep 72. Homesteading for Busy People: 5 Steps to Do It All Without Losing Your Mind

Ep 71. 6 Ideas for Winter Homestead Preparedness

Ep 70. Autumn Foraging for Black Walnuts

Ep 69. What is The Homestead Challenge? An Insight Into Homestead Blogging

68. National Preparedness Month for Normal People

Ep 67. Stop Consuming and Start Learning Preparedness Skills

Ep 66. How to Actually Start Using the Herbs you’ve Gathered

Ep 65. Getting the Homestead Ready for Fall

Ep 64. My Favorite Herb for Transitioning to Fall

Ep 63. The Differences Between Chamomile and Feverfew and How to Use Them

Ep 62. What a Tree Falling on My House Taught Me About Emergency Preparedness

Ep 61. 5 Ways to Reduce Kitchen Food Waste

Ep 60. I didn't know what to say

Ep 59. All of the Uses for the Common Weed Plantain

Ep 58. Natural Sunscreen and Sun Protection Options for a Toxic-Free Summer

Ep 57. How to Use Echinacea as an Herbal Remedy in Your Home

Ep 56. Homesteading Really Does Get Easier

Ep 55. The 3 Easiest Ways to Preserve Your Garden Harvest That Still Provide a Creative Outlet

Ep 54. The Magic of Mullein: An Easy Herbal Remedy Found Right in Your Neighborhood

Ep 53. Gaining Peace By Giving Myself Permission to Be a Homemaker

Ep 52. How to Make an Herbal Salve with a Common Garden Flower

Ep 51. A New Freezer and A New Kitchen Gadget to Beat the Summer Heat

Ep 50. Committing to No Processed Foods for a Month

Ep 49. Rating My Best Sustainable Swaps 4 Years Later

Ep 48. How to Have a Prepper Stash Without the Conspiracy

Ep 47. How I am Living Slow this Summer Even Though I am Bad at Slow Living

Ep 46. Common Garden Culinary Herbs that Can Be Used as Medicinals

Ep 45. 9 Cheap and Easy Methods for Preserving Your Garden Harvest

Ep 44. 7 Productive Ways to Rest on the Homestead

Ep 43. Is It Okay to Be A Half-Hearted Homesteader?

Ep 42. The Pressure to Plant a Native Garden

Ep 41. Garden Folklore and Myths that Are Actually True

Ep 40. Use these Herbs in Your Garden for Natural Bug Repellent

Ep 39. Summer Schedules and Systems for Balancing Homestead Tasks and Family Fun

Ep 38. Things No One Mentions About Companion Planting

Ep 37. My 6 Favorite Amazon Garden Finds this Year

Ep. 36 What To Do When You Regret Some of the Homesteading Decisions You've Made

Ep 35. Beyond Contentment: Actually LOVING Where You’re At

Ep 34. Six Herbs for Spring Allergies

Ep 33. Things No One Tells You About Gardening

Ep 32. How to Deal When Other People Don't Really Support Your Natural Lifestyle

Ep 31. Taking the Reins When Things Change on the Homestead

Ep 30. 4 Gatorade Alternatives for Hydration During the Flu

Ep 29. 3 Mental Triggers to Make Homesteading Easier

Ep 28. The Raw Truth: My Milk Journey and How Herdshare Realigned my Mindset

Ep 27. Systems and Online Communities Have Kept My Homestead Afloat

Ep 26. Can you be a homesteader and a minimalist? 5 Ways I Got Minimalism All Wrong

Ep 25. 3 Step Spring Refresh to Revitalize Your Homestead Routine

Ep 24. Eat Your Frogs: How to Reset Your Homestead When You Feel Burnt Out

Ep 23. The Importance of Local Community in Homesteading with Caitlin of Homegrown Hopes

Ep 22. Non-Toxic Cleaning Routine without Essential Oils

Ep 21. How I Did All of My Homestead Tasks in 45 Minutes

Ep 20. Seed Sorting Simplified: Organizing Strategies for Every Gardener

Ep 19. Grit & Growth: Overcoming Homestead Fears and Failures

Ep 18. Homesteading Hills That I Am Not Going To Die On

Ep 17. 5 Ways to Homestead When You Are Sick

Ep 16. 7 Things You Can Do Right Now to Start Your Garden Season Off Right

Ep 15. Systemizing Your Suburban Homestead with Chelsi Jo

Ep 14. The Cost of Inaction: What is Killing your Homestead Productivity and How to Stop It

Ep 13. 5 Canning Mistakes I Made So You Don’t Have To

Ep 12. Is Your Kitchen a Hot Mess? Use Your Personal Organization Style to Finally Get a System that Works

Ep. 11 Transitioning to Natural Skincare with Faithful Family Farmer

Ep 10: Favorite Homestead Bulk Buys on Amazon

Ep 9: 10 Habits to Incorporate Homesteading into your Everyday Life

Ep 8: My Secret Sauce for Homesteading in a Modern World Without Guilt

Ep 7: The 5 Best Phone Apps for Modern Homesteaders

Ep 6: 7 Ways to Live a Toxic-Free Life this Year (with attainable swaps!)

Ep 5: Homestead Confessions: Expensive Kitchen Gadgets I Regret Buying (Don’t waste your money!)

Ep 4: Crafting your Homestead Goals for 2024 Without the Overwhelm

Ep. 3 2 Herbal Things You Can Make this Week that are Not Scary

Ep 2. 3 Ways to Homestead in the School Pick Up Line

Ep 1. 5 Things I Don’t Do as a Modern Homesteader

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