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The Modern Homesteading Podcast — 290 episodes

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1

Homestead Rhythms: Preparing For A New Homestead Season

2

Winter Homestead Reality Check: What Actually Gets Done

3

Growing a Four-Season Salad Garden: How to Harvest Fresh Greens All Year Long

4

21 Ways To Know You’re Growing In Self-Sufficiency (More Than You Realize)

5

Homestead and Life Updates After A Break From Podcasting

6

Large Family Small Acreage Farming with The Declercq Homestead

7

Outdoor Kitchens for the Homestead Why and How to Build Your Own

8

Chewing the Fat About Our Homesteads: A Season of Change and Growth

9

Garden Paths From A Permaculture Perspective

10

Grow More in Less Space: How to Garden Vertically

11

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Broth (And Maybe a Little More!)

12

More Than Just Homesteading, Finding Deeper Purpose in What You Grow: Guest Ryan Blosser

13

Cooking from Scratch Tips for Busy Homesteaders with Guest Melissa K. Norris

14

Permaculture Fences: Creating Boundaries with Purpose and Functionality

15

Tips For Starting And Operating A Homestead On A Small Budget

16

Designing & Implementing Permaculture/Regenerative Systems with Takota Coen

17

Planning A Holistic Garden: A Sustainable Approach to Feeding People, Livestock, Pollinators, and Soil

18

Leaves With Surprising Uses (Besides Food) for Your Homestead

19

Exploring Seed Starting Soil and Tray Options 

20

The Homesteader’s Guide to Grow Lights

21

The Homestead Workshop: Why You Need One and How to Set It Up

22

Back To Basics: Getting Started With Trees and Bushes

23

Back to Basics: Getting Started with Small Livestock

24

Back To Basics: Getting Started Gardening

25

Processing and Preparing Wild Game Meat

26

Last Minute Christmas Gifts For Homesteaders Under $100

27

Thanksgiving Live With Rachel

28

Garden Plants You Can Bring Inside and Grow For The Winter

29

News That Is The Talk Of The Town In Homesteading Communities

30

How And When To Decide To Add Something To Your Homestead

31

Tapping Trees and Making Syrup: Homestead Scale Production

32

Function Stacking With Chickens: The Ultimate Homestead Helpers

33

The Ultimate In Kitchen Fat: Exploring the Types, Benefits, and Uses

34

Root Propagation Through Layering: Exploring The Different Methods

35

Catching Up With Jordy Buck: Insights from a Modern Homesteader

36

23 Ways To Make Money From A Small Homestead

37

Using Grains In Your Homestead Kitchen: Grinding, Soaking, and Sprouting

38

Modern Homesteading: Start Right Where You Are

39

Preserving a Year's Worth of SOMETHING from the Homestead

40

Health And Wellness Benefits Of Pastured Fats

41

The Homestead Kitchen Power Tools

42

Homesteading: Myth vs. Reality

43

Choosing A Site For A Homestead

44

Building A Homestead Library

45

Nitrogen Fixing Plants For The Homestead

46

Planting For Fall Crops With Guest Mary Smith

47

Ebbs and Flows In Homesteading: Navigating the Journey

48

A Beginners Guide To Growing Beans On The Homestead

49

Caring For Animals In Hot Weather

50

How To Feed Your Garden: Compost, Compost Tea, Weed Tea and More

51

Homesteading and Technology

52

Homesteading, Yurt Living, and Staying Fit With Guests Mike and Lacie Dickson

53

Closed Loop Soil Fertility With Guest Nigel Palmer

54

Gardening In Cold Climates With Guest Krista Green

55

Purpose and Possibilities of Small Scale Urban and Suburban Homesteading

56

Getting Started With Seed Starting

57

Creating Systems For A Gardening and Homestead Revolution: Guest Takota Coen

58

Our Favorite Vegetable Varieties To Grow

59

Planning A Survival Garden

60

Everything Freeze Drying with Sonya Boone

61

From Sowing A Few Seeds To A Farm Business: Guest Steve Rice

62

Growing and Operating A Farm Business with Guest Rob Kaiser

63

Faith, Family, and Farming with Guests Brad and Starla Walker

64

Overcoming The Biggest Hurdles To Growing Food With Guest Marjory Wildcraft

65

Food Security, Healthy Eating, and Homesteading Community with Guest Sophia Eng

66

Small Scale Seed and Nut Oil Production with Guest Bevin Cohen

67

Goats, Fencing, Soap, and More with Guests Dave & Amanda Allen

68

Apple Harvesting, Processing, and Preserving

69

11 Kitchen Hand Tool Must Haves

70

Dairy Sheep on the Homestead: Guest Rachel Hester

71

Growing Nuts on the Homestead: Guest David Hughes

72

Growing Fruit Trees - The Basics and Beyond: Guest Susan Poizner

73

Suburban Beekeeping and Homesteading: Guest Katie Brandt

74

Homesteading and Responsible Preparedness

75

12 Books For Homesteaders Not About Homesteading

76

12 Things We Learned About Homesteading Watching One Of Our Favorite Shows

77

Building An Efficient And Productive Homestead: Guests Parker and Lauren Holmes

78

Enjoying Hard Work On A Multigenerational Homestead: Guest Jonah Curtis

79

Herbalism, Foraging, and Holistic Medicine: Guest Aron McNicholas

80

Coffee Chat About Our Homesteads and What We’ve Been Up To

81

Cultivating A Continuous Garden Through Succession Planting

82

The Benefits Of Bartering For The Homestead: Guest Rick Beach

83

Learn Management Skills To Reach Goals and Avoid Overwhelm: Guest William Horvath

84

Minimize Inputs With Ecological Soil and Habitat Building Systems: Guest Helen Atthowe

85

Homesteading Success Through Hard Work, Consistency, and An Abundance Mindset: Guest Justin Rhodes

86

Homesteading For The Enjoyment Of The Lifestyle: Guest Mandy Roth

87

Off Grid Living, Restoring Land, and Transforming Conventional Farms To Regenerative Farms: Guest Eddy Garcia

88

Small Scale Homesteading and Hosting A Bed & Breakfast For Extra Income: Guest Robin Holstein

89

Garden Is Planted, Now What? Weeding, Watering, and Watching

90

Making A Difference With Urban Permaculture: Guest Heather Butler

91

A Beginners Guide To Growing Potatoes On The Homestead

92

Building A Homestead From A Cornfield, Dairy Goats, and The Importance Of Community: Guest Ashley Burton

93

An Interview With A Young Homesteader: Guests Bella and Her Grandma Anita

94

Educating, Inspiring, and Connecting Homesteaders with Guest Rhonda Fowler

95

Building a Gardening and Permaculture Based Small Business with Guest Kerry Brown

96

A Few Useful Perennials You Can Multiply Through Division

97

A Beginners Guide To Building Guilds On Your Permaculture Homestead

98

Building An Off Grid Homestead From The Ground Up with Guest Dwayne Legro

99

The Why, When, and How Of Tree Pruning On The Homestead

100

Aromatherapy On The Homestead with Guest Amy Anthony

101

Teaching Homesteading Through Homeschooling Curriculum with Guest Kody Hanner

102

Testing, Amending, and Preparing Your Garden Soil For Spring Planting

103

Clearing Land, Growing Livestock Feed, Meat Rabbits, And More With Guest Jordy Buck

104

17 Useful Flowers To Grow On Your Homestead

105

Considering Tradeoffs In Homestead Evaluation and Design With Guest Ryan Steva

106

A Beginners Guide To Growing Onions On The Homestead

107

Nomadic and Yurt Living with Guests Joe and Fae Baker

108

21 Useful Backyard Build Projects For Your Homestead

109

Homesteading Plans And Provisions With Guest Jason White

110

Best Places To Get Trees, Bushes, Vines, and Canes For Your Homestead

111

Growing Insects For Small Livestock Feed

112

Our Picks For The Best Organic Seed Companies

113

12 Things You Can Start Doing To Begin Homesteading Even If You Don't Have Land

114

Homestead Healthy Eating With Guest Kelly The Kitchen Kop

115

Habits, Goals, Time Management, and Building Skills

116

Has Your Homesteading Been Naughty or Nice? Ethics and Homesteading

117

Learning Primal Survival Skills For Real World Application With Guest Luke Weinhagen

118

Crappy Winter Day Gardening Projects

119

Fodder Tree Crops For A More Resilient Homestead With Guest Nick Ferguson

120

Homestead Tool Maintenance, Repair, and Organizing

121

Connecting Homesteaders and Building Skills with Homesteaders of Indiana

122

Gifts From Homesteaders and For Homesteaders

123

Thanksgiving On The Homestead

124

Getting Started Safely Foraging For Mushrooms With Aaron and Jill Grenchik

125

8 Ways To Make Use Of Fallen Leaves

126

Farm Life And Business With Guest Jill Baker

127

Expanding Closed Loop Systems Into A Network Of Local Community

128

Small Scale Permaculture Food Forests With Guest Jess Robison

129

Developing Closed Loop Systems For Greater Self Sufficiency

130

How Much Can You Do On A One Acre Homestead With Guest Jordy Buck

131

Indoor (Permaculture Zone Zero) Vegetable Gardening

132

Homesteading Resources For Inspiration, Motivation, and Education

133

Planning and Adding Useful Garden Infrastructure

134

Some Of Our Favorite And Least Favorite Things About Homesteading

135

Why and How To Save and Store Seeds From Your Garden

136

Off Grid Homesteading With Guests Dave and Sonya

137

A Beginners Guide To Growing Garlic On The Homestead

138

Fishing To Provide Food For The Homestead With Guest Cannon Kirby

139

Preparing Trees, Vines, Canes, and Bushes For Winter

140

What To Do With Your Garden Beds After The Harvest

141

Self-Reliance or Homesteading Community? The Answer Is Yes

142

Food Preservation Methods (Past and Present)

143

Building A Drought Resilient Homestead

144

An Introduction To Using Cover Crops For Soil Improvement

145

21 Hand Tools That Make Gardening Easier

146

Why And How To Integrate Hazelnut Into A Food Forest

147

Stacking Functions With Rabbits On Your Permaculture Homestead

148

Should You Grow A Food Forest On Your Property?

149

Weed Management In Your Garden With Guest John Moody

150

Just Shootin' The Breeze About Food Forests

151

Another Urban Homesteading Success Story With Guest Anne-Marie Miller

152

Building Self Reliance and Freedom Into Your Life With Guest Nicole Sauce

153

Do What You Can Where You're At With Guest Brenda Scott

154

Homesteading By The Guinea Fowl Principle With Guests Sean and Rachel Reeves

155

The Homestead Journey With Guest Brian Wells

156

A Small Farm In The Making With Guest Jillae Dalmolin

157

Having Fun While Making Homesteading A Reality With Guests Kevin and Heather O'Rourke

158

10 Ways To Repurpose 5 Gallon Buckets (Part 2)

159

10 Ways To Repurpose 5 Gallon Buckets (Part 1)

160

Homestead Dogs - 5 Minutes On The Modern Homestead

161

Making The Homesteading Dream Happen With Guest Anna Sakawsky

162

Homestead and Podcast Updates

163

Creating and Utilizing “Edge” For Abundance

164

Integration Rather Than Segregation For An Efficient And Productive Homestead

165

A Few Power Tools That Make Homesteading Easier

166

The “Other” Homesteading Skills

167

Increasing Soil Fertility Through Permaculture Practices

168

Chatting About Elderberry (Mostly) With Guest John Moody

169

Spring 2019 State Of The Homestead

170

Homesteading and Market Gardening With Guest Jason Smith

171

Gardening In A Hoophouse With Guest Pam Dawling

172

A Few Favorite Perennials With Guest Natalie Bogwalker

173

Townhouse Homesteading With Guest Ashley Dempster

174

Homesteading and Heritage Cooking With Guest Jill Winger

175

Homesteading and Chicken Chat With Guest Alyssa Olson

176

Heating Your Home With Firewood With Guest Kerry Brown

177

All The Dirt On Living The Good Life With Guest Kirsten Lie-Nielsen

178

Family Homesteading With Guest Teri Page

179

Building Your Own Organic Garden Oasis With Guest Jackie Beyer

180

A Discussion With John Moody, Author Of The Frugal Homesteader

181

Why Every Homesteader Should Also Be A Prepper

182

Seed Catalogs You Should Have On Your Coffee Table

183

Emergency Backup Power Options

184

Finding Cheap and Free Resources To Build Your Homestead

185

Just Chewin’ The Fat While Driving: Homestead Updates and More

186

How To Have Fresh Lettuce All Year

187

Creative Homesteading In Small Spaces With Children

188

Homesteading In A Tiny House

189

Preparing A Chicken Coop For A Cold Winter

190

Using Goats And Other Methods For Clearing Land

191

Homesteading On A Temporary Property

192

Reflecting Back and Looking Forward On This 100th Episode

193

What To Do First To Turn A New Home Into A Homestead

194

What Homesteading Podcasts Do I Listen To?

195

Eating Healthy From The Homestead

196

A Homesteading Journey That Went Down Many Paths With Guest Michele Nutter

197

5 Great Ways To Use Coffee Grounds On The Homestead

198

The Good, Bad and Ugly About Growing Bamboo

199

Laying Down A Strong Foundation For A New Homestead

200

Small Backyard Ponds: Advantages and Dealing With Potential Problems

201

Setting Up A Rabbitry

202

What Is Homesteading?

203

Building A Greenhouse Out Of Old Windows

204

When Are You Too Young or Old To Start Homesteading?

205

How To Properly Use A Greenhouse

206

Return of Investment In Homesteading

207

Protecting Plants In The Heat of Summer

208

Outdoor and Summer Kitchens

209

Planting Trees and Shrubs In Less Than Ideal Soil

210

Consider Growing These 7 Perennials On Your Homestead

211

Function Stacking On Small Scale Homesteads

212

Destructive Insect Control For Organic Gardening

213

Raising Coturnix Quail On The Homestead

214

Homesteaders Share Why They Started Homesteading

215

Living Fences: Trees, Hedges and Fedges

216

10 Things I Don’t Want You To Know About Me

217

The Wormcast: All About Vermicomposting

218

27 Movies For Homesteading Inspiration

219

Homesteaders Need To Know About Coccidiosis

220

Announcements and Recommendations

221

Q & A Episode: Mistakes, Regrets, Farm Sitters, Soil Tests and More

222

The Underappreciated Mulberry Tree

223

Pioneer Roots With Guest Melissa K. Norris

224

5 Reasons You Might Fail As A Homesteader

225

Build Your Own Homestead Hardware Store

226

Homesteading When Your Spouse Isn’t On Board

227

Container Gardening

228

Seed Saving for Self Sufficiency

229

Creating and Utilizing Microclimates

230

All About Comfrey On The Homestead

231

21 Ideas To Help You Grow A Lot Of Food On A Small Homestead

232

Healthy Spring Cleaning Tips For Your Homestead

233

7 DIY Homestead Building Projects Worth Doing

234

Thoughts On Hugelkultur, Food Forests, Aquaponics and Other Popular Food Growing Methods

235

Passing On A Homesteading Legacy and Getting Started Homesteading Without Land

236

Pastured Pork For Free Or For Profit

237

Continuing To Turn An Old, Run-Down Appalachian Property Into A Functional Farm

238

Q & A Episode- Seed Starting, Adding Compost To Garden, Self Employed Health Insurance and More

239

Working To Build A Homesteading Community With Guest Melinda Lee

240

Figuring Out The Homestead Life With Guest Lana Jackson

241

Following A Passion For Homesteading With Guest Jill May

242

Pursuing An Off-Grid Homesteading Lifestyle With Guest Tanya Morrison

243

Planning Your Spring Garden

244

Homesteading In The Winter

245

Homestead Updates and Goals

246

Frugal Homesteading

247

Homesteading For Better Health With Guest Rachel Jamison

248

A Family Homesteading For Self Sufficiency With Guest Cindy Patterson

249

Full Time Jobs and A Busy Growing Homestead With Guest Steve Dinicol

250

Homesteading In The Suburbs With Guest Ariel Gunn

251

100 Acres, Good Stewardship and Hard Work With Guest Troy McClung

252

A Life In The Wild With Guest Robin Follette

253

Winter Preparations On The Homestead

254

Hunting Whitetail Deer To Fill The Homestead Freezer

255

Q & A Episode- Pigs, Raised Bed Gardens and What Makes Someone A Homesteader

256

How To Homestead When You Don’t Have Time To Homestead

257

8 Unconventional Ways Modern Homesteaders Can Make Money

258

Why You Should Start Homesteading Right Now Right Where You Are

259

The Why, Where and How To of Rainwater Catchment Systems

260

Beginner’s Guide To Hunting Squirrel

261

Homesteading Skills

262

50 Homesteading Resources For Inspiration, Motivation and Education

263

Protecting Your Garden From Wildlife

264

Keeping Livestock On An Urban Homestead With Guest Sherry Willis

265

What’s Going On With My Tomato Plant?

266

Weeds I Let Grow In My Garden And Why

267

Raising Rabbits: Colony or Cages?

268

How To Compost Without The Smell With Guest David The Good

269

Is It Safe To Water Bath Can Vegetables? With Guest Jo Rellime

270

What’s The Best Gun For Hunting Small Game? With Guest Gregg Carter

271

What Lights Should I Use For My Indoor Garden?

272

Where To Get Free Stuff For The Garden With Guest David The Good

273

Realistic Prepping: What To Be Prepared For With Guest Jo Rellime

274

What’s The Difference Between Heirloom, Hybrid and GMO Seeds? With Guest Mary From MarysHeirloomSeed

275

Healthy Cooking Over A Campfire With Guests Tom and Kris Ballard

276

Should I Plant In The Ground Or A Raised Bed

277

Introducing Children To Homesteading With Guest Heather Mattingly

278

Caring For Chickens In The Winter With Guest Maat van Uitert

279

Goat Breeds For Quality Milk With Guest Lesa Wilke

280

Homesteading In An Apartment With Guest Marie from Just Plain Marie

281

How Many Eggs Will A Chicken Lay? With Guest Maat van Uitert

282

What’s The Difference Between A Homesteader And A Prepper? With Guest Gregg Carter

283

How Much Property Do I Need To Start Homesteading With Guest Katie Thies

284

How To Get Started With Fermenting Food With Guest Jenise Fryatt

285

Is Dog Manure Safe To Use In A Garden? With Guest Ken Peavey

286

Things To Consider Before Pursuing An Off-Grid Lifestyle With Guest Teri Page

287

Building A Homestead One New Thing At A Time With Guest Heather Eby

288

Making The Homesteading Life The New Normal With Guest Jen Sharpin

289

Growing Mushrooms With Guest Mike Hatfield

290

Chatting About Urban Homesteading With Guest Sherry Willis