Figuring Out Homestead Life

Join us as we discuss our favorite cookbooks (someone may have a cookbook collection problem - not naming names) Talk about our favorite recipes and even share a couple family recipes. Be sure to check out our Instagram page for the recipes! Here are the links to the cookbooks! https://www.mypolishheritage.com/products/polish-classic-recipes-cookbook http://www.alchemybread.com/ (Bread Baking for...

Join Ginny and Allison as we discuss the multiple ways we preserve the food we grow and buy. From freezing to pressure canning and the many ways to save food for future consumption. Resources discussed in this podcast: https://blogs.cdc.gov/publichealthmatters/2021/07/home-canning https://melissaknorris.com/book/hand-made/ (Handmade Book) https://www.sherribrooksvinton.com/ (Put 'em Up! book)...

In this episode Ginny and Allison talk raising fowl on their properties. Resources: https://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/index.html https://www.backyardchickens.com/ https://www.fresheggsdaily.blog/p/lisa-steele.html https://www.instagram.com/thechickenchick/ https://www.tractorsupply.com/ https://www.runnings.com/ We hope you enjoy this episode and please leave us a review and follow our podcast. Let...

Join Ginny and Allison as we discuss gardening. From getting started, savings tips, to harvesting and going down a few rabbit holes. Homestead gardens come in all shapes and sizes - from container gardens in apartments to acres on a farm. Herb Gardens to Veggie Gardens. What will you be planting this year? Mentioned in this podcast: Jill Wingers's Homestead Planner - for more info: https://meet.th...

In this episode Ginny and Allison discuss finding and moving to our respective homesteads. Talking about the how's and why's each decided to move to a homestead type of property. From property sizes, pro's and con's of their properties, future uses, advice for looking for a property and snags along the way. We hope you enjoy this episode and please leave us a review and follow our...

Catch up with Ginny and Allison to find out what they have been up to this week and hear what they thought about The Homestead Festival. We also have a new Instagram page for Figuring Out Homestead Life Podcast. Connect with us and ask questions.

Inspired by our trip to The Homestead Festival in Columbia, TN last week - we decided to start a podcast to share our (very) different journeys in this homesteading life. Ginny lives in Southern New Hampshire and Allison in the Finger Lakes Region of New York state. We hope you are inspired by our podcast and maybe even have a few laughs along the way.