HobbyScool

In this episode of the HobbyScool podcast, I chat with Cindy Newland, who is the CEO of Intentionally Eat.  Twenty years ago, Cindy was morbidly obese, had high blood pressure, high cholesterol and a family history of cancer and heart disease. After experiencing an excruciating back injury that immobilized her for over a month, she reached a turning point. She realized her diet and lack of ex...

In this episode of the HobbyScool podcast, I chat with Karen Creel about how anyone can grow a backyard vegetable garden.  Karen is a certified garden coach with over 30 years growing backyard vegetable gardens. She provides garden tips, projects and recipes on her blog Gardenchick. Wanting to share her knowledge and love of gardening, she started teaching local gardening classes and has a mo...

In this episode of the HobbyScool podcast, I chat with Anna Sakawsky all about home canning & food preservation. Anna is a former city girl turned modern homesteader who lives with her family (human, furry and feathered) on ¼-acre property on Vancouver Island where they produce and preserve hundreds of pounds of their own food each year and strive to live a more self-reliant lifestyle through...

In this episode of HobbyScool, I chatted with Liz Beavis all about beekeeping. Liz lives on a 250 acre property in Kumbia, Queensland, Australia, with her husband Pete and three dogs, in a second-hand house that they moved to the property and renovated over about four years. Over time they have developed a veggie garden, a food forest, and chicken tractors in electric fence netting.  They als...

Are you interested in learning how to get started with woodworking? In this episode on the HobbyScool podcast, I chat with Marc Thoma with Pacific Coast Woodcrafts. Specifically, we cover: What tools are needed for woodworking?  What is the first thing someone should do if they want to get started in woodworking?  What are the must haves when setting up a woodworking workshop?  Wher...

Are you interested in learning how to start growing your own herbs and vegetables even if you don't have a ton of space? In this episode on the HobbyScool podcast, I chat with Kathi Rodgers with Oak Hill Homestead.  Specifically, we cover: Do you need a lot of space to grow vegetables? What vegetables and herbs can you grow in containers How to decide what to grow What you can use as a contai...