The Two Acre Homestead

Send us Fan Mail On today's espidode we'll talk about how you can raise chickens for meat, even in the city. To learn more about our journey be sure to visit our website at www.thetwoacrehomestead.com Subscribe to our Youtube channel at:  Thetwoacrehomestead Follow us on Instagram @thetwoacrehomestead Questions?  Email me at lisa@thetwoacrehomestead.com Support the show

Send us Fan Mail On today's espidode we'll be talking about one of three different types of animals, rabbits, that you can raise in your backyard or small homestead for meat. We're going to be asking the questions: Why? How? and Is it worth it? For more information on keeping rabbits, we recommend Bobby from therabbitrycenter.com and you can also find him on the Rabbitry Center on Y...

Send us Fan Mail On today's espidode I'll be talking about my personal experience with Baby Formula. Please note my full disclaimer at the beginning of this episode before diving in as I am not a doctor. This is just my experience. To learn more about our journey be sure to visit our website at www.thetwoacrehomestead.com Subscribe to our Youtube channel at:  Thetwoacrehomestead Follow u...

Send us Fan Mail On today's espidode I'll be taking a deep dive into how and why you should cook from scratch. To learn more about our journey be sure to visit our website at www.thetwoacrehomestead.com Be sure to read our online magazine:  The Two Acre Homestead Magazine Subscribe to our Youtube channel at:  Thetwoacrehomestead Follow us on Instagram @thetwoacrehomestead Questions?  Ema...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Season 2 of the Two Acre Homestead. On today's episode, we'll catch you up on things after taking a month off. To learn more about our journey be sure to visit our website at www.thetwoacrehomestead.com Be sure to read our online magazine:  The Two Acre Homestead Magazine Subscribe to our Youtube channel at:  Thetwoacrehomestead Follow us on Instagram @th...

Send us Fan Mail We're taking a moment to reflect on what we've both learned moving to a new property, growing zone, and what the most downloaded episodes teach us about what's on your mind. We'll be taking the month of May 2022 off and return with new episodes in June 2022. Also be sure to check out our refreshed website at www.thetwoacrehomestead.com ! To learn more about our...

Send us Fan Mail With food prices continuing to rise, how can you stock your pantry in such a way that it staves off so many trips to the store? We'll talk through that process in this episode. To learn more about our journey be sure to visit our website at www.thetwoacrehomestead.com Be sure to read our online magazine:  The Two Acre Homestead Magazine Subscribe to our Youtube channel at:  T...

Send us Fan Mail You can homestead and be smart about how you spend money doing it. We'll share what works well for us with you on today's episode. To learn more about our journey be sure to visit our website at www.thetwoacrehomestead.com Be sure to read our online magazine:  The Two Acre Homestead Magazine Subscribe to our Youtube channel at:  Thetwoacrehomestead Follow us on Instagram...

Send us Fan Mail On today's espidode, we'll answer the question: Does homesteading save you money? To learn more about our journey be sure to visit our website at www.thetwoacrehomestead.com Be sure to read our online magazine:  The Two Acre Homestead Magazine Subscribe to our Youtube channel at:  Thetwoacrehomestead Follow us on Instagram @thetwoacrehomestead Questions?  Email me at lis...

Send us Fan Mail On today's espidode, we'll be talking about making room on your homestead for animals. To learn more about our journey be sure to visit our website at www.thetwoacrehomestead.com Be sure to read our online magazine:  The Two Acre Homestead Magazine We are also starting a Youtube channel at:  Thetwoacrehomestead Follow us on Instagram @thetwoacrehomestead Questions?  Emai...

Send us Fan Mail We're taking a very deep dive into how we can inflation proof our homesteads. This is a two part series. Today, we're discussing the second part, will be for those of us that have more established homesteads with animals and are already producing some of our own food, to try and protect ourselves from inflation as much as we can. To learn more about our journey be sure t...

Send us Fan Mail We're taking a very deep dive into how we can inflation proof our homesteads. This is a two part series. Today, we're discussing the first part, which has more to deal with those just starting on your homesteading  journey and how to inflation proof, or at least aid in inflation proofing, your future homestead. The second half, which will air next week, will be for those...

Send us Fan Mail There's a textbook definition of what a homesteader is. Does it match what a modern homesteader is? Listen to this episode to find out. To learn more about our journey be sure to visit our website at www.thetwoacrehomestead.com Be sure to read our online magazine:  The Two Acre Homestead Magazine Subscribe to our Youtube channel at:  Thetwoacrehomestead Follow us on Instagram...

Send us Fan Mail Back in the day, yes, way back in the day, in the 1880’s, people grew food for their animals.  It wasn’t until the 1890's that introduced the incorporating of brewing by-products into animal feed and saw the start of Purina Mills in 1894, according to the Journal of Applied Animal Nutrition (JAAN). By 1894, people started to sell horse meat for cat and dog food, and formulate...

Send us Fan Mail Today, I am answering your questions based on a previous episode where I stated, if you had any questions to email me at lisa@thetwoacrehomestead.com .  So today is the day, my friend. We are answering questions. To learn more about our journey be sure to visit our website at www.thetwoacrehomestead.com Be sure to read our online magazine:  The Two Acre Homestead Magazine Subscrib...

Send us Fan Mail It's gardening season my friends.  That can only mean one thing.  It's time to start planning your garden. To learn more about our journey be sure to visit our website at www.thetwoacrehomestead.com Be sure to read our online magazine:  The Two Acre Homestead Magazine Subscribe to our Youtube channel at:  Thetwoacrehomestead Follow us on Instagram @thetwoacrehomestead Qu...

Send us Fan Mail There seems to be a shortage of everything going on in the world today.  How do you make sure that you and your family have enough to eat and thrive in this current economic, pandemic, upside-down world we all find ourselves in?  One way is by inflation proofing your pantry.  Today we are going to delve into the art of keeping and maintaining your pantry. Its gardening season my f...

Send us Fan Mail We are a family of four and we have two small toddlers. And if you know anything about toddlers, you know everything goes from hand to mouth.  They live through their mouths. And disease, sickness can spread very quickly, especially when you have toddlers. And then you compound that with as of the recording of this, there is a sickness that's going around global sickness, I&a...

Send us Fan Mail Homesteading burnout is a real thing.  We have seen so many people start off with so much excitement and zeal for this lifestyle, only for the reality, and challenges that this lifestyle can bring, to slowly snuff-out that zeal for self resiliency.  My husband and I have had these very challenges too.  Today I am sharing our number one defense against homestead burnout. To learn m...

Send us Fan Mail Not everyone in your life is as eager to homestead as you.  This can be VERY discouraging.  So today, we are talking about convincing your spouse to homestead with you. To learn more about our journey be sure to visit our website at www.thetwoacrehomestead.com Be sure to read our online magazine:  The Two Acre Homestead Magazine Subscribe to our Youtube channel at:  Thetwoacrehome...

Send us Fan Mail Many people want to know how to start homesteading.  On this episode we will discuss what  some of the basics on starting your homestead journey. To learn more about our journey be sure to visit our website at www.thetwoacrehomestead.com Be sure to read our online magazine:  The Two Acre Homestead Magazine Subscribe to our Youtube channel at:  Thetwoacrehomestead Follow us on Inst...

Send us Fan Mail On today's espidode, we'll dive into why we started our homesteading journey. To learn more about our journey be sure to visit our website at www.thetwoacrehomestead.com Be sure to read our online magazine:  The Two Acre Homestead Magazine Subscribe to our Youtube channel at:  Thetwoacrehomestead Follow us on Instagram @thetwoacrehomestead Questions?  Email me at lisa@th...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Two Acre Homestead Podcast! Your hosts, Lisa and Kevin, share their experience in how they started their journey into homesteading and how they migrated from the city to a suburban setting, and are now in a rural setting on 2 acres in  Southern Arizona. In this first episode, your host Lisa introduces you to their story. To learn more about our journey be sure to vi...