Call To Farms

We flew to Dallas to sit at Christine Muldoon’s kitchen table, where she served us picanha (Tim’s favorite cut, the one we only ever order at Brazilian steakhouses), sourdough zucchini bread, and a Caesar salad with dressing she made from scratch, and it was so delicious. Christine co-hosts Modern Ancestral Mamas with Corey Dunn and is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner with four kids, and her you...

Nearly 30 years ago, Sophia walked into Rick Shinn’s 9th grade Honors English class at Independence High School in San Jose, her first honors class ever, and within a few weeks he was her favorite teacher. Six months in, he told the class he was leaving to become a school counselor, and she was devastated, right up until she spent the next three years slipping into his counseling office whenever t...

Justin Rhodes told us, about ten minutes into this conversation, that after 20 years of homesteading they’re burnt out, then admitted it depends on the day, since every other day they’re selling the farm. We recorded this one at the Rhodes farm after 6:30 a.m. chores with both of our families, pulling bush beans and hanging a pole bean trellis before breakfast, and then sat down in the barn Justin...

What if some of the most useful plants for your family's home apothecary are already growing in your backyard? In this episode of the Call To Farms Podcast , Sophia sits down with Kaylee Richardson of The Honeystead , beekeeper, herbalist, homesteader, and author of The Beekeeper's Apothecary , to explore the forgotten skills of herbal medicine, beekeeping, and nourishing your family from...

A huge Thank You to our Listeners!! =) We reached a major milestone with you with Episode 100. This podcast grew up right alongside our move from California to East Tennessee. In our 100th episode we look back at how the show changed as we settled in and found our people, from the neighbor who showed up with a chicken tractor to the friends who sat with us after we lost our first cow, and why comm...

"A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops." — Henry Adams Some people come into your life as a teacher and never leave. In this deeply personal episode of The Call to Farms, Tim and Sophia sit down in Gilroy, California with Jonathan and Debi Kerrick, Tim's former US History teacher and high school counselor at Independence High School in San Jose, who...

What if the nutritional value of your food begins long before it reaches your plate? In this episode of the Call to Farms podcast, Tim and Sophia sit down with Julia Mitchell, lead educator at Ancestral Supplements, clinical nutritionist, and grass-fed bison rancher, to explore the connection between healthy soil, healthy animals, and healthy people. Julia shares her family’s journey into bison ra...

Everyone says they want a village—but are we willing to become villagers? In this episode of the Call to Farms podcast, Tim and Sophia share how they built a trusted community after moving across the country from California to rural East Tennessee, where they initially knew almost no one. They discuss why community should be one of your highest priorities when choosing where to live, especially if...

After speaking at the Modern Homesteading Conference in Idaho, Tim and Sophie sit down to reflect on the biggest questions they heard from future homesteaders, young families, retirees, and land buyers across the country. In this episode, they discuss why water security, natural springs, wells, rainwater collection, data centers, AI, and land due diligence are becoming major concerns for anyone se...

Sophia sits down with Corey Dunn of For Nutrient’s Sake for an honest, encouraging conversation about making real food doable for everyday families. As fellow Weston A. Price chapter leaders, Sophia and Corey talk about the gap between ideal ancestral nutrition and the reality of busy schedules, picky eaters, tight budgets, and overwhelmed moms. Corey shares her own journey from growing up with re...

This week, Tim shares a solo episode reflecting on Memorial Day, a recent family trip to North Dakota, and the inspiring people he met at the Prairie Roots Homesteading Conference. From visiting Theodore Roosevelt National Park, the Badlands, and Mount Rushmore to watching families build businesses together and teach practical skills to the next generation, this episode explores the values that co...

In this May housing market and homestead update, Tim and Sophie share reflections from their trip to the Prairie Roots Homesteading Summit in North Dakota, where they keynoted alongside Justin and Rebekah Rhodes and spoke with their children about entrepreneurship on the homestead. They also recap family highlights from visiting Mount Rushmore, the Badlands, and Theodore Roosevelt National Park be...

If you served our country, you earned this benefit, and it may be one of the most powerful wealth-building tools available to veterans today. In this episode of the Call to Farms Podcast, Tim and Sophia Eng break down the truth about the VA loan, why it is often misunderstood, and how veterans can use it to purchase a home with 0% down, lower interest rates, no PMI, and even build on land using th...

What if milk was never the problem? In this episode of the Call to Farms Podcast, Sophia sits down with Katya Luniova to explore a forgotten tradition that challenges everything we’ve been taught about dairy. Most of us grew up hearing that milk is hard to digest, inflammatory, or even harmful. But Katya offers a radically different perspective. The issue isn’t milk itself—it’s what we’ve done to...

What if the food you trust the most is not actually nourishing you? Not because it is fake, but because something essential has been lost long before it ever reaches your table. In this episode of Call to Farms, we sit down with David Stelzer of Azure Standard, one of the largest independent distributors of organic and regenerative foods in the country, to talk about what is really happening behin...

After 8 weeks off the mic, we’re back and a lot has changed. This episode was recorded just a week and a half ago and already the landscape is shifting again. Mortgage rates have started to improve. The Strait of Hormuz opened, then closed again. Fuel prices, fertilizer, and food systems are all moving fast. In this conversation, we break down what we are seeing in real time across real estate, le...

There is a difference between liking the idea of homesteading and living a life where animals depend on you every single day. In this episode of Call to Farms, Sophia Eng sits down with Janelle Anderson of Haven Farmstead for an honest conversation about what livestock stewardship truly requires beyond the highlight reel. Janelle shares her experience moving from beef cattle to dairy cows and expl...

What if you did not have to wait until retirement to live the life you want. What if homesteading did not mean quitting your job, going off grid, or putting your dreams on hold until your kids are grown. In this episode of the Call to Farms Podcast , Tim and Sophia share how they are building a meaningful life now through modern homesteading, homeschooling, entrepreneurship, and shared family resp...

Winter storms, market shifts, and major decisions all collided at once, and this episode is a reminder that homesteading is about preparation, adaptability, and stewardship when life feels uncertain. In this episode of the Call to Farms Podcast , Tim and Sophia Eng share how they prepared their homestead for extreme cold, ice storms, and a bomb cyclone, along with lessons learned after moving from...

Most people assume regenerative farming and homesteading cannot work in places where winter lasts half the year and conventional agriculture dominates the landscape. In this episode of The Call to Farms Podcast , Tim and Sophia Eng sit down with Daniel Stenberg , founder of the Prairie Roots Homesteading Summit , to challenge that assumption and explore what is actually happening on the ground in...

What does it really mean to secure your home, your homestead, and your family’s future? In this special episode of The Call to Farms Podcast , Tim and Sophia Eng sit down with their trusted financial advisor and friend, Kurt Berry of Stillwater Financial, to unpack the Infinite Banking Concept and why it has become a cornerstone of true financial resilience for families who want control, clarity,...

A new year does not mean starting from scratch. It means building wisely from where you already are. In this episode of Call to Farms , Tim and Sophia reflect on the transition out of a Sabbath year of rest and into a season of intentional rebuilding, both on the homestead and in everyday life. They share what slowing down revealed, why rest is not the same as stagnation, and how clarity often com...

As 2025 comes to a close, we are sitting down for an honest, unfiltered conversation about what this year really demanded of our family. This was not a year of shortcuts or easy wins. It was a year that asked more of us financially, emotionally, spiritually, and physically. A year that exposed weak systems, clarified priorities, and forced hard decisions around land, money, work, health, and how w...

In this episode, Tim and Sophie open the vault. They are sharing a curated selection of off-market homestead properties in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. These are land and homes that are not publicly listed and are being shared quietly with serious buyers who are looking to build a resilient life. This episode is for those who understand that the best homesteads are rarely found on Z...

In this special midweek episode of The Call to Farms Podcast , Tim and Sophie sit down to share a timely December housing market update and the real conversations they are having every day with families across the country. This episode goes beyond headlines and rate talk. It pulls back the curtain on what is actually happening right now in lending, home buying, refinancing, and debt consolidation,...