Country Living With Emma

Episode 204 -- Tool Tip Tuesday 06.05.2025 22:38 ↓

One of the best inventions ever: Zip Ties!

Episode 203 -- Check-In Monday 05.05.2025 22:30 ↓

Did I get everything done on my To-Do List? Spoiler alert: I did not.

Episode 202 -- Accountability Friday - WhatAre Your Goals For The Weekend? 03.05.2025 26:16 ↓

What am so you want to get accomplished this weekend? If you work full-time, the weekend is the most besr time for working on preparedness. 

Episode 201 -- Are We Going to Have Shortages 01.05.2025 23:23 ↓

I don't know the answer to that question,  but it would be best to be prepared just in case. 

Episode 200 -- Grid Down Thought Exercise 01.05.2025 37:53 ↓

Spain and Portugal just experienced a power outage that also took down internet access as well as water. What can we learn from it?

Episode 199 -- Garden Update 29.04.2025 26:25 ↓

How does my garden grow? Listen to find out.  Tomato Cages

Episode 198 -- A Voice From the Past: The Depression Diary of Clara Ackerman Part 2 24.04.2025 33:28 ↓

This is second and final episode on Clara Ackerman's diary during the Great Depression. There are so many similarities to our situation today. 

Episode 197 -- A Voice From the Past: The Depression Diary of Clara Ackerman Part 1 23.04.2025 39:47 ↓

A reading of the 1932 diary of Iowa farm wife, Clara Ackerman. There are many similarities to today's world. 

Episode 196 -- A Four Day Weekend is Not as Long as You Think 22.04.2025 24:41 ↓

The Spring is a hectic time of year. What did I get done this weekend? Paula Deen's Broccoli Salad Georgia's Famous Lemon Sour Cream Pound Cake Homemade Mayonnaise Texas Roadhouse Rolls

Episode 195 -Gardening Plans 17.04.2025 23:33 ↓

Tomorrow I will start a 4-day weekend. The old-timers always said to plant tomatoes on Good Friday, and that's what I plan to do.

Episode 194 - Can We Prep for Everything? 16.04.2025 18:32 ↓

What happens when we have an event that we never anticipated? 

Episode 193 -- Good Stewardship and Prepping Part 2 15.04.2025 32:20 ↓

More on being a good steward and what's going on with the garden this spring.

Episode 192 -- Good Stewardship and Prepping Part 1 14.04.2025 25:11 ↓

We have access to so much these days that we do think about what would happen if that access went away. There are lots of advantages to being a good steward of our resources and may very well make a fundamental difference in our ability to navigate hard times in the future.

Episode 191 --Sunny With a Chance of Wild and Crazy 11.04.2025 22:54 ↓

A friend who has significantly different political opinions from mine made the comment yesterday, "hope everything calms down at some point". What are the chances of that? I don't think they're very good for the foreseeable future.

Episode 190 -- How Hard Do We Really Work? 10.04.2025 24:38 ↓

Our ancestors worked way harder than we can even conceive. It's important for us to recognize that and be grateful for it.  Century of Progress Quilt Contest Winner

Episode 189 -- The Prepping Continuum Part 2 09.04.2025 27:05 ↓

This is the second part of determining where I am in the prepping/homesteading continuum as presented by Grumpy Acres Farm on YouTube. 

Episode 188 -- What Can We Learn From Old Books? 08.04.2025 26:36 ↓

There is a wealth of free information online from old books that are now in the public domain and digitized. Here is one example: Handy Farm Device s

Episode 187 -- The Prepping Continuum Part 1 05.04.2025 21:50 ↓

Prepping is a journey not a destination. Where are you on that journey.  Grumpy Acres Farm

Episode 186 -- Why Are Government Preparedness Instructions So Different? 03.04.2025 20:03 ↓

Directions on FEMA's website are very different than Sweden's instructions to their citizens. Does this mean we should prepare differently? Handy Farm Devices

Episode 185 -- A Different Kind of Flour 01.04.2025 22:27 ↓

Foraging for acorns and making flour.

Episode 184 -- The Promise of Spring 01.04.2025 27:17 ↓

Catching up what's happening on the property and enjoying Spring. 

Episode 183 -- Comparing Prepping Instructions by Country 28.03.2025 23:41 ↓

What does your national government tell you to do to prepare? Here is a comparison of the US, Sweden, and the UK. In Case of Crises or War FEMA UK Contact me at: countrylivingwithemma@protonmail.com 

Episode 182 -- Is Prepping a Fad? 27.03.2025 28:19 ↓

Do you think prepping is a fade? Contact me at: countrylivingwithemma@protonmail.com 

Episode 181 -- A Personal SHTF 26.03.2025 22:19 ↓

We can all have terrible events in our own lives that affect us personally, but the rest of the world goes on about its way. 

Episode 180 -- What's Happening On The Property 25.03.2025 26:14 ↓

Updates on what's happening this Spring.