Everyday Homesteading

We’re all busy and have a lot on our schedules, and sometimes we only have time for a quick podcast. Come listen to this podcast short as we answer your questions in a short amount of time.  Today’s questions answer whether you can rinse your butter in city water/tap water and how else you can wrap butter for storage. For more information and more great Homesteading Family content, visit the websi...

We’re all busy and have a lot on our schedules, and sometimes we only have time for a quick podcast. Come listen to this podcast short as we answer your questions in a short amount of time.  Today’s question answers where we purchase our calcium chloride and rennet for cheese making. For more information and more great Homesteading Family content, visit the website here: https://homesteadingfamily...

Finding joy in something that can be mundane is a true character trait that's to be highly valued. I'm excited to share our tips on finding joy in homemaking today. For more information, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/finding-joy-in-a-home-centered-life/ Enjoy the videos from these other creators on finding joy in homemaking: - Esther’s video ( @EsthersEden ): h...

We’re all busy and have a lot on our schedules, and sometimes we only have time for a quick podcast. Come listen to this podcast short as we answer your questions in a short amount of time.  Today’s question answers how to find local farmers that sell their products. For more information and more great Homesteading Family content, visit the website here: https://homesteadingfamily.com You know tha...

We’re all busy and have a lot on our schedules, and sometimes we only have time for a quick podcast. Come listen to this podcast short as we answer your questions in a short amount of time.  Today’s question is whether or not our homemade elderberry wine needs to be refrigerated or if it’s shelf-stable.  For more information and more great Homesteading Family content, visit the website here: https...

We’re all busy and have a lot on our schedules, and sometimes we only have time for a quick podcast. Come listen to this podcast short as we answer your questions in a short amount of time.  With all the work we’ve been doing on our homestead, we were asked whether we noticed a decline in pollinators.  For more information and more great Homesteading Family content, visit the website here: https:/...

We’re all busy and have a lot on our schedules, and sometimes we only have time for a quick podcast. Come listen to this podcast short as we answer your questions in a short amount of time.  Today’s question is answering whether or not you can add more carrots to an already existing batch of fermented carrots.  For more information and more great Homesteading Family content, visit the website here...

We’re all busy and have a lot on our schedules, and sometimes we only have time for a quick podcast. Come listen to this podcast short as we answer your questions in a short amount of time.  Today we’re answering the question about using Pomona’s Pectin when making fruit leather.  For more information and more great Homesteading Family content, visit the website here: https://homesteadingfamily.co...

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Having the right mindset as homesteaders is crucial to not only becoming more resilient, but to not getting burned out or running through our resources too quickly.  The second annual Traditional Skills Summit is right around the corner (September 11-15, 2023). This year, the focus is all about mindset.  Find out more in the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/school-of-traditional-skil...

We’re all busy and have a lot on our schedules, and sometimes we only have time for a quick podcast. Come listen to this podcast short as we answer your questions in a short amount of time.  Today’s podcast short is all about how to preserve tomatoes in olive oil (and whether or not using a vinegar bath is necessary beforehand). For more information and more great Homesteading Family content, visi...

We’re all busy and have a lot on our schedules, and sometimes we only have time for a quick podcast. Come listen to this podcast short as we answer your questions in a short amount of time.  Today’s podcast short is all about how we keep rabbits and deer out of the garden. For more information and more great Homesteading Family content, visit the website here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/ You k...

We’re all busy and have a lot on our schedules, and sometimes we only have time for a quick podcast. Come listen to this podcast short as we answer your questions in a short amount of time.  Today’s podcast short is all about root cellaring vegetables. We’ve been learning a lot about this topic as we’re currently building our in-ground root cellar. Here are some of our favorite resources.  For mor...

Why are organ meats healthy? What is Pluck, and why do we eat it almost daily? Learn more about nose-to-tail eating in this blog post and podcast interview with James from Pluck. For more information, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/nutritional-benefits-of-organ-meats-and-cooking-tips/ And to give Pluck a try, use this link and coupon code "EATHEALTHY" for 10% of...

We’re all busy and have a lot on our schedules, and sometimes we only have time for a quick podcast. Come listen to this podcast short as we answer your questions in a short amount of time.  Today’s podcast short is all about the tools that always go with me out into the garden. For more information and more great Homesteading Family content, visit the website here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/...

We’re all busy and have a lot on our schedules, and sometimes we only have time for a quick podcast. Come listen to this podcast short as we answer your questions in a short amount of time.  Today’s podcast short is all about the wild game that we harvest near us (and what we put up for the year).  For more information and more great Homesteading Family content, visit the website here: https://hom...

We’re all busy and have a lot on our schedules, and sometimes we only have time for a quick podcast. Come listen to this podcast short as we answer your questions in a short amount of time.  Today’s podcast short is all about a good lung tonic. As with all herbal things, we can make a few recommendations, but you need to make sure it’s a good fit for your body and always check with your physician...

Homesteading with children sounds extremely difficult, especially for large families or those with younger children. The truth is, by teaching our children traditional skills at a young age, they'll become contributing members of and huge assets to the family as they get older. Let's discuss how to involve children on the homestead so that they learn to love it. Read more and listen to m...

We’re all busy and have a lot on our schedules, and sometimes we only have time for a quick podcast. Come listen to this podcast short as we answer your questions in a short amount of time.  Today’s podcast short is all about whether or not you can freeze raw milk. The short answer is YES! But listen to this episode for a couple of tricks when freezing milk for a better end result. For more inform...

We’re all busy and have a lot on our schedules, and sometimes we only have time for a quick podcast. Come listen to this podcast short as we answer your questions in a short amount of time.  Today’s podcast short is all about why we feed our chickens a pre-ground pellet mix instead of letting them forage for food the natural way.   For more information and more great Homesteading Family content, v...

We’re all busy and have a lot on our schedules, and sometimes we only have time for a quick podcast. Come listen to this podcast short as we answer your questions in a short amount of time.  Today’s podcast short is all about why we don’t breed out and hatch our own chicks… yet!  For more information and more great Homesteading Family content, visit the website here: https://homesteadingfamily.com...

What would we do if we didn't have access to chicken feed? How would we feed our chickens in hard times? Our guest Dalia from Chickenlandia is here to share her tips with us today. For more information and the show notes, visit the blog post here:  https://homesteadingfamily.com/what-to-feed-chickens-without-chicken-feed/ You know that every month, we send out a physical magazine to over 10,0...

We’re all busy and have a lot on our schedules, and sometimes we only have time for a quick podcast. Come listen to this podcast short as we answer your questions in a short amount of time.  Today’s podcast short is all about ordering sexed or straight-run meat chickens. Is there a benefit of getting males or females and what we do. For more information and more great Homesteading Family content,...

We’re all busy and have a lot on our schedules, and sometimes we only have time for a quick podcast. Come listen to this podcast short as we answer your questions in a short amount of time.  Today’s podcast short is all about how we put up 1400 pounds of chicken in one day! This question answers whether you can pressure can chicken the same day you butcher your chickens or if you have to pre-chill...

We’re all busy and have a lot on our schedules, and sometimes we only have time for a quick podcast. Come listen to this podcast short as we answer your questions in a short amount of time.  Today’s podcast short is all about storing a small amount of clabbered milk for longer periods of time if you want to take a break from making clabbered milk. For more information, links mentioned, and more gr...