Homesteading Chef

There are two types of people moving to homesteads this year. The first runs at it with their face first willing to get knocked down, bloodied, and sucking for air. The other is a person who is stuck in analysis paralysis. Both are destined for failure because they fail to plan.  Planning your homestead can be scary, putting pen to paper to start those first steps. This is a break down of how we p...

Our family homestead is going through BIG changes in egg layer chickens, cornish cross meat chickens, and maybe even quail? 2025 is quickly approaching and if we are going to turn this homestead into a homestead business we need to make changes to what we are doing. Let us discuss the changes coming to our homestead together. This is a podcast style conversation discussing the good and bads of 202...

Homesteading is FRUSTRATING sometimes. It seems everything is about growing bigger and bigger on your homestead, meanwhile you are burning like a candle on both ends. It may be time to downsize your homestead! You heard me right, DOWNSIZE YOUR HOMESTEAD! I have learned through experience that less is more and when i downsize my farm and focus i have double if not triple the production from my home...

Identifying the perfect Livestock Guardian dog for your family homestead can be very difficult. All puppies are cute and adorable, but how do you pick out the monsters from the future homestead saviors? This episode is to help you identify key features while picking out your future livestock guardian angel. https://www.homesteadingchef.com/ 00:00 Starting Our Homestead Journey  00:24 Puppies: The...

Pastured Pigs have been a dream of ours for many years as we began our homesteading journey. Our family homestead now hosts 10 pigs. 4 Berkshire, 2 Guinea Hogs, and 6 Kune Kunes. It has been a journey, but I recognize that this might not be for everyone. Listen in as I discuss why pigs might not be for you. This was recorded while doing chores and working on the homestead. So have fun and enjoy th...

I'm excited to have a special guest/co host on our podcast. She brings a lot of experience and something new to the table. She is my beautiful wife Maryeve. Together we talk about the top 5 things we did wrong when we began homesteading nearly a decade ago (and the mistakes we continue to make) Support the show

In this pocast , I'll share the secrets about pastured pork that I wish I knew earlier. If you're into homesteading or looking to learn more about pastured pork, this video is for you! Raising pastured pigs can be very risky. Homesteaders often have to learn the hard way on on how raise pigs. Listen in and deep dive into what I have learned from having pastured pigs on the homestead. #ho...

Looking to earn some money while homesteading? Check out my top 5 homestead businesses for success and profits! These ideas are perfect for anyone looking to make money while living a self-sufficient lifestyle. Support the show

Ever wondered what would happen in a worse case scenario in our country? Where would you eat, how would you provide? This episode breaks down the 5 essential skills for surviving through a worst case scenario.  This is a break from the norm, but fun to put on the tin foil hat and have fun on the homestead after witnessing the AT&T outages.  Make sure to leave your comments  below on what essen...

Growing lamb on the homestead can be very difficult if we are not considering a few points on our homesteads. It seems like everything on the planet kills baby lambs. Bobcats, coyotes, stray dogs, ant beds, etc it feels can kill a baby lamb. Essentially in the first 6 months, an infininte amount of probabilities could kill a baby lamb. So how do we deter death, and make lambing a successful, maybe...

Lambing season is one of my favorite times on the homestead. It is exciting to see new life pop up around the homestead.  It is not always rainbows and sunshine however. These are 5 things we should know about growing lamb on our homestead, in particular during lambing season.  Support the show

Attention all homesteaders! In this video, we'll reveal YouTube's conspiracy against homesteading channels. From shadow banning to suppressing audience reach, we'll discuss what homesteaders need to know to survive and thrive on YouTube. Watch now to protect your channel and your community! The past several weeks I have seen several of my favorite YouTube creators post content that...

Are you like me, trying to overcome the struggles of lambing season? Lets hang together as we chat about the secrets and surprises this year has brought to our homestead. It is my favorite time of year on the homestead, LAMBING SEASON. This is the time of year where we birth our next year's red meat supply on the homestead. This year is very different than most years however. This past summer...

Start Homesteading NOW? Is it that simple? Lets talk about 5 reasons to start TODAY!!! It is a crazy new world we live in with threat behind the scenes each day that could send our world into chaos, or so it seems. What if I said it did not have to be that way? That we could begin steps now to be prepared to have a healthy successful life that did not involve government or others helping. This is...

We as homesteaders have a bad habit of thinking projects will be easy. That was my mentality when I purchased pasture pigs for our homestead. I had a chance to meet  @TheMacs1 , a local homesteader family of 8 , just like us, who are on a homestead journey. These pigs have been a blessing on our farm and have been a great tool to create new earth and flat area, however it has not been rainbows and...