Mississippi Family Homestead

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Most people think they have to wait until they have land, savings, and the right setup before they can call themselves a homesteader. This episode exists to challenge that idea directly. We walk through 10 practical, low-cost ways to start building a homestead life right where you are — starting with the mindset shift that changes everything. From growing herbs on a windowsill to starting a small...

Scott and Tina of the Mississippi Family Homestead Podcast take on one of the most controversial proposed laws affecting homesteaders in America today. Oregon Initiative Petition 28, the PEACE Act, People for the Elimination of Animal Cruelty Exemptions, could make hunting, fishing, butchering your own livestock, pest control, and routine livestock management practices criminal offenses in Oregon....

In this episode of the Mississippi Family Homestead podcast, Scott and Tina talk about how our ancestors preserved food in the 1800s long before refrigerators and freezers existed. From salt curing and smokehouses to root cellars, spring houses, egg glassing, drying, canning, fermentation, and even preserving meat with lard, they explore the old methods that helped families survive and stay fed ye...

Have you noticed massive data centers going up in your community? We have one being built right down the road from us here inMississippi — and it got us thinking. In this episode, Scott and Tina talk about AI, automation, andwhy now might be the time to start homesteading or at leaststart growing some of your own food. We are not here to scare you. We just think it is better to beprepared. Whether...

Welcome to the Mississippi Family Homestead podcast! In this episode, Scott and Tina get real about the biggest mistakes that cost us years on our journey to self-sufficiency. If you are passionate about homesteading, gardening, raising chickens, or building your own dream, this episode is packed with hard-earned lessons. We dive deep into our most costly and time-consuming regrets, including: Mov...

Do you have to own 100 acres and a barn full of animals to be a homesteader? Not at all! In this episode of the Mississippi Family Homestead podcast, Scott and Tina break down what homesteading actually looks like today—and why anyone can do it. Whether you live in a high-rise apartment, a suburban neighborhood with an HOA, or out in the country, you can start living a more self-sufficient life ri...

Ep. 2 | Backyard Chickens 101 — Getting Started on the Homestead Thinking about raising backyard chickens on your homestead? Scott and Tina from Mississippi Family Homestead share the 10 things they wish someone had told them before they started — straight from 6 years of real experience with a flock of nearly 30 chickens. In this episode: Know your local laws before you get chickens (rooster bans...

Is 100% self-sufficiency actually possible for a modern family? Probably not — but that does not mean you should stop trying. In Episode 1, Scott and Tina sit down in their backyard in rural Mississippi to talk honestly about what self-sufficiency really looks like today. From the story of Dick Proenneke living alone in remote Alaska for 30 years, to growing a garden, raising chickens, collecting...