The Homestead Connection

Happy Fourth of July, everyone! We're so excited to be back for Season 2 of The Homestead Connection podcast and we're kicking it off with a good old-fashioned up on what we have been up to during the month of June and announcing the winners of our Coffee & Connection Mug giveaways. Winners, email us at thehomesteadconnection@outlook.com Patreaon: Beth Facebook: Samantha (Moli's fr...

Welcome to a special episode of The Homestead Connection Podcast! Can you believe it? We’ve been sharing homesteading & sustainable living information, connecting with other homesteaders, and laughing with you all for a whole year now. In this celebratory episode, we’re taking a trip down memory lane, revisiting some of our favorite moments, reflecting on what we’ve learned, and sharing some e...

You've head us talk about Brenna's move from Colorado to Florida for months now but we've never dived into why her family is moving, when they're moving, and how they have prioritized property searches for their (hopefully) forever homestead. Join Kylie and Brenna as they walk through the background of her decision to up-root her family and move across the country from the Colorado...

All four ladies come together to give a Spring update and future garden plans! Garden plans, baby chicks, new layers, baby goats, White Russians, and more! Come listen along. Civil Disobedience Discussion referenced: https://www.patreon.com/posts/civil-family-96557847?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Join us today as Kylie sits down with wife, mother, homesteader, and Minnesotan, Rebekah Hanson from @homesteadofblessing to learn all about her and her husband's homesteading journey! Rebekah's life online is truly authentic in the way she shows her family's lifestyle homesteading and her journey in motherhood and today she shares all about it. Kylie and Rebekah talk about her life be...

In this episode of The Homestead Connection Podcast, Kylie, Moli, Steph, and Brenna dive into the concept of community sufficient living and explore how embracing sufficiency at the community level can lead to resilience, solidarity, and shared prosperity. Join us as we uncover the transformative power of collective action and sustainable practices in building vibrant, self-reliant communities. Wh...

Moli and Brianna from Back Forty Flower Farm discuss everything flower farming on this podcast episode! Join the girls as they dive into the enchanting world of cultivating blooms, exploring topics ranging from sustainable growing practices and floral design trends to the business side of flower farming. Whether you're a hobbyist with a few pots or a seasoned professional tending to acres of b...

Welcome back for Part 2 of our homesteading Q & A! Kylie, Moli, and Brenna pick up where we left off last week and answer all your canning and preserving questions, questions on starting a business from your homestead, and even if a Costa Rica podcasting trip is in our future?! This episode is chalk full of resources and laughs! Come join us. Resources: Everything Worth Preserving by Melissa K...

We asked and you delivered! Its time for a homesteading Q&A! Brenna, Steph, Kylie, and Moli sit down to talk through canning, gardening, livestock, bees, and more. Join us next week for part 2 of your awesome questions. A new Patreon conversation drops this week too! www.patreon.com/thehomesteadconnection Keywords: homestead, homesteading, urban homestead, livestock, farm animals, farm, chicke...

Have you ordered a beehive for this Spring? Considering it? Brenna and Kylie, along with Moli, dive into to what beekeeping looks like! The girls share their years of experience keeping various kinds of honeybees in different climates and the brass-tacks, need-to-know information so that you can successfully dive into your first year of bee keeping! Kylie and Brenna discuss: What species of honeyb...

Discussions of an EMP (electromagnetic pulse) event are all over the internet and social media. No doubt the need to be prepared these days, but Moli, Brenna, Steph, and Kylie sit down to talk about what level of preparedness would look like after an EMP. Not familiar with an EMP? No worries - the girls share what it is, what would be affected, what their thoughts (and deeper thoughts) are about i...

Moli, Steph, and Brenna are on today's podcast discussing various aspects of their homesteads that they would change if they started over homesteading today (or in Brenna's case, when she starts over with her move to Florida). Garden spaces, raised beds vs in ground, livestock, goats vs sheep vs dairy cow, orchards, homestead locations, and more. The ladies also share about how so much of...

Baby chicks will be flooding farm stores, homesteads, backyards, and farms in the coming weeks and we want to give you all the tips and advice you're going to need to get your flock off to a thriving start! Kylie, Brenna, Moli, and Steph share the must have and need-to-know items/information as well as tips for common ailments and how to ideally transition your chicks to the coop. The girls al...

It doesn't matter what part of North America you're in, its about time to start those seeds for our 2024 gardens! Planting season is upon us. Today the girls sit down and talk about their garden plans give some advice and resources for getting started on yours, and do a whole lot of chatting along the way. Did you know Moli tapped her maple trees and is collecting sap?! Come here about her...

If you're someone who battles with celiac disease, gluten intolerance, or even wheat intolerance you know how challenging (and expensive!) it can be to feed your family and what a headache baking can be. Moli and LaNay from @hh. homesteadonthehill sit down to talk about the common ground they share in being the mothers of gluten-free homes[teads]. They share their journeys into the need to lea...

It is equal parts scary, exciting, and encouraging that Spring is right around the corner, but it also means it is time to start coming out of hibernation! Kylie, Steph, and Brenna share how they are shaking of the snow and cold to gear up for the Spring season ahead. There is talk about garden prep, ordering seeds, gearing up for baby chicks (and baby goats!), what kind of machinery evaluation ne...

We know our society and homes are inundated with toxic chemicals and products and we know we should eliminate as many of these products as possible but where should we start? Brenna and this week's special guest Steph Fischer from @myholisticroots dive into this fascinating topic and break down when, where, and how to start transforming your home and body care! Make sure to follow Steph on Ins...

Brenna, Moli, and Steph dive in and discuss many practical ways to reclaim independence in your everyday life on today's podcast episode! The topics talked about in this episode can be applied to those in urban homestead settings all the way up to other who live on large acreages! It doesn't matter if you are new to the idea of sustainable and sufficient living or if you have been working towards...

Our homesteads are beautiful, enjoyable, functional parts of our life. Moli, Steph, and Kylie sit down to discuss various ways to practically utilize our homesteads to bring in an income - both small scale and on a larger scale too! Thinking about meat birds or raising pullets? Check out Schlecht Hatchery, a small, family owned hatchery with great practices and amazing prices! (not sponsored) http...

This is a first! Kylie is recording by herself, and the girls missed uploading on a Wednesday! Listen along for a behind the scenes update and why this week is out of the norm. Or...... click here to see for yourself if you're too impatient to listen first! . . . It's time to dive into the conversations we have had to avoid because of algorithms and censorship and us gals are doing that ov...

There is a lot more to fuel preparedness than having a pile of wood out back, a few 1-pound canisters of propane, and a 5-gallon jug of gas in your garage. Brenna, Steph, and Kylie talk about the nitty gritty when it comes to fuel storage and what makes sense to have available to you on your property. Steph also shares an incredible amount of valuable (and possibly controversial) information about...

We're kicking off the New Year with some fresh introductions for our new subscibers (Hey there!!), a recap of some of our personal highs and lows of 2023, and what we're shooting for in 2024 both personally and for The Homestead Connection Podcast! We had such a fabulous year starting The Homestead Connection back in June and we are anxiously awaiting all the podcasting adventures in 2024....

Alaskan adventures are a dream for most but Kelli Foreman from @kodiakgoatdairy lives these adventures every day with her family on their goat dairy on the island of Kodiak, Alaska. Kelli and her family feel so passionately about nourishing the minds, bodies, and souls of the people of Kodiak - her story is infectious! You'll enjoy hearing how she moved to Alaska, the start of their goat dairy...

Homesteading is beautiful and wonderful and hard but the aesthetic of homesteading on social media is hard to compete with and can be a barrier for new homesteaders or those considering a more sustainable life. Kylie, Moli, Steph, and Brenna share some very real, raw, vulnereable scenarios around their homesteads and what "everyday" homesteading looks like - nothing Instaworthy in this e...

Christmas time is here! This time comes with so many rich memories and traditions but has its equal share of challenges - especially with the state the economy and consumerism mentality. Moli, Kylie, and Brenna dive into some of their Christmas traditions, trials they wade through during the season, and more! Come here their thoughts on Santa, Jesus' birth, gift giving, family dynamics, and mo...