The Homestead Connection

Moli and Kylie have a great time connecting with Alex McCracken from @mccracken_mama on Instagram. They talk all about Alex’s journey into homesteading, her family’s hundred acre homestead build, their sheep & goat herd, her experience with livestock guardian dogs, and more! Alex also shares her heart around family and motherhood, balancing working full time in a hospital, starting the business My...

In today's episode we talk with Jen from @littlehomesteadinthehills all about getting started with herbalism and foraging, going over things that are right in your backyard. All books talked about in the episode can be found in Jens accompanying blog post over at www.thehomesteadconnection.com. We are also excited to announce the release of Jens foraging ebook, and as a special thanks to our liste...

Moli, Sara, and Brenna chat their way through how they manage their gardens during the summer months and give great tips and advice along the way! You’ll love hearing about their different experiences and tricks from various climates and altitudes across the US and your garden yield will thank you for it.

You don't need to have a farm or even a little bit of land to homestead or be more self-sufficient. The fact of the matter is that the vast majority of Americans live in an urban or suburban areas. Join Moli and Brenna as they talk about their urban homesteads and how YOU can start your own homestead right where you're at. They talk about gardens, urban chicken keeping, connecting with local farms...

We all want to be more self-sufficient but do you know what it means to be community sufficient? Brenna and Steph talk through what community sufficiency is and how they have become more reliant on the people around them instead of big-box stores. They have great time discussing things ranging from bartering, to gardening, to rainwater collection, to raw milk, to sourcing farmers for local meat, a...

Moli and Kylie dive in and discuss the practical details of how to maximize your garden and growing season with succession planting. Gain a better understanding of what succession planting is, how to navigate it in your growing Zone, and what vegetables (and flowers!) you might want to plant over and over again this year.   Head over to www.thehomesteadconnection.com for more information on succes...

Be inspired with some of The Homestead Connection gals and Meagan from @pinaforeonpinewood as we hear her inspirational story of how her career-driven life turned to an intentional life of homemaking and homesteading on her one acre rental property. The girls talk all about breaking social norms, being willing to take risks and do hard things, how to take the first steps towards homesteading, and...

Kylie and LeeAnn discuss many simple and practical ways to become more self-sufficient in today's podcast episode. The topics talked about in this episode can apply to those in urban home settings all the way up to others who have large acreages. It does not matter if you are new to the concept of self-sufficient living or are an experienced homesteader on a beautiful homestead - there are so many...