The Modern Homesteading Podcast

Do you have dreams of being a homesteader but your spouse doesn’t? On today’s podcast episode I want to give some of my thoughts on homesteading even if your spouse isn’t on board with the whole self-sufficiency thing. Homestead Updates: Lots of seed collecting going on. Next weekend is rabbit processing day (postponed a week).Major website additions going on (further updates later).Best beet harv...

It has never been more important for you to grow at least some of your own healthy food. The good news is anyone can do it no matter where they live. One great way is to garden using containers. Being an Urban Homesteader I have always considered container gardening but fortunately, I have enough property that I have been able to plant in the ground and in raised beds throughout my homestead. Howe...

A big step toward self-sufficiency is knowing how to collect and store seeds from your garden. On today’s podcast episode I discuss all the basics of seed saving and all the reasons you may want to start doing it. Homestead Updates: Slow, Non-Exciting Week on the Homestead! Just get up and do it again. Homesteading Relevant News: Forbes Article:  Dear Homesteaders, Self-Reliance Is A Delusion...

Getting the most from your garden depends on a lot of things including the right climate conditions for each specific plant. On today’s podcast episode I discuss how to locate or create microclimates for your garden and how best to use those microclimates. Homestead Updates: Why I haven’t been podcasting and responding to social media and emails much lately. Planting fall crops This year’s tomato...

On today’s podcast episode I discuss the many uses of having comfrey on the homestead and why EVERY homesteader should be growing it, what variety to grow and where to get it.

On today’s podcast episode I will discuss how you can make the most out of what you have by giving you 21 ideas to help you grow a lot of food on a small homestead. These ideas can be used for urban, suburban, and even rural homesteaders for increasing the amount of food they grow. Homestead Inspirational Quote of the Day: “I can think of no better form of personal involvement in the cure of the e...

Not only is Spring a time to get started with our gardens it’s also the time we think about giving our home a deep cleaning after a season of being closed up. On today’s podcast episode I will discuss how to spring clean your homestead in a safe and non-toxic way that will make your homestead a healthier place. Homestead Inspirational Quote of the Day: “Get in your kitchens, buy unprocessed foods,...

On today’s podcast episode I will share with you 7 Diy Homestead Building Projects that will make great additions to your homestead. These are simple and easy-to-build projects that anyone can do. Homestead Inspirational Quote of the Day: “In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.” ― Margaret Atwood Homesteading Relevant News: How Organic Produce Can Make America Less Healt...

On today’s podcast episode 58 I give my thoughts on a few popular food growing methods that seem to be the hot topics in homesteading today. Are these methods something you should be doing or are they just a shiny object that looks good on the surface but have no place on your homestead? Some of the food growing methods I will be talking about are: Hugelkultur – a composting process employing...

In this podcast episode, I share my thoughts on living out the legacy that has been handed down to you, adding to that legacy and then passing it down to future generations. I also share 11 tips for getting started homesteading if you don’t have any or very little land. Honoring The Homesteading Legacy Behind You and Passing On That Legacy and Yours “Everyone must leave something behind when he di...

In this episode of the Modern Homesteading Podcast, Kelly and Troy McClung guest host again. The core of the discussion is how to raise hogs on your homestead for free or for profit. Kelly and Troy detail how they raise pastured pork on their homestead and how it is a valuable revenue stream to support their homesteading expansion endeavors. They explain how you can turn a profit by raising 3 hogs...

In this episode, guest hosts Troy and Kelly McClung discuss their eager anticipation of warmer weather on their homestead in central West Virginia. Their to-do list is long and the excitement is building to see what can be accomplished this season. Some details discussed are: Pastured Pig Plans Getting ready for a February farrowing of piglets Dealing with copious amounts of mud Reseeding and Rota...

On today’s podcast episode I will be giving my thoughts on some questions from you, the listeners. I will be answering questions today on seed starting, how and when to add finished compost to a garden, I’ll give my thoughts on health insurance for the self-employed, tanning rabbit hides, the software I use to do my “techy stuff” and what life looks like a little further along in the homesteading...

On today’s podcast episode I’m joined by Melinda Lee, a homesteader in Ohio with a passion for working with and building a community around gardening and homesteading. Melinda has a website called “ The Homesteading and Preparedness Collective ” where she shares about her urban homestead along with other useful information to help others down their own homesteading paths. Melinda and I discuss: Wh...

On today’s podcast episode I’m joined by Lana Jackson, a homesteader on 13 acres in Iowa, and in her own words she’s “a city girl trying to figure out country life.” Lana is someone eager to help others down the homesteading path by giving advice and sharing her struggles to hopefully keep them from making some of the mistakes and going through some of the struggles she has. Lana and I discuss: Th...

On today’s podcast episode I’m joined by Jill May. She and her family are homesteaders on a couple of acres in Ohio with a passion for the lifestyle and she also is an active member of our Homestead Front Porch Facebook Group . Jill and I discuss: Her journey and passion for the homesteading lifestyle. Her large vegetable garden. Her aging flock of fourteen chickens The orchard and perennials she...

On today’s podcast episode, I chat with Tanya Morrison, she is a homesteader in Alberta Canada pursuing a journey “back” to off-grid living while taking advantage of modern technology. We also talk a lot about her business ideas that will help others get started homesteading with chickens. Tanya and I chat about: What led her down a path to self-sufficiency Her off-grid experiences as a child The...

There is much to consider when you layout a plan for your spring garden and in this article/podcast episode I will help you think through the details and provide you with the tools and knowledge you need to have your best garden so far.

Perhaps when one thinks of homesteading they have images in their mind of digging in the garden on a warm summer day or perhaps putting in fence posts while sweat runs down your brow and no doubt these scenes are common on the homestead but in the winter homesteading looks completely different. On today’s podcast episode I discuss homesteading in the wintertime, what’s different about it, and the...

On today’s podcast episode I chat about recent updates on the homestead and our goals for 2017. I share these things to hopefully inspire you to set some goals for your homestead and perhaps give you a few ideas for your next steps. On this episode I talk about: Our Holiday Family Traditions Our recent addition of a small greenhouse Wicking beds in the greenhouse Expansion of our small backyard po...

On today’s podcast episode I talk about living a frugal lifestyle on the homestead, what it means to be frugal and the benefits of frugality. I share several ideas for being more frugal in the kitchen, the garden, with raising livestock and general ideas for running a frugal household.

On today’s episode I have a conversation with Rachel Jamison, a suburban homesteader in Michigan. Rachel started down the path of homesteading for better health for herself and her family. Rachel and I discuss: Why she started homesteading Raising chickens in the suburbs The things she is growing in her garden Hunting and Fishing Food Preservation Food Preparation How homesteading has helped her a...

On today’s podcast episode I’m joined by Cindy Patterson. Cindy and her family live on a 700 acre farm/homestead in Saskatchewan Canada and are doing a little bit of everything to be as self sufficient as they can be. Cindy and I discuss: The livestock they are raising; cattle, a milk cow, goats, rabbits, quail and chickens. Using nature to provide for their homestead by hunting, foraging, and tra...

On today’s podcast episode I have a conversation with Steve Dinicol, a homesteader on 133 acres in British Columbia Canada. Steve and his wife work full time jobs and still manage to operate and expand their homestead although expand too quickly at times as Steve will confess. Steve and I discuss: What led him down the homesteading path Raising cattle Raising sheep Raising chickens for eggs and me...

On today’s podcast episode I’m joined by Ariel Gunn. Ariel is an urban homesteader in Texas working toward a more self sufficient lifestyle right where she is. We discuss: Why she started homesteading in the suburbs Beekeeping with neighbors close by Her small flock of chickens Growing food in her vegetable garden Growing culinary and medicinal herbs Her community herb garden Water catchment and h...