The Schoolhouse Life

It's the start of the fall holiday season for us and we just finished our year of rest.

We are talking about how our beliefs and homesteading are tied together.  Our holiday calendar looks very diffe…

We're talking all about our lease land project this week. A lot of you have asked us about this project and how it came about.

Our friend Lane brought this project to us and he is joining us to talk …

We recently celebrated our 20th anniversary. It got us thinking about how much has changed since then and how much has stayed the same.

Between the businesses, the homestead, the kids, homeschooling,…

Are you homeschooling? Have you thought about getting started?

In this amazing conversation with Austin of Homesteady we talk about why our families have chosen to homeschool and what that looks like…

It's been harvest season and we are all looking to preserve the fruits of our labor. We want to replay this amazing interview again with Tiktok canning star Sarah of peeliesnpetals. 

Do you have ques…

We love fermenting❤  We always have things bubbling on the counter. Pickles, sauerkraut, yogurt and anything else that can sit on the counter and "rot". 

Have you ever really thought about how that "…

Do the plants that emerge on your property to heal the soil also emerge on your property to help heal you? We're talking about all the plants you can forage on the homestead and in nature. What to lo…

Are you dealing with invasive plants on the homestead?

We all have those pesky plants on the homestead that are more difficult than most to get rid of. We've had and still have our fair share of them…

We are getting into our biggest disappointments on the homestead. We are covering everything from land, animals, projects and family. It's a pretty real and raw conversation but we want to you yo kno…

We are giving an update on Shmita and how our year of rest has been going.

It's not what we expected in many ways but we've had some revelations about the lessons we've learned so far. You might be s…

Are you hustling too hard on your homestead? The ideas are always flowing and as homesteaders, we hustle to get all the things done. But is it the best way to really get the result we want and need? …

Water is a top priority on the homestead, if not the most important. After 15 years we've been able to understand how water works on our homestead. We talk about everything water in this episode, how…

Join us as we listen back to our plans for Shmita. Planning is what we do as homesteaders, it seems like there is always something to do.

It's been a busy year so far and we can't wait to listen back…

Of course, we have more than 3 favorite plants but the ones we've decided to talk about today are easy and serve a greater purpose on the homestead. Working with the natural systems of our land and b…

We just pulled off Homestead Skillshare 2022!!

This is one of the largest in-person events that we've done and we are so excited to share some of the details with you. 

The biggest takeaway for us wa…

Fencing is a major part of the homestead.
So of course in this episode, we are talking all about fencing.

The lessons we've learned
Why planning is so important 
The best type of fencing we've used.
Why…

Do you want to model permaculture on your homestead? 

Listen in as Scott Mann of The Permaculture Podcast and I chat about permaculture and what that can look like on the homestead. Scott has been te…

How much extra money could you be making on your homestead? Listen in as Kerry Mann from
HomeSteadHow shares how he and his wife have been able to create multiple side hustles. They have gotten reall…

There is a lot to unpack on the topic of the food scale crisis we are experiencing today. Daniel of Timshel Wildland and I are talking about why it's happening and what we can do as homesteaders to h…

This week I'm chatting with Kira Huffman all about chickens. We're talking hens, broilers and raising dual-purpose birds. She's got a really great setup and she's sharing all of that with us.

So list…