The Schoolhouse Life

Have you been wondering how to get your hands on some of the grant money out there? Or maybe you've applied for a grant and didn't receive it. 

Join me as I chat with Wendy Rhein an expert in grant w…

Are you butchering your own animals on your homestead? Butchery is such an important part of raising animals and it’s often overlooked. Just like everything else on the homestead it takes time and pa…

On this week's podcast, I'm chatting with one of our Skillshare Demoers Caitlin of Stoney Haw Farm. She is going to tell us how she got started homesteading and share her knowledge of natural beekeep…

On today's podcast, we are continuing the Ask Drew and Lacey series and talking to Dave about growing in small spaces.  When we first got started we didn't have a lot of room to grow so we are sharin…

This week's topic is all about money and budgeting on the homestead. Our goal is always to help create a holistic homestead and part of that is making sure the financial aspect of a homestead works f…

We are covering all of the unknowns that homesteaders are facing these days. Costs are going up everywhere, some supplies are limited and we're getting a lot of questions about how we can manage all …

Today we are talking about meal planning on the homestead. We get a lot of questions about the best way to utilize our harvest from the homestead. So on today's episode, we are talking about planning…

We're talking about tilling and in our case why we don't. It can be a hot topic when it comes to equipment and the use of tractors. Focusing on the soil creates such an abundance. Listen in while we …

Have you thought about using wood chips on your homestead? Are you using wood chips already? I'm talking to Ben Raskin author of The Woodchip Handbook about the why, how, and when to use woodchips. B…

Are you thinking about adding livestock to your homestead? Listen in as Lacey and I chat about everything you need to think about before purchasing livestock. We have some great tips and maybe some m…

Do you have questions about preserving? Sarah from peeliesnpetals is the canning queen and she has all of your answers. Sarah has been preserving since she can remember and has the plan and process t…

We are answering all your questions about tools on the homestead! The reasons we don't use a tractor and why you don't have to either. After all the years and money spent we are breaking down our fav…

Are you wondering how to market your homestead and products? We're breaking down why you need to know your customer, your community and how to know what they need. AND how they will feel when they bu…

Have we lost touch with our feminine nature? Our intuitiveness? Our exhale? Our ability for receiving without achieving?

Listen in as I chat with Ariela Sharonwhile we dig deep into the meaning of fe…

We've got cows on the homestead now!

In this episode, we are going to talk about why we waited so long, what the plan is for the cows and how beneficial they are going to be on the homestead. We chat…

Danielle is one of our Academy members and had a bunch of questions about how we were getting ready for whatever is coming. I think the conversation went really well. By the end, I think we all left …

Have you been wondering if you should add pigs to your homestead? We just added some to our homestead for the second time. We are for sure learning as we go and wanted to share what we have learned. …

Are you tired of buying presents that are little pieces of plastic that break or get thrown out in a few months? It doesn't have to be that way! With a little creativity and a little time, you can gi…

What is Chanukah and should you be celebrating it? Take a listen as we break down what it is, how to get started celebrating it, and some fun crafts to try with the kids.

Go here to get our Chanukah …

How to homebirth in a pinch. :D

Ok, so this topic is such a near and dear one, and people are SO curious about what childbirth without all the modern rig-a-ma-roll might look like, well, Amy and I di…