The Two Acre Homestead
Welcome to The Two Acre Homestead Podcast. Come along with us, Kevin and Lisa, on our journey from a small suburban homestead lifestyle to our new lifestyle homesteading in the rural countryside of Upper Lower Michigan. We'll share with you our tips, tricks, successes and failures from both our past suburban lifestyle to our new rural lifestyle all on The Two Acre Homestead Podcast.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 73
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
053. Avoiding Burnout - STOP Micromanaging
Being detail oriented is not the same as micromanaging. And micromanaging can spoil the fun. Humble yourself. Don't get bogged down in such detail that you lose the joy of WHY you homes…
052. Avoiding Burnout - Ask For Help
Help! Yeah, say it! It is OK to ask for help. Especially when you need to get things accomplished on your homestead but also need to balance taking care of your family, working, spiritu…
051. Avoiding Burnout - Just Say No
Often the list of things to get done gets long in the tooth. Does it NEED to? You need balance. To do that, learn to just...say...no! Kevin and Lisa give a few tips in order to accompli…
050. Avoiding Burnout - Getting Away From the Homestead
Kevin and Lisa will talk about how you can (and should) step away from your homestead from time to time in this episode. How do you set things up to make it easy for your helper while y…
049. Avoiding Burnout - Harvesting and Preserving
This season, our focus: How to avoid burnout on your homestead. Kevin and Lisa will take a brief look at some of the specific topics that fall under this umbrella of discussion. And Lis…
048. Catching Up
We are NOT slackers. We're real homesteaders. We'll fill you in on what we've been up to to get ready for season 5 of our podcast before we get into a deep dive on what to do to avoid b…
047. Reviewing Our Last Few Episodes
Hard to believe it! But we're at the end of season 4! I'll take a look back at some of the things we've discussed and give a preview of what's coming up in Season 5.
To learn more about …
046. How To Grow A Successful Garden
This gardening season is going to be epic! This podcast episode follows on from tips on our YouTube video of the same name, How To Grow A Successful Garden.
To learn more about our journ…
045. How to Buy A Homestead - Interview with Bethany Lucas
If you're looking to buy a homestead, what are some key things you need to think about before diving in? I'll talk with Bethany Lucas, a Realtor in Southern Arizona whom I have worked w…
044. Gardening Talk - Interview with Karin Velez
I have the pleasure of interviewing Karin Velez with Just Grow Something Podcast. We'll talk about her journey from homesteading to farming, what to consider on where to plant on your p…
043. How To Move A Homestead - Part 2
What practical things will help you to move your homestead? Here is part 2 of our discussion.
To learn more about our journey and read our new Blog articles, be sure to visit our website…
042. How To Move A Homestead - Part 1
What practical things will help you to move your homestead? If you're in the city and looking to move to a larger piece of land for example, what will help you through that process? We'…
041. How To Plan For Buying Seeds
With the start of the growing season upon us, here are some tips on how to plan for buying seeds.
Be sure to watch our YouTube companion episode at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_stNT4…
040. Looking Back and Setting Goals
In our first episode of Season 4, and 2023, we both take a look back at what we have learned in the past year, and set goals for the upcoming year. We'll also give a sneak peak at some …
039. Question and Answer 2
Welcome to The Two Acre Homestead Podcast Shorts!
During November and December 2022, we’re presenting a shorter form of our podcast.
On this episode we'll answer a few of your questions s…
038. Record Keeping On the Homestead
Welcome to The Two Acre Homestead Podcast Shorts!
During November and December 2022, we’re presenting a shorter form of our podcast.
On this episode we'll explore some of the ways record …
037. Butchering Day Plus Kids?
Welcome to The Two Acre Homestead Podcast Shorts!
During November and December 2022, we’re presenting a shorter form of our podcast.
This episode: Is it wise to include your younger child…
036. Should You Do It All?
Welcome to The Two Acre Homestead Podcast Shorts!
During November and December 2022, we’re presenting a shorter form of our podcast.
This episode: where do you draw the line in accomplish…
035. Are You Prepared?
For our Season 2 Finale, what are a few ways you can prepare even if you're not currently homesteading?
To learn more about our journey and read our new Blog articles, be sure to visit o…
034. How to Winterize Your Homestead
With the garden to bed it's time to winterize the homestead. Inside and out your home.
To learn more about our journey and read our new Blog articles, be sure to visit our website at www…