176: 10+ Lessons from 10 Years on the Homestead
I’m celebrating ten years of being on our farm by talking about ten(ish) things I’ve learned from a decade of farm life.
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How to make a Homemade Christmas Planter
Making your own homemade Christmas planter is easy and saves money. Let me show you how we make ours every year!
170: Know Your Neighbors
Thoughts today on why it’s important to know your neighbors and build an in person community — and how the internet has made that entire process more complicated (and not for reasons you think.)
168: Many hands make light work
See, the thing that always gets me is this: in a world where everyone is busy, where everyone has so much to do, people took time out of their busy lives to help us with ours.
167: My (rational) approach for how to start prepping
Don’t let the concept of prepping freak you out. Prepping is just keeping extra supplies on hand. That’s all it is.
166: The SHTF Thing We’re Not Talking About
Before you get too excited about how you’ll take on an apocalyptic collapse of society like a boss, let’s be honest. When put in a situation you’ve never actually been in before, you don’t know *how* you or anyone else will react to or deal with that situation. People both excel and struggle differently—and that is magnified when dealing with stress.
165: Put Your Ego Away
Okay, I’m going to say it. Ego is a problem in some homesteading and prepping communities and it needs to stop.
164: Build an In-Person Community
Online communities are great, but we need to remember the importance of in person, local communities. Let’s bring them back!
163: 9 Tips for Taking Care of the Homestead When You’re Sick
There are no sick days on a farm, so how do you deal with homestead work when you can barely get out of bed?
159: The Truth about Growing Your Own Food
Honest talk about growing and raising your own food, as well as a caution to the homesteading community about pride.