Thinking about keeping backyard egg-laying chickens, but not sure where to begin? In today?s episode, we walk through the essential checklist every new chicken keeper should know.

We cover:
? What to think about before bringing chickens home
? Coop setup and space requirements
? Feeding, water, and daily care routines
? How to successfully raise chicks in their first few weeks
? Biosecurity basics and avoiding common pitfalls
? Planning for seasonal egg production

Whether this is your first flock or you?re brushing up on best practices, this episode gives you a clear, practical foundation so you can raise healthy, happy chickens.

- Read more on the blog and get your free printable checklist:
https://homesteadingfamily.com/raising-backyard-egg-laying-chickens/

- Printable Quick-Start Chicken Keeping Checklist: https://classes.homesteadingfamily.com/pl/2148743214

- Check out the monthly chicken articles inside the Homestead Kitchen Magazine: https://homesteadingfamily.com/podcast-hkm

- Thanks to Grubbly Farms, the sponsor of this podcast episode. If you'd like to give Grubbly a try, use coupon code "HOMESTEADING30" for 30% off your order! https://homesteadingfamily.com/grubbly-farms-fb

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Introduction
1:38 - Chit Chat
5:38 - Grubbly Farms
7:18 - Main Topic

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

Feeling overwhelmed while trying to add homesteading skills to an already full life? You?re not alone. In this episode of Everyday Homesteading, I?m continuing our conversation about going from overwhelmed to peaceful and sharing what I?ve learned about building a homestead life that?s sustainable for the long haul.

This is Part 2 of our series on creating peaceful household rhythms instead of rigid schedules. If you haven?t listened to Part 1 yet, I recommend starting there and then coming back to this episode so these ideas can really come together.

? Listen to Part 1 and Part 2 here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/3-things-that-keep-our-homestead-running/

In this episode, we talk about:

Why you don?t have the same energy every day or every seasonHow rhythms work better than strict schedulesAssigning focus days to reduce overwhelmCreating household minimums that support your family instead of exhausting youLetting go of unrealistic expectations and finding peace in everyday life

If this conversation resonates with you and you?d like help putting it into practice, you?re invited to join me inside the Find Your Peaceful Homestead Rhythm Challenge, where I walk you through creating a custom system for your own home.

? Join the challenge here:
 https://classes.homesteadingfamily.com/homestead-kitchen-membership-evergreen

You can also find ongoing encouragement, seasonal inspiration, and practical homesteading skills inside the Homestead Kitchen Magazine.

? Subscribe here:
 https://homesteadingfamily.com/podcast-magazine

Links Mentioned:

?Homemade Sandwich Bread Recipe: https://homesteadingfamily.com/basic-homemade-sandwich-bread-recipe/
?Homemade Make-Ahead Breakfast Casseroles: https://homesteadingfamily.com/MABC_YT

Thanks for spending this time with me. My hope is that this episode helps you release some pressure, find more peace in your day, and move toward a rhythm that truly works for your home.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Introduction
3:45 - Homestead Living Magazine
6:00 - Main Topic

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

If you love the idea of homesteading but constantly feel behind, overwhelmed, or emotionally exhausted, I recorded this episode for you.

In Part 1 of this new series, I?m sharing the household system that helped me move from constant pressure and burnout to a calmer, more sustainable rhythm of life. I talk about why overwhelm usually isn?t a discipline problem and why trying to ?work harder? often makes things worse, especially for busy moms caring for families while adding homesteading skills.

I share why stacking homesteading on top of an already full life doesn?t bring peace, how historical households managed full workloads without living by the clock, and the simple mindset shift that helped me stop feeling like I was always behind.

This episode lays the foundation for creating a homestead life that fits real seasons, real energy levels, and real families, without guilt or burnout.

Learn more about the Homestead Kitchen Membership and the Peaceful Homestead Rhythm Challenge here: homesteadingfamily.com/podcast-hkm

Thanks to American Blossom Linens for sponsoring this podcast. Use code "HOMESTEADINGFAMILY2026" for 15% off your next order. Only ONE use per customer. Enjoy! https://homesteadingfamily.com/s-american-blossom-linens

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

Homesteading is about so much more than chores, food, and checklists. In this episode, I?m joined by RuthAnn Zimmerman from Homesteading With the Zimmermans for a conversation that goes straight to the heart of what this lifestyle is really about: people.

We talk about balancing hospitality with busy homestead life, raising children with a strong work ethic and character, and learning to trust God?s economy when it comes to time, energy, and priorities. RuthAnn shares how she keeps emotional needs first in her family and why that simple shift brings so much peace to the home.

If you?ve been feeling stretched thin, overwhelmed by the busyness, or wondering how to keep relationships from getting lost in the work, this episode is for you.

? RuthAnn's book, The Heart of the Homestead, here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/heart-of-the-homestead-book
? Find her on YouTube: @Ruthannzimm

Thanks for being here and for walking this journey of everyday homesteading with us.

Thanks to Azure Standard for sponsoring this episode of Everyday Homesteading. For first-time customers, use coupon code "HOMESTEADINGFAMILY15" at checkout for 15% off your order of $100 or more: https://homesteadingfamily.com/main-azure-standard-b

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Introduction
2:59 - Azure Standard
5:10 - Main Topic

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

A lot of people talk about going off-grid. But what if off-grid living isn?t just about power and water, but about freedom from systems that quietly run your life?

In this episode, I sit down with Jeff Burkinshaw from the Gridlessness YouTube channel to talk about what gridlessness really means. Jeff shares how his family moved from suburban life to a remote homestead in the Canadian wilderness, not out of fear, but out of a deep desire to live with intention.

We talk about
? redefining what it means to be ?off-grid?
? breaking free from debt and financial pressure
? raising kids with responsibility, resilience, and confidence
? the real challenges of independent living
? and why freedom is worth the work it takes to build it

If you?ve ever felt the pull toward a simpler, more meaningful way of living, this conversation will challenge and encourage you.

? Links mentioned in this episode
? Jeff?s book: Gridlessness: Finding Freedom Off Grid: https://homesteadingfamily.com/gridlessness-book
? Gridlessness YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Gridlessness
? Everyday Homesteading podcast: https://homesteadingfamily.com/podcasts/

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

After more than 20 years of homesteading, we are looking back and sharing what we wish we had known when we first started.

In this episode of Everyday Homesteading, we talk honestly about the mistakes we made, the pressure to do everything at once, and the lessons that helped us find a more peaceful, sustainable rhythm. From gardening and kitchen skills to land size, infrastructure, and people-first priorities, this conversation is full of perspective for anyone feeling overwhelmed on their homesteading journey.

Whether you?re just getting started or you?ve been at this for years, we hope this episode helps you slow down, focus on what matters most, and remember that homesteading is a lifelong journey, not a destination.

? Join the How to Homestead Anywhere Crash Course - Learn how to homestead wherever you live and build rhythms that actually work for your season of life. ? https://classes.homesteadingfamily.com/crash-course

? Grab my free bread workshop here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

? Thank you to today?s sponsor, Farmhouse Teas - If you love a cozy, nourishing drink but want to skip the excess sugar, check out Farmhouse Teas? Hushroom Cocoa Blend. It?s an adaptogenic mushroom cocoa that?s calming, customizable, and perfect for cold days. Use code "HSPODCAST" for 10% off.  ? https://homesteadingfamily.com/hushroom-cocoa

? In this episode, we discuss:
? Why doing everything at once leads to burnout
? The foundational skills we wish we had focused on first
? Why bigger homesteads are not always better
? Letting go of the idea that you ever ?arrive? at homesteading
? Keeping people at the center of homestead life

Thanks for spending time with us. We?re glad you?re here.

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

What does a ?Year of Rest? actually look like on a working homestead?

In this episode, we?re reflecting on our decision to slow down over the past year, what changed, what stayed the same, and what surprised us along the way. We share how cutting big projects brought more margin into our days, why rest doesn?t mean the work disappears, and how an unplanned cabin build for the next generation fit into our bigger vision.

This is an honest, end-of-year conversation about pace, sustainability, and having the courage to adjust before burnout forces it.

If you?re feeling tired, scattered, or unsure how to move into the next season, we hope this episode encourages you to slow down and have an honest conversation about what really matters.

Thanks to Azure Standard for sponsoring this week's podcast. First-time customers can get 15% off their first order of $100 or more with the coupon code ?HOMESTEADINGFAMILY15? at checkout: https://homesteadingfamily.com/main-azure-standard-b

Time Stamps:
0:00 - Introduction
1:19 - Chit Chat
9:57 - Azure Standard
11:34 - Main Topic

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

If you have ever found yourself saying, ?This winter, we?ll finally rest,? you are not alone. Josh and I have joked about it for years, imagining a slower season that somehow never quite arrives on its own.

In this episode of Everyday Homesteading, I?m sharing what I?ve been learning about real rest. Not just getting more sleep, but the kind of deep, soul-level rest that brings clarity, peace, and renewed purpose. The kind of rest that helps you remember your why.

We talk about why rest never happens by accident, how much control we actually have over our overwhelm, and what intentional rest can look like in the middle of real homestead life. From simplifying digital noise to creating gentler rhythms at home, this is a conversation about choosing rest on purpose.

If you?re heading into a new season feeling tired, stretched thin, or quietly longing for slower days, this episode is an invitation to pause, breathe, and make room for rest that truly restores.

For more information, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/finding-rest-in-the-quiet-times/

Thanks to Laurel Mountain Soaps for sponsoring this podcast episode. Grab 15% off your first order when you use the coupon code "Homesteading15" at checkout:
https://laurelmountainsoaps.com/collections/goat-milk-and-honey-soap

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

Welcome back to Everyday Homesteading. Today I?m sitting down with two people I deeply respect and always enjoy talking with, Shawn and Beth Dougherty. If you have ever wondered whether a family milk cow actually fits into a busy modern homestead, or if you?ve been feeling that tug toward a simpler, more land-rooted way of feeding your family, this conversation is for you.

Shawn and Beth have spent more than twenty-five years raising a large family, stewarding rough Appalachian ground, and building a thriving homestead centered around the grass-fed family cow. Their new book, One Cow Revolution, takes everything they?ve learned and puts it into a guide that feels like having a wise neighbor over the fence.

We talk about why the dairy cow is still one of the most powerful tools for food independence, how managed grazing can rebuild soil and family culture, and why the cow is far less of a burden than most people fear. Whether you already have a cow, hope to bring one home someday, or think you never will, you?ll walk away from this episode with a whole new sense of what?s possible.

Let?s dive in.

- Grab a copy of One Cow Revolution here: https://a.co/d/gAx6o34
- Check out the accompanying blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/can-anyone-keep-a-dairy-cow
- Thanks to Lehman's for sponsoring today's podcast. Be sure to check out all Lehman's has to offer at https://lehmans.com 

Time Stamps:
0:00 - Introduction
1:42 - Lehman's
2:39 - Main Topic
42:31 - One Cow Revolution (Book)

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

Mistakes happen on every homestead, and today we are sharing some of our biggest ones from the past year so you can learn right alongside us. Whether it is garden chaos, livestock mishaps, or ignoring that little voice of intuition, these lessons are part of growing wiser and more resilient on the homestead.

We are also chatting about winter prep, homeschool rhythms, fruit flies in the pantry, and a few behind?the?scenes stories from life here at Riverbend. Grab a warm drink and join us for some real talk about what went wrong and how we are moving forward.

Time Stamps
0:00 - Introduction
1:20 - Chit Chat
3:00 - Cabin Build (Card)
10:41 - ForJars
12:19 - Main Topic

Grab Your Spot:
Get registered for our free, live How to Homestead Anywhere crash course. This week-long training will help you build resilience and peaceful rhythms no matter where you live:

Learn Seed Saving:
Start saving your own garden seeds with this simple beginners guide:
https://homesteadingfamily.com/seed-saving-for-beginners/

Thank You to ForJars:
We appreciate ForJars for sponsoring this episode. Check out their line of durable, homestead-friendly canning and preserving tools. Use coupon code HOMESTEADINGFAMILY10 to save 10 percent on your order: https://homesteadingfamily.com/forjars

As always, we love hearing from you. Share your biggest homesteading mistakes in the comments below so we can learn from each other.

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are the Homesteading Family, where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4-video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4-video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Meals on Your Shelf ? Can along with me!  Learn to can and put jars of a delicious meal on your pantry shelf with this FREE video series: https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

Learn how to make cheese the traditional way using natural raw milk cultures like clabber, kefir, and backsplash whey.

In this conversation with Robyn Jackson from Cheese From Scratch, we dig into how to create and maintain your own starter cultures, how to troubleshoot clabber that smells a little funky, and how to use these cultures to make everything from cream cheese to aged wheels.

This episode covers:

? What clabber is and why it was used for generations
? How to build and maintain a healthy clabber culture
? How kefir can work as a starter culture
? When backsplash whey is useful and when it is not
? How to know if your culture has gone bad
? How to make a simple clabber cream cheese at home
? Why natural cultures can make your cheeses taste better than commercial starters

? If you want to learn how to work with raw milk in a way that is simple, safe, and incredibly rewarding, this episode will give you the confidence to begin. Learn more here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/natural-cheesemaking/
? Grab a copy of Robyn's book, Cheese From Scratchhere: https://homesteadliving.com/product/cheese-from-scratch/
? Check out my Practical Homemade Dairy Masterclass here: https://homesteadliving.com/product/cheese-from-scratch/

Time Stamps:
0:00 - Introduction
2:54 - American Blossom Linens
4:48 - Main Topic

- Thanks to American Blossom Linens for sponsoring today's podcast. Be sure to grab yourself 20% off your purchase with coupon code "HOMESTEADINGFAMILY". Check out all their amazing products here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/s-american-blossom-linens

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Meals on Your Shelf ? Can along with me!  Learn to can and put jars of a delicious meal on your pantry shelf with this FREE video series:

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

In this episode of Everyday Homesteading, we open up about cultivating contentment in every season of our homestead life. It's easy to feel grateful when everything is going smoothly, but true contentment is often built in the hard moments.

Today, we talk about choosing gratitude, navigating overwhelm, balancing the desire to grow with the ability to rest, and finding joy in whatever season you are in.

? For more information, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/cultivating-contentment-on-the-homestead/
? Get all our favorite sausage recipes here: https://classes.homesteadingfamily.com/pl/2148622418
? Learn how to render lard here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/rendering-lard-or-tallow/
? Thank you to ForJars for sponsoring today's podcast. Check out their full line of tools at their website and use coupon code "HOMESTEADINGFAMILY10" for ten percent off your purchase: https://homesteadingfamily.com/forjars

TIME STAMPS:
0:00 - Introduction
2:55 - Chit Chat
11:11 - ForJars
12:35 - Main Topic

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are the Homesteading Family, where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4-video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4-video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Meals on Your Shelf ? Can along with me!  Learn to can and put jars of a delicious meal on your pantry shelf with this FREE video series: https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

If you?ve ever wondered how to rehydrate dehydrated food so it actually tastes good, this episode is for you! Join me with guest Darcy Baldwin from The Purposeful Pantry as we share our best tips for dehydrating and rehydrating food for everyday use, not just for emergencies.

You?ll learn:
? How to rehydrate vegetables, fruits, and meats for soups, casseroles, and skillet meals
? Why dehydrating is one of the easiest, most affordable long-term food storage methods
? When to blanch vegetables before dehydrating
? How to use green powders and veggie powders to boost everyday nutrition
? Pantry organization systems that save you time and money

Whether you?re building a working pantry, stocking up for winter, or learning how to use dehydrated food in real meals, this episode will show you how to make every jar on your shelf a tool for convenience and nourishment.

? Learn more in the accompanying blog post: https://homesteadingfamily.com/how-to-rehydrate-dehydrated-food/
? Take Darcy?s full class inside the School of Traditional Skills: https://homesteadingfamily.com/STS_Member_n
? Learn more from Darcy at The Purposeful Pantry: https://www.thepurposefulpantry.com/
? Thanks to American Blossom Linens for sponsoring this podcast. Be sure to use coupon code "HOMESTEADINGFAMILY" for 20% off your purchase here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/s-american-blossom-linens

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Introduction
1:36 - American Blossom Linens
3:32 - Main Topic

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Meals on Your Shelf ? Can along with me!  Learn to can and put jars of a delicious meal on your pantry shelf with this FREE video series: https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

We?re in that cozy shoulder season where the garden is winding down, the last jars are cooling on the counter, and the big question creeps in, did we do enough?

In this episode, we're talking about how our family prioritizes filling the pantry without burning out. We cover the calm power of buying staples in bulk, simple preservation that fits your real life, and the secret weapon that gets us through winter even without a root cellar, think potatoes, squash, onions, apples, all stored smart. We also share the weekly rhythms that keep the pantry peaceful, like shopping your shelves first and tracking what your family actually eats.

If you?ve ever felt pressure to ?do it all,? this one will help you breathe, simplify, and still feel prepared.

Read the full companion post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/building-up-your-long-term-food-storage-supply/

And learn more about our Homestead Kitchen Membership here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/podcast-MEMBERSHIP

Thanks to Azure Standard for sponsoring this podcast. If you're a first-time Azure customer, be sure to use coupon code "HOMESTEADINGFAMILY15" at checkout to receive 15% off your first order of $100 or more: https://homesteadingfamily.com/main-azure-standard-b

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Meals on Your Shelf ? Can along with me!  Learn to can and put jars of a delicious meal on your pantry shelf with this FREE video series: https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

What would it really take to feed your family if the grocery stores closed tomorrow? In this episode of Everyday Homesteading, Josh talks with survival expert and herbalist Sam Coffman, author of Survival Gardening: Grow Your Own Emergency Food Supply, about how to build a garden that truly sustains life.

Learn how to choose calorie-dense crops, build living soil, and use every layer of your garden for maximum yield. Sam shares practical steps to start small (whether you?re growing in a backyard, raised bed, or apartment balcony) and explains why community resilience is just as important as self-sufficiency.

This conversation is a call to preparedness, not panic. You?ll come away ready to grow smarter, store longer, and feed your family well in any season.

Listen now and discover how to grow a survival garden that thrives when it matters most, or visit the blog post to watch this interview: https://homesteadingfamily.com/how-to-grow-a-survival-garden/

Thanks to Lehman's for sponsoring this podcast. Visit their store to check out all their great offerings at Lehmans.com

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Meals on Your Shelf ? Can along with me!  Learn to can and put jars of a delicious meal on your pantry shelf with this FREE video series: https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

As the seasons change, our bodies need a little extra care to stay balanced and healthy. In this episode, I?m sharing how our family supports our immune systems with simple, time-tested rhythms instead of quick fixes. 

From bone broth and fermented foods to elderberry syrup and herbal teas, these are the habits that keep us thriving through fall and winter.

You?ll learn how to build a natural wellness routine that fits into your daily life, not one that adds more overwhelm. I?ll also share my favorite seasonal herbs, tips for clean indoor air, and how emotional rest ties directly into physical health.

For more information (and links), visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/how-to-boost-your-immune-system-naturally/

? Download your Free Fall & Winter Wellness Checklist at https://homesteadingfamily.com/podcast-wellnesschecklist

Thanks to American Blossom Linens for sponsoring this podcast. Be sure to check them out and use code "homesteadingfamily". ? Offer: 20% off your order for Homesteading Family listeners here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/s-american-blossom-linens

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Meals on Your Shelf ? Can along with me!  Learn to can and put jars of a delicious meal on your pantry shelf with this FREE video series: https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

Five ?weeds,? tons of medicine. In today?s Everyday Homesteading episode, Carolyn sits down with herbalist Dr. Patrick Jones to unpack practical, safe uses for five common wild herbs: mallow/marshmallow/hollyhock (roots), plantain (leaf), burdock (root), stinging nettle (leaf/seed/root), and mullein (leaf/flower/root).

What you?ll learn:

Mallow family roots for soothing mucous membranes and calming ?die lines? in stubborn woundsPlantain for punctures, drawing out toxins, and gentle gut supportBurdock root for liver, skin, and daily prebiotic benefitsStinging nettle leaf for allergies, seed for kidneys, root for male urinary supportMullein to quiet dry coughs, make simple ear oil, and support back/bladder with the rootBest times to harvest roots of biennials, how to slice before drying, and what to stock in a starter herbal kit

Resources:

- For more information, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/healing-herbs-and-plants/
- Check out Doc Jones' book here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/podcast-docjonesweeds
- Thanks to Lehman's for sponsoring this podcast. Be sure to check them out, and don't forget to request a FREE catalog at https://lehmans.com
- Check out Dr. Patrick Jones and everything he has to offer over at https://homegrownherbalist.net

Time Stamps:
- 0:00 - Introduction
- 2:29 - Lehmans
- 4:04 - How You Can Help!
- 5:14 - Main Topic

If you enjoy the show, please rate, review, and follow. Then, download the first five episodes of season 6 to help more homesteaders find us.

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us! 
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Meals on Your Shelf ? Can along with me!  Learn to can and put jars of a delicious meal on your pantry shelf with this FREE video series: https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

Let?s talk about starting homesteading when money is tight and time is even tighter. In this Everyday Homesteading episode, we show you how to begin right where you are, in the kitchen, and build skills that naturally grow into gardens, livestock, and a well-stocked pantry. No acreage required, no 40 extra hours a week, no influencer-level gear.

In this episode:
 ? Why every homestead should start in the kitchen
 ? Budget homesteading 101, price-per-unit, and ingredient-based shopping
 ? Farmers markets, seconds boxes, and CSAs for nutrient-dense food on the cheap
 ? Preservation you can begin this week, from freezing and dehydrating to simple water bath canning and fermentation
 ? Seasonal rhythms on our North Idaho homestead, including winter squash, deep bedding, seed saving, and salt-curing pork

Sponsor:
Azure Standard is our go-to for healthy ingredients and bulk buys. Get 15% off your first order over $100 with code homesteadingfamily15 at https://homesteadingfamily.com/main-azure-standard-b

Links:
 ? Homestead Kitchen Magazine, delivered right to your door (U.S. only): https://homesteadingfamily.com/podcast-magazine

? For more information, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/homesteading-skills-to-learn-now/

If you enjoyed this conversation, would you take a minute to rate and review the show? Then, download a few episodes so more families can discover Everyday Homesteading. Thank you for helping spread real, doable homestead skills. Because you CAN do this.

TIME STAMPS:
0:00 - Introduction
2:46 - Chit Chat
8:03 - We Need YOUR Help!
9:35 - Azure Standard
10:54 - Main Topic

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

In this episode of Everyday Homesteading, we're taking the fear out of canning and putting confidence back in your kitchen. If you?ve ever thought, ?I?ve tried so many tutorials and still don?t feel like I actually know what I?m doing,? or ?I?m terrified I?ll waste good food or make my family sick,? this one is for you. I'm breaking canning safety down into simple, step-by-step principles so you can stock your shelves with jars you trust.

What we cover

Why a sealed lid alone does not equal safe food, and what actually makes a jar shelf-stable.The pH "line in the sand" at 4.6, why it matters, and how it guides every canning decision.Exactly when boiling water bath canning is safe, and when you must pressure can.How heat, thickness, and circulation inside the jar impact safety.Common myths that lead to botulism risk, and the simple habits that keep you safe.Using approved recipes, what ?acidifying? means for tomatoes and borderline foods.Reliable sources for tested recipes, so you?re not stuck in conflicting advice.

Key takeaways

High-acid foods can be safely water bath canned because molds and yeast are easy to kill at boiling temperatures.Low-acid foods like meats, vegetables, and most full-meal recipes require pressure canning to reliably reach about 250°F.Approved recipes exist to control pH, density, and processing time so you can stop guessing and start knowing.If you can follow a cake recipe, you will be able to can safely at home.

Resources mentioned

Check out all our canning resources, and to watch this podcast episode, on the website here: Free Canning Safety Training for visual learners: https://homesteadingfamily.com/podcast-canningTrusted recipe sources: Ball Blue Book, the National Center for Home Food Preservation, and Homestead Kitchen Magazine?s master-preserver approved recipes

Sponsor
A big thank you to Azure Standard for making bulk, vetted pantry staples affordable. New customers get 15% off a first order of 100 dollars or more with code HomesteadingFamily15.

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop:

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

Why do so many homesteaders quit before they ever see their gardens thrive or their shelves fill with home-canned food? 

In this episode of Everyday Homesteading, I sit down with my friend Melissa K. Norris to talk honestly about burnout, expectations that don?t match real life, and the simple habits that make homesteading sustainable. 

We share personal stories, the mistakes we made, and the practical rhythms that helped us keep going. If you?ve felt overwhelmed, I want this conversation to remind you that homesteading is not about perfection. It is about purpose, persistence, and the joy that comes from doing the work with your own two hands. 

Check out the Homestead Kitchen Membership here: https://homesteadingfamily,com/podcast-homesteadkitchenmembership

? Thanks to ForJars for sponsoring this episode. Check out some of my favorite kitchen tools I use in my own kitchen and use coupon code "HOMESTEADINGFAMILY10" for 10% off your order: https://homesteadingfamily.com/forjars

? For more information and any links mentioned in this episode, check out the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/why-homesteaders-quit/

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

If your garden struggled this year ? plants wilting, pests taking over, and harvests falling short ? don?t lose heart. The problem isn?t your green thumb? it?s your soil. ?

In this episode of Everyday Homesteading, we are going back to the basics and talking about the foundation of every healthy, productive garden: living soil.

We?ll walk you through the six essential elements your soil needs to thrive, from minerals and organic matter to moisture, oxygen, and microbial life, and share practical steps you can take to build healthy, vibrant soil right where you are. You?ll also learn how to avoid the common ?quick fixes? that can actually make your garden problems worse over time.

Whether you?re growing your very first garden or trying to bring tired soil back to life, this episode will help you create the kind of rich, fertile foundation that makes everything in your garden flourish.

? FREE RESOURCE: Grab our Healthy Garden Soil Action Plan at https://homesteadingfamily.com/podcast-healthygardensteps

? Mentioned in This Episode:
? 4Jars Canning Supplies ? Use code HOMESTEADINGFAMILY10 for 10% off your order!: https://homesteadingfamily.com/canning-jars-8oz-fb
? RX Soil Testing ? a great way to check your organic matter levels: https://homesteadingfamily.com/rx-soil
? Learn more about improving soil quality ? https://homesteadingfamily.com/how-to-improve-soil-quality/

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

We?ve got some BIG news to share with you! ? After nearly seven years and more than 250 episodes, we?re wrapping up The Pantry Chat Podcast? but don?t worry, this isn?t the end. It?s the beginning of something new!

? Welcome to the Everyday Homesteading Podcast.

In this episode, we reflect on the heart behind the Pantry Chat, share what?s happening on the homestead right now, and reveal why we?re relaunching under a new name.

The mission hasn?t changed; we?re still here to encourage you, equip you with practical skills, and talk about the why behind the homesteading lifestyle. But with this new name, the podcast will be easier to find, more accessible, and even more helpful for those just starting their homestead journey.

? Mark your calendars: On October 18, 2025, we?ll be back with five brand-new episodes to kick off Everyday Homesteading.

? Here?s how you can help make this launch a success! Sign up to be part of our launch team and earn a chance to get some pretty great giveaways/prizes! ? Join here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/podlaunch

Thank you for being part of Pantry Chat all these years. We are so grateful for this community, and we can?t wait to continue the journey with you in this new season. Whether you?re on 40 acres with livestock or growing herbs on a windowsill, you belong here.

? LINKS MENTIONED:
- Sign up for the School of Traditional Skills 2025 Summit here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/STS_HF_n
- Get my best tips on how to prepare for large preservation days on the homestead: https://homesteadingfamily.com/tips-for-a-busy-preservation-day/
This podcast is sponsored by American Blossom Linens. Use code "HomesteadingFamily" for 20% off your order: https://homesteadingfamily.com/s-american-blossom-linens

Time Stamps:
0:00 - Introduction
11:00 - American Blossom Linens
13:55 - Prepping for Big Canning Days
16:08 - Water Source for Chickens
19:40 - Main Topic

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us! 
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, rega

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

In this episode of the Pantry Chat, I sit down with my friend Rory Groves from  @thegrovestead to talk about his family?s journey from a tech career in the city to raising six kids on a homestead in Minnesota.

Rory?s story will resonate with anyone who?s ever felt the tug to get out of the rat race and build something lasting with their family. What started with a single tomato plant on a city balcony turned into a thriving homestead of gardens, orchards, and livestock. But more than that, it turned into a way of life intentionally built around faith, family, and meaningful work.

Rory is the author of Durable Trades and The Family Economy (links below), books that have encouraged thousands to think differently about how we live, work, and raise our children.

In this conversation we dive into:
- The slow, steady steps Rory and Becca took toward self-sufficiency
- Why it?s vital to build rhythms of joy into the homestead for our kids
- What ?durable trades? really mean and why they matter today
- Rory?s thoughts on AI, technology, and the need to preserve skills that last
- Why homesteading isn?t about escaping the world, but preserving something worth passing on

Check out the blog post for links and more information here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/preserving-a-way-of-life-with-rory-groves/
Durable Trades: https://homesteadingfamily.com/durable-trades
The Family Economy: https://homesteadingfamily.com/the-family-economy

This is about more than food or farming?it?s about preserving culture, family, and faith for generations to come.

Time Stamps:
0:00 - Introduction
0:49 - Lehman's
1:50 - Main Topic

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Meals on Your Shelf ? Can along with me!  Learn to can and put

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

Do you ever wonder how to safely use herbal medicine at home? Whether it?s tinctures, teas, powders, or capsules, figuring out the right dose can feel a little overwhelming, especially if you?re just starting out. 

In this week?s Pantry Chat, I?m joined by Dr. Patrick Jones from HomegrownHerbalist.net to break it all down in a simple, practical way.

We?re covering:
? The pros and cons of different herbal preparations (tinctures, teas, capsules, powders, and salves)
? How to safely dose herbs for adults, children, and even animals
? The three big safety checks every herbalist (and mom!) needs to know before giving herbs
? Which herbs are safe for daily, long-term use, and which ones should only be used short-term
? Real-life stories from both the clinic and the homestead on how herbs can make a big difference in emergencies and everyday health

Herbal medicine doesn?t have to feel intimidating. With a little know-how, you can confidently use herbs to support your family?s health, without second-guessing if you?re ?doing it wrong.?

? Resources & Links:

- Elderberry Syrup Recipe: https://homesteadingfamily.com/homemade-elderberry-syrup-immune-boosting-recipe/
- Learn more from Dr. Patrick Jones: HomegrownHerbalist.net
- More herbal medicine tips from our homestead: https://homesteadingfamily.com/how-to-use-herb-medicine-safely-at-home 

Time Stamps:

0:00 Introduction
2:48 - Lehmans
4:13 - Main Topic
22:03 - Dosing Herbal Remedies

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Meals on Your Shelf ? Can along with me!  Learn to can and put jars of a delicious meal on your pantry shelf with this FREE video series: https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop

FREE PDF DOWNLOADS:
- Homesteading Family's Favorite Holiday Recipes - Grab all of our family?s favorite holiday recipes. https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-holiday-recipes
- 5 Steps to a More Self-Sufficient Life - Simple steps anyone

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

Honey is so much more than a sweetener... It?s medicine. In this episode of the Pantry Chat, I sit down with beekeeper and herbalist Kaylee Richardson from The Honeystead to explore how combining bee products like honey, propolis, and beeswax with herbs can take your natural remedies to the next level.

We?ll cover:
? Why bees are the ?original herbalists?
? How honey makes herbal medicine more effective (and better tasting!)
?? Using propolis as a powerful antimicrobial for throat sprays and salves
? Beeswax?s role in healing salves and skin protection
? Simple herbal honey remedies you can make at home today

? For more information and any links mentioned, visit the blog post here:
https://homesteadingfamily.com/the-beekeepers-apothecary/
? Learn more in Kaylee?s new book The Beekeeper?s Apothecary ? pre-order for bonuses here: https://amzn.to/4mEnbht
? Shop quality honey, bulk herbs, and pantry staples at Azure Standard. New customers get 15% off orders of $100+ with code HOMESTEADINGFAMILY15 at https://homesteadingfamily.com/main-azure-standard-b 

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Introduction
3:04 - Azure Standard
4:45 - Main Topic

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Meals on Your Shelf ? Can along with me!  Learn to can and put jars of a delicious meal on your pantry shelf with this FREE video series: https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop

FREE PDF DOWNLOADS:
- Homesteading Family's Favorite Holiday Recipes - Grab all of our family?s favorite holiday recipes. https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-holiday-recipes
- 5 Steps to a More Self-Sufficient Life - Simple steps anyone can take wherever they are to start a more self-sufficient lifestyle. https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsY

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

It?s midsummer here on the homestead, and that means the harvest is rolling in, the to-do list is growing, and the kitchen floor is? sticky.

In this Pantry Chat, we're talking about:
? What to plant now for a winter harvest (and why August is the perfect time)
? How to deal with grasshopper invasions when you can?t keep chickens
? The easiest way to grow lettuce without spending forever washing it
? Why gratitude changes everything when homestead life feels overwhelming
? Lessons from our fruit trees about control?and learning to let go

Whether you?re in the thick of canning season or planning your fall garden, this chat will inspire you to tackle your homesteading season with fresh perspective and renewed joy.

? Related links:

- Thanks to American Blossom Linens for sponsoring today's podcast. Grab anything form their website and get 20% off with coupon code "HomesteadingFamily" at checkout: https://americanblossomlinens.com
- How to Grow Cut-and-Come-Again Lettuce: https://homesteadingfamily.com/how-to-grow-lettuce-the-easy-way/
- How to Plant a Fall & Winter Garden: https://homesteadingfamily.com/20-vegetables-to-plant-in-late-summer/
- Organic Garden Pest Control Without Chemicals: https://homesteadingfamily.com/garden-pest-control/
- Our Favorite Garden Tools: https://homesteadingfamily.com/best-tools-for-the-garden/

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

Want to preserve the fresh flavors of summer herbs to use all year long? In this video, I?m showing you how to make herbal oils and herbal vinegars, a simple, beginner-friendly way to infuse all that goodness into your pantry staples.

We?ll talk about how to safely make flavored oils (yes, there are safety concerns!), and how herbal vinegars are a perfect, safe project for kids and beginners. These make amazing salad dressings, cooking ingredients, and even homemade gifts!

? In this video:

- When to use vinegar vs. oil
- Why you should never use fresh herbs in oil (unless you follow this method!)
- How to infuse vinegar with herbs, fruits, and spices
- Shelf-stable vs. refrigerator-only oils
- Creative herbal flavor combinations

? Learn more and get the step-by-step blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/herbal-oil-recipe

Thanks to ForJars for sponsoring this video! Use the code ?HomesteadingFamily10? for 10% off your first order at ForJars: https://homesteadingfamily.com/podcast-forjars

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Introduction
2:42 - Chit Chat
6:29 - Storing Winter Squash
8:01 - ForJars
9:38 - Main Topic

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Meals on Your Shelf ? Can along with me!  Learn to can and put jars of a delicious meal on your pantry shelf with this FREE video series: https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

Is your homestead truly secure? In this Pantry Chat episode, I'm joined by Tim Eng (veteran, real estate agent, and fellow homesteader) to unpack the essentials of homestead security. From predator prevention and property layout to firearms training, fencing, alarms, and community defense, this is a must-watch for anyone serious about protecting their homestead.

? Topics covered:
- Practical ways to secure your home and barn
- How to build awareness and reduce vulnerability
- The role of firearms and defense training
- Why community is your best long-term security
- Mindset tips for peace over paranoia

? Whether you're a seasoned homesteader or just starting out, this conversation will equip you to be more secure, prepared, and confident. Check out the blog post for any other links mentioned here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/homestead-security/

Links Mentioned:
? Filaree Farm Garlic - use code "HOMESTEADINGFAMILY" for 15% off your order:
https://filareefarm.com/shop-seeds/seed-garlic/shop-by-variety/
? Listen to Tim Eng?s podcast Call to Farms: https://sprinklewithsoil.com/podcast
? Get Tim's book, FM 5-21: Fortify Your Farm here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/fm-5-21

Time Stamps:
0:00 - Introduction
0:34 - Filaree Farm
2:08 - Main Topic

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Meals on Your Shelf ? Can along with me!  Learn to can and put jars of a delicious meal on your pantry shelf with this FREE video series: https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

Is your garden looking a little droopy in the August heat? ? In this episode of The Pantry Chat, we?re sharing 7 water-saving gardening tips that will help you keep your garden alive and thriving, without running the sprinkler all day long.

From mulching and deep watering to smart irrigation, dry farming techniques, and choosing heat-tolerant plants, we?re covering the tried-and-true methods we?ve used in dry climates and here on our North Idaho homestead. Whether you're gardening in a drought or just want to be a better steward of your water, these tips will help you grow more with less.

Plus, we?re chatting a bit about wedding planning on the homestead, raising capable kids, and why life just never really slows down, but that?s not always a bad thing. ?

Thanks to ForJars for sponsoring this episode. For 10% off your order, use coupon code "homesteadingfamily10" at checkout: https://homesteadingfamily.com/podcast-forjars

For more information about saving water in the garden, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/water-saving-garden-tips/

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Introduction
0:46 - Chit Chat
8:14 - ForJars
9:32 - Cost of Raising Chickens for Eggs
12:05 - Main Topic

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

In today?s episode, we dive into a summer gardening classic: how to manage insect pressure without chemicals, using simple, natural and organic pest control strategies you can start implementing today.

For more information on organic pest control, check out our blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/garden-pest-control/

In this episode, we cover:

? Seasonal chit-chat: What?s thriving in our North Idaho garden: garlic scapes, raspberries, Napa cabbage, red currants, hops, asparagus, shallots, strawberries, and our first round of chicken processing.
?? How we?re enjoying the harvest: kimchi, red currant syrup for breakfast casseroles, and freeze-dried raspberries to savor all year.
? Foundational pest prevention: Why soil health, deep watering, and simple compost/manure teas make your plants more pest-resistant.
? Garden design tips: Shade tunnels, mulch beds, and stress-free planting schedules to keep pests at bay.
? Creating ecosystems: Attracting predator insects and songbirds with diverse plantings like dill, flowers, and habitat zones.
?? Companion planting, trap crops, netting, and the low-stress method of planting extra to enjoy what does well, even if some gets nibbled.
???? A reminder: A few chewed leaves don?t mean defeat. Learn to embrace nature?s system and keep your garden thriving.

Grab your copy of the Homestead Kitchen Magazine here: https://classes.homesteadingfamily.com/homestead-kitchen-magazine-special-offer-organic

Steve Solomon's Complete Organic Fertilizer Recipe: https://www.rainyside.com/resources/fertilizer.html

Compost Tea Recipe: https://homesteadingfamily.com/compost-tea-recipe-tips-uses/

? Sponsor Highlight: Azure Standard
- We?re grateful to our friends at Azure Standard, our go-to for quality organic and bulk pantry goods. New to Azure? Use coupon "homesteadingfamily15" for 15% off your first $100+ order: https://homesteadingfamily.com/main-azure-standard-b

Time Stamps
0:00 - Introduction & Chit Chat
6:24 - Azure Standard
8:16 - Homestead Kitchen Magazine
9:56 - Tracking Financials
15:56 - Main Topic

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

In this episode, Carolyn sits down with Dana K. White of A Slob Comes Clean to talk all things kitchen and pantry organization?without the guilt, stress, or need to pull everything out first! 

Dana shares her simple, realistic system for decluttering that actually works for busy homesteading families, including her ?container concept,? how to let go of food no one?s going to eat, and why organizing isn?t about perfection?it?s about function. 

For the full breakdown and extra resources, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/how-to-organize-a-kitchen/

Thanks to this week's sponsor, American Blossom Linens. Head over to their website https://americanblossomlinens.com/ and use the code ?HOMESTEADINGFAMILY? for 20% off and free shipping.

Time Stamps:
0:00 - Introduction
1:36 - American Blossom Linens
3:44 - Main Topic

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo 

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!  
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!! 

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Meals on Your Shelf ? Can along with me!  Learn to can and put jars of a delicious meal on your pantry shelf with this FREE video series: https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop

FREE PDF DOWNLOADS:
- Homesteading Family's Favorite Holiday Recipes - Grab all of our family?s favorite holiday recipes. https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-holiday-recipes
- 5 Steps to a More Self-Sufficient Life - Simple steps anyone can take wherever they are to start a more self-sufficient lifestyle. https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsYT
- Thrive Wellness Checklist - A simple guide for healthy living: https://homesteadingfamily.com/TWC_YT
- Permaculture for Your Homestead- An introduction to permaculture with some strategies for applying it to one?s homestead and garden.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/PFYH_YT
- Carolyn?s Cottage Garden herb list - Carolyn?s favorite herbs for growing at home.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/CGHL_YT
- Carolyn?s Make-Ahead Breakfast Casseroles - These easy casseroles are a life-saver for busy weeks! https://homesteadingfamily.com/MABC_YT
- Your FREE Guide to Preserving Eggs - Grab your guide to preserving eggs with multiple methods. https://homesteadingfamily.com/Eggs_YT

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

In this episode, Josh sits down with Jade Koyle of Grand Teton Ancient Grains to dive deep into the world of ancient grains like einkorn, emmer, and spelt. They discuss how regenerative agriculture practices not only rebuild soil health but also produce more nutrient-dense crops, leading to better health for your family and the planet.

Jade shares why ancient grains haven't been hybridized or altered like modern wheat, and how their original structure makes them easier to digest and more nourishing. Whether you're a homesteader, a baker, or simply want to make healthier choices in your kitchen, this conversation is packed with insight and practical takeaways.

For more information, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/ancient-grains/

Shop Grand Teton Ancient Grains and use the coupon code "homesteadingfamily" for 10% off your order. (Note: this discount is only valid through July 31, 2025! If you missed the discount, check out their free-shipping deal for bulk buying.): https://www.ancientgrains.com/?a_aid=HF

Thanks to Lehman's for sponsoring this podcast. Be sure to check out https://lehmans.com for all their incredible homestead resources.

Time Stamps:
0:00 - Introduction
0:20 - Lehman's
1:08 - About Jade Koyle
2:02 - Main Topic

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Meals on Your Shelf ? Can along with me!  Learn to can and put jars of a delicious meal on your pantry shelf with this FREE video series: https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop

FREE PDF DOWNLOADS:

- Carolyn?s Cottage Garden herb list - Carolyn?s favorite herbs for growing at home.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/CGHL_YT
- Your FREE Guide to Preserving Eggs - Grab your guide to preserving eggs with multiple methods. https://homesteadingfamily.com/Eggs_YT

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

Seed-saving is a homesteading skill that takes time and practice. Many feel intimidated and overwhelmed with what can feel like endless information on the topic, but with this seed saving for beginners guide, you can start with the basics.

You certainly don't need a college degree to get started with some seed saving on your homestead! For more information, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/seed-saving-for-beginners/

Thanks to Amercian Blossom Linens for sponsoring this episode. Be sure to check them out and use coupon code "HOMESTEADINGFAMILY"  for 20% off (and always free shipping)!: https://americanblossomlinens.com/pages/home-steading-family

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Introduction
0:50 - Chit Chat
11:05 - Buying Meat
12:52 - Storing Freeze Dried Food
14:00 - American Blossom Linens
16:10 - Main Topic

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo 

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!  
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!! 

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Meals on Your Shelf ? Can along with me!  Learn to can and put jars of a delicious meal on your pantry shelf with this FREE video series: https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop

FREE PDF DOWNLOADS:
- Homesteading Family's Favorite Holiday Recipes - Grab all of our family?s favorite holiday recipes. https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-holiday-recipes
- 5 Steps to a More Self-Sufficient Life - Simple steps anyone can take wherever they are to start a more self-sufficient lifestyle. https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsYT
- Thrive Wellness Checklist - A simple guide for healthy living: https://homesteadingfamily.com/TWC_YT
- Permaculture for Your Homestead- An introduction to permaculture with some strategies for applying it to one?s homestead and garden.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/PFYH_YT
- Carolyn?s Cottage Garden herb list - Carolyn?s favorite herbs for growing at home.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/CGHL_YT
- Carolyn?s Make-Ahead Breakfast Casseroles - These easy casseroles are a life-saver for busy weeks! https://homesteadingfamily.com/MABC_YT
- Your FREE Guide to Preserving Eggs - Grab your guide to preserving eggs with multiple methods. https://homesteadingfamily.com/Eggs_YT

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

With the preservation season upon us, you may already be feeling the pressure to "get it all done" while also maintaining the home, the garden and the livestock... but what if I told you there's a secret hack for saving time when preserving food at home?

Join me for today's Pantry Chat podcast as I share my tips!

For more information on what our preserving year looks like, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/food-preservation-a-year-at-a-glance/

Grab your Modern Homesteading Conference tickets here (this link should get you 10% off!) https://modern-homesteading.myshopify.com/HF10

Time Stamps:
0:00 - Introduction
1:24 - ForJars
2:46 - Raw Honey Benefits
5:38 - Chit Chat
7:28 - Modern Homesteading Conference
8:21 - Main Topic

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo 

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!  
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!! 

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Meals on Your Shelf ? Can along with me!  Learn to can and put jars of a delicious meal on your pantry shelf with this FREE video series: https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop

FREE PDF DOWNLOADS:
- Homesteading Family's Favorite Holiday Recipes - Grab all of our family?s favorite holiday recipes. https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-holiday-recipes
- 5 Steps to a More Self-Sufficient Life - Simple steps anyone can take wherever they are to start a more self-sufficient lifestyle. https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsYT
- Thrive Wellness Checklist - A simple guide for healthy living: https://homesteadingfamily.com/TWC_YT
- Permaculture for Your Homestead- An introduction to permaculture with some strategies for applying it to one?s homestead and garden.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/PFYH_YT
- Carolyn?s Cottage Garden herb list - Carolyn?s favorite herbs for growing at home.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/CGHL_YT
- Carolyn?s Make-Ahead Breakfast Casseroles - These easy casseroles are a life-saver for busy weeks! https://homesteadingfamily.com/MABC_YT
- Your FREE Guide to Preserving Eggs - Grab your guide to preserving eggs with multiple methods. https://homesteadingfamily.com/Eggs_YT
- 5 Steps to a Healthy Garden - Get an explanation of what makes healthy soil and 5 steps you can take to improve your garden. https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsGardenYT
- Save the Crumbs- Several Recipes for using bread leftovers, a less committal entry to brea

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

Join me with my guest, Amy Cross from The CrossLegacy, as we discuss how to properly harvest, wash, dry and store your produce so it lasts weeks (or months) longer!

Amy is filled with great tips, from how to know how to wash different types of produce to which items are "produce buddies" or "produce frienemies."

For more details, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/how-to-keep-fruit-fresh-longer/

Be sure to check out Amy's Zero Waste Produce Guide (use coupon code "Homesteading15" for 15% off) here: https://thecrosslegacyshop.com/

Thanks to Lehman's for sponsoring this podcast. Be sure to sign up for our newsletter to get the latest discount codes and check out their offerings here: https://lehmans.com 

Time Stamps
0:00 - Introduction
2:21 - Lehmans
3:56 - Main Topic

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Meals on Your Shelf ? Can along with me!  Learn to can and put jars of a delicious meal on your pantry shelf with this FREE video series: https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop

FREE PDF DOWNLOADS:

- Carolyn?s Cottage Garden herb list - Carolyn?s favorite herbs for growing at home.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/CGHL_YT
- Your FREE Guide to Preserving Eggs - Grab your guide to preserving eggs with multiple methods. https://homesteadingfamily.com/Eggs_YT
- 5 Steps to a Healthy Garden - Get an explanation of what makes healthy soil and 5 steps you can take to improve your garden. https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsGardenYT
- Fearless Fermenting- A simple guide on basic lacto-ferments. https://homesteadingfamily.com/FF_YT

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

Good quality coffee is hard to come by, especially a blend that you can actually enjoy black. Join us in this podcast episode with Lore Coffee Roasters' Graysen and Nicholas as we dig deeper into what makes quality coffee, why sourcing is important, and how to know it's mold and mycotoxin free.

Give Lore Coffee a try with our custom half-caff blend and be sure to use coupon code "Homestead15" for 15% off your first purchase: https://homesteadingfamily.com/half-caff-coffee-blend

Check out Lore Coffee Roaster's other offerings here: https://loreroasters.com?ref=homesteading_family

Join us for our 2025 Farm-To-Table Dinner here at Riverbend: https://classes.homesteadingfamily.com/farm-experience

Thanks to Azure Standard for sponsoring this podcast. For first-time Azure customers, get 15% off your first order of $100 or more with coupon code "HOMESTEADINGFAMILY15" at checkout: https://homesteadingfamily.com/AzureStandard

Time Stamps
0:00 - Introduction
0:49 - Azure
3:08 - Main Topic

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Meals on Your Shelf ? Can along with me!  Learn to can and put jars of a delicious meal on your pantry shelf with this FREE video series: https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop

FREE PDF DOWNLOADS:

- Carolyn?s Cottage Garden herb list - Carolyn?s favorite herbs for growing at home.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/CGHL_YT
- Your FREE Guide to Preserving Eggs - Grab your guide to preserving eggs with multiple methods. https://homesteadingfamily.com/Eggs_YT
- 5 Steps to a Healthy Garden - Get an explanation of what makes healthy soil and 5 steps you can take to improve your garden. https://homest

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

With summer comes scrapes, burns, stings and bites. Let's prepare our herbal medicine cabinets now so we're armed and ready for the season! In this episode, I'm sharing three of my go-to remedies for the summer, including a calendula sunburn salve, plantain bug bite balm and a peppermint lemon cooling spray.

For the printable, step-by-step recipes, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/how-to-start-using-medicinal-herbs/

Thanks to Azure Standard for sponsoring this podcast. If you're a first-time customer, use code "HomesteadingFamily15" on orders of $100 or more: https://homesteadingfamily.com/main-azure-standard-b

Time Stamps:
0:00 - Introduction
1:12 - Chit Chat
4:09 - Azure Standard
6:49 - Making a Roux
10:35 - Main Topic

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

FREE PDF DOWNLOADS:

- Carolyn?s Cottage Garden herb list - Carolyn?s favorite herbs for growing at home.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/CGHL_YT
- 5 Steps to a Healthy Garden - Get an explanation of what makes healthy soil and 5 steps you can take to improve your garden. https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsGardenYT
- Fermenting Tomatoes - Easiest and fastest tomato preservation: https://homesteadingfamily.com/FT_YT
- Preserving Culinary Herbs - Downloadable, step-by-step directions to drying, freezing, and salting culinary herbs. https://homesteadingfamily.com/PCH_YT

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

If you're on the fence about buying a freeze dryer, these 10 surprising foods you can freeze dry may convince you to make that purchase. What foods can you freeze dry? Let us share our favorites with you!

For links to these tutorials, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/10-surprising-foods-you-can-freeze-dry/

Sign up for my freeze drying class, The Abundant Pantry: Freeze Drying here: https://classes.homesteadingfamily.com/the-abundant-pantry-freeze-drying-evergreen

Grab my book, Freeze Drying the Harvest here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/hl-freeze-drying-the-harvest

Grab your Harvest Right Freeze Dryer during their Mega May sale! You can stack our discount code on top for an additional $100 off with coupon code "HOMESTEAD100". (Discount and sale ends on May 31, 2025.): https://homesteadingfamily.com/harvest-right

Thanks to American Blossom Linens for sponsoring this podcast. Head on over and use code ?HOMESTEADINGFAMILY? for 20% off your order and free shipping: https://homesteadingfamily.com/s-american-blossom-linens 

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Chit Chat
5:39 - American Blossom Linens
8:03 - Question of the Day #1
9:38 - Question of the Day #2 (clabber link card)
11:42 - Main Topic

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

FREE PDF DOWNLOADS:

- Carolyn?s Cottage Garden herb list - Carolyn?s favorite herbs for growing at home.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/CGHL_YT
- 5 Steps to a Healthy Garden - Get an explanation of what makes healthy soil and 5 steps you can take to improve your garden. https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsGardenYT
- Fermenting Tomatoes - Easiest and fastest tomato preservation: https://homesteadingfamily.com/FT_YT
- Preserving Culinary Herbs - Downloadable, step-by-step directions to drying, freezing, and salting culinary herbs. https://homesteadingfamily.com/PCH_YT

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

Justin Rhodes joined Josh in this episode of the Pantry Chat to discuss recovery on the homestead after Hurricane Helene and homestead builds, which happen to be the topic of his new book.  

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Meals on Your Shelf ? Can along with me!  Learn to can and put jars of a delicious meal on your pantry shelf with this FREE video series: https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop

FREE PDF DOWNLOADS:

- Carolyn?s Cottage Garden herb list - Carolyn?s favorite herbs for growing at home.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/CGHL_YT
- Your FREE Guide to Preserving Eggs - Grab your guide to preserving eggs with multiple methods. https://homesteadingfamily.com/Eggs_YT
- 5 Steps to a Healthy Garden - Get an explanation of what makes healthy soil and 5 steps you can take to improve your garden. https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsGardenYT
- Fearless Fermenting- A simple guide on basic lacto-ferments. https://homesteadingfamily.com/FF_YT
- Fermenting Tomatoes - Easiest and fastest tomato preservation: https://homesteadingfamily.com/FT_YT
- Preserving Culinary Herbs - Downloadable, step-by-step directions to drying, freezing, and salting culinary herbs. https://homesteadingfamily.com/PCH_YT

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

The chicken, the pig and the dairy cow! They're the three essential homestead animals for ultimate resiliency.

For more details and any links mentioned, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/best-homestead-animals/

Thanks to Lehman's for sponsoring this podcast. Visit https://lehmans.com and shop all their amazing analog products!

TIME STAMPS

0:00 - Intro
0:31 - Chit Chat
6:55 - Lehman's
9:44 - Year of Rest
12:10 - What to Start First on a Homestead
16:06 - Main Topic

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Meals on Your Shelf ? Can along with me!  Learn to can and put jars of a delicious meal on your pantry shelf with this FREE video series: https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop

FREE PDF DOWNLOADS:

- Carolyn?s Cottage Garden herb list - Carolyn?s favorite herbs for growing at home.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/CGHL_YT
- Your FREE Guide to Preserving Eggs - Grab your guide to preserving eggs with multiple methods. https://homesteadingfamily.com/Eggs_YT
- 5 Steps to a Healthy Garden - Get an explanation of what makes healthy soil and 5 steps you can take to improve your garden. https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsGardenYT
- Fearless Fermenting- A simple guide on basic lacto-ferments. https://homesteadingfamily.com/FF_YT
- Fermenting Tomatoes - Easiest and fastest tomato preservation: https://homesteadingfamily.com/FT_YT
- Preserving Culinary Herbs - Downloadable, step-by-step directions to drying, freezing, and salting culinary herbs. https://homesteadingfamily.com/PCH_YT

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

You?re incredibly busy! One thing that shouldn't add to your stress is figuring out how to get meals on the table. Join me as I share with you how from-scratch cooking can transform your home into a haven of wholesome, delicious meals.

Learn more and catch my other podcast episode where I shared how I get three home-cooked meals on the table every day here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/3-home-cooked-meals-every-day/

Thank you to ForJars for sponsoring this podcast. Use promo code Homesteadingfamily10 to enjoy 10% off your order: https://homesteadingfamily.com/forjars

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us! 
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home ? Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf ? A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Meals on Your Shelf ? Can along with me!  Learn to can and put jars of a delicious meal on your pantry shelf with this FREE video series: https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop

FREE PDF DOWNLOADS:

- Carolyn?s Cottage Garden herb list - Carolyn?s favorite herbs for growing at home.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/CGHL_YT
- Your FREE Guide to Preserving Eggs - Grab your guide to preserving eggs with multiple methods. https://homesteadingfamily.com/Eggs_YT
- 5 Steps to a Healthy Garden - Get an explanation of what makes healthy soil and 5 steps you can take to improve your garden. https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsGardenYT
- Fearless Fermenting- A simple guide on basic lacto-ferments. https://homesteadingfamily.com/FF_YT
- Fermenting Tomatoes - Easiest and fastest tomato preservation: https://homesteadingfamily.com/FT_YT
- Preserving Culinary Herbs - Downloadable, step-by-step directions to drying, freezing, and salting culinary herbs. https://homesteadingfamily.com/PCH_YT

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

Compost is key to supercharging your garden soil, and whether you purchase it or make food scraps, manure, worm, or mushroom compost, you need to know how to use compost to get the most out of this black gold.

For more information, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/how-to-use-compost/

This podcast is sponsored by American Blossom Linens. Grab your USA-made linens and other products with a 20% off discount! Use coupon code ?HOMESTEADINGFAMILY? for 20% off and free shipping on everything! https://homesteadingfamily.com/s-american-blossom-linens

TIME STAMPS

0:00 - Introduction & Chit Chat
6:05 - American Blossom Linens
7:50 - Question of the Day
12:00 - How to Use Compost

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our nine children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!

Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com

Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily

Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily

Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home: Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf: A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

Have you been lured by the idea of an herbal cleansing detox? In this modern world, we are exposed to more toxins than ever before. Josh and I have been going through a detox journey under the supervision of our healthcare practitioner, so a detox protocol is at the forefront of our minds.

Have you been lured by the idea of an herbal cleansing detox? Let's take a look at the basics, including what is and isn't a safe approach.

For more information, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/herbal-cleansing-detox/

- The HomeGrown Herbalist Guide To Herbal Cleansing and Supportive Therapies: https://homesteadingfamily.com/hgh-herbal-cleansing-book
- HomeGrown Herbalists Herbal Cleanse Kit: https://homesteadingfamily.com/hgh-herbal-cleanse-kit
- This podcast is sponsored by ForJars. Enjoy 10% off your first order with code ?Homesteadingfamily10?: https://homesteadingfamily.com/podcast-forjars 

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our nine children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!

Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com

Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily

Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily

Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home: Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf: A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

Every spring, we eagerly await the emerging soil and can't wait to get our hands dirty again! Then, we know all too well the feeling of garden overwhelm that quickly follows. But it doesn't have to be this way! Here are our best tips for avoiding garden overwhelm and enjoying many of our favorite times of the year.

For more information and any links mentioned, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/avoiding-garden-overwhelm/

- Check out the Seedtime App here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/seedtime
- Use up garden produce with my easy homemade stir fry: https://homesteadingfamily.com/garden-stir-fry/
- Thanks to Azure Standard for sponsoring this podcast! For first-time customers, they're offering 15% off your first order of $100 or more with coupon code "Homesteading15": https://homesteadingfamily.com/main-azure-standard-b

Time Stamps
0:00 - Intro
0:54 - Canned Chicken & Gravy
3:11 - Fermented Ginger Carrots
5:47 - Azure Standard
8:06 - Avoiding Garden Overwhelm

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our nine children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!

Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com

Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily

Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily

Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home: Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf: A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

If you're wondering what an EMP is and whether you should investigate it, this podcast is for you. If you think this doesn't pertain to you, let me ask you if you feel like your appliances or electronics aren't lasting as long as they used to. It could be due to small electrical power surges coming into your home every day, overtaxing those appliances!

For more information, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/what-is-an-emp/

Check out EMP Shield and use coupon code "HomesteadingFamily" for $50 off your order: https://homesteadingfamily.com/EMP-Shield

Thanks to Lehman's for sponsoring this video, be sure to check out all their amazing offerings here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/shop-lehmans

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our nine children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!

Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com

Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily

Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily

Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home: Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf: A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

If you feel like you're behind on garden planning, or maybe you didn't even do any garden cleanup last fall and are feeling the pressure, this Pantry Chat podcast is for you.

It's very rarely too late to do something in the garden as we have so many options. It may not seem ideal, but here are our best late start gardening tips.

- For links and more information, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/late-start-gardening-tips-its-not-too-late/

- Check out American Blossom Linens and use coupon code ?HOMESTEADINGFAMILY? for 20% off and they always give free shipping on everything! https://americanblossomlinens.com/collections/quilts-and-quilted-shams

Time Stamps
0:00 - Introduction
0:45 - Buttermilk Q&A
4:19 - American Blossom Linens
7:18 - Main Topic

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our nine children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!

Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com

Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily

Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily

Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home: Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf: A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

Join me for this podcast interview with Bevin Cohen ?@SmallHouseFarm? as we discuss his new book, Herbs in Every Season and how we can use herbs throughout the year in the kitchen, garden and apothecary.

For more information, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/herbs-for-every-season/

- Get Herbs in Every Season on preorder (only three days left at time of publication!) and get herb seeds from Bevin's garden and six months FREE to his Patreon: https://www.smallhousefarm.com/product/herbs-in-every-season/

- Thanks to Irish Eyes for sponsoring this episode of the Pantry Chat! You can check them out and order your seed potatoes now and remember to use code "HOMESTEADINGFAMILY" for 15% off your entire order: https://irisheyesgardenseeds.com/product-category/certified-seed-potatoes/

Time Stamps:
0:00 - Introduction
1:01 - Irish Eyes
2:20 - Main Topic

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our nine children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!

Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com

Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily

Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily

Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home: Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf: A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

Join us as we chat about what's going on at the homestead in March! We're talking about our retirement plans, how we can extend our assets to our neighbors to create more community and security.

For more details and any links mentioned, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/on-the-homestead-in-march/

Thanks to ForJars for sponsoring this video! Some of my favorite go-to products in the kitchen are from ForJars, especially their vacuum sealer for jars! If you want to shop anything from ForJars, be sure to use coupon code "Homesteadingfamily10" for 10% off your first order: https://homesteadingfamily.com/forjars-vacuum-sealer

- Barn Design video and blog post (with downloadable PDF): https://homesteadingfamily.com/barn-design-must-haves/
- Truly Free Dishwasher Detergent: https://homesteadingfamily.com/truly-free-dishwasher

Time Stamps

0:00 - Introduction
0:53 - ForJars
2:17 - Retirement Plans
12:28ish - Barn Layout
14:05 - Homestead Kitchen magazine
15:50 - Sourdough Starter Troubleshooting
18:47 - Main Topic

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our nine children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!

Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com

Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily

Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily

Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home: Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf: A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

There are many people looking to buy homestead property... but what should you know before jumping in with both feet? Listen to this podcast interview with Annette Sievert, who wrote the book How to Buy a Homestead Property: A Handbook for Your Homesteading Journey.

This episode is filled with tips and information to know before you start looking.

For more information, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/how-to-buy-a-homestead-property/

Grab Annette's book, How to Buy a Homestead Property here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/homestead-property-book

Thanks to Lehmans for sponsoring this podcast! Be sure to check them out (and the wealth of information on their blog) at https://homesteadingfamily.com/shop-lehmans 

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Introduction
0:58 - Lehmans
2:47 - Main Topic

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our nine children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!

Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com

Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily

Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily

Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home: Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf: A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!

We're giving you all a TOXIN JOURNEY UPDATE! Carolyn got some labs back and we've both been working with Dr. Torrie Thompson for over a year to rid our bodies of excess toxins.

In this Pantry Chat, we're giving you the update!

For more details about common toxins and how to reduce them, check out this interview we did with Dr. Torrie here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/common-toxins/

To work with Dr. Torrie or to see the packages she offers, click here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/toxin-testing

Thanks to Azure Standard for sponsoring today's video! If you'd like 15% off your FIRST order from Azure Standard, use coupon code "HOMESTEADINGFAMILY15": https://homesteadingfamily.com/main-azure-standard-b

Time Stamps:
0:00 - Introduction
0:45 - Chit Chat
6:30 - Seed Saving
9:45 - Dehydrating Tomatoes
10:47 - Azure Standard
13:18 - Main Topic

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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our nine children, we are The Homesteading Family where we?re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!

Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com

Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily

Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily

Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home: Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf: A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Every month, I host a free live training on a new homesteading skill. This January, we?re focusing on herbal medicine and how to create an effective family herbal protocol to help stop the cycle of winter sickness. Join the free live training on January 22 and start becoming a confident family herbalist. Register HERE!