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Desperate to grow, cook, and preserve real food for your family in only 5-10 hours a week, but stuck as a new homesteader looking for practical, tried and true methods that work?
You wanted those pantry shelves filled yesterday, but the more you try, the more it seems a distant pipe dream. Online content is filled with impractical, untried homesteading advice, which wastes your precious time and money.
Everyday Homesteading steps in with practical, tested solutions, cutting through the chaos with clear plans tailored for busy beginners to reclaim your family’s health and independence through gardening, raising livestock, fresh seasonal cooking, herbal medicine and safe food preservation.
Hosted by veteran homesteaders, Josh and Carolyn Thomas, who grow 70% of their family’s food while running two businesses and homeschooling their large family, they have mastered practical homesteading for busy modern families. They have taught hundreds of thousands of new homesteaders to thrive with real-life homesteading through their online platforms Homesteading Family and School of Traditional Skills.
Tune in weekly to learn how to grow, cook, and preserve your family’s food, ditch health-destroying toxins, and save money monthly on groceries, all while building strong relationships and a sustainable legacy for your kids. Hit play now!
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S6E24 STOP trying to be Self-Sufficient (Do This Instead)
For many homesteaders, the dream is complete self-sufficiency. Producing all your own food. Depending on no one. Living independently.But is that really possible? And more importantly, is it even the…
S6E23 What You Need to Know BEFORE Calling the Vet
Even with healthy, well-selected animals, there comes a day when you have to call the vet.And when that moment comes, most of us aren’t nearly as prepared as we could be.In this episode, I sit down…
S6E22 Why Bread Still Belongs in Your Busy Modern Kitchen
Making bread isn’t about talent, and it’s not about finding the perfect recipe either.In this episode, I’m sharing why bread is one of the most foundational skills in the homesteading kitchen and how…
S6E21 Things that Surprised Us about Keeping Chickens
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…
S6E20 From Overwhelmed to Peaceful: Minimums, Mental Load, and Command Central Part 2
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…
S6E19 From Overwhelmed to Peaceful: Why Rhythm Changes Everything - Part 1
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…
S6E18 Nurturing a "People First" Homestead with RuthAnn Zimmerman
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…
S6E16 The Biggest Grid We Escaped (It Wasn’t Power)
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…
S6E17 What We Wish We Could Tell Our Younger Selves About Starting to Homestead
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…
S6E15 Our Year of Rest on the Homestead
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…
S6E14 Finding Peace in the Quiet Season: How to Rest After the Rush
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…
S6E13 Think a Dairy Cow Will Tie You Down? Here’s the Truth.
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…
S6E12 Mistakes We Made This Year… and What We Learned From Them
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…
S6E11 How to Make Your Own Cheesemaking Cultures at Home
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…
S6E10 What We've Learned About Contentment
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…
S6E9 The #1 Mistake that RUINS Dehydrated Food
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…
S6E8 Your Winter Pantry Plan: Feeling Ready, Not Rushed | Everyday Homesteading
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…
S6E7 A Green Beret's Guide to a REAL Survival Garden (With Sam Coffman)
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…
S6E6 Your Fall Wellness Checklist: Small Daily Habits to Stay Strong This Season
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…
S6E4 The Top Ways to Homestead on a Budget
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…
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