In this episode on the HobbyScool podcast, I chat with Emily Supiot with Cozy Clicks. Emily who is a photography educator teaches moms how to gain confidence behind the camera to that the can confidently shoot photos of their kids that they love. 

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In this episode on the HobbyScool podcast, I chat with Sonia Hubly who is the Founder of Mom, Wife, Homestead Life. Sonia creates content to help families become self-sufficient in simple and creative ways. On her family 14-acre homestead, you can find her raising livestock, growing and tending a large garden, and preserving as much healthy organic food as she can for her family. Having grown up in the woods of Wisconsin, where she often gathered maple sap and cooked it down with her family, Sonia has held a passion for agriculture and gardening her entire life. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls with a degree in Agricultural Education and enjoyed an early career in education by holding the role as a middle and high school agriculture instructor. 

After starting a family, she left teaching to focus solely on homesteading and homeschooling and has loved every minute of it. Sonia has long worn many hats, and that is how Mom, Wife, Homestead Life was born – to allow her to share her love of agriculture with everyone who wants to learn. When she isn’t homesteading, Sonia enjoys helping other online business owners get started, quilting, an afternoon on the golf course, and spending time with her family, which includes three young sons.

Listen in as we discussed how Sonia turned hobbies and life skills to further her children's education and how she has turned her hobbies into thriving businesses. 

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In this episode on the HobbyScool podcast, I chat with Kristy Sumner with Soul Sisters Paranormal. Dr. Kristy Sumner holds a PhD in Public Affairs with an emphasis on Criminal Justice from the University of Central Florida. She is the founder of Soul Sisters Paranormal, which is a team of paranormal investigators that travels the country documenting the narrative of historic and, reportedly, haunted locations.

Additionally, Dr. Sumner has assisted communities in historic preservation activities, to include paranormal tourism, at locations such as the Adams County Historical Center in Adams County Colorado, and for the "Ma" Barker House in Marion County Florida.

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In this episode on the HobbyScool podcast, I chat with Courtney Johnson with The Kitchen Garten. Courtney is a wife, homeschooling mom of 3, a lifelong gardener as well as a certified master gardener and garden coach. She enjoys teaching others about how to get started gardening right in their own backyards, as well as how to take garden fresh produce and use it in delicious recipes or preserve it for use later. 

She is the owner and content creator behind the Kitchen Garten website and has published several gardening books and planners which can be purchased on her site.

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In this episode of the HobbyScool podcast, I chat with Marc Thoma about how growing food at home for your family can be simple.

Specifically, we covered the kind of food Marc grows and how much garden space he uses. The easiest vegetables to grow and his top tips for saving time taking care of his garden.

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In this episode of the HobbyScool podcast, I chat with Cindy Newland, who is the CEO of Intentionally Eat. 

Twenty years ago, Cindy was morbidly obese, had high blood pressure, high cholesterol and a family history of cancer and heart disease. After experiencing an excruciating back injury that immobilized her for over a month, she reached a turning point. She realized her diet and lack of exercise had brought her to that low point. Slowly, she began to make better choices like exercising and eating more fruits and vegetables. Cindy lost 125lbs, became a personal trainer and health coach, and created Intentionally Eat in order to help others on their health journey.

In this episode, we had a conversation about how Cindy lost 125 pounds and kept it off for 20+ years. We talked about her plant-based diet and the tips she provides on how you can get started with a healthy plant based diet in an way that works for your lifestyle and personal tastes. 

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In this episode of the HobbyScool podcast, I chat with Karen Creel about how anyone can grow a backyard vegetable garden.  Karen is a certified garden coach with over 30 years growing backyard vegetable gardens. She provides garden tips, projects and recipes on her blog Gardenchick. Wanting to share her knowledge and love of gardening, she started teaching local gardening classes and has a monthly garden meeting at a local non profit. Through her business, Growing with Gardenchick, Karen now provides one on one coaching with clients, creates garden planting plans, and designs raised bed gardens.

In the episode, we discussed the basic steps to have a successful home garden and some tips on setting up your home garden for success.

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In this episode of the HobbyScool podcast, I chat with Anna Sakawsky all about home canning & food preservation. Anna is a former city girl turned modern homesteader who lives with her family (human, furry and feathered) on ¼-acre property on Vancouver Island where they produce and preserve hundreds of pounds of their own food each year and strive to live a more self-reliant lifestyle through all that they do.

Anna is the creator of the blog The House & Homestead, as well as the editor and publisher of Modern Homesteading Magazine, a digital magazine dedicated to all things homesteading, sustainability, self-sufficiency and simple, seasonal living. Anna also teaches organic gardening and home canning courses online, and runs the Society of Self-Reliance:  membership program that teaches people how to become more self-reliant in all areas of life.

In the episode, we discussed how home canning works, what can be canned at home, the basic safety rules, and what equipment is needed to get started canning and preserving food for your family. 

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In this episode of HobbyScool, I chatted with Liz Beavis all about beekeeping. Liz lives on a 250 acre property in Kumbia, Queensland, Australia, with her husband Pete and three dogs, in a second-hand house that they moved to the property and renovated over about four years. Over time they have developed a veggie garden, a food forest, and chicken tractors in electric fence netting. 

They also have beehives and produce honey and beeswax. Liz uses the beeswax to make beeswax wraps, candles, leather dressing and chopping board polish. Liz also makes soap using only natural and sustainable ingredients, including locally-sourced hand-rendered beef tallow. This sustainable ingredient also makes a very hard, long-lasting bar of soap. 

In the episode, we discussed how beginners can get started with beekeeping, who may want to consider beekeeping and the benefits of beekeeping for a home garden. 

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Are you interested in learning how to get started with woodworking? In this episode on the HobbyScool podcast, I chat with Marc Thoma with Pacific Coast Woodcrafts.

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Listen in to learn about Marc's top 10 tips for a beginner woodworker to keep things simple.

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