Homestead-ish hits the road and attends the Homestead Festival in Columbia, TN. An annual two-day event, the Homestead Festival combines music with meaningful homesteading-related experiences. It features speakers, demonstrations, and vendors focused on sustainable living, including homesteading, farming, and related skills like herbal remedies and animal husbandry.

In this episode, recorded on the way home with our hearts full and our brains buzzing, we share a candid recap of the weekend: a play-by-play of our experience, standout speakers, surprising takeaways, hilarious mishaps, lessons learned, and more.

Listen and find out where Homestead-ish aligns (and doesn't align) with the mainstream Homestead movement! Thinking of going next year? We've got you covered with tips on how to prepare and get the most out of the experience. 

Links:

• thehomesteadfestival.com
• Get the Official (and also extremely comfy) Homestead-ish Tee on Etsy!
• Food Inc Documentary
• RuthAnn Zimmerman on IG
• Mandi Pickering of Wilk Oak Farms on IG
• Kaylee Richardson of the Honeystead on IG
• Natural beekeeping with Suburban Sodbusters on IG
• High Tunnels with mindfulfarmerarkansas.com            
• Darryl Patton, the Southern Herbalist

Check out homesteadish_pod on IG, and as always you can find Kristin at growingpaines_ and Devon at devonballardhudson on IG!

Sometimes the best way to learn a new skill is from someone who has recently taught themselves! In this episode Devon interviews Kristin on her first year as a "beek" (that's beekeeper slang for new beekeeper, lol). 

Kristin shares her lessons learned and things to consider when considering keeping bees including equipment must haves vs "nice to haves", what she wishes she would have known getting started, and more!

Resources:

Complete Beekeeping Short Course 

As always you can connect with Kristin on IG @growingpaines_ and Devon @devonballardhudson

Kristin and Devon chat with their very first pod guest, wild edible mushroom identification expert, Tim of Hoosier Forager! Tim is a wealth of knowledge, and no subject is off limits. Tune in to learn how to get started foraging, how to forage safely and responsibly, Tim's favorite foraging finds, how foraging might help us heal our planet, and more! 

Connect with Tim on IG @hoosierforager

Shop Tim's foraged goods at Hoosier Forager Outpost

Love Tim's content? Buy him coffee!

A Few of Tim's Super Helpful Instagram Posts (which we reference in the pod):
Shagbark - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DA67KtAOJQc/?igsh=MXV3YzZlb3c1YTZ0Ng==
Enoki vs Galerina - https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzCkXOCrGrL/?igsh=ODViYndrNHA0b2V2
Freezing Chicken of the Woods- https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxX1YxdukWg/?igsh=MWUyZm0xZjRvcW85YQ==
Buffalo Chicken of the Woods - https://www.instagram.com/reel/CujkOn_vLh4/?igsh=MXFtcjJ5NGRmcGFkbw==
Winter Oyster ID - https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1e7RVjLLRK/?igsh=aXgyc2M1dmZqajF4
Morel ID - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DI4sjARuTN0/?igsh=ZGszY3BzMjc5dWNw
Reciprocity Example - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DC9lCIeOl-2/?igsh=MTRzM2pwcWE0eDgzMw==
Spore Print - https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1CkhmAL97z/?igsh=MW5kcDIwOTZqNGd6cw==

As always you can connect with Kristin on IG @growingpaines_ and Devon @devonballardhudson

It's the most wonderful time of the year...for gardeners and homesteaders!! After a long winter, Devon and Kristin discuss what's going on around the homestead and share their top gardening sustainability hacks. Grow your own food more sustainably from seed to harvest!  Plus, we discuss our plans to attend the Homestead Festival in Columbia, TN this June!!

Connect with us:

Follow our podcast on IG: @homesteadish_pod

Connect with Kristin on IG: @growingpaines_

Connect with Devon on IG: @devonballardhudson

As mentioned in this episode, check out @blossomandbranchfarm on IG

What kind of composting is right for your home? Take the quiz: What Kind of Composting is Best for Your Home?

Welcome to the Homestead-ish  Podcast!

Join us - Kristin and Devon - as we reconnect with nature and each other through the homesteading movement. In every episode, we share our journey of rediscovering the skills of our great-grandparents, uncovering sustainable practices, and learning how to heal our planet one step at a time. Perfect for non-traditional enthusiasts eager to cultivate traditional skills and meaningful connections, this podcast offers a space for everyone to engage. Tune in and become a part of our community dedicated to preserving our natural resources for generations to come. Don't miss out—subscribe now and start your homestead-ish adventure with us!

Follow our podcast on IG: @homesteadish_pod

Connect with Devon on IG: @devonballardhudson

Connect with Kristin on IG: @growingpaines