We’re all busy and have a lot on our schedules, and sometimes we only have time for a quick podcast. Come listen to this podcast short as we answer your questions in a short amount of time. 

Today’s podcast short talks all about early spring gardening! This isn’t a technical time on the calendar but more regarding your last frost date. It’s when your ground begins to be workable, and you’re no longer dealing with hard freezes but rather light frosts. 

So what can be done in the garden in early spring? Plenty!

Grab yourself a Clyde's Garden Planner and use code "HOMESTEADINGFAMILY" for 10% off your purchase: https://homesteadingfamily.com/ClydesYT

For more information, links mentioned, and more great Homesteading Family content, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/early-spring-gardening-tips/

You are officially invited to be part of our brand-new Everyday Homesteading Podcast Launch Team. Yay!

By joining, you’ll get:
✅ Behind-the-scenes sneak peeks at the new podcast
✅ Entry into our private launch community
✅ The chance to win some incredible giveaways

If you're looking to implement permaculture design on your homestead or even on a suburban lot, you're in the right place. Join me as I discuss permaculture design, along with the most common mistakes to avoid, with Nicholas Burtner from  @schoolofpermaculture .

For more tips, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/permaculture-design-mistakes-to-avoid/

- Take Nicholas' course Homestead Planning and Design at the School of Traditional Skills: https://homesteadingfamily.com/STS_Member_n
- Find Nicholas at The School of Permaculture: https://schoolofpermaculture.com/
- Check out the book, Small-Scale Grain Raising: https://homesteadingfamily.com/small-scale-grain-raising-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 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

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:
- 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
- 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.

You are officially invited to be part of our brand-new Everyday Homesteading Podcast Launch Team. Yay!

By joining, you’ll get:
✅ Behind-the-scenes sneak peeks at the new podcast
✅ Entry into our private launch community
✅ The chance to win some incredible giveaways

Learn to use permaculture methods in your garden! If your garden is too far from your house, it can be easy to neglect it, causing crop loss.

For more information on basic permaculture methods, visit this post about organizing your property's permaculture zones on the Homesteading Family website. 

You are officially invited to be part of our brand-new Everyday Homesteading Podcast Launch Team. Yay!

By joining, you’ll get:
✅ Behind-the-scenes sneak peeks at the new podcast
✅ Entry into our private launch community
✅ The chance to win some incredible giveaways

Do you think gardening in winter just isn't possible in your area because it's too cold with too much snow? Watch this video with Rick Stone from ourstoneyacres who lives above 4,000 feet in Utah to learn how he grows and harvests fresh produce from his garden (on just a quarter-acre lot in the suburbs) all year long.

For more details and links to where you can find Rick and his free online classes, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/gardening-in-winter-cold-weather-growing-methods/

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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

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:
- 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
- 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
- Preserving Culinary Herbs - Downloadable, step-by-step directions to drying, freezing, and salting culinary herbs.

You are officially invited to be part of our brand-new Everyday Homesteading Podcast Launch Team. Yay!

By joining, you’ll get:
✅ Behind-the-scenes sneak peeks at the new podcast
✅ Entry into our private launch community
✅ The chance to win some incredible giveaways

What's the best watering system for the vegetable garden? It depends! And our answer may surprise you.

For more information on our watering systems, visit this blog post on watering strategies in the garden on the Homesteading Family website. 

You are officially invited to be part of our brand-new Everyday Homesteading Podcast Launch Team. Yay!

By joining, you’ll get:
✅ Behind-the-scenes sneak peeks at the new podcast
✅ Entry into our private launch community
✅ The chance to win some incredible giveaways

Just like we prepare for many other things around the homestead, preparing for a new baby is no different. It takes forethought and planning to help with the smooth transition when adding a new family member.

Not only that, but it's important to have plans in place to allow both mom and baby the appropriate and healthy amount of time to recuperate and recover after delivery.

For more links and additional information, check out the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/preparing-for-a-new-baby-on-the-homestead/

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TIME STAMPS:

0:00 - Chit Chat
15:07 - Chicken Feet in Broth
18:46 - DIY Compost
23:12 - Prepping for Baby

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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

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:
- 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
- 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
- Preserving Culinary Herbs - Downl

You are officially invited to be part of our brand-new Everyday Homesteading Podcast Launch Team. Yay!

By joining, you’ll get:
✅ Behind-the-scenes sneak peeks at the new podcast
✅ Entry into our private launch community
✅ The chance to win some incredible giveaways

You have to make a plan to build up and maintain your soil. It's a bit like a bank account where the plants deduct from the soil health and we have to continually deposit health back into the soil. 

We're big proponents of the no-till garden method and practice these methods for the best soil health as possible. 

For more information check out these blog posts:

• Super-Charging Your Soil
• DIY Compost
• When & How Often to Turn Compost
• Compost Troubleshooting (FAQs)

You are officially invited to be part of our brand-new Everyday Homesteading Podcast Launch Team. Yay!

By joining, you’ll get:
✅ Behind-the-scenes sneak peeks at the new podcast
✅ Entry into our private launch community
✅ The chance to win some incredible giveaways

Today's Pantry Chat we're chatting with Mary from  @MarysNest about learning lessons from those who went through the Great Depression, how these lessons are still applicable today, and tips for implementing more traditional skills into our every day life.

For more information, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/cooking-from-home-when-times-get-hard/

Be sure to check out Mary's Nest on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@MarysNest/featured

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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
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:
- 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
- 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.

You are officially invited to be part of our brand-new Everyday Homesteading Podcast Launch Team. Yay!

By joining, you’ll get:
✅ Behind-the-scenes sneak peeks at the new podcast
✅ Entry into our private launch community
✅ The chance to win some incredible giveaways

We’re all busy and have a lot on our schedules, and sometimes we only have time for a quick podcast. Come listen to this podcast short as we answer your questions in a short amount of time. 

Today’s podcast short is talking all about planning out your garden and knowing where to plant specific crops before it's time to plant. There's a big difference, in our house, between the main crop garden and the kitchen garden. We encourage you to think outside the box when it comes to growing food and making it easily accessible for your everyday needs.

For more information, links mentioned, and more great Homesteading Family content, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/permaculture-zones/

You are officially invited to be part of our brand-new Everyday Homesteading Podcast Launch Team. Yay!

By joining, you’ll get:
✅ Behind-the-scenes sneak peeks at the new podcast
✅ Entry into our private launch community
✅ The chance to win some incredible giveaways

We're all ready for the gardening season to come, but there are a few things we need to prepare for first! Such as ordering your seeds! If you haven't already ordered your seeds, we highly encourage you to do so soon. But how do you read those seed packets when it comes time to start your seeds indoors or plant them in the garden?

That's what we're discussing today on this episode of the Pantry Chat. For more information and any links mentioned in this video, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/how-to-read-seed-packets/

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LINKS MENTIONED:

- School of Traditional Skills: https://homesteadingfamily.com/STS_Member_n
- In the Homestead Kitchen Magazine: https://homesteadingfamily.com/in-the-homestead-kitchen-yt
- Clyde's Garden Planner (use code "homesteadingfamily.com" for 10% off at checkout): https://homesteadingfamily.com/clydes-garden-planner
- Choosing Your Garden Seeds: https://homesteadingfamily.com/best-vegetable-garden-seeds/
- When to Start Seeds Indoors: https://homesteadingfamily.com/when-to-start-seeds-indoors/
- How to Start Seeds Indoors: https://homesteadingfamily.com/how-to-start-seeds-indoors/
- Troubleshooting Your Seed Starting Problems: https://homesteadingfamily.com/seed-starting-problems-how-to-fix-them/
- How to Transplant Plants into the Garden: https://homesteadingfamily.com/how-to-plant-tomato-plants/

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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
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:

You are officially invited to be part of our brand-new Everyday Homesteading Podcast Launch Team. Yay!

By joining, you’ll get:
✅ Behind-the-scenes sneak peeks at the new podcast
✅ Entry into our private launch community
✅ The chance to win some incredible giveaways