Simple Living Made Simple Podcast

 Composting is such an amazing way to reduce your food waste and turn it into something that will truly benefit your garden.  In this episode, I discuss everything you need to know about starting a compost pile.  It is a simple process but you do need to know what you can and can't compost, the proper ratio of "green" to "brown" material and how to make the process practical for you family.  Join me as I discuss all of this in this episode!

Doing any project with kids, especially little kids, can create more work, lengthen the time of the project, and certainly produce more mess! However, gardening with your kids is such a wonderful experience and learning opportunity, you really don't want to miss it. In this episode, I give you actionable tips and tricks for getting your kids involved in the gardening process, how to engage them, and how to keep yourself sane at the same time!

In this episode I give you a little update on our plans for projects, gardens, and chickens for this spring and summer. Join me as I discuss how we are expanding our gardens once again, how we are fairing with literally living with chickens, and what is top on our list to complete this year. 

One of the most important self-sufficiency skills to master is cooking from scratch and doing it on a consistent basis. I would not be able to cook from scratch 90% of the time without having a well stocked, from scratch pantry.  In this episode I talk about everything you need and should have in your from scratch pantry to make sure you are set to cook any meal at any time. I am not talking about stockpiling or hoarding, but creating and building a pantry based on kitchen essentials that will save you time, money, and stress.

In this episode, I am joined by Courtney Nalin,  a homeschooling mom of 2 as well as a certified health coach and licensed paramedic. She is also the host of the podcast, Imperfectly Pollyanna, where she focuses on finding the good in life’s imperfections whether in homeschool, faith, health, or overall life. Having been homeschooling for over seven years, she has experienced struggles, insecurities, worries, as well as navigated several different learning styles and curriculums. 

We take a step away from the garden and talk about a completely different topic, homeschooling.  This topic has become pretty relevant over the last year as many families investigate how to best educate thier kids.  My whole goal of this podcast is to give you options. In my opinion, having options means freedom. No longer do you have to rely only on what the systems offer you. I love finding new ways that I can take care of and provide for my family in different areas of my life. I am looking to homeschooling this in the fall, but just like a lot of people, I don’t know where to start. Join us as we discuss everything you need to know to get started, common misconceptions you need to throw out the window right now, and inspiration for making this an actual reality. Let’s get started.

We just got a flock of chicks! Join me as I discuss how it is going for us so far, what you need to get started, and how you can take finally take the plunge yourself. 

If you have been thinking about starting a garden this year, this episode is for you. We will be covering some important decisions you need to make before you even break ground.  In this episode, I discuss how to determine what to grow, when to grow, and where to grow so that you can get your garden off to a great start. 

In this episode I give you a look into the reasons my family has chosen to live a more self-sufficient and simple lifestyle.  I also share some of our hopes and dreams and how you can make simple living work for your family.