The Farm Family Table⏐Homesteading, Homemaking, Christian Mom

The holiday season is right around the corner, and I personally, am super excited for the upcoming Christmas season. So, I have created a few special holiday episodes that I want to share with you on what it looks like to live simply at Christmas, maintain healthy habits, and how you can bring the joy and wonder of Christ into your home this season. I hope this series inspires you and encourages you in how to bring more peace and joy into your home this Christmas. 

In this episode, I speak about a topic that is challenging for so many of us, healthy eating at the holidays. To me, food is a huge part of festivities and there is a lot of joy in eating good food with people that you love. So how do we find the balance between enjoying treats and staying healthy during the holidays? I think we can find a balanced approach to this question, and in this episode, we dive into what that looks like and get practical on how you can navigate healthy holiday eating with your kids!

I hope that you are able to find so much joy in this upcoming Christmas season and that you are able to balance your holiday eating with moderation and with gratitude. I pray that some of these tips that I shared today would inspire you and help you to take healthier steps in your own family’s healthy journey. Thanks for joining me!

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Do you feel like every time you go to the grocery store, your bill gets a little bit and little bit higher? Do you feel torn between buying healthy groceries and groceries that you can afford? This is a reality for so many of us. And it probably doesn’t shock you, in the last 4 years groceries have gone up 25%, and maybe you’re starting to feel it. In this episode I share with you how I manage to feed our family of four on one income without sacrificing quality in our food. So if you’re ready to feed your family healthy, nutritious food on a budget, but you’re just not sure how to do it, this episode is for you.

I hope you find the tips in this episode helpful and practical, so that you can feed your family healthy foods while reducing your grocery budget!  And I pray that God would give you wisdom in the area you need to focus on to help your family thrive on the food budget that you have been given. Thanks for joining me!

Resources mentioned in today's episode:

→ Ep. 34 10 Steps to Avoiding Food Waste in Your Kitchen

→ Ep. 18 Building a Bulk Pantry the Easy Way

→ Ep. 6 How to Start a Successful Garden Even as a Beginner

→ Ep. 9 Beginner Backyard Garden Prep Series

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I know you want to grow your homestead, but what if both you and your spouse work full time? Can you make homesteading work even if you work outside the home? How can you find the time to learn new things, work on your homestead, and do the things you want to accomplish? In this episode, I share my thoughts for finding balance between living and working in the real world and following your homesteading dreams. If you feel like your job is holding you back from really homesteading, then this episode is for you. 

I pray that this episode would inspire you if you work outside the home, that you are not excluded from this homesteading life that God is calling you to. You can find a way to make it work for your family by changing your perspective, developing realistic goals, and being willing to make homesteading a priority in your schedule. I pray that God would give you contentment for where you are at, that he would use this time to build up your homesteading skills and knowledge, and through Him you would find a balance between work and homesteading. I pray that episode blesses each of you today!

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In our modern, western world, there is a forgotten ingredient in our kitchen. One that your great-grandma swore by and used daily! Animal fats, like butter, cream, tallow, and our topic of today, lard. If you cringe a little thinking about adding lard to your diet, modern marketing has done its work. Today we are going to talk about why lard is making a comeback as a health food, how to make your own lard at home, and ways that you should be cooking with it.

Get ready to give rendering your own lard a try. This episode gives you everything you need to know about making your own lard at home and how you can start using it in your kitchen. There are so many benefits to adding this healthy, budget-friendly fat to your kitchen. 

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When you go to the grocery store, what influences what you buy? What looks good? What’s on sale? What about what’s in season? We live in a world where we can get strawberries in December and squash in June, and our culture has really lost touch with a natural pattern of eating with the seasons. Today we are going to explore the concept of seasonal eating to transform your grocery budget, your health, and the way you think about food. I’m going to challenge some cultural norms and break down why seasonal eating is still valuable to us, and what seasonal eating looks like for our family.

I hope this episode inspires you to give more seasonal-eating a try, whether from your own garden or just being intentional about how you select foods from the store. There is something so exciting about each season when it brings new foods and flavors to your meals. 

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Have you ever been in a place where things are going well on your homestead, you are making strides, learning new things, being productive in your home, and then a hard season hits and it just feels like everything falls apart? Suddenly you are struggling to do the daily things that you used to be able to do. I think as moms we can have so much guilt in letting things go and laying down some of the responsibilities we’ve tacked on ourselves. But today, I want to give you encouragement, coming from my own recent hard season, on how we can give ourselves grace while  prioritizing what needs to happen in our homes.

I hope this episode lifts you up today if you are finding yourself in a tough season, not sure how to do it all, and feeling tired or burnt out. I pray that God would give you the strength to carry on through this current struggle and that He would give you wisdom in the areas that you need to let go of. 

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Is Azure really saving you money on groceries? I know if you are a frequent Azure shopper, that may be a controversial question. I know Azure is super popular in the homesteading and bulk pantry world, but today I want to talk about how you can save the most money bulk shopping for healthy, natural foods and if Azure is really the answer. And if you have no idea what Azure is, no worries, we’ll talk all about what it is, how it works, and if it’s right for your family.

I hope this episode gives you some wisdom as to whether Azure is a good fit for your family and how to save some money on your family’s grocery bill without cutting quality. Thanks for joining me!

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Have you found yourself wanting to make more things from scratch? Slow down and live more intentionally with your family? Try more diy home remedies… or maybe even try growing some of your own food! Whether you are ready to take on the label of homesteader or not, today we are going to talk about HOW you can get started with more simple, natural, healthy living. Maybe you feel like you want to do so many things but you are grasping at straws to even figure out how to begin. Today, I have three baby steps that I want to share with you so you can step into homesteading and challenge yourself in a completely stress free way!

I hope this episode encourages you if you’re a brand new homesteader, or even if you have been working at it for a while now. Because the truth is sometimes we have to go back to the basics and master the baby steps. That’s something that I definitely had to learn the hard way. I pray that God would lead you as you start this new journey, and that He would give you joy as you start building these new skills for your family. Thanks for joining me!

Resources mentioned in today's episode:

→ Free recipes, gardening tips, food preservation tutorials, and more!

→ Ep. 3 Three Easy Thing To Stop Buying and Start Making from Scratch to Save Money

→ Ep. 6 How to Start a Successful Garden Even as a Beginner

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What do you think of when you think of your dream homestead? Plenty of acres to spread out, a big house, a spacious kitchen complete with white cabinets and farm style sink, chicken coop in the backyard that matches the house siding, and a garden with raised beds surrounded by a white picket fence? Okay, maybe not all those things. But, when you scroll through social media, it is so easy to be influenced to think that if you homestead you need those things, or should at least aspire to them. But I’m here to encourage you today, that those things aren’t really what it means to homestead. Get ready to find your true purpose in homesteading, beyond an aesthetic or fitting in a homesteading box.

I hope this episode encourages you to let go of comparison and ideals that you’ve been hanging onto that are stealing your joy! I pray that God would use this episode to give you contentment in your own circumstances and remind you of the goals that he has put on your heart, what you want for your family, and how you can achieve that while leaving some of the materialistic aspects of homesteading behind. Thanks for joining me!

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Did you grow potatoes, carrots, or onions in your garden this summer? How would you like to be able to save your root vegetables so that they last all winter? These are the perfect vegetables to enjoy in hearty winter stews and casseroles, and in this episode we dive into how you can store them to have homegrown garden veggies all year long.

I hope this episode inspires you to grow more root crops in your garden and gives you some food for thought on how to store your harvest long-term with no energy costs. Thanks for joining me!

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