On this episode of the Modern Homesteading Podcast I talk about all the benefits to raising rabbits on your homestead.

The Modern Homesteading Podcast, Episode 145 – June 6, 2022 – Stacking Functions With Rabbits On Your Permaculture Homestead.

https://redemptionpermaculture.com/stacking-functions-with-rabbits-on-your-permaculture-homestead/

Check out my article on – 9 Reasons Raising Rabbits Might Be Perfect For Your Homestead

Podcast episode about stacking functions - Integrate Don’t Segregate, Stacking Functions In Permaculture

On this episode of the Modern Homesteading Podcast I discuss food forests and whether or not you can or should grow one on your property.

The Modern Homesteading Podcast, Episode 144 – May 30, 2022 – Should You Grow A Food Forest On Your Property?

https://redemptionpermaculture.com/should-you-grow-a-food-forest-on-your-property/

What Is A Food Forest? Check out Article – What Is the Difference Between a Forest and Food Forest?

Do You Have Enough Land? See Article – How Much Land Is Needed To Grow A Permaculture Food Forest?

You Don’t Want To Wait Too Long For A Harvest. You May Not Have To. – How Long Does It Take To Grow A Permaculture Food Forest?

Is that actually dust and cobwebs on my microphone? I can't believe it has been well over a year since the last episode.

I was still doing the podcast a few months into all the changes covid was bringing to the world in 2020 but as time went on it started to have a huge impact on my life as well.

My job went into a shut down for several weeks but this wasn't the thing that had the biggest impact on the podcast. When I got back to work, however, things got a little crazy as we scrambled to make up for lost time. I started working very long days and extra days a week for months which left very little time for anything else.

On top of the heavy work schedule we also found ourselves planning for my youngest daughters wedding in 2020. If anyone has ever married off a daughter you know the stress and preparation that can go into that. Ever see the movie "Father of the Bride" with Steve Martin? I can relate to it.

We found ourselves spending a lot of time with the grandkids as any grandparents would want to.

We bought a used camper parked in a seasonal lot in a nice local campground to have a little get away on a few weekends a year. It's a place where we can take the grandkids fishing and just sit around a campfire with friends to relax from time to time.

In the last year I have lost my brother and my grandmother. Losing my brother was tough for a couple months and I was in charge of handling his memorial service. The hardest message I ever had to deliver.

All in All it was just a busy few months and it pulled me away from the podcast and even my homesteading pursuits for a while.

I continued to very slowly work on the food forest I started the year before but didn't make a ton of progress. Started to build a few guilds around some of the trees planted there.

I did grow an abundance of food in my kitchen and office through the 2020/2021 winter by growing several trays of microgreens a week and even setting up an indoor aquaponics system which produced very well.

No doubt there were a few setbacks on my homesteading journey last year but we are pressing forward and made a few changes that are setting us in a direction we want to go.

Many of you may have noticed I made a change in websites. I shut down SmallTownHomestead.com and built a brand new website, RedemptionPermaculture.com

This signifies the direction I'm taking my homestead and the focus of my journey. Permaculture has made the biggest impact in the way I homestead and I want that to be reflected in the branding of the website.

But wait there's more! I Started the new website at the beginning of 2021 and have been busy writing over 100 information packed articles but a couple months ago I launched a brand new podcast that I haven't talked much about until now because I wanted to get a few episodes uploaded first.

Introducing the Redemption Permaculture Podcast

It will be a lot of the same but always with a permaculture twist.

The Modern Homesteading Podcast, Episode 143 – June 15, 2020 – Weed Management In Your Garden With Guest John Moody.

On this podcast episode guest, John Moody talks to us about many methods for controlling weeds in your garden.

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The Modern Homesteading Podcast, Episode 142 – May 31, 2020 – Just Shootin' The Breeze About Food Forests.

On this podcast episode, I share a few thoughts about starting the food forest build on the lot I purchased last year.

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The Modern Homesteading Podcast, Episode 141 – May 17, 2020 – Another Urban Homesteading Success Story With Guest Anne-Marie Miller.      

On this podcast episode, I chat with Anne-Marie Miller (Dash) from BloomWhereYourPlanted.com.      

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The Modern Homesteading Podcast, Episode 140 – May 10, 2020 – Building Self Reliance and Freedom Into Your Life With Guest Nicole Sauce.

On this podcast episode I chat with Homesteader and Host of The Living Free In Tennesee Podcast, Nicole Sauce.

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The Modern Homesteading Podcast, Episode 139 – May 3, 2020 – Do What You Can Where You're At With Guest Brenda Scott.

On this podcast episode, I chat with the Author of the blog "Well Fed Homestead" Brenda Scott.

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The Modern Homesteading Podcast, Episode 138 – April 25, 2020 – The Guinea Fowl Principle With Guests Sean and Rachel Reeves.   

On this podcast episode, I chat with Homesteaders Sean and Rachel Reeves who made a huge move from the city life of southern California to the country life of northern Virginia.   

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