The Schoolhouse Life

Are you hustling too hard on your homestead? The ideas are always flowing and as homesteaders, we hustle to get all the things done. But is it the best way to really get the result we want and need? Are we enjoying what our land is becoming? 

We are talking about actively observing our land and natural resources before we start a project before we start hustling and before we lose sight of what we planned our homestead to be.

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Water is a top priority on the homestead, if not the most important. After 15 years we've been able to understand how water works on our homestead. We talk about everything water in this episode, how to utilize it, how to harness it, and how to distribute it. 

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Join us as we listen back to our plans for Shmita. Planning is what we do as homesteaders, it seems like there is always something to do.

It's been a busy year so far and we can't wait to listen back and give an update on how Shmita has gone!

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Of course, we have more than 3 favorite plants but the ones we've decided to talk about today are easy and serve a greater purpose on the homestead. Working with the natural systems of our land and building our annual planting around what will help it thrive.

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We just pulled off Homestead Skillshare 2022!!

This is one of the largest in-person events that we've done and we are so excited to share some of the details with you. 

The biggest takeaway for us was the community connection we all experienced that day. The homesteading community is growing and we couldn't be more thrilled.

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Fencing is a major part of the homestead.
So of course in this episode, we are talking all about fencing.

The lessons we've learned
Why planning is so important 
The best type of fencing we've used.
Why it needs to work for your homestead

You know we also had to share some stories of mishaps.

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Do you want to model permaculture on your homestead? 

Listen in as Scott Mann of The Permaculture Podcast and I chat about permaculture and what that can look like on the homestead. Scott has been teaching in permaculture for over a decade and is a wealth of knowledge, this was a great conversation as he breaks down the main pillars of permaculture.

Listen in and check out Scott's podcast. https://www.thepermaculturepodcast.com/

We will release Scott's recommended reading list later this week, be sure to keep an eye out for that quick episode. 

How much extra money could you be making on your homestead? Listen in as Kerry Mann from
HomeSteadHow shares how he and his wife have been able to create multiple side hustles. They have gotten really creative with income streams on their homestead and we hope it inspires some new ideas. 
Check out HomeSteadHow on YouTube

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There is a lot to unpack on the topic of the food scale crisis we are experiencing today. Daniel of Timshel Wildland and I are talking about why it's happening and what we can do as homesteaders to help our communities while also sustaining ourselves.

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Connect with Daniel @timshelwildland
@commonsprovisions

https://eatcommons.com/

This week I'm chatting with Kira Huffman all about chickens. We're talking hens, broilers and raising dual-purpose birds. She's got a really great setup and she's sharing all of that with us.

So listen in for some chicken inspiration and follow Kira for more info🐔

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