What a great time we had talking with KrisAnne about liberty, the Constitution and our role in ensuring continued liberty for our children and grand children. She is intelligent, engaging, and passionate about educating Americans. We felt very encouraged as we finished our interview, she shared with us that she sees many people, especially college-aged […]
Goal Setting for the Homestead Part 1 & Part 2
In the last blog post (read Part 1 here), we covered the establishment of dreams, vision and purpose. I talked about the importance of setting goals that will eventually make your dreams come true. Goals must be realistic. I like using the acronym SMART in order to clarify goals: specific, measurable, achievable, relevant (to your […]
Podcast 102 “Homestead Honey”
In this podcast, Monica and I interview Teri Page, author, wife, homeschooling mom, and homesteader. In October, 2012 her family of four packed up from their Oregon homestead of 13 years and moved next door to their good friends in Northeast Missouri, where they are building a radical homestead on 10 acres of raw land. […]
Preparing to Homestead Part 1
Before we started homesteading I would sit and imagine how idyllic and peaceful it would be. Sitting on my porch shucking peas, looking out at all the animals grazing on lush pasture, the garden teaming with vegetables, fruit trees drooping from the load of fruit ready to be picked, and the kids building forts and […]
Most Used Appliances Part 4
Years ago, I began dehydrating food. At first I didn’t think it really mattered which dehydrator I used — they were all pretty much the same, right? I bought a mid-priced round dehydrator and was on my way! As my food dehydrating progressed, I began running into snags – the food was dehydrating at different […]
Episode 100- Looking forward to 2016
In this podcast we talk about 2016 and talk about some of our major goals we have for the coming year. We publicly announce our goals as a way of achieving accountability. We encourage our listeners to also obtain public and private accountability. We announce an exciting venture or forming and growing The Prepared Homestead […]
Podcast 99 – Reflections on 2015
In this podcast we reflect on 2015. We do an honest assessment of the past year. We talk about the challenges and accomplishments for the year. The tendency is for people to focus in on the things they didn’t accomplish, we focus on the things we did accomplish. Listen online, iTunes or Stitcher Radio
Chicken Heated Green House
As a permaculture design consultant and homesteader I am always looking for ways to integrate different elements of the homestead to work together synergistically. Chickens are one of my favorite homestead elements. They provide so many different and useful functions: entertainment, garden preparation and clean up, tilling of the soil, pest (bugs and mice) control, […]
Most-Used Tools Part 3
This week I finally broke out my Family Grain Mill (FGM) Grain-Flaker/Roller attachment, can I say that I love it? Because I do. Up to this point I’ve been purchasing rolled oats to cook in the morning, I may continue doing that I’m not sure yet, but one thing I’m very happy about is if […]
Podcast Episode 96 – Food Freedom With John Moody
In today’s podcast Monica and I talk with John Moody from Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTC). Our discussion centers around food freedom and FTCs significant role in this fight to remove government interference between the small farmer and the consumer. “John Moody is a husband, father to four, small farmer, author, and speaker. […]
