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Growing your own food and homesteading in your own backyard with vegetable gardening, chickens, permaculture and home brewing.
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Apr 6, 2025
Apr 6, 2025
37 min
What food futures are you planning this year on your homestead? In this episode, we dig into perennial plants, permaculture, and getting more from your homestead.
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What are you planting for future food? Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders: Join the Facebook Group
Always ensure to operate safely. All projects are purely “at your own risk” and are for information purposes only. As with any project, unfamiliarity with the tools, animals, plants, and processes can be dangerous. Posts, podcasts, and videos should be read and interpreted as theoretical advice only and are not a substitute for advice from a fully licensed professional.
Mar 9, 2025
Mar 9, 2025
46 min
We've learned a few things keeping chickens over the last 10 years and in this episode, we chat about coops, chicken keeping in winter, pastured poultry, and improvements in keeping chickens on the homestead. Find out about the Permaculture Poultry Paddock and how we plan to feed our birds and rely less on purchased feed.
We also talk a bit about pros and cons of some of the breeds we have kept, and our most productive layers through winter might surprise you!
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What is your favorite low-cost way to homestead? Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders: Join the Facebook Group
Always ensure to operate safely. All projects are purely “at your own risk” and are for information purposes only. As with any project, unfamiliarity with the tools, animals, plants, and processes can be dangerous. Posts, podcasts, and videos should be read and interpreted as theoretical advice only and are not a substitute for advice from a fully licensed professional.
Feb 23, 2025
Feb 23, 2025
56 min
This week we are digging into ways to homestead that don't cost a lot of money to get started.
Support the podcast at no additional cost to you and see what tools and books I use on my homestead:
What is your favorite low-cost way to homestead? Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders: Join the Facebook Group
Always ensure to operate safely. All projects are purely “at your own risk” and are for information purposes only. As with any project, unfamiliarity with the tools, animals, plants, and processes can be dangerous. Posts, podcasts, and videos should be read and interpreted as theoretical advice only and are not a substitute for advice from a fully licensed professional.
Feb 16, 2025
Feb 16, 2025
25 min
This week we are digging into the trends for your garden and some ideas that you can bring to your backyard!
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How will you grow more? Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders: Join the Facebook Group
Always ensure to operate safely. All projects are purely “at your own risk” and are for information purposes only. As with any project, unfamiliarity with the tools, animals, plants, and processes can be dangerous. Posts, podcasts, and videos should be read and interpreted as theoretical advice only and are not a substitute for advice from a fully licensed professional.
Feb 9, 2025
Feb 9, 2025
19 min
If you are wanting to grow more in your garden this year tune in to this week's episode to learn how to increase your growing space.
Support the podcast at no additional cost to you and see what tools and books I use on my homestead:
How will you grow more? Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders: Join the Facebook Group
Always ensure to operate safely. All projects are purely “at your own risk” and are for information purposes only. As with any project, unfamiliarity with the tools, animals, plants, and processes can be dangerous. Posts, podcasts, and videos should be read and interpreted as theoretical advice only and are not a substitute for advice from a fully licensed professional.
Feb 2, 2025
Feb 2, 2025
26 min
If you are thinking about trying to grow your own food for the year, grab a pen and paper and learn how to decide what to grow, how to figure out the quantity to plant and more.
Support the podcast at no additional cost to you and see what tools and books I use on my homestead:
What are you planning to grow? Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders: Join the Facebook Group
Always ensure to operate safely. All projects are purely “at your own risk” and are for information purposes only. As with any project, unfamiliarity with the tools, animals, plants, and processes can be dangerous. Posts, podcasts, and videos should be read and interpreted as theoretical advice only and are not a substitute for advice from a fully licensed professional.
Jan 26, 2025
Jan 26, 2025
37 min
Up your composting game this year and see how you can compost with worms indoors and outdoors. In this episode we chat about types of worm composters and what to feed worms as well as general composting tips.
Support the podcast at no additional cost to you and see what tools and books I use on my homestead:
Are you composting with worms this year? Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders: Join the Facebook Group
Always ensure to operate safely. All projects are purely “at your own risk” and are for information purposes only. As with any project, unfamiliarity with the tools, animals, plants, and processes can be dangerous. Posts, podcasts, and videos should be read and interpreted as theoretical advice only and are not a substitute for advice from a fully licensed professional.
Sep 1, 2024
Sep 1, 2024
15 min
Gardens evolve as new research and techniques come in, things are always changing in the garden! But comfrey was always in my garden until recently. Find out why it might be time to ban comfrey from your edible garden.
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What tasks are you working on for fall? Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders: Join the Facebook Group
Always ensure to operate safely. All projects are purely “at your own risk” and are for information purposes only. As with any project, unfamiliarity with the tools, animals, plants, and processes can be dangerous. Posts, podcasts, and videos should be read and interpreted as theoretical advice only and are not a substitute for advice from a fully licensed professional.
Sep 1, 2024
Sep 1, 2024
15 min
Growing a garden can be tricky sometimes, if your garden isn't growing well, here's 6 things to check first!
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How is your garden growing right now? Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders: Join the Facebook Group
Always ensure to operate safely. All projects are purely “at your own risk” and are for information purposes only. As with any project, unfamiliarity with the tools, animals, plants, and processes can be dangerous. Posts, podcasts, and videos should be read and interpreted as theoretical advice only and are not a substitute for advice from a fully licensed professional.
Aug 18, 2024
Aug 18, 2024
15 min
Prepare for winter and get ahead for spring with these fall garden tasks!
Support the podcast at no additional cost to you and see what tools and books I use on my homestead:
What tasks are you working on for fall? Let me know and connect with other misfit gardeners and homesteaders: Join the Facebook Group
Always ensure to operate safely. All projects are purely “at your own risk” and are for information purposes only. As with any project, unfamiliarity with the tools, animals, plants, and processes can be dangerous. Posts, podcasts, and videos should be read and interpreted as theoretical advice only and are not a substitute for advice from a fully licensed professional.