191: Homesteading is not what you expect

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191: Homesteading is not what you expect

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Mar 3, 2022

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Today’s conversation is with Jessica of Back to Roots Farm, and we talk about all the expectations that go out the window when we decide to live the homesteading life.

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Mar 3, 2022

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We Don’t Use Chick Starter: Three Reasons Why: In true rebel farm(ish) girl style, I thought I should let you in on a little secret: We don't use chick starter at our farm and we haven't for years. I’m not telling you that you shouldn’t feed starter. I’m telling you that we don’t feed starter. by A Farmish Kind of Life
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Homestead Winter Projects: 7 Things to Do While Waiting for Spring: The wait for spring is hard! If you're wondering how you can best use your time in the winter to prepare for the next year of homesteading, here are seven winter projects you can tackle. Some of them might already be on your radar, by A Farmish Kind of Life
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5 Reasons Your Bread Didn’t Turn Out: There is nothing like a loaf of homemade bread to make you feel like the boss of the kitchen. But sometimes that bread you're working so hard on turns out to be a flop. It doesn't rise, it's heavy as a brick, its consistency isn't what it should be. by A Farmish Kind of Life
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Death: It’s Part of Life on the Homestead: Death. It's that very real part of homesteading that no one really likes to talk about much. - Dealing with animal death on the homestead is a touchy subject, but it's one that really can't be ignored. If you have animals on your homestead, you will, by A Farmish Kind of Life
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Fill Your Freezer on the Homestead 5 Ways: If there is a freezer on your homestead, you want it full! Enjoy a bounty of yums throughout the year by working these five ways to fill your freezer into your homesteading plans. - (Don't want to read all the words? by A Farmish Kind of Life
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82: Keeping a Pantry Journal Helps you Prepare for Emergencies: I've always kept a freezer list/pantry list of what's on hand here at the homestead. But what about keeping a pantry journal — a list of what we actually use? It was first suggested to me in my Grow a Year's Worth of Food interview with Melissa K Norri... by A Farmish Kind of Life
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Why You Should Keep a Farm Journal: I have a farm journal that sits next to my chair in our living room, and I try to write a little something in it every night. - It's full of important things about our farm life and is affectionately referred to as The Almighty Pink Book. by A Farmish Kind of Life
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Free Range Chickens: 5 Truths To Know: Free range chickens are fun to watch, but hold on a second. - Before you open the coop door and let your chickens run wild, there are some truths you need to know about the free range life. - (Don't want to read all the words? by A Farmish Kind of Life
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Homesteading Challenges: The 3 Biggest You’ll Face: Life as a homesteader is awesome and rewarding and I wouldn't want to live any other way, but let's have an honest conversation about the biggest homesteading challenges you will face when you decide to live this life. by A Farmish Kind of Life
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The Most Important Homesteading Skill You Need…: When people think about successful homesteaders, they often think of folks who can raise chickens or grow beautiful gardens. Or maybe people who can skillfully butcher their own pig or make noodles from scratch. by A Farmish Kind of Life
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10 Tips for Butchering at Home: As a homesteader, there is nothing more satisfying than raising your own food. Are you ready to take the step from raising your own meat to actually butchering and processing your own meat as well? Let me share some things I've learned about butchering... by A Farmish Kind of Life
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104: RAQ #4 – podcasts, multi-generational living, friends, quitting, and Ruth Stout: It's another random audience questions podcast episode (and blog post) where I pull five questions from my giant mason jar of topics you've sent in. Today's questions are about my favorite podcasts, multi-generational living, my circle of friends, by A Farmish Kind of Life
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The Simple Life: Don’t Be Its Slave: I love the simple life. I bet you do, too. But here's the thing—no matter what you or I do, our "simple lives" aren't ever going to be the simple lives of 100ish years ago. Want to take a guess at why? - (Don't want to read all the words? by A Farmish Kind of Life
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Homestead Costs: Does Homesteading Save Money?: Homesteading is often touted as one of the most frugal ways to live, and a great way to save money. But what is the honest story behind homestead costs? Does homesteading actually save money? And if so, on what? - (Don't want to read all the words? by A Farmish Kind of Life
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The Only Way a Garden Saves Money: As a homesteader there is nothing more satisfying than looking down at a plate of food you have raised yourself. Don't you just love when your salad is made of homegrown greens? Or when you're eating garden fresh salsa made from ingredients you harvest... by A Farmish Kind of Life
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Raising Pheasants: 5 Things I Didn’t Know: My husband has always wanted to raise pheasants. Since we are usually game to try anything once, we started our research, prepared their space, and ordered some pheasant chicks. But there were many things I didn't know before raising pheasants that wer... by A Farmish Kind of Life
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But Why Do You Call It “Farmish”?: Have we ever really been formally introduced? I'm Amy, and I call myself farmish—which usually gets a lot of side glances and what exactly do you mean by that type questions. So I'm here to explain it to you—what farmish means, what it doesn't mean, by A Farmish Kind of Life
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87: A Homesteader’s Response to Everyone’s Sudden Interest in Homesteading: I recently received this question in my inbox, and it was the perfect mash-up of many questions I've received in the last couple weeks regarding my thoughts on the uptick of sudden interest in homesteading and self-reliance skills due to the current he... by A Farmish Kind of Life
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Homesteading Questions: There Are No Dumb Ones: When we decide to jump into the homesteading life, it makes a lot of sense that we would have a lot of homesteading questions. A. lot. It's important for all of us to realize that a) questions are great and b) there aren't any dumb ones. by A Farmish Kind of Life
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Cornish Cross vs. Red Rangers: Our Meat Bird Experiment: After several years of raising Cornish Cross chickens as our meat birds, we decided it was time to compare them to another meat bird we'd been hearing a lot about: Red Rangers. So we did an experiment. I bet you're here because you want to know who won... by A Farmish Kind of Life
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101: RAQ #3: packaging chicken, the gym vs. the farm, homeschooling, state of the world, nails: It's another random audience question episodes/blog posts where I answer the questions you send me. Today's topics (which are discussed more in depth in the podcast episode) include packaging chicken, the gym vs. the farm, homeschooling, by A Farmish Kind of Life
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89: Is it really worth it to raise and grow your own food?: As more people consider self-sufficiency and self-reliance, I am asked the question, “but is it worth it?” I find the question often comes when people realize it requires some money to step into this lifestyle. If you’re gonna get chickens, by A Farmish Kind of Life
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It’s Perfectly Okay If You Don’t Free Range Your Chickens: Friends, I'm going to be bold and give you my opinion about something chicken-ish. Ready? Here goes: I think it's perfectly okay if you don't free range your chickens. - (Don't want to read all the words? This blog post is also a podcast—just press th... by A Farmish Kind of Life
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Should You Sell Chicken Eggs? A few things to consider…: You have a coop full of chickens and you're wondering if it's time to set out on the adventure of selling farm fresh eggs. Let's take a look at some of the pros and cons that come along with the decision to sell chicken eggs from your homestead. - by A Farmish Kind of Life
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The Truth About Homesteading: 7 Things to Know Before You Start: So. You want to be a homesteader. You want the gardens and the chickens and the whole nine yards. I completely understand! There are a gazillion reasons that people want to get into homesteading. But hold up one second while I share the truth about hom... by A Farmish Kind of Life
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Social Media Etiquette: Tips from a Farm(ish) Girl: The great thing about social media is that it gives us an opportunity to talk. Which, oddly enough, also happens to be the trouble with social media. Friends, let's talk about how a farm(ish) girl approaches social media etiquette. - by A Farmish Kind of Life
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91: When it’s time to dig, dig deep.: No podcast episodes, YouTube videos, or blog posts for a month? AMY, WHAT IS UP?? Here is my explanation of where I've been for the last month. Let's dig deep about the path you're on—not only as a homesteader, but as a person. In this episode, by A Farmish Kind of Life
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95: The truth about tribes, support systems, and friends: Today I am deep thinkin' about tribes, support systems, and groups of friends. Life is a process of growth and change, so let's talk about how to find your tribe, what the actual purpose is of that tribe, and what to keep in mind when you feel like it'... by A Farmish Kind of Life
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83: 9 ways to use technology to ward off isolation: Life can toss many situations at us that will force us to be stuck at home. It could be a long term illness, the weather, the choice to stay home more in order to save money, or many other things. Today I'll share 9 ways that you can use technology to ... by A Farmish Kind of Life
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Why You Can’t Rehome Your Pet At My Farm: A farm is the perfect place to rehome your pet that isn't working out, right? - "Can you take my cat? He's not getting along with his housemates." - "I was hoping you had room for another rooster. We need to get rid of this one because of his attitud... by A Farmish Kind of Life
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