How one homesteader balances family life with raising farm animals and bees.
There's so much processing done to the food in our grocery stores today that much of that food is unrecognizable. And that processed food has certainly lost most (if not all) of it's nutritional value.
Homesteading is one way to take back control of the food that we eat. When we grow our own food, we know EXACTLY what's on our plate and where it came from.
This week, host Theresa Loe invited Kristina Urquhart, author of The Suburban Chicken, to talk about raising a young family on a homestead. They dive into the challenges of producing your own food, raising meat rabbits, and everything you could want to know about beekeeping.
Kristina shares the story of how she and her husband struggled at first to get a financial foothold on their dream, and how dedication, hard work, and some creativity made that dream a reality.
You will learn: Why it’s so important for our kids to know where their food comes from Which meat rabbit is good as a full service animal Where should you start if you’re interested in keeping bees Which books are best for beginning bee keepers Why sometimes homesteading doesn’t always go as planned What can keep you motivated to keep going And there's some bloopers at the very, very end...LOLAs always, you can get more free information and all the links mentioned at www.LivingHomegrown.com/135 and you get a full PDF transcript as well.
This episode is brought to you by the Living Homegrown Institute - Theresa's online membership for living farm fresh without the farm.
Enjoy!
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LH 171: Growing Heirloom Flowers
LH 170: Creating a Garden Sancuary
LH 169: Homemade Gifts - All Natural Body Care
LH 168: Making Herbal Infusions
LH 167: How to Save Seed From Your Garden
LH 166: Backyard Chicken Keeping Hacks
LH 165: Real Farm-to-Table Food for Pets
LH 164: Homemade Cheese in an Hour or LESS
LH 163: Organizing Your Homestead
LH 162: Grow More Food in Less Space
LH 161: Extraordinary Edible Plants
LH 160: Preserving Your Own Gourmet Meat With Curing, Smoking and Drying
LH 159: How to Be A Better Food Gardener With Science
LH 158: Eating Local and Exploring More Flavor
LH 157: The Magic of Vintage Garden Books and Cookbooks
LH 156: Top 10 Favorite Farm Fresh Things
LH 155: Simple Seasonal Eating and Plum Liqueur
LH 154: The Homemade Kitchen with Alana Chernila
LH 153: Making Real Pickles and Other Fermentation Basics
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