Everyday Homesteading

Your Soil Needs More Than NPK | Soil Health Part 2

Healthy soil requires more than nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. In Part 2 of our soil health series, we're taking a deeper look at the essential minerals plants

6 Old-Fashioned Homemaking Habits That I Use Every Day

Some of the best homemaking advice isn't new at all. Over the years, I've learned a lot from old household manuals, historical books and the way generations bef

Don't Make THESE Preserving Mistakes

Preserving season can be incredibly rewarding, but when the garden is producing faster than you can keep up, it can also become overwhelming fast! Over the years, we&apo

My Values Are Showing: The Quiet Power of a Home Well Lived

Homesteading and homemaking are often treated as two separate pursuits, but what if they were never meant to be? In this episode of Everyday Homesteading, I'm shari

The Summer Slump in the Vegetable Garden (How We Survive!)

Have you ever walked into your garden and felt completely overwhelmed? You're not alone! Every gardener reaches a point where the weeds seem to multiply overnight, t

Stop Poisoning Your Soil: It's Worse Than You Think!

Healthy soil doesn't happen by accident. It starts with protecting the living ecosystem beneath your feet. In this first teaching episode of my Soil Health series,

The Missing Piece of Modern Homesteading

Have you ever stopped to consider that caring for the land isn't just a homesteading skill, but part of our Christian calling? In this episode of Everyday Homestead

8 Reasons Your Canning Jars Didn't Seal

Have you ever finished a canning session only to discover one or more jars didn't seal? It happens to every home canner at some point, and even after more than 20 ye

How I Preserve a Year's Worth of Food Without Burnout

Are you working yourself to exhaustion trying to preserve every possible food for your pantry? I used to think a successful pantry meant recreating the grocery store at h

Our Daughter is Running the Garden!

What does it really look like to manage a large homestead garden? In this episode of Everyday Homesteading, I'm joined by my oldest daughter, Rachel, who has taken o

The Truth About Soil Health (And Why It Changes Everything)

What if the secret to healthier plants, bigger harvests, fewer pests, and less work in the garden isn't another fertilizer or amendment? What if it's your soil?

Botany in an Hour: The Secret Key to Better Gardening, Foraging & Herbalism

Have you ever tried to identify a plant, opened a field guide, and immediately felt overwhelmed? You're not alone. In this episode, I'm joined by Rachel Parks

Natural Pest Control That Actually Works (Without Chemicals)

If you’ve ever struggled with pests in the garden, this episode will completely change how you think about natural pest control. Instead of reaching for sprays first, we

3 Canning Rules That Confuse New Food Preservers

In this podcast, I’m diving into three canning concepts that confuse even experienced home canners. These are the kinds of things that can leave you second-guessing wheth

How Often Should You Water Your Garden?

Should you water your garden every day? The short answer is probably not. In this episode, we’re breaking down one of the most common gardening questions and helping you

Are You Falling for the "Great Society" Trap?

How do we preserve family, community, and truth in a culture that seems to be moving faster and faster away from them? In this episode of Everyday Homesteading, I sat do

How We Are Upgrading Our Homestead this Year

After years of pushing hard on our homestead, we reached a point where we had to ask a tough question: Is everything we’re doing actually sustainable? Last year, we inte

7 Things I WISH I Knew BEFORE Buying a Freeze Dryer

I’ll be honest… when I first heard about freeze dryers, I thought they were a gimmick. I didn’t want to spend money on an expensive appliance that would just sit there c

How to Start a Garden (Without Overthinking It)

If you’ve ever felt like you need to learn everything before starting a garden, you’re not alone. In today’s episode, we’re simplifying the process and showing you how t

The Dangerous Egg Washing Mistake (And How to Do It Safely)

Are your chicken eggs coming into the house dirty, especially during mud season? In this episode of Everyday Homesteading, Carolyn is joined by Amy, cofounder of Good Eg