Homesteaders of America

E65: Buying Land Together While Owning Your Own Homestead | TJ Visiodei with ACTS Real Estate

What if you didn’t have to figure out every part of homesteading on your own?For many families, the desire to grow food, raise children close to the land, and build a gen

E64: From Soil to Strength: Rebuilding a Nutrient-Dense Food Culture + Bison Farming | with Julia Mitchell

Most conversations about nutrition begin with what is on the plate. This one begins much farther upstream—with the soil, the grass, the animal, and the way our food is ra

E63: When Farm Growth Costs Too Much | Garrett & Isabelle Heydt of Solstice Beef Company

Garrett and Isabelle Heydt of Solstice Beef Company join Amy Fewell to share how their love of outdoor education, community, and real food grew into a thriving regenerati

E62: A Homesteader's Seat at the Secretary of Ag's Table | Interview with AJ Richards

AJ Richards is back, and this time he's taking us inside the room with the Secretary of Agriculture. He's not a lobbyist. Nobody's paying him to be there. He's a homestea

E61: From Zero Experience to a Booming Farm Business: The Power of Authentic Marketing | Dana & Lauren Cavalea of Freedom Farms NY

You don't need a lifetime of farming experience to build a successful farm.  Dana and Lauren Cavalea share how they went from corporate careers and zero agricultural back

E60: How One Company is Building a Parallel Food System in America | Pete Strayer of Azure Standard

America’s food system is changing, and the homesteading movement is playing a bigger role than you may realize.  In this conversation, Pete of Azure Standard shares the i

E59: The Family Milk Cow Revival | Shawn & Beth Dougherty

The family milk cow has been making its comeback… for good reason!  In this episode, Shawn and Beth Dougherty share practical wisdom every beginner needs to hear on choos

E58: A Generational Perspective on the Call to Homesteading | Hazel Nieves

Hazel shares her story of an unstable childhood, raising six kids (including triplets) on her own, and how those experiences shaped the way she views home and family toda

E57: Farming, the Gospel, and Miracles: Raising a Young Family on Mission in the Congo | Sherrill Kaonga of Overland Missions

Life as missionaries in the Congo has given Sherrill and her family an up-close look at the faithfulness of God.  In this conversation, we talk about how the gospel weave

E56: How Life on the Land Changes Your Perspective | Dr. Robert Malone

In this episode, physician and scientist Dr. Robert Malone—known for his early work in mRNA vaccine technology—shares the story behind his journey into homesteading. From

E55: Homesteading: A Calling Beyond Food | Lucas Mack of Kubota

The homesteading movement is awakening something deeper than a desire for fresh food or self-sufficiency.  In this episode, I sit down with Lucas Mack of Kubota to talk a

E54: Traditional Skincare from the Homestead: Soapmaking, Animal Fat, and Family Business | Wendy & Karlyn Hartman

Wendy and Karlyn Hartman share how their family turned homestead resources like goat milk, lard, and tallow into effective, traditional skincare products that support tru

E53: What Off-Grid Living Really Looks Like (and Why It’s More Accessible Than You Think) | Jeff Burkinshaw of Gridlessness

Off-grid living isn’t simply about escaping modern life. It’s about freedom and family. In this conversation with Jeff, we take a practical look at the daily realities of

E52: Before the Storm: Preparing Your Homestead and Heart for What is to Come | Darin & Monica Strong

In this compelling conversation, Darin and Monica Strong share what they learned from building their early homestead in the wrong order and how those lessons now shape th

E51: The Future of Real Food and the Beef Herd of America | AJ Richards of From the Farm

The future of real food in America depends on ordinary families choosing to understand where their food comes from.  In this episode, AJ Richards shares why our current f

E50: Real Food Isn’t Always Enough: The Essential Mineral That Could Transform Your Health | Nathan Colonna of Mitigate Stress

Even if you eat real food, live an active lifestyle, and try to do everything “right,” you could still be missing one key mineral that supports nearly every system in you

E49: Transform Your Family Culture with These Two Foundational Decisions | Ginny Yurich of 1000 Hours Outside

Could the simple act of spending more time outside be the key to restoring health, peace, and connection in your home?  In this episode, Ginny Yurich shares how embracing

E48: Making Your Homestead Pay for Itself While Building a Family-Centered Life | Beth Declercq of Intentional Homesteading

From scaling a handful of pre-sold meat chickens into a profitable farm business to running classes, events, and online courses that now support her household, Beth Decle

E47: Homestead With Heart: Build a Family Legacy without the Pressure of Perfection | RuthAnn Zimmerman

Beloved HOA speaker and returning podcast guest RuthAnn Zimmerman is back to share what life looks like right now on her family’s 21-acre homestead in Iowa. We start with

E46: Government Overreach, Local Action, and Real Food Defense | Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms

Joel Salatin is back to share why he’s taking a bold stand against federal overreach—and what really happens when the government comes knocking. From eye-opening bird flu