The Coop

Episode #32: Exiting the System and Building a Better Life w/ John Bush

John Bush has spent years teaching people how to move toward greater freedom and autonomy through his work with Live Free Academy and the Exit and Build program.  John’s

Ep #31 : Building a Resilient Life That Can Weather Any Storm w/ Rory Groves

Rory Groves has spent fourteen years on a southern Minnesota homestead building a practice of resilience. He’s made his mark asking questions like “How do you build a lif

Ep 30: From an LA Cubicle to a North Carolina Homestead w/ Jason Contreras

Episode #30 of The Coop is for anyone standing at the edge of a bigger life … and wondering if they have to leap overnight. Homestead Living Editor-in-Chief Anna Sakawsk

Ep 29: Real Productivity for Real Homesteaders w/ Anne of All Trades

In Episode #29 of The Coop, Anna sits down with Anne Briggs (Anne of All Trades … homesteader, woodworker, teacher, and Homestead Living contributor) for an honest conver

Ep 28: How to Buy and/or Sell a Homestead w/ Larry Littrell

In Episode #28 of The Coop, Anna sits down with Larry Littrell … urban homesteader, specialized real estate agent, and author of Fresh Starts Old Roots. They have an impo

Ep 27: 10 Lessons from 10 Years of Homesteading w/ Anna Sakawsky

In this solo episode of The Coop, Homestead Living Editor-in-Chief Anna Sakawsky reflects on more than ten years of living this homesteading life and shares the 10 bigges

Ep 26: Homesteading on an Acre or Less (Yes, Even Livestock) w/ Cassidy Cornell

In Episode #26 of The Coop, Anna sits down with Cassidy Cornell (suburban homesteader, backyard farmer, author of The One Acre Homestead, and McMurray Hatchery team membe

Ep 25: Why Animal Foods Might Be the Missing Piece in Your Diet w/ Abey Scaglione

In Episode #25 of The Coop, Anna sits down with Abey Scaglione (a farmer, writer, and the author of Radical Farm: Animals, Food, and Our Future) for a thoughtful conversa

Ep 24: How to Grow Real Food That Actually Feeds Your Family w/ David The Good

In episode #24 of The Coop, Anna Sakawsky sits down with David The Good to discuss survival gardening: practical, low-input ways to grow abundant, calorie-dense food that

Ep 23: Healthy Homemade Alternatives to Soda & Coffee w/ CeAnne Kosel

In Episode #23 of The Coop, Anna Sakawsky sits down with longtime friend and fellow homesteader CeAnne Kosel of Farmhouse Teas to talk about creating delicious, better-fo

Ep 22: Why Community Is the Most Important Part of Homesteading

Homesteading can feel incredibly rewarding … but it can also feel lonely when you’re the only one in your neighborhood growing food or raising chickens. In Episode #22 o

Ep 21: The Economics of Homesteading w/ Jessica Spiers

In a time when grocery prices keep climbing and the world feels increasingly uncertain, many families are asking a simple question: how can we stretch what we have furthe

Ep 20: Jacob Lauser on Navigating the Legal Side of Homesteading

If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re allowed to keep chickens, sell eggs from your backyard, build a shed, or start a small homestead business … this episode is essenti

Ep 19: Susan Poizner on Growing Fruit Trees with Confidence

If you’ve ever dreamed of stepping outside and picking fresh, juicy fruit straight from your own trees (but felt intimidated by pruning, rootstocks, pollination, or where

Ep 18: Anna Sakawsky on Her Homesteading Journey & What Homesteading Really Means

In this solo episode of The Coop, Homestead Living Editor-in-Chief Anna Sakawsky shares her personal story for the first time. From growing up as a city kid in Vancouver

Ep 17: Eve Kilcher on the Real, Messy Truth About Modern Homesteading

Eve Kilcher is no stranger to homesteading life.  As a former star on Discovery Channel’s Alaska: The Last Frontier and a dedicated homesteader herself, she’s lived the

Ep 16: Herbs That Match Every Season of Life w/ Suzanne Tabert

For nearly forty years Suzanne Tabert has been teaching people to look out their back door instead of reaching for a bottle. As a little girl in suburban Chicago she was

Ep 15: Don Tipping on Getting Started With Seed Starting (The Easy Way)

Don Tipping has been at the seed starting game a long time.  He’s farmed and stewarded seeds at Seven Seeds Farm since 1997, founded Siskiyou Seeds in 2009, and now grow

Ep 14: Lisa Steele on Gardening with Chickens … Symbiotic Systems That Actually Work

Lisa Steele returned to her fifth-generation roots after Wall Street, launching Fresh Eggs Daily in 2009 to share natural, herb-based poultry care the old-timer way. Her

Ep 13: Sally Fallon Morrell on The Timeless Wisdom of Real Food

Thirty years ago, Sally Fallon Morell dared to challenge the low-fat gospel. Her book Nourishing Traditions wasn’t born from theory. It came from a mother’s quiet rebell