Explore every episode of the podcast The Two Acre Homestead
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| 072 Garden Mistakes to Avoid | 18 Apr 2025 | 00:40:59 | |
Lisa takes you on a garden tour of mistakes to avoid. Be sure to stick around for the last one, which is a bit of a surprise! Be sure to visit The Two Acre Homestead YouTube channel and companion website thetwoacrehomestead.com. It's dedicated to The Two Acre Homestead Podcast. Also check out the Sage Oak Homestead YouTube channel and companion website sageoakhomestead.com. It's designed to give you inspiration on cultivating and curating a beautiful homestead, homestead life, and learn to cook the things you grow on your homestead. | |||
| 071. Raised Beds Or In Ground - Which is Best? | 04 Apr 2025 | 00:37:35 | |
Let's take a dive into the pros and cons of using raised beds or planting in ground. We'll share with you our views based on our experience in gardening. Be sure to visit The Two Acre Homestead YouTube channel and companion website thetwoacrehomestead.com. It's dedicated to The Two Acre Homestead Podcast. Also check out the Sage Oak Homestead YouTube channel and companion website sageoakhomestead.com. It's designed to give you inspiration on cultivating and curating a beautiful homestead, homestead life, and learn to cook the things you grow on your homestead. | |||
| 070. Chickens and Eggs -- What's the Deal? | 28 Mar 2025 | 00:49:40 | |
In early 2025, we've seen egg prices skyrocket. The cause? Is it greed? Or is something more at play? We'll take a look at history, and a lot of science, to try and find answers that make sense. What does it all mean for the homesteader that wants to raise backyard chickens? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0042682223002891 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311922639042 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0042682223002891 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378113520310245 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2020.108886 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9967648/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9589142/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNA_virus https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7706930/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/MT444183 (union county NC) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/MT444352 (Anson county NC) Be sure to visit The Two Acre Homestead YouTube channel and companion website thetwoacrehomestead.com. It's dedicated to The Two Acre Homestead Podcast. Also check out the Sage Oak Homestead YouTube channel and companion website sageoakhomestead.com. It's designed to give you inspiration on cultivating and curating a beautiful homestead, homestead life, and learn to cook the things you grow on your homestead. | |||
| 069. Homesteading Without a Homestead | 21 Mar 2025 | 00:33:42 | |
Here we go again. We've moved and have no infrastructure. How do you homestead without a homestead? Check out a few of our tips in how to do so. Be sure to visit The Two Acre Homestead YouTube channel and companion website thetwoacrehomestead.com. It's dedicated to The Two Acre Homestead Podcast. Also check out the Sage Oak Homestead YouTube channel and companion website sageoakhomestead.com. It's designed to give you inspiration on cultivating and curating a beautiful homestead, homestead life, and learn to cook the things you grow on your homestead. | |||
| 068. Where Have We Been? | 14 Mar 2025 | 00:39:13 | |
We are back after taking care of moving our family from southwestern Arizona to upper lower Michigan. We'll catch up, talk about what inspired a move 2,000 miles away to a colder growing climate Be sure to visit The Two Acre Homestead YouTube channel and companion website thetwoacrehomestead.com. It's dedicated to The Two Acre Homestead Podcast. Also check out the Sage Oak Homestead YouTube channel and companion website sageoakhomestead.com. It's designed to give you inspiration on cultivating and curating a beautiful homestead, homestead life, and learn to cook the things you grow on your homestead. | |||
| 2025 Podcast Intro | 07 Mar 2025 | 00:00:45 | |
Following a brief hiatus after moving to Michigan, we're happy to announce that new episodes of The Two Acre Homestead Podcast start March 14, 2025! Be sure to check out our latest post: https://www.thetwoacrehomestead.com/post/we-are-splitting-up-how-this-will-affect-you Happy homesteading! | |||
| 067. Interview with David and Nancy Libby from Maplewood Homestead | 03 May 2024 | 00:56:31 | |
In today's episode, Kevin and Lisa have the pleasure of interviewing David and Nancy Libby from Maplewood Homestead. We'll talk about raising kids on the homestead, and aging on the homestead. Plus doing all the things. And developing skills that have fallen out of style -- and why that is so important.
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| 066. We Survived a Storm | 12 Apr 2024 | 00:23:27 | |
On a previous episode we talked about how a financial storm was coming. This one hit us personally, when Kevin lost his secular job. How did homesteading help us to weather this storm? We'll discuss that in part one on today's episode. | |||
| 065. Question And Answer 3 | 09 Feb 2024 | 00:36:26 | |
We wanted to answer some questions we've received from our listeners on our various social media platforms today! Previous podcast episodes:
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| 064. Interview with Sarah Withers from Nest In the West | 01 Feb 2024 | 00:35:03 | |
Today Lisa is interviewing Sarah Withers from Nest In the West. She and her husband homestead in Phoenix, Arizona. They were vegans at one time, but ended up raising chickens, rabbits, Jersey cows, and goats, and garden as well. We're excited to bring you their story. | |||
| 063. Interview with Heather Stone from Sage and Stone Homestead | 25 Jan 2024 | 00:35:15 | |
Today Lisa has the pleasure of interviewing Heather Stone from Sage and Stone Homestead. Heather has a successful YouTube channel. She raises and is very knowledgeable about goats, especially Nigerian Dwarfs and Lamancha. Lisa picks her brain on her experience raising goats for dairy and meat purposes.
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| 062. Getting Off the Food System - Meat and Dairy | 11 Jan 2024 | 00:29:51 | |
Welcome to our seventh season! In today's episode, Kevin and Lisa will again explore the how and why of raising meat as part of their homestead. | |||
| 061. Reviewing Our Last Few Thoughts | 10 Nov 2023 | 00:25:03 | |
Kevin and Lisa take a look back at this season and give a sneak peak of Season 7 which premiers in January 2024! | |||
| 060. Run Your Homestead Like a Business | 03 Nov 2023 | 00:38:18 | |
What's an asset? A liability? Is your home an asset or liability? What about your animals? We take a deep dive into how to run your homestead like it's a business, making it work for you. | |||
| 059. Fall and Winter Prep | 27 Oct 2023 | 00:25:35 | |
How should you prepare for fall and winter on your homestead? The gardens, barn, and the home are three areas we'll cover. We'll also share with you a new tool related to this on our website. | |||
| 058. A Financial Storm Is Coming - Shelter In Place | 20 Oct 2023 | 00:44:55 | |
There is a storm coming. A financial one. What if you want to start homesteading, moving to a larger property, but with 8 percent interest rates, it's the wrong time to move for you? We'll share practical advice on what you can do to homestead where you are now. | |||
| 057. Increase the Value of Your Homestead | 29 Sep 2023 | 00:48:37 | |
The value of your home, at least in the United States, is lower than you were lead to believe. The signs don't look good for the foreseeable future. We're not financial planners. But we'll share some tips on how you can add value to your homestead and what that really means. | |||
| 056. Interview with Nathalie from Living the Dream Permaculture | 22 Sep 2023 | 00:41:45 | |
On this episode, Lisa interviews Nathalie from Living the Dream Permaculture. She is in the space of homesteading, permaculture, and is a mom as well. We'll talk about homesteading and homeschooling and how to balance it all. | |||
| 055. Catching Up | 15 Sep 2023 | 00:33:27 | |
A month off was well needed around here. But we're back and catching up as we head into Season 6. | |||
| 054. Endings and Beginnings | 11 Aug 2023 | 00:41:44 | |
A tough reality of homesteading: there are endings and beginnings. We'll fill you in on a hard decision we both had to make for the better. | |||
| 053. Avoiding Burnout - STOP Micromanaging | 28 Jul 2023 | 00:35:01 | |
Being detail oriented is not the same as micromanaging. And micromanaging can spoil the fun. Humble yourself. Don't get bogged down in such detail that you lose the joy of WHY you homestead. | |||
| 052. Avoiding Burnout - Ask For Help | 21 Jul 2023 | 00:27:04 | |
Help! Yeah, say it! It is OK to ask for help. Especially when you need to get things accomplished on your homestead but also need to balance taking care of your family, working, spiritual activities, and so on. What has helped us? Kevin provides examples on the homestead that helped him avoid burnout. And provide more time for the family and other important things. | |||
| 051. Avoiding Burnout - Just Say No | 14 Jul 2023 | 00:39:00 | |
Often the list of things to get done gets long in the tooth. Does it NEED to? You need balance. To do that, learn to just...say...no! Kevin and Lisa give a few tips in order to accomplish that. | |||
| 050. Avoiding Burnout - Getting Away From the Homestead | 30 Jun 2023 | 00:27:39 | |
Kevin and Lisa will talk about how you can (and should) step away from your homestead from time to time in this episode. How do you set things up to make it easy for your helper while you're gone? | |||
| 049. Avoiding Burnout - Harvesting and Preserving | 16 Jun 2023 | 00:44:34 | |
This season, our focus: How to avoid burnout on your homestead. Kevin and Lisa will take a brief look at some of the specific topics that fall under this umbrella of discussion. And Lisa will take on our first topic - how to avoid burnout when it comes to harvesting and preserving. Let's dive in! | |||
| 048. Catching Up | 09 Jun 2023 | 00:18:56 | |
We are NOT slackers. We're real homesteaders. We'll fill you in on what we've been up to to get ready for season 5 of our podcast before we get into a deep dive on what to do to avoid burnout on your homestead. | |||
| 047. Reviewing Our Last Few Episodes | 30 Mar 2023 | 00:32:39 | |
Hard to believe it! But we're at the end of season 4! I'll take a look back at some of the things we've discussed and give a preview of what's coming up in Season 5. | |||
| 046. How To Grow A Successful Garden | 23 Mar 2023 | 00:37:29 | |
This gardening season is going to be epic! This podcast episode follows on from tips on our YouTube video of the same name, How To Grow A Successful Garden. | |||
| 045. How to Buy A Homestead - Interview with Bethany Lucas | 09 Mar 2023 | 00:31:24 | |
If you're looking to buy a homestead, what are some key things you need to think about before diving in? I'll talk with Bethany Lucas, a Realtor in Southern Arizona whom I have worked with, and who knows her stuff. She'll guide you through some of the key things you really need to consider when buying land and a homestead with a home and other structures. | |||
| 044. Gardening Talk - Interview with Karin Velez | 02 Mar 2023 | 01:15:06 | |
I have the pleasure of interviewing Karin Velez with Just Grow Something Podcast. We'll talk about her journey from homesteading to farming, what to consider on where to plant on your property, why the third year can be a struggle and more. | |||
| 043. How To Move A Homestead - Part 2 | 16 Feb 2023 | 00:28:41 | |
What practical things will help you to move your homestead? Here is part 2 of our discussion. | |||
| 042. How To Move A Homestead - Part 1 | 19 Jan 2023 | 00:24:20 | |
What practical things will help you to move your homestead? If you're in the city and looking to move to a larger piece of land for example, what will help you through that process? We'll answer a viewers question related to this and share some of our tips and tricks as well. | |||
| 041. How To Plan For Buying Seeds | 12 Jan 2023 | 00:31:24 | |
With the start of the growing season upon us, here are some tips on how to plan for buying seeds. | |||
| 040. Looking Back and Setting Goals | 05 Jan 2023 | 00:25:09 | |
In our first episode of Season 4, and 2023, we both take a look back at what we have learned in the past year, and set goals for the upcoming year. We'll also give a sneak peak at some of the topics you can look forward to in Season 4. | |||
| 039. Question and Answer 2 | 16 Dec 2022 | 00:19:54 | |
Welcome to The Two Acre Homestead Podcast Shorts! During November and December 2022, we’re presenting a shorter form of our podcast. To learn more about our journey and read our new Blog articles, be sure to visit our website at www.thetwoacrehomestead.com | |||
| 038. Record Keeping On the Homestead | 08 Dec 2022 | 00:26:25 | |
Welcome to The Two Acre Homestead Podcast Shorts! During November and December 2022, we’re presenting a shorter form of our podcast. To learn more about our journey and read our new Blog articles, be sure to visit our website at www.thetwoacrehomestead.com | |||
| 037. Butchering Day Plus Kids? | 01 Dec 2022 | 00:17:37 | |
Welcome to The Two Acre Homestead Podcast Shorts! During November and December 2022, we’re presenting a shorter form of our podcast. To learn more about our journey and read our new Blog articles, be sure to visit our website at www.thetwoacrehomestead.com | |||
| 036. Should You Do It All? | 17 Nov 2022 | 00:14:00 | |
Welcome to The Two Acre Homestead Podcast Shorts! During November and December 2022, we’re presenting a shorter form of our podcast. To learn more about our journey and read our new Blog articles, be sure to visit our website at www.thetwoacrehomestead.com | |||
| 035. Are You Prepared? | 27 Oct 2022 | 00:26:25 | |
For our Season 2 Finale, what are a few ways you can prepare even if you're not currently homesteading? | |||
| 034. How to Winterize Your Homestead | 21 Oct 2022 | 00:37:51 | |
With the garden to bed it's time to winterize the homestead. Inside and out your home. | |||
| 033. Getting It All Done | 13 Oct 2022 | 00:28:45 | |
This episode is directed mainly to homesteaders who are also homemakers. The ones with kids. With all the plates spinning, how do you get it ALL done? But the principles can help us all! | |||
| 032. Putting the Garden to Bed | 07 Oct 2022 | 00:24:31 | |
It's fall, y'all! Pumpkin spice everything. And with fall comes putting the gardens to bed. At least for those of us in colder climates. Why is it important that you get it right? Here are my tips for why that's an important step to take. | |||
| 031. How to Start Homesteading Fast | 30 Sep 2022 | 00:32:32 | |
We'll share with you seven things that can help you start homesteading now. | |||
| 030. Helping Others to Homestead | 23 Sep 2022 | 00:24:19 | |
Can you help inspire others to homestead like you do? Lisa and Kevin share their experience on how they helped harvest chickens for friends, and not only imparted the knowledge of how to do so, but helped with the mindset of why they do it. | |||
| 029. Fodder System - Lower Cost High Quality Feed | 09 Sep 2022 | 00:28:08 | |
Feed costs getting you to think about scaling back, harvesting, or selling off the animals you raise for eggs or meat? Wait a minute. There's a solution worth trying. Setting up a fodder system is a smart way to save money on feed, but also provide your animals quality food. Kevin explains how to set it up and why it's better than bagged feed. | |||
| 028. Homestead Update | 01 Sep 2022 | 00:45:09 | |
On today's episode I'll catch you up on some updates to our homestead. Spoiler alert: Tons of rain...and goats! | |||
| 027. Interview with Bobby Jimenez From The Rabbitry Center | 11 Aug 2022 | 00:39:18 | |
On today's episode I have the pleasure of interviewing a leading expert in raising rabbits. My guest today is Bobby Jimenez from The Rabbitry Center. Bobby will help answer some of your questions as a follow up to our previous episode on raising meat rabbits. | |||
| 026. Preparing For Food Shortages | 28 Jul 2022 | 00:38:12 | |
On today's espidode we'll provide some practical tips on how you can prepare for potential food shortages in the near future. | |||
| 025. Turning Garden Failures Into Success | 21 Jul 2022 | 00:35:18 | |
On today's espidode we'll discuss how failures in your garden can be turned around. | |||
| 024. Growing Meat In Your Backyard 3: Quail--Can They Feed You? | 14 Jul 2022 | 00:39:36 | |
On today's espidode we're going to focus on raising quail. These episodes can be applied to large or small homesteads. We're really focusing on those of you living in the city or suburbs that is on the more quiet side. | |||