It's easier than you think

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You can accomplish a lot more on a small homestead than you think! I have had many guests on the podcast testify to this fact with the incredible ways they use their homesteads to produce surprising amounts of food. In this episode, Michelle is sharing how she and her family produce approximately 75% of their food from their five and a half acre homestead. She walks us through how to choose what crops you will produce and how to preserve them all while avoiding feelings of overwhelm and burnout. Join us for this practical conversation!
In this episode, we cover:
- Swaps you can make when you are trying to minimize shopping at the grocery store
- Changing your strategy from year to year as you grow your family’s food
- Deciding what your staple crops will be in your climate
- Finding the best method of preservation for your produce
- Creating a meal plan that fits with what you grow and preserve
- A simple approach to garden planning for a year’s worth of food
- What to grow in a raised bed and what to grow in the ground
- Practical strategies for avoiding or recovering from burnout
- Minimizing your stressors by simplifying your home
- The power of involving your kids in the garden and homestead projects
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ABOUT MICHELLE
Michelle is a homesteader, avid gardener, content creator, and homeschooling mom of 4. She and her husband, Codi, grow and raise a large percentage of the food they eat on their 5 ½ acre homestead in Ohio. Michelle and Codi have a passion for educating people on how to be efficient and avoid stress and burnout on the homestead.
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@theresalawson7821 6 ай бұрын

I’m a Mom of 11 children, and home schooled all of them through high school. We homeschooled for 30 years. We live on a farm and I’ve always had chickens and a big garden. I can totally relate to most of what you said! I used to use the term ‘teaching life skills’ when teaching our children how to clean, cook, care for our animals, and work in the garden. As adults, they’re so grateful that they have those skills to use with their own families! Thank you for giving Moms and Dads the encouragement they seek to do these things! ❤

@jennifert5120 6 ай бұрын

Wow 11 children, that’s amazing!!!

@StiickyIckyy 6 ай бұрын

I totaly encourage you Lisa to host this honorable lady in a podcast.. Please

@jennadanielescobar4440 6 ай бұрын

That sounds amazing and I don’t know how you did that but I would like to do the same with my two kids! Still need to buy land but my husband and I are excited and hopeful for the future

@morethanfarmers 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for having me! I loved being able to have this conversation with you, Lisa 😊 Above all I hope everyone was encouraged!

@dhansonranch 6 ай бұрын

Good interview Michelle! Some great information was shared. I think folks will find some great value in it. Hope they come check you and Codi out.

@Mel-vu9ss 6 ай бұрын

More than farmers is one of my fav channels. Thanks for having Michelle on.

@phumlamyataza8527 6 ай бұрын

Me too 😊 Love them ❤ So much to learn from them.

@Just-Nikki 6 ай бұрын

Michelle and her husband have videos showing their entire morning homesteading routine as well as cooking simple meals. There’s lots of insight into their daily lives. Her channel is different from Lisa’s style videos but both are inspiring and informative.

@ColleenH38 6 ай бұрын

I only recently found the KZfaq channel "More than Farmers" and I absolutely love them!!!

@user-vh3tx8px8z 6 ай бұрын

Yay! I love More Than Farmers and am so happy you did an interview with Michelle!

@rebekahmccaul 6 ай бұрын

Lovely confident young woman, lovely to hear her story and knowledge. Very inspiring!

@firstlast-js5yw 6 ай бұрын

More Than Farmers is AWESOME!!! Michele you inspire me so much ❤❤

@pilgrimlearning9530 6 ай бұрын

Ah I'm so glad Michelle liked my question! Struggling with on and off burnout and adrenal fatigue! Thanks Lisa, loved the interview.

@rosemarymunson915 6 ай бұрын

I just found Michelle and her husband’s channel and love them ! Thanks Lisa for bringing her to your subscribers!

@Simplefarmhouselife 6 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@kellyway5388 5 ай бұрын

Such a great video! And the money making bit, gosh they could be teaching children sooooo much more in a school setting about how to make and manage money. That is where homeschooling is amazing. Teaching them how to make and sell and save and financially free is amazing.

@Just-Nikki 6 ай бұрын

I adore Michelle from More than farmers. I’m looking forward to this!

@robincarrico2007 6 ай бұрын

I grew up on 160 acre homestead in remote Alaska. drop shipment was different for us. The only way in was by plane or boat when the weather permitted. We had a root cellar under a group of trees it was scary as a kid to go down under the roots. We hauled water from a spring and heated with a potbelly stove. And we had a outhouse. Our communication was a Ham radio that relayed through the Air Force base across the Inlet. I was medevac'd as a kid by a Banana Helicopter. We had neighbors that would check on us and we them but, they were a few miles away. It has been a natural part of our being to have a food storage. It was a fun childhood but we didn't know any different.

@Simplefarmhouselife 6 ай бұрын

Wow! Thanks for sharing with us.

@Lisa-wp1ff 6 ай бұрын

Great interview. I found More Than Farmers by accident and have been hooked ever since. They are so knowledgeable and practical. Easy to see why their channel has taken off.

@alicerussell8182 6 ай бұрын

This is really helping me today...I am 68 years old... The tips about adrenal burnout which I have had for years is so helpful to me and how to prioritize. ❤

@catherinedepalma6965 6 ай бұрын

Lovely conversation, thank you both!! Just fyi: onions are really easy to grow from seed. You can plant a ton in a small-ish container, then separate them out and plop them into the ground. I learned it from someone on KZfaq, I think his channel is called The Millennial Gardener. Thanks again to you both!

@Simplefarmhouselife 6 ай бұрын

Good to know!

@lau1078 6 ай бұрын

Two of my favourites together ❤ Loved the "silent list!" Soo true. I paused the video and immediately got rid of a few things that have been screaming at me for days 😊 This was a great video Many thanks 🇦🇺❤

@wendyouellette 6 ай бұрын

Lisa this was a great podcast Thankyou for inviting Michelle. We live very near Mennonites where we’re able to get fresh food and also places we can go pick our own. I can tomatoes and pickles, make jam and freeze fruit. We’re in Florida right now and it’s extremely hard here but in March we’re going to look at a few areas to move. Right now all I hear is they’re pulling meats, vegetables and fruits due to listeria. It’s constant and very scary. Even ice cream. All I can say is if you live where you’re able to grow your own I’d do it. Even here if we’re not on land we can have a small garden which is all my husband and I need right now or the boxes Michelle was talking about. My daughter uses those. This was very informative. I’ll check thier Channel but I love this one! 😉

@jillboyd6598 6 ай бұрын

Beautiful Lisa. You have my utmost respect in all that you do. I'm the age of your mom and did the whole homeschool thing. The pursuit and end of education is truth, beauty and goodness. Merry Christmas to you and your beautiful family.

@Simplefarmhouselife 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Merry Christmas!

@wandagordon6453 6 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed listening to Michelle. Growing up, we had a huge garden. My mom canned and froze everything. I really miss it. Love seeing sweet Victor. God bless y’all! 😀❤️

@irmaflores9271 6 ай бұрын

Loved seeing Victor! He is growing so fast. He is so adorable. Kudos to you mama's doing it all and then some😊.

@heathergeyer1780 6 ай бұрын

I’m so excited to see Michelle on here. I absolutely adore both of y’all’s channels. Much love and blessings to you and yours.

@ashleyschieber3489 6 ай бұрын

LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS EPISODE!!!! Michelle makes me feel like homesteading could be doable!! I also struggle with adrenal fatigue and most homesteading videos I see just make me feel super overwhelmed. Thanks for sharing how you do things and for giving inspiration and hope!🙌🏻❤️

@simplyblessed7036 5 ай бұрын

I also struggle with adrenal fatigue

@judymay4469 6 ай бұрын

Great podcast,enjoy you both so very much.

@rebeccaknudsen6190 6 ай бұрын

I Ave friends that homeschooled their children. The dad was an engineer. When he came to teaching gardening he had them calculate cost and profit. He bought the veggies at a certain percentage. Such a great practical way to learn so many things. Great to know parents like you are still teaching the practice of thinking things through. God bless and Merriest of Christmases .❤❤❤

@Simplefarmhouselife 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@59kuphoff 5 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more about the protein (and healthy fats). We find our day gets off to a great start with a high protein breakfast.

@rosemarymunson915 6 ай бұрын

Oh sweet Victor is so adorable and getting big 💙

@TheMennomilist 6 ай бұрын

Baking bread is so much easier or more fun even than people realize. I think if they knew it, they'd make it on their own. That's like, I make all our pizzas now which is cheap and easy compared to buying pizza pies for like 40 bucks. I never thought about the planting of in a raised bed vs. direct ground. I learned some cool things today. I am glad she is into minimalism too! Yey!

@samanthahoos9827 6 ай бұрын

Plant what you eat. I’m the only one who eats broccoli and cabbage so I don’t plant it. Potatoes, carrots, herbs, tomatoes and beans.

@Just-Nikki 6 ай бұрын

I agree and I also prioritize things that are expensive to purchase elsewhere. I can buy fresh corn locally for a great price so I don’t bother and squash bugs are a problem for me so I trade my sister in law fruit for zucchini and squash. I fell prey to the romanticism of growing all the things when I started and bought several packs of seeds all at once that I didn’t even know if we liked.

@Just-Nikki 6 ай бұрын

This was a wonderful episode and there were things I needed to hear.

@foodprood 6 ай бұрын

I recently found your channel, and it speaks to me!!! Appreciate you sharing your knowledge and time offering it to other mama's to do the same.

@RockinGFarm 6 ай бұрын

Thank you both, for giving me permission to just do what I need. I really do need to choose just a few things to focus on. Many, Many times I turn my over flowing plate into a bowl, justy to hold all of the things I require of myself. thanks again

@harley8680 6 ай бұрын

Very informative! Lisa you look beautiful and Victor is a doll! I hope you have a Merry Christmas with your family!

@maryaRa2 6 ай бұрын

Love your podcasts!!!❤

@stephencameron1709 6 ай бұрын

Lisa you look beautiful! Victor is such a cute and happy baby. You are a wonderful Mom. ❤️🙏🏻Val C

@ciaralewis968 6 ай бұрын

AH! I love this!!!!! ❤️

@staceyrogers6125 6 ай бұрын

Love this!! We're planning on growing more this year as our two boys are growing and we're having a baby any day now! I'm so excited to start the gardening season next year. We're hoping to raise our own meat birds as well. Loving these podcasts!!

@dhansonranch 6 ай бұрын

Good interview Lisa! Some great information.

@Simplefarmhouselife 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@shannonmedford5477 6 ай бұрын

Here in Texas many of us don't have root cellars or basements so we have to can or preserve our food in some way! I am trying to figure out how to build one on this property. If anyone has any ideas or have done one in East Texas I would appreciate any advice!

@katerinaduskova8674 6 ай бұрын

Hi Lisa, I love your channel and your podcast. They are big inspiration for me. Are you going to upload this episode also to Spotify? 😊

@Simplefarmhouselife 6 ай бұрын

Yes, you can find mine on Spotify also...

@glendastryker3554 6 ай бұрын

Canning is a very poor way to preserve your food. If you want it to be nutritious. The high temps in the canning process destroy much of the nutrients. Fermenting is a far superior way to store your food.

@glendastryker3554 6 ай бұрын

Freezing is also a good way to store The vegetables and fruits that you won’t be putting in cold storage or fermenting.j

@jennifert5120 6 ай бұрын

Lisa looks extremely tired and just flat out exhausted. Hope you’re getting enough rest or trying to at least.

@TiffanieTobias 6 ай бұрын

Wow. Way to beat up a mom while she’s going through the early stages of having a new little one. She looks beautiful. She has her hands full yet she’s putting out content. Remember the wise old advice of not talking if you don’t have anything nice to say.

@harley8680 6 ай бұрын

I disagree, Lisa looks radiant! She is a busy mama and business woman who is prepping for Christmas just like the rest of us out there. I hope you can get some rest Jennifer T. and realize that we need to lift women up - not be 7th grade mean girls.

@jennifert5120 6 ай бұрын

You’re being so overly dramatic. What I said was not out of rudeness but out of concern. She does a lot! Quit bearing false witness against me for only saying I hope she is getting the proper rest she needs.

@LDM805 6 ай бұрын

@@harley8680I think you just did what you accused that woman of doing. Hypocrite.