The Girly Homesteader Podcast: NOT the Typical Homestead Show (Gardening/Seasonal Living/Chickens)

On today's episode I am sharing some items that have made my month a lot easier and prettier! Here's the links to those items:

Face Theory Replenamist Facial Mist

Mineralized Deodorant

Sewn In Pad Sports Bras

Steam Canner

Nutribullet

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Today's episode is all about transitioning your skincare routine from summer to fall! Here's links to the specific products I mention, but feel free to reach out to me for more details or samples!

THREE SHIPS

Cream Cleanser

Gel Cleanser

Ceramide Serum

Bakuchiol Serum

Facial Oil

Day Cream

Night Cream

Ceramide Cream

AHA Mask

FACE THEORY

Oat Toner

Facial Mist

Soothing Serum

WASHCLOTHS

Waffleknit

Plush

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On today's episode, I am sharing some updates about my sourdough routine, chicken food and wavy hair!

Sourdough Pizza Recipe:

100 g starter

500 g flour

325 g water

50 g olive oil

10 g salt

Italian seasoning to taste

Divide in to 3 pizzas and bake at 450 for 8 min. Once ready to eat, preheat your oven to 375, then add your toppings. Put the pizza in the oven then increase temp to 450 and bake for 1 2 min!

Mile Four Food

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Organic Rev

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Today I am sharing the ways I plan to preserve the harvest this year! I also talk about my new steam canner and how I plan to use that instead of water bath canning.

Steam Canner

The foods I mention specifically are:

• tomatoes
• green beans
• herbs
• cucumbers
• peppers
• berries
• peaches
• onions
• garlic
• peas

I also mention the book Freeze Fresh, you can get it here

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On today's episode, I am sharing some updates around our homestead, along with a business update! I also share my goals for the month of August. Some of the topics discussed today are:

• seed starting
• seed saving
• canning
• freezing
• long term cold storage
• garden planning

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On today's episode I am sharing the things that have made my life happier, easier and prettier this month! Here's links to everything I talk about:

Three Ships Ceramide Cream

Three Ships Harmony Cleanser

Waffle Knit Microfiber Cloths

Citrus Squeezer

Asutra Magnesium and Melatonin Cream

Eyeshadow Sticks from:

• Jane Iredale
• Bodyography
• Honeybee Gardens

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Today is a replay from 2 years ago, because two guarantees in life right now are that life gets busy, and the garden always gets out of hand...

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On today's episode I am sharing some of our favorite summer meals featuring produce like tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, zucchini, onions, etc.

Zucchini Fritter Recipe

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On today's episode I am sharing some updates around our homestead, like how our chicks are doing with their mamas, how the garden fared through some major heat, and what I have in store for July!

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On today's episode, I talk about a lot of different items that have made my life easier and more enjoyable in this hot weather! Here's links to everything I discuss:

Duluth Armachillo Overalls

Slogger (or any muck boot) insoles

Flattering Athletic Shorts

Goat (chicken food) Trough

Three Ships Bakuchiol Serum

Three Ships Ceramide Serum

Three Ships Harmony Cleanser

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On today's episode I am sharing a full summary of the spring garden. Some of the topics discussed are:

• fertilization
• seed starting
• row covers
• low tunnels
• winter sowing
• transplanting

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Today is a philosophical episode, about the things I wish I would have known before I entered my 30s. I am 34 as of the release of this episode, so here are some of the things that I and other listeners wish we would have known before we entered 30.

Some of the topics discussed are:

• confidence
• healthy aging
• confidence
• your life plan
• career changes

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On today's episode I share some updates about our broody hens, my recent injury, plus all the things that are going on in the garden and still need to be done! Some of the topics discussed are:

• broody hens
• irrigation
• mulch
• garden planning
• tomato pruning
• fertilization
• harvesting methods
• garlic harvesting

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On today's episode, I share some of the things that have made my life easier and new products I've been liking, here's the links to all of them:

DIME Face Mist

Alba Botanica Sport Sunscreen

Upside Down Sprayer Nozzles

Arch Support Fuzzy Slippers

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Mary Ruth Hair Vitamin

Thrive Market Hand Wipes

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On today's podcast I discuss a lot of products that are helping my garden grow, here's links to all of them:

FERTILIZERS:

Organic Rev Fertilizer (use code GIRLY for 5% off)

Fish Emulsion

Fox Farms Big Bloom

Milorganite

Espoma Triple Phosphate

WATERING:

Oto Lawn Care

1/4" soaker hose

"cross" connectors

end caps

garden hose connector with two spouts

tubing stakes

digital hose timer

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Today's episode is definitely not a normal episode... I share some updates about what's going on in my life, with some sad news to start about our beloved Rosie.

I then discuss the slight changes that will be happening to the podcast and my Instagram account, thanks to the news and drama from Beautycounter. Please note that I do talk about MLMs and my view point on them, both good and bad. If you are not into MLMs, I still encourage you to listen to the second half of the episode.

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On today's episode I am sharing 5 things I wish I knew before we got chickens! I do mention a few products, here's links to those:

Ador auto door

Run Chicken auto door

Grubbly Farms electrolytes

Strong Animals chicken elixir water additive

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Today's episode is all about my goals for the month of May! Because of our abnormal weather, I was able to get some of these goals done ahead of time, like transplanting out my tomatoes and peppers!

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On today's episode, I am sharing my favorite things from the month of April. This episode goes quite in depth into my wavy hair routine, complete with a new styling product and a new finishing hairspray I love:

Boucleme Hairspray

No Nothing Fragrance Free Aerosol Hairspray

I also talk about a couple gardening related items, a specific variety of spinach, and a soil additive that helps with transplanting, specifically when going from hydroponic to soil.

Organic Rev (use code GIRLY to get 5% off)

Lizard Spinach

And I talk about some skincare items, specifically the ingredient mandelic acid.

Almond Clear Mandelic Acid Serum

Beautycounter Body Peel (that I safely use on my face)

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Today's episode is about the ten things I wish I knew before growing our food. Some of the topics discussed are:

• soil health
• watering
• working with the changing seasons
• harvesting
• seed starting
• note taking
• and more

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Today's episode is all about some of the favorite meals we look forward to every spring that use seasonal produce like: greens, radishes, green onions, spinach, pak choi, beets, napa cabbage and more!

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On today's episode I am sharing my goals for the month of April, and everything has to do with the garden! Some of the topics discussed are:

• soil testing
• soil amending
• seed starting
• transplanting
• warm vs cool weather crops
• using compost as mulch

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On today's episode I am sharing my favorites from the month of March, here's links to all the products I mention:

Tineco Vacuum Mop

DIY Seed Tape (specific paper towels I use)

Sample Set of Clean Fragrances from Beautycounter

Compost Turner

Dixondale Farms Onion Seedlings

Silicone Face Scrubber

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It's been awhile since I've done an episode solely about skincare, but with the potentially tricky transition from winter to spring, I figured now would be a great time. In today's episode I talk about some skincare basics like:

• humectants, emollients, occlusives
• the impact humidity and heat can make on your skin
• humectants and their side effects

I also mention some of my favorite products that help me transition from winter to spring, here's the links to those:

Beautycounter Cococream Cleanser

Acure Rejuventating Scrub

Beautycounter Mineral Essence

Beautycounter Priming Serum

Beautycounter Adaptive Moisture Lotion

Beautycounter Mattifying Gel Cream

All Good Sport Sunscreen

All Good Facial Sunscreen

All Good Anti-aging Sunscreen Moisturizer

Beautycounter Dew Skin Tined Sunscreen

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Here's a list of all the things I am growing this year:

COOL WEATHER

cilantro: Leisure Splits

arugula: Organic Astro

beets: Moneta F1, Avalanche, Touchstone Gold, Early Wonder, Merlin

broccoli: Hybrid Mini, Monty F1

green cabbage: Golden Acre, Tiara

napa cabbage: Bilko F1

pak choi: Li Ren Choi

carrots: Napoli F1, Tendersweet, Sugarsnax

cauliflower: Denali

endive: Clodia

parsley: Giant of Italy

sage: Common Sage

kohlrabi: Early White Vienna

mustards: Miz America, Wasabina

onions: Calibra Yellow Intermediate, Cabernet F1 Red Intermediate

peas: Avalanche, Sugar Snap

radishes: Sora

turnips: Hakurei, Scarlet Queen

WARM WEATHER

dill: Bouquet

beans: Goldilocks, Celine Organic, Celine

basil: Amethyst Improved, Mrs. Burns' Lemon, Sweet Thai, Elidia

cucumbers: Salt & Pepper, Marketmore, Supremo

savory: Compact Summer Savory

marjoram: Organic Sweet Marjoram

peppers: Ace F1, Flavorburst F1, Sweet Banana, Jalapeno, Shishito, California Wonder

squash: Delicata, Spineless Perfection, Sugar Baby

tomatoes: Cherry Red, San Marzano, Paisano Plum

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On this episode of the podcast I am collaborating with others from the Girly Homesteader Community and sharing all of our BIG homestead dreams. Below are links to all those who shared, in order of appearance:

China Vidal - @littlevfarm

Natalia Salberg-Bak - @nataliamarieaa

Andrea & Roman - @feathersandflowers_nc

Sarah Hashman - @sarah.k.hashman

And finally me! @thegirlyhomesteader

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Today's episode is all about my goals for the month of March! Some topics discussed are:

• seed starting
• transplanting
• maple syrup
• egg production
• goal setting
• garden planning
• tomatoes
• raised beds

Email me at [email protected] to share you biggest homestead dreams so I can share them on next weeks episode!

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On today's episode I list three tools that are definitely an investment, but they have definitely made my life easier and more enjoyable. I also talk about a couple things that have just made my life and skin better! Here's links to all of them:

Ryobi Battery Tire Inflator

Ryobi Battery Tiller

Braun Laser Hair Removal

Beautycounter Priming Serum

Homedics Waterless Diffuser

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On today's episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Kody Hanner from Homestead Education. Some of the topics discussed are:

• commercial homesteading
• creating a sense of community no matter where you are
• how to start your homestead business
• homestead dreams
• and more!
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You can find Kody on her website, podcast and Instagram below:

www.thehomesteadeducation.com

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On today's episode I am going in depth into how I am starting seeds this year. Over the past couple years trying to grow our own food, I quickly discovered what works for me and also what doesn't! I definitely don't use the typical seed starting methods, so here's the links to the products I mention:

Aerogarden Harvest

Aerogarden Seed Starting Insert

Soil Pucks

The Grow Lights I Have (that I got for free)

On today's episode I am sharing my goals for the month of February on our homestead. We are finally out of our Persephone Period here at my latitude which is very exciting because that means things can start growing!

Some of the things I mention are:

• tapping maple trees for syrup
• seed starting
• garden bed prep
• garden planning
• last frost dates
• Persephone Period

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On today's episode I am doing a rundown of a few favorites from the month of January, but also giving a sourdough update, my experience with true stretching and folding, so here's my

New Sourdough recipe:

• 100 g starter
• 400 g AP flour
• 275 g water
• 25 g avocado oil
• 8 g salt

1. mix dough with a spoon and let autolyze for 1 hour
2. perform 4 sets of stretch and folds, spaced 30 min apart
3. let rise overnight
4. baking.... I am still experimenting!

Other January favorites:

OXO fat separator

Dash Egg Cooker

Seed Time Garden Calculator

Lotus Glow Cleansing Balm

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Today's episode is a long one! Today I am doing a recap of 2023 as homesteaders (our second year) and also talking about the specific plans I have for our 2024 garden.

Some of the topics discussed are:

• chicken health
• soil health
• seed starting
• garden pest management
• canning, dehydrating and freezing
• food production
• sunlight and its affects on the garden

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Happy 2024! Today's second episode of season three is all about my goals for the year 2024. I talk about our homestead goals, but I also share where my Homestead Planner is going and also talk about goals related to our home life. Some of the topics discussed are:

• soil amending
• fertilizing
• succession planting
• irrigation
• decluttering
• Beautycounter
• having more fun

I also talk about the concept of "mini seasons" and how I will use these to keep my goals in line with the seasons. Those mini season focuses are:

ASPIRATION (January and February)

RENEWAL (March and April)

GROWTH (May and June)

MAINTENANCE (July and August)

OBSERVATION (September and October)

REFLECTION (November and December)

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Welcome to season 3 of the Girly Homesteader Podcast! On today's episode, I'm sharing my goals for the month of January on the homestead. Some of the topics included are:

• garden planning
• canning
• soil amendments
• raised beds
• seed starting

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Today's episode is short and sweet, with not too much homesteading stuff to talk about because well, it's December and there's not much going on here in Ohio! But I do have a few products that made my life prettier and more organized, here's the links to those:

Owala Water Bottle

Dagne Dover Wade Tote

Beautycounter Supreme Cream

Placecard Holders for the "Tree of Light"

Free Download with the "Instructions"

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Today's episode is a deep dive in to the way I currently plan my life and garden, but also some new things I want to try out in 2024. I also offer you a free download called the "Grow & Flourish" Assessment, to help you figure out what areas of your life need the most attention while you get started on your 2024 goals.

• Plum Paper Planner
• homestead planner
• Planter App
• Almanac App
• Moody
• Aavia

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On today's episode, I talk to my instagram friend named Jen about her journey with homesteading and how it has ebbed and flowed throughout the different seasons of her life. We have a great conversation and I hope it can help you grow in your journey too!

She uses my Homestead Planner, get your copy with the link below:

Homestead Planner

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On today's episode I am sharing some updates around our homestead, plus the goals I have for the month of December. I am purposely leaving my list a little smaller than normal, to save space for all the business of the holidays. Some of the topics discussed are:

• harvesting horseradish
• seed starting
• garden planning
• beekeeping

I also get a bit introspective about my views on the holiday season, and give pointers on how to stay engaged and happy if you are not religious and also aren't into the commercialism of Christmas. I mention a free download to document your achievements form 2023, here's the link to my Google Drive to get it:

2023 Achievements Printable

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On today's episode, I am sharing a few of the things that have made my life easier and more enjoyable this past month on our homestead, here's the links to everything I talk about:

Grubbly Farms Omega Supplement

Eaton Pet and Pasture Nesting Pads

Molly's Suds Laundry Powder

Thrive Market

ForJars Canning Lids

Earthly Wellness Goodnight Lotion

Beautycounter Overnight Body Peel

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On today's episode, I am doing a recap of my fall garden, talking about what worked and what didn't work! Some of the topics discussed are:

• garden planning
• garden journaling
• season extension
• succession planting
• cabbage moths, aphids and flea beetles
• sunlight and soil quality
• Persephone Period

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Today's episode is definitely a mash-up of different topics, but some of the things I mention are:

• Baking a "non-typical" sourdough loaf with the edition of olive or avocado oil
• Making delicious sourdough english muffins, the recipe I used is linked here
• Ohio whitetail deer hunting
• Deer processing on your own
• Non toxic wavy hair gel from Prose

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Today is the first of a special series I am calling Homestead Girl Talk!

On today's episode I interview my friend and fellow Xenia Ohioan Amy Fout and we just chit chat about life, how we got to where we are, what it means to homestead, the most important things in this lifestyle and lots of other things!

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Today's episode is all about my goals for the month of November on our homestead. Some of the topics discussed are:

• planting garlic
• preserving apples
• harvesting and processing horseradish
• indoor microgreens and sprouts growing
• winterizing rain barrels
• seed starting

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On today's podcast, I am sharing my favorites from the month of October. Here's all the links to the things I discuss:

Organic REV Fertilizer (use code GIRLY for 5% off)

Grubbly Farms Chicken Electrolytes

Beautycounter Perfume

Well People Eye Cream (daytime)

Beautycounter Eye Cream (nighttime)

Supergoop Sheer Screen

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Today's episode is all about fermentation! I tried making fermented salsa recently and was very impressed by the taste. In this episode I discuss the basics of fermenting vegetables, plus I go in depth about how to ferment salsa.

Here's a link to the fermentation weights I have:

Glass Weights

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Today's episode of the podcast is an interview with Mimi Smith, the author of the "Too Many Eggs" Cookbook. We discuss her story with chickens, chicken poop, egg recipes and more!

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On today's episode I am sharing some updates around our homestead and also sharing what I have planned to complete this month. Some of the topics discussed are:

• winterizing our bees
• getting the chicken water ready for freezing temperatures
• low tunnels over our raised beds
• garlic planting and bed prep
• canning
• food preservation
• first frost date

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On today's episode of the podcast I am highlighting two of my favorite small businesses that are run by fellow homesteaders!

Mother Hen Tea Company:

Website

Instagram

Fowl Mouth Tees:

Website

Instagram

Whole Fed Homestead

"Freeze Fresh"Book

Rapid Soil Testing Meter

Cocokind Discoloration Serum

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Today's episode is all about the summer garden... I am glad it's over, but I am not as disappointed as last year, because I feel like I learned more! Some of the topics I discuss today are:

• growing baby greens or leaf lettuce in the heat
• succession planting
• summer pests
• siol health
• soil ph
• shade cloth
• and more!

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Today's episode is all about skincare, so I definitely mention a lot of products. Here's links to all of those, but feel free to text me at 937 821 5565 or send me a message on Instagram to get samples!

TONERS

Beautycounter Hydrating Mineral Essence

Beautycounter Triple Acid Toner (also an exfoliant)

SERUMS

Cocokind Ceramide Serum

Beautycounter Glow First Priming Serum

MOISTURIZERS

Beautycounter Adaptive Moisture Lotion

EXFOLIANTS

Beautycounter Bamboo Buff Polish

Beautycounter Reflect Effect AHA Masque

⁠Beautycounter Triple Acid Toner (also a toner)⁠

SUNSCREENS

Beautycounter Dew Skin Tinted SPF

All Good Tinted Sunscreen

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Today's episode is all about the garden! I know that garden planning is normally a topic discussed at the beginning of the year, but garden journaling is just as important, especially at this time of year when your summer experiences are fresh in your mind. Some of the topics discussed today are:

• how to convert a typical planner into a garden planner
• the homestead and garden planner I created
• why thinking seasonally is very important
• the most important things to notate

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Today's episode covers my goals for the month of September on our homestead. Some of the topics discussed are: fall garden planning, succession planting, canning, soil amending, processing honey, beekeeping, archery, hunting and drying herbs.

Here's the links of today's sponsors:

The (Girly) Homestead Planner (use code PODCAST for 15% off)

Shop Beautycounter Clean Skincare and Makeup (use code CLEANFORALL20 off 20% off)

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Today's episode lists my favorites from the month. I have to be honest, it's been a busy month so I struggled to think of some favorites, which is why I am sharing a recipe too!

Curie Deodorant

Beautycounter Soft Cream

Beautycounter Reflect Effect AHA Mask

Shade Cloth

Sun Hat

Curry Chicken Salad:

• cook chicken breasts in the instant pot with turmeric, garlic, salt pepper and apple cider vinegar
• let cool and add the rest of the ingredients listed below:
• red onion
• curry powder
• sliced tart apple
• homemade mayo
• purple basil
• lime juice

Today's episode is all about my non-toxic wavy hair routine! I have what would be described as fine poofy hair, but recently I've discovered it's actually wavy, I would say type 2A. I list a lot of the products I use, here's links for those:

Prose Shampoo and Conditioner (this link gives you $20 off your first order)

Tangle Teezer Brush

Prose Leave-In Conditioner

Prose Curl Cream

Honeybee Gardens Hair Spray

Deva Curl Hair Dryer and Diffuser

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Today I am chatting with my friend Karin from the Just Grow Something Podcast! This is one of my favorite podcasts and I am so honored to have her on the show. Some of the topics we discuss are:

• her journey from being a backyard gardener to a market farmer
• her advice for a new gardener
• watering tips and tricks when you do not have running water near your garden

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Download her PDF made especially for us with a summary of today's topics!

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Today's episode is all about my goals for the month of August on our Ohio homestead. Some of the topics discussed are:

• beneficial nematodes
• fall garden prep
• garden planning
• direct sowing and transplanting fall plants
• curing onions
• processing honey
• practicing for deer season

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Today's episode is all about my favorites from the month of July! I honestly didn't have much homestead related to talk about, so I also go in depth about the new Homestead Journal I am creating. As a listener of the podcast, you can get it for 25% off the final price with the code and link below:

Use the code PODCAST to get your journal for only $30

Here's the other things I liked this month:

Ilia Brow Pencil

Ilia Eyeliner

Beautycounter Cream Shadow

Beautycounter Cococream Cleanser

Nesting Pads

Zucchini Fritter Recipe

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Today's podcast episode is all about our rain barrel set up! Last week I had to deal with really nasty water in our rain barrels, so I recorded this episode so you can avoid the gross water and mosquitoes that I had to deal with! I give an overview of our rain barrel set up, here's the products I mention:

Rain Barrels

Water Diverter

Pump

Hose End Sprayer (for cleaning the barrels out)

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On today's episode, I interview Sabrina, The Unexpected Gardener! We talk about her transition from being a super city girl to turning her entire back yard into an extremely productive garden that feeds her family. We also talk about locally sourcing food, and how to get away from the 'big food" world.

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Today I am sharing all that I have planned for the month of July on our homestead, the start of the busy season! Here's some of the things I talk about:

1. canning wild black raspberry jam
2. harvesting wild blackberries
3. canning baked beans
4. continue with fall seed starting
5. clearing out bolted greens from my raised bed and amending the soil
6. apply Organic Rev to my plants to prepare for the heat of summer
7. start my summer garden layout for next year
8. sort through my garlic harvest to pick out seed garlic for planting in fall
9. make garlic powder
10. continue preserving herbs
11. harvest honey from our one strong hive

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On today's episode of the podcast, I'm sharing my gardening and girly favorites from the month. Here's the gardening related items I talk about:

Soil Kit mail-in soil testing

Greenstalk Vertical Garden Planter (use this link for $10 off)

Plum Paper Homestead Journal (this is the specific layout I used)

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Compost Thermometer

And here's links to the girlier items!

Beautycounter Dark Spot Corrector

Devacurl Hair Dryer

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In today's episode I am talking all about the struggles I've had with the spring garden, like slug and snail damage, poor soil ph, poor nitrogen availability, and how I plan to amend my soil for fall, like adding elemental sulphur and a high nitrogen fertilizer. I also discuss the plans I have for mulching in the winter, that way I do not use leaf mulch again. My plan for that as of right now is to use a soil building cover crop through winter, then work it into the soil in early spring, and finally mulching with compost. I do mention the soil test I used, here's a link to that:

Soil Kit

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On today's episode I had the honor of interviewing Jill Winger from The Prairie Homestead who is also the host of the Old Fashioned on Purpose Podcast. We talk about sourdough specifically, like how to get rid of gumminess, plus some basics on baking methods and she gives great advice for the new sourdough baker. We also get a bit off topic and talk about her journey to homesteading and how she is now a mission to share these values with everyone, not just homesteaders.

You can find Jill here:

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Today's episode is all about the goals I have on our homestead for the month of June! I also talk about some updates that we have had here, like:

• expanding our garden to a sunny side of our house
• we are finally getting full harvests of greens to the point that I do not need to buy lettuce anymore
• our new chicks are doing well and our new way of socializing chickens is working
• we harvested garlic scapes
• we transferred a swarm into a beehive
• and how we are battling the current drought that is hitting Ohio and a lot of the midwest

The goals that I have for the month of June are:

1. start planning the fall garden
2. keep starting seeds for more head lettuce
3. plant more green onions
4. review my soil sample results and start planning for soil amendments to make in the fall and winter
5. continue harvesting and preserving food, especially herbs and hopefully cucumbers
6. transition chicks into the older flock
7. check on both our bee hive split and the swarm we caught

I do talk about some tools I am using to plan the fall garden, like my Plum Paper planner, custom stickers and garden planning pages form my Etsy shop:

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Custom Stickers

My Etsy shop, "Purple Paper Printables"

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Time for another monthly roundup of my favorite things on the homestead! Today I talk about some skincare items, like the new tinted sunscreen I love and a mattifying moisturizer that doesn't dry out your skin! You can text me at 9378215565 for samples of these items, but here's the links:

Beauty by Earth Tinted Sunscreen

Beautycounter Mattifying Gel Cream

Beautycounter Adaptive Moisture Lotion

I also talk about some chicken related items like our new adjustable fencing that's allowing us to give our chickens more room to forage and a new variety of oyster shells for their calcium intake that they actually enjoy eating, unlike the oyster shells you can find at Tractor Supply or Rural King.

Small Pet Select Flaked Oyster Shells

Rent A Coop Pet Netting

And finally, I talk about the new large capacity bread box I got from Amazon, and a jeweler I love who also bakes sourdough and has chickens!

Bread Box

Bee-Jeweled Coop / Alysha Whitfield Jewelry

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Today's podcast is all about chickens, and the very first interview on the Girly Homesteader Podcast! Today I talk with Dalia Monterroso, a chicken keeping educator and the creator of Chickenlandia, a welcoming chicken keeping community. On today's episode we talk about her chicken keeping story, her thoughts on chickens being a part of our human history and how she believes that everyone can keep chickens, thus the name of her new book! We also discuss chicken poop and the pros and cons of sand vs deep litter in the coop...

Here's links so you can learn more about Dalia:

Her website, welcometochickenlandia.com

Her Youtube Channel

Her Podcast

Her new book, "Let's All Keep Chickens"

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On today's episode I share all the updates going on in my flock, but here's some of the specific topics I talk about:

• Pecking order drama and why we gave our mean head hen to a neighbor
• Successfully breaking a broody hen for the first time and how we used a dog kennel as a broody jail
• Sand coop litter cleaning tips and what I use now to eliminate the ammonia smell in the coop between cleanings (Sweet PDZ Zeolite Coop Refresher & Strong Animals Coop Recuperate)
• Bringing new chicks in from Mt. Healthy Hatchery, specifically two olive eggers, a rhode island blue, a speckled sussex and a barred rock

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Today's episode of the podcast talks all about my non-toxic favorites when it comes to cleaning! I mention a few products in this episode, and the star of the show is Branch Basics, a non fragranced soap concentrate that you can use on every surface of your house. Use the link below to get $10 off your first order!

Branch Basics Cleaning Concentrate

Thrive Market (this link gets you $40 off your first order)

X3 Mop

Robot Vacuum

Grab Green Dishwasher Detergent

Everyone Hand Soap

Molly's Suds Bleach Alternative

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Today's episode is all about my goals for the month of May on our homestead. Unfortunately, things aren't going as well as last spring in the garden, but I am trying to blame it on the weather rather than myself. Some of the topics I discuss today are:

• splitting our beehive
• transplanting my warm weather crops
• emptying out my compost bin and trying that process again
• swapping out greenhouse plastic for shade cloth on my raised beds
• taking down the wind break on our garden
• continuing more baby greens and head lettuce successions
• direct sowing beans and more herbs
• drying herbs

I also mention the onion experiment I have going on, and the company I bought my onion starts from is called Dixondale Farms. The specific variety I bought is linked here (not sponsored):

Intermediate Day Onion Sampler

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In today's episode, I share about a lot of favorites and most have to do with hair and makeup, like a new highlighter, and my final wavy hair routine with my long bob. I talk in depth about how to style my long bob, but here's the links to all the things I talk about, plus Organic Rev, the plant growth stimulant that has helped my cool weather crops transplant out to the garden with very minimal or no hardening off.

Beautycounter Highlighting Balm

Kitsch Satin Flexi Rods

Beauty by Earth Sea Salt Texture Spray

Prose Custom Hair Oil

Beauty by Earth Tanning Mousse

Mason Jar "Bottle" Lids

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Today's episode is all about sourdough. I've been experimenting with sourdough baking for the past 6 months and I am still working on my perfect loaf, so if you're struggling too, don't feel bad! Here's the recipe I used most recently that got me a decent loaf, but I am still working on the gumminess inside my loaf (I'll talk about my next experiment in the episode).

100 g starter

500 g bread flour

300 g water

10 g salt

1. Mix all ingredients together in your mixer bowl with a spoon and let autolyze for 30-60 min
2. Knead for 2 min on speed 2, then wait 30 min.
3. Knead another 2 min on speed 2.
4. Shape into a nicer ball in the bowl with a bowl scraper
5. Let rise overnight in a coolish place (our basement)
6. Preheat oven to 500 with dutch oven inside
7. Remove dough from bowl and shape on your floured counter
8. The place onto baking sling and score
9. Bake for 30 min covered and 5 min uncovered

Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Today's episode is all about the pest control tactics I will be using this year to control flea beetles, cabbage moths, army worms, slugs and snails. I mention a few products I'm using, here's the links to those:

Safer Brand Slug Bait

Beneficial Nematodes

Ryobi Backpack Sprayer

Bacillus Thuringiensis (BT Spray)

I go in depth into the application method I used with my beneficial nematodes and I am happy to report that the process was super easy and it seems to have already made a big difference.

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Today's episode of the podcast is all about my goals for the month of April. There's a lot of things to do in the garden, but it's really just about chugging along and continuing with my seed starting plan and watching the weather! Some of the goals I talk about specifically are:

1. seed starting cucumbers and head lettuces
2. direct sowing beans, nasturtium and dill
3. transplanting the remaining cold weather crops I have under grow lights
4. potting up and hardening off my warm weather crops
5. building a compost sifter
6. applying beneficial nematodes

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Todays episode is all about my favorites from the month of March! Some of the topics I discuss are coop cleaning, specifically when using sand as coop litter, new clips to secure my greenhouse plastic, new gardening overalls, labels for my seed starting method, sleep tinctures and heat less curlers for my new haircut.

Here’s links to all those things:

Sweet PDZ Coop Refresher

Super Strong Greenhouse Clips

Smaller Spring Loaded Greenhouse Clips

Earthly Wellness Sleep Tincture

Kitsch Satin Flexi Rods

Duluth Trading Overalls

Dry Erase Aerogarden Labels

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Yes, the winter garden! Although not much grew for me, I did learn some major lessons in terms of how to keep things (or not keep things) alive during hard freezes, I learned that you cannot be lazy if you want to overwinter food and a HUGE tactic that makes transplanting cold hardy veggies in the very late winter a lot more doable.

Here's some of the things I mention in today's episode:

Super heavy duty greenhouse clips from Bootstrap Farmer

Planter App

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Spring is the easiest season for skin when you live in the midwest due to the warming temperatures and increase in humidity, but there still are things to take into consideration as your skin and the weather change.  Your skin might be a bit more oily temporarily meaning you might get more acne or need a foamier cleanser.  You also might need to swap your moisturizer or sunscreen for something lighter too.  I talk about all those details in today's episode but here's the links to the specific products I mention:

SERUMS

Acure Amino Acid Serum

Acure Niacinamide Serum

Cocokind Ceramide Serum

Cocokind Postbiotic Acne Serum

Beautycounter Vitamin C Serum

Beautycounter Tripeptide Serum

MOISTURIZERS

Beautycounter Adaptive Moisture Lotion

Beautycounter Cocoboost Moisturizer

Beautycounter Priming Serum

SUNSCREENS

All Good Sport Sunscreen

All Good Facial Sunscreen

Beautycounter Dew Skin

CLEANSERS

Beautycounter Lotus Glow Cleansing Balm

Acure Green Juice Cleanser

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Today I am talking all about the Aerogarden Hydroponic Indoor Growing System!  Please note that I am NOT sponsored by Aerogarden and these are my honest reviews and opinions.  I have had 3 of my units since the beginning of December and the other 3 since January.  I have used them to grow full size plants and herbs and I have also used the units to start seeds for my outdoor garden.  So far I think they are great for seed starting because they take a lot of the guesswork out and have very strong lights.

These are links to the gardens I have:

Harvest Slim (my preferred unit)

Harvest Slim Elite (nice but not necessary, this was a gift)

Harvest (I prefer the "slim" model for more airflow)

And the accessories I have purchased for them:

Grow Sponges

Seed Starting Insert (Harvest Slim Model)

Seed Starting Insert (Harvest Model)

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Today's podcast is all about my homesteading goals for the month of March.  I talk a lot about the garden, like the seeds I want to direct sow, the seeds I need to start indoors, the seedlings I might need to pot up and potentially transplant.  I also talk about a homestead income goal of selling board butter and I mention an app called Farmish that allows you to connect with people around you who might want to buy some of your cottage goods and other homestead products!  The link to that app and my board butter are:

Farmish App (there is also a web version)

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Today's episode talks all about the things that have made my life better in February on our homestead.  A few of these things are kitchen and cooking related, like at home knife sharpening and easy and fast food preservation, but some are also skincare related, like a new sunscreen for the eye area and a neck pillow that has taken away all my neck pain and has made me a back sleeper!  Here's the links and recipes:

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Neck Pillow

Supergoop Daily Dose Bioretinol SPF

Beautycounter Bamboobuff Polish (text me at 9378215565 if you want a sample of this!)

Food Saver Handheld Vacuum Sealer

Reusable Food Saver Bags

Minosharp Knife Sharpener

Black Pepper Tincture Recipe:

1. crack about a half inch of black pepper into a glass and let sit for at least 6 hours
2. strain black pepper and transfer liquid into another glass
3. add an equal amount of water and mix

Gin Cocktail Recipe:

1. 2 oz gin
2. heavy splash of Amaro liqeur
3. heavy splash of lime juice
4. 2 tsp of black pepper tincture
5. ice
6. top with lime Spindrift or other sparkling water

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Today's episode is all about makeup!  I know this doesn't seem like your typical homestead topic, and I know that not everyone wears makeup, but for those of you who are like me and still like to feel girly, this is the episode for you!  I share about my story with makeup, specifically how I discovered my rosacea and how I helped heal my skin through switching to more gentle and non toxic skincare and makeup.  I also give a lot of product recommendations based off your style and how much makeup you like to wear, here's all the links for those:

All Good Tinted Sunscreen

All Good Regular Sunscreen

Beautycounter Dew Skin

Ilia Bronzer

Alima Pure Blush

Beautycounter Cheeky Clean Blush

Alima Pure Highlighter

Beautycounter Mattifying Powder

TKB Trading Mica

Beauty by Earth SPF Lip Balm

Ilia Eyeshadow Primer

Ilia Eyeshadow

Honeybee Gardens Eyeshadow

Honeybee Gardens Eyeliner

Honest Beauty Eyeliner

Mad Hippie Eyeliner

Mineral Fusion Liquid Liner

Beautycounter Mascara

Ilia Mascara

Beautycounter Brow Gel

Today's episode of the podcast is all about closing some loops in our homestead systems by eliminating the need to buy pine shavings every week for our chicken coop and finding a better use for our chicken manure!  I talk about my experience with using pine shavings as chicken bedding, why we wanted to switch to sand, the best type of sand to use for your chicken coop and some considerations about how it will fit into your livestock care schedule.

I do mention one tool I bought off Amazon to help me clean the coop, here's the link:

Telescoping Handle Kitty (Chicken) Litter Scooper

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Today's episode of the podcast is all about my homesteading goals for the month of February!  In this episode, some of the topics discussed are:

• Aerogarden hydroponic progress
• seed starting
• green onion experiments
• converting the chicken coop to sand
• horseradish and ginger plants
• soil amendments for my in ground beds, onion beds and raised beds
• maple sap collecting and syrup making
• my variation of winter sowing (click here for an episode all about it from the Just Grow Something Podcast)
• direct sowing under low tunnels

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Today's episode is all about the things that have made my life better, more enjoyable and prettier on the homestead for the month of January.  I talk about 7 things today, here's links to all of them and the sourdough pizza recipe: Save 25% on Grubbly Farms with the code GIRLYHOMESTEADER Aquarium Heater which I am using for my chickens water  Link to the podcast episode where I talk specifically about my set up Kitchenaid Bowl Scraper OXO Garlic Peeler Lotus Glow Cleansing Balm (text me at 937 821 5565 for a sample) Johnny's Selected Seeds Aerogarden Harvest Slim Frozen Sourdough Pizza Recipe: DOUGH INGREDIENTS: 100 g starter 500 g AP flour 10 g salt 30 g olive oi 375 g (approximately) water Italian Seasoning to taste DOUGH PREP: Mix all ingredients and ferment overnight. In the morning, preheat oven to 450 and split the dough in two. Spread each dough onto parchment on a cookie sheet and bake for 6 minutes, do not let the crust get golden Let cool, then freeze uncovered for 3 hours. Wrap each crust in plastic wrap then foil and freeze PIZZA BAKING: Preheat over to 450 Once oven is hot, take out frozen dough and immediately cover with toppings Put pizza directly on oven rack and back for about 12 minutes Follow me on Instagram!

As you know, I learned a lot in 2022 about growing most of our own food.  As last year progressed, I wrote down all the things I observed and the new ideas I had for this year, and today I have compiled all those things in one big list, as my tactics to take into the 2023 garden!  Some of the things I mention are:

• new companion planting strategies to help ward off cabbage moths
• beneficial nematodes to prevent flea beetles
• new succession planting strategies
• using quick maturing varieties of beets and cabbages
• using shredded leaves as mulch rather than wood chips
• planting tomatoes in raised mounds to help prevent early blight
• and more!

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Today's episode celebrates one year of the podcast and one year of considering myself a homesteader!  Today I reflect on the past year about what I learned and what it means to be a homesteader.  I talk about how homesteading is about being self reliant, closing loops in the systems that you take part of, and how it's not for everyone, because it's definitely not cheap up front and takes a lot of time, work and trial and error to be efficient and eventually save money. I also talk about how we choose to homestead because we love food and know the difference that local fresh product makes in our cooking.

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Today's episode is all about my goals for January on our homestead!  I mention the Planter app which I use to map out my garden and also the seed starting calendar I created that's a free download, you can get those here:

Planter App on Apple

Planter App on Google Play

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Today's episode is all about my favorite from the month of December!  December is a slow month on the homestead, but here's 6 things that have made my life much more enjoyable:

• Grubbly Farms Chick Food (Use code GIRLYHOMESTEADER for 25% off your first order, but right now there's a 30% off sale on chick food with the code PECKYEAH30)
• Run Chicken Door
• Ador Chicken Door
• Essie Gel Couture Top Coat
• Kitsch Satin Pillowcase
• Kitsch Satin Sleep Scrunchie
• Acure Green Juice Cleanser
• Acure Amino Acid Serum

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Today's episode of the podcast is a summary of my fall garden for 2022!  Things didn't go as planned, but there is always next year!

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Today's episode is all about winter skincare!  I did record an episode about this topic at the beginning of the year and it is linked below, but as always it's good to keep revisiting topics as you gain more experience, which is why I'm talking about it again today!  I do mention a lot of my favorite products for winter skincare, so those are all linked below, but of course, you can always

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PRODUCTS MENTIONED:

Beautycounter Cococream Cleanser

Beautycounter Mineral Essence

Cocokind Ceramide Serum

Beautycounter Adaptive Moisture Lotion

Beautycounter All Bright Vitamin C Oil

Supergoop Sun Balm SPF 40

Beautycounter Bamboo Buff Exfoliating Polish

Beautycounter Triple Acid Toner

Beautycounter Glow First Priming Serum

Cocokind Caviar Glow Essence

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Today I am talking about more adventures in sourdough baking and fortunately I have some successes to talk about!  Here's the things I reference in today's episode:

King Arthur sourdough cracker recipe

Pizza Dough Instagram post

silicone bread sling

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This episode is all about my goals for the month of December on our homestead.  I talk a lot about our chickens and the drama we've had there, along with gardening goals for the month.  I also mention a few things I'll be working with, here's the links to those:

Seed Starting and Planning Calendar

Aerogarden Harvest Garden

Aerogarden Seed Starting Kit

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Today's episode is all about my November homestead favorites!  I talk about 1 DIY item and 5 products today, here's the links to those:

Worx Leaf Shredder 

Supergoop Cloud 9 Sun Balm

Prose Custom Shampoo and Conditioner ($10 off link)

Weston Pro Series #8 Meat Grinder

Acrylic Fridge Menu Board

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Today's episode is all about the first two loaves of sourdough bread I've baked, along with some of the things I've used my sourdough discard for.  I talk about all the struggles I am having with my Sourdough starter, and my plans at the moment to make it stronger.  Hopefully later this year I will have more successes and can do part 2 of this series.

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Today's episode is a philosophical one, where I discuss my story on how I became a homesteader, and how all the little things have come together to make my life what it is now.  I hope that this episode inspires you and also assures you that no matter where you came from, even a city girl like me, you can be a homesteader, and that there's so much more to homesteading than gardening, it's also a deep desire for health and a connection to nature.

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Today's episode is all about our homestead goals for the month of November!

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This episode is all about my favorites from the month of October!  Here's links to all the items I talk about:

Bamboo Buff Exfoliating Polish Holiday Set

All Bright Triple Acid Toner

All Bright Vitamin C Facial Oil

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Cold Storage Bins

Egg Containers

Veggie Brush

Gorilla Tape

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Today's episode is all about my favorite kitchen tools that will make your homestead life a lot easier!  I talk about a lot of items, but here are some of the specific ones I mention:

Cuisinart Food Processor

Presto Digital Pressure Canner

Produce Storage Containers

Salad Spinner 

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Today's episode is the full story of how I got my first deer!  On Saturday October 8, 2022 I shot my first deer with a crossbow and the experience was exactly what I expected but also not at all what I expected.  Listen to the full story on today's episode and you'll hear me get emotional about it all over again.

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Today's episode is all about our goals for the month of October.  Things are finally cooling down and the weather is gorgeous, allowing for a great transition period to the slower paced homestead activities of fall and winter.

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I have so many great things to share with you all today, so here's the links to them:

Presto 12 Quart Pressure Canner

Native Deodorant

Olive & June Nail Polish

Ella & Mia In a Rush Top Coat

Beautycounter Cococream Cleanser

Acure Rejuvenating Scrub

Plum Paper Customizable Planner

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As you know, fall is a transitional season and the changes in the weather affect your skin just like they do your garden.  This episode talks about those changes and how to combat them.  I mention quite a few products in this episode, here's links to all those.

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Plant Therapy Facial Oils

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Cocokind Illuminating Tonic

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Today's episode talks all about the automated systems that we use to manage our chickens and garden.  I also mention some common sense but not always practiced habits that can help you save time and better manage your garden!

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On today's episode of the podcast, I'm talking all about the summer garden, like the things I learned and the things I want to change for next year.  I talk about drainage issues with tomatoes and cucumbers, pests, picking seed varieties and getting better at succession planting and harvesting.

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Happy September and almost fall!  Today's episode goes over all the things I want to accomplish in the month of September.  I also share some garden updates too!

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Today's episode contains lots of products that have helped me out this past month on our homestead and also have just made me happy.  Here's links to all the products I mention:

Durastat Oregano Water Supplement for Chickens

Grubbly Farms Layer Crumbles (use this link for $20 off your first order)

Tea Tree Soap

African Black Soap

Banyan Botanicals Hair Supplement

Thrive Market (this links gives you $40 off your first order)

Beautycounter Setting Powder

TKB Trading if you want to make your own face powder

Caterpillar Killer Spray

King's Camo Coat

King's Camo Bibs

Camo Leggings

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Today's episode is all about the amendments we made to our soil to get ready for this fall growing season.  We've been battling really heavy and sticky soil in our raised beds, and by improving drainage, we're hoping to get a better harvest of root crops this fall.

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Today we are talking all about chickens, specifically how to introduce new chicks into an existing flock of chickens.  This was our best year so far with introductions and I think it's because they were younger than last year's batch.  Learn more on today's episode!

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Today's episode is all about updates on our little homestead, like about how our new chicks are doing and garden struggles...  I also share the things I have on my list to complete this month before fall can finally set in.  Some of the things I talk about today are soil amendments, food storage goals, fall direct sowing and more!

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Today's episode is all about my favorites from the month of July.  I mention lots of products in this episode, so here's the links for them:

Barnett XP 380 Crossbow

Beautycounter Cream Blushes (use code CLEANFORALL30 for 30% off your first order)

Beautycounter Soft Cream (use code CLEANFORALL30 for 30% off your first order)

Acure Niacinamide Serum

Printable Planting Planning Pages

Herb Freezer Containers

Dry Erase Food Storage Labels

Insect Netting

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On today's episode of the podcast, I'm talking about one of the factors in your lifestyle that can dramatically improve your health.  It's not stress, it's not your food, it's all the household and body care products you use.  Just like conventional foods, these items can leach toxic chemicals into your body, which over time can lead to hormone imbalances, gut issues, migraines, even cancer.

I also talk about some of my favorite non-toxic brands, those are linked here:

Branch Basics Cleaning (get $10 off your starter kit with this link)

Grab Green Cleaning (I buy mine from Thrive Market, you can get 25% off your first order with this link) 

Plant Therapy oils (for DIY skincare)

Cocokind Skincare

Acure Beauty (you can get some of their products on Thrive Market too)

Beautycounter (get 30% off your first order with code CLEANFORALL30)

ILIA Beauty

Today's episode is about what to do when you feel like nothing is going right in your garden, whether you're not getting the harvests you want, or if things just fail entirely.  I talk about three ways that you try to fix the situation, or atleast to make yourself feel better about what's going on and prepare for he next garden.

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Todays episode talks all about our goals for the month of July. We’re going to be gone for a decent chunk of time, so lots of these goals are about preparing for fall, and not super big projects.

Today's episode talks all about my favorite things from the month of June.  There's lots of links to share, so here they are (please note that some might be affiliate links denoted by an * and I make a small commission with no extra charge to you):

Beauty by Earth Tanning Drops*

Supergoop Sheer Screen

Garden Sprinkler

Water Pump for Sprinkler

Wyze Smart Plug

Lactose Free and Grass Fed Cream Cheese

Cast Iron Scrub Brush

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Today's episode of the podcast is all about summer skincare, specifically about how to deal with the constant changing environments you work in while homesteading, from the heat of being outside in the garden, to the drier air inside your home that you experience when doing indoor chores and sleeping.  I mention a lot of products in today's episode, here's the links, but feel free to send me a DM on Instagram to request samples of these items:

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Beautycounter Dew Skin tinted moisturizer with spf 20

All Good Tinted sunscreen spf 30

Cocokind Glow Essence (facial mist)

Beautycounter mattifying setting powder

Beautycounter Adaptive Moisture Lotion

Beautycounter Cocoboost Moisturizer

Acure Brightening Facial Scrub

Beauty by Earth spf 15 lip balm 

In this episode, I talk about all the supplies you'll need to bring home new chicks.  I have done this twice so far, and we are bringing home our third batch of chicks soon!  I specifically talk about how to house the babies, how to keep them warm, what to feed them and how to teach them to eat and drink.  I also talk about steps that can make them more likely to become cuddly and friendly chickens.

We get our chicks from Mt. Healthy Hatchery in Ohio, you can check them out here. (not affiliated)

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Today's episode is all about the 7 things that went wrong for my first spring garden as a homesteader.  Although I had lots of success in the realm of salad greens, my root veggies are not what they should have been, so this episode is a summary of what I've learned and also what I plan to do differently in the fall.  If you didn't have the success you hoped you would this spring, hopefully this episode can help you plan for next year or this fall!

I do mention some helpful resources from Johnny's Seeds, here they are:

"Planting Programs"

Winter Harvest Planning Chart

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Today's episode is all about updates on our little homestead since last month, like what we're harvesting in the garden, what new chicks we're getting, about an almost bee swarm and more!  I also share the goals we have this month, like setting up an automatic watering system for our raised beds, harvesting honey, getting ready for canning season and more!

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Todays episode is another round up of my favorite things from the month.  Today's products can be lumped into two categories, gardening and skincare.  The links for these items can be found below:

SKINCARE:

Beautycounter Cocoboost Moisturizer

All Good Tinted Sunscreen Butter

Jane Iredale Powder SPF

GARDEN:

Neck Drape

Grandma Gardening Hat

Gardening Shoes

Produce Containers

Shade Cloth

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On todays episode, I’m sharing our experience this year with turkey hunting! We were finally successful after about 4 years of trying to get a bird, and the payoff was awesome! On top of the hunting story, I also share some things we learned about processing and cooking the meat. It was delicious and I’d highly recommend it!

Today's episode is all about seed starting, both inside and outside!  I am definitely not an expert when it comes to starting seeds, but I've learned more than I expected to these past 5 months.  This episode is great for the beginner gardener, but even if you're seasoned you might think about things in a different way!

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Today's episode is all about our goals for May.  Most of them are about figuring out processes and researching, but I do talk about getting our warm weather crops in the ground and about a potential new watering system for our raised beds.

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This episode of the podcast is a summary of some of my favorite things from the month of April!  These things have either made our lives easier on the homestead, or just made them more enjoyable and productive.

Links for the products I mention:

Silicone molds for preserving ramps and herbs in olive oil, both small and large

Cleo & Coco dry shampoo (I buy mine off Thrive Market, click here to get 25% off your first order)

Beauty by Earth Self Tanner

Cocokind Sake body lotion

Cocokind Matcha stick

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Yes, just like the seasons change, your skincare needs to change too!  We are slowly getting out of cold temperatures here in Ohio and the happy-skin humidity is coming.  Today's episode talks specifically about transitioning your skincare from winter to spring and what the heck people are talking about when they refer to "lighter weight" products.  Here's links to the products I mentioned, but as always, you can message me on Instagram or email me to talk about your specific skin care needs.  I love talking skin!

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Cocokind Turmeric Illuminating Solution

Beautycounter Overnight Resurfacing Peel

Beautycounter Countermatch Adaptive Moisture Lotion

Beautycounter Counterstart Cocoboost Moisturizer

Beautycounter Mineral Boost Hydrating Essence

Plant Therapy Clear Complex Facial Oil Blend

All Good Tinted Sunscreen

Beautycounter Dew Skin Tinted Moisturizer

Today's episode is all about how we dealt with our sick chicken Dolores in March.  I talk about general chicken keeping practices, basics on administering medicine, force feeding food and water, how to keep a chicken secluded and how to reintroduce a chicken to the flock.  I also talk about how to determine whether or not vet care is right for you.

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Adaptive Moisture Lotion

Thing Big Mascara

Tripeptide Serum

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Today's episode talks about a lot of things that happened and are happening on our homestead!  Make sure to follow me on Instagram to share even more in my homestead journey, but here's the things I touch on today:

CHICKENS

• too many illnesses and injuries this month and how we plan to avoid them in the future
• switching feed from Scratch and Peck to Grubbly Farms (not affiliated with either)

BEES

• both our hives made it through winter
• April hive check where we will most likely need to add more space for them to store nectar and pollen

GARDEN

• germination in the first half of our raised beds is going well, but could be better
• my new method for seed sowing in the beds to hopefully get a better germination rate
• adding a fence panel to block wind
• perfecting the low tunnel plastic 
• thinning out seedlings from our first round of planting
• starting potatoes in grow bags
• deciding on our final varieties of tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers that we will buy as seedlings from local farms

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This episode of the podcast is all about my March favorites!  These are things that have either made my life easier in March, or things that I have just really been enjoying recently.  Here's the links: Sourdough bread from Dorothy Lane Market in Dayton OH Mocktail made with 1 part strongly brewed hibiscus tea, 3 parts pineapple Spindrift and garnish with a lime over ice! Mineral Fusion eye makeup remover that removes the best non-toxic mascara (Beautycounter) Similasan eye drops My DIY seed organization system that uses this storage box from Amazon and these dividers which I developed myself! Follow me on Instagram! Shop Clean Beauty

Today's episode of the podcast is part two of how we built our raised beds, our low tunnels specifically!  There's lots of links for the materials mentioned in today's episode, but in addition to those, here is a general rundown of the materials you will need to make the low tunnels for one 4' x 12' raised bed:

• (8) 1/2" diameter rebar stakes that are 2' long
• (4) 1/2" inner diameter conduits that are 10' long
• conduit bender
• (8) conduit straps
• (1) 4' x 8' panel of polycarbonate corrugated plastic
• zip ties
• (4) washers and exterior screws to attach the plastic to the wood of your bed
• (2) plastic vents
• (4) 1" machined screws and nuts that fit the holes of the vents
• (8) washers that fit the above screws
• greenhouse plastic that is 10' wide by the length of your bed plus 3'
• greenhouse plastic clips

Today's episode of the podcast is part one of a deep dive into how we built our 4x12 raised beds in our new and expanded garden space for this year.  This episode specifically talks about the raised bed portion.  The topics I discuss are: 

• how to chose the right wood for you 
• how to source the wood and an intro into wood measurements and vocab 
• how to assemble your beds how to position them and prep your garden space so they will stay in place 

Next week I will talk about how we made the low tunnels over the beds. 

Bed Liner Plastic 

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We decided to tap some of the maple trees on our property to make maple syrup!  It actually worked out really well, so this episode of the podcast talks all about it.  We turned about 50 gallons of maple sap into about 1 gallon of syrup, but it was definitely worth it and I am pretty sure we will do it again next year.  After listening to this episode, you'll know whether or not it's a self-sufficient activity you'd like to add to your homestead calendar!

"Evaporation Station" set up

Evaporator Trays from Amazon

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Today's episode of the podcast is about my March goals for our homestead.  I talk specifically about the things we need to do to prep our garden space, things we intend to direct sow in our raised beds, how to prepare for preserving season, the new additions to our garden like sweet potato slips and also about early season beekeeping.

Listen to Ashley's podcast called A Little Self Reliant, she's this month's giveaway winner!

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Today's episode of the podcast talks about 5 of my favorite things that have helped me out or just made me happy here on our Homestead.  Links are below (asterisk* denotes an affiliate link) but make sure to leave a review of the podcast so you can be entered into a giveaway to receive non-toxic skincare and makeup and other homestead related items.

February's favorites are:

1. Using a regular planner as a garden journal (see videos on weekly and monthly spreads here)
2. Fleece Lined Pants
3. Cleaning Vinegar (I spray this on soap scum, let it soak and then follow up with Branch Basics, a non-toxic soap based cleaner I've been using for the past 4 years*)
4. Honeybee Gardens powder foundation
5. Braised Venison "short ribs" seared with Fat Works Beef Tallow*

Send a screenshot of your podcast review to [email protected] to be a part of my monthly giveaway, winners will be announced via the podcast at the beginning of each month!

Today's episode of the podcast touches on a much more girly topic, skincare!  But, I promise you, you do not need to be a typical girly girl to benefit from the information in today's episode, because all of us need and can benefit from happy and healthy skin!  In this episode I talk about the basics of skincare, what your moisture barrier is and how to keep it healthy, proper cleansing techniques and how to figure out if facial oils fit into your routine.  I also mention quite a few products I love for winter skin, so here's the links to those (an * denotes an affiliate link):

• Oil cleansing with carrier oils*
• Beautycounter Cococream cleanser*
• Beautycounter Refresh Foaming cleanser*
• Cocokind Ceramide serum*
• DIY Facial Oils*
• Beautycounter Supreme Cream*
• All Good Sunscreen stick
• Alima Pure Satin Face Powder*
• Ilia Lip Wrap

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We've had great success keeping our chicken water from freezing solid even in single digit temperatures!  In this episode you'll learn about our current set up and how it will be a better choice than a typical chicken water fountain during summer months too.  We switched to poultry nipples to make our lives easier but also to improve the health of our chickens.  Good chicken keeping starts with making things as easy on yourself as you can, that way even if conditions are nasty, you'll know that your girls are still being taken care of.

Here's links to the products we used to make our current water system:

Black 5 gallon food safe container

Poultry nipples

Bird bath de-icer (this is the exact one we purchased but is unavailable at the time of recording)

This could be another option (an aquarium heater), please do your own research

Bubble insulation

Backyard Bounty Podcast

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Happy February!  Today's episode of the podcast talks about our updated garden plans, which includes dipping our toes into raised bed gardening.   I'll be sharing my thoughts behind our decisions to try this, including our current garden methods, our current struggles with what we've done, why we didn't want to try a greenhouse and how we finally came to the conclusion to mix raised beds in with our original plans.  I also share some updates around our homestead and mention quite a few products that we either have installed or are planning to install/use this coming growing season.  You can find the links to those here:

Cozy Coop heater

Wyze plug

Wyze camera

Seed starting tray

Row covers

Outdoor Thermometer with 3 sensors

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This episode is the first of a monthly series that shares some of my current favorite things with you.  These things can range from recipes and methods to actual products, both in the homesteading and beauty realms.

January's favorites and links:

OIL CLEANSING

Apricot kernel oil

"baby" wash cloths

BEAUTYCOUNTER SUPREME CREAM

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BOARD BUTTER

1 part beeswax

3 parts oil of choice (avocado, mineral or fractionated coconut)

TEA OF GOOD TIDINGS

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SEED SPROUTING

these are the trays I use

sprouting seeds from True Leaf Market

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This episode of the podcast is all about processing deer on your own.  Although it is an intimidating process, my husband and I have been doing it for 5 years now and have learned quite a bit along the way.  In this episode I talk about why you'd want to process a deer on your own anyway, meat quality, meat processing tools, how to figure out what cuts of meat you'd like, a general step by step process, tips to reduce the "gamey" taste of meat, how to get the best tasting ground venison (that tastes like ground beef) and give you some ideas for some of the cuts that might be sitting at the bottom of your deep freezer.

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Hello and welcome to the very first episode of The Girly Homesteader Podcast!  My name is Laura and I live on 7 acres in Xenia Ohio with my husband, 10 chickens and 2 beehives.  This episode is an introduction of myself and our homestead to you, along with our goals for this year.  I definitely did not grow up as a country girl, but I love the life I live now.  I do not consider myself an expert in any way, so the first season and first year of this podcast will be documenting our transition into "true" homesteading life.  I'll be sharing with you my homesteading experiments, research, successes and failures.  This episode is especially helpful for the beginner homesteader, confirming the fact that you do NOT need tons of acres, tons of animals or a picture perfect garden to consider yourself a homesteader.  You didn't even need to grow up with the intention to live this life.

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