145. Health Priorities and Compromises + Herbalism for Beginners | Amy of The Fewell Homestead

Simple Farmhouse Life

Lisa Bass

Home & Garden, Leisure

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Because of the pervasiveness of harmful ingredients in food and household products, living a toxin-free lifestyle requires swimming upstream! We have to be intentional about sourcing our food well, reading labels carefully, and monitoring what we allow into our homes. However, there may be certain compromises we must make along the way, and those compromises will look different for everyone. Amy Fewell has been living this homesteading lifestyle for years, and she started on this path in search of healing for her son. I knew Amy would be perfect to discuss this topic with because she brings balance to the conversation. While we can’t do it all when it comes to taking care of our families’ health, we can prioritize the things that make the biggest impact for us. We also chat about herbalism and the importance of learning our bodies and how to support them!

In this episode, we cover:

The health challenge that led Amy’s family to herbalism and homesteading
Why it’s important to take an individualized approach to health
One major ingredient that Amy keeps out of her family’s diet
How organic food can save you money in the long run
What food standards we adhere to when we are traveling
The few foods to prioritize in your diet when you are away from your normal routine
Why you need fewer cleaning products than you think
Recognizing marketing that makes you think you need to do or have more
Our real-world approaches to the topic of EMF exposure
Embracing slow medicine through herbalism
The importance of learning about the human body and how to support it yourself
What it looks like to take your family’s health into your own hands

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Simple Farmhouse Life podcast. Today I am super excited to have on Amy Fuel.
0:06.7	She is the founder of the Home Setters of America Conference. She has books on chickens and herbalism.
0:13.2	She knows a lot about gardening and home setting. Great to follow along on Instagram, YouTube.
0:19.1	I've learned a lot from her and I know that you will too. So let's dive into the conversation.
0:24.5	My name is Lisa, mother of seven in creator of the blog and YouTube channel Farmhouse on Boone.
0:30.0	Join me as I share with you my love for creating a handmade home from scratch cooking and a little mom
0:35.5	and entrepreneur life along the way.
0:43.5	Oh hey Amy, thanks for joining me. Thanks for having me. Have you been on the podcast yet?
0:50.4	Okay, I was trying to figure that out. I cannot honestly remember. I know you've been on mine
0:55.2	and I think that's what I keep thinking about, but I don't think I've been on yours yet.
0:59.5	Yeah, I couldn't remember if I, I know that I've been on yours, but I couldn't remember if that's
1:02.6	what I was thinking of. But anyways, glad to finally have you on. Thanks for agreeing to come on even
1:07.6	though you just had a brand new baby. So let's start with introductions for those who don't know you.
1:12.4	I'm sure most in this niche do. But for those who don't know you, tell us a bit about you,
1:17.6	how old your baby is, your conferences, whatever else you want to share.
1:22.1	Yeah, so we welcomed our third child Abigail into the world July 1st. So at the recording of this,
1:28.2	she's only three weeks old. I looked at my husband the other day. I'm like, what was I thinking?
1:33.9	But she's actually been a really good baby. And so I was concerned like my other babies were,
1:39.6	they cried all the time. And so I was thinking, oh my goodness, I'm going to have to cancel this
1:43.9	podcast interview. But thankfully, she's been so good. So that worked out great. So I,
1:50.6	I'm Amy Fuel. I am the founder of Homesteaders of America, which is an organization where we teach
1:57.2	basically people how to homestead anything from butchering chickens to growing a garden to herbalism
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