1KHO 674: There's a Big Difference Between Food and Nutrition | Ruthann Zimmerman, The Heart of the Homestead

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.9 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Get your free 2026 tracker sheet ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out the 2026 Kick-Off Pack as part of the 1000 Hours Outside Mega Bundle ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (available through January 12th!) ** Ruthann Zimmerman grew up Old Order Mennonite with horse and buggy, big gardens, a family milk cow, workdays that revolved around real needs and real rhythm. In this conversation, she and Ginny talk about what happens when “old ways” collide with the modern world and why so many families are searching for the kind of home life that builds capable kids. This conversation is about a return to skills, chores, and shared work that create something most families are missing: steady connection. And then Ruthann says it plainly: there’s a difference between food and nutrition and in a world full of convenience, it’s skills that put nutrition on the table. You’ll hear practical, doable starting points (no, you don’t need a milk cow), but also the deeper why: children need the natural reward cycle of effort, mastery, and a job well done because artificial highs from screens can flatten the rest of life. If you’ve felt the urge to simplify, to shrink your supply chain, to rebuild family culture from the inside out this episode will feel like a deep exhale and a clear next step. Learn more about Ruthann Zimmerman and all she has to offer here Get your copy of The Heart of the Homestead here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Oh, oh, it's a beautiful world.
0:05.0	Ain't nothing on a screen that's ever gonna beat this view.
0:10.0	Oh, oh, it's a beautiful world.
0:16.0	And I just wanna share it with, I just want to share with you.
0:22.9	This beautiful world, such a beautiful world.
0:30.4	Hello, friends. I'm so glad you're here today. I'm really excited about this conversation.
0:39.0	Our guest is Ruth Ann Zimmerman, author of The Heart of the Homestead, and this conversation hits on food, family life, chores, skills, getting outside, and why so many families feel stretched thin, even though life is more convenient than ever.
0:51.6	Ruth Ann grew up Old Order Mennonite, and she brings a grounded, practical perspective, and I think a lot of you are going to nod along the whole way through. This is one of those episodes that makes you rethink how your home actually works and what really matters day to day. Before we jump in some quick announcements, our free 2026, 1000 Hours Outside Outside.com. Tracker sheets are available at 1,000 Hours Outside.com slash trackers.
1:13.0	Print yours out today and print one out for a friend.
1:15.5	If you want to track digitally, the 1,000 Hours Outside app is available on iOS and Android,
1:20.4	currently on sale for just $25 for the year.
1:23.1	It is top ranked.
1:24.1	You will love it.
1:25.0	And the 26 kickoff pack is available inside the 1000 Hours
1:28.9	Outside bundle that contains tons of inspiring outdoor activities for your year. It is available
1:34.9	through January 12th. So that window is quickly closing. Make sure you check it out. I'll drop all
1:40.3	the links in the show notes. All right, here is my conversation with Ruth Ann Zimmerman.
1:47.4	Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside podcast. My name is Ginny Urich and I have a friend, an actual in real life friend here today. Ruth Ann Zimmerman, welcome.
1:56.7	I am so happy to be here. I feel like it's very surreal to be here because I've listened to so many of your podcasts
2:03.8	and I've actually met you in person now.
2:06.5	And I must say that you are even more fun in real life than you are online.
2:12.0	So it's a lot of fun.
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