306. Screens vs. the Village: Why Moms Don’t Really Lack Time | RuthAnn of Homesteading with the Zimmermans

Simple Farmhouse Life

Lisa Bass

Home & Garden, Leisure

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Homesteading isn’t just about raising your own food— it’s about building a life where relationships, rhythms, and real community come first. In this conversation with RuthAnn, we dig into everything from screen-free parenting to the myth of “not enough time,” the health wake-up call that reshaped her family’s lifestyle, and the true meaning of the village for moms today. If you’ve ever wondered how to slow down and find joy in the ordinary while strengthening your home, join us for this conversation! In this episode, we cover: Why homesteading is about more than food on the table— prioritizing relationships make it matter Lessons carried from an Old Order Mennonite childhood into today’s homemaking rhythms The childhood health scare that flipped everything and sent RuthAnn’s family back to homemade, nourishing food How food choices connect to kids’ behavior, focus, and overall peace in the home The real thief of time in modern motherhood and how to reclaim creativity from screen addiction Why RuthAnn keeps her kids off screens and trusts they’ll thrive in the skills they need when the time comes Retraining our brains to find joy in “ordinary” tasks like bread baking, gardening, and family meals The myths of “the village” and what young moms are missing when social media becomes their community Why younger moms often don’t trust older moms these days and how smaller families have broken the natural overlap of generations in parenting A better way for older moms to support the next generation and be “the village”: listening first, then guiding with wisdom and understanding The true heart of homesteading: slower rhythms, stronger families, and intentional time together View full show notes on the blog + watch this episode on YouTube. Thank you for supporting the sponsors that make this show possible! RESOURCES MENTIONED Pre-order RuthAnn’s book, The Heart of the Homestead Join my FREE masterclass to learn my 4-step framework for making money on YouTube Master the rhythm of sourdough with confidence in my Simple Sourdough course Gain the sewing knowledge and skills every homemaker needs in my Simple Sewing series Turn your content creation dreams into a profitable business with my YouTube Success Academy Keep all my favorite sourdough recipes at your fingertips in my Daily Sourdough cookbook CONNECT RuthAnn of Homesteading with the Zimmermans | Website | Instagram | YouTube | Facebook Lisa Bass of Farmhouse on Boone | Blog | YouTube | Instagram | TikTok | Facebook | Pinterest Do you have a question you’d like me to answer on the podcast? A guest you’d like me to interview? Submit your questions and ideas here: bit.ly/SFLquestions.

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0:00.0	After having nine kids, it is very clear to me that all children are different with their personalities.
0:07.0	They learn differently. They're motivated by different things. Parents, imagine a school day built around
0:11.8	your child's needs and interest. It's possible with K-12-powered schools. You don't need to wait until
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0:26.6	through 12th grade. They've been a leader in education for over 25 years with their engaging
0:30.9	curriculum that supports individual learning styles. But this isn't like typical homeschooling.
0:35.4	K-12 has state certified teachers specially trained in
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0:49.2	the comfort of home or on the go to keep up with your family's busy schedule. See why more than 3 million families have chosen K-12 to empower their students.
0:57.9	Go to k-12.com slash farmhouse today to learn more.
1:01.1	That's the letter K, the number 12.com slash farmhouse.
1:05.2	K-12.com slash farmhouse.
1:07.5	Say you only scroll 30 minutes a day or an hour a day.
1:10.5	It's not that that hour would
1:11.8	have been the thing that transformed all the time that you had. It's what it did to your brain. Like
1:16.6	you're saying, we're not satisfied with these little things we do, like tending to your garden or
1:22.2	needing your bread or making a meal from scratch. It's exactly right. Screens kill your creativity.
1:27.9	When moms lack creativity, everybody suffers in the home.
1:31.7	Then you're searching for a dopamine hit that is unnatural.
1:35.0	They give us a dopamine high that we can't get in the natural world.
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