From Burnout to Balance: What a Mature Homestead Really Looks Like

Pioneering Today Podcast - Homesteading in a Modern World

Melissa K Norris

Cookingfromscratch, Oldfashionedliving, Selfsufficiency, Home & Garden, Gardening, Heirloomseeds, Homesteading, Growyourownfood, Education, Survival, Pioneeringtoday, Leisure, How To

4.9 • 931 Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

In this special episode, I sat down with my dear friend Carolyn Thomas from Homesteading Family, right in her Idaho home! We’re pulling back the curtain on what life looks like on a mature homestead.

After over two decades each of growing food, raising animals, and running busy households, we’re sharing what we’ve let go of, what we’re leaning into, and how we’re building homesteads that truly work for our families and seasons of life. From letting go of burnout and fussy crops to rethinking dairy animals, planning for grown kids, and producing more animal feed right on the land. This is a real, refreshing conversation you won’t want to miss.

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0:00.0	Imagine how much further ahead you'd be and with way less mistakes.
0:05.0	If you had somebody who was experienced and they could go over your farm or homestead or business plan,
0:11.0	if you want your farm and homestead to actually help create an income for you and your family,
0:16.0	somebody who's already built theirs from the ground up and can't you back a custom roadmap?
0:23.1	There is nothing like getting to learn in person and fellowship with others.
0:28.4	And you have that opportunity right now to get tickets to go to the Azure Harvest Festival.
0:36.1	Organic farming for future generations held in Dufour, Oregon this coming August 30th, 31st, and
0:42.8	September 1st, 2025 Labor Day weekend.
0:46.9	You will be learning from experts on sustainable agriculture, soil science, preserving the
0:52.3	harvest, business management, herbal medicine, beekeeping,
0:56.2	and a lot more topics and demonstrations taught by some of my favorite people like Joel Salatin,
1:02.7	David Stelzer, Rory Feke, Ruthanne Zimmerman, and Trevor Hollenbeck, just to name a few.
1:09.6	But what makes this really special is once you get your ticket, you have the opportunity
1:14.6	to fill out a forum for their mentorship panel for the Farming for Future in Generations
1:20.6	and you can put it in and they will go over it the whole panel.
1:25.6	They've experienced farmers and entrepreneurs to review before the
1:29.7	event so that they can give you step by step real actionable advice that you can put to work
1:35.5	right away. Don't miss your chance to get one-on-one guidance from people who have been
1:40.8	where you are and know how to help you move forward. Go to Azureharvest.com.
1:52.8	Hey, pioneers. Welcome to episode number 477. Today we're going to be talking about from burnout to balance
2:00.7	what a mature homestead really looks like.
2:04.1	So pull up a chair or pop in your earbuds if you happen to be someone who listens to podcasts while you're doing dishes, driving, gardening, laundry.
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