Homesteading Myths Busted

Pioneering Today

Melissa K Norris

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

4.9 • 931 Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

When we’re dreaming of an ideal homestead, it’s true that many of us picture acreage with a beautiful log cabin tucked in the treeline, or a huge farmhouse with every upgrade imaginable. But does that mean without those things you can’t homestead? Absolutely not! I’m dispelling the most commonly believed homesteading myths in today’s podcast. To read them all and to grab the show notes and links mentioned, visit melissaknorris.com/306.

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0:00.0	If you want to learn how to use herbs medicinally and not only medicinally but also grow them,
0:06.4	I can think of little else that gets me excited as knowing I can literally grow our medicine right outside our back door, then you, my friend, are going to want to make
0:16.2	sure that you are registered and signed up for our herbal summer series. This is completely free, though you definitely could charge for it because it is
0:28.2	packed with information. Once you sign up starting in August, every week you are going to get an email from me going over my top 10 favorite herbs.
0:40.0	Each week we are going to pick one of those herbs and do a deep dive on how to grow that herb,
0:47.8	but more importantly, how to use it, including safety, and if you should use it or not if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
0:56.9	We go through all of the cautions, the medicinal properties, and its uses.
1:02.1	So when you get done done you will have in your pocket and hopefully by
1:06.2	that point in your medicine cabinet my favorite top 10 herbs to always have at the ready. Go to Melissa K Norris.com forward slash
1:18.2	summer herb and make sure that you get registered. Summer school is in session and it has never been better.
1:25.2	Hey pioneers, so welcome to episode number 306.
1:30.0	Today's episode I'm going to be talking about things that are probably holding you
1:39.4	back from creating a functional homestead that is meeting more of your needs
1:46.0	than it is currently.
1:48.0	And the reason that I'm sharing this with you is because my husband and I have had a huge epiphany and honestly a life
1:59.1	altering perspective change and I'm going to be sharing more about that with you as it evolves.
2:06.3	But all of this spawned from a couple of weeks ago at the time from the time of this recording.
2:12.3	We went to our very first in-person
2:14.9	homesteaders conference it was the homesteaders of America's conference and it was
2:18.7	their spring event it was the first time they had a spring event and it was a small
2:21.8	event on Rory Feeks Farm in Tennessee.
2:25.8	Now I went there to teach, I was teaching how to grow a year's worth of food with your garden and we actually
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