How To Grow, Preserve, & Cook Your Own Food | A Practical Guide To Modern Homesteading
Finding Genius Podcast
Richard Jacobs
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 2 March 2025
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Joining us today is Melissa K. Norris, a modern homesteading specialist passionate about educating others. Living on 14.96 acres in the foothills of the North Cascade mountain range of Washington State, Melissa shares her knowledge of self-sufficiency through her books, blog, YouTube channel, and podcast.
Drawing inspiration from old-fashioned skill sets and wisdom, Melissa teaches her audience how to grow, preserve, and cook their own food in practical ways. So, what makes Melissa's approach to modern homesteading so unique and compelling? Listen now to find out for yourself!
In this episode, we cover:
- The importance of being cognizant of your body's reaction to certain foods.
- Why staying away from factory-farmed meat is generally more healthy.
- What makes grass-fed and grass-finished beef beneficial to your body.
- How to get started growing your own food.
You can find more information on Melissa by visiting her website here.
Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9C
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| 0:00.0 | Forget frequently asked questions. |
| 0:02.2 | Common sense. |
| 0:03.1 | Common knowledge. |
| 0:04.1 | Or Google. |
| 0:04.7 | How about advice from a real genius? |
| 0:06.9 | 95% of people in any profession are good enough to be qualified in license. |
| 0:11.3 | 5% go above and beyond. |
| 0:13.1 | They become very good at what they do. |
| 0:14.8 | But only 0.1%. |
| 0:16.5 | A real geniuses. |
| 0:18.2 | Richard Jacobs has made it his life's mission to find them for you. |
| 0:22.2 | He hunts down and interviews geniuses in every field. |
| 0:25.1 | Sleep science, cancer, stem cells, ketogenic diets, and more. |
| 0:28.6 | Here come the geniuses. |
| 0:30.3 | This is the Finding Genius Podcast. |
| 0:33.0 | But Richard Jacobs. |
| 0:41.2 | Hello, this is Richard Jacobs with the Fighting Genius podcast. My guest today is Melissa K. Norris. |
| 0:43.4 | She helps hundreds of thousands of people each month raise their own food and create a homemade |
| 0:48.2 | and homegrown kitchen, a home, garden, and barnyard through her website called Popular |
| 0:53.2 | Pioneering Today. The podcast website called Popular Pioneering Today. |
| 0:54.9 | The podcast is called Popular Pioneering Today podcast. |
| 0:58.2 | She has what's called the Pioneering Today Academy and has books on various topics as well. |
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