How to Homestead On Imperfect Land While Commuting (Live Coaching Call)

Pioneering Today

Melissa K Norris

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

4.9 • 931 Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Today’s podcast is a live coaching call with Pioneering Today Academy member, Briana-Jo, and we’re discussing real-life problems she’s facing on her homestead. Briana-Jo works a full-time job (commuting 30 miles each way), lives on 1.3 acres with much of the land shaded or wooded, and a long to-do list of projects. We’ll be discussing ways to utilize imperfect land and how to prioritize projects. For the show notes and any links mentioned in today’s podcast visit https://melissaknorris.com/377.

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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
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0:27.6	it is 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
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1:18.2	summer herb and make sure that you get registered. Summer school is in session and it has never been better. A pioneers, welcome to episode number 377.
1:35.0	Today's episode, we're going to be talking about homesteading on imperfect land.
1:42.0	When you are in imperfect land when you are in imperfect circumstances.
1:46.7	And the reason that this is such an important thing
1:49.0	to talk about is too often whenever we're looking at trying something new.
1:54.6	Now in this instance, we're obviously going to be talking about homesteading.
1:57.8	But it's really true any aspect of homesteading.
2:00.3	Or when you're taking on something new, we tend to procrastinate by saying, oh, the timing's not right.
2:10.0	Now, yes, there's exceptions to every rule, and sometimes the timing truly isn't right for a new thing but too often
2:17.8	we stop ourselves from starting something by saying, oh, well, you know, I'm still commuting so many miles to a day job.
2:29.0	So I really can't homestead because I'm still working full time.
2:32.0	Well, my friends, that is a fallacy and a lie that you are telling yourself.
2:38.0	You may not be able to homestead at the capacity or at the level that someone who is home 24-7 can do or is home full-time.
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