The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

This is an episode about creating, about creativity, about the importance of being playful throughout your life, about imposter syndrome, and poetry, and family, and the types of things that make a simple life grand. Rachel Marie Kang is a New York native, born and raised just outside New York City. She is founder of The Fallow House and author of Let There Be Art: The Pleasure and Purpose of Unleashing the Creativity within You. Rachel’s writing has been featured in Christianity Today, Proverbs 31 Ministries, and (in)courage. She lives and writes in North Carolina with her husband and two children. You can find Rachel at all of the place below. https://www.rachelmariekang.com https://www.instagram.com/rachelmariekang/ https://www.twitter.com/rachelmariekang/ https://www.facebook.com/rachelmariekang/ ** This episode is sponsored by the Institute for Excellence in Writing, or IEW. Each year at Christmas, IEW gives twelve days of gifts that consist of products, downloads, video and audio resources, and more. On the final day, they ship a special gift right to your door! Register now to take advantage of all the gifts and help your students become confident communicators. Register at IEW.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Discover everything you've ever wanted to know about rucking! Emily McCarthy, cofounder of Go Ruck, and Jaala Shaw, head of Tribe Kids, join the hosts to discuss the benefits of rucking for health, bone density, sensory processing, and more. They also explore the advantages of rucking for fitness and social connection, and introduce Tribe Kids, a family exercise program that encourages healthy habits and trust in children's innate sense of their own bodies.

My heart is bursting that we've made it this far. I'm filled with gratitude for all the guests and for all the listeners. In this episode we walk through 10 must-read books based off our top ten podcast episodes so far. The first 100 were an absolute blast! Here's to all that is still to come.For this milestone episode, please take a moment to subscribe and to leave a review if you've never done that before.Save this book list for our brand new 1000 Hours Outside Book Club that is coming in 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I've been a huge fan of Penny's for years and years and have so enjoyed all of the gorgeous, hands-on nature ideas Penny shares through her movement Mother Natured where she aims to connect kids with nature and sprinkle more nature play into childhood. In this episode we discuss Penny's brand new book, The Muddy Chef that she co-authored with Emma Bear. We do a deep dive into mud kitchens and talk about the best age for mud kitchens (the answer will surprise you), the must-have utensils and tools for your mud kitchen, Penny's top three mud kitchen ingredients PLUS the key to getting kids to come back to the mud kitchen time and again. Beyond mud kitchens, we talk about safety and risk, how to bring nature indoors, what you should have in your Wildlife First Aid Kit (and other kids you should keep in your car), and why it is lovely to get your hands dirty.Learn more about Mother Natured here >> https://mothernatured.com/Check out The Muddy Chef here >> https://amzn.to/3UOYpfPJoin the Nature Printable's Club here >> https://mothernatured.com/natureprintablesclub/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the first in our 1000 Hours Outside Community series that highlights families just like yours from around the globe whose lives have been changed from their 1000 Hours Outside journey. Amber Kuipers joins us from Ontario Canada to talk about grief literacy, an especially important topic during the holidays. She also shares her path to becoming a children’s book author (twice!), how she has overcome getting outside in the cold Canadian winters, the new children’s book she is writing with her son about their local outdoor adventures, how her family built a kick sled, and more!You can find Amber at: www.amberkuipers.com and you can find her cards at www.chasinghope.squarespace.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet singer/songwriter Daniel Heffington! Daniel's singing and songwriting is a side hustle that Austin Kleon, author of Steal Like an Artist says is life-enhancing in many ways. In this episode we dive into learning through games and simulations, how play enhances creativity, analog vs. digital experiences, and the importance of boredom. In both his professional life (Generation Joshua) and personal life (Daniel Heffington Music), Daniel is aiming to keep play and sensory experiences as a central part of growth and learning.Learn more about Daniel and listen to his music here >> https://www.danielheffington.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Swanson is the founder of Owl Eyes Wilderness Survival, a “traveling” wilderness survival school that seeks to connect people of all ages to the landscape in hopes to protect and restore our natural world. In this episode we talk about all sorts of survival skills such as shelter building, fire skills, wood carving, foraging, animal tracking, and many others. Tim walks us through how he combines many of these skills together to teach them to children and to adults. If you're close in proximity you can check out Owl Eyes Wilderness Survival in person and if you aren't you can use many of these ideas to learn yourself or incorporate them into kids' birthday parties.Learn more about Owl Eyes Wilderness Survival here >> https://www.owleyeswilderness.com/Check out Tim's recommended books and games here >> https://www.owleyeswilderness.com/books Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The garden guides and teaches us with her rhythms and seasons, filling our lives with wonder and awe. Bailey Van Tassel, founder of The Kitchen Garden Society and host of The Garden Culture Podcast joins us with all sorts of ideas for uban, suburban, and small space gardening. Learn how to weave all the benefits of gardening into your life wherever you are! In this episode we talk about the power of including our kids in our projects, the magic of watching things grow, how the garden gives and gives, the differences between companion gardening and interplanting and (you guessed it)... so much more!! :)Learn more about Bailey Van Tassel here >> https://baileyvantassel.com/Check out The Kitchen Garden Society here >> https://www.thekitchengardensociety.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jade Miles and her husband Charlie Showers run Black Barn Farm, a biodiverse orchard, nursery and workshop space in north east Victoria. Black Barn Farm is a magnet for visitors to learn about permaculture, homesteading, as well as pick-their-own from some of the 98 varieties of heritage fruit and berries.In this episode, Jade walks us through the concept of Futuresteading (the tenants of living like tomorrow matters), being a twilight owl (letting the day go in the evening and having time to reset), and why she plans her year around six seasons instead of four. I LOVE the stories Jade tells and I know you will, too!Check out Jade's book Futuresteading, Live Like Tomorrow Matters: Practical Skills, Recipes and Rituals for a Simpler Life here >> https://amzn.to/3EEiAqELearn more about Black Barn Farm here >> https://www.blackbarnfarm.com.au/@black_barn_farmLearn more about Futuresteading here >> https://www.futuresteading.com.au/@futuresteading Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shannan Martin is one of my favorite storytellers and she includes a never-told-before story in this episode. I cried while we were recording together and then again while editing (a first for me.)Shannan does such a beautiful job breaking down the essence of building community and reminding us of why it is oh, so important. Feelings of loneliness are becoming more and more common but we can start with the small seeds of a smile, wave, and short conversations. We talk about so much in this one and you will learn a tremendous amount through Shannan's touching stories. Don't miss this one!Learn more about Shannan and sign up for her newsletter at www.shannanmartin.com And check out Shannan's newest book called "Start With Hello" here >> https://amzn.to/3GJw4UM  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices