Pantry Chat - Homesteading Family

We’re all busy and have a lot on our schedules, and sometimes we only have time for a quick podcast. Come listen to this podcast short as we answer your questions in a short amount of time. Today’s podcast short is all about how we put up 1400 pounds of chicken in one day! This question answers whether you can pressure can chicken the same day you butcher your chickens or if you have to pre-chill the chicken first.For more information, links mentioned, and more great Homesteading Family content, visit this blog post with step by step instructions on canning raw chicken here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/pressure-canning-raw-chicken/You are officially invited to be part of our brand-new Everyday Homesteading Podcast Launch Team. Yay!By joining, you’ll get:✅ Behind-the-scenes sneak peeks at the new podcast✅ Entry into our private launch community✅ The chance to win some incredible giveaways

We’re all busy and have a lot on our schedules, and sometimes we only have time for a quick podcast. Come listen to this podcast short as we answer your questions in a short amount of time. Today’s podcast short is all about storing a small amount of clabbered milk for longer periods of time if you want to take a break from making clabbered milk.For more information, links mentioned, and more great Homesteading Family content, visit this blog post with more tips on making homemade dairy practical: https://homesteadingfamily.com/making-homemade-dairy-practical/You are officially invited to be part of our brand-new Everyday Homesteading Podcast Launch Team. Yay!By joining, you’ll get:✅ Behind-the-scenes sneak peeks at the new podcast✅ Entry into our private launch community✅ The chance to win some incredible giveaways

Welcome back to another episode of the Pantry Chat: Food for Thought. In today’s episode, we’re discussing the reasons why we think the Kune Kune pig is the perfect homestead pig. We’ve raised many breeds in the past but never kept year-round pigs nor raised our own breeding stock… until now!With the Kune Kune pig, we can keep them year-round and raise a lot of pork as well as our year’s supply of lard for FREE! Listen to today’s episode to learn how we do this and why you may want to consider raising Kune Kune pigs yourself.For more information, links mentioned, and more great Homesteading Family content, visit this blog post with more on Kune Kune pigs: https://homesteadingfamily.com/kune-kune-pigs/You are officially invited to be part of our brand-new Everyday Homesteading Podcast Launch Team. Yay!By joining, you’ll get:✅ Behind-the-scenes sneak peeks at the new podcast✅ Entry into our private launch community✅ The chance to win some incredible giveaways

We’re all busy and have a lot on our schedules, and sometimes we only have time for a quick podcast. Come listen to this podcast short as we answer your questions in a short amount of time. Today’s podcast short is all about onion varieties and which are better for long-term storage vs. the fresh eating varieties.For more information, links mentioned, and more great Homesteading Family content, visit this blog post with more onion growing tips here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/growing-onions-from-seed/You are officially invited to be part of our brand-new Everyday Homesteading Podcast Launch Team. Yay!By joining, you’ll get:✅ Behind-the-scenes sneak peeks at the new podcast✅ Entry into our private launch community✅ The chance to win some incredible giveaways

We’re all busy and have a lot on our schedules, and sometimes we only have time for a quick podcast. Come listen to this podcast short as we answer your questions in a short amount of time. Today’s podcast short is all about how we grow and trellis tomatoes inside our DIY hoop house or bean tunnel.For more information, links mentioned, and more great Homesteading Family content, visit this blog post with more gardening tips here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/how-to-plant-tomato-plants/You are officially invited to be part of our brand-new Everyday Homesteading Podcast Launch Team. Yay!By joining, you’ll get:✅ Behind-the-scenes sneak peeks at the new podcast✅ Entry into our private launch community✅ The chance to win some incredible giveaways

We’re all busy and have a lot on our schedules, and sometimes we only have time for a quick podcast. Come listen to this podcast short as we answer your questions in a short amount of time. Today’s podcast short is all about how much growing space we have here on the homestead. This is kind of a difficult question to answer, especially because we’re continually expanding every year in effort to grow more food. Here’s our best answer to this question. For more information, links mentioned, and more great Homesteading Family content, visit this blog post with more gardening tips here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/first-time-garden-planning/You are officially invited to be part of our brand-new Everyday Homesteading Podcast Launch Team. Yay!By joining, you’ll get:✅ Behind-the-scenes sneak peeks at the new podcast✅ Entry into our private launch community✅ The chance to win some incredible giveaways

If you want to have a sustainable oil source (that's not from animal fats) then consider growing and pressing your own seed and nut oils. Join me with my guest Bevin Cohen from  @SmallHouseFarm as we break down everything you need to know about pressing your own seed and nut oils. We're clarifying the misinformation that all seed oils are unhealthy, as well as discussing the supplies needed to press your own oil and the sustainability of pressing enough oil for your family each year.For more information and links mentioned in this podcast, check out the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/growing-pressing-your-own-seed-oil/LINKS MENTIONED:- Oil Press Starter Kit: https://www.smallhousefarm.com/product/the-complete-oil-pressing-kit/- Bevin's Website Small House Farm: www.smallhousefarm.com- Seeds and Weeds Podcast: www.seedsandweedspodcast.comTIME STAMPS:0:00 - Chit Chat8:13 - The Importance of Fat12:00 - Plants that can be pressed for oil24:00 - Are seed oils healthy?29:08 - How long are seed oils good?31:48 - Electric vs. Hand-Crank Oil Press33:54 - How to Store Oil35:30 - What you need to press oil38:34 - Recommended oil press39:45 - How much does an oil press cost~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~MORE ABOUT US!WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we’re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!  Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.comFacebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamilyInstagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamilyRumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamilyA few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!! Healthy Healing at Home – Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHytYour Best Loaf – A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshopMeals on Your Shelf – Can along with me!  Learn to can and put jars of a delicious meal on your pantry shelf with this FREE video series: https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshopFREE PDF DOWNLOADS:- Homesteading Family's Favorite Holiday Recipes - Grab all of our family’s favorite holiday recipes. https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-holiday-recipes- 5 Steps to a More Self-Sufficient Life - Simple steps anyone can take wherever they are to start a more self-sufficient lifestyle. https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsYT- Thrive Wellness Checklist - A simple guide for healthy living: https://homesteadingfamily.com/TWC_YT- Permaculture for Your Homestead- An introduction to permaculture with some strategies for applying it to one’s homestead and garden.https://homesteadingfamily.com/PFYH_YT- Carolyn’s Cottage Garden herb list - Carolyn’s favorite herbs for growing at home.https://homesteadingfamily.com/CGHL_YT- Carolyn’s Make-Ahead Breakfast Casseroles - These easy casseroles are a life-saver for busy weeks! https://homesteadingfamily.com/MABC_YT- Your FREE Guide to Preserving Eggs - Grab your guide to preserving eggs with multiple methods. https://homesteadingfamily.com/Eggs_YTYou are officially invited to be part of our brand-new Everyday Homesteading Podcast Launch Team. Yay!By joining, you’ll get:✅ Behind-the-scenes sneak peeks at the new podcast✅ Entry into our private launch community✅ The chance to win some incredible giveaways

We’re all busy and have a lot on our schedules, and sometimes we only have time for a quick podcast. Come listen to this podcast short as we answer your questions in a short amount of time. Today’s podcast short is all about planting perennials. Perennials are an essential part of our garden and food forests here on the homestead. We consider these kinds of crops as the retirement program on the homestead!For more information, links mentioned, and more great Homesteading Family content, visit the website here: https://homesteadingfamily.comYou are officially invited to be part of our brand-new Everyday Homesteading Podcast Launch Team. Yay!By joining, you’ll get:✅ Behind-the-scenes sneak peeks at the new podcast✅ Entry into our private launch community✅ The chance to win some incredible giveaways

We’re all busy and have a lot on our schedules, and sometimes we only have time for a quick podcast. Come listen to this podcast short as we answer your questions in a short amount of time. Today’s podcast short is all about planting seeds densely vs planting at the spacing recommended on the seed packet. More than just germination rates, there are other reasons we like to plant densely!For more information, links mentioned, and more great Homesteading Family content, visit the website here: https://homesteadingfamily.comYou are officially invited to be part of our brand-new Everyday Homesteading Podcast Launch Team. Yay!By joining, you’ll get:✅ Behind-the-scenes sneak peeks at the new podcast✅ Entry into our private launch community✅ The chance to win some incredible giveaways

We’re all busy and have a lot on our schedules, and sometimes we only have time for a quick podcast. Come listen to this podcast short as we answer your questions in a short amount of time. Today’s podcast short is all about growing food for our large family and ways we are expanding our gardens! Though we have added another baby at this point, we’re still trying to increase the amount of food we grow year after year.For more information, links mentioned, and more great Homesteading Family content, visit this blog post with more gardening tips here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/first-time-garden-planning/You are officially invited to be part of our brand-new Everyday Homesteading Podcast Launch Team. Yay!By joining, you’ll get:✅ Behind-the-scenes sneak peeks at the new podcast✅ Entry into our private launch community✅ The chance to win some incredible giveaways