Pioneering Today Podcast - Homesteading in a Modern World
Melissa K Norris
Pioneering Today is all about getting back to basics, simple living, and self-sufficiency with old-fashioned skills and wisdom in a modern world. With heirloom gardening, canning, preserving the harvest, from scratch cooking, raising your own food, including livestock (backyard chickens, pigs, and cattle), natural medicine, herbs, DIY like soap making along with living a simple self-sufficient life, no matter where you live. Hosted by 5th generation homesteader, Melissa K. Norris, author of The Made-from-Scratch Life. This podcast brings you the conversation from MelissaKNorris.com and The Pioneering Today Academy, with Q&A's, teaching, tutorials, and always giving you practical ways and tips to live the simple and self-sufficient life.
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Oct 21, 2022 • 31min
Tips to Get Your Homestead Ready for Winter
There's no better time to prepare for winter. In this podcast I'm sharing my best tips for how to prepare for winter, including every area of the homestead. We're talking about the animals, their shelter and their feed. The gardens, berry bushes and fruit orchards. And we're even covering some of the household fall chores (think spring cleaning but in the fall) as well as getting the pantry stocked for winter. For all of the show notes and links, visit https://melissaknorris.com/364.
Oct 7, 2022 • 37min
Supporting Small Farms Cost Vs. Benefit
I was recently posed a question by one of my listeners regarding the issue of the conflict between supporting local farmers and trying to get the most for your money when it comes to our food. This is a topic of discussion that's getting louder each year as inflation continues to increase the cost of food. The supply-chain issues have also made many of us reconsider where we're sourcing our food and other supplies. For all of the show notes and links, visit https://melissaknorris.com/363.
Sep 30, 2022 • 45min
The First Time Homesteader & Things I'd Do Differently w/ Jess Sowards
Learn the three most common homesteading mistakes people make when embarking on their homesteading journey. And learn a few tips to keep your focus where it will have the best impact. In this episode, I'm talking with Jess Sowards from Roots & Refuge Farm and she's sharing her first-time homesteading wisdom, especially as she and her husband build their forever homestead from scratch on bare land in South Carolina. For all of the show notes and links, visit https://melissaknorris.com/362.
Sep 23, 2022 • 48min
A Military Wife's Look on Homestead Preparedness
What are the basic supplies and knowledge we should all have to live a prepared lifestyle? Join me on this podcast with Malori from Black Rifle Homestead as she shares her experience as a military wife. We're discussing what it's like trying to homestead (while moving every 2-3 years) and the things she builds up after each move. She also shares some basic survival and preparedness skills, whether you live on a homestead or not. For all of the show notes and links, visit https://melissaknorris.com/361.
Sep 16, 2022 • 42min
Farm Update & What You Need to Do NOW for Next Year's Food Production
Have you reached a point where you've been homesteading long enough to consider offering something to your community? So have we! As a family and a business, we've maximized the space we're in and we've reached the limit as to the size of the workshops and classes we can offer… but we want to do more! Join me in this episode as I share all the preparation and planning happening behind the scenes to make this Farm Stay a reality. For all of the show notes and links, visit https://melissaknorris.com/360.
Sep 9, 2022 • 36min
Essential Skill Sets Homesteaders Need Part 2
This homesteading lifestyle means we are ever learning, and that's part of the excitement and joy we find in it. Learning new homestead skills or how to utilize old skills in a more modern, efficient way is one of my favorite things about this life. Today's podcast is a continuation of the basic homesteading skills we should all learn, or continue learning. For all of the show notes and links, visit https://melissaknorris.com/358.
Aug 26, 2022 • 46min
What You Need to Know On Herbal Use for Pets and Livestock
Learn how to use herbs safely, effectively and in the appropriate dosage for your pets and livestock with Doc Jones from HomeGrown Herbalist. We're discussing mastitis in dairy cows, de-worming animals, even snake and spider bites in this episode. Plus the differences between essential oils and the whole herb and whether different variations of the same herb have different medicinal properties. For all of the show notes and links, visit https://melissaknorris.com/357.
Aug 19, 2022 • 42min
Learn How to Cook Meat Rabbit from Two Chicks Homestead
Nate and Erin live on a ½-acre homestead in Illinois where they raise chickens and rabbits for meat. Join us for this podcast where they're sharing their tips for how to cook rabbit so it tastes incredible (like a cross between chicken and turkey), comes out tender every time, and they even share their favorite recipes for using rabbit. For all of the show notes and links, visit https://melissaknorris.com/356.
Aug 12, 2022 • 30min
Essential Skill Sets Homesteaders Need Part 1
This homesteading lifestyle means we are ever learning, and that's part of the excitement and joy we find in it. Learning new homestead skills or how to utilize old skills in a more modern, efficient way is one of my favorite things about this life. Today's podcast is all about the basic homesteading skills we should all learn, or continue learning. For all of the show notes and links, visit https://melissaknorris.com/355.
Aug 5, 2022 • 24min
10 Ways to Preserve & Cook Zuchini
It's that time of year again where we have zucchini coming out our ears! So how do we preserve and cook all of the zucchini to enjoy throughout the year? You won't want to miss this episode of the Pioneering Today Podcast where I'm sharing ten ways to preserve and cook zucchini (including my husband's and my favorite way). For all of the show notes and links, visit https://melissaknorris.com/354.
