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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Apr 8, 2022 • 36min
Preparing for Our Future & Behind the Scenes
It's been a very busy season here on our homestead with many changes that we're excited about… including a new milk cow! In this podcast you will get to learn about a few of the many projects we've been working on, and I'm continuing to tease about a couple of upcoming projects I can't quite divulge yet. This is a departure from my normal podcasts, so if you're looking for more gardening content, be sure to check out my other episodes. For all of the show notes and links, visit https://melissaknorris.com/340.
Mar 18, 2022 • 41min
Growing Vegetables in Shady Spots, Reusing Soil in Raised Beds, & Herbs
Today's podcast is an interview with Pioneering Today Academy member Erika who lives in Florida (growing zone 9a). She's looking for tips on growing vegetables in shady spots, crop rotation and reusing soil in raised beds, growing the best herbs for her climate, getting soil tests done for proper amendments, and eliminating diseases naturally. Come have a listen, I'm certain you'll learn some fabulous gardening tips. For all of the show notes and links, visit https://melissaknorris.com/339.
Mar 11, 2022 • 38min
How to Prepare Your Homestead Property to Sell
Today's podcast is an interview with my good friend Michelle who is preparing to sell her five acre homestead. She's sharing all her best tips for what to do and what NOT to do when planning to sell your home. These tips will come in handy whether you're looking to sell immediately, or not for a few years. For all of the show notes and links, visit https://melissaknorris.com/338.
Mar 4, 2022 • 40min
How to Structure Your Days So You Don't Fall Behind
In this episode, I'm sharing my best tips that I use on a daily and weekly basis to get it all done from work, household chores, homestead chores, and quality family time. Today's podcast is a coaching call with Pioneering Today Academy member Tami S. who is looking for tips on time management to get all the homesteading things done each week without overwhelm, feeling behind, or missing out on what's truly important in life.For all of the show notes and links, visit https://melissaknorris.com/337
Feb 25, 2022 • 37min
Avoid Overwhelm - Choosing What's Right for Your Homestead
Today's podcast is a coaching call with Pioneering Today Academy member Stephanie Hester-Rodriguiz. She is moving to a new homestead property and looking for tips for what to do first and how to avoid overwhelm why trying to "do it all" at once. I'm sharing my best time-saving tips, how to avoid costly mistakes, and how to keep moving forward even when you don't have the perfect plan laid out. For all of the show notes and links, visit https://melissaknorris.com/336.
Feb 18, 2022 • 43min
Best Time-Saving Tips for New Garden Beds
Today's podcast is a coaching call with Pioneering Today Academy member Susan Vesta who is moving to raw land and looking for the best time-saving tips when it comes to establishing new gardens and growing areas. We're discussing everything from the pros and cons of raised garden beds, soil quality, utilizing the land for perennials, the best time to plant, and more. For all of the show notes and links, visit https://melissaknorris.com/335.
Feb 11, 2022 • 40min
Successful Gluten-Free Baking That Tastes Good with Robyn Harrison
I shared recently that I'm going to be having to go gluten-free for a while to help regulate some imbalances in my body, which is why today's podcast is so timely for me! If you're looking to transition (or improve) your gluten-free baking skills, this podcast will be a well of valuable information. Robyn Harrison, from Gluten-Free Baking Courses, is here to share her wisdom and knowledge for all things gluten-free baking. For all of the show notes and links, visit https://melissaknorris.com/334.
Feb 4, 2022 • 44min
COVID Herbal Protocols & Online Censorship
Our family is recovering from COVID and doing very well. In this episode, I'm sharing our experience as well as some of the herbal protocols we followed to help alleviate symptoms and get through the virus. I'm also discussing online censorship and why it's so important to be able to get the information we all want, when we want it, and decide what is truth and what isn't for ourselves. For more information, links, and show notes visit melissaknorris.com/333.
Jan 21, 2022 • 55min
Homesteading with Children with Rebekah Rhodes
If homesteading and gardening are hard work, then homesteading and gardening with children can seem downright impossible! We're taking a realistic look at what homesteading with children looks like and how to succeed with guest Rebekah Rhodes. Everything from how to get children involved, setting your kids up for success, living each day with grace, and changing expectations. For more information, links, and show notes visit https://melissaknorris.com/332
Jan 14, 2022 • 51min
Raising Pigs for Meat with "Pork" Rhyne Cureton
Learning how to raise pigs for meat is a great option for any homestead or farm wanting to become more self-sustainable. But choosing the breed and tailoring the care takes a bit of know-how. Join me for this podcast interview with "Pork" Rhyne Cureton as he shares his best tips on raising pigs. For more information, links, and show notes visit melissaknorris.com/331.
