Best LivingHomegrown Podcasts (2024)

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LH 172: What Happened To The Podcast and Other News 20:27

5y ago20:27

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LH 172: Catching You Up On All Things Living Homegrown You are probably wondering what happened to the podcast. Right at the end of December, host Theresa Loe came out with episode 171 and then the show went radio silent for 2 months. Theresa never meant to be away this long! She recorded this special episode to explain why she was taking break, wh…

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LH 171: Growing Heirloom Flowers 39:49

5+ y ago39:49

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LH 171: How to Add Vintage Blooms to a Modern Garden It's a wonderful thing to add flowers to our vegetable gardens to attract pollinators. But it's also REALLY important to feed our souls as well as the pollinators when we're gardening. Growing heirloom flowers is a way to do just that. What is an “heirloom” flower and why are they so special? Tha…

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LH 170: Creating a Garden Sancuary 32:37

5+ y ago32:37

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LH 170: How To Create A Sacred Space To Unwind From The Busy World Life is busy. Life can be stressful. It’s often too easy to get caught up in the noise of the world…which can lead to MORE stress. As gardeners, we usually have a sense that reconnecting with nature is important, but what if you made that connection part of your regular routine? Wha…

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LH 169: Homemade Gifts - All Natural Body Care 36:48

5+ y ago36:48

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LH 169: Easy Ideas for All-Natural Gifts From Your Garden There’s something special about a homemade gift. But it becomes even more special when it includes a little piece of your garden as well. It can be as simple as a dried flower or an herbal sprig. But that added touch means that you are sharing something that you nurtured with your own hands.…

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LH 168: Making Herbal Infusions 34:26

5+ y ago34:26

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LH 168: How To Make Simple Infusions for Medicine and Skin Care In this episode, we explore extracting the best healing properties from some of the common plants and culinary herbs we are likely growing in our own backyards using infusion. Don't fret that this is some complicated process, or you don't have time for it. Herbal infusions are incredib…

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LH 167: How to Save Seed From Your Garden 37:56

5+ y ago37:56

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LH 167: Tips for saving your backyard food garden seeds Preserving the flavors of the season doesn't have to stop when that last canning jar lid has "popped." If you know how to save seed from your own food garden, you are truly self-sufficient and can save your favorite plants to grow, harvest, and repeat again year after year without ever opening…

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LH 166: Backyard Chicken Keeping Hacks 39:02

5+ y ago39:02

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LH 166: Simple tips and tricks to make backyard chicken keeping easier On today's episode, we're going to be talking about chicken keeping hacks. A "hack" is a handy hint, or something that will help you do things faster or better. It usually involves reusing or re-purposing something that you already have on hand. Sounds fun, right? Host Theresa L…

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LH 165: Real Farm-to-Table Food for Pets 46:13

5+ y ago46:13

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LH 165: Helping Your Pet Live Closer to Their Food An all NEW episode on a topic we've never covered before! We talk a lot on the podcast about living closer to our food and making sure we know what’s IN the food we eat and serve our families. Well on today’s episode, host Theresa Loe has a discussion with Lynn Felici-Gallant of Paul's Custom Pet F…

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LH 164: Homemade Cheese in an Hour or LESS 48:54

5+ y ago48:54

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LH 164: How To Make Delicious Fresh Cheese in Under an Hour Note: Host Theresa Loe has a special free workshop this month. See the end of this post for more info! There’s something warm and inviting about homemade cheese. Perhaps it's the ancient connection to tradition with each batch we make. Or maybe it's the mysterious way it transforms ordinar…

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LH 163: Organizing Your Homestead 29:38

5+ y ago29:38

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LH 163: Use the KonMari Method to Organize Your Homestead Today's episode is an ENCORE episode. What is that you ask? An encore episode is an episode that has been previously published, but it was SO long ago, you may have missed it. This episode is packed with info you will LOVE. This episode is all about using the KonMari Method for organizing yo…

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LH 162: Grow More Food in Less Space 46:24

5+ y ago46:24

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LH 162: How to Grow More Food In the Space You Have Today's episode is an ENCORE episode. What is that you ask? An encore episode is an episode that has been previously published, but it was SO long ago, you may have missed it. This particular episode is packed with useful information that you'll love. Do you ever wish you had more garden space in …

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LH 161: Extraordinary Edible Plants 34:35

5+ y ago34:35

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LH 161: Grow Landscape Plants that are Beautiful AND Delicious As gardeners we grow tons of veggies and fruit, but there are many other landscape plants that are delicious as well as ornamental. So let's think outside the box of planting our gardens in rows. In this episode, host Theresa Loe brings on author Mike Lascelle to discuss a unique mix of…

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LH 160: Preserving Your Own Gourmet Meat With Curing, Smoking and Drying 55:02

5+ y ago55:02

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LH 160: How to preserve protein-packed foods with gourmet flavors In this episode, host Theresa Loe talks with author Karen Solomon about turning your kitchen counter into a deli counter by preserving your own meat with dry curing, brine curing, smoking, and drying. Karen is the author of "Cured Meat, Smoked Fish and Pickled Eggs" and she shares th…

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LH 159: How to Be A Better Food Gardener With Science 50:42

5+ y ago50:42

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LH 159: Using Science to Improve Flavor & Food Production In this episode, host Theresa Loe brought back author Dr. Lee Reich to make us a better gardener…using science! When we fully understand the reasons behind the gardening techniques, we are better equipped to handle any problems that come along. And in this discussion, you'll learn the real r…

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LH 158: Eating Local and Exploring More Flavor 45:02

5+ y ago45:02

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LH 158: Eating Local and Getting to Know Your Local Farmer This week’s episode is about discovering INCREDIBLE flavors...locally. Host Theresa Loe brought back organic, foodie-farmer Andrea Bemis of Tumbleweed Farm to discuss a national project she's spearheading that's all about exploring what it really means to eat local. The premise is simple...…

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LH 157: The Magic of Vintage Garden Books and Cookbooks 33:12

5+ y ago33:12

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LH 157: The Magic Of Vintage Books Host Theresa Loe has been collecting vintage books since she was a kid. And on today's episode, she wants to share her tips and tricks for getting the best value from vintage garden books, cookbooks and even old canning books. Vintage books are real treasures. And they're a great source of inspiration and ideas th…

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LH 156: Top 10 Favorite Farm Fresh Things 28:25

5+ y ago28:25

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156: Farm-Fresh Living Made Easier Do you know how you feel when you get a new garden, or kitchen tool, and you love it so much you just have to tell everybody? That's what today's episode is ALL about! I'm sharing my favorite things that make farm-fresh living easier. This isn't one of those sponsored episodes where all the products I talk about w…

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LH 155: Simple Seasonal Eating and Plum Liqueur 37:28

5+ y ago37:28

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Throwing A Party With Real Food It's summertime and delicious flavor is EVERYWHERE right now. There's yummy seasonal flavor at the farmer's market and it may even be in our own backyards (if we grow our own food). What better way to enjoy that incredible flavor of in-season produce than by throwing a party with friends and family?? On today’s episo…

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LH 154: The Homemade Kitchen with Alana Chernila 43:01

5+ y ago43:01

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LH 154: Big flavor in a waste free kitchen You asked for it, so host Theresa Loe brought back author Alana Chernila for another episode! This time, they chat about getting the very best flavors from our produce and how to use left over scraps so that nothing from our garden goes to waste! They also talk about caring for our wooden kitchen tools and…

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LH 153: Making Real Pickles and Other Fermentation Basics 53:21

6y ago53:21

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LH 153: How to make real, old-fashioned pickles Summer is here and homegrown cucumbers are ripening on the vine. Let’s make REAL pickles - The old fashioned kind! What's a “real” pickle? It’s where you use natural fermentation (and NO vinegar) to change a cucumber into a crisp, sour treat. They are delicious and nutritious! Host Theresa Loe intervi…

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LH 152: Getting Started With Backyard Chickens 42:35

6y ago42:35

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152: Why Backyard Chickens Make Great Pets Host Theresa Loe has been keeping chickens in her small Los Angeles backyard for about 10-11 years. Her family loves having chickens and her friends and neighbors enjoy the eggs. Many people don't know just how easy it is to care for chickens! In today's episode, Theresa chats with author Melissa Caughey a…

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LH 151: Behind-the-Scenes of a Farm-Fresh Lifestyle 47:33

6y ago47:33

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LH 151: A Peek Into A Farm Fresh Life In this episode, host Theresa Loe has someone interview HER about her own farm fresh lifestyle. Guest interviewer, Bev Ross, digs deep to find out how Theresa juggles an urban homestead, the podcast, teaching courses, her family and a restoration heirloom orchard project. You will learn: What sparked Theresa's …

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LH 150: Tips and Tricks to Simply Flavorful Veggies 39:28

6y ago39:28

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LH 150: Getting The Best Flavor From Your Fresh Produce Whether you're harvesting from an epic kitchen garden or supporting your local farmers' market, you want that fresh produce to SHINE when it hits the dinner table. That's not always how it happens though, is it? Fresh vegetables can be tricky to properly cook. A less than stellar experience wi…

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LH 149: Tips For Cooking Real Food With A Southern Flair 40:48

6y ago40:48

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LH 149: How to Cook Real Food with Real Ingredients This episode is not just about Southern cooking, its about cooking from scratch using the freshest of produce and herbs. (Just like those we grow in our gardens) And it's about preparing real, whole food where you know and can pronounce all of the ingredients. Host Theresa Loe brought on nutrition…

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LH 148: Long Term Food Storage for Emergencies 44:30

6y ago44:30

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LH 148: Simple Ways To Prepare Food For An Emergency Being prepared for emergencies is an important topic to cover because no matter where we live, we could face a weather event or community emergency that requires us to be on our own for a bit. This is not about living in fear that at any moment there will be a zombie apocalypse. It's just about b…

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LH 147: Gardening to Save Our Native Bees 38:58

6y ago38:58

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LH 147: Saving Our Native Bees With many of the foods we grow, bees are critcal. Without bees, we won't have much of a crop at all...or we have NO crop at all. But when you hear about the importance of bees in the media or the struggle of bees in the news...all you hear about are the honeybees. And yet...There are OTHER bees that may play an even m…

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LH 146: Jam Shelf Life And Other Canning Questions Answered 27:27

6y ago27:27

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LH 146: Canning Q&A With Theresa Loe We're coming up on canning season again, so it's time to freshen up our knowledge! Host Theresa Loe receives a lot of wonderful questions from listeners that they would like to see covered on the podcast...especially about preserving the harvest. So in this episode, she dives into some canning Q & A using questi…

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LH 145: Raising Baby Goats and Other Homesteading Skills 38:09

6y ago38:09

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LH 145: Update on Beginning Homesteader Bev Ross There’s SO much to learn when you are just starting out in homesteading. But the fun is in the journey of learning new homesteading skills as you go! In today’s episode, host Theresa Loe brings back Bev Ross who was the guest on Episode 122: Lessons From A Beginner Homesteader. Theresa wanted to catc…

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LH 144: Seasonal Eating With Organic Foodie-Farmer Andrea Bemis 30:34

6y ago30:34

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LH 144: Cooking Through The Seasons with Foodie-Farmer Andrea Bemis This week’s episode is a fun chat between host Theresa Loe and foodie-farmer Andrea Bemis. If you don’t know Andrea, she is the brains behind the Dishing Up the Dirt Blog and the author of the book by the same name. Andrea is all about sharing the authentic journey of being an orga…

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LH 143: Everything About Chicken Eggs You're Afraid To Ask 33:06

6y ago33:06

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LH 143: Everything you want to know about chicken eggs - From color to preservation, safety and more It doesn’t matter if you raise your own backyard chickens or if you’re a consumer of organic, farm-fresh eggs – there is always more to learn about eggs! In this episode, host Theresa Loe brings on author Jennifer Sartell to discuss everything we mi…

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LH 142: Sustainable Farming on Just 5 Acres or Less 40:49

6y ago40:49

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142: Small Scale Farming on Just 5 Acres or Less Listen, we all have to eat. Right? And if you’re into consuming organic, sustainable food, you either have to grow it yourself or find reliable sources from people with the same values that you have. Chances are…you’ll find those values in your local, small-scale farmer! In today’s episode, host Ther…

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LH 141: Companion Planting Veggies & Flowers 42:57

6y ago42:57

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LH 141: How to draw in beneficials and pollinators with flowers There are huge rewards when you grow your vegetables and flowers in one space of your garden. In this episode, host Theresa Loe brings on flower farmer Lisa Ziegler to explore exactly how we can use companioning planting to draw in beneficial insects, pollinators and so much more. You …

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LH 140: Maximizing Flavors in Seasonal Produce Recipes 35:21

6y ago35:21

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LH 140: Maximizing Flavor in Our Veggie Recipes As seasonal eaters, foodies and even as gardeners, we understand the nuances of locally-sourced cucumbers, fresh picked herbs and heirloom tomatoes. It doesn’t matter if we grow these foods ourselves or not. We understand their value and we want to deliver the very best of their flavors to our dinner …

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LH 139: The Magic of No-Knead Bread 40:47

6y ago40:47

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Episode 139: How to make delicious bread with one simple recipe You’re busy. And you probably long for more delicious, wholesome food…made at home. But you just don’t have the time to make things like homemade bread on a regular basis. Good news! Author Alexandra Stafford has the perfect bread recipe for people like us. It comes together in under 5…

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LH 138: Seasonal Backyard Chicken Care 50:31

6y ago50:31

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#138: Busting Myths About Backyard Chicken Care It doesn’t matter if you’re new to keeping backyard chickens or you’re a seasoned veteran – there’s always more to learn! With each change in the weather, comes a whole new set of considerations about their care. And dealing with extreme cold, extreme heat or even molting can make us worry about them……

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LH 137: How To Boost Your Garden With Vermicomposting 34:07

6y ago34:07

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The basics of worm composting (Vermicomposting) If you’re a gardener, you totally “get” that compost is awesome. But you may not have jumped on the DIY compost bandwagon because you either don’t have the space or you worry it’s too complicated to do well. Fear not! Vermicomposting may be the answer for you. Also known as “worm composting”, it’s one…

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LH 136: Big Ideas for Small Backyards and Veggie Gardens 36:26

6y ago36:26

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Using Design Principles for Our Smaller Veggie Gardens Just because we have an edible garden does NOT mean it can’t be beautiful. In fact, it should be even MORE beautiful than the average backyard. In this episode, host Theresa Loe brought on garden designer Susan Morrison to talk about some simple design principles we can use to make our backyard…

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LH 135: Balancing Homesteading, Family, Animals and Beekeeping 39:09

6y ago39:09

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How one homesteader balances family life with raising farm animals and bees. There's so much processing done to the food in our grocery stores today that much of that food is unrecognizable. And that processed food has certainly lost most (if not all) of it's nutritional value. Homesteading is one way to take back control of the food that we eat. W…

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LH 134: How Mead is Made In A Local, Sustainable Way 41:22

6y ago41:22

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Learn how mead is made (in a sustainable way) with local honey and fruit Mead is an old-fashioned drink that's been around for centuries. If you aren't familiar with mead, it's an alcoholic beverage made from fermenting honey and it can be DELICIOUS. Host Theresa Loe invited Nick Lorenz of Nectar Creek Brewery on to talk about the art of crafting m…

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LH 133: Growing Heirloom and Unusual Vegetables for Beauty and Flavor 42:53

6y ago42:53

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Why Grow THIS, When You Can Grow THAT Who wouldn't want to grow something like purple sugar magnolia peas, cape gooseberries, cucamelons, or dragon's egg? These unusual and heirloom varieties of vegetables add an element of fun in the garden and flavor to the table. Plus, they make our veggie gardens more magical...especially if we have kiddos. So …

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LH 132: Real Homesteading, Raw Milk and Really Good Coffee 46:09

6y ago46:09

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LH 132: Behind the Scenes of the Elliot Homestead This episode focuses on what it's really like running a homestead - from raising dairy cows, laying hens, meat chickens, hogs, sheep, turkeys, and growing produce in a large organic garden. Host Theresa Loe invited Shaye Elliott, author of Welcome to the Farm and blogger for The Elliott Homestead, t…

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LH 131: Farming The Rooftops of NYC with Brooklyn Grange 36:48

6y ago36:48

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LH 131: Farming The Rooftops of New York City This podcast focuses a lot on working with the space you have to grow your garden. Whether that's a backyard, a farmstead, or simply container gardening - where there is a will there is a way to a farm fresh lifestyle. This episode is about a very creative and inspiring use of space - right in the middl…

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LH 130: Using Your Garden For Wellness 37:53

6+ y ago37:53

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Creative Ways to Use Your Garden for Health and Wellbeing Explore how to get 'more bang for your buck' (in terms of health benefits) when it comes to your backyard gardens. Host Theresa Loe brings on author Shawna Coronado to share her tips on the most nutritious foods we can grow and the best ways to use our gardens for wellness. You will learn: W…

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LH 129: Understanding The Behavior of Your Backyard Chickens 31:07

6+ y ago31:07

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How to Better Understand Your Backyard Chickens If we understand the behaviors and mannerisms of any of our pets, we can have a better relationship with them. And so it is with chickens! Everything they do (and say) has meaning. In this week’s episode, I invite author Melissa Caughey to teach us a thing or two about chickens and their personalities…

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LH 128: Making Delicious Hard Apple Cider At Home 45:59

6+ y ago45:59

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Fearless Brewing to Get Awesome Hard Cider Flavors Have you wanted to learn the art of making hard cider but found most of the books were overly complicated for a beginning home brewer? Well, here's your chance to learn the basics without all the overwhelm! Host Theresa Loe brings on Emma Christensen - the author of the new book Modern Cider. Emma …

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LH 127: 4 Tips to Your Best Farm-Fresh Year 23:48

6+ y ago23:48

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How To Have a Breakthrough Farm-Fresh Year It's that time of year for reflection and goal setting. To help you with your own projections for the upcoming year, host Theresa Loe shares the parameters or tips that have given her the best results in her own goal setting and helped her skyrocket her own achievements the last few years. As you listen, r…

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LH 126: Sourdough Starter and Heirloom Flours 46:59

6+ y ago46:59

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How to make sourdough bread using heirloom grains - And make an Onion Jam Recipe to spread on that fresh baked bread! This is an important episode and I could not be more excited to share it. Here’s why… When we take the time to do things like make our own breads or ferment our own yogurt, we are not only creating incredible flavors – we are also c…

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LH 125: Growing Epic Edibles in Containers 40:18

6+ y ago40:18

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How to successfully grow food in containers or any small space If you don’t have a lot of outdoor space, growing food can be frustrating. Being limited to a patio, porch, or only a precious few feet of space can make you think that you'll never have homegrown food right outside your backdoor. Container growing can fix that! But planted containers c…

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LH 124: Powerful Tips for Raised Bed Gardening 32:37

6+ y ago32:37

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What if want to grow veggies, but you really don’t have much soil in your backyard to begin with? (It's mostly cement or pavement) Or maybe your backyard soil is hard to work with and you want a short cut to growing without waiting years to build up the soil. Or maybe you want a higher yield of food from a raised bed than you can get by just growin…

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LH 123: How to Build Awesome Organic Soil at Home 41:34

6+ y ago41:34

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The best organic gardening practices for building our soils Our soil is the foundation for everything we do out in the garden. And having an understanding of how it works is hugely important. If we are better stewards of our soil, we will have healthier plants, fewer pest problems, and a happier earth. In today’s episode, host Theresa Loe brings on…

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