Everyday Homesteading Podcast
Desperate to grow, cook, and preserve real food for your family in only 5-10 hours a week, but stuck as a new homesteader looking for practical, tried and true methods that work?
You wanted those pantry shelves filled yesterday, but the more you try, the more it seems a distant pipe dream. Online content is filled with impractical, untried homesteading advice, which wastes your precious time and money.
Everyday Homesteading steps in with practical, tested solutions, cutting through the chaos with clear plans tailored for busy beginners to reclaim your family’s health and independence through gardening, raising livestock, fresh seasonal cooking, herbal medicine and safe food preservation.
Hosted by veteran homesteaders, Josh and Carolyn Thomas, who grow 70% of their family’s food while running two businesses and homeschooling their large family, they have mastered practical homesteading for busy modern families. They have taught hundreds of thousands of new homesteaders to thrive with real-life homesteading through their online platforms Homesteading Family and School of Traditional Skills.
Tune in weekly to learn how to grow, cook, and preserve your family’s food, ditch health-destroying toxins, and save money monthly on groceries, all while building strong relationships and a sustainable legacy for your kids. Hit play now!
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The Latest Episodes
Root Cellaring for Beginners: Your Guide to Home Food Storage
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Best Homesteading Books for the Novice or the Pro
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Best Homesteading Gifts | Christmas 2025
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State of the Homestead in October
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The Family Economy
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Apparel Manufacturing in the USA & Why Buying USA-Made Products is so Important
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Seventh Year Rest
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Eating Seasonally on the Homestead
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Designing a Food Forest: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started
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Making Your Garden Work For You
Have you ever considered what you're growing in the garden to know if it's actually working for you or against you? This week on
