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

7 Reasons Why You Should Homestead This Year
There are so many reasons why we would encourage someone to get started homesteading. You may even be surprised that not all "homesteading skills"

Ultimate Dehydrating Food Guide: Tips & Techniques
This is your ultimate guide on dehydrating food! Learn how to safely preserve your favorite fruits, vegetables, meats and more.

Pantry Chat Podcast Farewell to 2023
As we close another year, it's time again for us to look back and reflect on all the year held. Without looking back, we

What is Fermentation? A Beginner's Guide to Getting Started
Josh & Carolyn continue discussing preservation with an introduction to fermentation. Types of fermentation, health benefits, and how to get started.

Plain Values Magazine & Room to Bloom
Plain Values magazine and the Room to Bloom Foundation are two incredible ministries helping to spread the good news of Jesus and connect special-needs

Homesteading Family's Thanksgiving Traditions
We say it every year, but Thanksgiving is our favorite holiday and our favorite time of year. From preparing everything for winter to turning

How to Can Food (Canning 101)
Knowing how to can food is imperative, especially if you want to stay safe. In this post on canning 101, you'll learn the basic

Elderberry Benefits to Shorten the Cold or Flu
As more and more people look to herbs and natural remedies for their family, one of the first places they start is with elderberry

Finding Joy in Homemaking & A Home-Centered Life
Finding joy in something that can be mundane is a true character trait that's to be highly valued. I'm excited to share our tips

Preparing the Homestead for Winter
What are those must-do items on the checklist when preparing the homestead for winter? These are our best tips to be ready...

Educating Children Through Homesteading
Today's podcast episode is with Kody Hanner, author of The Homestead Education. She and I discuss what it's like raising large families on a

Nutritional Benefits of Organ Meats and Cooking Tips
Why are organ meats healthy? What is Pluck, and why do we eat it almost daily? Learn more about nose-to-tail eating in this blog