Category: Homesteading

Developing your “Homestead Master Calendar”

Why do it and how to do it! In previous episodes of the Homestead Honey Hour, I’ve talked about locating and developing your homestead as well as finding balance on said homestead. This time I’d like to take it a step further and share how to keep track of everything you have going. As we…
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August 15, 2013 0

Gain your independence from grocery store dairy!

The Homestead Dairy Goat: on The Homestead Honey Hour So you’ve got the garden, the laying hens, a small orchard planted, a breeding trio of meat rabbits, and maybe even a hive or two of bees. You are well on your way to growing and raising much of your own food! Great job. But let’s…
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July 18, 2013 0

The Return of the Matriarch!

The Return of the Matriarch In the last 40 years society has undergone severe changes that have taken women out of the home and into the workplace. Ever since Rosie the Riveter made her way into the munitions and heavy equipment factories of this nation women have been making great contributions to corporate America. In…
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June 27, 2013 0

Why we homestead on “The Homestead Honey Hour”

Why we homestead on The Homestead Honey Hour. Is it because we want to be more self-reliant? We want a better quality life for our family? We want to prepare for emergencies or because we want to be a more in-depth participant in the circle of life? We all have our reasons for storing water,…
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June 13, 2013 0

Homestead Bliss: Balancing all that weight on your shoulders

On this episode of the Homestead Honey Hour: Balancing all that weight on your shoulders with Renée aka MichiganSnowPony Chances are, if you homestead, you also engage in several (or even all) of the following activities: Work off-farm, have a family, take care of livestock, keep a large garden, preserve and put up your own…
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May 23, 2013 0

Prepping Unplugged Challenge!

This challenge is to show how prepared we all really are? We are asking people to live off-grid for 48 hours 1st Prize $600 and Tactical Gear from www.esstac.com 2nd Prize $200 + Global Sun Oven 3rd Prize $100 + $100 Lemans Card 4th Prize $125 + Waterbob 5th Prize $100 + WonderBox This challenge…
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May 10, 2013 2

Mater and Tater on self sustainability!

You asked for it so here it is! Join Mater and Tater tonight 9:00pm/Eastern 8:00pm/Central 6:00pm/Pacific for a fun and informative hour as they combine their extensive knowledge on all things relevant to a self sustaining lifestyle in this final hour of the month. Who is Mater and Tater? Rest assured you know them and…
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April 30, 2013 0

Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy interview a great friend and preparedness expert Donna Miller.

Tonight on the Doom and Bloom Hour, Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy welcome a great friend and preparedness expert Donna Miller. Nurse Amy interviews Donna while she shares her journey into preparedness from a city upbringing into the world of self-sufficiency. Donna shares the skills needed to become a true patriot by relying on hard…
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March 24, 2013 0

Homesteading, your answer to questions may be right here!

This week’s episode of the Homestead Honey Hour will feature Renée, (or Michigansnowpony as she is known on YouTube) taking your questions on all things homestead related.    Renée and her husband Tim have been homesteading for over 20 years on their 10 acre hobby farm.   Renée will be answering questions submitted to her channel as…
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February 28, 2013 0

Tiny House and Compost Toilet, what do they have in common?

Off Grid Living! on “Preparing For Life’s Storms” with BexarPrepper So are you dreaming of being off grid well HWhit is just about ready to be totally off grid! Let’s hear about the decisions he made and the logic behind them. At some point we may all be off grid and learning lessons can come…
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February 26, 2013 0

Erin Moshier, a mother, farmsteader, and patriot.

“The Prepper’s Poitin Hour”, join your host Chris as he talks to Erin Moshier of Green Hill Farm in Sharpsburg, MD.  This remarkable young lady is a mother, farmsteader, and patriot.  She has formed a recurring series of events she calls the Maryland Poultry Swap Meet and Farmers’ Market and has formed an advocacy group…
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February 25, 2013 0

Homesteading and learning from our mistakes!

On the Homestead Honey Hour TheMrsVolfie takes the helm in this episode of learning and sharing from mistakes as well as triumphs! I have heard it said that there is livestock and there is dead stock, when we start homesteading and prepping we don’t have all the answers so we rely on the internet. We…
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February 14, 2013 0

Want to know about homesteading and the pioneer way of life?

So you want to know about homesteading and the pioneer way of life. Who better to ask than someone who has walked the talk? Sunday brings veteran prepper, survivalist, John Milandred to the Other Side of a Preppers Path.  John & Lynna will be talking about the basics of food storage, water, supplies, and the…
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February 3, 2013 0