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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

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EP #465 - Mennonite Traditions for Simple Meals &...

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2025/04/18

We’re continuing the conversation of from-scratch cooking today with RuthAnn Zimmerman. Both of us agree that cooking from scratch does not mean you’re slaving away in the kitchen all day long, nor does it mean everything you eat has to be made from scratch. Listen to today’s podcast on implementing Mennonite traditions to create simple meals and stronger families. For more information and any links mentioned in today’s podcast, visit https://melissaknorris.com/465 This podcast is sponsored by Azure

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How to Get Homemade Meals on the Table When You're...

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2025/04/11

Struggling to make healthy, from-scratch meals during a busy week? In this episode of the Homestead Kitchen Round Table, Melissa is joined by Rachel, Michelle, and Sophia to share real-food batch cooking tips, time-saving kitchen strategies, and practical meal-planning ideas for busy families—whether you’re cooking for two or ten. Say goodbye to last-minute processed meals and hello to nourishing food made simple. 🔗 Get all the resources mentioned at: https://melissaknorris.com/464 This podcast is

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EP: 462 Foraging Freedom: Find Wild Mushrooms & Cut...

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2025/03/21

From a preparedness standpoint, knowing how to identify and properly harvest and prepare wild edibles means you'll be able to feed yourself (and your family) if ever the need arises. In this podcast interview, Whitney (The Appalachian Forager) and I are discussing some common foraging basics to keep you safe, as well as some basic mushroom identification tips you'll want to study before you go out foraging. Harvest to Table Magazine (get your copy here): https://melissaknorris.com/magazine

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Herbal Wisdom Roundtable: Our Best Remedies & Why...

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2025/03/14

Join me for another Roundtable podcast with my guests Michelle, Rachel and Sophia as we discuss all things herbalism. From growing new varieties of medicinal herbs to how to get our resistant family members to use herbal remedies. For more information and any links mentioned in today’s podcast, visit https://melissaknorris.com/461

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EP: 460 Mastering Money on the Homestead: Budgeting &...

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2025/03/07

Join me for this podcast interview with Chris Browning of Popcorn Finance as we discuss the importance of budgeting, saving and planning for the future. He’s sharing his best tips for how to get out of debt and create a life that will sustain your homesteading dreams for the future. For more information and any links mentioned in today’s podcast, visit https://melissaknorris.com/460 This podcast is sponsored by Azure Standard. For first-time Azure customers, you can get 15% off your first order of

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#1 Time-Saving Kitchen Hacks - Homestead Kitchen...

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2025/02/07

Welcome to the first-ever Homestead Kitchen Roundtable podcast episode! This is a free-form podcast chat with me, Melissa Norris and my guests Michelle Hedgcock, Rachel Costenbader and Sophia Eng. In this episode (which is #457 of the Pioneering Today Podcast), we're discussing time-saving kitchen tips and tricks we wished we knew as younger cooks. From our favorite go-to recipe when we need dinner on the table in 30 minutes or less to our must-do time-saving tips in the kitchen for busy schedules.

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EP:453 Homesteading Ethics: Provide for Yourself or...

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2024/12/20

In this podcast episode I’m recapping my experience at the Homestead movie premiere in Salt Lake City, UT. Being at the premiere brought up some important questions and I found myself having deep thought-provoking conversations with friends and family afterward. If you have yet to checkout the Homestead movie, or want to learn more, visit https://melissaknorris.com/angel. For more information and any links mentioned in this episode, visit https://melissaknorris.com/453 This podcast is sponsored by

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EP:451 Could This Movie Be the Start of a Global...

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2024/12/06

Join me with my guest, Jason Ross, co-author of the Black Autumn book series which has been turned into a movie and TV series called Homestead. In this episode, we’re discussing how homesteading can bring communities together for good and to learn skills that provide hope for the future unknowns. For more information and any links mentioned in this episode (including where you can grab David’s books), visit https://melissaknorris.com/451. To enter the Homestead giveaway, visit the link and purchase

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EP: 450 Ancestral Cheesemaking for Better Gut Health:...

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2024/11/15

It’s incredible the difference between commercial and ancestral methods of cheesemaking. Join me for today’s podcast with author David Asher as we talk about what you need to know for natural cheesemaking at home. Plus, you won’t want to miss his tip on using sourdough starter to make a homemade cheese culture. You read that right, a sourdough starter! I can’t wait to give it a try. For more information and any links mentioned in this episode (including where you can grab David’s books), visit

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EP: 448 - Taming Anxiety: Turning Worry into Purpose...

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2024/11/01

Most of us will experience times of uncertainty at some point in our lives. This uncertainty can turn into worry and/or anxiety if not properly processed. However, there are ways to control our emotions and let them work for us instead of against us. Join me with today's podcast guest, Britnay Nelson for this episode of the Pioneering Today Podcast (episode #448) as we discuss how to turn worry into purpose. For more information and any links mentioned in this episode, visit

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EP: 446 - Digestive Remedies from our Great Grandmothers

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2024/10/18

Our diets are more important than Western civilization gives them credit for. Everything from what we put into our bodies and how our digestive system handles that food to the effects of that food is often overlooked (or ignored). Join me with my guest, Heather Woodruff, as we discuss how to heal our guts based on what we put in our bodies. For more information and any links mentioned in this episode, visit https://melissaknorris.com/446. This podcast is sponsored by Azure Standard. For first-time

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EP: 444 - The Real Truth About Nutrition & Nutrient...

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2024/09/27

When it comes to eating the whole animal, our modern-day culture has fallen away from eating nose to tail. Sadly, some of the most nutrient-dense parts of the animal are in the cuts many people don't eat. If you've been wanting to give offal a try, this video interview is a must-watch. For more information, visit the blog post here: https://melissaknorris.com/444 Grab your Pluck Seasoning and be sure to use coupon code "MELISSAKNORRIS" at checkout for 15% off your order:

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EP 443: Pasture Rehabilitation with Expert Karson...

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2024/09/20

When raising cattle, the feed is the most expensive part! If you can grow your own feed in a pasture, you’ll be drastically cutting the cost of raising those cattle. For us, we purchased 40 acres of farmland two years ago and have been trying to rehabilitate the pasture grasses to help offset our feed bill. We knew we were battling thistle, but it turns out, the thistle wasn’t the problem, it was the only a symptom of a larger issue. Listen to this podcast episode with Karson Rippstein from Redmond

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EP 442: What You Must Know About Freeze-Drying BEFORE...

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2024/09/13

If you've been curious about getting a freeze-dryer, then this podcast is a must-listen because we're diving deep into everything you'd want to know about freeze-drying before bringing one home! Today's podcast (episode #442) is special for me because it's with my best friend, Carolyn Thomas of Homesteading Family. In this episode, we share the behind-the-scenes of our freeze-drying journies and share some of the mistakes we made along the way. Plus, Carolyn shares her seven must-do steps when

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EP 440: Maximize Garden Yield Now: Food Forest...

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2024/08/30

Today we’re learning how we can grow MORE food with LESS work by using food forests with my guest Takota Coen. This podcast includes information about what a food forest is, how they're restorative to nature, and how you can grow one no matter what climate or growing zone you're in. For more information and any links mentioned in this episode, visit https://melissaknorris.com/440.

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EP 439: What Actually Detox's Your Body & What To Do Now

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2024/08/16

Join me with my guest Dr. Torrie Thompson. This is the functional doctor I’ve been working with to eliminate toxins for the past 9 months now. In today’s episode we’re diving into all things toxins. From where we get exposed to them, how to eliminate them and avoid them, to how to detox from toxins. I’m even asking her all the questions I’ve been gathering from you, my listeners. This is one jam-packed episode you won’t want to miss. For more information and any links mentioned in this episode,

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EP 438: Mistakes I Made Using Woodchips in the Garden...

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2024/08/09

Join me with Back to Eden master Paul Gautschi as we discuss basic methods for using woodchips in the garden. He walks me through some of the common mistakes I made and how to fix them. I’m happy to report that just a couple of months after implementing these strategies, I’ve already seen massive improvements in my garden. For more information and any links mentioned in this episode, visit https://melissaknorris.com/438. Be sure to grab your copy of Homestead Living Magazine to see Paul's cover

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EP 437: Fast & Easy Ways to Preserve Food

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2024/08/02

This week I’m sharing my favorite easy and FAST preservation methods. When the harvest comes on, it’s not always convenient timing. But we don’t want all our efforts to go to waste. Learn about my top four go-to preservation methods when I need to preserve food fast. Some of them can buy you time until you’re ready for a larger preservation session! Learn more and find any links mentioned in this episode at https://melissaknorris.com/437. This podcast is sponsored by Azure Standard. For first-time

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EP: 434 Health Update: Toxin Results & What You Need...

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2024/07/12

This week I’m sharing my health journey and update on some toxin testing I’ve been doing for better health. It’s been quite the journey, but one I’m happy to share about because I know I’m not the only one struggling from years of exposure to PFAS (or “forever chemical”). Unfortunately, our bodies don’t know what to do with these chemicals and the results can be devastating to our health. For more information and any links mentioned in this episode, visit https://melissaknorris.com/434. This podcast

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EP: 431 - Why Every Homestead Should Adopt These...

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2024/05/31

In the realm of sustainable farming practices, regenerative agriculture has really come to the forefront of our attention. It provides hope with a holistic approach to land stewardship that goes beyond mere sustainability to actively restore and regenerate ecosystems. But what exactly is regenerative agriculture, and why does it matter? Join me with Noble Research Institutes Jim Johnson as he shares regenerative agriculture practices to improve our soil, ecosystem and, ultimately, our planet. For

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