The Girly Homesteader Podcast: NOT the Typical Homestead Show (Gardening/Seasonal Living/Chickens)

We've had great success keeping our chicken water from freezing solid even in single digit temperatures! In this episode you'll learn about our current set up and how it will be a better choice than a typical chicken water fountain during summer months too. We switched to poultry nipples to make our lives easier but also to improve the health of our chickens. Good chicken keeping starts with making things as easy on yourself as you can, that way even if conditions are nasty, you'll know that your

Happy February! Today's episode of the podcast talks about our updated garden plans, which includes dipping our toes into raised bed gardening. I'll be sharing my thoughts behind our decisions to try this, including our current garden methods, our current struggles with what we've done, why we didn't want to try a greenhouse and how we finally came to the conclusion to mix raised beds in with our original plans. I also share some updates around our homestead and mention quite a few products that we

This episode is the first of a monthly series that shares some of my current favorite things with you. These things can range from recipes and methods to actual products, both in the homesteading and beauty realms. January's favorites and links: OIL CLEANSING Apricot kernel oil "baby" wash cloths BEAUTYCOUNTER SUPREME CREAM shop here request Beautycounter samples here (US only) BOARD BUTTER 1 part beeswax 3 parts oil of choice (avocado, mineral or fractionated coconut) TEA OF GOOD TIDINGS shop

This episode of the podcast is all aboutprocessing deer on your own. Although it is an intimidating process,my husband and I have been doing it for 5 years now and have learned quite a bit along the way. In this episode I talk about why you'd want to process a deer on your own anyway, meat quality, meat processing tools, how to figure out what cuts of meat you'd like, a general step by step process, tips to reduce the "gamey" taste of meat, how to get the best tasting ground venison (that tastes

Hello and welcome to the very first episode of The Girly Homesteader Podcast! My name is Laura and I live on 7 acres in Xenia Ohio with my husband, 10 chickens and 2 beehives. This episode is an introduction of myself and our homestead to you, along with our goals for this year. I definitely did not grow up as a country girl, but I love the life I live now. I do not consider myself an expert in any way, so the first season and first year of this podcast will be documenting our transition into "true"