Small Scale Life Podcast

Cooking Turkey and Making Soup - S2E31

December 6th, 2017  |  27 mins

cooking turkey, making turkey noodle soup, podcast, quartering a turkey, recipes, thanksgiving

I discuss cooking a turkey using the tips discussed in Episode 29 and also talk about making turkey noodle soup with the leftover carcass and meat. 

Regenerative Agriculture with Doneil Freeman - S2E30

November 30th, 2017  |  58 mins 48 secs

regenerative agriculture; homesteading; permaculture; bees; beekeeping; small business; csa; market gardening; podcast;

In this podcast, we discuss attending Hogtoberfest, beekeeping, starting and running a CSA program, and regenerative agriculture including rebuilding soils. 

Thanksgiving Cooking Tips and Failures - S2E29

November 24th, 2017  |  36 mins 17 secs

cooking tips, failures, podcast, recipes, thanksgiving

Congratulations, Jay and Andrea! - S2E27

November 10th, 2017  |  5 mins 9 secs

adventure, family, goals, homestead, life lessons, mindset, tribe

As we celebrate Jay and Andrea's marriage, I decided to go beyond simple congratulations and provide them some advice from 24 years of marriage

Healthy Lifestyle Update: Good, Bad and Ugly - S2E28

November 9th, 2017  |  40 mins 13 secs

accountability, accountability podcast, accountable, active lifestyle, camping, cycling, diet, diet plan, discipline, elliptical trainer, fitness, healthy lifestyle podcast, healthy lifestyle progress report, hiking, kayak, kayaking, kettlebells, kevin geary, meditation, mindset, muscle, planning, podcast, rebooted body, restarting, salad, spin class, state park, swimming, tribe, weekly plan, weightlifting, workout plan

In this episode, I provide a Healthy Lifestyle Update focusing on the good, the bad & the ugly in regards to my journey towards improving health & fitness

7 Steps to Winterize Your Garden - S2E26

October 28th, 2017  |  28 mins 44 secs

cucumbers, garden, peppers, pests and blight, podcast, seedlings, square foot gardening, tomatoes, urban gardening, winterize, winterize your garden

In this episode of the Small Scale Life Podcast, I am going to discuss 7 Steps to Winterize your Garden, tools and other gardening gear for winter. 

Healthy Lifestyle Advice with Michael Bell - S2E25

October 17th, 2017  |  40 mins 17 secs

In this episode, body builder Michael Bell provides advice about how to start on your journey for developing a healthy lifestyle

Urban Farming in Dallas with Michael Bell - S2E24

October 6th, 2017  |  1 hr 15 mins

do it yourself, frugal living, gardening, homesteading, life lessons, mindset, permaculture, sustainable life, tribe, urban farming. market gardening

In this episode, I am interviewing a husband, dad, teacher, body builder, trainer, and urban farmer named Michael Bell. Let's talk urban farming!

Fall Garden Update: Pest Patrol - S2E23

October 4th, 2017  |  26 mins 29 secs

In this Fall Garden Update, I discuss how the seedlings are doing and also talk about two specific garden pests plaguing the garden: rabbits and slugs!

Healthy Lifestyle Progress Report - S2E22

September 28th, 2017  |  33 mins 33 secs

accountability podcast, biking, eating real food, fitness, fitness challenge, health, kayaking, lifestyle, sleep, walking, walking challenge; podcast, weight lifting, working out

I will be summarizing my work and progress, celebrating the wins and adjusting the plan to address the failures. I am not striving for perfection. 

Fall Garden Update - S2E21

September 21st, 2017  |  27 mins 16 secs

do it yourself, frugal living, gardening, homesteading, life lessons, mindset, permaculture, rural property, sustainable life, tribe

Fall is about to begin, & it is time for a Fall Garden Update. My fall seedlings are ready to be planted, & the other veggies are herbs are still growing!

Planning a Healthy Lifestyle - S2E20

September 14th, 2017  |  37 mins 13 secs

I published the last Healthy Lifestyle Podcast in March of 2017. I am bringing it back to discuss planning a healthy lifestyle by focusing on four key areas.

Michael Jordan: Building a Billion Dollar Business - S2E19

September 1st, 2017  |  1 hr 15 mins

beekeeping, bees, jack spirko, mead, michael jordan, permaculture, small business, the survival podcast

I recently had Michael Jordan from A Bee Friendly Company on Small Scale Life to discuss the various small business opportunities with beekeeping. These principles can be used in other small business ideas.

Michael Jordan: Beekeeping Questions and Answers - S2E18

August 9th, 2017  |  51 mins 56 secs

In this episode of the podcast, Michael Jordan from A Bee Friendly Company in Wyoming answers beekeeping questions from the Small Scale Life audience.

Gratitude for Small Victories - S2E17

August 2nd, 2017  |  45 mins 4 secs

do it yourself, frugal living, gardening, homesteading, life lessons, mindset, permaculture, rural property, sustainable life, tribe

In today's episode of Small Scale Life, I discuss all the work we have been doing in July and express gratitude for a number small victories

Michael Jordan's Beekeeping Jouney - S2E16

June 30th, 2017  |  1 hr 1 min

beekeeping, bees, jack spirko, mead, michael jordan, permaculture, small business, the survival podcast

In Season 2, Episode 16 of the Small Scale Life Podcast, I got to interview THE Michael Jordan. Not the MVP basketball player, but a MVP of beekeeping and award-winning mead maker.  Michael is a husband, father, teacher, bee whisperer and entrepreneur. In this podcast, we are going to focus on Michael’s journey into beekeeping and mead-making, and we will also begin discussing the facets of a beekeeping business.