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Small Scale Life Podcast

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

239 episodes of Small Scale Life Podcast since the first episode, which aired on January 2nd, 2016.

  • Midweek Motivation: Go Full Throttle!

    September 13th, 2018  |  8 mins 21 secs
    cocktail, go for it, go full throttle, midweek motivation, motivation, old fashioned, social

    Midweek Motivation is a weekly episode featuring the wisdom and stories of host Tommy Cakes. In this episode, Tommy discusses Going Full Throttle on life, projects and major efforts.  It is up to you: if you want to have success, you have to go full throttle!

  • Starting Small Scale Life - The Intellectual Agrarian Podcast

    September 13th, 2018  |  24 mins 18 secs
    community, small scale life, small scale life podcast, terrance leyhew, the intellectual agrarian

    Terrance Layhew & I discussed starting small scale life, gardening tips and ideas, how and why communities are important and so much more.

  • Minnesota Traditions - Labor Day 2018

    September 11th, 2018  |  42 mins 56 secs
    building community, community, family, friends, healthy living, labor day 2018, making friends, minnesota traditions, neighbors, podcast, sacrifice, sacrifice for others, service to others, small scale life forum

    I discuss two big Labor Day Minnesota Traditions: State Fair & Exodus to Lake Country. I also provide updates on my Weekend 3 Things & Operation Outreach

  • Late August Garden Update 2018

    August 28th, 2018  |  47 mins 20 secs
    garden update, gardening, gutter gardens, herbs, raised beds, urban homestead, vegetables, vertical gardens

    It has been a while since our last tour of the Small Scale Life Garden, so I figured it was time to post a Late August Garden Update and discuss my Fall Planting strategy.

  • Homesteading for Beginners: Definition of Homesteading - Part 2

    August 23rd, 2018  |  1 hr 3 mins
    community, definition of homesteading, edible landscape, frugal living, fruit trees, homestead, living simple, mentors, reduce debt, rural life, rural living, simple life, simple living, small scale life podcast, sustainable life, tradition, tribe, urban homestead

    Greg Burns Jay and I discuss the definition of homesteading, how to build experiences and how to cultivate people while building community.

  • My Weekend Three Things

    August 20th, 2018  |  58 mins 4 secs
    focus, goals, healthy lifestyle, live simply, mindset, productivity, simple living, small scale life podcast, triathlon, weekend three things, zac brown band

    In this episode of the Small Scale Life Podcast, I am discussing the new weekly post in the Small Scale Life Facebook Group called my "weekend three things."  I also include a summary of the Zac Brown Band Concert in Minneapolis, kicking off a home project and a Julie's first triathlon!  

  • Homesteading for Beginners: Start with Why - Part 1

    August 15th, 2018  |  1 hr 16 mins
    community, edible landscape, frugal living, fruit trees, homestead, homesteading for beginners, living simple, mentors, reduce debt, rural life, rural living, simple life, simple living, small scale life podcast, sustainable life, tradition, tribe, urban homestead

    Many of us dream of creating productive homesteads and breaking free of our urban or suburban existence.  Where do you start?  My friends Greg Burns and Jay return to the podcast and we discuss Homesteading for Beginners. Greg recommends we start our journey with a different question before we begin: why.

  • Importance of Building Community Around You

    August 11th, 2018  |  54 mins 37 secs
    building community, community, family, friends, healthy living, making friends, neighbors, podcast, sacrifice, sacrifice for others, service to others, small scale life forum

    In this episode, I am on the road and talking about building community.  Humans are social creatures, we are not meant to live in this world alone

  • Simply Canning – Safely and Confidently Preserving Your Harvest

    August 3rd, 2018  |  6 mins 50 secs
    canning, homesteading, preservation

    Canning is a method of saving that nutritious food for later seasons. So many people want to start canning but are stuck. Why not learn with us?

  • How to Prune Tomatoes to Improve Production and Plant Health

    August 2nd, 2018  |  30 mins 55 secs
    gardening, pruning tomatoes

    One way to increase your tomato production is by pruning tomatoes.  In this episode, I am going to discuss how to prune tomatoes to improve the health of your plants and to grow more tomatoes.  Buckle up, buttercup, because we are going to talk about aggressively pruning those plants!

  • Midweek Motivation: 3P's of Success

    July 26th, 2018  |  8 mins 29 secs
    3 p's of success, midweek motivation, performance, planning, preparation, purpose, success

    In this episode, Tommy discusses the 3 P’s to Success for projects and major efforts.  It is up to you: if you want to have success, you have to plan for it and perform.

  • Mid-July Garden Update - Welcome to SuperMax

    July 20th, 2018  |  48 mins 59 secs
    comfrey, gardening, herbs, mid-july garden update, raised beds, rhubarb, urban homestead, vegetables, vertical gardens

    There is a lot to see in this Mid-July Garden Update including the main garden, new fence, vertical garden, patio herb garden, & perennial plants

  • On the Road: Exploring Tomah, Wisconsin

    June 28th, 2018  |  23 mins 16 secs
    adventure, backroads, barn, bees, breweries, cranberries, crops, explore, farm, fields, food, homestead, hops, mainstreet, rail, railroad, rural, rurallife, silo, simple life, simple living, small scale life, smalltown, sunrise, sunset, tracks, trains, wineries

    This podcast is focused on my observations and thoughts as I explored in the areas around Tomah, Wisconsin. Of course, I talked about buying our home in Minneapolis and about the future as well.

  • How to Build Vertical Garden Planters

    June 26th, 2018  |  30 mins 26 secs
    common garden pests, compost, garden, grow what you eat, gutter garden, homestead, how to build a vertical garden on fences, rain gutter grow systems, raised beds, seedlings, seeds, soils, square foot gardening, trellis, urban gardening, urban homestead, vertical gardening, wicking beds

    I discuss what is a vertical garden, benefits and challenges, materials needed, and a step-by-step guide for building vertical garden planters on fences

  • Garden Update: Under Siege from Pests

    June 20th, 2018  |  44 mins 41 secs
    common garden pests, compost, garden, grow what you eat, gutter garden, homestead, rain gutter grow systems, raised beds, seedlings, seeds, soils, square foot gardening, trellis, urban gardening, urban homestead, vertical gardening, wicking beds

    In this episode, it is time for another Garden Update, and while our gardens might be growing, our plants are under siege from pests of all shapes and sizes. I want to give you a head’s up about those pest before too many of you lose productive plants.

  • Midweek Motivation: Life on the Road

    June 15th, 2018  |  4 mins 30 secs
    adjusting to life on the road, focus, goals, healthy living, life on the road, live simply, midweek motivation, mindset, protecting time, simple life, simple living, small scale life podcast, to do list

    Tommy is on the road in Central Wisconsin in cranberry bogs.  In this episode, Tommy discusses his life on the road and how he is trying to adjust.