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Small Scale Life Podcast

Learn, do grow and be a little better everyday!

About the show

Welcome to The Small Scale Life Podcast! The Small Scale Life Podcast is focused on gardening; homesteading/DIY projects; wellness; financial freedom and minimalism; and connecting to nature. The podcast focuses on providing real-life stories and experiences from the hosts and guests, often encouraging listeners to take small, practical steps toward self-reliance and sustainability.

Learn, do, grow, and be a little better everyday! That, my friends, is a good thing (and where the magic is)!

You can find more about Small Scale Life at our website https://smallscalelife.com.

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Episodes

  • Midweek Motivation: Be Ready Player One

    April 5th, 2018  |  5 mins 2 secs
    4 tips to keep going; fun to done, completing goals, completing projects, goals, healthy lifestyle, how to complete goals; be ready, keep going, life lessons, midweek motivation, mindset, new years resolutions, small scale life podcast

    Here is a question for you to ponder: would you be ready to drop everything and go if opportunity knocks?  If you are, you might have an opportunity of a lifetime.  This episode is all about the lessons learned from a local accountant turned Superman for the Chicago Blackhawks.

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    How to Declutter to Make a Simple and Intentional Life

    April 4th, 2018  |  1 hr 2 mins
    debt free, declutter, giving, goals, intentional living, living simple, mindset, minimalism, reduce debt, simple life, simple living, small scale life podcast, sustainable living

    in this episode, we are coming back to discuss one of the 5 steps in more detail.  We are going to discuss How to Declutter to make a Simple and Intentional Life,

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    Grow Lights for Indoor Plants

    April 2nd, 2018  |  25 mins 34 secs
    compost, do it yourself, garden, grow lights for indoor plants. grow lights, grow what you eat, homestead, how to, how to start seeds indoors for spring gardens, rain gutter grow systems, raised beds, seedlings, seeds, soils, square foot gardening, trellis, urban gardening, vertical gardening, wicking beds

    In this podcast, I will discuss grow lights and my inexpensive grow light stand made out of scrap wood and extra materials. At the same time, I will discuss leggy seedlings and how to solve that problem.

  • Start Seeds Indoors for Spring Gardens

    March 26th, 2018  |  34 mins 54 secs
    compost, do it yourself, garden, grow what you eat, homestead, how to, how to start seeds indoors for spring gardens, rain gutter grow systems, raised beds, seedlings, seeds, soils, square foot gardening, trellis, urban gardening, vertical gardening, wicking beds

    Welcome to Spring 2018! It is time to plant seeds and grow some seedlings!  In this post and episode of the Small Scale Life Podcast, I am going to set up an indoor gardening area and start seeds indoors for spring gardens.

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    Midweek Motivation: Sacrifice for Others

    March 22nd, 2018  |  12 mins 9 secs
    community, family, friends, healthy living, making friends, marines, midweek motivation, neighbors, podcast, sacrifice, sacrifice for others, service, service to others

    What does real sacrifice look like? Two Marines who gave all in defense of their Band of Brothers in Iraq in 2008 show us what real sacrifice is, even in this modern era. While you might not make the ultimate sacrifice for others, what can you do to help your family, neighbors and community around you?

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    Midweek Motivation: Fun to Done - S3E15

    March 16th, 2018  |  13 mins 9 secs
    4 tips to keep going; fun to done, completing goals, completing projects, done, goals, healthy lifestyle, how to complete goals, keep going, life lessons, midweek motivation, mindset, new years resolutions, small scale life podcast

    This episode is all about adding fun to get stuff done (fun to done).  Many of us set goals and resolutions, only to fall apart or abandon them on Day 2.  Why is that? Tommy Cakes recommends adding fun to done to complete projects and keep moving forward.

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    5 Steps to Developing a Simple and Intentional Life

    March 6th, 2018  |  1 hr 15 mins
    debt free, declutter, giving, goals, intentional living, mindset, minimalism, reduce debt, simple life, simple living, small scale life podcast, sustainable living

    My guest and I are going to talk about going from high paying, fast-paced lifestyles to slower-paced, more simple lives with less stuff.  How does one achieve that? Where does one begin?  In this episode, we are going to discuss the 5 Steps to Developing a Simple and Intentional Life.

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    Midweek Motivation - 4 Tips to Keep Going

    March 1st, 2018  |  7 mins 30 secs
    4 tips to keep going, goals, healthy lifestyle, keep going, life lessons, midweek motivation, mindset, new years resolutions, small scale life podcast

    How many of you set your New Year’s Resolutions and gave it up already?  You need to keep going.  Results are not guaranteed, but you will be better off in the long run for trying.

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    Reviewing Top Seed Sources for Your Garden - S3E12

    February 23rd, 2018  |  35 mins 51 secs
    compost, garden, grow what you eat, homestead, rain gutter grow systems, raised beds, reviewing top seed sources for your garden, saving seeds, seedlings, seeds, soils, square foot gardening, trellis, urban gardening, vertical gardening, wicking beds

    Now that you have developed your Garden Plan, it is time to gather seeds! This can be confusing and overwhelming. In this post and episode, I am reviewing top seed sources for your 2018 garden.

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    Midweek Motivation: The Greatest Showman - Friends, Creativity and Drive

    February 21st, 2018  |  8 mins 2 secs
    adventure, creativity, drive, friends, healthy living, midweek motivation, podcast, pt barnum, the greatest showman

    This episode is all about the lessons learned from the life of PT Barnum and the movie “The Greatest Showman.” There are some great lessons learned about friends, creativity and unstoppable drive from the life of PT Barnum, and Tommy Cakes tells you some of those lessons in his own unique way.

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    Four Lessons Learned from Starting Seeds – S3E10

    February 19th, 2018  |  33 mins 6 secs
    compost, garden, grow what you eat, homestead, lessons learned from starting seeds, rain gutter grow systems, raised beds, seedlings, seeds, soils, square foot gardening, starting seeds, trellis, urban gardening, urban homestead, vertical gardening, wicking beds

    In this episode of the Small Scale Life Podcast, I am going to discuss Four Lessons Learned from Starting Seeds in my basement last year.

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    Midweek Motivation: Super Bowl Spectacular - S3E9

    February 8th, 2018  |  16 mins 46 secs
    authenticity, healthy living, midweek motivation, mindset, new england patriots, philadelphia eagles, simple life, small scale life podcast, st. paul winter carnival, super bowl, tom brady, winter carnival

    This episode is all about the Super Bowl Spectacular that was held here in Minnesota. Did you watch the Super Bowl? Here are some thoughts and observations from Tommy Cakes.

  • How To Develop A 2018 Garden Plan - S3E8

    February 6th, 2018  |  34 mins 27 secs
    compost, garden, grow what you eat, 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, I am going to discuss 2018 Garden Plan: what I am going to grow and how I am going to grow it.  I am making some adjustments to my planting strategy, and while I am not going to grow commercially, I am adopting some urban farming concepts and principles to make my garden very productive in 2018. 

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    Midweek Motivation: Overcoming Dread - S3E7

    February 1st, 2018  |  8 mins 52 secs
    dread, goals, healthy living, midweek motivation, mindset, overcoming dread, small scale life podcast

    This episode is focused on overcoming dread. Are you spending all your time and energy worrying about something?  Are you afraid to tackle tasks?  Perhaps you need to change your perspective and mindset, and Tommy Cakes is here to help overcome your dread.

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    Midweek Motivation: Preparedness

    January 25th, 2018  |  7 mins 1 sec
    frugal living, homestead, midweek motivation, prepared, preparedness, prepping, rural life, rural living, small scale life podcast, sustainable life

    This episode is focused on preparedness and the recent short-lived Government Shutdown. Do you prepare for life's disasters?

  • BellCast: Winter Urban Farming Blues

    January 21st, 2018  |  1 hr 26 mins
    bellcast, friends, garden, gardening, instagram, mindset, podcast, small business, small scale life podcast, tribal, tribalism, urban farm, urban farming, urban homestead

    Michael and I discuss urban farming in cold weather and high winds, and we will discuss the effect on his crops and his plan moving forward.  We discuss some future projects and building soil using Regenerative Agriculture techniques discussed in a recent seminar by Gabe Brown.  We also discuss the NFL games last weekend including the Minneapolis Miracle.