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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 - Keep Your Eye on Target

    January 18th, 2018  |  3 mins 16 secs

    Midweek Motivation is a new weekly episode featuring the wisdom and stories of host Tommy Cakes. This episode is focused on the big lesson learned from the Viking's Minneapolis Miracle in their game against the Saints.

  • Thank You for 20,000 Downloads!

    January 16th, 2018  |  7 mins 51 secs
    about, adventure, blog, gardening, healthy lifestyle, podcast

    We wanted to say thank you for hitting 20,000 downloads since starting this podcast a couple years ago! As we kick off 2018, it is great to take a brief look at how 2017 compared to 2016.

  • Stoic Farming and Tribalism with Scott Hebert

    January 9th, 2018  |  1 hr 19 mins
    beard, friends, garden, gardening, healthy living, mindset, small business, stoic, stoic mettle podcast, tribal, tribalism, urban farm, urban farming, urban homestead, vlog

    In this podcast, we discuss a number of topics including farming, stoicism, his podcast Stoic Mettle, launching his Vlog, developing a tribe and growing and maintaining his beard.

  • Happy Birthday Small Scale Life

    January 4th, 2018  |  11 mins
    about, appreciation, happy birthday, podcast, small scale life podcast, thank you

    The purpose of this post is to thank you all for all the love and kind word's yesterday on my and Small Scale Life's birthdays.

  • Twas the Night Before Christmas

    December 24th, 2017  |  23 mins 15 secs
    carols, christmas tradition, family, friends, heritage, holiday, tradition

    We are establishing our own tradition on today’s episode of the Small Scale Life Podcast! For the second year in a row, I am reading “Twas the Night Before Christmas” for you and your family.

  • Our Five Christmas Traditions

    December 23rd, 2017  |  47 mins 43 secs
    carols, christmas tradition, family, friends, heritage, holiday, tradition

    As we ramp up for the holidays, family and friends gather together to celebrate the holidays. Out of ideas for something to do? How about trying one of our Five Christmas Traditions this year?

  • Doniel Freeman: Wicking Beds and Regenerative Dads

    December 11th, 2017  |  44 mins 15 secs
    do it yourself, garden, gardening, podcast, raised beds, regenerative agriculture, regenerative dads podcast, wicking beds

    In this episode, we discuss Doneil Freeman’s wicking beds and the Regenerative Dad’s podcast. This is launching a new wicking bed series on Small Scale Life.

  • Cooking Turkey and Making Soup

    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

    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

    November 24th, 2017  |  36 mins 17 secs
    cooking tips, failures, podcast, recipes, thanksgiving
  • Congratulations, Jay and Andrea!

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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!