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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

  • Healthy Lifestyle Progress Report

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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 Journey

    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. 

  • Becoming Debt Free

    June 29th, 2017  |  54 mins 29 secs
    budgeting, debt, debt free, frugal living, minimalism, sustainable living

    Today, we are going to discuss one topic that hangs around like a bad skunk smell: debt. We haven’t done a show completely focused on debt before, but it folds right in with our Frugal Living focus here at Small Scale Life.

    A lot of us have debt, and you might be wondering how to get rid of it. Julie and I have been working on our debt for a long time, and we took one big step closer to becoming debt free yesterday. It is REALLY exciting, so we are going to discuss that on Season 2, Episode 15 or the Small Scale Life Podcast!

  • The Land of 10000 Downloads

    June 16th, 2017  |  53 mins 46 secs
    camping, downloads, podcast, trout stream

    The Land of 10000 Downloads – S2E14   Is the world on fire right now?  It seems like everything is coming apart at the seams.  After a busy couple weeks, I was feeling pretty down...

  • What is Square Foot Gardening?

    June 8th, 2017  |  38 mins 5 secs

    What is Square Foot Gardening? S2E13 Do you remember the days of old when your parents or grandparents had a garden in the backyard?  Do you remember how the weeds used to pop up and...

  • Moving Forward in Difficult Times with Todd Ehrhardt

    May 31st, 2017  |  1 hr 19 mins

    Moving Forward in Difficult Times with Todd Ehrhardt – S2E12 Have you ever felt like the odds are stacked against you?  Have you ever felt like the challenges and obstacles were too great for you...

  • Growing Grass, Not Food

    May 19th, 2017  |  33 mins 58 secs

    Growing Grass, Not Food – S2E11 “Life moves pretty fast; if you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you might miss it!” The opening monologue in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off could not...

  • Travis Swanson’s Bee 52 Honey

    May 8th, 2017  |  59 mins 25 secs

    Travis Swanson’s Bee 52 Honey – S2E10 Time to focus on the bee, a gardener’s best friend!  I know many of you have been wanting to hear this one, so it is long overdue!  Recently,...

  • Mr Tactical: Practical to Tactical Skills

    April 20th, 2017  |  1 hr 14 mins

    My friend Mr. Tactical is back on the Small Scale Life Podcast!  We discuss a yuuuuge armada of Practical to Tactical Skills and Topics ranging from Hawaiian...

  • Learning, Doing, Growing

    April 13th, 2017  |  22 mins 48 secs

    Learning, Doing, Growing – S2E8 April is off and running, and we are already approaching the middle of the month!  Last week was pretty busy, and I did not post a podcast.  However, I was...

  • Preventing Damping Off Disease

    March 29th, 2017  |  25 mins 43 secs

    Preventing Damping Off Disease – S2E7 There is nothing like the excitement of seeing your tender seedlings popping through the soil in your indoor garden area!  You immediately have visions of future harvest from these beautiful...