Small Scale Life Podcast
Learn, do grow and be a little better everyday!
About the show
From The Landing on the banks of the Willow River in Western Wisconsin, join host Tom as he discusses his adventures in homesteading and in Nature as he develops a sustainable wellness practice. We will build resilient mind, bodies, spirits and communities as we learn, do, grow and be a little better everyday!
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Episodes
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A Long Road Home - Giving Thanks
December 4th, 2019 | 24 mins 35 secs
building community-, gardening, homesteading
In this podcast, I am going to talk about my November travels, and then we are going to talk about the future of Small Scale Life. As a Life Alchemist, I am mixing together equal parts of my own content, content from people in our community, content I find interesting and some good old fashioned fun.
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Kombucha and Importance of Mentoring
November 4th, 2019 | 15 mins 35 secs
kombucha, simple living, small business
I took a great kombucha class on Saturday from a gentleman who's great tasting kombucha got me interested in making the drink back in late October 2018. Taking the class highlighted the need and importance of mentoring. I also talk about recent posts on Small Scale Life.
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10 Kitchen Thrifty Thursday Tips
October 30th, 2019 | 50 mins 47 secs
budget, debt free, financial freedom, financial freedom renew you
In this episode, I am going to discuss 10 Kitchen Thrifty Thursday Tips provided by our Small Scale Life Facebook members, and hopefully you can use some of these tips to take back control of your life and budget while saving some money in the process.
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It’s Your Life: Do Something Positive
October 24th, 2019 | 42 mins 46 secs
building community
Our time on this earth is limited. It’s your life; do something positive with it! I am going to talk about some people doing positive things in their community, and I am going to talk about a new project and direction for the Small Scale Gardening project.
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SSG: 6 Lessons Learned from the End of My Garden Season 2019
October 17th, 2019 | 22 mins 38 secs
diy, gardening, homesteading, how to
In this episode, I am going to talk about the 6 Lessons Learned from the End of My 2019 Garden Season, and hopefully you will pick up a thing or two that you can use in your own garden!
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SSG: Frost is Coming: How to Extend My Garden Season
October 13th, 2019 | 38 mins 6 secs
diy, gardening, how to
Frost is coming this weekend, and I don’t want the party to end. I am wondering how to extend my garden season?
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10 Tips to Successfully Plan and Host an Event
October 3rd, 2019 | 38 mins 17 secs
building community
In this podcast episode, I am going to tell a tale of those two events and give you 10 Tips for How to Successfully Plan and Host an Event.
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Happy Fall Equinox 2019!
September 24th, 2019 | 30 mins 16 secs
community building, inspiration, spirituality
In this episode, I discuss a great Fall Equinox weekend including: Danny and David's Toughest Mudder Race in Dallas, TX; exploring River Falls, WI; canning and preserving the harvest; and a special lantern lighting ceremony at Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis, MN.
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SSG: How to Grow 1 Million Meals with Drew Demler
September 10th, 2019 | 1 hr 6 mins
aquaponics, community building, gardening, homesteading, self-watering systems, urban farming
In this episode, I sit down with Drew Demler from Big Tex Urban Farms and discuss various aquaponic systems and mobile garden beds used to grow 1 million meals in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
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Back to School - Preparing for the Next Phase of Life
August 27th, 2019 | 24 mins 2 secs
goals, mindset, planning, preparedness
In this episode, I discuss sending our young adults back to school and preparing for the next phase of life. Some of our friends are sending their young adults off to college for the first time, and Julie and I have some advice for parents who are feeling that sense of loss. What do you do?
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Small Scale Gardening Podcast: Start with the Why
August 19th, 2019 | 15 mins 35 secs
gardening, homesteading, podcast, self-watering systems, wicking beds
In this episode, I am trying something new. This is the pilot episode of the new Small Scale Gardening Podcast. In this podcast, I am focusing on gardening and food preservation, which are my passions. As I learned from my good friend Greg Burns, I need to "Start with the Why" as I begin this effort.
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Finding Folk - July 2019
August 2nd, 2019 | 28 mins 37 secs
building community, family, finding folk, friends
July was a great month full of time spent with family and friends. We need to be part of our community and strengthening existing relationships while making new ones. It isn't always about the money; it's about building social capital!
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9 Steps to Creating Your First Budget
July 31st, 2019 | 52 mins 7 secs
budget, debt free, financial freedom, financial freedom renew you
In this podcast, Julie and I talk about How to Budget Your Way to Financial Freedom. We unpack the 9 Steps to Creating Your First Budget (with an additional bonus step at the end).
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How to Dream Big, Set Goals and Take Steps to Achieve Them
July 14th, 2019 | 27 mins 22 secs
budget, debt free, financial freedom, planning, vision
Do you have dreams and goals? Are you making progress towards achieving those goals? For some people, it is difficult to dream. Others have big plans and goals, but they do not execute and take steps towards making those dreams a future reality. In this podcast, Julie and I discuss How to Dream Big, Set Goals and Take Steps to Achieve Them.
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Last Runner Standing Ultramarathon
June 18th, 2019 | 34 mins 39 secs
health and fitness, mindset, renew you health and fitness
Last weekend, Julie, Savannah, the Old Trapper and I got to witness what happens when 110 souls put running up and then down a mountain that they put in their life on purpose. We witnessed these 110 runners competing in the Last Runner Standing Ultramarathon where these athletes truly began climbing mountains with mindset, heart and dedication!
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Leaving a Legacy - Tribute to Larry Hall
May 31st, 2019 | 17 mins 32 secs
building community, gardening, homesteading, leaving a legacy, rain gutter grow systems
Our friend, husband, father, grandfather and gardening innovator Larry Hall passed away and was laid to rest this week. It got me thinking: how are you leaving a legacy for future generations of friends, children and grandchildren?