Small Scale Life Podcast
Learn, do grow and be a little better everyday!
About the show
Welcome to The Small Scale Life Podcast, your weekly journey to connect with Nature and Community.
Join us as we explore Homesteading, Wellness, and the bonds that bring us together. Your host, Tom, believes that every individual and every place has a unique story waiting to be discovered and uncovered. Together, we’ll embark on an adventure to discover the road less traveled, forging new paths and connections along this journey called Small Scale Life.
Plant Deep Roots and Craft Your Own Small Scale Life. The Location and the Path are entirely yours to choose.
Every day is an opportunity to learn, grow, and become a little better.
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
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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
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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?
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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!
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Homesteading in Ohio with Daniel Bokros
June 14th, 2018 | 1 hr 8 mins
bees, chickens, community, cows, frugal living, homestead, homesteading in ohio, livestock, pigs, reduce debt, rural life, rural living, simple life, simple living, small scale life podcast, sustainable life, tribe
A while back, I had a great conversation about Homesteading in Ohio with Daniel Bokros. Daniel is one of the Ohio Get Stuff Done Crew, and he has his own homestead called the Red Dog Ranch. In this podcast, we discuss his journey from the Marine Corps to the homestead in the Ohio countryside, and what Daniel and his wife Christie are doing to earn money from their homestead.
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Urban Farming Advice with Hebert and Bell
June 7th, 2018 | 1 hr 12 mins
bellcast, dallas half acre farm, interview, market garden, michael bell, podcast; profitable urban farming; urban farming advice; urban farming best practices; scott hebert; flavourful farms, small business, small scale life podcast, urban farm, urban farming
Michael Bell and Scott Hebert return to Small Scale Life to discuss urban farming advice and best practices. Topics including selecting seeds/plants, watering crops, harvesting product, successfully marketing products and potentially expanding their operations.
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Midweek Motivation: Feeling Overwhelmed
June 1st, 2018 | 6 mins 12 secs
feeling overwhelmed, focus, goals, healthy living, live simply, midweek motivation, mindset, simple life, simple living, small scale life podcast, to do list
Midweek Motivation is a weekly episode featuring the wisdom and stories of host Tommy Cakes. This week, Tommy is back and broadcasting outside a lounge somewhere in the Minneapolis, Minnesota. In this episode, Tommy discusses feeling overwhelmed and how to eat an elephant.
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Midweek Motivation - Stop Distractions: Focus!
May 23rd, 2018 | 6 mins 45 secs
focus, goals, healthy living, live simply, midweek motivation, mindset, simple living, small scale life podcast, stop distractions
This week, Tommy is on the road and is broadcasting from somewhere near the Front Range in Colorado. In this episode, Tommy discusses how you should always stop distractions and focus on the people and places around you.