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
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Happy Halloween 2018: Memories and Stories
November 1st, 2018 | 40 mins
community, halloween, haunted house, memories, neighbors, pumpkins, stories
Happy Halloween 2018! For the 115th episode of the Small Scale Life Podcast, I am going to talk about some favorite memories from years gone by and give some tips to creating a cool Halloween scene or haunted house.
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Overcoming October Blues
October 17th, 2018 | 50 mins 22 secs
healthy lifestyle, healthy living, intentional living, mindset, simple lifestyle, simple living
In this podcast, I talk about my October doldrums, how I spent the week recuperating and retooling on a number of fronts and overcoming October blues.
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First Frost: End of My 2018 Garden Season
October 4th, 2018 | 30 mins 51 secs
compost, fall gardening, first frost, 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
The first frost can be a gardener's worst nightmare. Couple a 60-pound dog with the first frost, & you have the recipe for the end of my 2018 garden season!
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My Hell Week: Dealing with Deadlines and Obligations
September 27th, 2018 | 34 mins 42 secs
deadlines, dealing with deadlines and obligations, dealing with stress, my hell week, obligations, schedules, stress, travel, work
Last week I had my own version of Hell Week. Based on what I learned during Hell Week, here are some suggestions for dealing with projects and obligations.
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Midweek Motivation: Go Full Throttle!
September 13th, 2018 | 8 mins 21 secs
cocktail, go for it, go full throttle, midweek motivation, motivation, old fashioned, social
Midweek Motivation is a weekly episode featuring the wisdom and stories of host Tommy Cakes. In this episode, Tommy discusses Going Full Throttle on life, projects and major efforts. It is up to you: if you want to have success, you have to go full throttle!
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Starting Small Scale Life - The Intellectual Agrarian Podcast
September 13th, 2018 | 24 mins 18 secs
community, small scale life, small scale life podcast, terrance leyhew, the intellectual agrarian
Terrance Layhew & I discussed starting small scale life, gardening tips and ideas, how and why communities are important and so much more.
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Minnesota Traditions - Labor Day 2018
September 11th, 2018 | 42 mins 56 secs
building community, community, family, friends, healthy living, labor day 2018, making friends, minnesota traditions, neighbors, podcast, sacrifice, sacrifice for others, service to others, small scale life forum
I discuss two big Labor Day Minnesota Traditions: State Fair & Exodus to Lake Country. I also provide updates on my Weekend 3 Things & Operation Outreach
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Late August Garden Update 2018
August 28th, 2018 | 47 mins 20 secs
garden update, gardening, gutter gardens, herbs, raised beds, urban homestead, vegetables, vertical gardens
It has been a while since our last tour of the Small Scale Life Garden, so I figured it was time to post a Late August Garden Update and discuss my Fall Planting strategy.
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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