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    <description>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.</description>
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  <title>Thank You for 20,000 Downloads!</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;What a GREAT weekend!&amp;nbsp; We are really excited and are celebrating here in Minnesota.&amp;nbsp; Of course, most of the people are celebrating the Minneapolis Miracle where the Vikings vanquished the New Orleans Saints and are heading to the NFC Championships. As a life-long Packer fan, I could grumble, but I won't.&amp;nbsp; It isn't the real reason we are celebrating.&amp;nbsp; The real reason we are celebrating is that we have achieved another great milestone here at Small Scale Life.&amp;nbsp; As announced in the Small Scale Life Facebook Group this weekend, we are celebrating because we hit another 10,000 downloads of the Small Scale Life Podcast!&amp;nbsp; That is pretty exciting news, and we wanted to say thank you for hitting 20,000 downloads since starting this podcast a couple years ago.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I know some of you are new to our podcast, blog and social media platforms.&amp;nbsp; In case you are new, Small Scale Life is all about living simply by focusing on:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Growing,&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Exploring and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Living healthy.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;That is pretty general, and we typically focus on:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Gardening,&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Healthy living, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Having adventures along the way&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We are thrilled you are here and listening to our show or reading our blog.&amp;nbsp; That means a lot to us, and frankly we wouldn’t do this if you weren’t part of our Small Scale Life. Thank you!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Learning, Doing and Growing in 2017&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I really didn’t know what to expect when&amp;nbsp;blog in November 2015 and I started this podcast in January 2016, and I am truly grateful and blessed that you are spending your time with my guests and me on the podcast, on the blog, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest,&amp;nbsp;Gab and YouTube.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This has been a learning process.&amp;nbsp; We are, in fact, learning, doing and growing in real time, before your eyes.&amp;nbsp; What do I mean by that? Well, let’s look at the numbers from Wordpress for Small Scale Life and compare 2016 to 2017:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2016&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;6,590 views&lt;br&gt;
3,389 visitors&lt;br&gt;
75 published posts&lt;br&gt;
30 podcasts&lt;br&gt;
5,000 downloads&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2017&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;10,922 views&lt;br&gt;
6,862 visitors&lt;br&gt;
53 published posts&lt;br&gt;
35 podcasts&lt;br&gt;
15,000 downloads&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;By listening and engaging with us each week, you are pushing me to improve my processes and the quality of the blog, podcast and social media platforms.&amp;nbsp; This is not an easy job, so I am calling in some support to help in this effort.&amp;nbsp; I will provide more detail about that in the next post!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Putting It All Together&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Thank you again for your time and your attention in previous years. I am looking forward to 2018!&amp;nbsp; We are going to focus on developing our urban homesteads and farms, small businesses, tribes, and healthy lifestyles.&amp;nbsp; At the same time, we will continue to seek and find adventures, where ever they take us.&amp;nbsp; We should have a lot of fun together and hopefully bring some great content to you.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;My call to action for this post and podcast is to connect with us.&amp;nbsp; Become part of the Small Scale Life story.&amp;nbsp; Engage with us and share you comments with us.&amp;nbsp; Ask questions and let us know you are out there.&amp;nbsp; If you are inspired to try gardening, urban farming, getting healthy or taking the road less traveled, let us know!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I am but a humble pirate. The wind is blowing at our backs, and the tide is rising.&amp;nbsp; There are empires to plunder and rum to drink.&amp;nbsp; Hoist the sails; man the mizzen mast!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Bring me that horizon, yo ho!&lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>What a GREAT weekend!&nbsp; We are really excited and are celebrating here in Minnesota.&nbsp; Of course, most of the people are celebrating the Minneapolis Miracle where the Vikings vanquished the New Orleans Saints and are heading to the NFC Championships. As a life-long Packer fan, I could grumble, but I won't.&nbsp; It isn't the real reason we are celebrating.&nbsp; The real reason we are celebrating is that we have achieved another great milestone here at Small Scale Life.&nbsp; As announced in the Small Scale Life Facebook Group this weekend, we are celebrating because we hit another 10,000 downloads of the Small Scale Life Podcast!&nbsp; That is pretty exciting news, and we wanted to say thank you for hitting 20,000 downloads since starting this podcast a couple years ago.</p>

<p>I know some of you are new to our podcast, blog and social media platforms.&nbsp; In case you are new, Small Scale Life is all about living simply by focusing on:</p>

<ul>
<li>Growing,</li>
<li>Exploring and</li>
<li>Living healthy.</li>
</ul>

<p>That is pretty general, and we typically focus on:</p>

<ul>
<li>Gardening,</li>
<li>Healthy living, and</li>
<li>Having adventures along the way</li>
</ul>

<p>We are thrilled you are here and listening to our show or reading our blog.&nbsp; That means a lot to us, and frankly we wouldn’t do this if you weren’t part of our Small Scale Life. Thank you!</p>

<h3>Learning, Doing and Growing in 2017</h3>

<p>I really didn’t know what to expect when&nbsp;blog in November 2015 and I started this podcast in January 2016, and I am truly grateful and blessed that you are spending your time with my guests and me on the podcast, on the blog, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest,&nbsp;Gab and YouTube.</p>

<p>This has been a learning process.&nbsp; We are, in fact, learning, doing and growing in real time, before your eyes.&nbsp; What do I mean by that? Well, let’s look at the numbers from Wordpress for Small Scale Life and compare 2016 to 2017:</p>

<p><strong>2016</strong></p>

<p>6,590 views<br>
3,389 visitors<br>
75 published posts<br>
30 podcasts<br>
5,000 downloads</p>

<p><strong>2017</strong></p>

<p>10,922 views<br>
6,862 visitors<br>
53 published posts<br>
35 podcasts<br>
15,000 downloads</p>

<p>By listening and engaging with us each week, you are pushing me to improve my processes and the quality of the blog, podcast and social media platforms.&nbsp; This is not an easy job, so I am calling in some support to help in this effort.&nbsp; I will provide more detail about that in the next post!</p>

<h3>Putting It All Together</h3>

<p>Thank you again for your time and your attention in previous years. I am looking forward to 2018!&nbsp; We are going to focus on developing our urban homesteads and farms, small businesses, tribes, and healthy lifestyles.&nbsp; At the same time, we will continue to seek and find adventures, where ever they take us.&nbsp; We should have a lot of fun together and hopefully bring some great content to you.</p>

<p>My call to action for this post and podcast is to connect with us.&nbsp; Become part of the Small Scale Life story.&nbsp; Engage with us and share you comments with us.&nbsp; Ask questions and let us know you are out there.&nbsp; If you are inspired to try gardening, urban farming, getting healthy or taking the road less traveled, let us know!</p>

<p>I am but a humble pirate. The wind is blowing at our backs, and the tide is rising.&nbsp; There are empires to plunder and rum to drink.&nbsp; Hoist the sails; man the mizzen mast!</p>

<p>Bring me that horizon, yo ho!</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>What a GREAT weekend!&nbsp; We are really excited and are celebrating here in Minnesota.&nbsp; Of course, most of the people are celebrating the Minneapolis Miracle where the Vikings vanquished the New Orleans Saints and are heading to the NFC Championships. As a life-long Packer fan, I could grumble, but I won't.&nbsp; It isn't the real reason we are celebrating.&nbsp; The real reason we are celebrating is that we have achieved another great milestone here at Small Scale Life.&nbsp; As announced in the Small Scale Life Facebook Group this weekend, we are celebrating because we hit another 10,000 downloads of the Small Scale Life Podcast!&nbsp; That is pretty exciting news, and we wanted to say thank you for hitting 20,000 downloads since starting this podcast a couple years ago.</p>

<p>I know some of you are new to our podcast, blog and social media platforms.&nbsp; In case you are new, Small Scale Life is all about living simply by focusing on:</p>

<ul>
<li>Growing,</li>
<li>Exploring and</li>
<li>Living healthy.</li>
</ul>

<p>That is pretty general, and we typically focus on:</p>

<ul>
<li>Gardening,</li>
<li>Healthy living, and</li>
<li>Having adventures along the way</li>
</ul>

<p>We are thrilled you are here and listening to our show or reading our blog.&nbsp; That means a lot to us, and frankly we wouldn’t do this if you weren’t part of our Small Scale Life. Thank you!</p>

<h3>Learning, Doing and Growing in 2017</h3>

<p>I really didn’t know what to expect when&nbsp;blog in November 2015 and I started this podcast in January 2016, and I am truly grateful and blessed that you are spending your time with my guests and me on the podcast, on the blog, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest,&nbsp;Gab and YouTube.</p>

<p>This has been a learning process.&nbsp; We are, in fact, learning, doing and growing in real time, before your eyes.&nbsp; What do I mean by that? Well, let’s look at the numbers from Wordpress for Small Scale Life and compare 2016 to 2017:</p>

<p><strong>2016</strong></p>

<p>6,590 views<br>
3,389 visitors<br>
75 published posts<br>
30 podcasts<br>
5,000 downloads</p>

<p><strong>2017</strong></p>

<p>10,922 views<br>
6,862 visitors<br>
53 published posts<br>
35 podcasts<br>
15,000 downloads</p>

<p>By listening and engaging with us each week, you are pushing me to improve my processes and the quality of the blog, podcast and social media platforms.&nbsp; This is not an easy job, so I am calling in some support to help in this effort.&nbsp; I will provide more detail about that in the next post!</p>

<h3>Putting It All Together</h3>

<p>Thank you again for your time and your attention in previous years. I am looking forward to 2018!&nbsp; We are going to focus on developing our urban homesteads and farms, small businesses, tribes, and healthy lifestyles.&nbsp; At the same time, we will continue to seek and find adventures, where ever they take us.&nbsp; We should have a lot of fun together and hopefully bring some great content to you.</p>

<p>My call to action for this post and podcast is to connect with us.&nbsp; Become part of the Small Scale Life story.&nbsp; Engage with us and share you comments with us.&nbsp; Ask questions and let us know you are out there.&nbsp; If you are inspired to try gardening, urban farming, getting healthy or taking the road less traveled, let us know!</p>

<p>I am but a humble pirate. The wind is blowing at our backs, and the tide is rising.&nbsp; There are empires to plunder and rum to drink.&nbsp; Hoist the sails; man the mizzen mast!</p>

<p>Bring me that horizon, yo ho!</p>]]>
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