Small Scale Life Podcast
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Displaying Episode 1 - 10 of 13 in total of Small Scale Life Podcast with the tag “community”.
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The Slow Down Season
December 8th, 2025 | 1 hr 4 mins
community, gardening, gratitude, homesteading, how to start a gratitude practice, journaling, river life, wellness
In today’s episode, The Slow Down Season, we explore how nature invites us to pause, reset, and realign our lives as we enter the quieter, colder months. This is the perfect episode for anyone feeling overwhelmed, stretched thin, or craving a more intentional, peaceful pace.
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Gathering Around the Hearth: The Gratitude We Grow
November 30th, 2025 | 48 mins 25 secs
community, gardening, gratitude, homesteading, how to start a gratitude practice, journaling, river life, wellness
In this special Thanksgiving episode of the Small Scale Life Podcast, we gather around the hearth — the ancient symbol of warmth, nourishment, and connection — to explore gratitude, community, and the lessons we learn from the changing seasons.
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The Great Wheel Turns Forward
November 5th, 2025 | 55 mins 42 secs
community, gardening, homesteading, river life, wellness
Tommy Cakes returns to restart the Small Scale Life Podcast! Tommy discusses what they have been up to since March: starting a new business (Tommy Cakes (Bird) Seed LLC), gardening, improving the shoreline, feeding the birds, taking some shorter trips, connecting with neighbors and dealing with the Government Shutdown.
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Happy Thanksgiving 2018!
November 21st, 2018 | 18 mins 35 secs
community, family, friends, happy thanksgiving, recipes, tribe
Happy Thanksgiving, all! I wanted to record a quick podcast to say thank you for being there and being part of our Small Scale Life Family. We wouldn't be here without you, and we hope you enjoy this holiday with others.
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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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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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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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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