Small Scale Life Podcast
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Displaying Episode 11 - 18 of 18 in total of Small Scale Life Podcast with the tag “homestead”.
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Earth Day Tip: Teach Gardening
May 8th, 2018 | 35 mins 48 secs
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As part of Earth Day Week, I went to a local elementary school and presented about the three basic elements needed for gardening: light, water and soil. For those of you who want to make a difference in a student’s life while helping the planet, my Earth Day Tip is Teach Gardening.
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Grow Lights for Indoor Plants
April 2nd, 2018 | 25 mins 34 secs
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In this podcast, I will discuss grow lights and my inexpensive grow light stand made out of scrap wood and extra materials. At the same time, I will discuss leggy seedlings and how to solve that problem.
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Start Seeds Indoors for Spring Gardens
March 26th, 2018 | 34 mins 54 secs
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Welcome to Spring 2018! It is time to plant seeds and grow some seedlings! In this post and episode of the Small Scale Life Podcast, I am going to set up an indoor gardening area and start seeds indoors for spring gardens.
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Reviewing Top Seed Sources for Your Garden - S3E12
February 23rd, 2018 | 35 mins 51 secs
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Now that you have developed your Garden Plan, it is time to gather seeds! This can be confusing and overwhelming. In this post and episode, I am reviewing top seed sources for your 2018 garden.
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Four Lessons Learned from Starting Seeds – S3E10
February 19th, 2018 | 33 mins 6 secs
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In this episode of the Small Scale Life Podcast, I am going to discuss Four Lessons Learned from Starting Seeds in my basement last year.
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How To Develop A 2018 Garden Plan - S3E8
February 6th, 2018 | 34 mins 27 secs
compost, 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
In this episode, I am going to discuss 2018 Garden Plan: what I am going to grow and how I am going to grow it. I am making some adjustments to my planting strategy, and while I am not going to grow commercially, I am adopting some urban farming concepts and principles to make my garden very productive in 2018.
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Midweek Motivation: Preparedness
January 25th, 2018 | 7 mins 1 sec
frugal living, homestead, midweek motivation, prepared, preparedness, prepping, rural life, rural living, small scale life podcast, sustainable life
This episode is focused on preparedness and the recent short-lived Government Shutdown. Do you prepare for life's disasters?
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Congratulations, Jay and Andrea!
November 10th, 2017 | 5 mins 9 secs
adventure, family, goals, homestead, life lessons, mindset, tribe
As we celebrate Jay and Andrea's marriage, I decided to go beyond simple congratulations and provide them some advice from 24 years of marriage