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The Pioneering Today Podcast

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“The Homesteading Podcast for Your Self-Sufficiency Inspiration”:

The Pioneering Today Podcast doesn't just inspire you, but gives you the clear steps for gardening, food preservation, cooking from scratch, natural medicine, and the traditional skill sets and wisdom to create the life you want for your family and homestead.

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Episode #269 6 Health Benefits of Mushrooms You Need to Know

Episode #268 How to Grow Mushrooms at Home

Episode #267 7 Things We’ll Never Go Back to Since COVID19

Episode #266 How to Get Rid of Bugs on Plants Naturally Tips that Work

Episode #265 Planning a Fall Garden & When to Plant for Fall Harvest

Episode #264 Underused Form of Poultry for Income & Sustainability on the Homestead

Episode #263 How to Butcher a Chicken at Home

Episode #262 How to Make Fruit Vinegar at Home with 1 Ingredient

Episode #261 3 Tips for Time Management & My Homestead Schedule

Episode #260 10 Things Most Organic Gardeners Forget About

Episode #259 Integrating New Chicks to Existing Flocks Q&A Chicken Raising

Episode #258 7 Self-sufficiency and Simple Living Lessons from the Amish

Episode #257 5 Garden Elements You Need to Add

Episode #256 10 Tips on Raising Chickens for Meat

Episode #255 8 Common Mistakes Made by New Gardeners

Episode #254 12 Non-Food Essentials to Always Have on Hand

Episode #253 13 Pantry Items to Always Have on Hand

Episode #252 COVID19 Food Production Plan & How to Plan for Livestock

Episode #251 What Fruit & Nut Producing Trees to Plant Now & Uncommon Plants that are Edible

Episode #250 Your COVID19 Gardening Plan to Grow Your Own Food

Episode #249 Toilet Paper Substitutes & Tips for Reusable Household Items

Episode #248 5 Tips to Create a Handmade & Vintage Home

Episode #247 How to Grow Food at Home Q&A

Episode #246 Coronavirus Homestead Plan to Alleviate Fear & Be Prepared

Episode #245 Natural and Easy Ways to Keep Weeds at Bay

Episode #244 Impact of Being in the Midst of a Crisis with Ann of A Farmgirl in the Making

Episode #243 Achieve Financial Sustainability and Food Security With a Garden with Luke from MIGardener

Episode #242 Fruit Tree and Bushes Fall and Winter Care

Episode #241 Is this the last episode? How to evaluate when you don't have enough time

Episode #240 Tips on How to Declutter Your Home & Keep It That Way

Episode #239 Where to Buy Grains in Bulk – My Favorite Sources

Episode #238 Small Space Vegetable Gardening – Urban Gardening Tips with Kevin Espiritu

Episode #237 How to Improve Soil for Gardening – 3 Easy Tips

Episode #236 Herbal Medicinal Tea Guide – How to Make Your Own

Episode #235 Best Location for a Vegetable Garden – Choose the Best Position

Episode #234 Breeding Chickens Naturally: Selective Breeding for Eggs & Chicks for a Homestead Income

Episode #233 Easy Crop Rotation in the Garden Based on Plant Families

Episode #232 No Till Gardening Benefit’s & Getting Started + Tips for Growing Tomatoes in Containers with Joe Lamp'l

Episode #231 How to Plan Your Homestead Year with Budget & Time Restrictions

Episode #230 How Many Fruit & Berry Plants Per Person for a Year’s Worth of Food

Episode #229 My List of Heirloom Varieties to Grow in the Garden This Year

Episode #228 Where to Buy Heirloom Seeds – Heirloom, Hybrid & GMO Differences

Episode #227 Seed Packet Information – How to Read Seed Packets for Gardening Success

Episode #226 Biggest Garden Planning Mistakes & How to Avoid Them

Episode #225 Top Takeaways for Vegetable Gardeners from Last Season’s Garden

Episode #224 From Scratch Christmas Dinner Menu – From the Garden

Episode #223 Urban Farming: 80 Fruit Trees on 1/3 Acre with Vegetables

Episode #222  My Top 9 Homestead Gifts to Make Life Easier

Episode #221 Living Like it’s the 1800’s – Wood Stove Cooking & Frugal Living Tips

Episode #220 A Week in the Life – Tips for Freezing Temps & Winter Storms on the Homestead

Episode #219 Does Homesteading Really Save Money? An Honest Discussion

Episode #218 How to Use Homesteading Skills to Make Money ESPECIALLY during the holidays

Episode #217 Sheet Mulching: the Easy Way to Build Soil & Compost in Layers

Episode #216 When Butchering Beef What Cuts of Meat to Get Part 2

Episode #215 Baking Hacks & Tips for Busy Nights: How to Freeze Dough

Episode #214 Grass Fed Beef – What You Need to Know on Butcher Day Part 1

Episode #213 Plant Covers for Cold Weather Gardening: How to Grow Vegetables All Year

Episode #212 6 Tips for Hygge Style Living on the Homestead

Episode #211 Tips for Better Bread Baking (no more dense or crumbly loaves)

Episode #210 Cheap Garden Ideas for Your Homestead that Make a Big Impact with Amy Woodhouse

Episode #209 How to Improve Soil Health

Episode #208 Homemade Maple Syrup – Health Benefits, Types of Trees to Tap, & Tree Health with Michelle Visser

Episode #207 How to Treat Fruit Trees Organically: When to Spray for Disease

Episode #206 Self Sufficient Homesteading Tips for the Long Haul with Anna from the House and Homestead

Episode #205 How to Care for Berry Plants in the Fall (to increase next year’s harvest)

Episode #204 Raised Bed Gardening Tips – 9 Things You Need to Know with Jill from Beginners Gardening Podcast

Episode #203 5 Tips for Organic Pest Control for Vegetable Gardens

Episode #202 Best Herbal Home Remedies for Cold and Flu with Clinical Herbalist Rosalee De La Forte

Episode #201 What is Organic Gardening and How to Start an Organic Garden at Home

Episode #200 How to Improve the Health of Your Garden Soil  <– Contest for my family's heirloom bean seed!!

Episode #199 Plant These Medicinal Herbal Flowers from Seed Now for Next Spring

Episode #198 9 Garden Hacks to do This Fall for a Better Garden Next Year

Episode #197 5 Tips to Harvest Herbal Flowers for Medicinal Purposes

Episode #196 9 Tips to Prepare for Emergencies and Winter on the Homestead

Episode #195 5 Tips to Reduce Siphoning and Liquid Loss in Home Canning Jars

Episode #194 8 Tips on How to Cure Onions for Storage (Part 2)

Episode #193 How to Harvest Onions for Long Term Storage (Part 1)

Episode #192 Pole Bean Growing Guide When to Pick Pole Beans for Eating, Shelling & Seed

Episode #191 What to Plant in August for Fall & Winter Crops

Episode #190 Canning in Electric Pressure Cookers & Other Pressure Canning Questions

Episode #189 5 Tips on How to Avoid Overwhelm on the Homestead

Episode #188 Best Way to Water Vegetable Garden-Increase Harvest & Eliminate Disease

Episode #187 How to Make Money Homesteading – Earning a Living from Your Homestead with Todd from Sustainable Simple Living Family

Episode #186 How to Design a Cottage Garden Forgotten Medicinal & Edible Plants with Carolyn from Homesteading Family

Episode #185 How to Store Home Canned Food Safely – Jar Stacking & Canning Rings

Episode #184 Tips for Home Food Preservation – Seasonal Preserving Each Month

Episode #183 Off Grid Living: What You Need to Know with Doug and Stacy

Episode #182 8 Medicinal Herbs and Their Uses for Growing an Herbal Tea Garden

Episode #181 5 Tips to Maximize Your Garden Yield & Beat Overwhelm

Episode #180 10 Tomato Growing Tips – Secrets to Disease Free Tomatoes & Larger Crops

Episode #179 How to Start Beekeeping – Natural Beginner Beekeeping

Episode #178 Natural Weed Control & Heirloom Flowers in the Garden with Shaye Elliot

Episode #177 Traditional Fire Cider Recipe & Benefits Guide with Rosemary Gladstar

Episode #176 Urban Homesteading – Tips for Small Space Self-Sufficiency How to Homestead on less than 1/10th of an Acre

Episode #175 Best Way to Germinate Seeds – How to Germinate Seeds Faster

Episode #174 How Much Time Per Week to Raise a Year’s Worth of Food

Episode #173 Traditional Cooking Tips to Get Homemade Food On Your Table Every Day

Episode #172 Spring Gardening Tips to Increase Harvest Yield

Episode #171 10 Unique Heirloom Vegetables to Grow in Your Garden and Homestead

Episode #170 6 Tips to Prepare for a Snow Storm or Emergency on the Homestead

Episode #169 5 Tips to Starting an Orchard & Growing Fruit On Your Homestead

Episode #168 How to Use Herbs & Natural Remedies at Home

Episode #167 8 Medicinal Plants You Need to Add to Your Garden This Year

Episode #166 5 Tips On How to Get Started with Sourdough

Episode #165 How to Meal Plan 8 Tips for Easy From Scratch Meals

Episode #164 14 Things You Must Do for Your Best Homesteading Year in 2019

Episode #163 Holiday Decluttering Tips for Homesteaders Get Organized Before Gardening Season!

Episode #162 12 Baking Substitutions Every Homesteader Needs to Know

Episode #161 Best Flour for Baking– Home Baker's Flour Guide 101

Episode #160 5 Secrets to a Stress Free Homemade Christmas

Episode #159 Our Biggest Homestead Mistakes & How to Avoid Them

Episode #158 Grow More Food w/ These 5 Fall Gardening Tips

Episode #157 8 Tips for Seasonal Living  – Homestead Fall Preserving

Episode #156 Cast Iron & Dutch Oven Outdoor Campfire Cooking

Episode #155 Batch & Freezer Cooking – 12 Time Saving Tips for Homemade Meals

Episode #154 What to Consider When Purchasing a Homestead

Episode #153 How Do You Know If a Canning Recipe is Safe? How to tell and what to do when someone isn't following updated safe canning practices

Episode #152 6 Tips to Creating a Successful Homestead Business Part 2

Episode #151 How to Make Money Homesteading– Earning a Income from Your Land Part 1

Episode #150 8 Old-fashioned Tips to Stay Cool in Summer Naturally

Episode #149 How to Pick the Best Preserving Method + Favorite Recipes/Tutorials from Two Homesteaders for the Price of One (okay, it's all free but ya get my meaning, double the fun!)

Episode #148 How to Keep Your House Cool in Summer Without Electricity 8 Old-fashioned Pioneer Tips

Episode #147  Home Food Preservation- Preserving Plan for a Year’s Worth of Food

Episode #146 Time Saving Tips in the Garden Get More Harvest with Less Work

Episode #145 Fermentation for Health Benefits & Food Preservation

Episode #144 Keeping a Family Milk Cow– 8 Things You Need to Know

Episode #143 Tips for Homesteading Off-Grid & Living w/out a Fridge or Running Water

Episode #142 Edible & Medicinal Weeds in Your Backyard– How to Harvest, Cook & Preserve Them

Episode #141 14 Homestead Kids Kitchen Tips for Stress Free Meal Times

Episode #140 13 Tips to Work with the Land & Weather You Have to Grow Your Own Food

Episode #139 Using Chickens in the Garden 13 Things You Need to Know for Success

Episode #138 12 Tips to Declutter & Organize Your Homestead with 100-year-old pioneer strategies

Episode #137 Natural Homemade Cleaner Recipes 17 Spring Cleaning Hacks

Episode #136 5 Gardening Myths on Raising a Years Worth of Food

Episode #135 How to Test Soil Ph & Mistakes to Avoid When Amending Acidic or Alkaline Soil – Part 2

Episode #134 6 Natural Fertilizers to Improve Your Garden Soil & Increase Your Harvest with Healthier Plants – Part 1

Episode #133 Best Real Food & Food Storage Deals from Unlikely Sources to Save You Time and Money

Episode #132 Perennial Plants to Increase Food Production with Less Time

Episode #131 Homesteading for Beginners- 9 Transition Tips from City Life

Episode #130 The Ultimate Seed Starting Guide- Planning, Starting & Mistakes to Avoid

Episode #129 7 Tips to Organize & Build Your Homestead Food Storage & Kitchen 

Episode #128 What Happens to Your Body When You Eat Healthy & Cut Out Sugar Part 3 a seasonal & ancestral look at eating naturally and with Keto

Episode #127 How to Find Your Trigger Foods – Part 2 of Healing Your Stomach Naturally

Episode #126 How to Heal Stomach Acid Naturally– My story, how I got off of taking prescription stomach acid medications Part 1

Episode #125 Homemade Maple Syrup Guide – How to Tap, Make Syrup & Baking Tips using a natural sweetener, including making maple cream and maple sugar!

Episode #124 How to Plan Your Best Garden & Harvest for a Years Worth of Food

Episode #123 How to Feed a Family of 4 on $82.50 a Week with Organic Chicken & Real Food Sides without Coupons

Episode #122 6 Tools to Save Time & Money in Your Homestead Kitchen

Episode #121 Traditional Thanksgiving Foods & Recipes Starting from 1621

Episode #120 Grinding Flour and Beyond- The Homesteader’s Guide to a Home Mill

Episode #119 How to Make Soap at Home- Beginners Guide to Soap Making

Episode #118 Time & Budget Saving Tips from the Great Depression & this Homesteader’s Kitchen

Episode #117 12 Tips to Get Your Homestead Ready for Winter Now (from Livestock to the Garden and the House)

Episode #116 5 Tips on Cutting Your Debt & My Story on Quitting My Day Job

Episode #115 5 Tips from the Pioneers to Increase Self-Sufficiency

Episode #114 Dear Forbes, Homesteading and Self-Reliance is a Myth?

Episode #113 How to Make Homemade Soap with all Natural Ingredients and Color Guide

Episode #112 Is Your Jam & Jelly Recipe Safe– Q&A on Home Canning Jam & Jelly

Episode #111 Ancient Grain Einkorn– Health and Baking Guide

Episode #110 The Truth About Essential Oils & How to Stay Safe

Episode #109 7 Natural Cough and Cold Remedies that Work

Episode #108 Natural Remedies and Bug Repelling Recipes

Episode #107 A Pioneer Kitchen-100-year-old kitchen tools every home should still be using today

Episode #106 Raising Baby Chicks– Complete Guide for the First 6 Weeks

Episode #105 Growing Herbs for the Kitchen 5 Easy Herbs for Containers You Should be Growing

Episode #104 Permaculture Gardening-Beginners Guide 9 Easy Tips to Implement Today

Episode #103 5 Tips to Decide What Crops are Worth the Time and Money Behind the Scenes on Our Homestead and Decisions

Episode #102 Best Seed Starting Container Choices and Tips

Episode #101 5 Tips to Add Hours to Your Week that Actually Work

Episode #100 What's the Real Cost of Raising A Garden Part 1 + a Giveaway

Episode #99 8 Tips for Cutting Out Sugar for Long Term Success

Episode #98 5 Historical Christmas Foods from 100 Years Ago

Episode #97 5 Frugal Homemade Homestead Gifts aka From Scratch Recipes in Mason Jars

Episode #96 How to Make an Old-Fashioned Evergreen Wreath how to decorate your home like the pioneers, by using what's already on your land and in your home

Episode #95 5 Tips to an Old-Fashioned Frugal Homestead Christmas

Episode #94 How to Make Homemade Extracts 6 Different Recipes and Ingredient Tips

Episode #93 5 Homesteading Skills that Will Save You Money

Episode #92 How to Make Saltwater Brine Fermented Pickles

Episode #91 How to Make Easy Homemade Apple Cider Vinegar + troubleshooting and use tips for a natural home and health remedies

Episode #90 5 Hidden Ingredients in Your Skin Care Products and How they Affect Your Body

Episode #89 8 Tips to Getting It All Done Keeping Sane During Harvest and Preserving

Episode #88 Is Home Canning Really Worth It? Discover the true cost of both time and money involved.

Episode #87 10 Life Lessons from the Amish and Mennonite  Live interview with plain living expert

Episode #86 9 Money Mistakes Even Frugal People Make and How to Get Back on Track Homesteading Style

Episode #85 How to Dry Cure Meat at Home Pioneer Food Preservation

Episode #84 Best Plants for Companion Planting and Preserving Secrets to Natural Pest Control

Episode #83 How Much to Plant for a Years Worth of Food

Episode #82 Create Edible Landscaping-Forgotten Plants

Episode #81 17 Self-Sufficiency Lessons from the 1940's & Great Depression (Interview with my Dad)

Episode #80 5 Life Lessons from the Great Depression & Tomato Crep Recipe

Episode #79 How to Raise Ducks for Eggs & The Top Pick for Preparedness & Homesteading

Episode #78 10 Tips to Raise Chickens Like the Pioneers w/ Lisa of Fresh Eggs Daily

Episode #77 Boost Your Immune System Naturally with this Old-Fashioned Food

Episode #76 Best Vegetables for Small Spaces & Self-Sufficiency

Episode #75 Tips to Successfully Growing Your Own Food

Episode #74 Why We Need Bigger Faith & Goals for Successful Homesteading

Episode #73 Frugal Mixes that Cost Less than a $1 and can be made from Food Storage

Episode #72 9 Ways to Have a Frugal Pioneer Christmas

Episode #71 5 Frugal Tips from Ma Ingalls and the Pioneers

Episode #70 10 Tips on Storing Vegetables Without a Root Cellar Long Term

Episode #69 8 Lessons Learned Eating Only From Food Storage for 14 Days

Episode #68 7 Things Our Great-Grandparents Did Better Than Us

Episode #67 7 Herbs for Natural Remedies Your Grandparents Used

Episode #66 5 Rules for Foraging Wild Edibles  +25 Wild Edible Plants

Episode #65 11 Ways to Cook Off-Grid without Power

Episode #64 Why You Should Grind Your Own Flour & Choosing A Mill

Episode #63 6 Canning Myths You Must Know

Episode #62 4 Ways to Store & Purify Water at Home

Episode #61 8 Items You Need in Your Car

Episode #60 4 Ways to Make Money Homesteading When You're Broke

Episode #59 10 Ways to Afford Homesteading When You're Broke

Episode #58 10 Troubleshooting Tips for Traditional Jam Making Part 2

Episode #57 Old-Fashioned Traditional Jam Making Part 1

Episode #56 Preserving Rhubarb and Spring Canning

Episode #55 7 Reasons to Cook with Solar Power in a Sun Oven

Episode #54 How to Safely Convert Canning Recipes & Safety Tips

Episode #53 7 Time Saving Tips when Cooking from Scratch

Episode #52 7 Foods to Grow at Home and Never Buy from the Stores Again

Episode #51 How to Grow Fruit Trees 

Episode #50 6 Tips to Avoid Food Storage Mistakes (week 2 of spring cleaning the homestead)

Episode #49 Spring Cleaning the Homestead Challenge

Episode #48 How to Make Bone Broth & 5 Ways to Preserve it at Home

Episode #47 7 Tips to Spending Less and Living the Good Life

Episode #46 10 Frugal and Healthier Ingredient Swaps

Episode #45 6 Great Depression Era Money Saving Tips w/ Potatoes

Episode #44 7 Great Depression Era Tips to Stretch Your Food Budget

Episode #43 8 Ways to Preserve Pumpkin at Home

Episode #42 Grinding Your Own Flour + 6 Fresh Flour Baking Tips

Episode #41 6 Fall Canning Recipes and Tips

Episode #40 8 Depression Era Tips to Save Money Now

Episode #39 Building a Great Depression Era Pantry Frugal Recipes and Tips

Episode #38 Fall Garden Prep 10 Tips to Improve Your Soil Now

Episode #37 10 Tips for Creating a Budget

Episode #36 Seed Saving- How to Save Your Garden Seed

Episode #35 Pressure Canning Like a Pro + Time Saving Tips

Episode #34 Planting a Fall Vegetable Garden

Episode #33 Make Homemade Jams and Jellies like a Pro

Episode #32 10 Tips for Organic Gardening and Pest Control

Episode #31 6 Ways to Preserve Food at Home

Episode #30 Raising Backyard Chickens for Meat

Episode #29 Raising Backyard Chickens for Eggs

Episode #28 Direct Sow Your Garden Seed

Episode #27 Building Your Own Home Food Storage Part 2

Episode #26 Off Grid Cooking with Dutch Ovens

Episode #25 Build Your Home Food Storage Part 1

Episode #24 10 Easy Steps to Grow Your Own Food

Episode #23 Raising Your Own Grass Fed Beef

Episode #22 Foraging Wild Edibles Morel Mushrooms and Nettle Leaf

Episode #21 Surviving the Winter Months with Home Canning Featuring The Canning Diva Diane Devereaux

Episode #20 Starting Seeds Indoors Winter Gardening Series

Episode #19 Healthy Processed Food Options that Double for Food Storage

Episode #18 Garden Planning in Winter

Episode #17 Clearing Out the Clutter

Episode #16 4 Things To Do Now Before the Holidays

Episode #15 Holiday Traditions

Episode #14 Holiday Processed Replacements Part 3

Episode #13 Processed Replacements Part 2

Episode #12 Processed Replacements Part 1

Episode #11 Keeping GMO's Out of Your Food

Episode #10 Preparedness Tips Part 2

Episode #9 Preparedness Tips Part 1

Episode #8 Fascinating World of Bees Part 2

Episode #7 Fascinating World of Bees Part 1 & Honey Giveaway

Episode #6-Canning 101 including 7 Canning Recipes

Episode #5-Kicking Chemicals and Processed Foods Out of your Kitchen

Episode #4 Vinegar-The Most Versatile Product In Your Home

Episode #3 Intro to Heirloom Seeds

Episode #2 GMO 101 What's In Your Food?

Episode #1 Benefits of Growing Your Own Food 

There you go, every single modern homesteading podcast episode of the Pioneering Today Podcast. Which was your favorite?


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