Handmade Soaps and Personal Care Products: The Home & The Maker – Episode 30
Personal care products can contain toxins that disrupt the body’s normal processes, and Brie learned all about how to make these products with ingredients that are better for the body for her shop The Bubble Boutique. She joins Megan on the podcast to talk about why she started this business and a little insight into the soap-making process. And the beautiful thing is, even in making soap, you can find yourself worshipping God. Find Brie’s shop at thebubbleboutique.shop online.
Running a business while homesteading is not as daunting as it may seem. In fact, it could provide much of your income. Josh and Brittany from TriPeak Homestead and TriPeak Goods share their story on the podcast today – from the call on their life to be more self-sufficient that took them from their backyard in town to their acreage in rural Montana. Listen to hear their adventures with getting their business going and living in their RV on their property while making renovations! Follow along on Instagram @tripeakhomestead
We love talking about bread on the podcast, but this episode dives into the true Bread of Life, Jesus. Author Abigail Dodds joins Megan on the podcast to share about her book Bread of Life, which does have bread recipes to enjoy at home, but most importantly has devotionals that dive into the scriptural references of how Jesus and His Word is the provision we ultimately need. Be encouraged as you listen, and a description of the book can be found here: https://www.crossway.org/books/bread-of-life-case/ .
What are some of those things you can learn now when you might not have the homestead yet? The Home & The Maker podcast host Megan shares a recap of her little garden this year along with some of the skills she has learned or practiced over the summer, like using a dehydrator and trying new things with sourdough. If you have any questions, feel free to email Megan at megan@shine.fm!
It’s apple season! But what does it take to grow apples? This episode covers information about apple production, including what an integrated pest management approach is for an orchard, and some “seeds” of information that may help you if you’re interested in planting your own home orchard. Thank you to Paul from Royal Oak Farm Orchard in Harvard, Illinois for sharing his expertise on the podcast! To learn more about Royal Oak Farm Orchard, you can visit https://www.royaloak.farm/ .
Recipes with healthier swaps for your body? Yes please! Claire, author of the blog and Instagram account “Secretly Healthy Home,” and her cookbook Healthy Copycat Treats, shares what she’s learned about balancing the nutrients found in our food as well as a healthy way to view the food we eat. She also shares about her passion of developing recipes that swap out ingredients to be more healthy for the body! On top of that, Claire shares encouragement and advice for navigating meal/snack prep as a mom of young kids. Thanks for listening!
It might be one of your dreams to have your own dairy cow on your homestead, and Tiffany from the blog Growing Dawn shares with Megan her experience with bringing a dairy cow to her family’s home, and what that looks like for them now. There’s a lot to learn when it comes to dairy cows, but this episode may provide you with some of that information as well as some information about raw milk. To see some of the information referenced in this episode, you can visit Tiffany’s blog https://growingdawn.com/.
In this episode, you’ll learn about the start of Mission Farm and how Jessica and her family hope to bless the nations in the name of Jesus through the endeavors of their farm in Indiana, including the latest venture of planting dahlias! This episode speaks encouragement for the dreaming heart, with a great reminder to live with the Kingdom in mind. Other fun elements of this episode include stories on beekeeping and making maple syrup!
Yes, there are organic farms out there to visit and pick your own fruit! Megan and her husband Garron visited an organic blueberry farm and share their experience in this episode. If you’re familiar with picking blueberries, this episode holds no surprises, but Megan and Garron discuss their observations of the organic blueberry farm, the joys of the experience, and how a blueberry farm reveals God in His creation.
Just because you don’t have lots of acreage, that doesn’t mean you can’t start homesteading or learning to homestead right where you are. And, one of the things you might learn along the way is how to be content with and steward what you have. Courtney from “The Heart of Home” YouTube Channel and Instagram account joins Megan on the podcast to share what she is doing on her suburban homestead and how she is choosing contentment and stewardship while waiting for more.
