A Farmish Kind of Life

By Amy Dingmann

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Listen to motivational misfit Amy Dingmann get real about life and how to live a good one, whether you live on a farm or not.

Episode Date
277: 5 Ways to Prep When You’re Pinching Pennies
May 06, 2024
276: The Best Reason to Prep Ain’t About You
Apr 29, 2024
275: when convenience actually hurts: a health crisis of modern comforts
Apr 22, 2024
274: Clucking Controversy! 5 Chicken Raising “Rules” We’ve Challenged
Apr 15, 2024
273: Gasp, we’re skipping meat birds this year. But why?
Apr 01, 2024
272: 5 SHTF Survival Strategies You Shouldn’t Rely On
Mar 25, 2024
271: The Unexciting Secret to Homestead Success
Mar 18, 2024
270: What you actually need in tough times
Mar 11, 2024
269: The World is Ending. Again.
Mar 04, 2024
268: Navigating the world’s craziness with 3 questions
Feb 26, 2024
267: Why We Suck at Being Social
Feb 19, 2024
266: Dear Introverts, Don’t Do THIS
Feb 12, 2024
265: If it ain’t broken…
Jan 29, 2024
264: Side dishes of yuck on life’s buffet
Jan 22, 2024
263: You are what you repeat
Jan 15, 2024
262: Easier isn’t always better
Jan 08, 2024
261: the ONE thing you need for success this year
Jan 01, 2024
260: The ONE THING to remember for holiday gatherings
Dec 18, 2023
259: Christmas is (still) magical
Dec 11, 2023
258: Christmas is not the season of giving
Dec 04, 2023
257 You Don’t Even Know What You Have
Nov 21, 2023
256: Take on the skills that suck
Nov 14, 2023
255: Reminders We ALL Need to Help Save Money On Food
Nov 06, 2023
254: The Monetization of Everything
Oct 30, 2023
253: What if you have enough?
Oct 24, 2023
252: A quiet revolution
Oct 09, 2023
251: Waiting on a cup of coffee
Oct 02, 2023
250: A New House
Aug 14, 2023
249: You Are Your Solution
Aug 07, 2023
248: Take Care of What is Yours
Jul 31, 2023
247: You Can’t Find Yourself
Jul 24, 2023
246: The illusion of control
Jul 17, 2023
245: Calling all Lifesteaders
Jul 03, 2023
244: The thing about time
Jun 06, 2023
243: Make it a masterpiece
May 22, 2023
242: The benefit of first impressions
May 11, 2023
241: Why do you do it?
May 03, 2023
240: Maybe you’re not a homesteader
Apr 26, 2023
239: Today is your BIRTH day
Apr 21, 2023
Spicy Sisters 004 with Nicole Sauce
Apr 13, 2023
238: What your social media post does and doesn’t do
Apr 12, 2023
237: 5 Ways High School Prepared Us for the Real World
Apr 05, 2023
236: None of Us Are Self-Sufficient
Mar 22, 2023
235: Productive Homestead Planning
Mar 15, 2023
234: A Farmish Take on Food Rules
Mar 08, 2023
233: The Things We Need to Admit
Mar 01, 2023
232: Sprouting seeds for chickens
Feb 22, 2023
231: Count cash, not carbs
Feb 15, 2023
230: Adventures and Mistakes in Hydroponic Gardening
Feb 08, 2023
229: A rekindling of family
Feb 01, 2023
228: How we lost big family gatherings
Jan 25, 2023
227: Homesteaders, it’s okay to splurge
Jan 18, 2023
226: Don’t get distracted by the why
Jan 10, 2023
225: My Big Question for the New Year
Dec 27, 2022
224: Have yourself a ranty little Christmas
Dec 20, 2022
223: That Time I Ran Away From Home
Dec 13, 2022
222: Preparing for real life, not the apocalypse
Dec 07, 2022
221: We like what we like and that makes life tricky
Nov 29, 2022
220: I’m Not Ma Ingalls. Neither Are You.
Nov 15, 2022
219: You CAN talk about both
Nov 08, 2022
218: Priorities Change. And That’s Ok.
Nov 01, 2022
217: You Can’t Control How People React
Oct 18, 2022
216: Your Perspective is Subjective
Oct 11, 2022
215: Three Things Learned From Three Months Away
Oct 04, 2022
214: A Bump in the Road
Jul 05, 2022
213: A Toad Helped Me Figure It Out
Jun 21, 2022
212: Be Your Own Kind of Homesteader
Jun 14, 2022
211: Brutally honest and maybe backwards
Jun 07, 2022
RP 005: Time Management Tips for Your Homestead
May 26, 2022
RP 004: A Modern Problem with the Simple Life
May 24, 2022
210: Helping Homesteaders by Farm Hopping
May 19, 2022
209: Looking for Work and What Needs to Be Done
May 17, 2022
Spicy Sisters 003 with Nicole Sauce
May 15, 2022
208: On Creativity, Music, and Life
May 12, 2022
207: 9 Takeaways from LFTN Spring Workshop 2022
May 10, 2022
Farmish Chat 008: Trees, Bad Eggs, and Your People
May 07, 2022
206: Cooking Tips You Need to Hear
May 05, 2022
RP 003: Open Your Eyes. Prepare Accordingly.
May 03, 2022
RP 002: Hard Times Teach Big Lessons
Apr 28, 2022
RP 001: Should You Raise and Grow Your Own Food?
Apr 26, 2022
Spicy Sisters 002 with Nicole Sauce
Apr 24, 2022
Farmish Chat 007: hydro lettuce, wisdom, and excitement
Apr 23, 2022
205: Personality matters
Apr 21, 2022
204: Pay Attention
Apr 19, 2022
Farmish Chat 006: farm journals and a pretty mouth
Apr 16, 2022
203: Garden Therapy
Apr 14, 2022
202: You Can Only Do So Much
Apr 12, 2022
Farmish Chat 005: seed math and an internetty internet
Apr 09, 2022
201: LIVE until you die
Apr 07, 2022
200: It’s a Celebration! Thank YOU.
Apr 05, 2022
Farmish Chat 004: burritos, ma nature, gardening
Apr 02, 2022
199: Getting Started in Ham Radio
Mar 31, 2022
198: All About Chickens
Mar 29, 2022
Farmish Chat 003: Blue Hair, the Gym, Real Food
Mar 26, 2022
Farmish, Furious, and Free Replay
Mar 25, 2022
197: What actually makes you a homesteader?
Mar 24, 2022
196: Gettin’ real about judgment
Mar 22, 2022
Spicy Sisters 001 with Nicole Sauce
Mar 20, 2022
Farmish Chat 002: Aldi, Garden Plans, and Date Nights
Mar 19, 2022
195: It’s Not About Luck
Mar 17, 2022
194: 9 Things to Consider Before Adding More Animals
Mar 15, 2022
Farmish Chat 001: Grilled Cheese, Motorcycles, and Raw Tomatoes
Mar 12, 2022
193: Building Community with Kerry Brown
Mar 10, 2022
192: Does Prepping Make You a Target?
Mar 08, 2022
191: Homesteading is not what you expect
Mar 03, 2022
190: Does Sharing Your Self Reliance Success Equal Showing Off?
Mar 01, 2022
189: Farmers Markets and What you Should Know
Feb 24, 2022
188: At War with Rats on the Homestead
Feb 22, 2022
187: Raising Meat Rabbits
Feb 17, 2022
186: It’s Time to Do Something Else
Feb 15, 2022
185: Moving to the Country, Lessons Learned
Feb 10, 2022
184: Shut out the world and make a peaceful home
Feb 08, 2022
183: Dealing with Negativity While Taking the Road Less Traveled
Feb 03, 2022
182: It’s tricky: creating and consuming content in today’s world
Feb 01, 2022
181: Making Goals, Changing Goals
Jan 25, 2022
180: Want freedom? Avoid these two traps…
Jan 18, 2022
179: Work from home: pros, cons, and tips
Jan 11, 2022
178: 30 days to organize yo’ stuff
Jan 04, 2022
177: Focus for a new year
Dec 28, 2021
176: 10+ Lessons from 10 Years on the Homestead
Dec 21, 2021
175: What are you doing with your anger?
Dec 14, 2021
174: We Choose Our Problems
Dec 07, 2021
173: The line between hope and reality
Nov 30, 2021
172: This is Not About “Them”
Nov 23, 2021
171: Why I don’t think we should go “back to normal”
Nov 16, 2021
170: Know Your Neighbors
Nov 09, 2021
169: Find the Path
Nov 05, 2021
168: Many hands make light work
Oct 27, 2021
167: My (rational) approach for how to start prepping
Oct 05, 2021
166: The SHTF Thing We’re Not Talking About
Sep 28, 2021
165: Put Your Ego Away
Sep 14, 2021
164: Build an In-Person Community
Sep 07, 2021
163: 9 Tips for Taking Care of the Homestead When You’re Sick
Aug 31, 2021
162: Why it’s more important than ever to take care of yourself
Aug 23, 2021
161: 5 Uncomfortable Points to Consider
Aug 10, 2021
Nobody wants to work? It’s more than that.
Aug 03, 2021
159: The Truth about Growing Your Own Food
Jul 20, 2021
158: Mouth Noises and Pathetic Plants: Two Random Lessons from the Homestead
Jul 13, 2021
157: Stages of Homesteading
Jun 29, 2021
156: Why We No Longer Raise Goats
Jun 22, 2021
155: Don’t Get Stuck
Jun 15, 2021
154: Now I Get It
Jun 10, 2021
153: Today Will Someday be the Past
Jun 08, 2021
152: 5 Things We Can Learn from Dogs
Jun 03, 2021
151: The REAL reason to take care of your yourself
Jun 01, 2021
150: Be Teachable
May 27, 2021
149: The Importance of Unlearning
May 25, 2021
148: YouTube, Odysee, and Tiktok – The 4 week experiment
May 20, 2021
147: But what’s your actual goal?
May 17, 2021
146: Alternative Social Media Sites – 8 Things to Understand
May 12, 2021
145: Get started with raising turkeys
May 10, 2021
144: Assumptions – What Do You REALLY Know?
May 07, 2021
143: Normal life in the real world
May 05, 2021
142: Nature vs. Nurture… as adults
May 03, 2021
141: The secret to personal growth
Apr 30, 2021
140: What is the right work for you?
Apr 28, 2021
139: Starting Seeds – 11 Things I’ve Learned
Apr 26, 2021
138: “Your Homeschooled Kids Will Never Get Into College”
Apr 23, 2021
137: Supporting you… or your cause?
Apr 21, 2021
136: My biggest fear as a homesteader content creator
Apr 19, 2021
135: Learn to look up from your weather app: a metaphor
Apr 16, 2021
134: Teach People… Without Being a Jerk
Apr 14, 2021
133: How (Time) Scarcity Mindset Screws You Up
Apr 12, 2021
132: Don’t be afraid to grow up
Apr 09, 2021
131: Why we can’t have nice things
Apr 07, 2021
130: Be involved in your life
Apr 05, 2021
129: The problem with choice and opinion (itty bitty thought)
Apr 02, 2021
128: The big secret about parenting (itty bitty thought)
Mar 31, 2021
127: Participation is optional
Mar 29, 2021
126: a weird thing we all do (itty bitty thoughts)
Mar 26, 2021
125: a peg in many holes (itty bitty thought)
Mar 24, 2021
124: a different kind of spring cleaning
Mar 22, 2021
123: RAQ #9 – self reliant “enough”, homeschooling, homesteading books, frozen eggs, self-publishing
Feb 22, 2021
122: Love in real life
Feb 15, 2021
121: it’s not just you
Feb 08, 2021
120: RAQ #8 – who should cook dinner, the future, death on the homestead, competitive frugal living, and buying baby chicks
Jan 25, 2021
119: Three Things We Need Right Now
Jan 18, 2021
118: RAQ #7 – missing the city, working fulltime, too many roos, meat bird terms, life is nuts
Jan 11, 2021
117: 25+ tips to help you get through winter
Jan 04, 2021
116: The 7 Gifts You Forgot
Dec 22, 2020
115: Sometimes you have to wait
Nov 30, 2020
114: I Worry and I Forget
Nov 23, 2020
113: And I Hope
Nov 09, 2020
112: The Chickens Still Need to Be Fed
Nov 02, 2020
111: RAQ #6 – feeder pigs, ghost stories, kid chores, teaching butchering, and Facebook
Oct 26, 2020
110: NaNoWriMo
Oct 19, 2020
109: lessons, tiny farms, and other stuff
Oct 05, 2020
108: RAQ #5 – homesteading skills, family issues, snow removal, leaving Facebook, and crocheting
Sep 28, 2020
107: Deep Thoughts from the Woods
Sep 21, 2020
106: If I May Speak Freely: Freedom of Speech
Sep 07, 2020
105: Build the Life You Want by Saying No
Aug 31, 2020
104: RAQ #4 – podcasts, multi-generational living, friends, quitting, and Ruth Stout
Aug 24, 2020
103: How to Have an Actual Conversation
Aug 18, 2020
102: What are YOU going to do about it?
Aug 10, 2020
101: RAQ #3: packaging chicken, the gym vs. the farm, homeschooling, state of the world, nails
Aug 03, 2020
100: Safety Tips for the Homestead and Beyond
Jul 27, 2020
99: Being a Gray Man: What it is, Why it Matters
Jul 20, 2020
98: You Can Be Both
Jul 13, 2020
97: RAQs #2 – meat birds, keeping up, firearms, turkeys, guilty pleasures
Jun 29, 2020
96: Eat The Cake While You Can Still Taste It
Jun 22, 2020
95: The truth about tribes, support systems, and friends
Jun 15, 2020
94: RAQs #1 — Sunburn, skirts, roosters, preserving, and vegan friends
Jun 08, 2020
93: Okay, Now What? (Keep Going)
Jun 01, 2020
92: Everyone’s normal is different
May 25, 2020
91: When it’s time to dig, dig deep.
May 18, 2020
90: when it all makes you mad, who really is in charge?
Apr 15, 2020
89: Is it really worth it to raise and grow your own food?
Apr 13, 2020
88: “When You Just Want to Sit in Your Barn and Drink Beer”
Apr 08, 2020
87: A Homesteader’s Response to Everyone’s Sudden Interest in Homesteading
Apr 01, 2020
86: When everyone needs help, take care of yourself first
Mar 30, 2020
85: 5 Common Mistakes When Choosing Egg Bird Breeds
Mar 25, 2020
84: 10 Lessons You Can Learn in Times of Crisis
Mar 23, 2020
83: 9 ways to use technology to ward off isolation
Mar 20, 2020
82: Keeping a Pantry Journal Helps you Prepare for Emergencies
Mar 18, 2020
81: DIY your Pantry with Kris Bordessa
Mar 16, 2020
80: 5 Reasons Homesteaders Need to Be Brave
Mar 09, 2020
How to Brine and Smoke a Chicken
Mar 02, 2020
9 Lists You Need for Homestead Organization
Feb 17, 2020
77: Because winter is hard (mental health for homesteaders)
Feb 10, 2020
76: Starting Over on the Homestead
Feb 03, 2020
How to make homemade bacon
Jan 26, 2020
74: Use less stuff – how to do it, why it’s hard
Jan 20, 2020
73: Homemade Chicken Broth — it’s easier than you think!
Jan 06, 2020
72: Homestead Goal Setting – The 3 Stages
Dec 30, 2019
71: Christmas Traditions – a celebration of ideas
Dec 21, 2019
70: Homesteading with kids can be tricky – do it anyway (with Teri Page)
Dec 16, 2019
069: The homesteader label – how it helps, how it doesn’t
Dec 05, 2019
068: How to Grow a Year’s Worth of Food (with Melissa K Norris)
Nov 25, 2019
067: Butcher Your Own Meat: 7 Reasons Why
Nov 19, 2019
066: Christmas Gift Giving Challenge
Nov 05, 2019
065: 25+ Myths about Life on a Homestead
Oct 28, 2019
064: Homestead Decluttering — the why and how
Oct 21, 2019
063: The One Thing that Hurts the Homesteading Community Most
Oct 07, 2019
Good Year, Bad Year: Homestead Failure
Sep 23, 2019
061: Time Management for Smart Homesteaders
Sep 09, 2019
060: Homesteading time assessment
Sep 02, 2019
059: Homeschooling – Our Journey with Self Reliant Education
Aug 26, 2019
058: Smart Homesteaders Pay Attention…and Prepare Accordingly
Aug 19, 2019
Feeding Cornish Cross Chickens: How Much Should They Eat?
Aug 12, 2019
Chicken Butchering Set Up: 7 Things You Need
Aug 05, 2019
055: Smart Homesteaders Fix the Problem
Jul 16, 2019
Episode 54: Smart Homesteaders Keep Learning
Jul 08, 2019
Why We Started Homesteading: Episode 53
Jul 02, 2019
The Handwritten Letter: 4 Reasons We Need to Bring it Back
Jun 17, 2019
Screwing up the simple life
Jun 05, 2019
Choosing Between Ducks and Chickens for your Homestead
May 14, 2019
Best animals for a new homesteader
Mar 28, 2019
Dear homesteaders and preppers: get real
Mar 21, 2019
Old Fashioned Weather Prediction Tips
Feb 21, 2019
Home cured ham: how to brine a ham
Feb 14, 2019
Should You Help A Chick Hatch?
Jan 17, 2019
Learn homesteading skills: my favorite blogs, podcasts, and channels
Jan 10, 2019
Hatching Chicks? Incubator vs. Broody Hen
Jan 03, 2019
3 Frugal Living Tips That Have Nothing To Do With Money
Dec 27, 2018
Two Ways to Render Lard — and What to Use it For
Dec 20, 2018
The one surefire way to keep chickens water from freezing in the winter…
Dec 13, 2018
My 5 Favorite Go-to Homemade Bread Recipes
Dec 06, 2018
10 People Who Will Struggle with Homesteading
Nov 29, 2018
Gratitude: Why You Should Sit With Your Chickens
Nov 21, 2018
Should You Raise Animals for a Friend? Things to Consider…
Nov 15, 2018
“Doesn’t butchering animals bother you?” Here’s my answer…
Oct 11, 2018
5 Common Homesteading Mistakes to Avoid
Oct 04, 2018
Supplemental Light for Chickens? Be Honest About THIS…
Sep 20, 2018
How to Keep Warm Without Turning up The Heat
Sep 11, 2018
Homestead Menu Planning: How to make it work with real life
Aug 30, 2018
The Homesteader Diet: 3 Super Simple Steps
Jul 19, 2018
How to Convince Your Spouse to Homestead
Jul 05, 2018
5 Ways to Homestead Like Great-Grandma Did
Jun 28, 2018
5 Things Baby Chicks Need
Jun 20, 2018
Overwhelmed Homesteader: It’s Okay to Scale Back
May 31, 2018
Why YOU are a Homestead Expert
May 10, 2018
It’s Perfectly Okay If You Don’t Free Range Your Chickens
Apr 19, 2018
Social Media Etiquette: Tips from a Farm(ish) Girl
Apr 05, 2018
Homesteading Challenges: The 3 Biggest You’ll Face
Mar 29, 2018
Homesteading Questions: There Are No Dumb Ones
Mar 22, 2018
Death: It’s Part of Life on the Homestead
Mar 18, 2018
The Simple Life: Don’t Be Its Slave
Mar 15, 2018
Why You Should Keep a Farm Journal
Mar 11, 2018
Why You Can’t Rehome Your Pet At My Farm
Mar 08, 2018
10 Tips for Butchering at Home
Mar 05, 2018
Keeping a Rooster? Tips You’ll Need
Mar 01, 2018
Cornish Cross vs. Red Rangers: Our Meat Bird Experiment
Feb 26, 2018
Urban Homesteading: What I Really Think
Feb 22, 2018
Should You Sell Chicken Eggs? A few things to consider…
Feb 18, 2018
Raising Pheasants: 5 Things I Didn’t Know
Feb 15, 2018
We Don’t Use Chick Starter: Three Reasons Why
Feb 11, 2018
The Only Way a Garden Saves Money
Feb 08, 2018
Fill Your Freezer on the Homestead 5 Ways
Feb 04, 2018
Free Range Chickens: 5 Truths To Know
Feb 01, 2018
Homestead Costs: Does Homesteading Save Money?
Jan 28, 2018
The Truth About Homesteading: 7 Things to Know Before You Start
Jan 25, 2018
Homestead Winter Projects: 7 Things to Do While Waiting for Spring
Jan 21, 2018
The Most Important Homesteading Skill You Need…
Jan 18, 2018
5 Reasons Your Bread Didn’t Turn Out
Jan 14, 2018
But Why Do You Call It “Farmish”?
Jan 07, 2018