Welcome to episode twelve of the Roots and Refuge Podcast. Today I’m going to be taking a deep dive into raising backyard egg-laying chickens. I know this is a pretty introductory topic, however, I have heard so many new people entering into this homesteading lifestyle lately, and backyard chickens are their entry point, so I want to be sure it's covered well. 

As you know, my love of homesteading started at a very young age, and I did a lot of research before I even began my actual adventures. Egg-laying chickens were something I read up on a lot, and truth be told, the information I found made starting seem daunting. 

It’s my desire to share my experiences and make this lifestyle very approachable to those just entering in. So sit back and enjoy this podcast as I chat all about raising egg-laying chickens.

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Welcome to episode eleven of the Roots and Refuge Podcast. If you're new here, I'm so glad you're here. And if you've been with us for a while, I'm so glad you're here, too, thanks for coming back!

Today I'm excited to welcome Jesse Bickley from Willow Brook Homestead to the Roots and Refuge Podcast. Come join us as we discuss what it's like to build a homestead from scratch, how to stay motivated (while not letting fear be the motivator), and knowing how to continue moving forward, one step at a time while remembering to run your OWN race.

For more information and any links mentioned, visit the blog post here. Or to join our Patreon to get early access to all our podcast episodes, monthly live videos with me and Miah (including past lives), and to be entered into a drawing to win a trip to Roots and Refuge farm, visit our Patreon Page. 

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Welcome to episode ten of the Roots and Refuge Podcast. If you're new here, I'm so glad you're here. And if you've been with us for a while, I'm so glad you're here, too, thanks for coming back!

I love food. In the healthiest way. It's not my main source of comfort, though it is comforting. It's not my main source of joy, though I do find joy in it. It's not something I feel enslaved to at all, though I'm very thankful for the freedom it gives me. 

It's for the love of food that I do so much of what I do. I hope, in this episode, you find yourself inspired to start making the change toward sourcing locally grown food and increasing how much you grow.

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Welcome to episode nine of the Roots and Refuge Podcast. If you're new here, I'm so glad you're here. And if you've been with us for a while, I'm so glad you're here, too, thanks for coming back!

Today I have a special guest on the podcast. Many of you might know him from some of my YouTube videos, it's Mr. Wil Kunkle from Honeybee Hollow Gardens. In today's podcast, we'll be discussing the basics of permaculture and how you can change the small things in your life right now to start creating a better tomorrow.

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Welcome to episode eight of the Roots and Refuge Podcast. If you're new here, I'm so glad you're here. And if you've been with us for a while, I'm so glad you're here, too, thanks for coming back!

This is the third podcast in a series of questions and answers where we're answering your questions based on various topics you all asked on social media. Today's podcast is all about the garden. 

For more information and any links mentioned, visit the blog post here. Also consider joining our Patreon page to get early access to all our podcast episodes, and monthly live videos with me and Miah (including past lives). You'll also be entered into a drawing to win a trip to Roots and Refuge farm spring of 2023. To sign up, visit our Patreon Page. 

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Welcome to episode seven of the Roots and Refuge Podcast. If you're new here, I'm so glad you're here. And if you've been with us for a while, I'm so glad you're here, too, thanks for coming back!

This is a topic that’s been on my heart for a while now, and I wanted to discuss it on today’s podcast. Today’s episode is all about the importance of community sufficiency. What it is, why we need it, and how to foster it. So grab a mug of something delicious and come hang out with me for a spell.

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Welcome to episode six of the Roots and Refuge Podcast. If you're new here, I'm so glad you're here. And if you've been with us for a while, I'm so glad you're here, too, thanks for coming back!

This is the second podcast in a series of questions and answers where we're answering your questions based on various topics you all asked on social media. Today's podcast is all about content creation and business. You may think this doesn't pertain to you, and it may not completely, but I encourage you to listen in anyway because there are still some valuable nuggets of truth tucked in here and there that we can all glean from.

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Welcome to episode five of the Roots and Refuge Podcast. If you're new here, I'm so glad you're here. And if you've been with us for a while, I'm so glad you're here, too!

This is the first in a series of questions and answers where we're answering your questions based on various topics you all asked on social media. Today is the homestead edition, which is why Miah is joining me on the podcast. This is his area of expertise, and I'm glad to have him here.

For more information, visit the blog post here. Or to join our Patreon to get early access to all our podcast episodes, monthly live videos with me and Miah (including past lives), and to be entered into a drawing to win a trip to Roots and Refuge farm, visit our Patreon Page. 

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Welcome to episode four of the Roots and Refuge Podcast. If you're new here, I'm so glad you're here. And if you've been with us for a while, I'm so glad you're here, too!

In this week's episode, Miah and I are sharing the mistakes we've made over the years. This homesteading journey is no joke, and there are ebbs and flows that come along with it. If we can share our story (and our mistakes) to help you learn from them, then we're happy to do so. 

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Welcome to episode three of the Roots and Refuge Podcast. If you're new here, I'm so glad you're here. And if you've been with us for a while, I'm so glad you're here, too!

In this week's episode, Sweet Miah is joining me as we discuss our five-year vision for Roots and Refuge Farm. There's so much that goes into a vision and plans, so we want to invite you all into the conversation to hear about it all. 

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Welcome to episode two of the Roots and Refuge Podcast. If you're new here, I'm so glad you're here. And if you've been with us for a while, I'm so glad you're here, too!

One of the unique things about being a content creator is that I'm much more exposed to the outside world than I ever was before I started doing YouTube.

I hear stories from people all over the world that help encourage me, open my eyes, and give me hope. But on the flip side, I also have to be sure to take a break from social media from time to time as there's also a dark side to it all. The opinions, judgment, and overall loud voices of others can be great and positive, but they can also bring weariness. So there's a unique balance that must be struck in it all. 

Join me in this podcast as I discuss what it's like being a content creator as well as what a modern homesteader means to me. For more information, visit the accompanying blog post to this podcast here.

Welcome to the first episode of the Roots and Refuge Podcast. I'm so glad you're here, and I hope you'll stick around for a while. In this episode, you'll hear about our journey from Arkansas to the midlands of South Carolina and how we ended up where we are today. 

To get early access to our podcast and get our monthly lives, plus be entered into a drawing for a trip to visit our farm, visit our Patreon page here. You can also visit our blog Roots and Refuge, where you can find all our podcast episodes as well as hundreds of blog posts, recipes, tutorials and other helpful articles, all to inspire your journey.

Like I always say, turn your waiting room into a classroom. I desire that all our content, whether videos, blog posts and now podcasts, will help inspire you to do just that. Learn in the waiting and do in the doing.