Homemaking, homesteading, homeschooling, business owning moms
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- Опубликовано: 26 фев 2024
- You want to start homesteading, but you can’t imagine how you will fit it into your full life. Do homesteaders do farm chores from sunup to sundown? Do you have to stay home full-time to start homesteading? The feelings of overwhelm can be paralyzing in the beginning, but Beth helps homesteaders from all walks of life create realistic goals for their homesteads so that they can start putting one foot in front of the other. In this conversation, we dive into the what, the why, and the how of Beth’s homesteading life in hopes that it will inspire you to get started wherever you are!
In this episode, we cover:
- How do you “do it all” on the homestead with a large family?
- Navigating a family rhythm that changes with the seasons
- Thoughts on keeping dairy animals- processing milk, calf sharing, pros and cons
- Best advice for getting started on a homestead when you have no background or skills in homesteading
- How a desire for improved health led to a homesteading life
- What motivates you to put in the hard work that a homesteading life requires?
- Discerning when a homestead endeavor is not working and when it is time to move on
- Adopting the appropriate mindset around the reality of farm animals vs. pets
- Can you start a homestead if you can’t afford to buy heavy equipment and farm vehicles?
- Prioritizing your commitments if you want to make room for homesteading in your life
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ABOUT BETH
Beth is a Michigan mom of seven passionate about inspiring and encouraging people to build productive and profitable homesteads even within the limitations of life.
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"What once was hard, was actually just new" .. what a great viewpoint!
Yes! I was so encouraged by this.
Thanks again for having me on Lisa! It was great chatting with you!
You are so welcome!
As a mum of 5 that does mostly from scratch, don't have the veg garden yet etc but when people ask me how do you do it.. the simple answer is you just do. It all comes down to priorities really. What do you prioritise in a day is different to another. When you want it so bad.. you just do.
Love hearing these real life examples of how families manage a full and lively home! ♥
"What once was hard was actually just new." So true. Two and a half years ago homemaking after having a baby was a huge challenge to me. I had never been a stay at home Mom before so everything was hard because I had to establish new routines. Now that I have routines in place I just have to adjust after having my third baby. It's actually been easier this time with more kids.
Always love your videos!
I love your viewpoint on keeping pets. As a long-time homesteader this is wisdom.
I like that she focused on getting skills (21:59) so she wasn’t allowing circumstances to stand in her way. She did what she could in that season - and moved forward 😊
Don’t go into debt, get creative or use cash
It's interesting how you sectionaty the year in seasons. Here in Brazil we don't have this problem. I heard once this is the reason that North Countries are more organize and consequent richer. Because of the organization you have.
Interesting. I have only lived in an area with the four seasons so I don't know any different
Lisa, a word of caution about dairy sheep! We have done sheep and they are the hardest animal to milk -their teats are tiny so you have to strip the milk out rather than squeezing it out like you do for cows or goats. We tried them first because of the health benefits and because we already had sheep for meat. Then we got goats and they are SO much easier to milk! Also sheep only lactate for 6 months before the supply drops off significantly.
Thank you for saying this! I have been thinking about sheep for meat and dairy. I wondered if it was easier or harder than goats. Or worth it at all.
@@gloriack7976 you're welcome! Sheep are great for meat and they are easier to contain than goats (you need taller fences for goats), but the goats are definitely better for milk. We also enjoy the goat meat.
I needed this! Closing on our 9acre homestead today! I did not grow up on a farm or cooking anything from scratch so it’s been a looooong journey to get to where we are today. We are thinking of spending this first year with just focusing on fixing up the house and property, the garden, and doing chickens. Then we would love to do goats, bees, etc. We are in mid-west Michigan 👋 Thanks so much for the podcast ladies!
Glad you enjoyed it...Congrats on the homestead...sounds like you have a good plan!
So excited for this one! As a small business owner hoping to launch into homeschooling next fall, I definitely need help with routines & habits. 👍
Such valuable insights ❤ thanks for this one ladies ❤ I love the doing the right thing for that season.
I did the same thing too. Lol, first child, bad hospital birth, did Bradley, had subsequent, natural births and became a doula, homeschooled for several years, garden, chickens......
GREAT INTERVIEW, once again !
I grew up doing 4H and FFA, but wasn't really into the animal stuff. I did forestry and plants. It wasn't until I was in college, taking classes to become an agriculture teacher that I found out dairy cows were also slaughtered for meat... that career path did not work out, bit I definitely learned alot. I'm just now, 20 years later, am realizing exactly HOW much I learned.
Absolutely love how real and relatable the two of you are! Very refreshing.. thank you! 🙂🙏
Thank you so much!
I truly enjoyed this. Love Beth and her practical, straightforward approach. Val C
Hello fellow Michigan Homesteader!! I'm in NoMi! Nice interview ❤
Fantastic podcast!
Great show ladies 😊
Thanks for listening
Oh man Bradley Method. I went through that when pregnant with my first through an online course back in 2006. I forgot about that method!
I enjoyed this conversation as someone who lives in a suburb in a two family house with hardly a yard who would love to homestead. Hehe.
This was incredibly raw. I found it a little harsh in regards to life and death. That being said, it was real and your delivery was concrete and practical. Thank you for this content. I learned a lot and am more self aware bc of it. God bless the both of you and your families.
This was so good, thank you both for taking the time to share your experience.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Beth! ❤️
Yes, love taking things slowly one thing at a time. When I married I knew how to cook, but didn’t know how to use seasonings. Now I’m an herbalist making things daily laughing at how far I’ve come in 29 years. 😂
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Toups and co is the best!!!
i milk sheep. if anyone has questions on milking sheep they can ask
What actually is calf sharing? Sorry new to homesteading. We have chickens and just acquired 3 pigs. We are thinking about either getting goats or a cow next year. I know it’s a process to expand our homestead and we are trying to do it slowly as not to become overwhelmed. Any info would be so helpful to me.
I believe it's where you milk a cow while the cow feeds a calf so you and the calf are sharing the milk that the cow produces
The cow stays with the calf during the day but at night the calf is separated and then the cow is milked in the morning for the family - then the calf goes back with the mum.
Cows are larger but MUCH easier than goats. Goats get separation anxiety they need friend goats, uf theres social stress in the herd, youll know thru the never ending wailing or escaping enclosures, or illness. The animals can develop fatal illnesses that can result from stress, some illness can transmit to humans. In my opinion, they are MUCH harder than cows. Cows are chill, goats DO NOT CHILL OUT! Dexter cows are a small cow breed, which makes having cattle a less intimidating factor. I am NOT a goat lady. If u really ❤ the idea of goats, have a mentor in mind to turn to for advice. They are athletic, smart and emotionally NEEDY & INTENSE. If that sounds like ALOT to u, small cows would be a far better fit.
@@americaneden3090lol not a goat person 😂