Pioneering Today
Pioneering Today is all about getting back to basics, simple living, and self-sufficiency with old-fashioned skills and wisdom in a modern world. With heirloom gardening, canning, preserving the harvest, from scratch cooking, raising your own food, including livestock (backyard chickens, pigs, and cattle), natural medicine, herbs, DIY like soap making along with living a simple self-sufficient life, no matter where you live. Hosted by 5th generation homesteader, Melissa K. Norris, author of The Made-from-Scratch Life. This podcast brings you the conversation from MelissaKNorris.com and The Pioneering Today Academy, with Q&A's, teaching, tutorials, and always giving you practical ways and tips to live the simple and self-sufficient life.
EP:453 Homesteading Ethics: Provide for Yourself or Others?
EP:452 What Most Gardeners Get Wrong About Fruit Tree Care (And How to Fix It) w/ Susan Poizner
EP:451 Could This Movie Be the Start of a Global Homesteading Revolution?
EP: 450 Ancestral Cheesemaking for Better Gut Health: The Benefits of Traditional Methods with David Asher
EP: 449 - THIS is the Long-Lost Secret to Your Best Skincare
EP: 448 - Taming Anxiety: Turning Worry into Purpose on Your Homestead
EP 447: From My Homestead to Yours: My Fall Checklist for a Stress-Free Winter
EP: 446 - Digestive Remedies from our Great Grandmothers
EP: 445 - What Our Ancestors Had Right & Hybrid Home Butchery Model
EP: 444 - The Real Truth About Nutrition & Nutrient Dense Foods
EP 443: Pasture Rehabilitation with Expert Karson Rippstein from Redmond Agriculture
EP 442: What You Must Know About Freeze-Drying BEFORE You Get One
EP 440: Maximize Garden Yield Now: Food Forest Principles (Syntropic Agroforestry)
EP 439: What Actually Detox's Your Body & What To Do Now
EP 438: Mistakes I Made Using Woodchips in the Garden (And How I FIXED Them)
EP 437: Fast & Easy Ways to Preserve Food
EP 436: Herbal Elixers, Mocktails, and Shrubs with Laura Gilmore
EP: EP 435: Hidden Toxins in Foods & My 6 Month Detox
EP: 434 Health Update: Toxin Results & What You Need to Know
EP: 433 Raising Goats for Dairy, Meat & Packing w/ Marc Warnke
EP: 432 Homesteading 101 Series (Back to the Basics): Preserving
EP: 431 - Why Every Homestead Should Adopt These Regenerative Agriculture Practices Now
EP: 430 - Healthy Soda Alternatives with CeAnne Kosel from Farmhouse Teas
EP: 429 Must Have Herbs for Your FIRST-AID KIT with Dr. Patrick Jones
EP: 428 Start Using These NOW for Your Animals | Herbal Remedies for Livestock & Animals w/ Doc Jones
EP: 427 Save Big on Animal Feed: Historical Fodder for Today w/ Deanne Converse
EP: 426 Homesteading 101 Series (Back to the Basics): Livestock
EP: 425 Seed Freedom & Resilience Why Open Pollinated Is More Important than Ever Siskiyou Seeds
EP: 424 Growing Fruit Trees Fast with Susan Poizner
EP: 423 Homesteading 101 Series (Back to the Basics): Gardening
EP: 422 The Medicinal Benefits of Mushrooms with Dr. Christopher Hobbs
EP: 421 Growing Nut Trees on a Homestead Scale (What You Need to Know)
EP: 420 Homesteading 101: Back to the Basics Series
EP: 419 GMO Seeds & The Recent Changes You Need to Be Aware Of
EP: 418 What You NEED to Know About Bug Out Bags
EP: 417 Don't Wait! Planning Your Medicinal Herb Garden
EP: 416 Truth About Meat Labels & Regenerative Farming with White Oak Pastures
EP: 415 The Gut-Brain Connection w/ Dr. Mayer
EP: 414 Health Update & the Need for Margin in Our Lives
EP: 413 What Happens in Winter When You Double Your Cattle Herd
EP: 412 The Nourishing Asian Kitchen with Sophia Eng
EP: 411 My Health Update and Need for Surgery
EP: 410 Our Broken Food System
EP 409: How Much $$ Can YOU REALLY Make Homesteading
EP: 408 - Answering Your Questions: Homesteading Edition
EP: 407 - Creating a No-Waste Kitchen w/ Mary's Nest
EP: 406 Can You SAFELY Can Previously Frozen Foods?
EP: 405 Medicinal Herbs & Their Uses with Kaylee Richardson
EP: 404 Herbal Secret - Do this Daily to Reduce Stress & Overwhelm
EP: 402 Bridging Heritage and Health: Hunting 101
EP: 401 Preserving Food When it's Too Hot to Can
What is a Working Bee & How it's Relevant in Our Lives Today
Truth Behind Seed Oils & Pressing Your Own
EP: 403 Foraging for Wild Medicinal Herbs with Dr. Patrick Jones
Lid Reuse, Sugar Secrets & More: Candid Conversations with Canning Pros
Behind the Scenes of the Modern Homesteading Conference
How to Take a Vacation From the Homestead
Freeze Dried vs. Dehydrated Food (Benefits and Drawbacks of Each)
Electric Fence Netting (Everything You Need to Know) With Premier 1
Pros & Cons of Electric Canners (Water Bath & Pressure)
Decision-Making Processes and New Happenings on the Farm
Decoding mRNA in Meat: Essential Insights and Unleashing the Secrets to Budget-Free Meat Marketing
The A2 Advantage: Unpacking the Health Benefits of A2 Milk
Unlocking Beef Liver: How to Mask the Taste and Reap the Nutritional Benefits
Essential Skills for the Modern Homesteader
The Freedom to Learn: Finding Common Ground Between Homeschooling and Public Schooling for Homesteading Families featuring Kodi Hanner
Surviving and Thriving: How to Create a Survival Garden That Feeds Your Family
How America's Lost Apples Are Being Saved for Future Generations
The Case for Natural Cheese Making & Clabber w/ Robyn Jackson
Orchard Planning to Keep Pests Out (Live Coaching Call)
Creating a Simple & Effective Medicinal Herb Garden in Limited Space
Homesteading With Special Needs Children
Land Sabbaths and Baking Consistently Good Bread (Live Coaching Call)
9 Simple Steps to Grow an Abundance!
Troubleshooting Chicken Health & Best Herbs for Chickens (Live Coaching Call)
How to Homestead On Imperfect Land While Commuting (Live Coaching Call)
Time-Saving Tips for Cooking From Scratch
Yearly Planning WITHOUT the Overwhelm
Losing Clover and Rebel’s Birth Story
One Year of NO Internet With Rory Feek
Your Questions Answered Part #4 - Ask Me Anything!
Your Questions Answered Part #3 Preserving (w/ BONUS Sourdough)
Your Questions Answered Part #2 Livestock
Your Questions Answered Part #1 Gardening
Favorite Must Have Homestead Items
How to Find & Buy Land Beyond the Usual Routes
What you don't know about the USDA & Canning Safety Rules
The One Thing You Didn't Know Your Homestead Needed
Tips to Get Your Homestead Ready for Winter
Supporting Small Farms Cost Vs. Benefit
The First Time Homesteader & Things I’d Do Differently w/ Jess Sowards
A Military Wife's Look on Homestead Preparedness
Farm Update & What You Need to Do NOW for Next Year's Food Production
Essential Skill Sets Homesteaders Need Part 2
What You Need to Know On Herbal Use for Pets and Livestock
Learn How to Cook Meat Rabbit from Two Chicks Homestead
Essential Skill Sets Homesteaders Need Part 1
10 Ways to Preserve & Cook Zuchini
How to Prepare Tender & Delicious Wild Game w/ Tammy Trayer
How to Cure & Store Pork Without a Fridge w/ Brandon Sheard
Botulism Prevention and Safety Preservation Tips
Soil Remediation - How to Fix Your Soil
We Bought Our Dream Homestead BUT It's Not For Us!
Thyroid, Adrenal Glands, and Hormones w/ Dr. Shannyn
Breeding Your Own Meat Birds, Hatcheries & Avian Flu with Tom McMurray
Seed Starting Problems (Troubleshooting & Solutions)
Self-Sufficiency vs. Community Sufficiency
Dairy Cow 101: Everything You Need to Know - With Kate from Venison for Dinner
Stock Up to Save $$$ NOW How Much Feed Per Animal Per Day
Rebekah Rhodes' Journey with Auto-Immune Disease
30-Day Self-Sufficiency Challenge with Carl
Preparing for Our Future & Behind the Scenes
Growing Vegetables in Shady Spots, Reusing Soil in Raised Beds, & Herbs
How to Prepare Your Homestead Property to Sell
How to Structure Your Days So You Don't Fall Behind
Avoid Overwhelm - Choosing What’s Right for Your Homestead
Best Time-Saving Tips for New Garden Beds
Successful Gluten-Free Baking That Tastes Good with Robyn Harrison
COVID Herbal Protocols & Online Censorship
Homesteading with Children with Rebekah Rhodes
Raising Pigs for Meat with “Pork” Rhyne Cureton
New Gardening Techniques & Varieties to Grow in 2022
Looking Back at 2021 & Forward to 2022
The Link Between Bees & Plant Medicine
How to Host a Holiday Craft Party
The Homestead Documentary Project with Carrie Wilson
The Homestead Documentary Project with Carrie Wilson
How to Use a Generator During a Power Outage
What to do if Your Medicine Isn't Available & Alternative Medicine
Hugelkultur Garden Beds (What, How & Why)
Growing, Preserving & Using Rosehips Medicinally
Raising Sheep for Fiber, Flock Care & Naturally Dyed Yarn
Ultimate Guide to Fermenting Vegetables
A Guide to Raising Goats with Rachael Tuller from Lost Peacock Creamery
Why Makeup & Skincare Ingredients Matter More Than You Think
Raising Meat Rabbits with Jeremy Chambers
Q&A With Melissa Planning, Preserving & Troubleshotting
Eating for an ENTIRE Year Without a Grocery Store
Best Methods for Preserving Eggs, Cheese, Milk & Meat
Growing Fruit Trees in Pots (Tips For Success)
Great Depression Era Living & Lost Off-Grid Preservation Technique for Green Beans
The Advantage to Using Grow Bags In Your Garden with Kevin Espiritu from Epic Gardening
7 Ways to Preserve Eggs at Home w/ Lisa Steele
Creating a Homestead Business That Makes Money
Maximizing Your Homestead for Profit & Production with Joel Salatin
The Science of Food Preservation
Homesteading Myths Busted
How to Grow Food YEAR ROUND Using Covers (Both Hot & Cold Weather) with Nikki Jabour
Foolproof Methods When Garden Overwhelm Sets In (Jessica Sowards of Roots & Refuge)
Buying Homestead Property - What You Must Know
Cut Back on Garden Diseases & Maximize Your Infrastructure Expansion (Don't Waste Time or Money)
Aquaponic Gardening & Raising Tilapia with VW Family Farms
Beginner Gardening Secrets You Need To Know - Q & A
Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for Greater Yield You Need to Use NOW
What To Do When Your Family Isn't Onboard with Homesteading (Or Something You're Passionate About)
What You Must Know BEFORE Getting Backyard Chickens (Egg-Laying Hens)
Use Food Forest Techniques to Grow More in Your Backyard
Fermented Dairy: Why You Should Be Doing This Now
American Guinea Hogs - Were They Really Worth It?
How to Balance Time Management and Projects on the Homestead
How to Grow a Large Scale Garden & Livestock Without Acreage
The Ultimate Seed Starting Guide: Everything You Need to Know For Starting Seeds Indoors
How to Get Everything Done in a Day Without Wasting Time or Getting Distracted
How to Create a Gardening Plan for More Harvest and Less Stress
How to Make a Sourdough Starter From Scratch
From Eating Disorder to Health & My Current Workouts
Decluttering Your Home (Month by Month) with Tracy Lynn
Planning Tips that Every Gardener NEEDS to Know Ongoing COVID Realities
Dealing with Emotions During the Holidays (Surrounding COVID and 2020 Realities)
The BEST Homemade gifts that people actually want to receive!
Vegetables You Can Leave in the Garden for Winter
Raising American Guinea Hogs with Cathy Payne
Homestead Gift Giving Guide
How Homesteading Helped Lyme Disease Recovery
We Covered Half the Garden in Wood Chips (18 Month Update)
What To Do FIRST On Your Homestead...Or What To Do NEXT.
What to do When Homesteading Gets Tough
Get FREE Plants Using Cuttings, Grafting & Air Layering
Centuries-Old method to increase productivity and sustainability with land and livestock
8 Things to Do Now for a Stronger Immune System for Fall/Winter
Use This Method to Dry Herbs for Stronger Medicinal Properties
A Complete Guide to Home Food Preservation (What to do When You Can't Find Canning Supplies)
9 Things We're Doing Now for Fall COVID 2nd Wave Potential
I've Never Been This Real the Emotional Part of Raising Livestock
6 Healthy Benefits of Mushrooms You Need to Know for Fall
How to Grow Mushrooms at Home For Food
7 Things We'll Never Go Back to Since COVID19
11 Tips to Get Rid of Bugs on Plants Naturally that Actually Work
Tips for a Successful Fall Garden & When to Plant for Fall Harvest
Most Underused Form of Poultry for Income & Sustainability on the Homestead
Tips for Butchering a Year's Worth of Chicken in 2 Hours
How to Make Fruit Vinegar at Home with 1 Ingredient
3 Tips for Time Management & My Homestead Schedule
10 Things Most Organic Gardeners Forget About
Integrating New Chicks to Existing Flocks Q&A Chicken Raising
7 Self-sufficiency and Simple Living Lessons from the Amish
5 Garden Elements You Need to Add for Relaxation and Functionality
10 Tips on Raising Chickens for Meat
8 Common Mistakes Made by New Gardeners
12 Non-Food Essentials to Always Have on Hand
13 Pantry Items to Always Have on Hand
Our COVID19 Food Production Plan & How to Plan for Livestock
Plant these now & have food for years + uncommon edible plants
Your COVID19 Gardening Plan to Grow Your Own Food
Paper product substitutes & tips for homemade reusable items
5 Tips to Create a Handmade & Vintage Home
How to Grow Your Own Food Q&A
Coronavirus Homestead Plan to Alleviate Fear & Be Prepared
How to Keep Weeds Out of the Garden Naturally
Impact of Being in the Midst of a Crisis How Homesteading Helps
Achieve Financial Sustainability and Food Security With a Garden
How to Care for Fruit Trees In Fall & Winter
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Tips on How to Declutter Your Home & Keep It That Way
Where to Buy Whole Grains in Bulk - My Favorite Sources
Small Space Vegetable Gardening Urban Gardening Tips
How to Improve Soil for Gardening - 3 Easy Tips
Herbal Medicinal Tea Guide How to Make & Blend Your Own
Best Location for a Vegetable Garden - Choose the Best Position
Breeding Chickens Naturally: Selective Breeding for Eggs & Chicks for a Homestead Income
Easy Crop Rotation in the Garden Based on Plant Families
No Till Gardening benefit's & Getting Started + Growing Tomatoes in Containers
How to Plan Your Homestead Year with Budget & Time Restrictions
How Many Fruit & Berry Plants Per Person Do You Need for a Year's Worth of Food
List of Heirloom Varieties to Grow in the Garden This Year
Where I Buy Heirloom Seeds & Why You Should Use Heirloom Seeds Too
Seed Packet Information - How to Read Seed Packets for Gardening Success
Biggest Garden Planning Mistakes & How to Avoid Them
Top Takeaways for Vegetable Gardeners from Last Season's Garden
From Scratch Christmas Dinner Menu - From the Garden
Urban Farming: 80 Fruit Trees on 1/3 Acre with Vegetables
My Top 9 Homestead Gifts to Make Life Easier & Fun
Living Like it's the 1800's - Wood Stove Cooking & Frugal Living Tips
A Week in the Life - Tips for Freezing Temps & Winter Storms on the Homestead
Does Homesteading Really Save Money? An honest discussion about money
How to Use Homesteading Skills to Make Money ESPECIALLY during the holidays
Sheet Mulching: the Easy Way to Compost with Layers
When Butchering a Cow the Best Cuts of Meat to Get
Baking Hacks & Tips for Busy Nights: How to Freeze Dough
Grass Fed Beef - What You Need to Know on Butcher Day
How to Grow Vegetables All Year: Plant Covers for Cold Weather Gardening
6 Tips for Hygge Style Living on the Homestead
Bread Baking Tips for the Perfect Loaf (including sourdough)
Cheap Garden Ideas for Your Homestead that Make a Big Impact
How to Improve Soil Health- the single BIGGEST factor on garden success
7 Health Benefits of Maple Syrup & Ways to Use It
How to Treat Fruit Trees Organically: When to Spray for Disease
Self Sufficient Homesteading Tips for the Long Haul
How to Care for Berry Plants in the Fall (to increase next year's harvest)
Raised Bed Gardening Tips - 9 Things You Need to Know
5 Tips for Organic Pest Control for Vegetable Gardens
Best Herbal Home Remedies for Cold and Flu
What is Organic Gardening & How to Start Using Organic Practices at Home
How to Improve Soil for Gardening *Win my families 100-year-old strain of bean seed
Plant these Herbal Flowers from Seed Now for Spring
9 Garden Hacks to do This Fall for a Better Garden Next Year
5 Tips to Harvest Herbal Flowers for Medicinal Purposes
9 Tips How to Prepare for Emergencies and Winter on the Homestead
5 Tips to Reduce Liquid Loss in Canning Jars
8 Tips on How to Cure Onions for Winter Storage
How to Harvest Onions for Long Term Storage
Pole Bean Growing Guide When to Pick for Eating, Shelling & Seed
14 Vegetables to Plant in August for Fall Garden Crops
Canning in Electric Pressure Cookers & Other Pressure Canning Questions
5 Tips on How to Avoid Overwhelm on the Homestead
Best Way to Water Your Vegetable Garden to Increase Harvest & Eliminate Disease
How to Make Money Homesteading
How to Design a Cottage Garden
How to Store Home Canned Food Safely
Tips for Home Food Preservation - Seasonal Preserving Each Month
Off Grid Living - What You Need to Know Before Starting
8 Medicinal Herbs & Their Uses
5 Tips to Maximize Your Garden Yield
10 Tomato Growing Tips for Disease Free Harvest
How to Start Beekeeping
Natural Weed Control & Heirloom Flowers in the Garden
Traditional Fire Cider Recipe & Benefits
Urban Homesteading - Tips for Small Space Self-Sufficiency
Best Way to Germinate Seeds
How Much Time Does it Take to Raise a Year's Worth of Food
Traditional Cooking Tips to Get Homemade Food On Your Table Every Day
Spring Gardening Tips to Increase Harvest Yield To Do Now
10 Unique Heirloom Vegetables To Grow In Your Home Garden
6 Tips to Prepare for a Snow Storm Homesteader Style
5 Tips to Starting an Orchard
How to Use Herbs and Natural Remedies At Home
8 Medicinal Plants You Need to Add to Your Garden This Year
Sourdough- What You Need to Know
How to Meal Plan
14 Things You Must Do for Your Best Homesteading Year in 2019
3 Holiday Decluttering Tips for Homesteaders
12 Baking Substitutions Every Homesteader Needs to Know
How to Choose the Best Flour for Baking
5 Secrets to a Stress Free Homemade Christmas
Biggest Homestead Mistakes We Made
Grow More Food Next Year
8 Tips for Seasonal Living
Cast Iron & Dutch Oven Outdoor Campfire Cooking
12 Time Saving Tips for Homemade Meals
What to Look for When Purchasing a Homestead
How Do You Know if a Canning Recipe is Safe
6 Tips to Creating a Homestead Business
How to Make Money Homesteading
How to Stay Cool in Summer Naturally without Electricity
Top Methods & Pro's and Con's of Food Preservation
How to Keep Your House Cool in Summer Without Electricity
Home Food Preservation
Time Saving Gardening Tips
Fermentation for Health Benefits
Keeping a Family Milk Cow
Tips for Homesteading Off-Grid
Edible & Medicinal Weeds Growing in Your Backyard
14 Homestead Kid's Kitchen Tips
13 Tips to Work with the Land & Weather You Have
Using Chickens in the Garden
12 Tips to Declutter & Organize Your Homestead
Natural Homemade Cleaner Recipes
5 Gardening Myths on Raising a Years Worth of Food
How to Test Soil Ph
6 Natural Fertilizers to Improve Garden Soil
Best Real Food & Food Storage Deals from Unlikely Sources
Perennial Plants for Less Hands on Time Food Production
Homesteading for Beginners
The Ultimate Seed Starting Guide
7 Tips to Organize & Build Your Homestead Food Storage & Kitchen
What Happens to Your Body When You Eat Healthy & Cut Out Sugar
How to Find Your Trigger Foods
How I Healed My Stomach Acid Naturally
Homemade Maple Syrup Guide
How to Plan Your Best Garden & Harvest for a Years Worth of Food
How to Feed a Family of 4 on $82.50 a Week
6 Tools to Save You Time & Money in a Homestead Kitchen
Traditional Thanksgiving Foods & Recipes
The Homesteader's Guide to Home Milling
Beginner's Guide to Soap Making
Time & Budget Saving Tips from the Great Depression
12 Tips to Get Your Homestead Ready for Winter
5 Tips to Cut Debt Homesteader Style & My Story Quitting My Day Job
5 Tips from the Pioneers to Increase Self-Sufficiency Now
Dear Forbes, Homesteading and Self-Reliance is a Delusion?
How to Make Homemade Soap with Natural Colorants
Is Your Jam & Jelly Recipe Safe?
Einkorn- History, Health, and Baking Tips
The Truth About Essential Oils & How to Stay Safe
7 Natural Remedies for Cough and Colds
Natural Remedies to Repel Insects
A Pioneer Kitchen
Raising Baby Chicks- Complete Guide for the First 6 Weeks
Growing Herbs for the Kitchen
Permaculture Gardening Beginners Guide
Behind the Scenes on Our Homestead
Best Seed Starting Containers and Tips
5 Tips to Add Extra Hours to Your Week that Actually Week
The Real Cost of Raising a Garden Part 1
8 Tips for Cutting Out Sugar
Historical Christmas Foods from 100 Years Ago
5 Frugal Homemade Homestead Gifts
How to Make Old-Fashioned Evergreen Wreaths
5 Tips to a Frugal Old-Fashioned Homestead Christmas
How to Make Homemade Extracts
5 Homesteading Skills that Will Save You Money
How to Make Saltwater Brine Fermented Pickles
How to Make Homemade Apple Cider Vinegar
5 Hidden Ingredients in Your Skin Care Products
8 Tips to Get it All Done When You're Swamped
Is Home Canning Really Worth it?
Lessons from the Amish and Mennonites
9 Money Mistakes Even Frugal People Make
How to Dry Cure Meat at Home
Best Picks for Companion Planting and Preserving
How Much to Plant for a Years Worth of Food
How to Create Edible Landscaping
17 Self-Sufficiency Tips from the 1940's
5 Life Lessons from the Great Depression
How to Raise Ducks for Eggs
10 Tips on How to Raise Chickens Like the Pioneers
Boost Your Immune System Naturally with this Old-Fashioned Food
Best Plants for Small Garden Spaces & Self-Sufficiency
4 Tips for Success Growing Your Own Food
Why We Need Bigger Faith & Goals for Successful Homesteading
Frugal Mixes for less than $1 Made from Food Storage
9 Ways to Have a Frugal Pioneer Christmas like Laura Ingalls
5 Frugal Tips from Ma Ingalls and the Pioneers
10 Tips for Storing Vegetables Without a Root Cellar Long Term
8 Lessons Learned Eating Only From Food Storage for 14 Days
7 Things Our Great-Grandparents Did Better Than Us
7 Herbs for Natural Remedies Your Grandparents Used
5 Rules for Foraging Wild Edibles
11 Ways to Cook Without Power
Grinding Your Own Flour & Choosing a Mill
4 Ways to Store & Purify Water at Home
8 Items You Need in Your Car
6 Canning Myths You Must Know
4 Ways to Make Money Homesteading When You're Broke
10 Ways to Afford Homesteading When You're Broke
10 Troubleshooting Tips for Traditional Jam Making
10 Troubleshooting Tips for Traditional Jam Making
10 Troubleshooting Tips for Traditional Jam Making
Old-Fashioned Homemade Jam Making Part 1