About this podcast
You don’t need 40 acres or a picture-perfect homestead to live a little differently. I’m a former city girl learning to grow food, cook from scratch, support local farmers, and question a whole lot of what we’ve been told about food, health and the way we’re supposed to live. We’ll talk gardening, sourdough, local food, faith, family, regenerative farming and our broken food system. We’ll ask hard questions, probably get a little salty, and start right where we are.
Grow food. Make good food. Follow Jesus. Ask hard questions. Get your hands dirty.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 48 episodes
- S4E5 - Are Farmers Markets A HOAX? · 30 min · Season 3 Episode 5Let's talk about Farmers Market and how you can spot a liar. We all love them and most people think that everyone at the local farmer's market is the actual creator or grower but…
- S3E4 - Do We Have An American Beef Emergency? · 57 min · Season 3 Episode 4In this episode, Yvette Bobbitt shares her journey from a nurse to a regenerative beef farmer and explains the complexities of the US beef industry, including the impact of…
- S3E3 - Gossip Is Ruining America (And We're All Part of the Problem) · 19 min · Season 3 Episode 3When did tearing people down become our favorite form of entertainment? In this episode of The Unexpected Gardener Podcast, I'm talking about gossip, outrage, and our growing…
- S3E2 - You Don’t Need a Homestead | Start Right Where You Are · 32 min · Season 3 Episode 2You don’t need 40 acres, a milk cow, or a picture-perfect homestead to live a little differently. In this episode, I’m digging into what I really mean when I say “come home.”…
- S3E1 - A Health Scare, a Hard Season & Coming Back! · 19 min · Season 3 Episode 1Unexpected Gardener is back—and honestly, I wasn’t sure it would be, even though I love podcasting. This summer brought a health scare, a hard season, and a lot of time to think…
- S2E15 - Chicken Keeping 101 With The Girly Homesteader · 1 h 13 min · Season 2 Episode 15If you have wanted to start keeping chickens but have no idea where to start my friend Laura from The Girly Homesteader does not disappoint! She breaks it all down. I took two…
- S2E14 - Calm The Heck Down! · 46 min · Season 2 Episode 14I am going off topic today to tell you to please calm the heck down! For your own sake, take a breath and step away from the computer. A few things have been bothering me these…
- S2E13 - Prep Like a Boss! Guest Laura Breaks it Down · 1 h 9 min · Season 2 Episode 13If you are at all interested in common sense prepping this is the episode for you! My friend Laura shares so many amazing tips that you will be prepping in no time. Preparing for…
- S2E12 - Restoration Farm (dreams can come true!) · 39 min · Season 2 Episode 12In this episode I share how the dream of starting my non profit Restoration Farm came about and what the status is now!
- S2E11 - Greyson's Story Part 2 · 35 min · Season 2 Episode 11Part 2 of my son's story and how he is completely off all pharmaceuticals and only taking supplements! His is a HARD journey and it was difficult at times to share it with you…
- S2 E10 - Greyson's Story Part 1 · 34 min · Season 2 Episode 10This is raw and honest. I apologize for the audio issues and the fact that I had trouble getting through it! I will address the microphone issues, I promise but I hope you will…
- S2E9 - 2024 Garden Lessons Learned · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 7After a break I am back to recording and I missed it so much! In this episode I am recounting all the lessons I learned in the 2024 garden and I think a few points will help…
- S2E8 - My Take On Conspiracy Theories · 41 min · Season 2 Episode 8I have a take on all the recent conspiracy theories that are popping up after hurricane Helene devastated part of my beautiful state. Some of you won't like my take and some of…
- S2E7 - How Do People Like Us Prepare For a Disaster? · 39 min · Season 2 Episode 7It's not the most fun topic to talk about but these times call for this conversation. How to regular folks without a ton of land, living in cities or suburbia prepare for food…
- S2E6 - Poison Food in Schools & Dock Worker Strike · 34 min · Season 2 Episode 6Follow up on previous episode about my frustration with the poison food my kid's school serves, what the head administrator said and how I am reacting to that. Watch the…
- S2E5 - Two New Reasons To Buy Local · 30 minNot to sound like a broken record but I have two great reasons to break up with the grocery store and buy local food! If you want to take me up on the offer to be a beta tester…
- S2E4 - Should Christians Hold A Higher Standard When It Comes To Food? · 31 min · Season 2 Episode 4I really went back and forth on whether to post this but in the end I think it's important. What we feed our kids is important and if we call ourselves Christ followers we have…
- S2E3 - Vertical Gardening with Greenstalk · 20 min · Season 2 Episode 3I talk about them a lot and they are starting an epic sale on Sept 2nd so I decided to talk all about them. Several people on Instagram asked me to do an episode about it so this…
- S2E2 - The Fall Garden! · 21 min · Season 2 Episode 2Today we are talking all about the fall garden, why I love it, what I'm growing and whether you can grow a fall garden too! I mention Greenstalk and it's my favorite way to grow…
- S2E1 - My Favorite Clean Back to School Snacks · 28 min · Season 2 Episode 1Snacks can be a hard thing to convert to clean so I take you through some of my favorite brands for the kids. Mentioned in this episode: Boulder Canyon Jacksons Sweet Potato…
