Show Notes
In this episode of The Coop, you’ll learn:
How Shaye defines homesteading (you’ll love this) Letting your definition evolve as seasons change: kids, business, capacity, and real life The overlap and differences between homesteading and homemaking What it actually means to “cultivate the beautiful life” in an ordinary week Using the five senses … music, scent, texture, light, and taste … to transform daily chores Simple non-negotiables: making the bed, cooking dinner, and “putting the kitchen to bed” Learning what’s worth preserving (and what isn’t) for your actual family Cooking with fewer ingredients, more pleasure, and what you already have on hand How travel (especially Italy) has shaped Shaye’s home, cooking, and aesthetic Practical strategies for traveling while homesteading … without burning out Why your homestead is here to serve you, not the other way around Holding onto what’s good, true, and beautiful in a home-centered life
More from The Coop
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Episode #30 of The Coop is for anyone standing at the edge of a bigger life … and wondering if they have to leap overnight. Homestead Living Editor-in-Chief Anna Sakawsky sat down with Jason Contreras (Homestead Living contributor and the voice behind Sow the Land) to talk about the long road from a standard modern life outside Los Angeles to a working homestead in North Carolina.
In Episode #29 of The Coop, Anna sits down with Anne Briggs (Anne of All Trades … homesteader, woodworker, teacher, and Homestead Living contributor) for an honest conversation about getting things done when your brain, your time, and the farm all pull in different directions.
In Episode #28 of The Coop, Anna sits down with Larry Littrell … urban homesteader, specialized real estate agent, and author of Fresh Starts Old Roots. They have an important conversation about one of the biggest decisions many homesteaders face: whether to stay, move, buy, or sell.