The Homestead Challenge Podcast | Suburban Homesteading, Gardening, Food From Scratch, Sustainable Living

By Brittany Gibson - Beginner Homesteader

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Episodes: 139

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Do you feel like you want to cook from scratch, grow more of your own food, or live intentionally—but never have the time or energy to do it all? Tried diving headfirst into homesteading only to end up overwhelmed, burnt out, or wondering where to even begin? You’re not alone. If you’re ready to build a homestead life that actually works with your modern, busy schedule—this podcast is for you. Inside The Homestead Challenge, you’ll find time-saving routines, realistic strategies, and practical tips to help you simplify home systems, grow what you can, and start living from scratch—without the pressure to do it all perfectly. Hey friend. I’m Brittany—crunchy mom, city homesteader, and your go-to for making slow living possible in real life. I tried the all-at-once approach to homesteading… and crashed hard into burnout. Turns out, trying to master everything at once just wastes time, money, and a whole lot of mental energy. But here’s the good news: homesteading doesn’t have to be all or nothing. You can do this in small steps that make a big impact. If you’re ready to create a from-scratch lifestyle with more rhythm and less chaos—grab that sourdough starter from the back of the fridge... it’s time to rise. https://thehomesteadchallenge.com

Episode Date
Ep 138. Red, White & Bloom: Garden-Inspired Ideas for Your July 4th Party
Jul 01, 2025
Ep 137. 5 Things I am Loving on the Homestead this Summer
Jun 27, 2025
Ep 136. Summer Herbal Uses for Rosemary
Jun 24, 2025
Ep 135. Calm the Heart: Herbs for Stress and Ditching the Pressure
Jun 17, 2025
Ep 134. The Power of Patience in the Garden (and Beyond)
Jun 13, 2025
Ep 133. This is the Year You Will Start Canning (or stick with it!)
Jun 10, 2025
Ep 132. Letting Go of Perfectionism in the Garden
Jun 06, 2025
Ep 131. You Can't Homestead When it Hurts
Jun 03, 2025
Ep 130. FREE and Easy Prepper Tasks to Do in Summer
May 30, 2025
Ep 129. 3 Ways to Simplify Your Homestead Right Now
May 27, 2025
Ep 128. Things I Would Do Differently With a Rental House Garden
May 23, 2025
Ep 127. Herbal First Aid for Summer that I Actually Use
May 20, 2025
Ep 126. Creating a Homestead Summer Bucket List
May 16, 2025
Ep 125. 5 Garden Rules I Do Not Follow
May 13, 2025
Ep 124. Is it really cheaper to Homestead in the Suburbs?
May 09, 2025
Ep 123. Seasonal Eating in Spring (What to Eat from the Garden in May)
May 06, 2025
Ep 122. Stress-Free Summer Planning: Balancing Fun, Family & Homesteading
May 02, 2025
Ep 121. Living More with Less: Centering Life Around Family with Jillian from Sprouting Arrows
Apr 29, 2025
Ep 120. Wild and Useful Backyard Weeds You Can Actually Use this Spring
Apr 25, 2025
Ep 119. Progress Over Perfection: A Realistic Approach to Homesteading
Apr 22, 2025
Ep 118. Containers vs. Raised Beds vs. In-Ground Gardens. Where Should You Plant What?
Apr 18, 2025
Ep 117. Why Meal Planning is the Foundation of a Busy Homestead
Apr 15, 2025
Ep 116. Low-Maintenance, High-Reward Plants for the Garden
Apr 11, 2025
Ep 115. The 3 Biggest Mistakes I Made Trying to Do It All on the Homestead
Apr 08, 2025
Ep 114. Garden Cues and Habit Stacks: How to Actually Remember to Water Your Plants
Apr 04, 2025
Ep 113. The Secret to Actually Following Through on Your Homestead Plans
Apr 01, 2025
Ep 112. Everything You Need to Know About The Homestead Collective (and Why It's Different)
Mar 28, 2025
Ep 111. 2 Things I am Focusing on Right Now on my Homestead to Move the Needle the Most
Mar 25, 2025
Ep 110. Why So Many Are Leaving the Homesteading Grind- And What I'm Doing Instead
Mar 21, 2025
Ep 109. 10 Things You Can Do Today to Set Your Garden Up for Success (Even If It’s Still Cold Out)
Mar 18, 2025
Ep 108. What No One Tells You About Homesteading (The Hardest Part)
Mar 14, 2025
Ep 107. 7 Signs You're on the Edge of Homestead Burnout (and How to Stop It)
Mar 11, 2025
Ep 106. 7 Homesteading Tasks to Do Before Garden Season that Take 10 Minutes or Less
Mar 07, 2025
Ep 105. Low-Tox Living without the Overwhelm: No Pressure Homesteading in a Real World
Mar 04, 2025
Ep 104. All of the Herbs I am Planting this Year and How I Use Them
Feb 28, 2025
Ep 103. How to Use ChatGPT to Enhance Your Homestead
Feb 25, 2025
Ep 102. Don't Fear the Funk. A Beginner's Guide to Fermenting Vegetables
Feb 21, 2025
Ep 101: From Chaos to Calm. The Emotional Side of Your Kitchen and Pantry
Feb 18, 2025
Ep 100. 5 Ways to Incorporate a Farm Chore Routine in the City
Feb 14, 2025
Ep 99. Mindset Shift- Homestead Anywhere, at Any Scale
Feb 11, 2025
Ep 98. Bio-Hacking and Natural Wellness with Brooke from Wellness Farm Chat
Feb 07, 2025
Ep 97. The Benefits and Uses for Oregano Infused Oil
Feb 04, 2025
Ep 96. Changing Your Money Mindset with Krista from Money Mindful Moms
Jan 31, 2025
Ep 95. Walking Through My Day of Non-Toxic and Nutritious Swaps
Jan 28, 2025
Ep 94. Beginners Guide to Indoor Seed Starting with Rachael from Our Handcrafted Home
Jan 24, 2025
Ep 93. Why I Use Herbs Instead of Essential Oils
Jan 21, 2025
Ep 92. Herbal Safety Basics: How to Research and Vet Herbs for Your Family
Jan 17, 2025
Ep 91. The First 10 Things I Ever Canned
Jan 14, 2025
Ep 90. How to Make Goals for Your First Year Homesteading
Jan 10, 2025
Ep 89. Top 10 Predictions for Homesteading Trends in 2025
Jan 07, 2025
Ep 88. Harvesting Lessons and Growing Forward for a BIGGER 2025
Jan 03, 2025
Ep 87. My Sourdough Starter and Other Things I am Leaving Behind in 2024
Dec 30, 2024
Ep 86. 9 Ways to Prepare Your Home The Weekend Before Christmas
Dec 20, 2024
Ep 85. 5 Best Herbal Gifts to Give to People Who Aren’t That Crunchy
Dec 17, 2024
Ep 84. Best and Worst Amazon Garden Buys of 2024
Dec 13, 2024
Ep 83. The Best and Worst Amazon Kitchen Buys of 2024
Dec 10, 2024
Ep 82. How to Have a More Sustainable Holiday on the Homestead
Dec 05, 2024
Ep 81. 5 Ways to Make Homesteading Easier in Winter
Dec 03, 2024
Ep 80. Gratitude for the Harvest: What This Year's Garden Taught Me
Nov 27, 2024
Ep 79. Raking Leaves: The Good, Better, and Best of Balancing Practical, Pretty, and Pollinators
Nov 19, 2024
Ep 78. Seven Wellness Products I am Loving Right Now
Nov 15, 2024
Ep 77 Good, Better, Best: Choosing the Right Non-Toxic Home Fragrance FOR YOU
Nov 12, 2024
Ep 76. The Results Don't Matter. How to Remain Home-Steady during an Election
Nov 05, 2024
Ep 75. Prepared for Unrest? How City Homesteading Gives Us an Edge
Nov 01, 2024
Ep 74. Holiday Homemaking- 10 Things I am Saying YES to this Holiday Season
Oct 29, 2024
Ep 73. Homesteading Q&As from a City Homesteader
Oct 25, 2024
Ep 72. Homesteading for Busy People: 5 Steps to Do It All Without Losing Your Mind
Oct 22, 2024
Ep 71. 6 Ideas for Winter Homestead Preparedness
Oct 18, 2024
Ep 70. Autumn Foraging for Black Walnuts
Oct 08, 2024
Ep 69. What is The Homestead Challenge? An Insight Into Homestead Blogging
Sep 20, 2024
68. National Preparedness Month for Normal People
Sep 17, 2024
Ep 67. Stop Consuming and Start Learning Preparedness Skills
Sep 06, 2024
Ep 66. How to Actually Start Using the Herbs you’ve Gathered
Sep 03, 2024
Ep 65. Getting the Homestead Ready for Fall
Aug 30, 2024
Ep 64. My Favorite Herb for Transitioning to Fall
Aug 23, 2024
Ep 63. The Differences Between Chamomile and Feverfew and How to Use Them
Aug 20, 2024
Ep 62. What a Tree Falling on My House Taught Me About Emergency Preparedness
Aug 13, 2024
Ep 61. 5 Ways to Reduce Kitchen Food Waste
Aug 06, 2024
Ep 60. I didn't know what to say
Aug 02, 2024
Ep 59. All of the Uses for the Common Weed Plantain
Jul 26, 2024
Ep 58. Natural Sunscreen and Sun Protection Options for a Toxic-Free Summer
Jul 23, 2024
Ep 57. How to Use Echinacea as an Herbal Remedy in Your Home
Jul 19, 2024
Ep 56. Homesteading Really Does Get Easier
Jul 16, 2024
Ep 55. The 3 Easiest Ways to Preserve Your Garden Harvest That Still Provide a Creative Outlet
Jul 12, 2024
Ep 54. The Magic of Mullein: An Easy Herbal Remedy Found Right in Your Neighborhood
Jul 09, 2024
Ep 53. Gaining Peace By Giving Myself Permission to Be a Homemaker
Jul 02, 2024
Ep 52. How to Make an Herbal Salve with a Common Garden Flower
Jun 28, 2024
Ep 51. A New Freezer and A New Kitchen Gadget to Beat the Summer Heat
Jun 21, 2024
Ep 50. Committing to No Processed Foods for a Month
Jun 18, 2024
Ep 49. Rating My Best Sustainable Swaps 4 Years Later
Jun 14, 2024
Ep 48. How to Have a Prepper Stash Without the Conspiracy
Jun 11, 2024
Ep 47. How I am Living Slow this Summer Even Though I am Bad at Slow Living
Jun 07, 2024
Ep 46. Common Garden Culinary Herbs that Can Be Used as Medicinals
Jun 04, 2024
Ep 45. 9 Cheap and Easy Methods for Preserving Your Garden Harvest
May 31, 2024
Ep 44. 7 Productive Ways to Rest on the Homestead
May 28, 2024
Ep 43. Is It Okay to Be A Half-Hearted Homesteader?
May 24, 2024
Ep 42. The Pressure to Plant a Native Garden
May 21, 2024
Ep 41. Garden Folklore and Myths that Are Actually True
May 14, 2024
Ep 40. Use these Herbs in Your Garden for Natural Bug Repellent
May 10, 2024
Ep 39. Summer Schedules and Systems for Balancing Homestead Tasks and Family Fun
May 07, 2024
Ep 38. Things No One Mentions About Companion Planting
May 03, 2024
Ep 37. My 6 Favorite Amazon Garden Finds this Year
Apr 30, 2024
Ep. 36 What To Do When You Regret Some of the Homesteading Decisions You've Made
Apr 26, 2024
Ep 35. Beyond Contentment: Actually LOVING Where You’re At
Apr 23, 2024
Ep 34. Six Herbs for Spring Allergies
Apr 19, 2024
Ep 33. Things No One Tells You About Gardening
Apr 16, 2024
Ep 32. How to Deal When Other People Don't Really Support Your Natural Lifestyle
Apr 12, 2024
Ep 31. Taking the Reins When Things Change on the Homestead
Apr 09, 2024
Ep 30. 4 Gatorade Alternatives for Hydration During the Flu
Apr 05, 2024
Ep 29. 3 Mental Triggers to Make Homesteading Easier
Apr 02, 2024
Ep 28. The Raw Truth: My Milk Journey and How Herdshare Realigned my Mindset
Mar 29, 2024
Ep 27. Systems and Online Communities Have Kept My Homestead Afloat
Mar 26, 2024
Ep 26. Can you be a homesteader and a minimalist? 5 Ways I Got Minimalism All Wrong
Mar 22, 2024
Ep 25. 3 Step Spring Refresh to Revitalize Your Homestead Routine
Mar 19, 2024
Ep 24. Eat Your Frogs: How to Reset Your Homestead When You Feel Burnt Out
Mar 15, 2024
Ep 23. The Importance of Local Community in Homesteading with Caitlin of Homegrown Hopes
Mar 12, 2024
Ep 22. Non-Toxic Cleaning Routine without Essential Oils
Mar 08, 2024
Ep 21. How I Did All of My Homestead Tasks in 45 Minutes
Mar 05, 2024
Ep 20. Seed Sorting Simplified: Organizing Strategies for Every Gardener
Feb 29, 2024
Ep 19. Grit & Growth: Overcoming Homestead Fears and Failures
Feb 27, 2024
Ep 18. Homesteading Hills That I Am Not Going To Die On
Feb 23, 2024
Ep 17. 5 Ways to Homestead When You Are Sick
Feb 20, 2024
Ep 16. 7 Things You Can Do Right Now to Start Your Garden Season Off Right
Feb 16, 2024
Ep 15. Systemizing Your Suburban Homestead with Chelsi Jo
Feb 13, 2024
Ep 14. The Cost of Inaction: What is Killing your Homestead Productivity and How to Stop It
Feb 09, 2024
Ep 13. 5 Canning Mistakes I Made So You Don’t Have To
Feb 06, 2024
Ep 12. Is Your Kitchen a Hot Mess? Use Your Personal Organization Style to Finally Get a System that Works
Feb 02, 2024
Ep. 11 Transitioning to Natural Skincare with Faithful Family Farmer
Jan 30, 2024
Ep 10: Favorite Homestead Bulk Buys on Amazon
Jan 26, 2024
Ep 9: 10 Habits to Incorporate Homesteading into your Everyday Life
Jan 23, 2024
Ep 8: My Secret Sauce for Homesteading in a Modern World Without Guilt
Jan 19, 2024
Ep 7: The 5 Best Phone Apps for Modern Homesteaders
Jan 16, 2024
Ep 6: 7 Ways to Live a Toxic-Free Life this Year (with attainable swaps!)
Jan 12, 2024
Ep 5: Homestead Confessions: Expensive Kitchen Gadgets I Regret Buying (Don’t waste your money!)
Jan 09, 2024
Ep 4: Crafting your Homestead Goals for 2024 Without the Overwhelm
Jan 05, 2024
Ep. 3 2 Herbal Things You Can Make this Week that are Not Scary
Jan 02, 2024
Ep 2. 3 Ways to Homestead in the School Pick Up Line
Jan 02, 2024
Ep 1. 5 Things I Don’t Do as a Modern Homesteader
Jan 02, 2024
The Homestead Challenge Podcast Trailer
Dec 15, 2023