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The Two Acre Homestead

The Two Acre Homestead

The Two Acre Homestead

Welcome to The Two Acre Homestead. Come along with us, Kevin and Lisa, on our journey from a small suburban homestead lifestyle to our new lifestyle homesteading in the rural countryside of Southern Arizona. We'll share with you our tips, tricks, successes and failures from both our past suburban lifestyle to our new rural lifestyle all on The Two Acre Homestead.

  • 40 minutes 59 seconds
    072. Garden Mistakes to Avoid

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    Lisa takes you on a garden tour of mistakes to avoid. Be sure to stick around for the last one, which is a bit of a surprise!


    Be sure to visit The Two Acre Homestead YouTube channel and companion website thetwoacrehomestead.com. It's dedicated to The Two Acre Homestead Podcast.

    Also check out the Sage Oak Homestead YouTube channel and companion website sageoakhomestead.com. It's designed to give you inspiration on cultivating and curating a beautiful homestead, homestead life, and learn to cook the things you grow on your homestead.

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    18 April 2025, 12:00 pm
  • 37 minutes 35 seconds
    071. Raised Beds Or In Ground - Which is Best?

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    Let's take a dive into the pros and cons of using raised beds or planting in ground. We'll share with you our views based on our experience in gardening.


    Be sure to visit The Two Acre Homestead YouTube channel and companion website thetwoacrehomestead.com. It's dedicated to The Two Acre Homestead Podcast.

    Also check out the Sage Oak Homestead YouTube channel and companion website sageoakhomestead.com. It's designed to give you inspiration on cultivating and curating a beautiful homestead, homestead life, and learn to cook the things you grow on your homestead.

    Support the show

    4 April 2025, 12:00 pm
  • 49 minutes 40 seconds
    070. Chickens and Eggs -- What's the Deal?

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    In early 2025, we've seen egg prices skyrocket. The cause? Is it greed? Or is something more at play?

    We'll take a look at history, and a lot of science, to try and find answers that make sense. What does it all mean for the homesteader that wants to raise backyard chickens?

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0042682223002891

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311922639042

    https://ifp.org/what-are-the-chances-an-h5n1-pandemic-is-worse-than-covid/#forecasting-h5n1-8217-s-spread

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0042682223002891

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378113520310245

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2020.108886

    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9967648/

    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9589142/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020–2025_H5N1_outbreak#:~:text=On%20April%2011%2C%20H5N1%20was,of%20H5N1%20of%20clade%202.3.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNA_virus

    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7706930/

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/MT444183    (union county NC)

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/MT444352 (Anson county NC)


    Be sure to visit The Two Acre Homestead YouTube channel and companion website thetwoacrehomestead.com. It's dedicated to The Two Acre Homestead Podcast.

    Also check out the Sage Oak Homestead YouTube channel and companion website sageoakhomestead.com. It's designed to give you inspiration on cultivating and curating a beautiful homestead, homestead life, and learn to cook the things you grow on your homestead.

    Support the show

    28 March 2025, 12:00 pm
  • 33 minutes 42 seconds
    069. Homesteading Without a Homestead

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    Here we go again. We've moved and have no infrastructure. How do you homestead without a homestead? Check out a few of our tips in how to do so.


    Be sure to visit The Two Acre Homestead YouTube channel and companion website thetwoacrehomestead.com. It's dedicated to The Two Acre Homestead Podcast.

    Also check out the Sage Oak Homestead YouTube channel and companion website sageoakhomestead.com. It's designed to give you inspiration on cultivating and curating a beautiful homestead, homestead life, and learn to cook the things you grow on your homestead.

    Support the show

    21 March 2025, 12:00 pm
  • 39 minutes 13 seconds
    068. Where Have We Been?

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    We are back after taking care of moving our family from southwestern Arizona to upper lower Michigan. We'll catch up, talk about what inspired a move 2,000 miles away to a colder growing climate


    Be sure to visit The Two Acre Homestead YouTube channel and companion website thetwoacrehomestead.com. It's dedicated to The Two Acre Homestead Podcast.

    Also check out the Sage Oak Homestead YouTube channel and companion website sageoakhomestead.com. It's designed to give you inspiration on cultivating and curating a beautiful homestead, homestead life, and learn to cook the things you grow on your homestead.

    Support the show

    14 March 2025, 11:00 am
  • 45 seconds
    2025 Podcast Intro

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    Following a brief hiatus after moving to Michigan, we're happy to announce that new episodes of The Two Acre Homestead Podcast start March 14, 2025!

    Be sure to check out our latest post: https://www.thetwoacrehomestead.com/post/we-are-splitting-up-how-this-will-affect-you

    Happy homesteading!

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    7 March 2025, 1:00 pm
  • 56 minutes 31 seconds
    067. Interview with David and Nancy Libby from Maplewood Homestead

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    In today's episode, Kevin and Lisa have the pleasure of interviewing David and Nancy Libby from Maplewood Homestead. We'll talk about raising kids on the homestead, and aging on the homestead. Plus doing all the things. And developing skills that have fallen out of style -- and why that is so important.

    Be sure to support out our guests here:

    • Maplewood Homestead on YouTube
    • Scentinel Soap


    To learn more about our journey and read our new Blog articles, be sure to visit our website at www.thetwoacrehomestead.com

    Would you like to be a guest on an upcoming episode? Fill out our form at https://thetwoacrehomestead.com/be-a-guest-on-the-two-acre-homestead-podcast

    Subscribe to our Youtube channel at:  Thetwoacrehomestead

    Follow us on Insta: @thetwoacrehomestead

    Questions?  Email me at [email protected] 

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    3 May 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 23 minutes 27 seconds
    066. We Survived a Storm

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    On a previous episode we talked about how a financial storm was coming. This one hit us personally, when Kevin lost his secular job. How did homesteading help us to weather this storm? We'll discuss that in part one on today's episode.

    To learn more about our journey and read our new Blog articles, be sure to visit our website at www.thetwoacrehomestead.com

    Would you like to be a guest on an upcoming episode? Fill out our form at https://thetwoacrehomestead.com/be-a-guest-on-the-two-acre-homestead-podcast

    Subscribe to our Youtube channel at:  Thetwoacrehomestead

    Follow us on Insta: @thetwoacrehomestead

    Questions?  Email me at [email protected] 

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    12 April 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 36 minutes 26 seconds
    065. Question And Answer 3

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    We wanted to answer some questions we've received from our listeners on our various social media platforms today!

    Here are a few references we mentioned in this episode:

    Resources on thetwoacrehomestead.com:

    • How to Start Homesteading Fast
    • How to Start Homesteading Inexpensively

    Previous podcast episodes:

    • S2 E13: How to Start Homesteading Fast
    • S1 E16: How To Homestead Inexpensively
    • S1 E15: Does Homesteading Save You Money?
    • S1 E3: How To Start Homesteading
    • S1 E2: What Was Our Why

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    To learn more about our journey and read our new Blog articles, be sure to visit our website at www.thetwoacrehomestead.com

    Would you like to be a guest on an upcoming episode? Fill out our form at https://thetwoacrehomestead.com/be-a-guest-on-the-two-acre-homestead-podcast

    Subscribe to our Youtube channel at:  Thetwoacrehomestead

    Follow us on Insta: @thetwoacrehomestead

    Questions?  Email me at [email protected] 

    Support the show

    9 February 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 35 minutes 3 seconds
    064. Interview with Sarah Withers from Nest In the West

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    Today Lisa is interviewing Sarah Withers from Nest In the West. She and her husband homestead in Phoenix, Arizona. They were vegans at one time, but ended up raising chickens, rabbits, Jersey cows, and goats, and garden as well. We're excited to bring you their story.

    Please support Sarah by following her on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/nest.in.the.west/

    Also visit her blog at: https://thenestinthewest.com

    To learn more about our journey and read our new Blog articles, be sure to visit our website at www.thetwoacrehomestead.com

    Would you like to be a guest on an upcoming episode? Fill out our form at https://thetwoacrehomestead.com/be-a-guest-on-the-two-acre-homestead-podcast

    Subscribe to our Youtube channel at:  Thetwoacrehomestead

    Follow us on Insta: @thetwoacrehomestead

    Questions?  Email me at [email protected] 

    Support the show

    1 February 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 35 minutes 15 seconds
    063. Interview with Heather Stone from Sage and Stone Homestead

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    Today Lisa has the pleasure of interviewing Heather Stone from Sage and Stone Homestead. Heather has a successful YouTube channel. She raises and is very knowledgeable about goats, especially Nigerian Dwarfs and Lamancha. Lisa picks her brain on her experience raising goats for dairy and meat purposes.

    Be sure to support Heather and her husband Levi with some important links:

    • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SageandStoneHomestead


    To learn more about our journey and read our new Blog articles, be sure to visit our website at www.thetwoacrehomestead.com

    Would you like to be a guest on an upcoming episode? Fill out our form at https://thetwoacrehomestead.com/be-a-guest-on-the-two-acre-homestead-podcast

    Subscribe to our Youtube channel at:  Thetwoacrehomestead

    Follow us on Insta: @thetwoacrehomestead

    Questions?  Email me at [email protected] 

    Support the show

    25 January 2024, 12:00 pm
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