Everyday Homesteading
Desperate to grow, cook, and preserve real food for your family in only 5-10 hours a week, but stuck as a new homesteader looking for practical, tried and true methods that work?
You wanted those pantry shelves filled yesterday, but the more you try, the more it seems a distant pipe dream. Online content is filled with impractical, untried homesteading advice, which wastes your precious time and money.
Everyday Homesteading steps in with practical, tested solutions, cutting through the chaos with clear plans tailored for busy beginners to reclaim your family’s health and independence through gardening, raising livestock, fresh seasonal cooking, herbal medicine and safe food preservation.
Hosted by veteran homesteaders, Josh and Carolyn Thomas, who grow 70% of their family’s food while running two businesses and homeschooling their large family, they have mastered practical homesteading for busy modern families. They have taught hundreds of thousands of new homesteaders to thrive with real-life homesteading through their online platforms Homesteading Family and School of Traditional Skills.
Tune in weekly to learn how to grow, cook, and preserve your family’s food, ditch health-destroying toxins, and save money monthly on groceries, all while building strong relationships and a sustainable legacy for your kids. Hit play now!
Everyday Homesteading
What You Need to Know BEFORE Calling the Vet
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Even with healthy, well-selected animals, there comes a day when you have to call the vet.
And when that moment comes, most of us aren’t nearly as prepared as we could be.
In this episode, I sit down with my longtime friend and veterinarian, Dr. Patrick Jones of The Homegrown Herbalist, to talk through what every homesteader should know before picking up the phone.
We discuss:
- The importance of signalment (age, breed, sex, pregnancy status)
- Why taking a temperature can immediately narrow down a diagnosis
- The questions your vet is likely to ask
- What details matter most in an emergency
- How good observation can improve care and reduce stress
This is one of those practical, real-life conversations that helps you feel equipped instead of overwhelmed.
If you raise livestock or have animals on your homestead, this episode will give you simple, actionable steps to be ready when something goes wrong.
For more information (or to watch my interview with Doc Jones), visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/things-to-know-before-calling-the-vet/
For more from Dr. Jones, visit: https://homegrownherbalist.net
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Time Stamps:
0:00 - Introduction
2:57 - Farmhouse Teas
5:57 - Main Topic
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MORE ABOUT US!
WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we’re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo
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A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!
Healthy Healing at Home – Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt
Your Best Loaf – A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop
Before we jump into today's episode, I want to invite you to a free live training with my doctor, Dr. Torrie Thompson, on July 23 at 1 PM PT. We'll cover hidden household toxins, how they affect your energy, hormones, and metabolism, and simple ways to reduce your exposure. It's been life-changing for Josh and me. Click here to register. Replays are available if you can't attend live!