Old Ways New Days
Homesteading with a focus on urban and suburban sustainable living with a pagan and spiritual twist.
Podcasting since 2025 • 22 episodes
Old Ways New Days
Latest Episodes
From Harvest to Cellar: The Real Work of Food Preservation
Food preservation isn’t pretty — it’s powerful.This episode of Old Ways New Days dives deep into real‑world food preservation: pressure canning, water bath canning, drying, salt preservation, and the mistakes that teach us how t...
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Episode 21
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February Fires & First Fruits From Imbolc to Lunar New Year and the Living Traditions In Between
February is not an empty month.It’s a time of milk returning to the pail, candles lit against the cold, homes cleansed for what comes next, and new years beginning under a different moon.In this e...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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The New Moon: The Rebirth of the Year; From Imbolc’s First Spark to Beltane’s Living Fire
The year doesn’t begin in January. It begins when the light dares to return.From Imbolc’s first spark, through the balance of the Spring Equinox, to the living fire of Beltane, this episode explores the New Moon season as a time...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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Pilgrim's Wilderness: A Story of Faith, Deception, and Survival
Book: "Pilgrim's Wilderness: A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier" by Tom Kizzia (Crown Publishers, 2013)National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453<...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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27:16
From Prairie Dreams to Urban Gardens: The Evolution of American Homesteading
The Homestead Act of 1862 promised land, opportunity, and independence — but its story didn’t end in the 1800s.In this episode of Old Ways New Days, we explore where the Homestead Act began, how it shaped American land ownership, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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45:57