Old Ways New Days
Homesteading with a focus on urban and suburban sustainable living with a pagan and spiritual twist.
Episodes
64 episodes
Seeds of Tomorrow Episode Three: Saving the Future One Seed at a Time
A seed is never just a seed.It’s history. It’s resilience. It’s hope wrapped in a tiny living package.Join us as we explore:🌾 Heirloom vs. hybrid vs. open-pollinated seeds 🌎 Why biodiversity matters 🌱 The incredible people ...
Seeds of Tomorrow — Episode Two: How We Changed Our Food
Ever wondered why grocery store apples all look the same… why bananas don't have seeds… or why your backyard tomatoes taste so much better than the ones on the shelf?In this episode of Old Ways, New Days, we trace the fascinatin...
At the Garden Gate - episode 4
You've watered it. You've weeded it. You've watched it grow for weeks...But now comes the question every gardener eventually asks:"Is this thing actually ready to harvest?" 🍅Pick it too early, and you might miss the ...
Closing the Gate on July: Finishing Strong & Preparing for the Harvest
At the Garden Gate - episode 3
🥵🌿 Is the summer heat taking a toll on your garden?If your tomatoes are dropping blossoms, your lettuce has bolted, or everything seems to wilt by lunchtime, don't panic—your garden may simply be trying to survive the heat....
The Waning Moon: Harvest, Wisdom, and the Descent Into Mystery A Seasonal Journey from Lughnasadh to Samhain
The moon is shrinking now.Not weakening — releasing.This is the season of the Waning Moon and the Crone: the wise one, the keeper of what has been harvested, the one who knows that some things must fall away before anythi...
The Buck Moon Strength, Growth & Standing in Your Power
🌕 The Buck Moon is rising...As July's Full Moon climbs into the night sky, the forests grow quiet, the gardens overflow, and nature reminds us that the strongest growth often happens where no one else can see it.Join us on ...
At the Garden Gate - episode 2
Who’s been nibbling your garden?If you’ve ever walked outside to find your lettuce missing, your beans chewed to the ground, or your tomatoes sampled by mysterious midnight visitors, this episode is for you.Join us as we ex...
Seeds of Tomorrow Part One: The Hidden Cost of Convenience
Every apple.Every tomato.Every ear of corn.Every seed tells a story.Long before grocery stores, refrigeration, and global supply chains, our ancestors carefully saved seeds from their strongest, healthiest, and most ...
Unseen Guests: Listeria, E. coli, and the Summer Parasite on Our Produce
That perfect strawberry can't tell you if it's safe 🍓This week on Old Ways, New Days, we sit with the unseen guests that ride home on our produce — Listeria, E. coli, and the summer parasite making its rounds across the US right now: Cyc...
The Care of Steel: Ancient Wisdom for Keeping Homestead Tools Alive
Every great harvest begins with a well-cared-for tool.This week, we’re stepping into the workshop to explore the forgotten art of tool maintenance.🪓 Learn how to: • Prevent rust with the classic sand-and-oil bucket • Sh...
At the Garden Gate - episode 1
Have you ever felt like you're throwing money away on plants that just won't survive?You're not alone.In our very first At the Garden Gate episode, we're answering a real question from the r/gardening community abo...
Knee-High by the Fourth: Garden Folklore, Summer Sayings & Harvest Wisdom Around the World
In this episode of Old Ways, New Days, we wander through gardening folklore and summer harvest sayings from around the world — from "corn should be knee-high by the Fourth of July" to planting by the moon, midsummer herb gathering, sai...
At the Garden Gate a new Mini-segment introduction
Pull up a bucket and lean on the fence. This is your introduction to the Old Ways New Days (OWND) Reddit community companion to the Old Ways, New Days podcast's At the Garden Gate series—a welcoming place to ask gardening questi...
Backyard Food Forests for Beginners: Layered Planting Systems, Perennial Foods, and Low-Maintenance Abundance
What if your backyard could feed you for decades with less work each year?This week on Old Ways New Days, we're exploring Backyard Food Forests for Beginners—layered planting systems, perennial foods, berry bushes, fruit trees, ...
The Longest Light: Midsummer, Sacred Labor, and the Tending Season
☀️🌿 The Longest Light is Here 🌿☀️The Summer Solstice marks the longest day of the year—the moment when the sun stands at its highest point and the land hums with life.But Midsummer is more than a celebration of sunlight.It'...
Who Decides What's on Your Plate? Food Sovereignty, Global Diets, and the Future of Self-Reliance
Who decides what's on your plate?🌎 Global food-system reform🥕 The EAT–Lancet Commission🌱 Food sovereignty vs. food security🐔 Responsible animal husbandry🏡 Homesteading as resilience🤝 Building local food networ...
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The Honey Moon: Bees, Roses, and the Sweetness of the Gathered Year
The Honey Moon rises in June 🌕🍯This is the season of the bee and the rose — sweetness gathered, hearts opened, abundance tasted.In this episode:🐝 The ancient lore of bees & "telling the bees"🌹 What the rose teach...
The Turning Garden: From Spring Coolness to Summer Abundance
The garden is changing 🌿☀️ In this episode:🧄 Harvesting garlic scapes from hardneck garlic🌱 Succession planting spring crops into summer abundance🍓 Preserving fresh berries🌾 Mulching & weed con...
The Blue Moon: Folklore, Magic, and the Sacred Rarity of Becoming
Once in a Blue Moon 🌕💙 In this episode, we explore:🌌 Blue Moon folklore & spiritual symbolism🌿 Lunar herbs, foods & colors🕯️ A powerful Blue Moon ritual🧠 Emotional & intuitive energy of...
Tending the Summer Garden: Water, Weeds, and Working With Nature
Early summer gardening isn’t just about growing… It’s about tending 🌿 In this episode:🌱 Making fertilizer from weeds💧 Keeping thirsty plants hydrated🐛 Identifying common garden pests
Growing Calories: The Forgotten Art of Feeding Ourselves
What if your garden could actually feed you?In this episode, we explore: 🥔 High-calorie survival crops 🌽 Small-space food production 🫘 Beans, potatoes, corn & resilient staples 🌎 Ancient growing me...
Resilience in Uncertain Times: Food, Fear, and the Power of Local Roots
The world feels uncertain… but that doesn’t mean you have to feel unprepared.In this episode, we explore:🌱 Modern food systems 🖤 Climate anxiety & how to move through it 🌾 Building resilience in everyday life
