Tips for brewing a great cup of coffee!  We roast our own beans, head on over to see the process in this post I wrote a few years ago. Coffee Beans Figure out what kind of coffee you like, do you like dark and chocolatey or bright and acidic.

This week on the podcast we talk about chickens, how to care for them and why you should have them. I’ve had lots of requests to talk about keeping a small flock of chickens. Before we moved to Maine I’d been longing to have a flock of my own chickens....

This week on the podcast we talk about the 5×5 Challenge and why you should join in. If you are new gardener, joining the challenge is a great way to get your hands dirty! For the experienced gardeners, the 5×5 challenge offers a good structure to ment...

An honest and unrehearsed discussion about trying to live a more simple life. This is episode and today we are talking parties! Books of the Week What theme have you used for a party

This week it’s a Stew episode so you never know what you will find. First we discuss Home Improvement and share some tips that we have learned (most the hard way). Then we discuss our process for making big decisions in our life.

Finding a balance can be tough nowadays, we’re constantly bombarded with information and advertising a lot of which is not true. Also, people are very polarized. You have to be 100% in or out about absolutely everything. You can always find a blog,

In this week’s episode we discuss fermenting your own feed for your chickens and other animals. Why should you consider fermenting chicken feed? it increased availability of nutrients for the chickens it actually increases the amount of vitamins in the...

On this week’s podcast we discuss buying seeds for your garden. The seed catalogs have arrived and it is time to think about planting even though you may be buried in snow. Thanks for the support Misti from Wildscape Photo and Samantha.

Today on the show we discuss our process for setting goals and achieving them. Here are some tips we discuss on the show: - Be realistic, but don’t be afraid to dream, just be able to put goals on the back burner

With a half of an inch of ice on the ground and more to come, we discuss being prepared for power outages and natural disasters. South River Miso a great source for naturally fermented miso and tamari. The Basics – Prepare for the basic essential needs...