The Two Acre Homestead

The Two Acre Homestead
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Welcome to The Two Acre Homestead Podcast. 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 Upper Lower Michigan. 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 Podcast.

  1. 04/18/2025

    072. Garden Mistakes to Avoid

    Send us a text 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. Support the show

    41 min

  2. 04/04/2025

    071. Raised Beds Or In Ground - Which is Best?

    Send us a text 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

    38 min

  3. 03/28/2025

    070. Chickens and Eggs -- What's the Deal?

    Send us a text 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

    50 min

  4. 03/21/2025

    069. Homesteading Without a Homestead

    Send us a text 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

    34 min

  5. 03/14/2025

    068. Where Have We Been?

    Send us a text 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

    39 min

  6. 03/07/2025

    2025 Podcast Intro

    Send us a text 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! Support the show

    1 min

  7. 05/03/2024

    067. Interview with David and Nancy Libby from Maplewood Homestead

    Send us a text 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 YouTubeScentinel 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 lisa@thetwoacrehomestead.com  Support the show

    57 min

  8. 04/12/2024

    066. We Survived a Storm

    Send us a text 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 lisa@thetwoacrehomestead.com  Support the show

    23 min
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3.9
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30 Ratings

About

Welcome to The Two Acre Homestead Podcast. 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 Upper Lower Michigan. 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 Podcast.

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  • Creator
    The Two Acre Homestead
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    73
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 The Two Acre Homestead
  • Show Website
    The Two Acre Homestead

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