The Farm Family Table⏐Homesteading, Homemaking, Christian Mom

Jocelyn Jennings

The Farm Family Table⏐Homesteading, Homemaking, Christian Mom New Do you desire a simpler, healthier lifestyle for your family but just feel stuck in the hustle of busy mom life? Do you wish there was an easy way to start homesteading without immediately feeling overwhelmed, burned out, or not good enough? Hi, I’m Jocelyn, and I’m so excited you’re here at The Farm Family Table. I remember when I became a new mom, I wanted to set my child up for their best, healthiest life, but often I felt exhausted and discouraged. I wanted to provide the best food, from-scratch, and be more self-reliant, but it felt impossible to balance learning new skills, taking care of my home, and spending quality time with my kids. I felt overwhelmed by all the things I wanted and needed to do, and felt guilty when I couldn’t keep up. I compared myself to picture-perfect farm life on social media, only to feel like I’m not doing enough but not sure how to do more. This was not the life God had planned for me. But then I discovered a secret to start homesteading the easy way for less stress, more joy, and more time focusing on what matters most, faith and family. What if I told you, there’s a way that you can achieve healthy balance and thrive in this lifestyle that God is calling you to? Want to learn how? Inside this podcast, you will find: - Encouragement for creating a homestead with God at the center - Resources for building knowledge in homesteading skills like cooking from scratch, gardening, food preservation, and raising animals - Practical tips for faith-based family life on the farm I can’t wait for you to join me on this journey, so we can slow down, put God and our families first, and enjoy a more simple, natural, self-sufficient lifestyle. My prayer is that you leave this podcast encouraged in Christ and equipped with practical knowledge for your homestead. For free resources on all your favorite homesteading topics Visit the Website: www.farmfedfamily.com Want to reach out? Email Us: contact@farmfedfamily.com

  1. 6D AGO

    111. Easy Homemade Kefir and 5 Ways to Use It

    If you’re interested in eating more fermented foods and enjoying the benefits of probiotics for your family, one of the ways that we have started eating more probiotics is through homemade kefir. In this episode I share my super simple process for making kefir and 5 ways that we use it so the whole family can enjoy it! Thanks for listening!   Our Sponsors: - A’del Natural Cosmetics - natural, U.S. made makeup, Christian and family-owned! Go to adelnaturalcosmetics.com/jocelyn Use code: FARMFEDFAMILY for 20% off your order - Inherit Clothing Company - find modest, fashionable clothes designed with Christian values Go to inheritco.com/FARMFED Use code: FARMFED for 10% off your order   Join the free Farm Family Community Connect with Jocelyn! Free recipes, gardening tips, food preservation tutorials, and more! Follow us on Facebook

    22 min

  2. MAR 23

    110. Feeding a Growing Family Without Living in the Kitchen

    If you're feeding a growing family and feel like the kitchen's taking over your life, you are not alone! I have been there, but I have found ways that I can simplify, and that’s what we're talking about today. Easy systems to feed everyone well without having to live at the kitchen counter. Let's talk about how to make feeding your family real food feel doable, so you can get your time back, and still focus on your homestead goals without burnout. Thanks for listening!   Resources mentioned in today's episode:  → Ep. 30 How to Create a Meal Planning Routine that Works → Ep. 98 Why Less Meal Variety Can Be a Good Thing → Ep. 106 Cooking From Scratch: Expanding Your Recipe Box Without the Stress → Ep. 7 5 Meal Prep Tricks to Cook from Scratch All Week → Ep. 21 Making Freezer Meals Your Convenience Food   Our Sponsors: - A’del Natural Cosmetics - natural, U.S. made makeup, Christian and family-owned! Go to adelnaturalcosmetics.com/jocelyn Use code: FARMFEDFAMILY for 20% off your order - Inherit Clothing Company - find modest, fashionable clothes designed with Christian values Go to inheritco.com/FARMFED Use code: FARMFED for 10% off your order   Join the free Farm Family Community  Connect with Jocelyn! Free recipes, gardening tips, food preservation tutorials, and more! Follow us on Facebook

    24 min

  3. MAR 16

    109. How to Enjoy the Journey When You're Not "There" Yet

    Have you ever felt like you just wish you could be “there” already? And I know for some of you, when I say “there”, you already have a picture in your mind. “There” is being home full-time with your kids, homeschooling at the kitchen table instead of rushing out the door. “There” is a little more space, maybe a few acres, a real garden instead of pots on a patio, a couple of animals in the backyard instead of just saving Instagram posts. And when you’re in a rental, in town, working a job you wish you could leave, or still waiting on that land and lifestyle your heart wants so badly, it can feel like your homesteading dreams are on pause, or even like your life is on pause. In today’s episode, I want to talk to those of you who feel stuck in the “in-between” if you are longing for that simple, farm-centered life but still living in a season that doesn’t look like the dream. We’re going to talk about how to actually enjoy the journey, right where your feet are today, even when you’re not “there” yet. Thanks for listening!   Our Sponsors: - A’del Natural Cosmetics - natural, U.S. made makeup, Christian and family-owned! Go to adelnaturalcosmetics.com/jocelyn Use code: FARMFEDFAMILY for 20% off your order - Inherit Clothing Company - find modest, fashionable clothes designed with Christian values Go to inheritco.com/FARMFED Use code: FARMFED for 10% off your order   Join the free Farm Family Community  Connect with Jocelyn! Free recipes, gardening tips, food preservation tutorials, and more! Follow us on Facebook

    19 min

  4. MAR 9

    108. Handling Bedtime Solo, Strategies to Get Kids to Bed Alone (And Keep Your Sanity)

    We've all been there. Your husband is working late, traveling, sick... whatever the case, it's all on you to put the kids to bed. Does the marathon of putting multiple small children to bed alone leave you too exhausted to even look at the dishes in the sink afterwards? I know I have been there, more times than I can count. But today, I want to share my strategies for getting kids to bed by yourself in under an hour so you can get your evenings back and keep your sanity as well.  Thanks for listening!   Our Sponsors: - A’del Natural Cosmetics - natural, U.S. made makeup, Christian and family-owned! Go to adelnaturalcosmetics.com/jocelyn Use code: FARMFEDFAMILY for 20% off your order - Inherit Clothing Company - find modest, fashionable clothes designed with Christian values Go to inheritco.com/FARMFED Use code: FARMFED for 10% off your order   Join the free Farm Family Community  Connect with Jocelyn! Free recipes, gardening tips, food preservation tutorials, and more! Follow us on Facebook

    28 min

  5. MAR 2

    107. Homestead Life Hacks for Busy Moms: Saving Time Without Cutting Corners

    Today we’re talking about something that I think every homestead mom quietly wrestles with… how do you save time without lowering your standards? Because while homestead life can be beautiful and meaningful. It’s not always easy or for the lazy. There is laundry that multiplies, bread to bake, food to preserve, floors that somehow always have dirt on them, and little people who need you all throughout the day. And somewhere in the middle of that, we start to feel the tension. We don’t want to cut corners. We don’t want to live on convenience food. We don’t want our homes to feel chaotic. But we also don’t want to live in a constant state of feeling behind.  So what do we do? For a lot of us, we either: Try to do everything and burn out…or start quietly lowering our standards just to survive the season. And I don’t actually think those are the only two options. I think what most of us are missing isn’t motivation. It’s not discipline. It’s not even more hours in the day. It’s systems. It’s creating habits and rhythms so that we are not constantly starting from scratch. That’s why today I’m going to share my best hacks for saving time, keeping quality, and still having margin at the end of the day. Thanks for listening!   Our Sponsors: - A’del Natural Cosmetics - natural, U.S. made makeup, Christian and family-owned! Go to adelnaturalcosmetics.com/jocelyn Use code: FARMFEDFAMILY for 20% off your order - Inherit Clothing Company - find modest, fashionable clothes designed with Christian values Go to inheritco.com/FARMFED Use code: FARMFED for 10% off your order   Join the free Farm Family Community  Connect with Jocelyn! Free recipes, gardening tips, food preservation tutorials, and more! Follow us on Facebook

    27 min

  6. FEB 23

    106. Cooking From Scratch: Expanding Your Recipe Box Without the Stress

    I think almost every mom who is trying to cook more from scratch runs into this at some point: you get comfortable with a handful of meals… and then you kind of stall out. You have some great recipes, but when it comes to trying something new? It can feel mentally exhausting or just plain risky. Like if this recipe doesn’t turn out, that’s dinner and there aren’t a lot of second chances on a busy Tuesday night with hungry kids. In this episode we talk about how to expand your recipe box without stress. Not by turning your kitchen into a test kitchen or trying five new Pinterest meals a week. But by working on  growing your confidence in the kitchen, learning how to tweak what you already know, and building a solid repertoire that works for your real life. If you’ve ever felt stuck cooking the same five meals on repeat, this episode is for you. Thanks for listening!   Our Sponsors: - A’del Natural Cosmetics - natural, U.S. made makeup, Christian and family-owned! Go to adelnaturalcosmetics.com/jocelyn Use code: FARMFEDFAMILY for 20% off your order - Inherit Clothing Company - find modest, fashionable clothes designed with Christian values Go to inheritco.com/FARMFED Use code: FARMFED for 10% off your order   Join the free Farm Family Community  Connect with Jocelyn! Free recipes, gardening tips, food preservation tutorials, and more! Follow us on Facebook

    25 min

  7. FEB 16

    105. When You're in a Season of Loneliness in Homesteading

    Something that doesn’t get said out loud very often is there can be loneliness in homesteading and homemaking. Not the kind of loneliness that comes from needing a night out with friends, but the kind that shows up when you’re choosing a slower, more intentional life and realize not many people around you are walking the same path. When you love the life you’re building, but still feel alone in it. Whether you live rurally or not, whether you homestead, homeschool, stay home with your kids, or just feel like you’re swimming upstream culturally, this episode is for you. I want to talk honestly about what these seasons feel like, why they’re so common, and how to stay steady in your faith and calling when the community you crave feels far away. Thanks for listening!   Our Sponsors: - A’del Natural Cosmetics - natural, U.S. made makeup, Christian and family-owned! Go to adelnaturalcosmetics.com/jocelyn Use code: FARMFEDFAMILY for 20% off your order - Inherit Clothing Company - find modest, fashionable clothes designed with Christian values Go to inheritco.com/FARMFED Use code: FARMFED for 10% off your order   Join the free Farm Family Community  Connect with Jocelyn! Free recipes, gardening tips, food preservation tutorials, and more! Follow us on Facebook

    21 min

  8. FEB 9

    104. Bringing Back Old Fashioned Winter Meals

    Let’s bring back old-fashioned winter meals, meals that are hearty and comforting, the kind of meals many of us remember from our grandparents’ tables. There’s a lot of confusion around food right now: what’s “healthy,” what to avoid, what to limit, and winter meals often get caught in the middle of that, because you what people like to eat in winter? Fat. But there’s a lot of wisdom in the way families used to eat seasonally, and that’s what I unpack in this episode. Thanks for listening!   Resources mentioned in today's episode: → Ep. 42 Seasonal Eating and Changing the Way You Think About Food → Ep. 58 3 Hacks for Buying Affordable Meat   Our Sponsors: - A’del Natural Cosmetics - natural, U.S. made makeup, Christian and family-owned! Go to adelnaturalcosmetics.com/jocelyn Use code: FARMFEDFAMILY for 20% off your order - Inherit Clothing Company - find modest, fashionable clothes designed with Christian values Go to inheritco.com/FARMFED Use code: FARMFED for 10% off your order   Join the free Farm Family Community  Connect with Jocelyn! Free recipes, gardening tips, food preservation tutorials, and more! Follow us on Facebook

    26 min
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The Farm Family Table⏐Homesteading, Homemaking, Christian Mom New Do you desire a simpler, healthier lifestyle for your family but just feel stuck in the hustle of busy mom life? Do you wish there was an easy way to start homesteading without immediately feeling overwhelmed, burned out, or not good enough? Hi, I’m Jocelyn, and I’m so excited you’re here at The Farm Family Table. I remember when I became a new mom, I wanted to set my child up for their best, healthiest life, but often I felt exhausted and discouraged. I wanted to provide the best food, from-scratch, and be more self-reliant, but it felt impossible to balance learning new skills, taking care of my home, and spending quality time with my kids. I felt overwhelmed by all the things I wanted and needed to do, and felt guilty when I couldn’t keep up. I compared myself to picture-perfect farm life on social media, only to feel like I’m not doing enough but not sure how to do more. This was not the life God had planned for me. But then I discovered a secret to start homesteading the easy way for less stress, more joy, and more time focusing on what matters most, faith and family. What if I told you, there’s a way that you can achieve healthy balance and thrive in this lifestyle that God is calling you to? Want to learn how? Inside this podcast, you will find: - Encouragement for creating a homestead with God at the center - Resources for building knowledge in homesteading skills like cooking from scratch, gardening, food preservation, and raising animals - Practical tips for faith-based family life on the farm I can’t wait for you to join me on this journey, so we can slow down, put God and our families first, and enjoy a more simple, natural, self-sufficient lifestyle. My prayer is that you leave this podcast encouraged in Christ and equipped with practical knowledge for your homestead. For free resources on all your favorite homesteading topics Visit the Website: www.farmfedfamily.com Want to reach out? Email Us: contact@farmfedfamily.com

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