Old Fashioned On Purpose

S4 E12: How to Build Your Natural Preparedness Cabinet with Essential Oils

26 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

If you've followed me for any period of time, you'd know that essential oils have been a crucial element when it comes to my physical and fi...

S4 E11: How to Cultivate Community You Can Depend On When Times Get Tough

22 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

3Although we've talked a lot of about forging our own path and carving out our own independence, community is an essential part of the human expe...

S4 E10: Tricks for Storing & Using Bulk Pantry Goods (with Jessica)

19 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

If you've been following along for the past year, food security has been a consistent topic of discussion. While I've talked a lot about pla...

S4 E9: Make Your Own Homestead Medicine (with Amy Fewell)

15 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

While modern medicine can provide tremendous benefits, it doesn't always provide the best or most helpful solution.  While I have some experienc...

S4 E8: How to Use a Greenhouse for Increased Food Security

12 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

While Christian and I had dreamed of building a greenhouse for nearly 10 years, when it came time to plan for it the process was so overwhelming that ...

S4 E7: How to Stay Warm (and Cook!) When the Power Goes Out

08 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This might sound obvious to say, but most of us never even think about heat until the power goes out.  Feeling that winter cold starting to creep in ...

S4 E6: The Simple Formula for Planning a Year's Worth of Vegetables

05 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

No matter if you're a new gardener or a seasoned veteran, I can guarantee you've struggled with figuring out how much to actually plant. How...

S4 E5: Creative Off-Grid Water Systems with (Amber Bradshaw)

01 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I must admit, while I fancy myself as being quite knowledgable as a homesteader, there is one area in particular I didn't have the slightest clue...

S4 E4: Creating a Sustainable Off-Grid Homestead with (Amber Bradshaw)

29 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What do you do when the power goes out?  For most of us, this is something we never think about and generally take for granted.  However, the recent...

S4 E3: Closing the Loop with Dairy & Eggs (with Kate Schat)

25 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Eggs and dairy are certainly no stranger to this podcast. However, even with all my experience, I've never been able to figure out how to keep th...

S4 E2: How to Never Buy Meat at the Store Again

22 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What if you could never buy meat at the grocery store again?  When I ask that question, I don't mean that the grocery store stopped selling meat...

S4 E1: It's Time to Buck the System

18 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Whether it's toilet paper flying off the shelves or a historic winter storm in Texas, the past year has taught me that the systems society has cr...

S4 Bonus: The 3 Biggest Mistakes I Made in my Homestead Business

15 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

While we're getting ready to hit spring time and there's all sorts of exciting things happening on the homestead, I thought now was a great ...

S3 E11: How to Recover After a Major Garden Failure with Cris Daining

01 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

No matter how long you've been gardening, it's almost guaranteed that you've faced some type of epic failure with your garden.  While ...

S3 E10: The Mysterious Winter Garden

25 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Winter gardening.  No, I haven't bumped my head, and Christian and I didn't decide to pick up and move south.  As crazy as it might sound,...

S3 E9: But Wait! There's More (Planning a Fall Garden)

22 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Summertime is a garden season, right?  I don't know about you, but that's how I operated for the longest time.  To be honest, I couldn&apo...

S3 E8: HARVEST: It's Coming... Ready or Not...

18 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Whether you're ready or not, there's nothing you can do to stop the coming harvest.  Now that we know you can't stop mother nature, wh...

S3 E7: The Truth About Chickens in the Garden with Lisa Steele

15 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever had visions of a lush, bountiful garden complete with chickens pecking around perfectly ripe tomatoes?  I know I certainly did, but I q...

S3 E6: The Magical Honeymoon Period

11 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

You've done all the hard work planning your garden and you finally planted the seeds.  Now what?  While we're waiting for our crops to gro...

S3 E5: It's Go Time, Baby

08 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today is the day my friends!  All of the planning and preparation is done, and the time has finally arrived to plant our seeds in the ground.  Howev...

S3 E4: Dishing Up the Dirt on Dirt

04 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to planting a garden, your soil is similar to a house's foundation.  You can buy the most expensive seeds you like, but if the soi...

S3 E3: Seed Shortages & Basement Seedlings...

01 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

With the events of the past year, there have been certain items that have become even more essential for everyday life.  While things like toilet pap...

S3 E2: Location, Location, Location

28 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The foundation of any great garden depends on three things: Location, Location, Location. So how do we determine the proper location for a garden? I&a...

S3 E1: The Victory Garden is BACK

25 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back, my friends!  I can't begin to express how excited I am for what we're tackling in season three of the Old Fashioned on Purpos...

S2 E10: What the Future Holds

07 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's hard to believe it, but we've already reached the end of the "first" season.  As we bring this season to a close, it's ...

S2 E9: Why the Heck Am I Doing This??

04 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Clarity is everything. In any area of life, gaining clarity on your goals and your vision is critical for success. This fact became even more apparent...

S2 E8: Building a Parachute on the Way Down

31 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

While I'm a major advocate for setting goals and making plans to achieve them, sometimes there comes a time when you just have to jump. The truth...

S2 E7: Never Say Never...

28 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For as long as I can remember, network marketing was almost an evil phrase in my vocabulary. I held these limiting beliefs about network marketing tha...

S2 E6: The Messy, Mundane Middle

24 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Beginnings are always fun. For most of us, the start of a story is always the most relatable. It defines the "humble beginnings" that most s...

S2 E5: Birthing Babies & Blogs

21 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Creation can come in all forms.  For us, it seems they all happened at the same time.  With animals giving birth on the homestead, me getting pregna...

S2 E4: The Impulse Buy of a Lifetime

17 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

My friends, we have arrived at my favorite portion of the entire story.  Many people told Christian and I that our dreams were crazy.  Looking back ...

S2 E3: Despise Not Humble Beginnings

14 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Change is funny.  Sometimes it pushes you to grow, while other times it can set you back.  When I made the move to college after being homeschooled ...

S2 E2: 1200 Miles Away from Everything

10 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

At the age of 14, I got my first horse. For a shy little homeschool girl, this wound up being a huge boost to my confidence and completely shifted my ...

S2 E1: Who Were You Before Life Told You Otherwise?

07 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After a short break to regroup, I’m thrilled to be back recording podcasts.  While I loved recording the individual episodes, it’s time to make a...

171. Learning to Respect Seasons + An Announcement

22 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

While I’m the first person to trumpet consistency, sometimes a change is needed.  Lately, I’ve recognized I’ve been lacking a bit of inspiratio...

170. Why This Homesteader Finally Started Working Out...

19 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For quite some time, I felt with the physical work I did on the homestead, I didn’t need to set aside extra time to workout.  I thought the shoveli...

169. Doing This Gave Me 10 More Hours of Homestead Time Each Week

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Recently I’ve noticed that something has been taking up more-and-more of my time, seemingly with each passing day.  Any guesses on what that might ...

168. Wanna Start a Homestead? DON'T Follow This Advice

13 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

If you take a look around the internet, you will see that the homestead life is exploding at the moment.  All over social media, there’s growing ev...

167. 3 Tricks for Storing Vegetables When You Don't Have a Root Cellar

08 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Unless you’re one of the lucky few, odds are most of you don’t have the luxury of a root cellar to store your harvest.  Fear not my friends, toda...

166. The Snow Killed My Garden, So I'm Planting This Instead

05 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

To say the least, our recent snowstorm was completely unexpected.  Unfortunately, the snow and the cold completely destroyed my garden.  Unlike year...

165. How to Prepare your Homestead to go from Summer to Winter in 24 Hours

01 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

No, my friends, the title of this episode is not a mistake.  Recently we experienced a weather swing so severe most people would think that I complet...

164. It Took 10 Years, But We Finally Have a Greenhouse!

28 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

While it seemed like this day would never happen, we finally have a greenhouse on the homestead.  Why did it take so long?  Truthfully, we didn’t ...

163. THE Tomato Episode: Hacks, Myths, & More

24 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For those of you in harvest right now, hopefully, you’ve already done your homework.  If you haven’t, today I’m going to provide a crash course...

162. How I use a Planner to Simplify Homesteading

21 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

One of the most common questions I receive on a weekly basis is “how do you get it all done?”  First off, let me reiterate that no matter what so...

161. Homemade Kraut & Fizzy Pickles: How to Make Your Own Probiotics

17 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Look, I get it.  Sauerkraut isn’t exactly the first thing that comes to mind when dreaming of your ideal homestead kitchen.  In fact, I went years...

160. A Lesson in Rolling with the Punches: Growing Fruit in Wyoming

14 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

No matter what I was told, I wanted to grow fruit on the homestead.  Over-and-over again my attempts at growing fruit fell flat.  I soon realized I ...

159. Curious about Fermentation? This One's for You

10 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Outside of pressure canning, fermentation might be the most intimidating process to tackle in the kitchen.  For most of you it’s probably difficult...

158. My Garden Wins & Garden FAILS for 2020...

07 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

While gardening season is coming to a close for most of us, there are a few important things to do as we head into cooler weather.  First of all, con...

157. How to Maximize your Micro-Harvests

03 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

While bringing in a giant basket of your favorite vegetable might be every homesteaders dream, for most of us it’s never the reality.  Instead, our...

156. Getting Chickens for the First Time? This Is Your Episode!

31 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What can I say?  It’s no secret that my favorite thing about the homestead is without question the animals.  Whether you already have animals on y...

155. What a (Sorta) Typical Day in My Life Looks Like

27 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

While I’d like to tell you that I have a special schedule I follow every day, it’s simply not the case.  In what might come as a surprise to some...

154. The #1 Thing That Will Improve Your Garden

24 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

No matter what type of shape your garden is in or what type of soil you have, there is one thing that is guaranteed to help:  compost.  Sometimes re...

153. The Homeschool Curriculum I'm Using This Year

20 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With the uncertainty that currently exists in school systems across the country, more-and-more people are looking at the possibility of homeschooling ...

152. Thoughts from a County Fair

17 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

County fairs across the country have been canceled.  Thankfully here in Wyoming, we were still able to participate in this great tradition.  If you’...

151. This is Your Year for a Fall Garden!

13 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A fall garden can be an incredible way to extend your growing season and add extra food reserves for the long winter.  However, for quite some time I...

150. What If My Kids Fall Behind?? (And other Homeschooling Questions)

10 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With the unprecedented nature of pretty much everything in the world right now, homeschooling is the one topic that has been coming up more frequently...

149. My 4 Favorite Ways to Preserve the Harvest

06 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

While my garden is in a bit of a lull at the moment, I know in the back of my mind that harvest time is just around the corner.  Perhaps this year mo...

148. The Ask Me Anything Episode!

03 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

While I do my best to be thorough in my podcast topics, it’s inevitable some things fall through the cracks.  Most of the time these questions get ...

147. The Scoop on Growing Garlic

30 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Garlic is by far one of my favorite crops to grow.  It's easy to plant, easy to grow, requires almost no maintenance, and adds flavor to every d...

146. How to Eliminate Project Overwhelm Once and for All

27 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For any new homesteader, the mountain of tasks and to-do's can seem overwhelming.  Even a more experienced homesteader such as myself tend to ha...

145. Why We Built a Circus Tent Over Our Garden

23 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hail is easily one of the biggest enemies that exist on our homestead.  As some of you might know, last year a hail storm destroyed one of my gardens...

144. Your Canning Questions: Answered!

20 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For anyone that’s followed me for some time, I don’t have to explain my long-time love for canning.  It's perhaps my favorite kitchen activi...

143. Setting Goals & Chasing Dreams: How Big is Too Big??

16 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dreams. Everyone has them, but not everyone achieves them. Why is that true? Believe it or not, a large number of people never even voice their dreams...

142. I'm Growing Something New in my Kitchen: Kefir!

13 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

While kefir might be the newest addition to the long list of things growing in my kitchen, it most definitely isn't new to my life. After taking ...

141. Why We bought a 100 year old House in a Forgotten Little Town

09 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Yes, you read that correctly. We bought a house. Rest assured, we haven't decided to abandon the homestead and head into the suburbs. On the cont...

140. How to Raise Your Own Freezer Beef

06 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Raising beef can seem like a difficult and daunting task on the surface, but suprisingly it's one of the easiest methods of producing food on the...

139. Starting a Homestead From-Scratch: Unexpected Side Effects of Buying Your First Property

02 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Starting a homestead can be a daunting task.  It can be even more overwhelming when you compare yourself to a seasoned homesteader such as myself.  ...

138. What We're Eating for Supper this Summer

29 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

No matter the time of the year, there's one topic that always remains in high demand. Whether you're on the homestead or in the city,  ever...

137. How I'm Simplifying Our Life This Summer

25 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

If you've come to know anything about me over the years, you've likely recognized that the phrase "slow down" simply doesn't ...

136. Your Definitive Guide to Growing Potatoes

22 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Potatoes are by far my favorite food and it’s not even close.  This easy to grow vegetable is not only versatile in the kitchen, but they last long...

135. These 3 Tricks are Saving Me TONS of Time in the Garden

19 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever had garden amnesia?  It’s that time of year you get so excited about beginning your garden that you completely forget about all the t...

134. How to Start Canning with ZERO Special Equipment

17 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A BIG thank you to Remond’s Real Salt for being our podcast sponsor for the month of June! http://theprairiehomestead.com/salt Redmonds is my #1 go-...

133. Salt: The Unsung Hero of Your Homestead Kitchen (with Darryl Bosshardt of Remond's Real Salt)

15 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’m thrilled to be joined by Darryl Bosshardt of Redmond’s Real Salt.  Darryl is a true salt expert.  His grandparents founded Redmond&apo...

132. Why We Bought a Milk Machine After a Decade of Hand-Milking

12 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After being hardcore proponents of hand milking for a decade, we finally made the decision to cave in and buy a milk machine.  So why is now the time...

131. How I'm (Attempting) to Improve Our Clay Soil This Year

10 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

If you’re hoping to grow high quality plants, you must first dig deep (no pun intended) into your soil.  Much like the foundation of a house, your ...

130. What We Did Differently for Our Best Meat Chickens Ever

08 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

To put it lightly, this year has been one of revelations on our homestead.  As I’ve discussed in previous episodes, our goal to become producers fo...

129. How to Put a Instant Pot to Work in your Homestead Kitchen

05 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve watched any of my videos or have seen any pictures on my social media, it’s pretty easy to tell that I’m not a gadget girl when it com...

128. The Emotional Side of Raising Your Own Meat

03 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I don’t believe it’s any secret by now; we like to raise our own meat.  More than any part of the process, people question how we handle the butc...

127. The 7 Lessons a Homestead will Teach Your Kids

01 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Homesteading with kids isn’t for the faint of heart, but if you’re up for the challenge it will certainly make an incredible impact on their lives...

126. How to Find & Buy Local Food in Your Area

29 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Now more than ever, interest in locally grown food is booming.  Not only are people looking to support small and local businesses during this chaotic...

125. Why Your Grassfed or Pastured Meats are Tough

27 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For many different reasons, grassfed meats are all the rage at the moment.  While the incredible benefits are obvious, there seems to be one issue mo...

124. Our Biggest Homesteading Failures

25 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The fear of failure can prevent even the strongest among of from pursuing dreams and passions that will lead to a truly fulfilling life.  I know Chri...

123. What to do When Your Friends & Family Don't Like Homesteading

22 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

No matter how excited you might be about your homesteading venture, I can guarantee you not everyone around you shares this same excitement.  How do ...

122. Why We Milk a Cow & Drink Raw Milk

20 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Even amongst the homestead community, raw milk isn’t necessarily a common topic of conversation.  Maybe it’s a product of our current situation, ...

121. 9 Things Your Non-Homesteading Friends Don't Understand

18 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It’s no secret.  The vast majority of the world considers us homesteaders to be a bit of an odd bunch.  If we’re being honest with ourselves, wh...

120. Why Small Businesses Matter More Than Ever Before

15 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With the widespread quarantines across the country, we’ve witnessed disruption in nearly every single industry.  Perhaps has this been most apparen...

119. Why We Only Eat Grassfed Beef

13 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Even prior to our current situation, there has been an explosion of interest in local food production.  While we’ve always produced food for our ow...

118. My Current Favorite Homesteading Books

11 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Recently I’ve been sorting through my library of homesteading books.  I’ve read countless books over the years, but the ones that still remain on...

117. Tips for Growing Your Best Tomato Crop Yet

08 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tomatoes are easily one of my favorite things to grow.  These versatile vegetables can be eaten off the vine, turned into pasta sauce, and so much mo...

116. How We're Using Chicken Power on the Homestead This Year

06 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Just a few weeks ago, I made mention of our mission to increase our food production this year.  While I’ve already covered several topics regarding...

115. How We Breed & Calve Our Milk Cows

04 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In one of the more exciting developments on the homestead over the past couple months, we have calves!  For many  of you, the idea of dairy producin...

114. Cold Frames, Greenhouses, High Tunnels...Which Do You Choose?

01 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After nearly 10 years of talking about it, we’re finally taking the plunge.  As discussed in previous episodes about increasing food production, no...

113. What We Learned from Having our Garden Soil Tested

29 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

If there’s one positive to come out of our current situation, it’s the incredible surge of interest in gardening.  Now more than ever, people are...

112. When Homesteading Kicks You in the Gut

27 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

While most parts of homesteading are extremely fun and rewarding, it’s not all sunshine and roses.  Sometimes I make mistakes.  Sometimes Christia...

111. Plant These for a Quick Harvest

24 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For a long time, I’ve lived under the belief that gardening season in Wyoming runs from June to September.  In the midst of the Covid-19 epidemic I...

110. How I'm Surviving Quarantine

22 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It’s a rather interesting time to be alive, isn’t it?  Even though I tend to spend a lot of time at home under normal circumstances, the current ...

109. The Inside Story on Getting Chicks

20 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Somehow, someway, more chicks have found their way onto our homestead.  In the name of food security and the uncertainty surrounding our current time...

108. What's Working for Blogs in 2020

17 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

While this most certainly is a homestead focused show, the whole reason I’ve been able to sustain and grow my homestead is because I took the time t...

107. Flour Shortages, Grain Mills, & Whole Wheat

15 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever discovered a forgotten piece of equipment at just the right time?  With the madness going on at the grocery, I stumbled upon an old dus...

106. You're Not a Homesteader if You Have a Microwave

13 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What is and isn’t a homesteader?  If you’re anything like me, this question has weighed on your mind at one point or another.  To be honest, the...