S2E14 - Calm The Heck Down!

Get Your House in Order: Prepared, Not ScaredGetting your house in order isn't about living in fear of what might happen. It's about taking responsibility for what you can control and feeling empowered to take care of yourself, your family, and your community.In this episode, we're talking about what it really means to be prepared. Not panic buying or building a bunker, but getting back to the practical skills that generations before us knew how to do.We're talking about growing food, preserving the harvest, learning good old-fashioned granny skills, stocking a practical pantry, and building relationships with people in your community.You don't need 20 acres, a homestead, or a basement full of supplies to start. You just need to start somewhere.Because preparedness isn't about fear. It's about freedom, confidence, and knowing you can do hard things.Podcast episode I mentioned about preparing https://open.spotify.com/episode/5XpNesxLgs2dbzMmwWJbUx?si=7KBH9Zc8SqCyR3lfqKbtQwGrab the Rebel Granny Gift Guide https://admin.stan.store/dashboard

Let's talk about Farmers Market and how you can spot a liar. We all love them and most people think that everyone at the local farmer's market is the actual creator or grower but that isn't always the case.I will give you some tips on how you can spot a fake and how you can protect yourself from being fooled.

In this episode, Yvette Bobbitt shares her journey from a nurse to a regenerative beef farmer and explains the complexities of the US beef industry, including the impact of CAFOs, imports, and policies on food supply and quality.We, as Americans need to understand what is going on and what the heck we can do about it!Listen, you may not think listening to a beef farmer for an hour as interesting but I promise you will learn something and hopefully it will light a fire in you!

When did tearing people down become our favorite form of entertainment?In this episode of The Unexpected Gardener Podcast, I'm talking about gossip, outrage, and our growing obsession with other people's mistakes. From current events to social media, it seems like we've become more interested in picking people apart than actually understanding them.I'm asking some hard questions about what we're consuming, what we're repeating, and how we're contributing to the problem. And what God says about it.Because gossip isn't harmless, and maybe it's time we took a good look at ourselves.

You don’t need 40 acres, a milk cow, or a picture-perfect homestead to live a little differently.In this episode, I’m digging into what I really mean when I say “come home.”It’s not about becoming completely self-sufficient. It’s about becoming less dependent on systems and more connected to the things that sustain us—our food, the people who grow it, useful skills, our homes and families, our communities, the seasons, and God.We’ll talk about why homesteading isn’t an aesthetic, what convenience may have cost us, why community matters more than doing everything yourself, and simple ways you can begin reconnecting right where you are.You don’t have to grow everything you eat or move to a farm. Pick one thing. Learn one skill. Know one farmer. Start somewhere.Grow food. Make good food. Follow Jesus. Ask hard questions. Get your hands dirty.

Unexpected Gardener is back—and honestly, I wasn’t sure it would be, even though I love podcasting.This summer brought a health scare, a hard season, and a lot of time to think about what actually matters to me and what I want this space to become.In this first episode back, I’m sharing a little of what happened, why I’m returning to the podcast, and why the idea of coming home keeps showing up in everything I’m doing.We’re going to talk about growing food, cooking from scratch, supporting local farmers, faith, family, health, our food system—and we’re going to ask some hard questions along the way.If you want to grow your own food, cook from scratch, question the status quo, follow Jesus, and aren’t afraid to get your hands dirty—you’ve come to the right place.Welcome to Unexpected Gardener.Hosted by Sabrina Key, a former city girl turned modern-day homesteader, this is a place for honest conversations about food, gardening, faith, family, health, local agriculture and the systems that shape the way we live and eat.You don’t need acres of land or a picture-perfect homestead. Sometimes coming home starts right where you are.www.unexpectedgardener.com

If you have wanted to start keeping chickens but have no idea where to start my friend Laura from The Girly Homesteader does not disappoint! She breaks it all down. I took two pages of notes and feel so much more prepared.Here are a few notes and links of the products that Laura mentioned.Colored Egg BreedsAmericanas/Easter Eggers/AmeraucanasOlive EggersCream LegbarDark Egg BreedBlack Copper MaranBroody ChickensAustralorpsOrpingtonsZeolite containing coop additives to neutralize AmmoniaSweet PDZ: https://a.co/d/cusnmqLCoop Recuperate: https://a.co/d/c3VETHKPoultry Nipples https://carolinacoopsflockshop.com/products/horizontal-side-mount-chicken-waterer-nipples?variant=43402825007354Auto Chicken Doorhttps://run-chicken.com/doors/?srsltid=AfmBOopmlKx9Xg59SJM4sc2kcIu6O9lRY0BvSE7H_BVAFaGmpm9m8AMZGrubbly Farms Foodhttps://grubblyfarms.com?ref=thegirlyhomesteader&utm_source=thegirlyhomesteader&utm_medium=affiliate

I am going off topic today to tell you to please calm the heck down! For your own sake, take a breath and step away from the computer.A few things have been bothering me these last few weeks on social media from MAHA and others so I am getting it off my chest.

If you are at all interested in common sense prepping this is the episode for you! My friend Laura shares so many amazing tips that you will be prepping in no time. Preparing for natural disasters can feel overwhelming but Laura makes it feel totally doable. Thank you for sharing your wisdom!She created an incredible resource for you all. You can grab it HERE

In this episode I share how the dream of starting my non profit Restoration Farm came about and what the status is now!