Your Homeschool’s Showing with the Hazels – 018

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Episode 18 finds the Liberty Hippie sitting down with husband and wife podcasters Shane and Meredith Hazel. Shane hosts The Rebellion Pod with Banks Wise with Meredith also taking on some of the hosting duties on some of the shows. Shane is a Veteran and former Neo-Con while Meredith is a former public school teacher, which gave us plenty to talk about regarding their arrival at both Liberty and homeschooling. You can hear more of this wonderful duo on The Rebellion Pod by following one of the links below.

The Links

• RebellionPod.com
• The Rebellion Pod on Facebook
• The Rebellion Pod on Twitter

Due to time constraints, and in an attempt to keep the show to a shorter length, there is no discussion of free market, environmental happenings at the end of the show! Bummed? I know! But there’s hope, every Thursday, the Liberty Hippie and Nicky P. get together to spend a whole 45 minutes talking about just that on a show called Free Markets, Green Earth. Go check it out!

If you’re enjoying the show, please support it on Patreon and get access to bonus shows, seeds, and merchandise (and if you don’t like Patreon, you can sign up to support the show on BitBacker!) You can also do your Amazon shopping through our Amazon link. Please subscribe and leave a review on the Apple iTunes Store (or on any podcatcher, though iTunes is the most important). You can also like us on facebook and share the show from there. We are on Twitter as @HSandHSpod, and sometimes even on Instagram, too. And don’t forget to join the The Homesteaded Homeschool Forum to be a part of the conversation.And don’t forget to pay Nicky P. a visit either at Sounds Like Liberty, or on bandcamp, and pick up a subscription to the Freedom Song 365 project.

Link to show notes for episode 17 with David the Good.

A Good Way to Garden with David the Good – 017

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The Liberty Hippie was lucky enough to sit down with gardening book author, YouTube livestream exttraordinare, and gardening guru, David the Good. We talked about how David got started gardening, selling plants, and writing books. David also shared with us some his experiences as he got started growing things, and was eventually able to move from an office job to his true passion: gardening. This was an excellent interview, not to be missed.

The Links

• The Survival Gardener
• David the Good on YouTube
• David the Good on Amazon

After the show, the Liberty Hippie takes on the topic of bullying and questions whether or not there is a place for bullying, wondering if removing kids from public school just because of some name calling is actually healthy or is instead overbearing helicopter parenting. Sure to ruffle some feathers.

The Link

• Sisters homeschooled after decade of bullying

If you’re enjoying the show, please support it on Patreon and get access to bonus shows, seeds, and merchandise (and if you don’t like Patreon, you can sign up to support the show on BitBacker!) You can also do your Amazon shopping through our Amazon link. Please subscribe and leave a review on the Apple iTunes Store (or on any podcatcher, though iTunes is the most important). You can also like us on facebook and share the show from there. We are on Twitter as @HSandHSpod, and sometimes even on Instagram, too. And don’t forget to join the The Homesteaded Homeschool Forum to be a part of the conversation.And don’t forget to pay Nicky P. a visit either at Sounds Like Liberty, or on bandcamp, and pick up a subscription to the Freedom Song 365 project.

Link to show notes for episode 16 with Nicki Lynne.

Foraging for Freedom with Nicki Lynne – 016

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This week on Homesteads and Homeschools, the Liberty Hippie welcomes Nicki Lynne to the show. Nicki is a mother of two and the curator and creator of Foraging for Freedom. Nicki is an author and homeschooling mother of two from Florida who does a bit of homesteading and is hoping to do even more in the future. During the show we talk about her experiences homeschooling and what they do on the homestead. We talk about how she manages to take her kids across country, plant vegetables, write countless words, and make it all educational. Go check out her books on amazon, and dig into all the content she produces on her website!

Nicki’s Links

• Foraging for Freedom
• Academia Amiss
• The Game is Rigged
• The Breast Cake Book Ever
• EdX

After the show, the Liberty Hippie delves into some mycology stuff, and examines a few of the different uses for mycellium based projects from Ecovative Designs. (Unfortunately, in 2017, despite being concerned about climate change, Ecovative took a $9.1 million grant from the worlds largest producer of CO₂, the US Dept. of Defense’s DARPA, but the technology is out there!) After talking mushrooms, again, the Liberty Hippie announces his participation in Agorafest 2020 along with today’s guest Nicki Lynne, Sherry Voluntary, Derrick Broze, and Gary Chatier. Stay tuned for more details.

Today’s Links

• Ecovative Designs
• Ecovative Sells out to DARPA
• Using Mushrooms to Build Homes
• Mushroom Based Modeling Kits

If you’re enjoying the show, please support it on Patreon and get access to our fortnightly bonus material (and more!) (and if you don’t like Patreon, you can sign up to support the show on BitBacker!) You can also do your Amazon shopping through our Amazon link. Please subscribe and leave a review on the Apple iTunes Store (or on any podcatcher, though iTunes is the most important). You can also like us on facebook and share the show from there. We are on Twitter as @HSandHSpod, and sometimes even on Instagram, too. And don’t forget to join the The Homesteaded Homeschool Forum to be a part of the conversation.And don’t forget to pay Nicky P. a visit either at Sounds Like Liberty, or on bandcamp, and pick up a subscription to the Freedom Song 365 project.

Link to show notes for episode 15 with The Mt. Troll.

Searching for ‘Shrooms with the Mt. Troll – 015

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This week on Homesteads and Homeschools, the Liberty Hippie sits down with the Mt. Troll to talk about foraging for mushrooms. Foraging can be an excellent way to supplement the pantry, learn about your surroundings, and in the the Mt. Troll’s experience, supplement your income. We talk about how the Mt. Troll got into foraging and some tips for beginners. We also discuss how he finds chefs and some of the difficulties maintaining those relationships.

The Mt. Troll Links

• Mt. Troll Foraging on Facebook
• Mt. Troll Foraging on YouTube
• Mushroom Expert

After the interview, the Liberty Hippie briefly discusses some more pointers about mushrooming, and throws out a word of warning when considering an “online homeschool” program through the State.

The Online Homeschool Links

• District Agrees to Stop Calling Online Program a Homeschool
• Georgia Connections Academy

If you’re enjoying the show, please support it on Patreon and get access to our fortnightly bonus material (and more!) (and if you don’t like Patreon, you can sign up to support the show on BitBacker!) You can also do your Amazon shopping through our Amazon link. Please subscribe and leave a review on the Apple iTunes Store (or on any podcatcher, though iTunes is the most important). You can also like us on facebook and share the show from there. We are on Twitter as @HSandHSpod, and sometimes even on Instagram, too. And don’t forget to join the The Homesteaded Homeschool Forum to be a part of the conversation.

And don’t forget to pay Nicky P. a visit either at Sounds Like Liberty, or on bandcamp, and pick up a subscription to the Freedom Song 365 project.

Link to show notes for episode 014 with Arvin Vohra of the Vohra Method.

The Bottle Babies are Here!

A couple of weeks ago, we had the neighbors come over and show me how to stretch some woven wire fence. It wasn’t long after that we got our first goat, Cinnamon Sally. There’s no telling what she is, the vet we got her from called her a brush goat, so basically she’s a meat mutt. The first couple of days we had her, she was alone and sad. The books and such warn you that keeping a single goat is tough, and Cinnamon Sally proved them right. She was tough to get a hold of and was very untrustworthy, and on top of that, she was hardly eating despite having sweet feed and a couple acres of pasture. She was supposed to come with a buck, but unfortunately, the buck didn’t make it and so Cinnamon Sally came alone and we just had to hold on until the bottle babies were ready.

This past weekend we were able to make the 2.5 hour trek (one way) to pick up two more bottle babies, Paige and Rosey. They were three weeks old when we got them, and need to be fed four times a day; thankfully, we’ve been able to use this as a learning experience for the kids and feeding the goats has become their job.

I will admit, I had no idea what to expect when they first came, but I learned quickly: goats are loud, and they get angry! The other night I went out to do some weeding in the garden and feed the chickens, well, the goats heard me. At first they came over to the corner of their pasture and did some maa’ing at me. When I didn’t respond, they got louder, and the maa’s were almost tinged with a bit of distress, but when I continued to ignore them, their maa’s became angry and petulant.

They have quite the personalities, and while we don’t plan on eating these particular goats, I can already say for certain, that butchering any future kids is going to be a tough job.