This week's podcast is a sustainable living update in which we discuss chicken feed, gardens, Jack Spirko, toys for toddlers, listener feedback and more.
First, Marianne shares her latest experiences as a "day care" grandma. She is letting her little grandson get into all kinds of things and in the process, he's having fun and learning! Who needs toys when everything around us is a potential toy to a toddler?
We go on to talk about something very exciting that happened recently. On a recent episode of his podcast, The Survival Podcast, Jack Spirko mentioned that he listens to The Sustainable Living Podcast! This was a very big deal to us. We share a little about our experiences with Jack and why you should consider checking out The Survival Podcast.
We both share a bit about what we've been doing in the garden. I recently planted 24 berry bushes. Marianne is enjoying the fruits of her efforts as trees and bushes in her abundant forest garden begin to ripen.
As a newbie chicken mama, I am very interested in reducing my feed costs. So I decided to pick Marianne's brain to find out how she keeps her costs down. She give a a great list of things to try. You can check out the list, here.
I've started making my own sourdough bread recently, and I explain what I like about it during the discussion. (You can try the recipe I like best, here.) Marianne has been making her own bread for years, but she buys whole grains and mills them herself. She shares what the advantages are. She also talks about the importance of investing in a quality grain miller.
