# Pioneering Today Podcast - Homesteading in a Modern World Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-2594798 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-2594798.md RSS feed: https://feeds.feedburner.com/MelissaknorrissPodcast Official site: https://melissaknorris.com Author: Melissa K. Norris 5th Generation Homesteader (melissa@melissaknorris.com) Episodes: 300 ## Resource Want to get back to the basics of raising your own food, cooking from scratch, preserving the harvest, and knowing how to do it yourself? Join 5th generation homesteader, Melissa K. Norris, on the Pioneering Today Podcast where we share how to raise, cook and preserve your own food with old-fashioned skill sets and wisdom for a more natural and self-sufficient home, with, or without, the homestead. We cover organic gardening, home food preservation from canning, dehydrating, fermenting, root cellar, and more, traditional cooking skills, organic and natural home and body care recipes, natural health, growing and building your own natural medicine cabinet, foraging, livestock, and everything else you need for modern homesteading. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-2594798 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-2594798.md ## Episodes - [The Crops I Stopped Growing After 25 Years of Gardening | Episode 512](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-2594798/the-crops-i-stopped-growing-after-25-years-of-gardening-episode-512) — 2026-05-29T03:00:00+00:00 - [How I Plan a Year's Worth of Preserving Without Getting Overwhelmed | Episode 511](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-2594798/how-i-plan-a-year-s-worth-of-preserving-without-getting-overwhelmed-episode-511) — 2026-05-22T03:00:00+00:00 - [Herbs Every Family Should Have Stocked Before Summer Hits | Episode 510](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-2594798/herbs-every-family-should-have-stocked-before-summer-hits-episode-510) — 2026-05-15T03:00:00+00:00 - [What Most People Get Wrong About Building a From-Scratch Pantry | Episode 509](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-2594798/what-most-people-get-wrong-about-building-a-from-scratch-pantry-episode-509) — 2026-05-08T03:00:00+00:00 - [If I Were Starting a Medicinal Herb Garden Today, I'd Do This First | Episode 508](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-2594798/if-i-were-starting-a-medicinal-herb-garden-today-i-d-do-this-first-episode-508) — 2026-04-24T03:00:00+00:00 - [How Real Food on a Budget Actually Works (What My Mom Taught Me That No One Talks About) | Ep. 507](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-2594798/how-real-food-on-a-budget-actually-works-what-my-mom-taught-me-that-no-one-talks-about-ep-507) — 2026-04-17T03:00:00+00:00 - [Why Your Food Preservation Isn't Working (And How to Fix It Safely) | Episode 506](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-2594798/why-your-food-preservation-isn-t-working-and-how-to-fix-it-safely-episode-506) — 2026-04-10T03:00:00+00:00 - [The Food Preservation Mistake That's Keeping Your Pantry Bare (And How to Fix It) | Episode 505](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-2594798/the-food-preservation-mistake-that-s-keeping-your-pantry-bare-and-how-to-fix-it-episode-505) — 2026-04-03T03:00:00+00:00 - [How My Mom Fed Our Family on $100 a Month (Real Food!) | 504](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-2594798/how-my-mom-fed-our-family-on-100-a-month-real-food-504) — 2026-03-27T03:00:00+00:00 - [Spring Meal Planning (Without the Overwhelm) | 503](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-2594798/spring-meal-planning-without-the-overwhelm-503) — 2026-03-20T03:00:00+00:00 - [The Blood Sugar Loop Keeping You Stuck (And How to Break It) | 502](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-2594798/the-blood-sugar-loop-keeping-you-stuck-and-how-to-break-it-502) — 2026-03-06T04:00:00+00:00 - [Feeling Overwhelmed Before Spring? Do This Now (Round Table) | 501](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-2594798/feeling-overwhelmed-before-spring-do-this-now-round-table-501) — 2026-02-27T04:00:00+00:00 - [Overwhelmed by Inflammation? Start Here (and Ignore the Rest) | 500](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-2594798/overwhelmed-by-inflammation-start-here-and-ignore-the-rest-500) — 2026-02-20T04:00:00+00:00 - [You Don't Need Grow Lights to Start Seeds Successfully | 499](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-2594798/you-don-t-need-grow-lights-to-start-seeds-successfully-499) — 2026-02-18T10:00:00+00:00 - [The "Healthy" Oils That Are Fueling Inflammation (And What to Use Instead) | 498](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-2594798/the-healthy-oils-that-are-fueling-inflammation-and-what-to-use-instead-498) — 2026-02-13T04:00:00+00:00 - [The Mistakes That Keep You Inflamed (Even If You Eat "Healthy") | 497](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-2594798/the-mistakes-that-keep-you-inflamed-even-if-you-eat-healthy-497) — 2026-02-06T04:00:00+00:00 - [When Your Health Forces You to Stop — Here's What Actually Matters | 496](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-2594798/when-your-health-forces-you-to-stop-here-s-what-actually-matters-496) — 2026-01-30T04:00:00+00:00 - [Throwback: Decluttering Your Home (Month by Month) with Tracy Lynn | 495](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-2594798/throwback-decluttering-your-home-month-by-month-with-tracy-lynn-495) — 2026-01-09T04:00:00+00:00 - [Throwback: Thyroid, Adrenal Glands, and Hormones w/ Dr. Shannyn | 494](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-2594798/throwback-thyroid-adrenal-glands-and-hormones-w-dr-shannyn-494) — 2026-01-02T04:00:00+00:00 - [Throwback: 9 Simple Steps to Grow an Abundance! | 493](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-2594798/throwback-9-simple-steps-to-grow-an-abundance-493) — 2025-12-26T04:00:00+00:00 - [Throwback: Best Herbal Home Remedies for Cold and Flu w/ Rosalee De La Foret | 492](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-2594798/throwback-best-herbal-home-remedies-for-cold-and-flu-w-rosalee-de-la-foret-492) — 2025-12-19T04:00:00+00:00 - [Throwback: Avoid Overwhelm - Choosing What's Right for Your Homestead | 491](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-2594798/throwback-avoid-overwhelm-choosing-what-s-right-for-your-homestead-491) — 2025-12-12T04:00:00+00:00 - [Throwback: Stock Up to Save $$$ NOW How Much Feed Per Animal Per Day | 490](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-2594798/throwback-stock-up-to-save-now-how-much-feed-per-animal-per-day-490) — 2025-12-05T04:00:00+00:00 - [Throwback: Medicinal Herbs & Their Uses with Kaylee Richardson | 489](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-2594798/throwback-medicinal-herbs-their-uses-with-kaylee-richardson-489) — 2025-11-28T04:00:00+00:00 - [Throwback: How to Create a Gardening Plan for More Harvest and Less Stress | 488](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-2594798/throwback-how-to-create-a-gardening-plan-for-more-harvest-and-less-stress-488) — 2025-11-21T04:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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