# Pioneering Today Podcast - Homesteading in a Modern World Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-737525 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-737525.md RSS feed: https://melissaknorris.libsyn.com/rss Official site: https://melissaknorris.com Author: Melissa K Norris Episodes: 300 ## Resource Pioneering Today is all about getting back to basics, simple living, and self-sufficiency with old-fashioned skills and wisdom in a modern world. With heirloom gardening, canning, preserving the harvest, from scratch cooking, raising your own food, including livestock (backyard chickens, pigs, and cattle), natural medicine, herbs, DIY like soap making along with living a simple self-sufficient life, no matter where you live. Hosted by 5th generation homesteader, Melissa K. Norris, author of The Made-from-Scratch Life. This podcast brings you the conversation from MelissaKNorris.com and The Pioneering Today Academy, with Q&A's, teaching, tutorials, and always giving you practical ways and tips to live the simple and self-sufficient life. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-737525 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-737525.md ## Episodes - [16 Plants Mentioned in the Bible (And Why They Mattered) |514](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-737525/16-plants-mentioned-in-the-bible-and-why-they-mattered-514) — 2026-06-11T12:00:00+00:00 - [The Real Reason People Are Turning to Homesteading | Episode 513](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-737525/the-real-reason-people-are-turning-to-homesteading-episode-513) — 2026-06-05T03:00:00+00:00 - [The Crops I Stopped Growing After 25 Years of Gardening | Episode 512](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pioneering-today-podcast-homesteading-in-a-modern-world-737525/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-737525/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-737525/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-737525/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-737525/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-737525/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-737525/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-737525/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-737525/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-737525/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-737525/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-737525/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-737525/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-737525/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-737525/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-737525/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-737525/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-737525/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-737525/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-737525/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-737525/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-737525/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-737525/throwback-stock-up-to-save-now-how-much-feed-per-animal-per-day-490) — 2025-12-05T04:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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