{"podcast":{"title":"Simple Doesn't Mean Easy","slug":"simple-doesn-t-mean-easy-630139","podcast_index_feed_id":630139,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/8b6b6f8f-7c78-4ded-996d-162bcac302ab","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/simple-doesnt-mean-easy","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2025/6/7/2/8b9fc098-6feb-4407-a9ee-da96f1e21add_56ab443a78f2148cafbb129f58a3c81282007c6fe24ff2.jpg","author":"Michelle Visser","episode_count":232,"summary":"Are you longing to simplify things just a little, amidst the crazy, loud, distracting clutter of life? That's where I was just 5 years ago, when my family started on this crazy ride toward simplifying things. Since \"simple\" is almost never synonymous with \"easy,\" I was pretty much a failure at everything I tried. But along the way I learned that it's not only okay, but actually GOOD that simple joys require hard work. So I'm here to be your Encouragement Mentor in this sometimes difficult effort to simplify. Because we can do this, guys. Together.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T22:17:52.686197+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/simple-doesn-t-mean-easy-630139"},"episode":{"title":"205. How to eat better NOW & save money too, with Ruthann Zimmerman","slug":"205-how-to-eat-better-now-save-money-too-with-ruthann-zimmerman","published_at":"2026-01-12T11:00:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/simple-doesn-t-mean-easy-630139/205-how-to-eat-better-now-save-money-too-with-ruthann-zimmerman","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/simple-doesn-t-mean-easy-630139","url":"https://soulyrested.com/podcast/","audio_url":"https://audio3.redcircle.com/episodes/2ce9d619-cadc-49e8-96e2-04ac18906556/stream.mp3","summary":"We don't need to rely on the grocery store, even if we will never live on a farm. Would you like to eat better and rely less on Big Food & grocery stores? Do you know you need to change the way you view food but don't know where to start? Do you know what to do if you want avocados but don't live where they grow? Learn how to eat seasonally and locally. Learn how to take on nutrition as your own responsibility for your family. (It's easier than you think.) Learn how to stop eating to please your palate. (You really can do this and enjoy it!) Find out how to make sure your family is getting collagen and probiotics for PENNIES a serving. Learn--step-by-step--how to ferment apples from RuthAnn Zimmerman by listening to this episode (around 50 minutes) and watching here too: https://youtu.be/mBnNgKzK0Po?si=C1VAl3OfosvOlO7p Learn tips to SAVE money while eating BETTER. And learn the SIMPLE first step towards eating better, no matter where you are. (around 1 hr into this episode) The salt and ferment kit I use to ferment foods (and discount codes): https://soulyrested.com/dehydrating-fermenting/ Stick with us to the end for the one thing most folks don't know about RuthAnn Zimmerman. Find RuthAnn's book here: https://amzn.to/45zCKR2 My RECIPE FOR FERMENTED PEARS: https://soulyrested.com/fermented-pears/ Go here to grab my FREE 8-page Pantry Checklist, loaded with discount codes on my favorite things in my kitchen. You’ll be glad you did--https://soulyrested.com/pantry/ Please check out our sponsors: Find my all-time favorite organic, mold-free, delicious coffee here (code SOULYRESTED saves $$)-- https://soulyrested.com/coffee Find out how you can install a brick oven pizza and amazing masonry fireplace from Tempcast in your home here: https://soulyrested.com/cook The BES…","meta_description":"We don't need to rely on the grocery store, even if we will never live on a farm. Would you like to eat better and rely less on Big Food & grocery sto…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4011,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/simple-doesn-t-mean-easy-630139/episodes/205-how-to-eat-better-now-save-money-too-with-ruthann-zimmerman/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/simple-doesn-t-mean-easy-630139/205-how-to-eat-better-now-save-money-too-with-ruthann-zimmerman.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}