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All posts on Small Scale Life are listed in chronological order below.
- 2024: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
- 2023: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
- 2022: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
- 2021: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
- 2020: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
- 2019: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
- 2018: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
- 2017: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
- 2016: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
- 2015: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
October 2024
- ANT 3: Mindset and Milestones: Prepping for a Life Upgrade
- ANT Live 2: The Importance of Getting Away
- ANT Live 1: Adam Rick from Modern Frontier Farms
August 2024
- 9 Types of Garden Fertilizers and How to Use Them
- My 4 Garden Failures in 2024
- Garden Chat: Building a Gardening and Homesteading Advice
May 2024
- 3 Critical Elements of Vegetable Garden Layout Design and Planning
- 8 Tips for a Successful Whole30 Reintroduction
March 2024
- 5 Lessons Learned from Beekeepers at Beek Meet 2024
- Our Experience with the Whole30 Challenge
- What is Whole30? Reset Your Body and Relationship with Food
January 2024
April 2023
March 2023
February 2023
- Building a Beekeeping Business
- Gardening and Beekeeping with Adam Rapier
- Starting High Desert Hives and Homestead - Part 1
January 2023
- How to Set Your 2023 Guiding Words and Mantras
- 10 Goal Setting and Self Inventory Questions to Start 2023
December 2022
September 2022
July 2022
June 2022
March 2022
- Chicken Chat with Amy Dingmann: Q & A about Raising Chickens
- How to Start a Small Business with Maria and Julie
February 2022
- Full Moon Energies and 2022 Guiding Words
- Top 10 Surprises Moving to the Country
- Creating Heritage Meals and Deep Roots with Adam Rick
January 2022
- Grass Fed Farm Business with Adam Rick
- Monetizing Your Homestead with Brian Aleksivich
- Our Journey to Driftless Oaks Farm
December 2021
November 2021
May 2021
- Go with the Flow; Our 10 Step Plan for Difficult Times
- Wading in Cold Spring Waters of Lake Gitche Gumee
- In a Hole? Stop Digging! 5 Lessons Learned from Failure
April 2021
March 2021
- Restarting and New Beginnings in 2021
- Homestead Hunting and Liberty All Day with Letti Loo
- Introduction: How to Start Gardening Series
- Our Time is Finite; Prepare for a Season of Change!
February 2021
January 2021
- Grounding with Hannah from the Wisconsin Homestead Podcast
- Urban Homesteading with Hannah from The Wisconsin Homestead Podcast
- What are your Guiding Words for 2021?
- Relax and Meditate to Water Sounds: Quaderer Creek
December 2020
November 2020
- Meditation Stream: Tree of Life in Summer 2020
- How to Build a Podcast Business with Glen Tate
- Amazing Driver's Education in Northfield, Minnesota
- How to Become the Gray Man or Woman
October 2020
- Escape Velocity: Blogging is Art with Atlantis Gazette
- Gardening Tips and Advice with Demler and Bell
- Practicing Gratitude for the Good, Bad and Ugly
April 2020
- Relaxing Wind Chimes, Wind and Birds in Minnesota
- Building an Urban Farm from Scratch with Michael Bell
- Our Simply Complicated Life
- Stream of Meditation - Relax to a Bubbling Creek
- Adapting, Adjusting and Overcoming Obstacles
- SSG: Modern Victory Gardens in 2020
March 2020
February 2020
- SSG: Gardening and Growing Mushrooms in Virginia
- What is Whole30? How to Reset Your Body and Mind
- A 3-Step Planning Process for My 2020 Garden
January 2020
- 9 Tips to Start Your $1000 Emergency Fund
- What is Small Scale Gardening?
- News from Around the Bend: Prepare for a New Year and New Decade
- Unique New Year's Resolutions from a Caldera
- 2019 Year in Review: Top 10 Podcast Episodes and Blog Posts
December 2019
- 11 DIY Christmas Gifts
- Holiday Gift Ideas from the Small Scale Life Community
- A Long Road Home - Giving Thanks
November 2019
- News from Around the Bend: Dead Batteries
- News from Around the Bend: Exploring Backroads
- Kombucha and the Importance of Mentoring
- News from Around the Bend: Happy Halloween 2019!
October 2019
- 10 Kitchen Thrifty Thursday Tips
- It’s Your Life: Do Something Positive
- 6 Lessons Learned from the End of My Garden Season
- Frost is Coming: How to Extend My Garden Season
- News from Around the Bend: Morning Coffee & Thoughts
- 10 Tips to Successfully Plan and Host an Event
September 2019
- News from Around the Bend: Our Best is Yet to Come
- Celebrating the Harvest and Ancestors - Fall Equinox
- How to Grow 1 Million Meals with Drew Demler
- News from Around the Bend: Happy Fall Equinox 2019
August 2019
- News from Around the Bend: Happy Labor Day 2019!
- Back to School: Preparing for the Next Phase of Life
- News from Around the Bend: Back to School Edition
- Small Scale Gardening Podcast: Start with the Why
- Finding Folk and Building Community - July 2019
July 2019
- 9 Steps to Creating Your First Budget
- The Top 5 Excuses We Tell Ourselves to Avoid Budgeting
- How to Dream Big, Set Goals and Take Steps to Achieve Them
- Demolition Day for the Old Raised Garden Beds
June 2019
May 2019
- Leaving a Legacy - Tribute to Larry Hall
- Taking Inventory and Tracking Expenses
- Five Scary Financial Statistics of Typical Americans
- Happy Mother's Day 2019: Community and Gardening
- News from Around the Bend: Make Earth Day Everyday!
- Our Journey towards Financial Freedom
April 2019
- Chicken Cobb Mason Jar Salad
- Vinaigrette Salad Dressing - Garlic Apple Cider
- Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas - Healthy and Easy
- News from Around the Bend: Happy Easter Edition!
- Starting to Build Community
- Soup Gardening with Michael Bell
- News from Around the Bend: Welcome to April!
- Renew You in Q2: Introduction to Financial Freedom
March 2019
- News from Around the Bend The River Rises - 3/29/19
- Living in the Analog with Terrance Layhew
- News from Around the Bend Happy Spring Edition
- Growing Easy with GrowOya at Dallas Half Acre Farms
- Health and Fitness Renew You with Karen Mangieri
- News from Around the Bend 3/1/19
February 2019
- Tipping Points with Nicole Sauce
- News from Around the Bend President's Day Edition 2/22/19
- News from Around the Bend Valentine's Day Edition
- News from Around the Bend 2/8/19
- Four Tips for Keeping New Year's Resolutions
January 2019
- How to Prepare for the Polar Vortex
- How to Overcome Self-Sabotage with Danny Domres
- Best of Small Scale Life 2018
- Day 7: Leveling Up and Next Steps
- Day 6: Food Prepping for Success
- Day 6: Meal Planning for Success
- Day 5: Food Journaling - Improving Your Mindset
- Day 4: Changing Your Mindset is the Secret Sauce
- Day 3: Nutrition and Diet - What Should I Eat?
- Day 3: Basic Nutrition with Michael Bell
- Day 2: Basic Movement with Michael Bell
- Day 1: The 24 Hour Plan - Part 2
- Day 1: The 24 Hour Plan - Part 1
- Welcome to 2019: Time to Renew You!
- Pumpkin Pie Steel Cut Oatmeal
- Apple Pie Steel Cut Oatmeal
- Bulk Preparing and Freezing Oatmeal
- 2018 Year in Review: Building a Solid Foundation
December 2018
November 2018
- Pivoting Business Strategies in 614 with Drew Sample
- Happy Thanksgiving 2018!
- How to Cook a Turkey for Thanksgiving
- Pressure Cooker Cheesy Au Gratin Potatoes
- Santa Fe Soup
- Minimizing Time Commitments while Maximizing Life
- Crock Pot Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
- Minimalism: Decluttering Questions and Answers
- Happy Halloween 2018: Memories and Stories
October 2018
- How to Make Baked Bacon Pumpkin Seeds
- Overcoming October Blues
- First Frost: End of My 2018 Garden Season
September 2018
- My Hell Week: Dealing with Deadlines and Obligations
- Midweek Motivation: Go Full Throttle!
- Starting Small Scale Life - The Intellectual Agrarian Podcast
- Minnesota Traditions - Labor Day 2018
August 2018
- Late August Garden Update 2018
- Homesteading for Beginners: Definition of Homesteading - Part 2
- My Weekend Three Things, Zac Brown and a Triathlon
- Homesteading for Beginners: Start with Why - Part 1
- Importance of Building Community Around You
- Simply Canning – Safely and Confidently Preserving Your Harvest
- How to Prune Tomatoes to Improve Production and Plant Health
July 2018
June 2018
- On the Road: Exploring Tomah, Wisconsin
- How to Build Vertical Garden Planters
- Garden Update: Common Garden Pests
- Midweek Motivation: Life on the Road
- Homesteading in Ohio with Daniel Bokros
- Urban Farming Advice with Hebert and Bell
- Midweek Motivation: Feeling Overwhelmed
May 2018
- Midweek Motivation - Stop Distractions: Focus!
- Starting My 2018 Vegetable Gardening Season
- Midweek Motivation: Turn Off Social Media
- Earth Day Tip: Teach Gardening
- How to Start a Lifestyle Business
April 2018
- BellCast: Profitable Urban Farming
- Midweek Motivation: Be Ready Player One
- How to Declutter to Make a Simple and Intentional Life
- Grow Lights for Indoor Plants
March 2018
- Start Seeds Indoors for Spring Gardens
- Midweek Motivation: Sacrifice for Others
- Midweek Motivation: Fun to Done - S3E15
- 5 Steps to Developing a Simple and Intentional Life
- Midweek Motivation - 4 Tips to Keep Going
February 2018
- Reviewing Top Seed Sources for Your Garden - S3E12
- Midweek Motivation: The Greatest Showman - Friends, Creativity and Drive
- Four Lessons Learned from Starting Seeds - S3E10
- Midweek Motivation: Super Bowl Spectacular - S3E9
- How To Develop A 2018 Garden Plan - S3E8
- Midweek Motivation: Overcoming Dread - S3E7
January 2018
- Midweek Motivation: Preparedness
- BellCast: Winter Urban Farming Blues - S3E5
- Midweek Motivation: Eyes on the Target - S3E4
- Paleo Riced Cauliflower Recipe
- Thank You for 20,000 Downloads!
- Sweet Potato and Turkey Hash with Sauteed Vegetables
- Stoic Farming and Tribalism with Scott Hebert - S3E2
- Happy Birthday Small Scale Life - S3E1
December 2017
- Miles 4 Mom Challenge
- Minneapolis Brewery Tour
- Twas the Night Before Christmas
- Our Five Christmas Traditions
- Doneil Freeman: Wicking Beds and Regenerative Dads -S2E32
- Cooking Turkey and Making Soup - S2E31
November 2017
- Regenerative Agriculture with Doneil Freeman - S2E30
- Thanksgiving Cooking Tips and Failures - S2E29
- Congratulations, Jay and Andrea!
- Healthy Lifestyle Update: Good, Bad and Ugly - S2E28
October 2017
- 7 Steps to Winterize Your Garden - S2E26
- Healthy Lifestyle Advice from Michael Bell - S2E25
- Urban Farming in Dallas with Michael Bell - S2E24
- Fall Garden Update: Pest Patrol - S2E23
September 2017
- Healthy Lifestyle Progress Report - S2E22
- Fall Garden Update - S2E21
- Planning a Healthy Lifestyle - S2E20
- Michael Jordan: Building a Billion Dollar Business - S2E19
August 2017
- Garden Update - Week of 8/28/17
- Intro to Rain Gutter Grow Systems
- Michael Jordan: Beekeeping Questions and Answers - S2E18
- Gratitude for Small Victories - S2E17
June 2017
- Michael Jordan's Beekeeping Journey - S2E16
- Becoming Debt Free - S2E15
- The Land of 10000 Downloads - S2E14
- What is Square Foot Gardening? S2E13
May 2017
- Moving Forward in Difficult Times with Todd Ehrhardt - S2E12
- Growing Grass, Not Food - S2E11
- Travis Swanson's Bee 52 Honey - S2E10
April 2017
- Mr. Tactical: Practical to Tactical Skills - S2E9
- 2017 Potting Soil Challenge
- Learning, Doing, Growing - S2E8
March 2017
- Preventing Damping Off Disease - S2E7
- 9 Lessons Learned from Gardening Indoors - S2E6
- Restarting My Engine - HELP 9
- How to Garden Indoors
- 8 Steps to Starting Plants Indoors
- Remembering Barb Taylor Part 2 - S2E5
- Remembering Barb Taylor Part 1 - S2E4
February 2017
January 2017
- Introduction to the Garden Planning Series
- Greg Burns on Tribe and Homesteading - S2E2
- Talking Taboo - Episode 2 Recap
- Review FX's Show "Taboo" - S2E3
- Photo Diary of a Minneapolis Sunset in January
- Surprise Date Night Adventure
- 2017 Goals and Plans - S2E1
- Happy New Year!
December 2016
- Twas the Night before Christmas - S1E22
- Winter Driving and Survival Tips - S1E21
- Winter Tips - S1E20
- Mind Games - HELP 8
November 2016
- How to Make Cranberry-Jalapeno Jelly
- Thanksgiving Reflections
- Exploring Minnehaha Falls Regional Park
- Happy Birthday, Small Scale Life! - S1E19
- Extending the Garden Season: Frost Protection
October 2016
- Rebooted Body with Kevin Geary - HELP 7
- Tribe, Ritual and Debt - S1E18
- Hogtoberfest and Tribe - HELP 6
- Debt and Real Estate Part 1 - S1E17
- Workout Plan – Week of 10/9/16
- Failing Forward: Losing Weight, Gaining Muscle, Having Discipline - HELP 5
- Vertical Gardening with The Plant Charmer Part 2 - S1E16
September 2016
- Hybrid Rain Gutter Grow System Update - 9/28/16
- Healthy Lifestyle with Chazington Alloucious - HELP 4
- Garden Update 9/23/16
- Spinning Salad - HELP 3
- Vertical Gardening with The Plant Charmer Part 1 - S1E15
- Workout Plan – Weeks of 9/4/16 and 9/11/16
- Labor Day Reset - HELP 2
- Kwitchyerbellyakin "Biggest Loser" Challenge
August 2016
- Workout Plan – Week of 8/28/16
- Healthy Lifestyle Podcast Introduction - HELP 1
- Workout Plan – Week of 8/22/16
- Garden Update Podcast - Week of 8/15/16 - S1E14
- Workout Plan – Weeks of 8/7/16 and 8/14/16
- Charles Hugh Smith - S1E13
- Workout Plan - Week of 7/31/16
- #Gardenchat with Bren Haas - S1E12
July 2016
- Vertical Garden 102: How to Build a Vertical Garden
- Workout Plan - Week of 7/17/16
- Vertical Garden 101: Introduction to Vertical Gardening
June 2016
- Workout Plan - Weeks of 6/20/16 and 6/27/16
- Get Out of Your Rut - S1E11
- Workout Plan – Week of 6/13/16
- Workout Plan - Week of 6/6/16
- #Gardenchat: Raised Bed Gardening
May 2016
- Garden Update - Week of 5/16/16
- Urban Farming and Podcasting with Drew Sample - S1E10
- Workout Plan – Week of 5/15/16
- Workout Plan - Week of 5/9/16
- Urban Farming with Scott Hebert - S1E9
- Workout Plan - Week of 5/3/16
April 2016
- Salsa
- How to Lose 70 Pounds - S1E8
- Workout Plan - Week of April 25, 2016
- Workout Plan Failure - Week of April 17, 2016
- Cowbells and Kettlebells Part 1 - S1E7
- Workout Plan - Week of April 11, 2016
- 7 Reasons Why April is Awesome
- What is a Sustainable Life? - S1E6
- Workout Plan - Week of April 3, 2016
- Creatively Repurposing Containers for Gardening
March 2016
- What is Septoria Leaf Spot?
- Workout Plan - Week of March 27, 2016
- Workout Plan - Week of March 20, 2016
- Fitness Challenge Wrap-Up
- How to Save Money: Buying in Bulk
- February in a Small Scale Life
February 2016
- How to Grow Seeds Indoors - S1E5
- Transitions and The Growing Greens Challenge - S1E4
- Three Questions for 2016 - S1E3
January 2016
- Passing of a Legend: Dick Hanson
- Date Night: The Revenant
- 100-Day Swim Challenge Update
- Grow What You Eat - S1E2
- Warehouse Winery: January Wine Down Wednesday
- Introduction Podcast to Small Scale Life - S1E1
December 2015
- Kwitchyerbellyakin Fitness Challenge - Update!
- Kwitchyerbellyakin Fitness Challenge
- Northwoods in November - Part 2
- Northwoods in November - Part 1
November 2015
- Date Night Adventure: Warehouse Winery
- 100-Day Swim Challenge: Personal Record
- 100-Day Swim Challenge