Podcasts by The Homesteading Rollercoaster
In this podcast I share my family’s adventures on Tatum Hills Farm, our property just outside Canberra Australia. We discuss topics from raising animals kindly and not for meat, growing veggies and trees, revegetation, wildlife, weeds, soap making, sewing and much more!
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18- Setting up farmers markets - interview from 2021-03-16T03:00:19
I spoke to Ruth Gaha-Morris, homesteading queen and the driving force behind our local farmers market. Ruth shares how she got started and why and the best part about her experience? It’s not the f...
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17- Keeping Guinea Pigs from 2021-03-07T10:17:54
They are small and cuddly and the perfect addition to garden systems of any size. We have had guinea pigs as pets, as well as a way of converting kitchen scraps into fertiliser for any years They a...
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16- Raw diet for dogs from 2021-02-19T21:09:55
So many options out there for dog food!! After much research, we have decided to feed our pup mostly a raw diet. Here is our experience.
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Keeping peacocks from 2021-02-12T12:43:04
They are the most beautiful animal on our farm and one of the easiest to keep but there are some serious drawbacks to having them at your place so make sure you consider pros and cons before adding...
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15-Keeping peacocks from 2021-02-12T11:43:04
They are the most beautiful animal on our farm and one of the easiest to keep but there are some serious drawbacks to having them at your place so make sure you consider pros and cons before adding...
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14- Cheese making, the super easy way from 2021-02-03T01:06:50
After some experimentation, a couple of years ago I finally found a method of making cheese from our goat’s milk that is quick, easy, VERY forgiving and most importantly tasty!
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13- Tips for staying organised on and off-farm from 2021-01-30T13:13:19
Staying on top of all the farm activities while keeping an off-farm job, running a home, a family and a business can be busy work. Here I share my top tips for progressing tasks and keeping track o...
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12- Using your harvest from 2021-01-19T10:53:19
As our veggie season gets to its peak in the Australian Sumer, I share a few ideas for dealing with your veggie glut. From tomato sauce to zucchini muffins to a very surprising smoothie recipe....
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Zero waste swaps you can make now from 2021-01-12T19:01:05
With the extra time I had during lock down I evaluated our habits and the products we use and I made some changes to lighten our environmental footprint. Here I share what worked and what didn’t an...
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Buying land from 2021-01-05T20:38:57
Moving to acreage? Here are a few of the points you may want to consider. In this episode I share what was on our wish list when we were looking land, what we are glad we included and what we shoul...
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Keeping chickens from 2020-12-29T19:00:21
We’ve been keeping chickens for over a decade and in this episode I share what we’ve learned about keeping them happy, safe and productive.
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Our soap making adventure from 2020-12-23T03:27:36
Over the past six years we leaned to make soap, found our market niche and started a little business selling soap we make with our farm products and other ethical ingredients. Here’s how it happened.
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Growing up on a farm- my children’s perspective from 2020-12-15T20:00:57
Join us on our first interview for a candid conversation about farm life as seen by the little ones. Spoiler... Apparently, out of all the animals we have my kids’ favourites are the cats and the d...
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Eco-friendly Christmas from 2020-12-08T20:55:11
Keen to have a greener Christmas? Here are some ideas to get you inspired!
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Extra income from the farm- tours from 2020-12-04T10:44:30
If you have been considering opening your farm to the public or are just curious about the ‘behind the scenes’ of our tours, here I share what we have learned in 7 years of welcoming visitors to ou...
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Our first shearing in 9 years! from 2020-11-30T08:45:37
We have had llamas for 9 years but have never shorn them. In this episode I tell you what we have learned about keeping these gentle animals, why we normally don’t shear them, why we did this year ...
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Compost: turn your waste into gold! from 2020-11-27T05:23:09
There’s a little magic and a lot of science that goes into the making of compost, but you don’t need to overthink it. In this episode I tell you all about our lazy composting system that works a tr...
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Our dairy goats from 2020-04-07T18:33:20
We have a small herd of 4 dairy goats we keep for milk, weed control and as pets. In this episode I discuss what we have learned about keeping goats since we started 5 years ago. More details episo...
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Tips to start homesteading from 2020-04-07T18:31:20
Keen to start your homesteading journey but not sure where to start? Here are my top tips!
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