Learning Old-Fashioned Skills | Carolyn Thomas of Homesteading Family

[@marshanunley5197]

About 30 years ago I took a night class at our local high school called Pioneer arts. We sheared sheep, carded the wool, dyed the wool with onion skins, etc. we strung green beans and dried them and cooked many months later. We made soap, we quilted, we hatched chicks etc. I am 75 and never forgot this class. Now Utube does this and I am enjoying your programs etc. one of these days I am going to try to make a sour dough starter.

[@dellawheeler1034]

That would be so awesome! I wish they still offered that, I didn’t get to learn everything I wanted to before my granny passed

[@dosanjhjatt4361]

That sounds like an amazing class! Try making a sourdough starter. It easier than it seems! I started mine during the lockdown. My advice: use whole wheat flour or spelt for the starter.

[@smason3541]

I saw this thumbnail and was shook! You two have helped me so much! I’ve been following you both for about 3 years. We just bought our 6 acre homestead, got 11 chicks, planted a garden, got bee hives, planted a garden, buying two calves… as you both know the list goes on and on! Thank you both so much! God Bless!

[@MayfieldRanch]

So excited for you getting your homestead! We have chickens and love it. You will be overflowing with eggs:) How exciting that you are getting cows. We have donkeys, but no cow. Gary keeps asking if we can get a cow. Do you have a KZbin channel? I have a new one called Mayfield Ranch. If you are getting cows and have a channel I’d love to follow along and watch that journey! Congratulations on your property.

[@kenyonbissett3512]

How wonderful! Such a great experience!

[@smason3541]

@@MayfieldRanch yes. This is it. We’ve been waiting for our Nomad internet since we’re in nomans land and can’t upload anything. We will be posting as soon as we can and vlog our process. How exciting for you too!

[@Thehappyhomemaker]

What a wonderful person to bring on. I'm going to watch her household management series as i continue organizing my house. Thanks for another great video

[@haileybowman2958]

These podcasts w/ all these guests are sooo good! Thank you

[@Simplefarmhouselife]

oh I'm so happy you enjoy them!

[@diannamc367]

Agree!

[@kenyonbissett3512]

Thank you for hosting Carolyn! She is a font of information. I’ve been recommending her YT channel for years. For a long time she was the only one demonstrating so many great skills, many that can save so much money.

[@HomesteadingFamily]

Thank you Kenyon! :)

[@goldakaplan1861]

Same. I love following Homesteading Family and have learned so much as well. Carolyn is a natural born teacher

[@nataliakutsev6136]

I grew up with 10 siblings on a farm. We had a milking cow, chickens, & pigs (occasionally). My upbringing was everything you talked about here. We also sewed our own clothing (shirts & dresses only). Summertime was berry picking for work, & evening were tending the vegetable garden & lots & lots of canning. I remember by 12 yrs old I was able to make homemade bread & pasta without moms help. I still do a lot of the canning & bread making, but tend to lean towards buying food from the store cause I work full time & do not have time for some of the things I grew up with. Great job ladies!!! You are amazing on all you do & teaching your children by leading by example

[@rough-hewnhomestead5737]

Love Carolyn and her family. They share valuable info and are so knowledgeable.

[@loritrotter6354]

Wonderful, informative video. I have personally taken part in 3 of the Masterclasses offered by Homesteading Family and can highly recommend them!

[@brittanybrown273]

I LOVE Carolyn's household management videos! So glad for this video.

[@SimplyBeautiful516]

Thank You for saying this! I’m planning to check it out now!

[@HomesteadingFamily]

Thank you Brittany!

[@shannonjensen9915]

My favorite two KZbin people together!!! Thanks for this great chat!

[@Simplefarmhouselife]

oh yay! I'm so happy you enjoyed it

[@judyrogers8775]

Carolyn is solid gold!! 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛

[@allisonlong2610]

Not a lot of produce from the grocery store can be preserved. One of the processing steps to shelves prevents it. I had red cabbage on the counter for almost a week and nothing happened.

[@nomir4065]

I'm committing to getting household in order. Thank you for the encouragement there!

[@annadavis6322]

Lol, gosh I wish I'd heard all of this last year!!! I ended up so so incredibly stressed out I ended up with pain inducing anxiety and eczema on my palms that left them raw skinned for months! But looking back I can see that Carolyn is absolutely right. Household management would have been the place to start and really thinking about how much more complicated your house becomes with just managing the food coming in and what you're going to do with it and mentally keeping track of it while also having a whole bunch more equipment than a "normal" kitchen, not to mention the learning process. Well I truly hope this video reaches a lot of people about to step off into the homesteading world! Blessings

[@sarajacobs8775]

I absolutely loving these collaborations!!! This one, Carolyn and Melissa, Josh and Justin, Josh and Ann of all trades! Thank you!! They have been so interesting and fun to watch and so much information to be learned!!!

[@jenniferr2057]

Carolyn, you make such a good point. It is sometimes hard to discern who Is teaching because they know, vs those that are acting like teachers as they read the directions - so they can get a video out. It's like canning.... I've been doing it forever... And you can tell who is doing a tutorial and clearly hasn't don't it before... Which is fine, as long as you are honest about it! If you teaching yourself just say it!

[@ribbonriver]

Thank you! Love that you two are together!!

[@shelliecummins5972]

Love all these collaborations.. I watch them all.. this is so neat that they can interact..

[@FarmhouseTeas]

Two of my fav people! Love love Carolyn 🥰 The highlight of our summer last year was getting to meet her and your thier homestead. We’re hoping to go back this year when Josh is home and meet him too. They don’t live too far away from us :) she always has such great advice and has really been a blessing to our business. We have been blessed to pack their herb kits for her herbalism course the last 3 years.

[@Goldiloxandthe3bears]

My daughter (15 yo) and I love your channel. I love the way you celebrate the importance of motherhood and homemaking. ❤️

[@terraranch1459]

This was fabulous! Thanks to both of you. Hugs❤️

[@ritahamm1893]

The Amish has the right idea, don’t they? About something’s anyway! This was a great listen!

[@tinakercher8768]

I love what you all are doing for your families and for other families! Thank you.

[@chantelouverbojarski6116]

Love these two wonderwomen. I don't think Lisa is trying to be funny but man, she cracks me up.

[@imTayRAWR]

this is EVERYTHING ❤️ so much wisdom and knowledge! you two have to collab again.

[@horselady4375]

Miss your morning vids.always interesting

[@aprilyeno1919]

Love this focus and wisdom!!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!! This “city girl” is adapting your knowledge to our family. God Bless!❤️🙏🏻

[@KimmysGFSouthernCooking]

Love this!!! Two of my very favorite people!!

[@laurasimon6573]

You ladies are fantastic, I appreciate your knowledge thank you for sharing

[@focusbonheur6519]

Great épisode! So much whisdom! Also, I love how you do interview you guest and not argue on what they Say. You truly seams to be there to listen with open Heart and mind. Really graceful in your conversation skills! I'm learning IT also!

[@RaptureReadyMamaBear]

Found ya by recognizing Carolyn/Homesteading Family❤️ Super happy I stopped.. I am soooo struggling in time management/organizing and structure❤️ Enjoyed this episode! Blessed by both of you ladies and your knowledge and skills! THANK YOU! God Bless you both and your families❣️❤️🙏🏼✝️❤️ Kimmy

[@mrsaguas524]

You two are my favorites. I follow you both and REALLY appreciate all of your wisdom and knowledge and explanation of everything. I want to get myself/our family to the point that I can learn more of these skills. Sourdough is all I can manage at the moment, and basically eating the grocery store food in the fridge before it all goes bad 😵‍💫🤣

[@jamieo3869]

Loving these podcasts!! You’re killing it!

[@michaelbuchtel6346]

Really enjoyed this

[@olgamcleod2353]

Wow! What an great chat! You, ladies, are absolutely amazing!

[@deborahtofflemire7727]

Love your channel.

[@Simplefarmhouselife]

I'm so glad you enjoy it!

[@LandElevated]

Wow! This is so nice 🤩

[@vintagebeliever5023]

Thank you for this wonderful chat! I enjoy these so much. 🤗

[@Simplefarmhouselife]

So glad!

[@joyfulinhope1210]

This is great-Carolyn is one of my favorite sources for food preservation info.

[@FarmhouseHarvest]

Loved listening to this podcast today! Great tips for getting started and doing so many things!

[@kristinhassler7222]

You both are amazing and I have learned so, so much from watching your videos. Thank you so much for sharing your skills and your hearts with many of us! My struggle is that we also have a large family (we are currently in the process of adopting child #8), but the majority of my children have significant disabilities and I am the main caregiver. I was wondering if you know of any resources for situations such as this. I notice so often that in larger families, the children are helping with all the chores and learning skills that ultimately make it possible for the family to live this more "old fashion" life. I did have help when my older, biological children lived at home, but now I have a 26 year old who is total care, a 20 year old with significant physical and mental challenges and a newborn who we are adopting. I'd love to find someone who could help guide me on this journey as I have found it increasingly difficult to add skills to my busy schedule. Thanks for listening and again, thank you both!!!

[@diannamc367]

Bless you! You are an inspiration just as you are!!💖

[@HomesteadingFamily]

Wow Kristin, you have so much you are doing already! We should all be learning from you, as I am sure that you are an amazing woman to have such a huge heart! Find the things that fuel you! :) Love of love and respect ❤️

[@laurennunley3759]

This was Awesome!

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

This is an awesome interview.

[@thesimplelifewife3]

What a fun collaboration!

[@Simplefarmhouselife]

oh yay!

[@Suecaroline7]

Loved this so much!!! Carolyn is awesome.

[@Simplefarmhouselife]

so happy you enjoyed!

[@cherylmoran5134]

Sheetpan pancakes is the way to go when cooking for a large group.

[@AJGiegerich]

You mention that you found a source for organic tortillas. Could you share that or is it something local that wouldn’t work for others? Hoping it’s through thrive or azure standard 🤞. Also do you have a list anywhere if the staples you buy from thrive or azure? Thank you for sharing!😌

[@Simplefarmhouselife]

here is the link for the tortillas..www.caramelotortillas.com The staples I purchase are in a free download here..withered-breeze-7467.ck.page/585d7e43a1

[@jeslovesjesus]

Loved this! ❤️ Does anyone have any recommendations of where to buy kefir grains, I’d love to get into making my own!

[@Simplefarmhouselife]

Cultures for Health is a great source.

[@103Catherine]

Wish I had someone to teach me this

[@jenniferr2057]

Did Carolyn let slip a bit about the thing she keeps saying they'll tell us soon? Or does everyone know, and I missed it?

[@katiedarkanat2914]

I'm really struggling to get my 8 year old daughter to help out on our small homestead. Any advice?

[@Simplefarmhouselife]

Find her currency and leverage it...if she loves...X...she can have that or do that after she does whatever chore you have for her and even more exciting she can do or try something new she has been wanting to try or do ...if she is consistent and does her work first. Age appropriate chores before her snack or dessert or any fun activity or free time, for example bed made, teeth brushed..before breakfast

[@kristinb5139]

You should interview Mary from Mary's nest

[@jessicaarmstrong782]

Why don't you can extra milk for the "dry" season?

[@jenniferkleffner8110]

You can't safely can milk at home.

[@vixxcottage]

Jessica I canned milk for years I had dairy goats raised for 25 years. Never had a problem.

[@jessicaarmstrong782]

Its very consiversal. That's why I was asking their opinions

[@jenniferr2057]

@@jessicaarmstrong782 I wonder if you could look and see what Europe does.... They do and have done forever alot of the "can'ts"...

[@vixxcottage]

@@jessicaarmstrong782 everything to do with homesteading is controversial. Examples: drinking raw milk. Butchering own meat, canning and preserving your own food. Being self-sufficient is sometimes frowned upon. I know I raised all of my own food and preserved everything. Physically unable today.

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

Townsends on youtube is reading from old books.

[@lindastuckey3131]

☀️☀️☀️

[@his-sweetie]

😊

[@andshedidbeckycrowther8503]

Making clothing. I can do it. Don’t want to do it.