8 episodes

Follow our journey learning about homesteading and sustainable farming the hard way.

Oak Abode Podcast Oak Abode

    • Education
    • 5.0 • 27 Ratings

Follow our journey learning about homesteading and sustainable farming the hard way.

    Livestock Considerations & Life Updates

    Livestock Considerations & Life Updates

    Today Kathleen's recapping the house construction progress, plant growth on the acreage, and the livestock we're considering to clear it. Here's what we've been up to, what we're working on, and what's coming next.

    Our Instagram handle is @Oak_Abode

    You can find our homesteading content on YouTube.

    We have tons of different blog posts on homesteading, gardening, and chickens on our website.

    You can find a few items that we regularly use on our homestead on our Amazon page.

    We're not experts, so we always recommend talking to the pros for the best advice. This contains affiliate links, which may lead to a commission if purchased. This comes at no extra cost to you. Thanks!

    • 30 min
    Chicken Breeds 101: The Birds We're Considering & Why

    Chicken Breeds 101: The Birds We're Considering & Why

    Kathleen has been hard at work narrowing down the best chicken breeds for our homestead. Here are the breeds we're buying, the breeds we're considering, the breeds we're avoiding, and why. Kathleen also goes over some chick raising tips for an easier (and cleaner!) experience.

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    Our Chick & Chicken Gear: https://kit.co/oakabode/backyard-chickens-gear

    Chick Care 101 (YouTube): https://youtu.be/Q82O1FSMRk4

    Integrating Young Chicks With Older Chickens (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfoQNnK2Xog

    Our Instagram handle is @Oak_Abode

    You can find our homesteading content on YouTube.

    We have tons of different blog posts on homesteading, gardening, and chickens on our website.

    You can find a few items that we regularly use on our homestead on our Amazon page.



    We're not experts, so we always recommend talking to the pros for the best advice. This contains affiliate links, which may lead to a commission if purchased. This comes at no extra cost to you. Thanks!

    • 35 min
    Make, Build, Grow: Leaving the System

    Make, Build, Grow: Leaving the System

    Learning to make, build, or grow something yourself can be very rewarding, but most importantly can help remove dependencies on the system. Systems that make our lives more convenient are often times not healthy or environmentally friendly. In the worst cases they violate basic human rights. In this episode I go over why we, at Oak Abode, are becoming less dependent on the "System" and reasons you should too. I give a few resources to find local food producers and even talk about my latest project. 



    Resources from the podcast:


    http://www.eatwild.com/
    https://agreenerworld.org/
    https://farmfreshatlas.org/



    Our Instagram handle is @Oak_Abode

    You can find our homesteading content on YouTube.

    We have tons of different blog posts on homesteading, gardening, and chickens on our website.

    You can find a few items that we regularly use on our homestead on our Amazon page. 

    • 22 min
    We Bought Our Donkey a Donkey

    We Bought Our Donkey a Donkey

    In this episode I give an update on our donkey Hank and talk about our new burro Gus. These two have become good buddies and will soon get to run and enjoy the pasture together. Adding donkeys to our homestead is a high learning curve, but they have added a lot of joy to my day. 



    Our Instagram handle is @Oak_Abode

    You can find our homesteading content on YouTube.

    We have tons of different blog posts on homesteading, gardening, and chickens on our website.



    You can find a few items that we regularly use on our homestead on our Amazon page.

    • 21 min
    Blood, Sweat Equity, and Tears: How We Saved For Our Property

    Blood, Sweat Equity, and Tears: How We Saved For Our Property

    Four years ago we were only dreaming of how our future homestead would look. Figuring out how to afford a large property with a house and animals seemed impossible, or at least that it would take a decade for us to save up the funds needed. Although it took less than half of the time we had planned initially, several years of really hard work finally paid off. In this episode we go over how we saved up for our little homestead and hopefully provide inspiration on you can too. 



    Follow us on Instagram @oak_abode

    Find us on YouTube!

    Check out our website for blog posts about our homestead. 

    • 27 min
    We Bought a Mammoth Donkey

    We Bought a Mammoth Donkey

    New animals on the homestead are always exciting. This is the first equine that we have owned together and we are excited to learn how to train and work with donkeys.  We learned a lot about what makes donkeys special while researching the best animals for our farm and we share a lot of it in this podcast. Hank is turning out to be a great addition to the family. Stay tuned for more podcasts and videos on our YouTube channel about this little guy.


    Subscribe to our YouTube channel!

    www.youtube.com/c/oakabode



    Follow us on Instagram @Oak_Abode

    • 44 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
27 Ratings

27 Ratings

cfwhales ,

Always helpful tidbits

Got introduced to OA through YouTube, and then stumbled upon the podcast! Hoping for some 2023 podcast episodes!

I.B.:)! ,

I love this podcast

I found your you tube channel and I love it .I saw you do a podcast and I love it ! Congrats on your baby girl !!!!!

A Southern Farmer ,

Happy To Find You!

I stumbled across Oak Abode on YouTube while looking up chicken videos (that’s normal, right?), and discovered they have a podcast. I’m so happy I did! I was in need of another good one, and this is definitely it. Excited to listen!

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