Oak Abode Podcast

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

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. Small Animal Playpen: https://amzn.to/3q1YsZc Our Chick & Chicken Gear: https://kit.co/oakabode/backya

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"

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

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

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 fo

We take a dive deep into things to know about raising chickens, pro's and con's, and why they make a great starter animal for homesteading. Our flock has grown since getting our first 12 chickens three and a half years ago. Whether you're on a quarter-acre lot in suburbia or on a larger homestead, chickens are great for many purposes. Listen in on what we've learned about the feath

We finally moved out of suburbia!! Well we don't quite have a house right now, but we have the land. We've come a long way from our small third of an acre lot and we want to share our plans with you all. This next chapter is going to be an exciting one and we're adding in a podcast so we can push out even more content. We are going to learn so much from starting a homestead from s