The Two Acre Homestead

Send us Fan Mail
Lisa takes you on a garden tour of mistakes to avoid. Be sure to stick around for the last one, which is a bit of a surprise!

Be sure to visit The Two Acre Homestead YouTube channel and companion website thetwoacrehomestead.com. It's dedicated to The Two Acre Homestead Podcast.
Also check out the Sage Oak Homestead YouTube channel and companion website sageoakhomestead.com. It's designed to give you inspiration on cultivating and curating a beautiful homestead, homestead life, and learn to cook the things you grow on your homestead.
Support the show

Send us Fan Mail
Let's take a dive into the pros and cons of using raised beds or planting in ground. We'll share with you our views based on our experience in gardening.

Be sure to visit The Two Acre Homestead YouTube channel and companion website thetwoacrehomestead.com. It's dedicated to The Two Acre Homestead Podcast.
Also check out the Sage Oak Homestead YouTube channel and companion website sageoakhomestead.com. It's designed to give you inspiration on cultivating and curating a beautiful homestead, homestead life, and learn to cook the things you grow on your homestead.
Support the show

Send us Fan Mail
In early 2025, we've seen egg prices skyrocket. The cause? Is it greed? Or is something more at play?
We'll take a look at history, and a lot of science, to try and find answers that make sense. What does it all mean for the homesteader that wants to raise backyard chickens?
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0042682223002891
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311922639042
https://ifp.org/what-are-the-chances-an-h5n1-pandemic-is-worse-than-covid/#forecasting-h5n1-8217-s-spread
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0042682223002891
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378113520310245
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2020.108886
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9967648/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9589142/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020–2025_H5N1_outbreak#:~:text=On%20April%2011%2C%20H5N1%20was,of%20H5N1%20of%20clade%202.3.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNA_virus
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7706930/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/MT444183    (union county NC)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/MT444352 (Anson county NC)

Be sure to visit The Two Acre Homestead YouTube channel and companion website thetwoacrehomestead.com. It's dedicated to The Two Acre Homestead Podcast.
Also check out the Sage Oak Homestead YouTube channel and companion website sageoakhomestead.com. It's designed to give you inspiration on cultivating and curating a beautiful homestead, homestead life, and learn to cook the things you grow on your homestead.
Support the show

Send us Fan Mail
Here we go again. We've moved and have no infrastructure. How do you homestead without a homestead? Check out a few of our tips in how to do so.

Be sure to visit The Two Acre Homestead YouTube channel and companion website thetwoacrehomestead.com. It's dedicated to The Two Acre Homestead Podcast.
Also check out the Sage Oak Homestead YouTube channel and companion website sageoakhomestead.com. It's designed to give you inspiration on cultivating and curating a beautiful homestead, homestead life, and learn to cook the things you grow on your homestead.
Support the show

Send us Fan Mail
We are back after taking care of moving our family from southwestern Arizona to upper lower Michigan. We'll catch up, talk about what inspired a move 2,000 miles away to a colder growing climate

Be sure to visit The Two Acre Homestead YouTube channel and companion website thetwoacrehomestead.com. It's dedicated to The Two Acre Homestead Podcast.
Also check out the Sage Oak Homestead YouTube channel and companion website sageoakhomestead.com. It's designed to give you inspiration on cultivating and curating a beautiful homestead, homestead life, and learn to cook the things you grow on your homestead.
Support the show