Recent Episodes
Exiting the System and Building a Better Life w/ John Bush | The Coop | Episode #32
John Bush has spent years teaching people how to move toward greater freedom and autonomy through his work with Live Free Academy and the Exit and Build program. John’s ‘Exit…
Building a Resilient Life That Can Weather Any Storm w/ Rory Groves | The Coop | Episode #31
Rory Groves has spent fourteen years on a southern Minnesota homestead building a practice of resilience. He’s made his mark asking questions like “How do you build a life that…
The Coop Episode #30: From an LA Cubicle to a North Carolina Homestead w/ Jason Contreras
Episode #30 of The Coop is for anyone standing at the edge of a bigger life … and wondering if they have to leap overnight. Homestead Living Editor-in-Chief Anna Sakawsky…
The Coop Episode #29: Real Productivity for Real Homesteaders w/ Anne of All Trades
In Episode #29 of The Coop, Anna sits down with Anne Briggs (Anne of All Trades … homesteader, woodworker, teacher, and Homestead Living contributor) for an honest conversation about getting…
The Coop Episode #28: How to Buy and/or Sell a Homestead w/ Larry Littrell
In Episode #28 of The Coop, Anna sits down with Larry Littrell … urban homesteader, specialized real estate agent, and author of Fresh Starts Old Roots. They have an important…
The Coop Episode #27: 10 Lessons from 10 Years of Homesteading w/ Anna Sakawsky
In this solo episode of The Coop, Homestead Living Editor-in-Chief Anna Sakawsky reflects on more than ten years of living this homesteading life and shares the 10 biggest lessons it…
The Coop Episode #26: Homesteading on an Acre or Less (Yes, Even Livestock) w/ Cassidy Cornell
In Episode #26 of The Coop, Anna sits down with Cassidy Cornell (suburban homesteader, backyard farmer, author of The One Acre Homestead, and McMurray Hatchery team member) for a practical,…
The Coop Episode #25: Why Animal Foods Might Be the Missing Piece in Your Diet w/ Abey Scaglione
In Episode #25 of The Coop, Anna sits down with Abey Scaglione (a farmer, writer, and the author of Radical Farm: Animals, Food, and Our Future) for a thoughtful conversation…
The Coop Episode #24: How to Grow Real Food That Actually Feeds Your Family w/ David The Good
In episode #24 of The Coop, Anna Sakawsky sits down with David The Good to discuss survival gardening: practical, low-input ways to grow abundant, calorie-dense food that truly feeds your…
The Coop Episode #23: Healthy Homemade Alternatives to Soda & Coffee w/ CeAnne Kosel
In Episode #23 of The Coop, Anna Sakawsky sits down with longtime friend and fellow homesteader CeAnne Kosel of Farmhouse Teas to talk about creating delicious, better-for-you drink alternatives at…
The Coop Episode #22: Why Community Is the Missing Piece of Self-Sufficiency
Homesteading can feel incredibly rewarding … but it can also feel lonely when you’re the only one in your circle growing food or raising chickens. In Episode #22 of The…
The Coop Episode #21: The Economics of Homesteading w/ Jessica Spiers
In a time when grocery prices keep climbing and the world feels increasingly uncertain, many families are asking a simple question: how can we stretch what we have further while…