444 Episodes

  1. Throwback: Mennonite Traditions for Simple Meals & Stronger Families | 487

    Published: 11/14/2025

  2. Throwback: Favorite Must Have Homestead Items | 486

    Published: 11/7/2025

  3. Throwback: How to Get Everything Done in a Day Without Wasting Time or Getting Distracted | 485

    Published: 10/31/2025

  4. Throwback: Creating a No-Waste Kitchen w/ Mary's Nest | 484

    Published: 10/24/2025

  5. Throwback: How to Structure Your Days So You Don't Fall Behind

    Published: 10/17/2025

  6. Why I'm Pressing Pause—And How You Can Help Shape What's Next

    Published: 10/9/2025

  7. Never Buy Garden Seeds Again: Seed Saving Secrets Every Homesteader Needs

    Published: 9/19/2025

  8. The Most Overlooked Way to Preserve Food for Months (No Freezer Needed) w/ Sam Knapp

    Published: 9/12/2025

  9. Dinner Without the Scramble: 4 Moms Share Their Best Secrets

    Published: 9/5/2025

  10. Ditch the Soda: 8 Old-Fashioned Summer Drinks from the Homestead Kitchen (Healthy & Refreshing!)

    Published: 8/22/2025

  11. From Burnout to Balance: What a Mature Homestead Really Looks Like

    Published: 8/15/2025

  12. Make the Most of This Summer: Creating Traditions That Matter

    Published: 8/1/2025

  13. The Truth About Parasites: What You Need to Know for Better Health

    Published: 7/25/2025

  14. I Mentored on a Homesteading TV Show—Here's What Happened

    Published: 7/18/2025

  15. She Competed on Back to the Frontier — What She Learned Will Inspire Every Homesteader | Stacey Loper Interview

    Published: 7/11/2025

  16. Immunity for Polluters: How New Laws Threaten Your Soil & Food Supply

    Published: 6/20/2025

  17. Leaving the Homestead: What Every Homesteader Needs to Know Before Stepping Away

    Published: 6/13/2025

  18. The Hidden Layer of Homestead Security: Why Community May Be Your Best Defense

    Published: 6/6/2025

  19. Don't Transplant These Crops—Why Direct Seeding Works Better w/ Don Tipping

    Published: 5/30/2025

  20. Lard for Sunburn & SPF? What They Don't Tell You About Skin Care

    Published: 5/22/2025

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Pioneering Today is all about getting back to basics, simple living, and self-sufficiency with old-fashioned skills and wisdom in a modern world. With heirloom gardening, canning, preserving the harvest, from scratch cooking, raising your own food, including livestock (backyard chickens, pigs, and cattle), natural medicine, herbs, DIY like soap making along with living a simple self-sufficient life, no matter where you live. Hosted by 5th generation homesteader, Melissa K. Norris, author of The Made-from-Scratch Life. This podcast brings you the conversation from MelissaKNorris.com and The Pioneering Today Academy, with Q&A's, teaching, tutorials, and always giving you practical ways and tips to live the simple and self-sufficient life.