Tiddling Along with the Tuttle Twins' Connor Boyack
Release Date: 07/09/2019
Chillin' with Julian on a Northwest Homestead
Homesteads and Homeschools
Episode 33 sees the Liberty Hippie joined by Julian, who maintains a homestead in the Northwest, and unschools his daughter. They talked about a number of different skills that help on the homestead, and ways to learn new skills and remember old.
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Tasting Homeschool with Jacob Linzy
Homesteads and Homeschools
For episode 32 we sat down with the co-host of Tasting Anarchy, co-organizer of Childeberg, and co-parent to two Shiba Inu's, Jacob Linzy. He started out in public school, eventually moving homeschooling. We talked about that transition and his journey back to public school system. And of course, a multitude of other things homeschool related and not.
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Pork In The White Mountains
Homesteads and Homeschools
Episode 31 sees Josh of White Mountains Livestock come on the show to talk about pork and why they made the decision to farm all naturally. We talked about what "organic" means, how the long list of USDA approved chemicals might not be something you want in your food and why small scale farming allows a healthier connection between farmer and animal as opposed to the industrial farming method.
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Texas Homeschooling with Rachel Kennerly
Homesteads and Homeschools
Today's guest is the host of a wonderful podcast called Cannabis Heals Me, Rachel Kennerly. Rachel and I talked about her school experience in public and private school, and then her experience as a mother with a child in the public school system. We discussed the pros and cons before examining why her family decided that homeschool was the right choice for their son.
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Wayward Wiggling Worms with Bentley Christie
Homesteads and Homeschools
Bentley Christie of Red Worm Composting joined the Liberty Hippie for today's discussion about vermicomposting! In today's episode, we discussed some of the basics of vermicomposting as well as some of the why's. As it turns out, vermicomposting has huge benefits for plants and small container of worms can be kept in virtually any geographic location without much ado. We didn't have time today to get into the entrepreneurial side of things, so stay tuned for a future episode with Bentley!
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Transitioning with the Homeschool to College Coach
Homesteads and Homeschools
In episode 28 the Liberty Hippie talked to the Homeschool To College Coach, Ms. Lisa Marie about getting homeschooled kids into college. Lisa is a homeschooling mother of over seventeen years who experienced some of the confusion and unsureness that comes when it's time for a homeschooled student to apply to college. She became a college admissions advisor to lend her knowledge and skills to other homeschool families trying to navigate the murky waters of college entrance.
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Breaking Shovels with Mike Barnhouse
Homesteads and Homeschools
In this episode, the Liberty Hippie sits down with Mike Barnhouse of Broken Shovel Farms. Over the years Mike and his wife's garden has grown to include a market garden and some sheep, recently adding some adjoining acreage to grow their homestead even bigger with fruit trees and more gardens. We talked a bit about their decision to homeschool their children, and one of Mike's hobbies that has turned into a side business: roasting coffee!
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Chickens, Turkeys and Veggies, Oh My!
Homesteads and Homeschools
Dan Weisgarber of Radiant farms joins the Liberty Hippie for episode 25 to talk about raising pasture poultry, and some of the hurdles - from amending soil to dealing with vague and wrongly enforced zoning laws - they had to overcome when it came time to get set up. It was a wide ranging conversation covering a variety of topics from homesteads to regulations and everything in-between.
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Talking Autism with Luke Tatum
Homesteads and Homeschools
It's episode 26, and the Liberty Hippie is talking to Luke Tatum of the Culture of Peace podcast about homeschooling! Luke and his wife homeschool their eight year old son with Autism. We talked about different programs and resources they use to aid in the homeschooling process, and why they decided to take the homeschooling path instead of pushing him into a public school classroom.
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Tiddling Along with the Tuttle Twins' Connor Boyack
Homesteads and Homeschools
Episode 24 finds the Liberty Hippie taking to the president of the Libertas Institution, author of "Lessons from a Lemonade Stand," "Passion-Driven Education," and, of course, The Tuttle Twins series. We talked about how he ended up deciding that homeschooling was the correct decision for his children, how he came to write the Tuttle Twins, and the importance of teaching children about liberty and sound economics. Connor also announced that a Tuttle Twins game is in the works!
info_outlineEpisode 24 finds the Liberty Hippie taking to the president of the Libertas Institution, and author of "Lessons from a Lemonade Stand," "Passion-Driven Education," and, of course, The Tuttle Twins series. We talked about how he ended up deciding that homeschooling was the correct decision for his children, and how he came to write the Tuttle Twins, and the importance of teaching children about liberty and sound economics. Pay attention for a future announcement when Connor's new game to supplement the Tuttle Twin's series comes out.
The Links
As this was a shorter episode, the Liberty Hippie would be remiss to not talk about some environmental issues, and he does so examining the International Joint Commission's handling of flooding along the St. Lawrence river and Great Lakes area.
More Links!
- Schumer Targets IJC Over Lake Ontario Flooding
- Is Plan 2014 Really the Culprit Behind Lake Ontario High Water Levels
- New Report Confirms 2017 Floods Caused by Extreme Weather
- Plan 2014
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