The Schoolhouse Life

The Schoolhouse Life

Hosted by: Drew & Lacey Grim

We want to help you be more self-sufficient and grow your homestead into the property you have always dreamed of. It takes time, patience, and a lot of times help from friends. Learn from our mistakes and skip the...

Episodes

How to have a cow on small homestead

Season #3

Do you feel like you need more space before you get a cow? Having cows on our property has been so beneficial. Our land has changed for the better and we wish we would have gotten one sooner. On this podcast, we are...
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The simple mindset shift to make homesteading fun again

Season #3

There seems to be an influx lately of homesteading as a way to prep for the system to fall apart. While we do agree the world is falling apart around us, self-sufficiency doesn't have to come from a place of...
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How the bible made us homestead

Season #3

It's the start of the fall holiday season for us and we just finished our year of rest. We are talking about how our beliefs and homesteading are tied together.  Our holiday calendar looks very different from your...
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Our Newest Project - The Shuv

Season #3

We're talking all about our lease land project this week. A lot of you have asked us about this project and how it came about. Our friend Lane brought this project to us and he is joining us to talk about how crazy...
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How to make your marriage last 20 years or more

Season #3

We recently celebrated our 20th anniversary. It got us thinking about how much has changed since then and how much has stayed the same. Between the businesses, the homestead, the kids, homeschooling, families and...
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The why and how we homeschool - Interview with Austin of Homesteady

Season #3

Are you homeschooling? Have you thought about getting started? In this amazing conversation with Austin of Homesteady we talk about why our families have chosen to homeschool and what that looks like for us.  We even...
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Planning your preservation with purpose with Sarah of Peeliesnpetals

Season #3

It's been harvest season and we are all looking to preserve the fruits of our labor. We want to replay this amazing interview again with Tiktok canning star Sarah of peeliesnpetals.  Do you have questions about...
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Fermenting; Homestead Counter Culture

Season #3

We love fermenting❤  We always have things bubbling on the counter. Pickles, sauerkraut, yogurt and anything else that can sit on the counter and "rot".  Have you ever really thought about how that "rotting" material...
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Plants to forage on the homestead🌿

Season #3

Do the plants that emerge on your property to heal the soil also emerge on your property to help heal you? We're talking about all the plants you can forage on the homestead and in nature. What to look for and what...
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How to control invasives on the homestead

Season #3

Are you dealing with invasive plants on the homestead? We all have those pesky plants on the homestead that are more difficult than most to get rid of. We've had and still have our fair share of them. Listen in to...
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Disappointments on the homestead

Season #3

We are getting into our biggest disappointments on the homestead. We are covering everything from land, animals, projects and family. It's a pretty real and raw conversation but we want to you yo know that it's not...
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Lessons from a year of rest - Shmita check-in

Season #3

We are giving an update on Shmita and how our year of rest has been going. It's not what we expected in many ways but we've had some revelations about the lessons we've learned so far. You might be surprised by our...
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