112: A Homesteading State of Mind with Rhonda Linn

09/24/24 • 45 min

I loved this conversation with Rhonda Linn so much - we have a lot in common - she's just a bit ahead of me. A big one for me is the title of this episode - A Homesteading State of Mind - you don't know this, but that was almost the name of this podcast! For real!
Rhonda is a writer, so I'm going to use some of her words, so I don't make it all clumsy- Her Substack is called Earthen Jar; Stars, and it's so beautiful - I highly recommend!
We're talking about Homesteading mostly - Rhonda lives pretty simply (LOVE that!), except on 36 acres, so it's not SO simple--- She started her homestead journey while living in an apartment! So her words below are from personal experience.
Here are her words about what she hopes you will take from this conversation:
"Anyone can be a homesteader no matter where you live or what resources
you have. It's a mindset. Also living by the seasons allows us to live with
grace and peace and makes new solutions and possibilities emerge where we
couldn't see them before."
Her words are so lovely and graceful, and she is an inspiration of taking things day by day and just doing the best you can. So grateful for this conversation with her!
You can find Rhonda's Substack(writing) here: https://rhondalinn.substack.com/
Her website is here: https://rhondalinn.com
You can find her on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/rhonda.linn.3
She's also on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/rhonda.m.linn/
and her Linkedin is here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhondalinnvirtualsolutions/

You can send me messages(this is new!)!

Support the show

Please follow Grounded In Maine podcast on Instagram here
YouTube channel link is here
You can DM me there or email me at [email protected]
Website for Amy's Garden Jam is https://amysgardenjam.com/ (podcast has its own tab on this site!)

Amy's email newsletter: https://amy-fagan.kit.com/499688fe6a

How Do I Get There From Here by Jane Bolduc - listen to more at https://www.janebolduc.com/
Podcast cover by Becca Kofron- follow here on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/cute_but_loud/ and check out her awesome art projects.
Grounded in Maine Podcast is hosted by Buzzsprout, the easiest podcast hosting platform with the best customer service! Learn more at https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1851361
You can support this podcast one time (or many) with the Buy me a coffee/Hot Chocolate link here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/groundedinmaine
Grounded in Maine Podcast is sponsored by ESG Review. Learn more about the good they're doing at https://esgreview.net/

You can send me messages(this is new!)!

Support the show

Amy's email newsletter: https://amy-fagan.kit.com/499688fe6a

Previous Episode

111: Blasphemous Nutrition with Aimee Gallo

Wow, I loved this conversation with Aimee Gallo! She calls herself 'unapologetically candid,' in her podcast description, and I'm 100% here for it. Aimee's not afraid to question or disagree with what we've been hearing our whole lives about nutrition on her podcast, Blasphemous Nutrition. She's not just being contrary; she's been studying nutrition her whole life (since 12 years old, REALLY!).
I just love how Aimee tells you that we've basically been fed garbage in the understanding that we have been given, that there are no real studies to back statements up - she focuses on meat a lot - a very controversial subject, of course. And she spent several years Vegan, so she's really speaking from her research AND life experience. She's a Nutrition Coach, by the way---
She also talks about how food nourishes us, not just 'is it healthy or not.' I mentioned a recent post about electrolytes, and how that kind of blew my mind, and also just made me really think about what I KNOW about. my food.
This conversation is entertaining and enlightening, and really makes you consider what we know. And I love that so much! You can listen to the whole conversation here --
Aimee can be found on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/vibrancenutrition/
And on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/VibranceNutrition
Her website is here: https://vibrancenutrition.com/
Aimee gives fact credit here for her "outlandish statements" (her words):
EPA data on greenhouse gas emissions: https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions

projected 2.5% emissions saved if we went meatless: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1707322114

Life expectancy of our children's generation is less: https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/17/health/childrens-life-expectancy-being-cut-short-by-obesity.html

The

You can send me messages(this is new!)!

Support the show

Amy's email newsletter: https://amy-fagan.kit.com/499688fe6a

Next Episode

113: Carol Connare, Editor of THE Old Farmer's Almanac!

I was thinking that the title of this episode should be "How on Earth did Amy score The Old Farmer's Almanac on the Podcast?? But it was too many characters... Shall we make it the UNofficial title?
Carol Connare is the 14th editor of The Old Farmer's Almanac, and only the 2nd woman- since 1792! She talks about the beginnings of the Almanac, and about the great topics discussed (besides the weather), like recipes, fun animal stories, lifestyle trends, and so on. She and her team collect a pool of topics and articles, then pick the best of all of those - and they also respond to emails, phone calls and snail mail! Sometimes they have to do research before responding, but they ALWAYS do! Millions of readers, and anyone who writes in gets a response, which seems unheard of, but so very cool.
A couple of listeners, Jenny Boghun and Brenda Simmons (both previous podcast guests!) wrote in questions, and they were all answered inside this conversation, in almost traditional Almanac form. I know for sure that Jenny is going to love this!
Have you checked out the Almanac before? It covers so many articles and topics about gardening and paying attention to Earth's weather patterns, because nature can help provide a fulfilling, healthy lifestyle. And we all want that, right?

The official Almanac website is here: https://www.almanac.com/ (there are cool tools, articles, recipes, etc here!)
You can follow The Old Farmer's Almanac on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/theoldfarmersalmanac
Or on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/theoldfarmersalmanac/

You can send me messages(this is new!)!

Support the show

Amy's email newsletter: https://amy-fagan.kit.com/499688fe6a