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 use nature as the ultimate guide to personal growth🌱

Season #3 Episode #22

Have you ever noticed that personal growth doesn't always help you get away from the problems that you're working so hard on? Don't get me wrong, we do get better and we do grow, but it seems like sometimes we come...
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Have Slob Shame? Let's commiserate with Stephanie of The Secret Slob

Season #3 Episode #21

We all have the secret room, the one with the door we can close when guests come over. Heck, we may have more than one of those. e-hem.  Like anything in life, maybe it's more to-do with our lack of planning than it...
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How to detox your homestead products and use natural cleaners and more.

Season #3 Episode #20

A lot of cleaning products have some deadly chemicals in them that are making you and your family sick. The good news is there are plenty of ways to clean up those cleaners and make your home safer and healthier. Take...
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Wish you had an herbalist in your pocket? with Brittany Wood Nickerson

Season #3 Episode #19

Brittany Nickerson of @thymeherbal has created incredible ways to access the healing and medicinal qualities of herbs in really simple ways! Her posters and books give people a chance to learn how to tie herbs into...
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How to Plan the PERFECT homestead👨🏼‍🌾

Season #3 Episode #18

We went live in our Schoolhouse Life FB Group a few weeks ago about planning and starting from scratch.  We covered so much and answered some really good questions so we decided we had to share this with you all on...
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Are you in survival or growth mode? with Dr. Alex

Season #3 Episode #17

Dr. Alexsandra Vujnovic shares how her practice as a chiropractor helps folks regain a state of thriving balance. Her wisdom on how we can all achieve better health in simpler and less invasive ways are encouraging...
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How To Use Natural Medicine For Allergy Season

Season #3 Episode #16

There is pollen all over now in the southeast and people are having to play the same game as last year. "pollen or pandemic?" in the grocery store. Trust me as an allergy sufferer sneezing is pretty awkward...
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Is your diet Privileged?? with Nathalie of Living The Dream Permaculture

Season #3 Episode #15

This call with Nathalie gets a little hard--but in all the best ways.  Her lifestyle of self-sufficient living off the land is inspiring! But, even if you still need to make grocery trips, it's important to consider...
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What you should be working on this spring on the homestead🌱

Season #3 Episode #13

It's springtime on the homestead and everything is going so fast. We are finishing up fences, greenhouses, shearing sheep, putting plants in the ground, feeding compost to trees, and the list goes on. Join us as we...
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Want to be a master forager without going back to school? with Chelsea Granger

Season #3 Episode #13

In the fall I gifted myself a beautiful Harvesting + Wildcrafting poster that I simply adored, and it's better in real life than it was on Instagram! As a result, I reached out to the artist and asked her to share...
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3 Common Seed Starting Mistakes on the homestead

Season #3 Episode #12

It's seed starting time for almost everyone in the US now. Full disclosure we've had some seeds going for a couple of months now. We are kind of seed-starting junkies.  The questions have been coming in on what to do...
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Did you know you can probably harvest syrup too? with Michelle of Wild Ones Homestead

Season #3 Episode #11

Michelle of Wild Ones Homestead is doing amazing things on her small homestead in Wisconsin! Having only been there for 5 years, they're in the midst of setting up a super self-sufficient dream homestead, and our...
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