Pioneering Today Podcast - Homesteading in a Modern World

Melissa K Norris

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...

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Pioneering Today Podcast - Homesteading in a Modern World

Episodes (300)

Apr 24th If I Were Starting a Medicinal Herb Garden Today, I'd Do This First | Episode 508
Apr 17th How Real Food on a Budget Actually Works (What My Mom Taught Me That No One Talks About) | Ep. 507
Apr 10th Why Your Food Preservation Isn't Working (And How to Fix It Safely) | Episode 506

Pioneering Today Podcast - Homesteading in a Modern World

Apr 24, 2026
45¼ minutes
83 MB

If you've ever wanted to start a medicinal herb garden but felt overwhelmed by where to begin, this episode is for you. In today's podcast, I'm walking you through exactly how I plan a medicinal herb garden in a simple, practical way. We're talking about which herbs to grow first, how to choose ones your family will actually use, and how to begin building a home apothecary without needing a ton of space or experience. I'm also sharing some of my favorite beginner-friendly herbs like lemon balm, chamomile, calendula, and peppermint, along with how I...

Pioneering Today Podcast - Homesteading in a Modern World

If I Were Starting a Medicinal Herb Garden Today, I'd Do This First | Episode 508

Melissa K Norris

00:00 -45:17