The Homestead Education
Homesteading. Homeschooling. Hard truths — made simple.
I’m Kody Hanner — animal scientist, educator, and homesteader raising my family on forty acres in North Idaho. After years of teaching families across the country how to grow their own food and grow as people, I’m here to bring real-world education back home.
Each week, we’ll talk about how to build a functional homestead, teach practical life skills, and raise kids who can think, work, and thrive — without relying on broken systems. From livestock and gardens to homeschooling and personal growth, you’ll get expert guidance, honest stories, and no-fluff advice you can actually use.
Whether you’re brand-new to self-sufficiency or deep into the lifestyle, this podcast will help you build confidence, purpose, and common sense — one project, one habit, and one conversation at a time.
Follow now to learn how to homestead smarter, educate better, and live free.
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Episodes
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
When you decide that you want to start making money on your homestead either to off-set the costs of feeding your family or to create a steady income, you can start making money right away! It is all about marketing, sourcing supplies, and saving money with our unique product base. The problem we face as homestead business owners is that we don't fit all the business models available online all the way down to legal regulations.
Join me today for actionable steps to starting and growing your homestead business.
Homestead Business Membership: bit.ly/homesteadmembership
Kody's Links
Abebooks: abebook.com
Greenhouse Megastore: https://bit.ly/greenhousemega
Website: www.thehomesteadeducation.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/homestead_education
Curriculum: www.homesteadsciencecurriculum.com
Homestead Business: https://www.thehomesteadeducation.com/homesteading/
Pre-Order "Self-Sufficient Children": https://www.thehomesteadeducation.com/product/sufficient-children/
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Noxious weeds are state-regulated invasive species that you are required to mitigate on your land. Are you aware of the species of weeds on your homestead and how they may affect your crops, animals, and property? Chase Youngdahl of Bonner County, Idaho explains the identification, management, prevention, and eradication of noxious weeds.
Chase's Links
Weeds of the West PDF: https://www.wyoextension.org/agpubs/pubs/wsws-1.pdf
Bonner Country Noxious Weeds: https://www.facebook.com/BonnerCountyNoxiousWeeds/?modal=admin_todo_tour
Kody's Links
Website: www.thehomesteadeducation.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/homestead_education
Curriculum: www.homesteadsciencecurriculum.com
Homestead Business: https://www.thehomesteadeducation.com/homesteading/
Pre-Order "Self-Sufficient Children": https://www.thehomesteadeducation.com/product/sufficient-children/
Homestead Business Membership: https://courses.thehomesteadeducation.com/offers/T2F2Lnf9
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Katie Klein joins me to talk about the benefits of homeschooling and how to sort through all the different styles of education. It is important to remember that what works for one family may not work for yours, and that is okay!
Find Katie
Website: www.littlehouselearningco.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/littlehouselearningco
Find Kody:
Website: www.thehomesteadeducation.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/homestead_education
Curriculum: www.homesteadsciencecurriculum.com
Homestead Business: https://www.thehomesteadeducation.com/homesteading/
Pre-Order "Self-Sufficient Children": https://www.thehomesteadeducation.com/product/sufficient-children/
Homestead Business Membership: https://courses.thehomesteadeducation.com/offers/T2F2Lnf9
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Join Angela Miller and me for an uplifting chat about being a homestead wife, mother, and businesswoman. While we enjoy some laughs, the need for Angela's Homestead Women's Society is highlighted through hard conversations and lots of smiles.
The Homestead Women's Society Conference is coming up this week and has been sold out for quite a while, but Angela hints at her upcoming events for the next year.
Find Angela
Website: www.womenshomesteadsociety.com
Society IG: www.instagram.com/womenshomesteadsociety
Angela's IG: www.instagram.com/themiller_homestead
Find Kody
Website: www.thehomesteadeducation.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/homestead_education
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thehomestead_education
Curriculum: www.homesteadsciencecurriculum.com
Homestead Business: https://www.thehomesteadeducation.com/homesteading/
Pre-Order "Self-Sufficient Children": https://www.thehomesteadeducation.com/product/sufficient-children/
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Amanda Radke, wife, mother, rancher, author, and agriculture speaker, comes on to talk about homeschooling feral boys while maintaining a career.
She shares her love of speaking about agriculture while we about the merits of teaching our society about food.
Be sure to check out her children's books on ranching and her adorable retail site!
Find Amanda
Website: https://amandaradke.com/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/amandaradke
Find Kody
Website: www.thehomesteadeducation.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/homestead_education
Curriculum: www.homesteadsciencecurriculum.com
Homestead Business: https://www.thehomesteadeducation.com/homesteading/
Pre-Order "Self-Sufficient Children": https://www.thehomesteadeducation.com/product/sufficient-children/
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
Dusty Baker from Cross Timbers Bison joins me to talk all the ins and out of raising bison domestically. Raising bison can be similar to any other livestock but has a special set of differences into which Dusty gives some insight.
If you are considering raising bison or ever eaten bison products, this episode will bring light to the topic.
Find Dusty (Cross Timbers Bison)
Website: www.crosstimbersbison.com
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@CrossTimbersBison
Instagram: www.instagram.com/crosstimbersbison
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@crosstimbersbison
Find Kody
Website: www.thehomesteadeducation.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/homestead_education
Curriculum: www.homesteadsciencecurriculum.com
Homestead Business: https://www.thehomesteadeducation.com/homesteading/
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Shelby Devore joins us to talk about how her background in agriculture has led her to start her educational website, Farminence. Shelby has two amazing summits every on small-scale farming and continues to add more courses and memberships to support aspiring farmers.
Shelby clearly loves what she does and shares how it ignites her every day to embrace her passion.
Find Shelby
Website: https://farminence.com/
Backyard Garden Summit: https://homesteadeducation--farminence.thrivecart.com/backyard-vegetable-gardeners-summit/
Find Kody
Website: www.thehomesteadeducation.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/homesteadeducation
Curriculum: www.homesteadsciencecurriculum.com
Homestead Business: https://www.thehomesteadeducation.com/homesteading/
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Tina Hollenbeck with The Homeschool Resource Roadmap gives valuable insight on how to choose a homeschool curriculum that meets your family's values.
Her roadmap breaks down curriculum options by subject, age, statement of faith (or secular), and common core affiliation. She explains the merits and downfalls of each option wonderfully.
Find Tina and The Homeschool Resource Roadmap
Website: https://www.homeschoolroadmap.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/homeschoolroadmap
Find Kody Hanner
Website: www.thehomesteadeducation.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thehomesteadeducation
Instagram: www.instagram.com/homestead_education
Homestead Curriculum: www.homesteadsciencecurriculum.com
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
Brandon Sheard is a small-scale meat producer with his wife and eight kids on their homestead in Oklahoma. Brandon shares his outlook on traditional meat processing and discusses the necessities for a home butchering operation with my husband, Ron Hanner!
Brandon has amazing tips for using the whole animal in a practical, holistic, and culinary manner.
Find Brandon and his suggestions!
Website: www.thefarmsteadmeatsmith.com
Podcast: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/h7d8k-5ac2e/A-Meatsmith-Harvest-Podcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farmsteadmeatsmith/
Murry Carter - Blade Sharpening Fundamentals: https://youtu.be/Yk3IcKUtp8U
Modern Homesteading Conference: https://modernhomesteading.com/
Find Kody
Website: www.thehomesteadeducation.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/homestead_education
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thehomesteadeducation
Curriculum: www.homesteadsciencecurriculum.com
New business membership: https://www.thehomesteadeducation.com/business-membership/
Saturday Feb 25, 2023
Saturday Feb 25, 2023
Lane Walker, author of Hometown Hunters and The Fishing Chronicles, talks about his years as an educator. Lane created his middle school-aged books to reach reluctant readers that enjoy the outdoors.
Lane says that children now more than ever need a safe, reliable person in their life, and he hopes that he can reach these kids through his books.
Find Lane Walker
Website: www.lanewalker.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/lanewalkerbooks
Books: https://amzn.to/41swLK4
Find Kody Hanner
Website: www.thehomesteadeducation.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/homestead_education
Facebook: www.homesteadeducation.com/thehomesteadeducation
Curriculum: www.homesteadsciencecurriculum.com
Kody Hanner
Homestead Educator
When I graduated from college I know that I wanted to continue to teach people about agriculture and our food systems. When I began down the homeschool and homestead path, it only made sense to focus on teaching our next generation about the joys of homesteading.
My focus will be on not only how to homestead and homestead, but the mindset and personal growth that will help you on this amazing journey we are taking!
Keep growing!