The Homestead Education Podcast
Everyone deserves an agricultural education — to understand food, land, and responsibility at a scale that fits real life.
Hosted by Kody Hanner, agricultural educator, homeschool mom of six, and lifelong rural advocate, The Homestead Education Podcast explores how accessible, small-scale agricultural education can build capable people, strengthen families, and create resilient local food systems.
Drawing from generations of rural knowledge, educated in animal science, and years of teaching families outside traditional systems, Kody breaks down complex food and education topics into practical, usable skills for homes, classrooms, and communities.
Each week, you’ll hear honest conversations about food systems, small-scale agriculture, homeschooling, and real-world education — designed for families, educators, and anyone who believes we shouldn’t outsource our lives.
Whether you live on acreage, in town, or somewhere in between, this podcast will help you understand where your food comes from, why it matters, and how practical agricultural knowledge can create meaningful change.
Learn More at The Homestead Education Website
Episodes
Mar 24, 2023
Mar 24, 2023
1hr 6 min
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
Mar 21, 2023
Mar 21, 2023
55 min
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/
Mar 17, 2023
Mar 17, 2023
51 min
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/
Mar 14, 2023
Mar 14, 2023
43 min
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/
Mar 7, 2023
Mar 7, 2023
49 min
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/
Mar 3, 2023
Mar 3, 2023
49 min
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
Feb 28, 2023
Feb 28, 2023
50 min
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/
Feb 25, 2023
Feb 25, 2023
32 min
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
Feb 22, 2023
Feb 22, 2023
34 min
Jill Ragen from Whispering Willow Farm and author of Tiny, But Mighty Farm has some incredible tips for small-scale farmers and homesteaders on how to scale their food growth and income.
She also comes with a great growth mindset of how important it is to simply show up even on the days that it feels impossible.
Find Jill Ragen
Website: https://thewhisperingwillowfarm.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whisperingwillowfrm/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhisperingWillowFarm
Tiny, but Mighty Farm: https://amzn.to/41epuNT
Find Kody Hanner
Website: www.thehomesteadeducation.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/homestead_education
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thehomesteadeducation
YouTube: www.youtube.com/homesteadeducation
Curriculum: www.homesteadsciencecurriculum.com
Feb 17, 2023
Feb 17, 2023
45 min
Sharing their knowledge of homeschooling has become a calling for Tina Hollenbeck & Jenny Tetzner. They started the Homeschool Loft in their hometown to counsel and uplift homeschool families.
In this episode, we had an amazing chat about realistic expectations for our homeschooled kids and how to model learning for them.
Find the Homeschool Loft
Website: www.thehomeschoolloft.com
Podcast: https://www.homeschoolloft.com/p/podcast.html
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thehomeschoolloft
Where to Find The Homestead Education
Website: www.thehomesteadeducation.com
Curriculum: www.homesteadsciencecurriculum.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thehomesteadeducation
Instagram: www.instagram.com/homestead_education
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!