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
May 21, 2024
May 21, 2024
30 min
There are conversations floating around social media that "Back To The Land" movements come in 6 year cycles. So join me on a journey through my research to decide if homestead influencers still have a place on social media.
Staking Her Claim: https://amzn.to/44Ouj2y
Kody's Links:
Website: www.thehomesteadeducation.com
Homestead Curriculum: www.homesteadsciencecurriculum.com
Homesteading Kids Community: www.homesteadingkids.com
Sponsor the Podcast: https://www.thehomesteadeducation.com/podcast-sponsorship/
May 14, 2024
May 14, 2024
53 min
Sometimes, I just feel the need to share some updates. This episode talks about what happening on our homestead, with our business, the kids, my products, and my favorite books. There is a lot of information in this episode, so check out some of the links below for more information.
Episode Links
Sponsor the podcast: www.thehomesteadeducation.com/podcast-sponsorship
Event Schedule: www.thehomesteadeducation.com/events
Books and Reading
GoodReads Profile: https://www.goodreads.com/kodyhanner
Big Chicken by Maryn McKenna: https://amzn.to/3K1Wr90
12-Week Year by Brian P Moran: https://amzn.to/3wzkr00
Born in the Country by David B Danborn: https://amzn.to/3yjKDMI
Worst Hard Times by Timothy Egan: https://amzn.to/44FalHI
The Mountain is You Brianna West: https://amzn.to/3V0DSHx
Bad Therapy by Abigail Shrier: https://amzn.to/44DUfhx
Old Fashioned on Purpose: https://amzn.to/44GWnFa
Hunt, Gather, Parent by Michaeleen Doucleff: https://amzn.to/44Favii
1984 by George Orwell: https://amzn.to/3wKwuaO
What are you reading? Email me: hello@thehomesteadeducation.com
Homestead Science: www.homesteadsciencecurriculum.com
Survival Basics: www.thehomesteadeducation.com/survival
Homesteading Kids Community: www.homesteadingkids.com
May 7, 2024
May 7, 2024
44 min
Tiffany Noone of Fern Woods Farm shares her story of getting started homesteading, nostalgia of a childhood on her grandmother's farm, and her new children's book coming out this summer!
Find Tiffany
Website: https://www.fernwoodsfarm.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fernwoodsfarm/
Find Kody
Website: www.thehomesteadeducation.com
Curriculum: www.homesteadsciencecurriculum.com
Advertise on The Homestead Education Podcast: https://www.thehomesteadeducation.com/podcast-sponsorship/
Apr 30, 2024
Apr 30, 2024
21 min
Through total exhaustion and jetlag, I share the beauty of praising and uplifting homestead women.
Podcast Links
Become a Sponsor: www.thehomesteadeducation.com/podcast-sponsor
Women's Homestead Society Episode: https://bit.ly/WHSepisode
Sophia Eng's Episode: https://bit.ly/sophiasepisode
Nourishing Asian Diet: https://amzn.to/3UjWstF
Rachel Hester's Episode: https://bit.ly/rachelhesterepisode
The Homestead Sheep Dairy: https://amzn.to/3JFKGVx
Find Kody
Website: www.thehomesteadeducation.com
Curriculum: www.homesteadsciencecurriculum.com
Apr 23, 2024
Apr 23, 2024
41 min
Roxy Kilmer from Simply Seeded and author of new children's book, Be You. Roxy is a fellow homesteader who teaches you to grow where you are planted!
Find Roxy
Website: https://www.simplyseeded.org
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simplyseededtoo
Book Be You: https://amzn.to/44dVCmJ
Find Kody
Website: www.thehomesteadeducation.com
Curriculum: www.homesteadsciencecurriculum.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/homestead_education
Join a Community of Homestead Parents: www.homesteadingkids.com
Watch Video Episodes: www.youtube.com/@homesteadeducation
Apr 16, 2024
Apr 16, 2024
29 min
My goal was to teach self-sufficiency skills to the next generation, but it has also been laid upon my heart to teach parents how to instill in their kids a desire for self-sufficiency. I would like to tell you some of my story of an honest homestead mom.
Episode Links:
Hanner Homestead: info@hannerhomestead.com
Hillsider Magazine (available until 4/22/2024): https://thehillsidemarket.com/collections/hillsider-library/products/spring-edition-24?sca_ref=5214991.61SYL0S1cP
Homesteading Kids Community: www.thehomesteadeducation.com/homesteading-kids-community
Find Kody:
Website: www.thehomesteadeducation.com
Curriculum: www.homesteadsciencecurriculum.com
Apr 9, 2024
Apr 9, 2024
1hr 3 min
Raising boys often makes us question why in the world they were designed the way they were. But as Durenda Wilson, author of Raising Boys to Men, so hilariously puts it, stupidity is not sustainable. Meaning there is hope for these rambunctious little guys who have blessed our lives!
Find Durenda:
Website: www.durendawilson.com
Get her book, Raising Boys to Men: https://amzn.to/3J9tlnR
Find Kody:
Website: www.thehomesteadeducation.com
Curriculum: www.homesteadsciencecurriculum.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/homestead_education
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thehomesteadeducation
Poultry Incubation Waitlist: www.thehomesteadeducation.com/poultry-incubation-course/
Homesteading Kids Challenge: https://www.thehomesteadeducation.com/poultry-incubation-course/
Apr 2, 2024
Apr 2, 2024
1hr 14 min
Dale Cox is a food scientist who has developed several science curriculums on food science and then also on physics through the use of Legos. He has an interesting story about how he pursued a career in food science, and we discuss the merits of food education for our youth.
Dale's Links:
Website: https://edible-knowledge.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authordalewcox
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edible_knowledge/
Kody's Links:
Farm 2 Table Direct Show: https://www.youtube.com/@thefarm2tabledirectshow
My Events Schedule: www.thehomesteadeducation.com/events
Homesteading Kids Challenge: www.thehomesteadeducation.com/homesteading-kids-challenge
Website: www.thehomesteadsciencecurriculum.com
Homestead Science Curriculum: www.homesteadsciencecurriculum.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/homestead_education
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thehomesteadeducation
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@homesteadeducation
Mar 26, 2024
Mar 26, 2024
42 min
Get an introduction to backyard chickens with Dalia Monterroso, the self-proclaimed President of Chickenlandia. Dalia has a popular YouTube channel (Welcome to Chickenlandia), a podcast (Bawk Tawk), a chicken course, and a couple of chicken books out there to share her knowledge with you.
Podcast Links
Website: www.welcometochickenlandia.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WelcometoChickenlandia
Podcast: https://welcometochickenlandia.com/welcome-to-the-podcast/
Dalia's Book, Let's All Keep Chickens: https://amzn.to/3IQuYGT
Homestead Education's Chicken Responsibility Chart: https://www.thehomesteadeducation.com/chicken-chores/
Kody's Links
Website: www.thehomesteadeducation.com
Curriculum: www.homesteadsciencecurriculum.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/homestead_educaiton
Mar 19, 2024
Mar 19, 2024
50 min
Unschooling is a homeschooling method that is rapidly growing in popularity, especially within the homestead community. Diana Peterson from Radically Unschooling shares how kids will rise to embrace their own learning when given the opportunity. However, the key to successful unschooling is learning how to unschool ourselves.
Episode Links
Find Diana: www.instagram.com/radically.unschooling
Unschooling to University: https://amzn.to/4a18Aqe
Homestead Education Planner Pages: https://www.thehomesteadeducation.com/product/homestead-student-planner-pages/
Kody's Link:
Website: www.thehomesteadeducation.com
Homestead 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!