The Holstein House Podcast
Welcome to The Holstein House Podcast! I’m Robin, and this podcast is all about practical self-sufficiency for everyday life. Learn to save money, build a complete food pantry, master classic recipes, and manage a successful micro-homestead and bed & breakfast. My journey started as an Army wife and then a single mother of two sons on a tight budget, and now I use those decades of experience to help you achieve frugal living and food security. We deep dive into food preservation methods like home canning, freezing, and dehydrating. You’ll also follow the adventures on our small-scale homestead with container gardening, chickens, and ducks. I also share tips on earning income by hosting guests through my B&B business, robinholstein.com. Ready to build a better life? Subscribe and join our community!
Episodes
Episode 148 Preparing the Pantry - Produce
There are three primary ways of preserving the harvest:
- Home canning
- Freezing
- Dehydrating
Today we will discuss these preservation methods, and more!
Episode 147: Pantry Audit, and Pantry Protein
In this episode we'll take a look at the results of our pantry audit, where I asked you to identify the top 10 purchases you regularly make in your pantry. We'll see if there are more cost-effective, and possibly domestic options that will help with future savings.
We'll also discuss pantry protein options. If beef is too expensive for your budget, what options do you have to extend you...
Episode 146 Preparing Against Coming Pantry Cost Increases
With the USDA projecting that coffee prices could spike up to 25% and beef climbing another 15% this year, your grocery receipt is about to become your biggest monthly stressor. But what if I told you that by looking at a simple country-of-origin label, you could save hundreds of dollars? Today, we’re building a 'Tariff-Proof Kitchen'
Links from the show:
Episode 145: We'll catch up on the growing season, maybe talk about how tariffs may affect pantry stocking by fall. Make a list of what you cooked over the past week or so. Maybe we can start planning on how to build our pantry before things get out-of-hand? Oh, and whatever else you want to cheat about.
Links from the show: Holstein House Etsy page: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HolsteinHouse
Appalachian Outlaw Trails: https:...
In this episode Season 3 Episode 144 Look at ideas for the coming growing season, dogs cats chickens and ducks, bird flu, and more!
Links from the show:
Appalachian Outlaw Trails: https://aotwv.com/
Samaritan’s Purse: https://samaritanspurse.org/
Revised page for ministry: https://ww...
As we close out the year, it’s time to sit down and talk about... well, what else? The good, the bad, and the ugly of 2025 are all on the agenda today!
We’re taking a deep dive into the year’s gardening journey, from the simplicity of windowsill scrap gardens and fresh sprouts to the very real challenges of managing a container garden in a changing season. I’m also sharing a first l...
<span;>Season Review, Flock Expansion, & Farm Life Realities <span;>It's time to wrap up the season! In this episode, we're taking a deep dive into our growing season review, celebrating the wins (hello, massive sweet potato harvest!) and discussing what failed (let's just say not everything goes according to plan on the micro-homestead). <span;>But the big news is the flock expansion! We successfully introduc...
Season 3 Episode 138 Cooking with beef tongue, heart, this crazy weather, starting seeds, bird flu and more!!
#holsteinhouse #garden #wv #usa #travel #bnb #gm #pv #podcast
Links from the show:
Samaritan’s Purse: https://samaritanspurse.org/
Season 3 Episode 137 Look at ideas for the coming growing season, chickens and ducks, freeze, snow. Coops in the cold, bird flu, red dye, and maybe some presidential politics if we have time, and more!
Links from the show:
Samaritan’s Purse: https://samaritanspurse.org/
Revised page for ministry: https://www.facebook.com/WeddingsByRobinWV
For all contact and social media connections visit: https://robinholstein.com/...
Season 3
Episode 136 Look back at the 2024 growing season, chickens and ducks, hawk, drought, election day, and more!
Links from the show:
Samaritan’s Purse: https://samaritanspurse.org/
Revised page for ministry: https://www.facebook.com/WeddingsByRobinWV
For all contact and social media connections visit: https://robinholstein.com/contact/ Holstein House BNB https://robinholstein.com/holstein-house-bed-and-break...
Episode 135: “Catching up on end of garden season 2024, hurricane recovery, Israel, dogs and cats, new chickens and ducks, and more.”
Links from the show:
Samaritan’s Purse: https://samaritanspurse.org/
Revised page for ministry: https://www.facebook.com/WeddingsByRobinWV
For all contact and social media connections visit: https://robinholstein.com/contact/ Holstein House BNB https://robinholstein.com/...
It’s Aug[ 8 ], 2024 and this is Episode: 134 of the Holstein House Broadcast answering questions on hosting a bnb from your home, your pantry, food preparation and storage questions, and more!
Links from the show:
Clean eating https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/clean-eating-what-does-that-mean
Delicious Rustic Tomato Pie: Easy & Flavorful!
https://rumble.co...
Episode 133: Garden update, Listeria Outbreak
(Embracing the weird …. )Good morning all y’all! I’m Robin Holstein and this is the Holstein House Broadcast!
It’s Aug 1, 2024 and this is Episode: 133 of the Holstein House Broadcast answering questions on hosting a bnb from your home, your pantry, food preparation and storage questions, and more!
Links from the show:
Listeria Outbreak https://www.w...
Episode 132: Trump, Emotions, and Gardens and more. Current events, history, even politics if you can keep it clean.
Links from the show: https://www.cdc.gov/extreme-heat/signs-symptoms/index.html
Robin Holstein Ministries video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/DQ7LWcXWPLmnJHbU/
Revised page for ministry: https://www.facebook.com/WeddingsByRobinWV
For all contact and social media connections visit: https://robinh...
Episode 131: We’ll talk about Heat, Gardens, and the 4th Doctor and more. Current events, history, even politics if you can keep it clean.
Links from the show:
https://www.cdc.gov/extreme-heat/signs-symptoms/index.html
https://www.arc.gov/classifying-economic-distress-in-appalachian-counties/
For all contact and social media connections visit: https://robinholstein.com/contact/
Holstein House BNB
Episode 130: How does your garden grow? The garden is producing! We'll talk about squash, bugs, tomatoes, and more!
For all contact and social media connections visit: https://robinholstein.com/contact/
Holstein House BNB
https://robinholstein.com/holstein-house-bed-and-breakfast/
Send me an Email here: robin [at] robinholstein.com
Lightning address is robin_holstein@ln.tips
Episode 129 of the Holstein House broadcast. Today we'll discuss garden tomatoes, blight, lettuce, the doghouse, and the heatwave.
Welcome everyone to the Holstein House podcast. I’m THE WEST VIRGINIA WOMAN Robin of robinholstein.com and Holstein House, where my guests get a good night’s sleep at a fair rate, plus breakfast.
This is a broadcast that looks at society & culture issues affecting families in...
Propagating cacti, vacuum seal experiment, flatware drawers, and more!
20240605 Today we'll chat about propogating holiday cacti, upcoming vacuum sealing experiment, sorting the flatware drawer and more!
#wv,#westvirginia,#bnb,#bedandbreakfast,#airbnb,#kanawhacounty,#howto,#selfsufficient,#rumble,#holsteinhouse, #cactus, #cacti, #propogating, #food #preparation
For all contact and social media connections visit: https://robinholste...
20240515 Broadcast Schedule Update - Join me as I give a quick update on future broadcasts for 2024. I'll share a little on the garden, dogs & cats and chickens & ducks. #GardeningTips #HomegrownFruit #HomeGrownVegetables #GardeningSuccess #GrowYourOwn #DeliciousHarvest #GreenThumb #BackyardGardening #VegetableGarden #FruitGarden #GardenInsights #HolsteinHouse #WV #USA
Episode 127: Epic & dark fantasy author of The Warminster Series JV Hilliard
In this special broadcast I interview JV Hilliard, Best Selling author of epic & dark fantasy author of The Warminster Series.
J.V. Hilliard was raised as a highlander in the foothills of a once-great mountain chain on the confluence of the three mighty rivers that forged his realm’s wealth and power for generations. Hilliard’s training...
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