Solutions for a Simpler Life
Informal interviews with homesteaders, cooks, gardeners and employees will help you take the next step on your journey to a simpler life. Escape the chaotic, stressful world for about seven minutes and learn how to live a satisfying life, enjoying time with family and friends. And you might just learn a new skill.
Episodes
42 episodes
Growing Joy with Jill Ragan
On today’s episode hear from Jill Ragan Farmer and Shop Owner at Whispering Willow Farms. Her moto? “Find what sparks joy and grow that in abundance”. Listen in to hear all about her journey to homesteading and what sparks joy for her and her b...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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23:33
The One Cow Revolution with Shawn and Beth Dougherty
Shawn and Beth Dougherty, of One Cow Revolution, have been farming together since the 1980’s,. They believe that a true farm is nearly or completely self-sustaining. They manage 90 acres and are passionate about teaching others about time...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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25:27
Living in Alaska with Tandy Holgate
Tandy Hogate is a homesteader, homemaker, homeschooling mama, and homebody. She and her husband own Common Ground Alaska, a Teaching Farm that Feeds Alaskans. Time with family and friends brings her the most joy, followed by food preservation a...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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28:51
Non-Electric with Patrice Lewis
Join us in talking to one of our frequent bloggers and delightful homesteaders as she talks about delving into everything non-electric!
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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23:30
Thank You For a Wonderful Year
We want to thank you for a wonderful 2024 season of Solutions For A Simpler Life. Join us for the 2025 season for the Lehman's 70th anniversary! We will learn from even more experts on our journey to a simpler life.
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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0:36
Fermenting Favorites with Kirsten Shockey
Learn all about what it takes to ferment your favorite foods for long lasting goodness and gut health. Also, did you know beavers are super friendly? Tune in to Kirsten Shockey's interesting family and homesteading life on this week's episode o...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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23:01
Modern Pioneering with Cyndi Ball
Join us as we chat with Cyndi Ball founder of the National Ladies Homestead Gathering. Learn how Cyndi is a pioneer in her personal life and in the homesteading community. We think you’ll find her take on homesteading as fascinating as her jour...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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20:44
Homesteading in the City with Andrew Seegars
Andrew Seegars of CityboyFarming joins us to talk about what it’s like to have a small farm in the city of Detroit. Hear about his journey to the simpler life, the rewards and struggles of farming in a city landscape and how his family suppo...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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14:22
Ernie Hershberger; Being true to his Amish faith in a Fast-paced Business World
From the small village of Mt. Hope, Ohio to the world-famous Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, quality furniture from Homestead Furniture is admired around the country. Founded by local Amish man Ernie Hershberger, Homestead ha...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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23:23
Farming Tradition with Rex and Ryan Tietje
We appreciate the farmers in this country and all that they do to help us feed our families. Brothers Rex and Ryan Tietje in Northeast Ohio are fifth generation farmers. They are part of a family of farmers taking care of many acres of land. Fa...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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22:24
The Road Less Traveled with Nate Petroski
Nate Petroski had a giant change in his lifestyle as he moved off grid in 2020. Hear about him and his homestead (including the famous, Minion) as they journeyed to a simpler life on this week's episode of Solutions for a Simpler life!
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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19:20
Love Language of the South with Stacy Lyn Harris
Stacy Lyn Harris is back as a returning guest on Lehman's Simpler Life Podcast. She is a best-selling cookbook author, blogger, speaker, wife, and mother of seven children. We like to call her the diva of the dinner table and the princess of wi...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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21:24
Cowboy Cooking With Kent Rollins
Tune in to hear one of our favorite guests and YouTube sensation, Kent Rollins and his lovely wife Shannon! He visits Lehman's every year and we love hearing his stories and learning all about the cowboy lifestyle. Learn more about his journey ...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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22:05
Whipping up New Skills with Miss Katie of Heritage Ways
Hear from Miss Katie of Hertiage Ways. Learn how she's making traditions by including her family in her kitchen and the love she has for these skills like cooking and making homemade butter or yogurt.We love working with Miss Katie and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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26:52
Canning from Berries to Meat with Sarah Thrush
Sarah Thrush of Peelies and Petals is with us to talk about all things canning! She has tips on how to get started, the range of experience from water bath to pressure canning and some fun ways her and her community partner together to create a...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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20:19
Family Homesteading with Carolyn Thomas
Listen in with Carolyn Thomas of Homesteading Family on YouTube. Her and her husband raise 11 children together while also raising their own food and lifestyle. Learn how they balance quality time with their family with everyday chores like coo...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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23:05
Homesteading in the Desert with Tiny Shiny Homestead
Join in and listen to Ashley Longnecker of Tiny Shiny Homestead!
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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21:16
Why We Love Pollinators with Karen Geiser
Learn from local homesteading expert Karen Geiser as she talks about what it's like to farm where you live. Adapting to your area's conditions, bartering with those in the community and knowing the importance of those bugs and bees that might n...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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18:47
Keeping Bees with Sarah Coblentz
Sarah Coblentz, bee keeping enthusiast and wife of Zach Coblentz, Lehman's President, gives us the buzz about bees. We talk about getting started in bee keeping, the benefits of fresh pure honey and how hives “bee-have”. She is a wealth of info...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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28:41
The Right Ingredients with Glen Grumbling
Owner and Chef at Broken Rocks Cafe in Wooster, OH, Glen Grumbling is chatting with us today about how the right ingredients got him started in this industry! And What goes with every meal served? Bread! The Cafe strives to bring in local ingre...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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16:12
Baking and Breaking Bread with Jeremiah Mast
You know the one food that could sustain life? Bread. We love bread here at Lehman’s and what is more satisfying than having it homemade? Jeremiah Lehman’s IT - Network administrator recounts the fond memories he has with baking as he grew up A...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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12:40
Simply Start Homesteading with Sarah Kroger
On today's episode of Solutions For A Simpler Life we talk to Sarah Kroger local first-generation homesteader. Her advice to new homesteaders? Simply start! Hear about how she found to love the simpler life and how she gets her kids involved in...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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17:42
Homesteading Habits with Melissa K. Norris
Tune in to hear how Homesteader Melissa K. Norris got started in this space and how her passion of writing fit in to this new world. We loved getting to hear Melissa's story and we hope you will too! Note to our listeners: This is ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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23:42
Sweet Maple Syrup with Jason Cash
Hear from Jason Cash of Cash FarmsPure Maple Syrup in Atwater, OH. He is full of knowledge on this SWEET subject!
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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23:42
Lighting Your Home with Lori Showalter
Before oil lamps people would go to bed when it got dark. There was no evening activity because you couldn’t see! With the incredible invention of non-electric lighting activities could go on well past sunset giving you more time in your day. N...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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17:45
