The Farm Family Table⏐Homesteading, Homemaking, Christian Mom

104. Bringing Back Old Fashioned Winter Meals

Let’s bring back old-fashioned winter meals, meals that are hearty and comforting, the kind of meals many of us remember from our grandparents’ tables. There’s a lot of confusion around food right now: what’s “healthy,” what to avoid, what to limit, and winter meals often get caught in the middle of that, because you what people like to eat in winter? Fat. But there’s a lot of wisdom in the way families used to eat seasonally, and that’s what I unpack in this episode.
Thanks for listening!
 
Resources mentioned in today's episode:
→ Ep. 42 Seasonal Eating and Changing the Way You Think About Food
→ Ep. 58 3 Hacks for Buying Affordable Meat
 
Our Sponsors:
- A’del Natural Cosmetics - natural, U.S. made makeup, Christian and family-owned!
Go to adelnaturalcosmetics.com/jocelyn
Use code: FARMFEDFAMILY for 20% off your order
- Inherit Clothing Company - find modest, fashionable clothes designed with Christian values
Go to inheritco.com/FARMFED
Use code: FARMFED for 10% off your order
 
Join the free Farm Family Community 
Connect with Jocelyn!
Free recipes, gardening tips, food preservation tutorials, and more!
Follow us on Facebook

103. Eating More Protein on a Budget as a Family of 5

One thing I don’t think we talk about enough is how much protein moms actually need and how many of us aren’t getting nearly enough of it. Between pregnancy, postpartum, breastfeeding, chasing kids, managing homes, and carrying the mental load of family life, our bodies are doing a lot of work every single day, whether you realize it or not. But when it comes to meals, protein is often the first thing to fall to the wayside. In this episode, I talk about eating more protein on a budget, especially when you’re feeding a family. We’ll walk through how to know if you might need more protein, why this matters so much for moms, and practical, affordable ways to increase protein without buying expensive “health foods” or cooking separate meals. So if you’ve been feeling low-energy or overwhelmed by the idea of eating well for yourself and your family, you are in the right place. We are going to address all of these issues today.
Thanks for listening!
 
Resources mentioned in today's episode:
→ Ep. 58 3 Hacks for Buying Affordable Meat
 
Our Sponsors:
- A’del Natural Cosmetics - natural, U.S. made makeup, Christian and family-owned!
Go to adelnaturalcosmetics.com/jocelyn
Use code: FARMFEDFAMILY for 20% off your order
- Inherit Clothing Company - find modest, fashionable clothes designed with Christian values
Go to inheritco.com/FARMFED
Use code: FARMFED for 10% off your order
 
Join the free Farm Family Community 
Connect with Jocelyn!
Free recipes, gardening tips, food preservation tutorials, and more!
Follow us on Facebook

102. Winter Family Time Without Screens

We are in the thick of winter right now and you might have found yourself reaching for your phone or your remote a little more often. Winter has a way of stretching our evenings long and making screens feel like the easiest option to entertain us, pass the time, and keep the kids occupied. When it’s cold, dark, and especially if everyone’s been together all day, it’s tempting to default to tablets, TVs, or phones just to get through until bedtime. And if that’s been your rhythm lately, that’s okay. This episode isn’t to shame you, but I think most of us want to turn to screens less and spend more time together as a family. And winter can also be such a good  opportunity for family connection with slower paced nights and more indoor time with the people we care about. In this episode, we talk about what winter family time can look like without screens, not in a super strict or guilt-driven way, but in a realistic, life-giving way. I share some screen boundaries that we put in place and simple ideas and habits that help your family actually enjoy being together during these colder months.
Thanks for listening!
 
Our Sponsors:
- A’del Natural Cosmetics - natural, U.S. made makeup, Christian and family-owned!
Go to adelnaturalcosmetics.com/jocelyn
Use code: FARMFEDFAMILY for 20% off your order
- Inherit Clothing Company - find modest, fashionable clothes designed with Christian values
Go to inheritco.com/FARMFED
Use code: FARMFED for 10% off your order
 
Join the free Farm Family Community 
Connect with Jocelyn!
Free recipes, gardening tips, food preservation tutorials, and more!
Follow us on Facebook

101. A Gentle Start to the New Year: Preparation without Overcommitment

A new year means a new calendar, fresh goals, and all the pressure that seems to come with it. Everywhere you look, it’s “new year, new you,” and sometimes that can feel exciting and sometimes it can feel exhausting before the year has even really begun. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by resolutions, long to-do lists, or the expectation to completely overhaul your life in January, you’re not alone. Today, I want to offer a different way, a more gentle start to the new year that focuses on preparation without overcommitment. We’ll talk about practical ways to plan your days, your home, and your routines without losing your margin or your joy. I hope you leave this episode with a little more peace about the new year, that it doesn’t have to start with pressure, perfection, or exhaustion.
Thanks for listening!
 
100 Episodes GIVEAWAY→ Get a FREE copy of The Ultimate Garden Planner1. Leave a written review on Apple Podcasts2. Screenshot your review3. Email it to me at contact@farmfedfamily.com4. Get your garden planner sent directly to your inbox
 
Our Sponsors:
- A’del Natural Cosmetics - natural, U.S. made makeup, Christian and family-owned!
Go to adelnaturalcosmetics.com/jocelyn
Use code: FARMFEDFAMILY for 20% off your order
- Inherit Clothing Company - find modest, fashionable clothes designed with Christian values
Go to inheritco.com/FARMFED
Use code: FARMFED for 10% off your order
 
Join the free Farm Family Community 
Connect with Jocelyn!
Free recipes, gardening tips, food preservation tutorials, and more!
Follow us on Facebook

100. A Simple Garden Plan for Busy Moms - 100 Episodes Giveaway Celebration!

If you’ve ever looked at beautiful garden pictures or listened to other homesteaders talk about everything they grow and thought, “That sounds nice but there’s no way I can keep up with all of that right now,” then this episode is for you. We talk about a simple garden plan for busy moms that fits real life and your energy level for the season you are in right now. Most of us aren’t lacking the desire to garden; we’re just short on time. And I want to encourage you that a stress-free garden is possible. It might not be big or perfect, but it puts good food on your table while releasing you from some of the pressure. 
So if you’re in a season of juggling kids, work, homemaking, and everything in between, learn  how to grow a little food without growing overwhelmed. If you’ve been on the fence about gardening this year, I hope this encourages you!
Thanks for listening!
 
100 Episodes GIVEAWAY→ Get a FREE copy of The Ultimate Garden Planner1. Leave a written review on Apple Podcasts2. Screenshot your review3. Email it to me at contact@farmfedfamily.com4. Get your garden planner sent directly to your inbox
 
Resources mentioned in today's episode:
→ Ep. 9 Beginner Garden Prep Series: Tools
→ Ep. 10 Beginner Garden Prep Series: Your Garden Space
→ Ep. 11 Beginner Garden Prep Series: Planning Your Garden 
→ Ep. 12 Beginner Garden Prep Series: Planting
→ Ep. 76 How to Freeze Any Vegetable in 15 Minutes or Less!
 
Our Sponsors:
- A’del Natural Cosmetics - natural, U.S. made makeup, Christian and family-owned!
Go to adelnaturalcosmetics.com/jocelyn
Use code: FARMFEDFAMILY for 20% off your order
- Inherit Clothing Company - find modest, fashionable clothes designed with Christian values
Go to inheritco.com/FARMFED
Use code: FARMFED for 10% off your order
 
Join the free Farm Family Community 
Connect with Jocelyn!
Free recipes, gardening tips, food preservation tutorials, and more!
Follow us on Facebook

99. Serving Joyfully at Christmas (Without Burning Out)

Christmas is such a beautiful time of year. We talk about peace and joy… But as moms, there’s a lot of weight on us to make Christmas special, and sometimes it’s hard to feel that peace. If you’re the one doing most of the cooking, planning, wrapping, cleaning, and hosting, it can also feel like the season where everyone else rests, and you just work harder.
In this episode I talk about what it looks like to serve joyfully at Christmas without burning out. If you’re heading into Christmas knowing you’ll be doing a lot of the work, I want you to hear this: You don’t have to be the martyr. You don’t have to carry it all. And you don’t have to do it without joy.
With simple plans, honest boundaries, and a heart anchored in who you’re serving, this can be a Christmas where you serve freely from a place of love.
Wishing you all Christmas blessings of peace and joy with your families. Thanks for listening!
 
Our Sponsors:
- A’del Natural Cosmetics - natural, U.S. made makeup, Christian and family-owned!
Go to adelnaturalcosmetics.com/jocelyn
Use code: FARMFEDFAMILY for 20% off your order
- Inherit Clothing Company - find modest, fashionable clothes designed with Christian values
Go to inheritco.com/FARMFED
Use code: FARMFED for 10% off your order
 
Join the free Farm Family Community
Connect with Jocelyn!
Free recipes, gardening tips, food preservation tutorials, and more!
Follow us on Facebook

98. Why Less Meal Variety Can Be a Good Thing

One thing that I never thought about before kids is how much time and effort it takes to feed everyone and put 3 meals on the table each day. There are times when meal planning can feel like a full-time job all on its own. As moms, we’re already juggling chores, kids, and all the little details of daily life. And then there’s dinner—every single night. Deciding what to cook, gathering ingredients, prepping, cooking, cleaning…it can be a lot. It’s easy for it to get overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be that way.
And a secret is: sometimes less variety is actually a good thing. Today, we’re going to talk about why keeping meals simple can save you time, reduce stress, and make cooking from scratch easier. I’m going to give you some practical suggestions for meal rotations that can help keep your kitchen under control. 
I hope this episode gives you some encouragement to simplify your meals and take a little mental load off your shoulders. You don’t have to reinvent dinner every night to make your family happy and fed. The less stress you feel about dinner, the more energy you’ll have for other things, whether that’s gardening, getting your house clean, or dealing with toddler meltdowns. 
Thanks for listening!
 
Resources mentioned in today's episode:
→  Leave a review! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
(Just scroll down and click the “Write a Review” button.)
→ Ep. 42 Seasonal Eating and Changing the Way You Think About Food
 
Our Sponsors:
- A’del Natural Cosmetics - natural, U.S. made makeup, Christian and family-owned!
Go to adelnaturalcosmetics.com/jocelyn
Use code: FARMFEDFAMILY for 20% off your order
- Inherit Clothing Company - find modest, fashionable clothes designed with Christian values
Go to inheritco.com/FARMFED
Use code: FARMFED for 10% off your order
 
Join the free Farm Family Community 
Connect with Jocelyn!
Free recipes, gardening tips, food preservation tutorials, and more!
Follow us on Facebook

97. Homestead Hospitality: Making Your Home a Cozy, Welcoming Place to Be

It’s one thing to grow your own food, take care of animals, and cook from scratch, but it’s another thing entirely to open your door and invite people into your real, lived-in home. Yet hospitality has always been such an important part of homemaking and biblical community. It’s a ministry we get to offer, not when everything is perfect, but right in the middle of real life.
Scripture reminds us that welcoming others is one of the simplest ways we can show the love of Christ, and it doesn’t require anything fancy. Today, we’re talking about how to make your home a cozy, welcoming place to be, not with expensive, Pinterest-perfect décor, but with the little things that create warmth and comfort, and the heart posture that opens the door to real connection.
 
Our Sponsors:
- A’del Natural Cosmetics - natural, U.S. made makeup, Christian and family-owned!
Go to adelnaturalcosmetics.com/jocelyn
Use code: FARMFEDFAMILY for 20% off your order
- Inherit Clothing Company - find modest, fashionable clothes designed with Christian values
Go to inheritco.com/FARMFED
Use code: FARMFED for 10% off your order
 
Join the free Farm Family Community 
Connect with Jocelyn!
Free recipes, gardening tips, food preservation tutorials, and more!
Follow us on Facebook

96. Struggling to Find Time to Homestead? Reclaim Your Time in a Distracted World

Have you ever tried to add one more thing to your homestead but felt like there just aren’t enough hours in the day. I am willing to bet that at one point or another you have looked at your to-do list, glanced around at the dishes, the laundry, your garden outside, and the kids asking for a snack again, and thought, “How am I supposed to get any of this done?” You are absolutely not alone! We’re living in a world that is more distracting than ever. Social media, constant notifications, comparison, endless information… all of it pulls our attention in a hundred directions. And when you combine that with real life: raising kids, homeschooling, homemaking, maybe working a job on top of everything, homesteading can start to feel overwhelming instead of fulfilling. But what might not be obvious is that you don’t actually need more time. You might want more time, but you just need to reclaim the time you already have. In this episode, we’re talking about how to do exactly that. We’ll talk about the hidden things that steal your time that you might not even be noticing, practical rhythms that make your day flow easier, and simple mindset shifts that help you prioritize and bring more peace and purpose back into your homestead.
I hope this episode encouraged you and gave you a fresh perspective on how you can reclaim your time in a world that’s constantly pulling you in different directions. You’re juggling a lot. Homesteading, raising a family, keeping a home, these are big, meaningful things. You weren’t meant to do them perfectly, you were meant to do them faithfully, through asking the Lord for help. So remember, you don’t have to work harder, you just have to be more intentional with the time you already have. Thank you so much for joining me!
 
Resources mentioned in today's episode:
→  Ep. 87 The Secret to “Doing it All”
 
Our Sponsors:
- A’del Natural Cosmetics - natural, U.S. made makeup, Christian and family-owned!
Go to adelnaturalcosmetics.com/jocelyn
Use code: FARMFEDFAMILY for 20% off your order
- Inherit Clothing Company - find modest, fashionable clothes designed with Christian values
Go to inheritco.com/FARMFED
Use code: FARMFED for 10% off your order
 
Join the free Farm Family Community
Connect with Jocelyn!
Free recipes, gardening tips, food preservation tutorials, and more!
Follow us on Facebook

95. How to Keep Kids Healthy This Winter: Simple Tips to Boost Your Family’s Immune System

Whether you like it or not, winter is just around the corner. Once the true cold sets in and the snow hits, that means the balancing act begins, trying to keep everyone healthy while staying indoors more and battling the never-ending runny noses. I know as moms, it can feel like we’re constantly on guard, waiting for the next bug to sweep through the house. I’ve been there, but knock on wood, the last few years have been pretty good for us as far as sickness, and I’ve come to realize that we’re not powerless when it comes to our kids' health. There are simple, everyday habits that make a huge difference in our family’s immune health. So today, we’re going to talk about practical, holistic habits that support the immune system. If you’re ready to enter this winter season with more confidence (and hopefully fewer sick days), you’re in the right place.
I hope this episode leaves you feeling a little more equipped, and maybe even encouraged that you don’t have to slog through months of illness, as we head into the winter months. Keeping our families healthy doesn’t have to be overwhelming or complicated. Healthy habits and good hygiene really do work when it comes to preventing sickness, and that the effort that you put in is totally worth it. Thank you so much for joining me!
 
Resources mentioned in today's episode:
→  Ep. 71 How to Get Your Kids to Eat Healthy Homemade Meals, My Strategy for Picky Eating
 
Our Sponsors:
- A’del Natural Cosmetics - natural, U.S. made makeup, Christian and family-owned!
Go to adelnaturalcosmetics.com/jocelyn
Use code: FARMFEDFAMILY for 20% off your order
- Inherit Clothing Company - find modest, fashionable clothes designed with Christian values
Go to inheritco.com/FARMFED
Use code: FARMFED for 10% off your order
 
Join the free Farm Family Community
Connect with Jocelyn!
Free recipes, gardening tips, food preservation tutorials, and more!
Follow us on Facebook