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Hey, can you guys check this guy out, Nature jab, he's trying to find a way to get rid of plastic. Let me know what yall think.

Paper plates! Really...darn is. Ok, gotta switch it up. Also, how did I not know yall had a Podcast. I've got some catching up to do. Thank you for the information

So relating to your high birthday party expectations. 😂 I want perfection or it's not worth it...

Don't feel like you have to finish a curriculum for the sake of it. My kids are in middle school rounding into high school. Unless they have some interest in a math type of job later in life take your time and let them master it slowly. I know it is so hard to not finish a curriculum, but it is so much easier than pushing through and then finding gaps later on. It's so okay and you are doing great. I guarantee it. We still only teach maybe 2 hours a day as well. They move through their work in that time. Sometimes my eldest takes a bit longer on bigger projects but over all an average day does not take more than 3 hours.

As a Wisconsinite who lived in Northern Arkansas for several winters, you are 100% correct about northern versus southern winters. Our last couple winters have been more like southern ones, warm with little snow, and it's been awful.

My family is going to the conference and if there isn’t a Midwest shoe pile as soon as we walk in we will be so disappointed 😂

Not me over here with a white patch in my hair feeling like a dirty little mouse now 😂🐭

This is an older video but I need to know if she did in fact pick her flower beds that night!

I am a big list maker. HAHAHA I don't need it. But it brings me joy. My husband and kids are all "ADHD" I've learned how to help them function and such. Everything has to have a place because out of sight is out of mind for them.

Please explain what is AD20

I don't know why anybody would want to put in a plastic liner in a crock pot! It's very counterintuitive!

“Enjoy your meal…you too!” … “Enjoy your rocket ride…you too!”

I really relate to Jason hating the 'small talk' phase. I loathe small talk on a deep level. The people I like best are those I had a deep, interesting, 'first conversation' with...generally fueled after a few beers at a get-together 😂

Sooo I just have to say this because yall mentioned it😂 We have unfinished hardwood floors in our home due to the toxins… in our last house we had the plastic wood flooring but I always thought about it and felt like we couldn’t confidently walk on the floor barefoot all the time because our feet are the most absorbent part of our body and we wouldn’t have changed what we had because of cost BUT when we fully remodeled a new home we purchased we did install raw red oak floors and haven’t finished them due to the off gasses because we moved into the home before we could finish them 😂 I’m laughing after myself because yes I did this but I’m totally the mom to get fast food once in the week. I love you guys and fully enjoy the episodes

33:42 What? Vegetables want to poison us? I don't think I've ever heard anything so ridiculous. 🙄

Unlearning ❤ basically Unlearning Rockefeller Medicine (Germ vs Terrain) Rockefeller Education

So many great conversations. There are literally studies and articles to support almost everything. Its so hard to discern what is right/wrong/better and like what was mentioned leads to so much anxiety. I think its best to keep it simple- focus on the food you're providing for yourself/family, when running low on cleaning supplies seek alternatives at that point in time. Remember even a baby step in the right direction is still progress. As far as discernment, take the info you have and make your best choice. Remain curious but take reassurance in what you have- a home, loved ones, food on the table. This is what I tell myself when I started to feel overwhelmed with information and choices. On the topic of slow living/the American dream/society/productivity, have either of you read any literature by Wendell Berry? I've read a few of his novels in the Port William series (based on the author's hometown of Port Royal, Kentucky I believe). I think it was briefly mention in the podcast how in the past time had to be spent differently because there were less "convenience" items. Time was spent at home working with what you had- growing your own food, cooking your food, raising animals to plow the fields, tending to basic needs, and that took time and care. Homes had multi generations living together. There was not time for "wasting" (like today with screen time, etc.) because work had to be done to survive, but it was also community based. It was meaningful work to take pride in. You had to rely on each other. There simply wasn't as much time to waste and what products you did need were often locally sourced. Down time was spent intentionally. Obviously not everything in the past is to be desired but I do wonder how our health would change living without so many modern conveniences. Would we physically and mentally be in better shape? Be more appreciative and kind? Have stronger communities? Would we even have to worry about being crunchy? Wendell Berry writes about these topics (maybe not being crunchy, but slow living). I could go on but this comments is already too long. I just wonder if society has crossed a threshold of too much convenience/mass productivity.

Thank you for another great show!!! You two are so fun!! I loved your book, I finished it in two days!!!

My dad pointed out to me that lunar has the same root word as lunatic for a reason. I think it all has to do with pressure on the earth. The moon effects the gravitational pull of the earth and causes changes in pressure.

Another fantastic podcast! Thanks so much. This is one of the highlights of my week, every week.

Volunteering my husband to be friends with Jason! We’re in Ohio so that’s close enough, right?! 😂 We can be the middle point to meet with Ginny & Josh too.

I thought I had already listened to this one but came back to listen again while worked in the kitchen but I don’t think I actually had seen this one before. Great content! Let those who don’t like it move on. 😊

MSG on it's own isn't bad or addictive, but the low satiety foods couple with added sugars and high caloric density are what create that addictiveness. Low protein and high fats, especially saturated fats, create that sense of not being as full with the same volume of food in the same amount of time.

I take everything Led Safe Mama says with a grain of salt. She is very pro-v@xine.

"I AM sunshine." I love that. I research companies with slave labor issues and so many times I hold my tongue because of what you said. People don't want that information. Teflon IS still uncommon knowledge as people look at me funny when I bring it up. I bring my own pans places too.

What is the Vitamin D cream you use? I was tested and I’m at 26. Yikes! Love you guys!

First of all, love your content and every week you have be grinning while listening! 🤍 One thing I am cautious about in this conversation is the falling prey to the idea that just because we “know better” when it comes to cleaner living and eating, doesn’t mean that the difficulties in this life can be explained away. I think of the blind man in the bible and people asked Jesus “who sinned, this man or his father?” And He said that neither did and that his current circumstance was to reveal God’s work through him. All that to say, in a broken world we can’t ‘always’ link sickness to toxicity. Being 7 years into marriage and struggling with unexplained infertility, my mind could run rampant with where I/We “went wrong”, but I’ve found that is a dangerous mindset to have and speak into others. Anyway, just got me thinking. Thanks so much for your conversations - I look forward to your podcast weekly. Keep it up!

100% cotton sheets queen are between $20-35 at costco. If you want some, that's a good place.

Lol I will be the non crunchy guy in the comments saying I'll eat that credit card before I have to spend half an hour scrubbing the burnt food off the crock pot 😂

Knitting is my slow. I love taking a pair of socks with me wherever I go, pulling it out when waiting for an appt or while the kids are at practice. I keeps me off my phone and the rhythm soothes me. I feel productive. I feel connected to knitters that came before me. Lots of people ask me about it and it's a good way for my shy heart to make friends.

Another great listen! There are some things I won’t unlearn, like why you should close the toilet lid before flushing and why shoes shouldn’t be worn in the house. But I definitely have learned to “compromise” on things that matter a lot to me when we travel, which isn’t often. But we are preparing for a trip and I decided to get travel clorox wipes to be able to wipe things down….we just aren’t traveling in a way that I can bring my natural cleaner in a spray bottle. I do my best, most of the time and figure any improvement is better than none. And I’m definitely not as crunchy as you, Emily. Goals. 😊

good lord, I thought you guys were saying Teflon Pants. And I was trying to figure that out.

My INTJ hubby has expressed exactly the same things about hating small talk. He is incredibly intelligent and has a hard time connecting with other guys because of the deep intellectual discussions he craves. Has no hobbies. Loves to work and talk about interesting smart things. I am his best friend, which I believe is an honor. I am always learning something new to share with others from him. It is perfectly fine to have 2 or 3 friends Jason. 🙂

Noooooo, not the paper plates. 😂😂 I guess there’s another thing to get rid of. I love you guys though even though you are slowly making my life harder and harder with knowledge lol

Jason I never noticed anything bad about your hair at all!! Looks great! And your singing is amazing! You too could do a duet with Emily’s singing lessons!!

I’m about 2 hours from Grand Rapids but sadly I don’t think I can make this tour. But I came here to say that if you have time, even if you get some things to-go, stop by Speciation Cellars! They use native species for fermentation of wine cider and beer. We snagged a bottle of The Laurentian a few years ago on our visit, which captures the air over Lake Superior for the yeast .. aged in oak barrels. Holy moly 🤤 Seriously, the BEST sour ales I’ve ever had! Very cool place!! Have so much fun on tour!

Had one surprise party,at work, 3days after my birthday... they were so thrilled at how flustered I was. Truly touched me and horrified me at same time. Peopling is so difficult.

I love that I’m watching this while making chili. I also almost added in bay leaves but thought nah, I don’t even know what they do! 😂

The perfectest episode

I wish my parents were like you. It’s not even about being crunchy the fact that you really admire your children. It’s easy to be a father and a mother but not easy to be a parent and you guys are just so best. You guys proved it that poverty is not an excuse to be a crapy parent. I really wish to be a parent like you. Just genuinely love and appreciate my kid.

Thank you for your forest friends motivation! I am curious to know if you guys meet different places every week or go to the same place?

Come move up to Michigan and get some land to grow in your crunchy skills! We have quail to raise and make adorable little deviled eggs!

Honestly, I bring my cast iron with me when we’re on vacation. I draw a hard line at teflon. I just can’t😂

Have ya'll ever listened to or watched Blimey Cow? I wonder if they would be fun to collaborate with? Both crunchy, homeschool, etc. Just a thought.

I’m so happy you talked about that Alex Clark interview, all I saw was a few shorts from that interview and it got me full panicking about veggies. Thank you for reminding me to stay rooted in reality and that we can’t be perfect. Love the podcast as always ❤️

Love this. All of it. By the way, we built our home in 2023 and purchased unfinished wood flooring and coated them with tung oil.

Haha I've lived in northern MN my whole life and there is nothing I hate more than winters here 🤣 nothing magical about it and I just become an indoor car for 6 months. I will resurface when I can lay out and fry in the sun again 😅

NOOOOOO I LOVED THE RED 3 SONG JASON!!!!!! I thought you did a fabulous job!

I also wanted to add, when my kids were toddlers I would stress so much about all the toxic things in everything. Like you said, we couldn’t afford hardwood floors and had to get LVP. I just made sure to pick greenguard certified and hoped that it was a good choice. A couple years ago I got help for my anxiety. I learned balance and now I’m a lot more relaxed about things and just try to do my best. I also have to remind myself, God is in control, not me. Emily, when I read your book, I thought it was very inspirational and it also reminded me how important balance is. Jason, don’t listen to the haters, you have a great singing voice. They’re probably just jealous. Thank you both for all the hard work you put into your videos and podcast!

"WHAT ABOUT ALL THE KALE CHIPS YOU MADE ME EAT?!" Had me cackling