Angela Ferraro Fanning built and runs the Axe and Root Homestead in New Jersey. After suffering from postpartum depression, Angela wanted to remove herself from modern day hustle culture and return to nature, growing as much of her own food as possible. She grew from her own private garden to a fully functioning farm, and shares the empowerment that comes along with homesteading with our audience today. Sitting down with Emma and Mary in this follow-up to her original episode “Homesteading is What You Make It”, we catch up with Angela’s progress in running her farm a few years later after she was certified as a permaculturist by Cornell University. Angela shares insights about the evolution of her farm, managing a variety of plants and animals, and implementing permaculture principles into her lifestyle. She talks about publishing her books “The Sustainable Homestead” and the “Little Homesteader” series , growing protein-rich crops as a vegetarian, and raising a family on a farm. She leaves us all with why she believes it is vitally important to remember the legacy we leave for the people who take over the land after we’re gone.

Topics Discussed

· Eco-friendly Permaculture Homesteading

· Maintaining Geese, Ducks, Apiary, Sheep, Orchard, and Garden

· Being a Vegetarian Homesteader

· Leaving Graphic Design and Web Design for Nature

· Food Allergies & Pesticide Pain

· Pros and Cons of Eating According to the Season

· Compromises for Family

· Finding a Flexible Sustainability Sustain that Works For YOUR Lifestyle

· Mary’s Raspberry Story

· Preserving Your Food

· A Mugwort Invasion

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