120. Why I'm Pausing My Homestead Podcast & YouTube Channel (for now…)

120. Why I'm Pausing My Homestead Podcast & YouTube Channel (for now…)

Author: Mona Weathers October 10, 2025 Duration: 11:39

This was one of the hardest videos I've ever had to make. After three years, over 220,000 podcast downloads, and countless amazing connections with listeners and viewers, I've made the difficult decision to pause the YouTube channel and podcast—indefinitely.

Watch on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMz8Wn41XFw

In this episode, I open up about:

👉 Why I decided to step away for now

 👉 What's been happening behind the scenes

👉 How recent life changes (including my husband's layoff) have shifted our priorities

👉 What's next for me, my family, and our homestead

👉 The exciting new direction both my husband and I are taking with our businesses I'm still homesteading, still growing food, still raising animals—but my focus is evolving.

I've rebranded my other YouTube channel, now called Mona Weathers, where I help creators and entrepreneurs leverage YouTube to grow community and income.

I also host a growing community of creators inside Skool, where over 80+ members are learning to build sustainable businesses through content and connection. If you've ever listened to my podcast, watched a video, or shared my content—thank you.

Your support has meant the world to me. While this isn't goodbye forever, it is a pause so I can put my full energy into what's next.

🌱 WAYS TO STAY CONNECTED & SUPPORT:

💻 Join my creator community: https://www.skool.com/next-level-creator-hub-3071/about?ref=a94b13f1b35c451cbdf107496d9f3ed5

☕ Check out my husband's new coffee business: https://mojoe.coffee/

👍 Like, share, and revisit your favorite episodes to help keep this channel alive

📚 Support my work through journals, books & digital products (links below)-

-Buy the Homesteading for Beginners workbook: https://homesteading.myflodesk.com/workbook

-Donate: https://buymeacoffee.com/monaweathers

-Shop Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/farmer_mona

-Buy Notebooks and Journals: https://www.amazon.com/shop/farmer_mona/list/2FVWKD62O9KF2?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_CW4ABFD63SK97SBNQ2YZ

Thank you again for being part of this incredible journey. Keep dreaming, keep growing, and keep moving toward your homesteading goals. 💚 — Mona


Mona Weathers hosts Homesteading for Beginners, a practical guide for anyone feeling the pull toward a more self-sufficient life but unsure where to start. This isn't about achieving perfection or moving off-grid overnight; it's about building capability and confidence step by step. Drawing from two decades of personal experience, Mona acts as a steady mentor, blending hard-won lessons from her own journey with actionable advice you can apply right now. You'll hear about establishing a productive garden, managing home projects, and integrating homesteading principles into a modern lifestyle without becoming overwhelmed. The focus is always on a healthy, sustainable approach that benefits you, your family, and your local community. Each episode of this podcast feels like a conversation with a knowledgeable friend who remembers what it's like to be a beginner, offering clarity on foundational skills while helping you cultivate the right mindset for the long haul. It’s a resource for turning aspiration into action, naturally covering the realities-both challenges and joys-of creating a homestead that truly works for you.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 50

Homesteading for Beginners
Podcast Episodes
098. Homesteader Health with Naturopathic Physician, Dr. Amber Belt [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:23
It's important for homesteaders to have healthy bodies and minds. One way to do that is learn how to support our healthy by reducing things that tear our health down and increase things and aid in healing. On today's epi…
097. Homesteading for Moms: Navigating the Journey [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 14:24
Today, I'm diving into a topic close to my heart: homesteading as a mom. As a homesteading coach and a mother myself, I understand the unique challenges and rewards of juggling homesteading aspirations with the responsib…
096. Turn Your Gardening Black Thumb Green with These Tips [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:50
Gardening tends to be one of the very first skills learned by new homesteaders. And I think it's fantastic. Some people seem to intuitively know what to do as soon as they start. Other's struggle to get seedlings to grow…
095. The Homesteader Mindset: 9 Characteristics of a Homesteader [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:53
The homesteader's mindset is unique. We tend to have a different outlook on life than many people. We are choosing this lifestyle for many reasons and there are some common characteristics that help us enjoy this life so…
094. Backyard Chicken Keeping with Daila Monterroso of Chickenlandia [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:38
If you are thinking about getting chicks or chickens this season then you need to listen to this interview with Dalia Monterroso. Dalia has been educationing people about caring for backyard chickens for years and in thi…
093. Let's Talk About the Weather with Mona Weathers [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 14:25
I tend to talk about the weather a lot. A few weeks ago I brought up the weather to one of my daughters and she laughed and said, "Why do you always talk about the weather?" I told her it's because it's a big part of my…
090. Five Truths To Help You As A Beginner Homesteader [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:55
I've learned so many lessons throughout my journey but these lessons are 5 truths that have stood out the most. I hope you enjoy episode 90 of the Homesteading for Beginners podcast. Rusing doesn't always get things don…