ON GOOD SOIL
Jason Craig explores the benefits and pitfalls of homesteading, where families embrace a simpler lifestyle, grow their own food, and better experience God’s creation.
From Anywhere to Somewhere
7/11/2025
Jason Craig explains from where the longing for rootedness and a sense of belonging stems and also explores how the homesteading movement can aid a family create lasting community.
From Disintegration to Integration
7/10/2025
Jason Craig compares the effects of modern, suburban economy on the family in contrast to the homesteading lifestyle, which can lead families to care more about each other’s needs.
From an Artificial Economy to Natural Economy
7/9/2025
Host Jason Craig describes how homesteaders participate in a natural economy and indicates St. Thomas Aquinas’ warning against a false economy centered on wealth accumulation.
From Consuming to Productive
7/8/2025
Jason Craig compares and contrasts modern suburban home life and the homestead, noting which lifestyle leads to families working together and which tends to drive families apart.
From Artificial to Real
7/7/2025
Jason Craig takes an in depth look at the momentum behind many Catholics choice to give homesteading a try, and whether it’s an attempt to escape society or grow closer to God.