An Oregon Cottage Podcast: Simple Real Foods, Gardening & DIY

We would have titled this one "How To Get Rid Of JUNK," except that it's easy to rid of useless stuff. It's a lot harder... Read more

Jami and Brian discuss the challenges of maintaining (or getting back down to) a healthy weight after you turn 50. They ... Read more

Jami and Brian talk about the kitchen gadgets and small appliances that are worth taking up storage space and spending $... Read more

 Jami and Brian talk about planning for their third garden. They discuss what they learned from planting a tiny city gar... Read more

Brian and Jami go back in their history to the heyday of thrift store shopping (eBay changed everything) and share some ... Read more

Jami and Brian talk about their life before they were serious budgeters. What was the event that caused them to get real... Read more

Jami and Brian discuss why you don't have to feel guilty about eating bread. It just has to be the right kind. Brian tal... Read more

Jami and Brian remember the TV cabinet they bought that Brian thought was great because it was cheap and Jami was disapp... Read more

We share how we learned that transplanting a tree from the forest is a lot harder than it seems. Jami takes us through h... Read more

Brian and Jami discuss the jobs they had before doing what they're doing now. Brian describes how he once got a metal de... Read more

Jami and Brian discuss the positives and negatives of being your own general contractor to oversee your remodeling proje... Read more

Jami and Brian talk about all the benefits of regular exercise (you probably know all that) but then they get into how t... Read more

 Jami and Brian are joined in the studio by their 13-year-old dog Samson as they talk about how turmeric has helped him ... Read more

Jami and Brian take a look back at 27 of the things they've recommended over the past 50 episodes in their "This Is Real... Read more

Brian tells about the time his Mom decided to go all-out for natural bread making, including a 1,500 mile trip and grind... Read more

Brian and Jami discuss how she got her reputation as a baker in high school and how she has used plates of cookies to ge... Read more

 Jami and Brian talk about what they found as they removed the vinyl siding from most of the old farmhouse: Missing wind... Read more

Brian and Jami recall the "bargain" riverfront property that had one major problem. Jami talks about why their house hun... Read more

Brian tells the story of the hat-and-scarf combo that almost changed his mind about marrying Jami. Jami talks about some... Read more

Brian and Jami talk about how they got into drinking coffee and then into drinking better coffee. (We both grew up in th... Read more