1KHO 316: How to Grow Healthy Families | Justin Rhodes, The Rooted Life

In this episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, host Ginny Yurich talks with Justin Rhodes, author of The Rooted Life, about how to grow healthy families. Justin shares his insights on the economic benefits of gardening, explaining how a $1000 investment can yield $3000 worth of food, and emphasizes the importance of growing 25% more than you think you need. He discusses how gardening teaches kids to solve real, tangible problems and provides a sense of accomplishment. They also touch on the importance of turning off the news and social media to focus on building a garden and cultivating contentment. Justin offers advice on managing chronic illness and lack of energy on a farm by changing the mindset from "I can't" to "How can I?" He also highlights the significance of finding peace and joy in an endless to-do list and shares a beautiful childhood memory of being outside with his dad. ** Learn more about Justin here Get your copy of The Rooted Life here Get your copy of Justin's newest book Homestead Builds here ** Download your free 1000 Hours Outside tracker here >> https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/trackers Find everything you need to kick off your 1000 Hours Outside Journey here >> https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/blog/allthethings Order of copy of Ginny's newest book, Until the Streetlights Come On here >> https://amzn.to/3RXjBlN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices