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