Echoes from an Old Hollow Tree

Hearth Fathers is a podcast where rural fathers are asked to reflect on their relationship with their home, land, and legacy.In a fast world, Hearth Fathers is a slow and deliberate podcast; our conversations are not rushed but instead seek to glean wisdom about life from fathers who live in the country. Before you listen, consider pouring a drink, getting comfortable, and slowing down yourself.Keep the fire burning.Josh Centers is an author, prize-winning body builder, homesteader, and father. We sat down to talk about introducing his family to the Orthodox faith, preparing for an increasingly chaotic world, and what he hopes for his children.His best-selling SubStack can be found here and he can be found on X, formerly known as twitter.Episodes of Hearth Fathers are free and release on Saturday mornings.Paid subscribers to this SubStack are granted access a week early!Help me keep the fire burning by becoming a paid subscriber today. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit oldhollowtree.substack.com/subscribe

Hearth Fathers is a podcast where rural fathers are asked to reflect on their relationship with their home, land, and legacy.In a fast world, Hearth Fathers is a slow and deliberate podcast; our conversations are not rushed but instead seek to glean wisdom about life from fathers who live in the country. Before you listen, consider pouring a drink, getting comfortable, and slowing down yourself.Keep the fire burning.Donald Ward is a salmon slinging fisherman, retired rural reporter, gear jamming truck driver, duck wrangler, and father in the fertile valleys of the Palouse in Washington State and the shores of Bristol Bay Alaska. We sat down to talk about generational fishing, what he hopes for his daughter, and what he hopes for all children.He can be found on twitter and the catch from his family’s boat can be found at twoifbyseafoods.net.Episodes of Hearth Fathers are free and release on Saturday mornings.Paid subscribers to this SubStack are granted access a week early! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit oldhollowtree.substack.com/subscribe

Hearth Fathers is a podcast where rural fathers are asked to reflect on their relationship with their home, land, and legacy.In a fast world, Hearth Fathers is a slow and deliberate podcast; our conversations are not rushed but instead seek to glean wisdom about life from fathers who live in the country. Before you listen, consider pouring a drink, getting comfortable, and slowing down yourself.Keep the fire burning.Josiah Young is a farmer, avid hunter, and father of six children. He and his wife Lauren run Over the Moon farm. He can be found on Twitter.Episodes of Hearth Fathers are free and release on Saturday mornings. Paid subscribers to this SubStack are granted access a week early. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit oldhollowtree.substack.com/subscribe

Hearth Fathers is a podcast where rural fathers are asked to reflect on their relationship with their home, land, and legacy.In a fast world, Hearth Fathers is a slow and deliberate podcast; our conversations are not rushed but instead seek to glean wisdom about life from fathers who live in the country. Before you listen, consider pouring a drink, getting comfortable, and slowing down yourself.Keep the fire burning.Evan is a newcomer to Vermont and to living in the country, but that has not stopped him from diving headfirst into challenges. He was gracious enough to sit down with me to discuss the challenges he, his wife, and their young son faced in their first years on the homestead and meeting those challenges with grace. We reference a fun chicken video in this podcast, and you can see it and other homesteading moments on Evan’s X account, @VTFlatlander. Episodes of Hearth Fathers are free and release on Saturday mornings. Paid subscribers are granted access a week early. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit oldhollowtree.substack.com/subscribe

Hearth Fathers is a podcast where rural fathers are asked to reflect on their relationship with their home, land, and legacy.In a fast world, Hearth Fathers is a slow and deliberate podcast; our conversations are not rushed but instead seek to glean wisdom about life from fathers who live in the country. Before you listen, consider pouring a drink, getting comfortable, and slowing down yourself.Keep the fire burning.Bill Fulton grew up on a ranch in Montana, he then spent eight years as an Infantryman in the United States Army. After a disabling injury Bill opened his own security company and retail store selling military and survival products in Alaska. He now spends his time on a small holistic sustainable farm in New England with his wife and two children. Bill consults on holistic integrative agriculture, disaster preparedness, and climate change mitigation. Bill sat down with me to discuss preserving his ancestral Celtic traditions, building with stone, and carving out a space on his hill for his two daughters.Bill can be found on Instagram and X as “@DZBillFulton”His new book “Survive and Thrive” can be found anywhere books are sold.Episodes of Hearth Fathers are free and release on Saturday mornings. Paid subscribers are granted access a week early. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit oldhollowtree.substack.com/subscribe

Hearth Fathers is a podcast where rural fathers are asked to reflect on their relationship with their home, land, and legacy.Simon Ingall sat down with me to discuss his family’s multigenerational farm. The conversation turned to how to carve out space for children, involving them in our processes, and how that effects whether or not they stay. In a fast world, Hearth Fathers is a slow and deliberate podcast; our conversations are not rushed but instead seek to glean wisdom about life from fathers who live in the country. Before you listen, consider pouring a drink, getting comfortable, and slowing down yourself.Keep the fire burning.Simon can be found on X as @SimonIngallHis website is www.grisamoreciderworks.com/—Episodes of Hearth Fathers are free and release on Saturdays at noon. Paid subscribers are granted access a week early. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit oldhollowtree.substack.com/subscribe

Hearth Fathers is a podcast where rural fathers are asked to reflect on their relationship with their home, land, and legacy. Mathew was gracious enough to be our first guest and set the tone for the podcast, reflecting on the daily rituals around his own hearth with his family, what stewarding land actually means for his children, and what he hopes to leave behind. In a fast world, Hearth Fathers is a slow and deliberate podcast; our conversations are not rushed but instead seek to glean wisdom about life from fathers who live in the country. Before you listen, consider pouring a drink, getting comfortable, and slowing down yourself.Keep the fire burning.Mathew can be found on X as Mathew_of_LWFAHHis website is https://littlewayhomestead.com/—Episodes of Hearth Fathers are free and release on Saturdays at noon. Paid subscribers are granted access a week early. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit oldhollowtree.substack.com/subscribe