Handmade Happiness: Finding Meaning in the Art of Making

Thinking about adding poultry to your homestead? We share our experience with chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys to help you build the flock that fits your life.

Find Turkey Recipes at https://thelarklife.com/blog/the-perfect-roast-turkey-plus-3-delicious-leftover-turkey-recipes

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In this episode of Handmade Happiness, Jessica Clark from The Lark Life dives into the wonderful world of herbs—how to grow them, use them, and preserve them for year-round goodness. Learn which herbs are easiest to grow at home, their healing benefits, and how to dry, freeze, or infuse them for cooking, teas, and natural skincare. We’ll also cover simple tips for saving seeds, creating your own herbal pantry, and living more intentionally with what you grow.

Perfect for beginners and seasoned homesteaders alike, this episode will inspire you to start your own herb garden and...

Homesteading is more than growing food—it’s about growing together. In this episode of Handmade Happiness, Thomas and Jessica share how to make homesteading a family affair by involving kids in meaningful ways. Discover practical tips and ways to share values and find joy in working side by side. Whether you live on acres or in the suburbs, you’ll learn simple ways to build connection, character, and purpose through everyday life.

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Discover the heartwarming stories behind the quilts, the inspiration of makers from around the world, and the beauty of how fabric and thread can hold memory, meaning, and connection. Whether you’re a seasoned quilter or simply love handmade creativity, this episode will remind you why every stitch tells a story.

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In this episode of Handmade Happiness, we explore how large-scale commercial farming practices have shaped modern agriculture—and why homesteads don’t need to follow the same model. From soil health to sustainability to the joy of growing food on a smaller, human scale, we’ll talk about practical ways to break free from “big ag” thinking and embrace methods that fit our families, land, and values.

Book Recommendation: What Your Food Ate 

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In this episode of Handmade Happiness, we dive into the connection between the food we eat and the way it’s grown. I’ll share some of the ways we’ve been preserving apples from our homestead, our first experience smoking ducks, and a few reflections from the book What Your Food Ate. We’ll also talk about our long-term vision for building healthy soil on our five acres here in Missouri—and why the choices we make in our gardens and kitchens matter for both body and soul.

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Welcome to the very first episode of Handmade Happiness! I’m Jessica Clark from The Lark Life, and I’m so glad you’re here. In this episode, I’ll share a bit about who I am, our family’s recent move from South Texas to a five-acre homestead in Missouri, and why I believe slowing down and creating with your hands can bring so much joy and meaning to everyday life.

Together, we’ll talk about the heart behind this podcast—rediscovering old-fashioned skills, building traditions, and learning as we go. You don’t need a big property or...

What if joy can be found in the simplest of things? …in creating something with your own hands, in reconnecting with skills that once were common place but have been lost over time, and in learning to slow down and be fully present in moments we often overlook?

Welcome to Handmade Happiness, a podcast where we pause and reconnect with the traditional skills that nourish the body, mind, and soul. We’re on a mission to create meaning and joy through simple projects and share how these skills have transformed not just our home, but also the way...