Old Fashioned On Purpose

We talk a lot about connecting to nature here on the podcast, but it's usually through the lens of agriculture, cultivating, and farming.

But that's just the beginning. Wildcrafting, hunting, and fishing connect us to the natural world in powerful way. I'm thrilled to be joined by author and angler, Conor Sullivan, in this podcast episode. We talk about the similarities between the ocean and the prairie, why fishing may just be your next old-fashioned adventure, how to start fishing as an adult (even if you've never done it before), and his best tried-and-true fish cooking tips.

Learn more about Conor Sullivan here: https://www.conorjsullivan.com/ 

Follow Conor Sullivan's Instagram account here: https://www.instagram.com/sullivanlures/

Preorder Old-Fashioned on Purpose now and get exclusive bonuses! http://oldfashionedbook.com/

Learn more about the Modern Homestead Conference here: https://modernhomesteading.com/ 

Have a message you want to share with the world? Apply to be a guest on the Old-Fashioned on Purpose podcast here: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/podcast-guest-application

Weekly musings from my homestead: http://theprairiehomestead.com/letter

My essays on an old-fashioned life: www.prairiephilosophy.com

My homesteading tutorials & recipes: www.theprairiehomestead.com

Our Wyoming-raised, grass-finished beef: http://genuinebeefco.com

Jill on Twitter: http://twitter.com/homesteader

Jill on Instagram: @jill.winger

Jill on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theprairiehomestead

My book FINALLY has a face! This book has been one of the most impactful projects I've ever created. 

Get a sneak peak behind-the-scenes of my upcoming book, Old-Fashioned on Purpose.

Preorder Old-Fashioned on Purpose now and get exclusive bonuses! http://oldfashionedbook.com/

Learn more about the Modern Homestead Conference here: https://modernhomesteading.com/ 

Have a message you want to share with the world? Apply to be a guest on the Old-Fashioned on Purpose podcast here: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/podcast-guest-application

Weekly musings from my homestead: http://theprairiehomestead.com/letter

My essays on an old-fashioned life: www.prairiephilosophy.com

My homesteading tutorials & recipes: www.theprairiehomestead.com

Our Wyoming-raised, grass-finished beef: http://genuinebeefco.com

Jill on Twitter: http://twitter.com/homesteader

Jill on Instagram: @jill.winger

Jill on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theprairiehomestead

Do you have to have woodland to pasture pigs? What does it look like to raise pigs on the prairie? And can you really use lard on your face? 

I'm joined by Charles Mayfield of Farrow Skincare for this enlightening podcast episode. My pastured-pork paradigm will never be the same!

Learn more about Charles Mayfield here: https://farrow.life/

Learn more about the Modern Homestead Conference here: https://modernhomesteading.com/ 

Have a message you want to share with the world? Apply to be a guest on the Old-Fashioned on Purpose podcast here: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/podcast-guest-application

Weekly musings from my homestead: http://theprairiehomestead.com/letter

My essays on an old-fashioned life: www.prairiephilosophy.com

My homesteading tutorials & recipes: www.theprairiehomestead.com

Our Wyoming-raised, grass-finished beef: http://genuinebeefco.com

Jill on Twitter: http://twitter.com/homesteader

Jill on Instagram: @jill.winger

Jill on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theprairiehomestead

This interview reached places I'd never thought I'd go... eyeballs, roadkill, and the ethics of butchering animals.

In this powerful interview with Harmony Cronin a professional big game skinner and mobile butcher, we talk life, death, and so much more.

Learn more about the Modern Homestead Conference here: https://modernhomesteading.com/

Learn more about Harmony Cronin here: http://harmonycronin.squarespace.com/  

Learn more about about the folk school Gathering Ways here: http://www.gatheringways.com/

Have a message you want to share with the world? Apply to be a guest on the Old-Fashioned on Purpose podcast here: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/podcast-guest-application

Weekly musings from my homestead: http://theprairiehomestead.com/letter

My essays on an old-fashioned life: www.prairiephilosophy.com
My homesteading tutorials & recipes: www.theprairiehomestead.com
Our Wyoming-raised, grass-finished beef: http://genuinebeefco.com

Jill on Twitter: http://twitter.com/homesteader
Jill on Instagram: @jill.winger
Jill on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theprairiehomestead

As homesteaders, it's easy to get caught up in the idea of self-sufficiency. However, the practice of building community is one of the most old-fashioned skills we can cultivate.

In this podcast episode, I'm honored to be joined by Norm Van Eeden Petersman from Strong Towns, a nonprofit dedicated to building community. If you're looking for a roadmap to reviving a town or bolstering other types of community, you will LOVE this episode.

Learn more about the Modern Homestead Conference here: https://modernhomesteading.com/ 

Learn more about Norm Van Eeden Petersman and Strong Towns here: https://www.strongtowns.org/ 

Are you ready to activate the Strong Towns movement where you live? Learn more here: https://www.strongtowns.org/local

• 4 Ways to get started building strong towns: https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/9/7/6-ways-to-start-building-strong-towns
• Want to Build Community on Your Street? Just Hit 'Print': https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2022/8/22/want-to-build-community-on-your-street-just-hit-print
• Can we please stop fighting about gardens? https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2022/3/14/can-we-please-stop-fighting-about-gardens

Weekly musings from my homestead: http://theprairiehomestead.com/letter

My essays on an old-fashioned life: www.prairiephilosophy.com
My homesteading tutorials & recipes: www.theprairiehomestead.com
Our Wyoming-raised, grass-finished beef: http://genuinebeefco.com

Jill on Twitter: http://twitter.com/homesteader
Jill on Instagram: @jill.winger
Jill on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theprairiehomestead

When I invited Rob Avis of Verge Permaculture to come on the podcast, I thought we'd be talking about food forests and garden design.

Little did I know we'd be diving guilt around existence, how to use problems as a roadmap to solutions, and strategies for thinking holistically in every area of life. This is one of my top 5 favorite interviews to date- don't miss it!

Be sure to check out Toups & Co, a small homestead family that makes amazing skin products from natural ingredients. Go to ThePrairieHomestead.com/makeup and save 15% with code HOMESTEAD.

Learn more about the Modern Homestead Conference here: https://modernhomesteading.com/

Where to find Rob Avis: http://theprairiehomestead.com/verge  Use the code: oldfashioned100 for $100 CAD off any level Permaculture Design Certification (expires May 31, 2023)

Weekly musings from my homestead: http://theprairiehomestead.com/letter

My essays on an old-fashioned life: www.prairiephilosophy.com
My homesteading tutorials & recipes: www.theprairiehomestead.com
Our Wyoming-raised, grass-finished beef: http://genuinebeefco.com

Jill on Twitter: http://twitter.com/homesteader
Jill on Instagram: @jill.winger
Jill on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theprairiehomestead

I've been sharing homesteading online since 2010, but lately, the online homestead world has started to feel different....

If you spend much time surfing Instagram, you might think you need a historic white farmhouse, period-appropriate clothing, and a magazine-worthy kitchen to live this old-fashioned life. But is the rise of "farmfluencing" actually hurting the movement?

How can we celebrate the beautiful while also embracing the ugly? We're diving into this sticky topic on today's episode!

Where to Preorder my book:
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Be sure to check out Toups & Co, a small homestead family that makes amazing skin products from natural ingredients. Go to ThePrairieHomestead.com/makeup and save 15% with code HOMESTEAD

Weekly musings from my homestead: http://theprairiehomestead.com/letter

My essays on an old-fashioned life: www.prairiephilosophy.com
My homesteading tutorials & recipes: www.theprairiehomestead.com
Our Wyoming-raised, grass-finished beef: http://genuinebeefco.com

Jill on Twitter: http://twitter.com/homesteader
Jill on Instagram: @jill.winger
Jill on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theprairiehomestead

It’s one of the most old-fashioned practices we can cultivate in our modern culture. And no, it’s not baking sourdough, or growing vegetables, or milking a cow… I’m talking about building community.

So why is it so hard? And how can we navigate relationships in our ultra-polarized world?

Dr. Gary Chapman, best-selling author of The 5 Love Languages, is joining us today to talk about building & mending community in a world that seems determined to keep us isolated.

Be sure to check out Toups & Co, a small homestead family that makes amazing skin products from natural ingredients. Go to ThePrairieHomestead.com/makeup and save 15% with code HOMESTEAD.

Where to find Gary Chapman: http://5lovelanguages.com

Weekly musings from my homestead: http://theprairiehomestead.com/letter

My essays on an old-fashioned life: www.prairiephilosophy.com
My homesteading tutorials & recipes: www.theprairiehomestead.com
Our Wyoming-raised, grass-finished beef: http://genuinebeefco.com

Jill on Twitter: http://twitter.com/homesteader
Jill on Instagram: @jill.winger
Jill on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theprairiehomestead

Today I'm geeking out over wheat berries. Yeah, it's no wonder I don't have a lot of non-homesteading friends, I guess I seem kinda weird to some...

But fresh flour is something worth geeking out over! Join me today to find out why.

Book resources on fresh flour:
What Your Food Ate by David Montgomery and Anne Bikle,
Flour Lab by Adam Leonti,
Sourdough by Science by Karyn Lynn Newman,
Bittman Bread by Mark Bittman and Kerri Conan,
Artisan Sourdough Made Simple by Emilie Raffa

Find all my favorite books on my bookshelf here: https://bookshop.org/shop/theprairiehomestead

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http://theprairiehomestead.com/letter

Be sure to check out Toups & Co, a small homestead family that makes amazing skin products from natural ingredients. Go to ThePrairieHomestead.com/makeup and save 15% with code HOMESTEAD.

Weekly musings from my homestead: http://theprairiehomestead.com/letter

My essays on an old-fashioned life: www.prairiephilosophy.com
My homesteading tutorials & recipes: www.theprairiehomestead.comOur Wyoming-raised, grass-finished beef: http://genuinebeefco.com

Twitter: http://twitter.com/homesteader
Instagram: @jill.winger
Facebook: http://facebook.com/theprairiehomestead 

Pruning is never easy. But growth isn't possible without it. Today we're chatting about some of the recent things I've been changing, cutting out, and rethinking about in every aspect of our lives... simple things... little changes... but huge results are in the works. I can feel it.

Subscribe here for more thoughts on this and more:
http://theprairiehomestead.com/letter

Be sure to check out Toups & Co, a small homestead family that makes amazing skin products from natural ingredients. Go to ThePrairieHomestead.com/makeup and save 15% with code HOMESTEAD.

Weekly musings from my homestead: http://theprairiehomestead.com/letter

My essays on an old-fashioned life: www.prairiephilosophy.com
My homesteading tutorials & recipes: www.theprairiehomestead.comOur Wyoming-raised, grass-finished beef: http://genuinebeefco.com

Twitter: http://twitter.com/homesteader
Instagram: @jill.winger
Facebook: http://facebook.com/theprairiehomestead

This topic seemed deeply overwhelming to me until today's guest unveiled amazing hidden truths and tips that I think you too will find fascinating.

Be sure to check out Toups & Co, a small homestead family that makes amazing skin products from natural ingredients. Go to ThePrairieHomestead.com/makeup and save 15% with code HOMESTEAD.

Find Cher at:
Where to find Cher Reynan: http://www.wildfibre.ca/ or https://www.prairieroseskills.ca/

Find Cher on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/wildfibre.tannery/ 

My (New) Old-School Blog: www.prairiephilosophy.com

Head to http://www.theprairiehomestead.com/grow to get complimentary access to my best homestead resources.

Get more in-depth homestead info, printable recipes, tutorials, and more on my blog at www.theprairiehomestead.com

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Join in as Liz Haselmayer and I discuss real food. Prices keep rising at the grocery store, and it's not often easy to even find good food, especially if you can't buy a farm and move to the country.

The Haselmayers--like most families--don't own a farm, but they've learned that doesn't mean they need to sacrifice nutrition. Join us as Liz and I share lots of practical insights into this timely topic.

And be sure to check out Toups & Co, a small homestead family that makes amazing skin products from natural ingredients. Go to ThePrairieHomestead.com/makeup and save 15% with code HOMESTEAD.

Find Liz at:
Website: Homegrowneducation.org
Instagram: @homegrown_education
Podcast: The Homegrown Podcast

My (New) Old-School Blog: www.prairiephilosophy.com

Head to http://www.theprairiehomestead.com/grow to get complimentary access to my best homestead resources.

Get more in-depth homestead info, printable recipes, tutorials, and more on my blog at www.theprairiehomestead.com

Get Old-Fashioned on Purpose hats & shirts at www.homesteadswag.com
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If you sometimes wonder if you're living in an ag echo chamber, you'll want to join in on today's conversation with a true advocate for ag and all that entails.

Natalie, as a first-generation rancher with 5th-generation roots, shares a lot of great insights into what might be driving the aggressive anti-meat narrative we hear today, and so much more.

Natalie's Instagram: @nataliekovarik

Her podcast: Discover Ag

Natalie Kovarik's website: https://nataliekovarik.com/  

My (New) Old-School Blog: www.prairiephilosophy.com

Head to http://www.theprairiehomestead.com/grow to get complimentary access to my best homestead resources.

Get more in-depth homestead info, printable recipes, tutorials, and more on my blog at www.theprairiehomestead.com

Get Old-Fashioned on Purpose hats & shirts at www.homesteadswag.com
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The internet is blowing up with comedi-HENS... pricey-egg memes and egg-gangster reels, so today we're diving into my thoughts on this "Great Egg Conspiracy" and if it's really what it's cracked up to be. 

My (New) Old-School Blog: www.prairiephilosophy.com

Head to http://www.theprairiehomestead.com/grow to get complimentary access to my best homestead resources.

Get more in-depth homestead info, printable recipes, tutorials, and more on my blog at www.theprairiehomestead.com

Get Old-Fashioned on Purpose hats & shirts at www.homesteadswag.com
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He's baaack... but this time Christian and I are chatting about our beef story.

Join us as we walk through how we broke out of the limited mindset that told us we couldn't do this, what scared each of us the most (you may be surprised), and if all the experts are right that you can't be a rancher unless you're born or married into it.

If you've ever had a dream that others tell you is impossible, there's good stuff in this episode for you.

If you'd like to serve some delicious, grass-raised beef--born and raised on our WY prairie--on your dinner table:  https://genuinebeefco.com/

My (New) Old-School Blog: www.prairiephilosophy.com

Head to http://www.theprairiehomestead.com/grow to get complimentary access to my best homestead resources.

Get more in-depth homestead info, printable recipes, tutorials, and more on my blog at www.theprairiehomestead.com

Find Christian at the Stop Hiding podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/46wojgTn1Fn52iZJJPTtWO

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I'm thrilled to be talking with Matt Beaudreau today. And I think you'll love joining in our conversation about doing crazy things that society doesn't always agree with.

Matt, a well-known speaker and co-creator of Apogee Strong, talks about how we all consistently seeing patterns in society over and over and naively thinking that, "okay, I'll take the next step, and that's where I will gain some element of control to be able to actually impact the situation." 

Matt breaks down how this thought process is all wrong, how he stepped out of that rut, and how we can too.

This episode is brought to you by our beef – Genuine Beef Co.

My (New) Old-School Blog: www.prairiephilosophy.com

Head to http://www.theprairiehomestead.com/grow to get complimentary access to my best homestead resources.

Get more in-depth homestead info, printable recipes, tutorials, and more on my blog at www.theprairiehomestead.com

Get Old-Fashioned on Purpose hats & shirts at www.homesteadswag.com
Follow Jill on Twitter: http://twitter.com/homesteader
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Find Matt here:
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattbeaudreau/ 
At Apogee Strong:  https://apogeestrong.com/

Ancient and heritage grains & how to use them in your kitchen ... It's an intriguing topic that most of us long to know so much more about. So today we do a deep dive with not one but two experts, Caitlin Youngquist, an agricultural educator with the University of Wyoming Extension, and Sarah Wood, a fourth-generation farmer.

Purchase their ancient grains here: https://www.wyomingheritagegrains.com/

This episode is brought to you by our beef – Genuine Beef Co.

Grab our Jingle Bells Holiday Special and get two FREE pounds of ground beef! https://genuinebeefco.com/a/bundles/jingle-bells-holiday-special-4yya

Or grab a gift card for the perfect gift that tells them you want them to have the best: https://genuinebeefco.com/collections/other/products/gift-card

And order your planner before they’re gone! It will help you balance your busy life and still have time to spare, all while keeping all your ducks in a row (or hens, or goats…). But hurry! They are going fast! https://meet.theprairiehomestead.com/2023plannermain

 
My (New) Old-School Blog: www.prairiephilosophy.com

Head to http://www.theprairiehomestead.com/grow to get complimentary access to my best homestead resources.

Get more in-depth homestead info, printable recipes, tutorials, and more on my blog at www.theprairiehomestead.com

Get Old-Fashioned on Purpose hats & shirts at www.homesteadswag.com
Follow Jill on Twitter: http://twitter.com/homesteader
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It's hard to believe I've been producing this podcast since 2019 yet today is the first time this guest has joined me. Listen in as Christian and I talk about how to recognize what your spouse brings to the table in your relationship and what to do when you don't see eye-to-eye about homesteading.

This episode is brought to you by our beef–Genuine Beef Co.

Grab our Jingle Bells Holiday Special and get two FREE pounds of ground beef! https://genuinebeefco.com/a/bundles/jingle-bells-holiday-special-4yya

Or grab a gift card for the perfect gift that tells them you want them to have the best: https://genuinebeefco.com/collections/other/products/gift-card

And order your planner before they’re gone! It will help you balance your busy life and still have time to spare, all while keeping all your ducks in a row (or hens, or goats…). But hurry! They are going fast! https://meet.theprairiehomestead.com/2023plannermain

Follow along with Christian on his newest project; Stop Hiding with Christian Winger  

My (New) Old-School Blog: www.prairiephilosophy.com

Head to http://www.theprairiehomestead.com/grow to get complimentary access to my best homestead resources.

Get more in-depth homestead info, printable recipes, tutorials, and more on my blog at www.theprairiehomestead.com

Get Old-Fashioned on Purpose hats & shirts at www.homesteadswag.com
Follow Jill on Twitter: http://twitter.com/homesteader
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Follow Jill on Instagram: http://instagram.com/jill.winger

You're gonna love this episode, just me chatting with Marty Raney (yes, THE Marty Raney) about all those giant mistakes he's seen homesteaders making over the years.

This episode is brought to you by our beef–Genuine Beef Co.

Grab our Jingle Bells Holiday Special and get two FREE pounds of ground beef! https://genuinebeefco.com/a/bundles/jingle-bells-holiday-special-4yya

Or grab a gift card for the perfect gift that tells them you want them to have the best: https://genuinebeefco.com/collections/other/products/gift-card

And order your planner before they're gone! It will help you balance your busy life and still have time to spare, all while keeping all your ducks in a row (or hens, or goats…). But hurry! They are going fast! https://meet.theprairiehomestead.com/2023plannermain

My (New) Old-School Blog: www.prairiephilosophy.com

Head to http://www.theprairiehomestead.com/grow to get complimentary access to my best homestead resources.

Get more in-depth homestead info, printable recipes, tutorials, and more on my blog at www.theprairiehomestead.com

Get Old-Fashioned on Purpose hats & shirts at www.homesteadswag.com
Follow Jill on Twitter: http://twitter.com/homesteader
Follow Jill on YouTube: http://youtube.com/theprairiehomestead
Follow Jill on Instagram: http://instagram.com/jill.winger

Most of us have no desire to buy things we don't need or keep stuffing our homes full of stuff.  And folks like us don’t mind rocking the boat or going against the grain in almost every area of life, so Christmas gift-giving shouldn’t be any different, right?

If you'd like all the recipes we talk about in today's episode--and a lot more great gift ideas-- check out the little resource we put together for you that you can refer to year after year, to easily make gifts that will be used and treasured: https://prairiehomestead.memberships.msgsndr.com/offers/40bd4d5f-8ad9-4eb6-a6d0-02b21e473fc1?

Grab a planner that will help you balance your busy life and still have time to spare, all while keeping all your ducks in a row (or hens, or goats...). But hurry! They are going fast! https://meet.theprairiehomestead.com/2023plannermain

My (New) Old-School Blog: www.prairiephilosophy.com

Head to http://www.theprairiehomestead.com/grow to get complimentary access to my best homestead resources.

Get more in-depth homestead info, printable recipes, tutorials, and more on my blog at www.theprairiehomestead.com

Get Old-Fashioned on Purpose hats & shirts at www.homesteadswag.com
Follow Jill on Twitter: http://twitter.com/homesteader
Follow Jill on YouTube: http://youtube.com/theprairiehomestead
Follow Jill on Instagram: http://instagram.com/jill.winger