I had the joy of talking with my new friend, Jill Winger, on today’s episode! Jill has done (and is continuing to do) SO many incredible things in the homesteading space. She started one of the OG foundational homesteading blogs when she first became a stay-at-home mom. Jill was feeling a bit lost and purposeless at the time, but she soon found a love for the homesteading skills she was learning and doing. Now, she shares allll of her amazing homesteading knowledge with the world, and she even has a new book coming out in Fall 2023. 

Jill Winger is the founder of The Prairie Homestead, one of the foremost homesteading websites since 2010. She is dedicated to helping others learn how to grow their own food and live a more fulfilling, old-fashioned life. Her practical and authentic style of teaching and storytelling has won the hearts of hundreds of thousands of homesteaders across social media and through the top-ranked Old Fashioned on Purpose podcast and the best-selling Prairie Homestead Cookbook.

In this episode, we cover:

• When Jill started questioning all of the ‘normal’ things in life, and decided to make a completely different shift that felt right for her and her family
• Navigating a new business and making money in an unorthodox way, while still being true to who you are
• Learning to be confident in what you’re doing when you’re going against the grain, and not worry about outside approval 
• Jill’s biggest pieces of advice when starting your own journey and choosing to do things differently
• A great place to start when you’re first beginning with homesteading
• How Jill helps guide people on their homesteading journeys
• Jill’s upcoming book, Old-Fashioned on Purpose Cultivating a Slower, More Joyful Life

Resources & Links:

• The Unsettling of America by Wendell Berry
• Learn more about ASCEND retreats and get on my email list to get all the updates!
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• Learn more about my speaking
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• Gather in Growth podcast produced by: Jill Carr Podcasting

Connect with Jill

• Check out Jill’s website
• Follow on Instagram @jill.winger
• Get Jill’s new book here (pre-order before it releases on September 26th, 2023)

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Find the complete show notes here: https://www.emilyreuschel.com/057-old-fashioned-on-purpose-cultivating-a-slower-more-joyful-life-with-jill-winger