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Have you felt it? Something is rippling through humanity at this moment. It's a stirring... a longing... a remembering. A sense that we are more capable than we’ve been led to believe. We want to feel alive, not sedated.. but we've lost our way. We've traded a life intertwined with nature for asphalt and artificial lights. We've swapped natural movement for a sedentary existence. We've given up food from the earth in favor of food from the factory. We've sacrificed our traditional skillsets for apps and gadgets. But while our overdose on modernity may have made us sick, there is an antidote. Join best-selling author and mentor, Jill Winger, each week as she digs into a different facet of the old-fashioned on purpose lifestyle.

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S18: E8: What the Hell Happened to Homesteading?

March 02, 2026 • Jill Winger • Season 18 • Episode 8

0:00 | 30:09

I’ve been wanting to talk about this for a while…but the risk of sounding like a crotchety old gatekeeper, I haven’t…

In this podcast episode, I'm sharing my thoughts on what happened to the modern homesteading movement and why I've been feeling so turned off by it lately.

Podcast Episode Highlights:

The problem in the homesteading world right now
My backstory and why I care about this topic
Modern homestead beginnings
Stages of the homestead movement
How the internet influenced homesteading
The 3 segments of homesteading right now
My thoughts and reactions to this issue

Resources Mentioned in This Podcast Episode:

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OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR YOUR HOMESTEAD:

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