The Thriving Farmer Podcast

Could you embrace the "Reverse Pioneer" Lifestyle? On this episode of the Thriving Farmer Podcast, Michael is joined by Jill Winger, The Homestead Mentor of The Prairie Homestead. Jill has taught thousands of people how to cook nourishing homemade meals, grow food in their backyards, and find joy in a simpler, slower life. Her new book Old Fashioned on Purpose releases today and is a rallying cry for a less industrial, more intentional life. Tune in to hear how Jill sees herself as a Reverse Pioneer and how you also could start to return to your roots.  In this episode, you’ll hear… Why Jill sees herself as a “Reverse Pioneer” 1:32 About what the homesteading movement is like right now 2:55 What it looks like to “return to our roots” 5:04 How consumer culture is harming society 10:18 About what the human zoo is 14:36 How the Chugwater Soda Fountain got started 17:03 What the biggest lessons and takeaways were from starting that business 19:48 About their beef business 25:25 More about her blog and new book 2