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Old Fashioned On Purpose

165. How to Prepare your Homestead to go from Summer to Winter in 24 Hours

Old Fashioned On Purpose

Jill Winger

Canning, Homesteading, Farming, Leisure, Farm, Homestead, Gardening, Hobbies, Cows, Chickens, Cooking, How To, Home & Garden, Education

4.81.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2020

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

No, my friends, the title of this episode is not a mistake. Recently we experienced a weather swing so severe most people would think that I completely made it up. What we went through was a 65-degree drop in just 24 hours! Trust me, that is not a typo. In today’s episode, I detail how we prepped for the oncoming snowstorm. This includes pulling crops, covering plants, taking down some structures, and more. While most of you will never have to deal with suc...

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Old Fashioned On Purpose Podcast.

0:04.0

Okay, so yeah, this is a tongue-in-cheek title because let's face it.

0:09.0

No one except crazy people like me who live in Wyoming actually have to deal with going from

0:15.2

summer to winter in 24 hours but that is indeed what happened to us recently.

0:23.6

And so I thought it would be fun to walk you through on this episode

0:27.7

what we did around our homestead in a garden and in the barn,

0:31.6

et cetera, to prepare for, yes, really. a

0:35.0

garden and in the barn, etc. to prepare for, yes, really, a 65 plus degree drop that happened in the blink of an eye.

0:41.0

I'm your host Jill Winger and this is the podcast for the Trail Blazers.

0:46.2

The Mavericks, the makers, the homesteaders, the modern pioneers, and the backyard farmers.

0:51.6

If you're ready to boost your food security and live a more homegrown lifestyle,

0:55.8

this is the podcast for you.

1:00.0

Hey friend, I'm interrupting this episode for just a quick minute because I have a really exciting announcement

1:07.9

For many many years I have relied heavily on planners to keep our full life in flow. But I have always struggled to find one that fits

1:17.5

the uniqueness of a homestead lifestyle. The planners I've used in the past always kind of left me wanting more.

1:25.0

They would contain weekly spreads that never quite fit our life and they never took into account all the moving pieces of an old-fashioned lifestyle, you know things like meal planning,

1:34.9

gardening, preserving or seasonal living. So I decided to make my own and I am so excited to introduce to you today the old-fashioned

1:47.8

on-purpose planner. It's designed for homesteaders by homesteaders. It's the planter I have wished for for years and it is loaded with helps, cheat sheets,

1:57.4

and it is loaded with helps, cheat sheets, templates and guides to streamline your homegrown lifestyle,

2:04.8

whether you live on 100 acres or you're just homesteading in your backyard.

2:09.3

Head on over to Prairieplanter.com

2:11.8

and I'll show you a sneak peek of the inside. I also put together a bunch of bonuses to go with it and guess what? Free shipping.

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