181. When Old-Fashioned Makes More Sense (How Vintage Ideas Can Make Modern Life Healthier & Happier) | Jill Winger of The Prairie Homestead

Simple Farmhouse Life

Lisa Bass

Home & Garden, Leisure

4.9 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

In our modern world, it is easy to accept all of the latest conveniences and innovations that are offered to us. At face value, they may seem to make our lives easier or better, but at what cost? Jill Winger has been asking these kinds of critical questions for many years, and this questioning is the basis for her upcoming book on how many of the old-fashioned ways may actually be superior. Our discussion is nuanced (we don’t throw out all modernity!) and serves as an interesting conversation starter as you weigh the costs and benefits of modern ways in your own life.

In this episode, we cover:

A historical perspective on the recent popularity of homesteading
Weighing the long-term costs and benefits of convenience
Factoring in the unexpected benefits of doing things the old-fashioned way
Deciding which conveniences to embrace and which old-fashioned ways to preserve
How to begin learning new skills when you feel overwhelmed
Looking with hindsight at the history of modernization and its impact
What modern conveniences we choose to live without
Learning new skills and pursuing goals with children at home
How to prioritize when your plate is full
Our perspectives on the rise of aesthetically focused homesteading content

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RESOURCES MENTIONED

Episodes of Jill’s podcast: My Long Road Back to Whole Wheat Flours, Down and Dirty Meal Planning with Lisa Bass, The Rise of the Farmfluencer

Cheesemaking resources: Venison for Dinner & Cheese from Scratch

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Simple Farmhouse Life podcast. Today, we are having on a listener favorite.
0:05.8	I can tell because I always get a lot of listens and downloads and views. Whenever I have her on,
0:12.5	that is Jill Winger. She is the podcast host of Old Fashion on Purpose, which is a podcast that I
0:19.2	really enjoy listening to. She brings on guests to talk about a lot of the same things as mine,
0:24.2	but then she also dives deeper into some places that I don't necessarily touch all that often.
0:30.0	So if you like my podcast, you probably A, already follow hers or B, should. And she also has the
0:37.0	Prairie Homestead blog, the Prairie Homestead on YouTube, our Instagram YouTube. You've likely,
0:42.7	if you've been in this homestead world, been following along with Jill for a long time,
0:46.9	which is why I probably have so many of you that enjoy listening to these. But without further ado,
0:52.0	we're going to talk about Old Fashioned Living and why that would be something you'd want to do,
0:56.8	how to get started. And then just chat with Jill Winger. Let's dive in.
1:01.4	My name is Lisa, mother of seven in creator of the blog and YouTube channel Farmhouse on Boone.
1:07.0	Join me as I share with you my love for creating a handmade home from scratch cooking and a little
1:12.1	mom and entrepreneur life along the way. All right, well Jill, I'm so happy to have you back on.
1:23.1	I'm sure most people that listen already know you. But for those who don't tell us about you in
1:30.0	your podcast and your blog. Yeah, thanks for having me back on Lisa. I always enjoy chatting. But yeah,
1:36.9	I'm Jill Winger and most people probably found me originally through my blog, the Prairie Homestead.
1:42.8	I started it back in 2010 and then it has branched into all sorts of other things as it does.
1:47.9	And right now, I think probably the place I show up the most often online is through my podcast,
1:52.8	which is called Old Fashioned On Purpose, where we talk about home setting, a lot of crossover with
1:57.2	Ulysa, of course, but also some other like more cultural topics, deep dives and things like that. So
2:02.2	that's kind of who I am and what I do. Yeah, I enjoy your podcast. I do listen to every episode. So
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