549: When Homesteading Dreams & Your Health Fall Apart, You Pivot With Aimee And John Willis

Wise Traditions

Weston A. Price Foundation

Wellness, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Nutrition, Diet, Health

4.7 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Sometimes homesteading is idealized and you get stars in your eyes, thinking it'll be so perfect... until it's not. Aimee and John Willis of Vintage Meadows tell the story of how a health crisis made them pivot from their original life goals into homesteading. They bought 4 acres and gave it a go. Then they had to sell it all and start all over, and over, and over again. You might call it a failure, a pivot, or simply relatable – but whatever it is, it shows the resilience of two people who want to nurture themselves and their community well and who haven't thrown in the towel just yet.

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0:00.0	There's pros and cons to live in a neighborhood. I mean, the amount of ambulances and police sirens,
0:06.0	people walk in front of your house, walking their dogs, and there's just people. It's different.
0:14.7	From the Weston A. Price Foundation, welcome to the Wise Traditions podcast for wise traditions
0:22.1	in food, farming, and the healing arts. We are your source for scientific knowledge and
0:27.1	traditional wisdom to help you achieve optimal health. And now here is our host and producer Hilda Labrata Gore.
0:39.3	Hey, Hilda here.
0:41.1	A couple once idealized homesteading until for a number of reasons it became evident that it wasn't the life for them.
0:47.7	This is episode 549 and our guests today are Amy and John Willis.
0:52.9	John is now a full-time farmer for vintage Meadows,
0:56.3	and he and Amy are a couple committed to real food and a healthy lifestyle, but it wasn't always
1:02.2	that way. Raised in self-described fast food homes, both Amy and John had health concerns that
1:08.2	became their wake-up call. Amy had ulcerative colitis and John needed a
1:12.6	pacemaker. I'll let them tell you the rest of the story. But suffice it to say, their lives and
1:18.4	career trajectory has been full of twists and turns. This couple has pivoted time and time again
1:24.4	and somehow always landed on their feet. Their story and experience today just may be a testament to the resilience of the human
1:32.1	spirit and an inspiration for you, especially when your household is nourished and full of
1:37.9	great food and love.
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