Whenever I am talking to homesteaders of any kind from any part of the country,

whether they have a big property or a small one, I would say the reoccurring theme

that I hear over and over again that's universal to all of us is that so many times projects on the homestead

our best laid plans our big food production goals they just don't happen like we want them to or that we think they will.

So I think this is a topic that it's really important to start to get cozy with if you're going to be a homesteader or you already are a homesteader because failure is inevitable.

And when I say the word failure, I think to a lot of culture that has a lot of negative connotations to me I tend to be a lot more comfortable with that word

When I say it, it's not something that's final or finished, but it is a necessary part of learning and growth.

And I think that's often why people don't like to start new things,

whether that's homesteading or a business or a new hobby

or a new sport, is that no one likes the feeling of being a beginner because beginning something requires a lot of mess-ups, a lot of failures, if you will, and a lot of missteps.

And so whether you are a new homesteader or an experienced one, failure

is going to be a big part of your journey. I know for me over the years, it's helped me a lot to create a bit of a process on how to work through

failures and struggles and disappointments and it gives me a chance to extract as much learning as I can from those situations.

So that's what we're going to talk about today and by the end of this episode you should have

a rock solid action plan on how to take the things that didn't go so hot in 2023 and turn them

into a huge learning win for 2024.

So welcome to the Old Fashion On Purpose Podcast.

This is a show where we talk about the things that progress

and modern culture has kind of taken away from us as humans

and how we can get all that good stuff back.

I'm your host Jill Winger and I have been homesteading for well over a decade.

My family and I live in a crazy hard climate for growing food,

...