Hey guys, welcome back to the old-fashioned on-purpose podcast.

Today we are going to talk about the elephant in the room.

Well, I don't know.

Maybe it's not the elephant in your rooms.

It is in my platform rooms and in my

comment sections. And it's something I've had a number of people asked me to discuss. And I think

it's a great topic. So we're talking about it today. And that is what the hell is happening

with the homesteading movement right now? What is going on? So we're going to get into this today.

I am feeling kind of in a mood so i don't

know what's going to happen this could get really exciting and interesting i don't know i'm just here

we're rolling with it i have thoughts as usual so buckle up here we go okay what is the problem

like let's just state the problem and i'm assuming you guys have probably it. If you listen to me or you've been following me for a while, I think we've all noticed it if we've been in this world for any time at all.

The homesteading movement has changed as of late. And what used to be, at least in my perception, kind of this innocent, fun, wholesome way to get back to our roots and bring people together and revive lost human skills has become a weird combination of playing dress up and political dog whistles.

How did we get here?

That is my question.

That is what I have been thinking about.

And that's what I want to try to break down today.

I've actually wanted to talk about this for a while.

And I've alluded to it here and there.

I just didn't want to sound like a crotchety old gatekeeper or like, you know,

poo-pooing on people's excitement, because that's not what

today is about. If you're brand new to the movement, I love it, go for it, welcome. So this isn't like this, I'm not trying to be pessimistic or grouchy or like whatever. So please, if I come across like that, that's not my intent. But I think it's important to kind of break this down, or it's interesting at least. So just take what you want and leave the rest. Before we get into the good stuff, I did want to remind you. We still have old-fashioned on-purpose planners available. I know it's February-ish, but you'll still get a lot of use out of the planner. You don't have to be a homesteader to, you know, really, really find it useful. It's something I use multiple times a day. It's always out on my desk or my island. I take it with me everywhere. It just keeps my life on track, whether I am running the businesses or running the kids everywhere or doing old-fashioned things. So prairieplanter.com. I almost forgot the URL. Prairieplanter.com, go grab one while you can.

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