S14 E2: How to Recover from Last Year's Homestead Fails

01/15/24 • 25 min

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If you have a homestead of any kind, failures are inevitable. And the beginning of a new year is the perfect time to create action plans on how to prevent missteps in the coming year.

In this podcast episode, I'll share my 4-step Homestead Reset Framework that I use for figuring out why certain aspects of my homestead failed, and how to make it better in the coming year.

Podcast Episode Highlights

A closer look our 2023 homestead fails
Why action is better than hope
Homestead Reset #1: Review
Homestead Reset #2: Retrospection
Homestead Reset #3: Remedy
Homestead Reset #4: Resolve
Final thoughts on Homestead fails

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Podcast Episode Resources and Links Mentioned
Read the blog version of this podcast episode here: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/2024/01/how-to-do-a-homestead-reset.html

Learn more about the Old-Fashioned on Purpose planner here: www.prairieplanner.com

Get your Garden Soil Test Kit here: http://theprairiehomestead.com/soiltest
Order my NEW book Old-Fashioned on Purpose now and get exclusive bonuses! http://oldfashionedbook.com/

Have a message you want to share with the world? Apply to be a guest on the Old-Fashioned on Purpose podcast here: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/podcast-guest-application

Weekly musings from my homestead: http://theprairiehomestead.com/letter

My essays on an old-fashioned life: www.prairiephilosophy.com

My homesteading tutorials & recipes: www.theprairiehomestead.com

Our Wyoming-raised, grass-finished beef: http://genuinebeefco.com

Jill on Twitter: http://twitter.com/homesteader

Jill on Instagram: @jill.winger

Jill on Facebook:

OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR YOUR HOMESTEAD:

Sign up for weekly musings from my homestead: http://theprairiehomestead.com/letter
Get my free homesteading tutorials & recipes here: www.theprairiehomestead.com
Jill on Instagram: @jill.winger
Jill on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theprairiehomestead
Apply to be a guest on the Old-Fashioned on Purpose podcast: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/podcast-guest-application

If you have a homestead of any kind, failures are inevitable. And the beginning of a new year is the perfect time to create action plans on how to prevent missteps in the coming year.

In this podcast episode, I'll share my 4-step Homestead Reset Framework that I use for figuring out why certain aspects of my homestead failed, and how to make it better in the coming year.

Podcast Episode Highlights

A closer look our 2023 homestead fails
Why action is better than hope
Homestead Reset #1: Review
Homestead Reset #2: Retrospection
Homestead Reset #3: Remedy
Homestead Reset #4: Resolve
Final thoughts on Homestead fails

Podcast Feedback

Podcast Episode Resources and Links Mentioned
Read the blog version of this podcast episode here: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/2024/01/how-to-do-a-homestead-reset.html

Learn more about the Old-Fashioned on Purpose planner here: www.prairieplanner.com

Get your Garden Soil Test Kit here: http://theprairiehomestead.com/soiltest
Order my NEW book Old-Fashioned on Purpose now and get exclusive bonuses! http://oldfashionedbook.com/

Have a message you want to share with the world? Apply to be a guest on the Old-Fashioned on Purpose podcast here: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/podcast-guest-application

Weekly musings from my homestead: http://theprairiehomestead.com/letter

My essays on an old-fashioned life: www.prairiephilosophy.com

My homesteading tutorials & recipes: www.theprairiehomestead.com

Our Wyoming-raised, grass-finished beef: http://genuinebeefco.com

Jill on Twitter: http://twitter.com/homesteader

Jill on Instagram: @jill.winger

Jill on Facebook:

OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR YOUR HOMESTEAD:

Sign up for weekly musings from my homestead: http://theprairiehomestead.com/letter
Get my free homesteading tutorials & recipes here: www.theprairiehomestead.com
Jill on Instagram: @jill.winger
Jill on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theprairiehomestead
Apply to be a guest on the Old-Fashioned on Purpose podcast: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/podcast-guest-application

Previous Episode

S14 E1: My Biggest (and Most Painful) Lessons of 2023

Whew! 2023 was a doozy and not without some major mountain top AND valley moments. Join me as I break down my biggest wins (and lessons) of the past year.

Podcast Episode Highlights

Lesson #1: Be extremely careful about who you partner with on big projects (business, homesteading, etc.)
Lesson #2: Always listen to your gut
Lesson #3: No one is coming to save you
Lesson #4: If you want to advance in your life, go beyond your comfort zone
Lesson #5: Sometimes you need to micro-manage
Lesson #6: When your gut says to do something, do not quit no matter how hard it gets
Lesson #7: Streamlining is great than the shotgun approach
Final thoughts

Podcast Feedback

Podcast Episode Resources and Links Mentioned

Learn more about the Old-Fashioned on Purpose planner here: www.prairieplanner.com
Read more about my Annual Homestead Planning Strategy here: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/2024/01/my-annual-homestead-planning-strategy.html

Order my NEW book Old-Fashioned on Purpose now and get exclusive bonuses! http://oldfashionedbook.com/

Have a message you want to share with the world? Apply to be a guest on the Old-Fashioned on Purpose podcast here: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/podcast-guest-application

Weekly musings from my homestead: http://theprairiehomestead.com/letter

My essays on an old-fashioned life: www.prairiephilosophy.com

My homesteading tutorials & recipes: www.theprairiehomestead.com

Our Wyoming-raised, grass-finished beef: http://genuinebeefco.com

Jill on Twitter: http://twitter.com/homesteader

Jill on Instagram: @jill.winger

Jill on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theprairiehomestead

OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR YOUR HOMESTEAD:

Sign up for weekly musings from my homestead: http://theprairiehomestead.com/letter
Get my free homesteading tutorials & recipes here: www.theprairiehomestead.com
Jill on Instagram: @jill.winger
Jill on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theprairiehomestead
Apply to be a guest on the Old-Fashioned on Purpose podcast: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/podcast-guest-application

Next Episode

S14 E3: The #1 Way to Save Money on Garden Seeds

Tis the season for fresh garden dreams and pretty seed catalogs. It's easy to get swept away in the excitement of a new season, but before you whip out the credit card and order a pile of new seeds, take a moment to listen to this episode.

I'm sharing some money-saving advice that will not only help your garden to be more efficient, but also save you some cash in the process.
Podcast Episode Highlights

Organizing your seeds is going to save you a lot of money
How a seed inventory will greatly increase your gardening success
Categorize Your Seeds
Organize Your Seeds
Proper Storage of Your Seeds
Check The Viability of Your Seeds
Most important tip: Keep it Up!
My favorite garden varieties for growing

Podcast Feedback

Podcast Episode Resources and Links Mentioned
Learn more about the Old-Fashioned on Purpose planner here: www.prairieplanner.com

Get your heirloom & open-pollinated seeds here: http://theprairiehomestead.com/seeds

This is my favorite seed storage container: Seed Organizer

Podcast episode with more details on seed starting: What You Didn’t Know About Starting Seeds

Details about cover crops found here: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/2019/10/garden-cover-crops.html

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My homesteading tutorials & recipes: www.theprairiehomestead.com

Our Wyoming-raised, grass-finished beef: http://genuinebeefco.com

Jill on Instagram: @jill.winger

Jill on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theprairiehomestead
Apply to be a guest on the Old-Fashioned on Purpose podcast: https://www.theprairiehomes

OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR YOUR HOMESTEAD:

Sign up for weekly musings from my homestead: http://theprairiehomestead.com/letter
Get my free homesteading tutorials & recipes here: www.theprairiehomestead.com
Jill on Instagram: @jill.winger
Jill on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theprairiehomestead
Apply to be a guest on the Old-Fashioned on Purpose podcast: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/podcast-guest-application

Old Fashioned On Purpose - S14 E2: How to Recover from Last Year's Homestead Fails

Transcript

Jill Winger00:00:00.489

Whenever I'm 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

Jill Winger00:00:14.570

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 w