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057 | Old-Fashioned on Purpose: Cultivating a Slower, More Joyful Life with Jill Winger

  • Emily Reuschel
  • Aug 16, 2023
  • 3 min read

Gather in Growth Podcast episode #001

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I had the joy of talking with my new friend, Jill Winger, on today’s episode! Jill has done (and is continuing to do) SO many incredible things in the homesteading space. She started one of the OG foundational homesteading blogs when she first became a stay-at-home mom. Jill was feeling a bit lost and purposeless at the time, but she soon found a love for the homesteading skills she was learning and doing. Now, she shares allll of her amazing homesteading knowledge with the world, and she even has a new book coming out in Fall 2023. I’m excited for you to hear from Jill and learn more about the beauty of cultivating a slower, more joyful life!


Jill Winger is the founder of The Prairie Homestead, one of the foremost homesteading websites since 2010. She is dedicated to helping others learn how to grow their own food and live a more fulfilling, old-fashioned life. Her practical and authentic style of teaching and storytelling has won the hearts of hundreds of thousands of homesteaders across social media and through the top-ranked Old Fashioned on Purpose podcast and the best-selling Prairie Homestead Cookbook.


Connect with Jill:

  • Check out Jill’s website

  • Follow on Instagram @jill.winger

  • Get Jill’s new book here (pre-order before it releases on September 26th, 2023)


In this episode about old-fashioned on purpose: cultivating a slower, more joyful life, we cover:

  • Growing up in a traditional environment, but wanting to take more of an ‘unconventional’ path

  • When Jill started questioning all of the ‘normal’ things in life, and decided to make a completely different shift that felt right for her and her family

  • Navigating a new business and making money in an unorthodox way, while still being true to who you are

  • Learning to be confident in what you’re doing when you’re going against the grain, and not worry about outside approval

  • Jill’s biggest pieces of advice when starting your own journey and choosing to do things differently

  • The homesteading movement as a whole and how we are reclaiming what we’ve lost

  • A great place to start when you’re first beginning with homesteading

  • How you can get more involved within your local community to build deeper connections

  • Key lessons Jill has learned since building multiple businesses

  • How Jill helps guide people on their homesteading journeys

  • Jill’s upcoming book, Old-Fashioned on Purpose Cultivating a Slower, More Joyful Life

  • The importance of continual personal growth


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Gather in Growth is more than a podcast—it’s a sanctuary for women coming home to themselves and each other. A sacred space to expand horizons, reignite our power, and live unapologetically as our fullest, most authentic selves.


Hosted by Emily Reuschel, this is a gathering place for the doers, dreamers, and seekers who crave connection, purpose, and meaningful impact. Through raw conversations and soul-deep reflections, we’ll embrace curiosity, step to the edges of our comfort zones, and defy expectations.


Picture this: women gathered around a fire, sharing stories with open hearts—connecting, healing, and evolving together. That’s the spirit of Gather in Growth. This is our space to awaken and embody the lives we’ve been yearning for—lives rooted in alignment, guided by intuition, and built with intention.


If you’re ready to move beyond limits and labels, cultivate deep inner trust, and courageously embrace the magic of who you are, then welcome home. Together, let’s Gather in Growth.


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