S19: E19: The Real Story Behind My New Cookbook: Easter Eggs & the Elephant in the Room
A cookbook takes years to create—and a lot can change between the first recipe test and the day you finally hold the finished book in your h...
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Old Fashioned On Purpose
Welcome to the Old-Fashioned on Purpose podcast, where ambitious people master the art of returning to their roots.Have you found yourself disenchanted with society, wishing you could opt-ou...
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20 of 424 episodesS19: E18: Why I’m Paying Attention to the 2027 Food Shortage Warnings
You may have seen the headlines warning about possible food shortages in 2027, but how much should we actually be worried? In this episode,...
S19: E17: Can I Save My Horrible Garden Soil? My Conversation with a Soil Scientist
After the worst garden season I’ve ever had, I had the pleasure of chatting with soil scientist Dr. Caitlin Youngquist on my podcast to help...
S19: E16: Data Centers & Dead Soil: What Are We Willing to Sacrifice for Progress?
What does progress cost us and how do we decide when the price is too high? In this episode, I’m thinking about the great Wendell Berry, my...
S19: E15: What I'm Doing Differently on Homestead #2
When I started my first homestead in 2008, I had plenty of enthusiasm and absolutely no patience. Nearly two decades later, I’m beginning ag...
S19: E14: How My Books Actually Happened: Writing, Agents + Book Deals
If you’ve ever wondered how a book goes from a half-formed idea in your head to something sitting on a bookstore shelf, I’m pulling back the...
S19: E13: How Running a Restaurant Taught Me to Spend Less on Groceries
Grocery prices keep climbing, but most of the advice I’ve heard for spending less still seems to boil down to “use coupons” and “don’t groce...
S19: E12: Midlife Skincare: What ACTUALLY Works
In this episode, I’m talking with Emilie Toups of Toups & Co. about what actually happens to our skin as we age and why so many mainstream s...
S19: E11: The Worst Garden of my Entire Life
I’ve had some epic garden failures over the years, but nothing quite like this one. And judging by what I’m hearing, I know I’m not the only...
S19: E10: A Different Way to Buy Groceries: Inside Azure Standard
As food prices continue to rise, buying the cheapest option isn’t always the same as spending wisely. In this episode, I'm chatting with Dia...
S19: E9: It Takes Guts to be Bad at Something
Being a beginner as an adult is humbling, awkward, and sometimes downright embarrassing—but it also takes a surprising amount of courage. In...
S19: E8: My House Is Hot. Here's What We're Eating (and What I'm Learning)
My house is hot this summer—and after more than a decade of central air, I’m realizing just how accustomed I’ve become to comfort. In this e...
S19: E7: When Everything Feels Out of Control I Do This
As you all probably know by now, my life has been a tad bit crazy lately. So I did the ultimate unplug from reality recently by participatin...
S19: E6: How I'm Building a New Life from Old Things
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about identity and how we lose pieces of ourselves over time, and what it looks like to slowly come back to...
S19: E5: My New Old House
In this episode, I’m giving you a virtual tour of my new old house: the big-picture pieces, the quirky challenges, the garden and yard detai...
S19: E4: The Lessons I Learned From My Most Difficult Horse
In this episode, I’m sharing the lessons I learned from one of my greatest teachers: my most difficult horse, Tag. We’ll talk about the spec...
S19: E3: How I Unbecame a Homestead Influencer
I thought the homesteading part of me had gone quiet—maybe even fizzled out. For a while, I blamed burnout, but I’m beginning to see there w...
S19: E2: The Garden I Didn't Plan for: How I'm Starting Over in a New Space
No matter how much my life shifts, I suppose I will always be the woman who starts seeds in late winter. Even in the midst of deep uncertain...
S19: E1: The Biggest & Hardest Transition of My Life
In this deeply personal podcast episode, I’m sharing about walking through the biggest life transition I’ve ever faced. I reflect on how I g...
S18: E16: When Good Identities Become Cages (and how to break free)
Today, I’m exploring the power of identity and how it shapes us, anchors us, and sometimes quietly begins to confine us. Even the identities...