{"podcast":{"title":"Homesteading Made Simple I Joyfully Prepared","slug":"homesteading-made-simple-i-joyfully-prepared-127828","podcast_index_feed_id":127828,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/XwfMmMOw","website_url":"https://joyfullyprepared.com/podcast/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/4b4b9556-6240-4732-ad13-25323df365ab/c45b95ae-0fd1-40ba-9aa1-7f539a9be4aa/3000x3000/copy_of_podcast_thumbnail_instagram_post_45_8.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Wendi Bergin","episode_count":226,"summary":"Homesteading Made Simple is a podcast about practical homesteading skills for real life. Homesteading looks a lot different in real life than it does on the internet, and this podcast is about making it feel doable. I’m Wendi, and each episode focuses on homesteading skills that actually fit into everyday life. We talk about gardening, food storage, food preservation, kitchen skills, preparedness, and self-reliance. The calm, common-sense kind. Not extreme. Not fear-based. You’ll also hear about real estate, land, and choosing homes that support homesteading and self-reliant living. Whether you’re dreaming of land, managing a backyard homestead, or simply making better decisions where you live, real estate plays a big role in the life you’re building. This podcast is practical, honest, and rooted in real experience. Some lessons go smoothly. Others are learned the hard way. Either way, the goal is the same. Build skills. Build confidence. Keep it simple. New episodes release regularly. Subscribe and start building homesteading skills that support a more prepared, capable life. On Homesteading Made Simple, you’ll hear conversations around questions like: How do I start homesteading…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T00:20:45.643085+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/homesteading-made-simple-i-joyfully-prepared-127828"},"episode":{"title":"Homesteading on a Budget","slug":"homesteading-on-a-budget","published_at":"2026-02-03T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/homesteading-made-simple-i-joyfully-prepared-127828/homesteading-on-a-budget","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/homesteading-made-simple-i-joyfully-prepared-127828","url":"https://joyfullyprepared.com/podcast/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4fa96c68-2efd-46bb-bf6e-66f0d7d7e0c0/episodes/ceedce77-ca6d-45c5-a79e-52ec74e8d119/audio/a5f623ad-ddeb-4511-bdc7-e75cdd8ff4ec/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=XwfMmMOw","summary":"Homesteading doesn’t start with land, money, or fancy tools. It starts with noticing. In this episode of the Joyfully Prepared Podcast, Wendi shares a personal story about moving from New Jersey to Florida and realizing that the most valuable homesteading assets were not furniture, but the buckets, tools, and skills left behind. This conversation is about homesteading on a budget. Seeing the abundance already in your home and yard. Learning skills instead of buying stuff. And building confidence through creativity, determination, and resilience. From foraging and growing food to building with scraps and learning from mistakes, this episode gently reminds you that self-reliance grows one skill at a time.","meta_description":"Homesteading doesn’t start with land, money, or fancy tools. It starts with noticing. In this episode of the Joyfully Prepared Podcast, Wendi shares a per…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1254,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/homesteading-made-simple-i-joyfully-prepared-127828/episodes/homesteading-on-a-budget/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/homesteading-made-simple-i-joyfully-prepared-127828/homesteading-on-a-budget.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}