{"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":233,"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":"2026-09-09T00:22:21.833658+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/homesteading-made-simple-i-joyfully-prepared-127828"},"episode":{"title":"When Do You Get to Call Yourself a Homesteader?","slug":"when-do-you-get-to-call-yourself-a-homesteader","published_at":"2026-08-25T11:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/homesteading-made-simple-i-joyfully-prepared-127828/when-do-you-get-to-call-yourself-a-homesteader","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/media/audio/transcoded/fc1cb7eb-675d-47e7-89be-75a268a3d122/4fa96c68-2efd-46bb-bf6e-66f0d7d7e0c0/episodes/audio/group/e96631b3-e9b6-45d9-868d-2844eabfa497/group-item/19f57a27-e537-43ef-aeaa-e67127236d1f/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=XwfMmMOw","summary":"When do you finally get to call yourself a homesteader, quilter, baker, or anything else you're working to become? After looking back through eight weeks of my Transformation Journal, I realized I had a whole lot of evidence that my life is changing. I've harvested and preserved food and herbs, finished my first quilt top, cooked more from scratch, milked a friend's goats, navigated some stressful real estate closings, watched my daughter reach some pretty exciting milestones, and learned a whole lot about myself along the way. In this episode, I'm sharing the little wins, tender mercies, hard moments, and ordinary experiences that reminded me of something important: transformation is easy to miss when you're busy living it.","meta_description":"When do you finally get to call yourself a homesteader, quilter, baker, or anything else you're working to become? After looking back through eight weeks…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1639,"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/when-do-you-get-to-call-yourself-a-homesteader/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/when-do-you-get-to-call-yourself-a-homesteader.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}