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Episode 206
Biggest Canning Mistakes I See Every Year
Canning competitions aren’t just about ribbons. They’re about courage, skill stacking, community, and stewa…
7 months ago
Surviving Survivor w/ Liz Wilcox
Episode 205
What we cover
Why Wendi wanted the survival side of Survivor, not just gameplay
The bathroom reality: no toilet paper, “Coconut Grove,” and leaf roul…
7 months, 1 week ago
How Small Homestead Skills Create Big Confidence
Episode 204
In This Episode:
Why Wendi is identifying as a quilter before making her first quilt
The power of practicing simple foundational skills like sewing str…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Raising Meat Chickens: Questions People Always Ask
Episode 203
Why we decided to raise our own meat chickens instead of just buying “better” meatHow seeing someone else do it made us realize we could tryWhether y…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Homesteading on a Budget
Episode 202
When Wendi moved her family to Florida, she left behind something she now deeply misses.
Not furniture.
Farm tools.
That realization became the heart of…
8 months ago
Gardening Feels Hard Until You Do This
Episode 201
Why Container Gardening Works Almost Anywhere
You do not need land. Or a perfect setup. Just a place to start.
Choosing Containers Without Buying Anyth…
8 months, 1 week ago
How Homesteading Builds Confidence Through Failure
Episode 200
Celebrating episode 200 and four years of podcasting
Why Wendi started the podcast and what Joyfully Prepared is really about
Milling grain and baking …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
How to Start Homesteading Without Land
Episode 199
Why homesteading is about skills, not land
How homesteading looked before it had a trendy name
Growing up with a garden, jars on the shelf, and clothes…
9 months ago
How to Make Space Before You Start Again
Episode 198
Welcome to the last episode of 2025. Instead of forcing goals or rushing a fresh start, we do something softer and more realistic: a homestead reset.…
9 months, 1 week ago
What I Learned From Not Reaching My Goals This Year
Episode 197
In this episode of The Joyfully Prepared Podcast, I’m sharing what happened when I didn’t hit the goals I set at the beginning of the year and why th…
9 months, 2 weeks ago