Little kids dream of becoming all kinds of things when they grow up, but usually outgrow their fantasies when they become adults. But every now and then a kid holds on tight and grows up to live her dream. Jill Winger grew up in the city. But from her earliest memory she fantasized about living in the country. So when she turned 18, she fled and began pushing her childhood wheelbarrow to rural Wyoming. Today she's a successful modern homesteader at The Prairie Homestead, and earns enough money through blogging and her essential oils business to pay herself and her husband.

Jill offers great advice on how to start and monetize a blog, building an essential oils business, the value of frugality, following Dave Ramsey and avoiding debt and so much more. It's a great listen to anyone inspiring to be more self-sufficient.

If you're into modern homesteading, self-reliance, preparedness or self-sufficiency, grab some coffee and pull up a chair!

Season 1: Episode 4: Jill Winger | Essential Oils | Prairie Homestead | Homesteading [PODCAST]

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smallfarmnation.com So it’s December and we’re winding down the farm season. While that means we have fewer chores to do, we still have farm chores, right? Frozen water troughs, hay that’s gotta be dished out, pigs still need to be fed and so on.

But the chore load is definitely reduced this time of year, and that’s a good thing. Because we need to rejuvenate, celebrate the season and recharge our batteries. No doubt about it. So what can we do on these frigid winter days to drive our farm businesses forward. I suspect many of you are looking at seed and hatchery catalogs, or even working on planting calendars.

But we also need to take advantage of this time to focus on one of the most strategically important areas of our business—of any business. And that is marketing.

In this episode I'll walk you through 7 Farm Marketing tasks you can perform this winter to get your farm in great shape for next year.

Season 1: Episode 4: Jill Winger | Essential Oils | Prairie Homestead | Homesteading [PODCAST]

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