A Farmish Kind of Life

Amy Dingmann
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Listen to motivational misfit Amy Dingmann get real about life and how to live a good one, whether you live on a farm or not.

  1. 4D AGO

    329: Calm as a Chaos Manager

    Ever notice how some people fall apart when life gets messy, but others suddenly find this weird, laser-focused calm? Let's talk about that.

    18 min

  2. NOV 5

    328: We’ve Forgotten How to Be People

    In this episode of The Farmish Front Porch, we’re talking about what happens when people become pixels and opinions, and how to bring the human part back to our conversations. This isn't about quitting the internet. It’s about remembering what it was supposed to be: a way to connect, to help, to remind each other we’re not alone.

    18 min

  3. OCT 28

    327: Go Visit Your Grandma

    We need to start showing up again in real rooms, with real people, at the speed of a pot of coffee.

    23 min

  4. OCT 21

    326: What is the simple life, really?

    In this episode, I’m talking about why we equate simplicity with old-fashioned living, why that doesn’t always make sense, and how the “simple life” in 2025 might look very different than it did in 1925.

    17 min

  5. OCT 14

    325: How Did We Get So… Soft?

    In this episode, we’re talking about what we might have lost when comfort became our default. We’ll ask the hard questions about progress, ease, and if this whole "people are getting so soft" has always been the assumption, regardless of what generation we're in.

    13 min

  6. OCT 7

    324: The Thing About Comfort Food

    Comfort food means something different to everyone, but have you ever stopped to wonder why?

    17 min

  7. SEP 30

    323: Homestead excess isn’t success

    Know what I've been thinking about? I'm starting to wonder if I've got too many chickens. See, we say we want the “simple life,” but then we load ourselves up with too many animals, too many projects, and too much everything. We decide we have to have an extra extra large garden, make as much as possible from scratch, and even mill our own flour (because honestly, Brenda, who doesn't do that?) But I'm starting to think about the fact that our great-great-grandparents worked hard and possibly dreamt of a day they wouldn’t have to do all the things... and yet here we are, trying to take on what they were trying to get away from? Let’s talk about rethinking our why and what makes sense, instead of chasing what some could actually say is excess. And how weird is it to wrap our head around that? The idea that the simple life could be... excessive? There are some honest questions in here, friends. Pull up a chair and have a listen! Today's episode is also my first episode after my two month break where I spent time figuring out where exactly this podcast is headed at almost 8 years old. So welcome back to what I foresee as a lot of casual "Farmish Front Porch Conversations!" -- Amy Dingmann, 9-30-25 Grab a copy of my newest book, Peace, Love, and Bacon FIND MORE GOODIES FROM A FARMISH KIND OF LIFE: Where I’m at: Facebook page, Telegram chat group, Discord group, TikTok, YouTube Books I Wrote: Non-fiction books, Fiction books Join my Facebook group: The Get By Guys and Gals Group

    15 min

  8. JUL 29

    322: When You’re Not Sure What’s Next

    Sometimes you reach a point in life where everything starts to shift, and the path that used to make sense suddenly… doesn’t. How do you move forward when you're not sure which path to take? You stop for a second and figure out where you are before you move forward.

    31 min
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