Ep 17: Eve Kilcher on the Real, Messy Truth About Modern Homesteading

Eve Kilcher is no stranger to homesteading life. As a former star on Discovery Channel’s Alaska: The Last Frontier and a dedicated homesteader herself, she’s lived the reality of trying to balance it all: growing food, raising animals, and managing a homestead while also juggling the demands of modern life.In this honest conversation, Eve and host Anna Sakawsky talk about the gap between the romanticized version of homesteading we often see online and what it actually feels like day to day … especially in Alaska, where summer is short and manic and winter is the complete opposite.This conversation is about the realities of dealing with overwhelm as a modern homesteader, the hard choices we have to make sometimes, and the beauty of learning to let go when something no longer serves you.Eve shares her decision to get rid of her goats this year, the mental juggle of motherhood and homesteading, how she and her husband, Eivin, have compromised and made tough decisions on what to keep and what to let go of, and why she believes community and working together is more important than trying to do it all alone.If you’ve ever felt the pressure of trying to keep up with homestead life while dealing with all of the other demands of modern life (especially while watching other people online make it look so easy), this episode is for you.