Welcome to a Farmish Kind of Life!
Honest talk about real life — from the farm to the front porch and beyond.

I’m Amy Dingmann: author, podcaster, deep thinker, and farmish truth-teller. For 16 years I’ve been writing about homesteading and real life — not the Pinterest-perfect kind, but the muddy, messy, honest kind! Around here, you’ll find porch talk from a motivational misfit: some days it’s chickens and garlic and how to build stuff, other days it’s midlife and deep thoughts and chaos. But I can say… it’s always real. Pull up a chair and stay awhile!
Popular places to start
If you’re looking for a quick place to start, check out these podcast episodes, YouTube videos, or homesteading articles. Looking for a specific topic? Use the search bar in the menu at the top of this page.
Have you read my books?
I’ve written eight non-fiction books since 2012. My most recent, Peace Love and Bacon: Tales of a Farmish Kind of Life, is an honest and funny homesteading memoir.

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