Today, I will walk you through the process I go through to establish priorities for the coming year because people often wonder how I get so much done. Really, it boils down to focus and prioritization and learning to let go of feeling overwhelmed by a project!
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Main topic of the Show: Goals for the new year
Q1: Has the vision changed?
Q2: Have we knocked out any of the three areas of focus?
Q3: Under each area of focus, what projects will be done?
Q4: Is everyone in your family on board with these goals?
Q5: What stands in my way of getting these things done?
Q6: Energy vampire purge
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Song: Cilly Song, by Sauce
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Periodically, I got for a walk and something becomes clear to me while I am alone with the dogs. This is why making space in your life to wander is so important! Often the thoughts I have something to do with freedom, society or a bigger picture - but not today. This one is about human nature and the concept of “can’t”
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Main topic of the Show: Thought of the Walk on Can’t
You know what I mean, right?
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We are officially in fall. Another year has almost passed with its hope for a great harvest in the spring, wicked hot late summer days, and now, fall. So today, I wanted to share with you my early fall checklist on the homestead.
#HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with?
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What’s Up in the Garden
Main topic of the Show: An Early Fall Checklist
Gardens
Animals
Humans
Really the only thing on this list that does not apply to a city fall check list would be the livestock list and if you have pets, it might well. I am often struck by how the lessons in developing my lifestyle freedom on a homestead apply to most other ways of living that a person might choose.
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It is Friday so we have an interview show and today, I talk with Daniel Allen about aircrete - an interesting, insulative and very flexible building material that you may want to consider for your next project.
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Website: https://tinygiantlife.biz/
Bio: Daniel Allen
30 years in the building Industry I took a job in I.T. and the company lost its big client to an Exxon buy out. The great recession hit and I could not find work without moving. So I cashed out my retirement, bought some land, build a small house and lived for a few years growing all my own food taking odd jobs.
I started building alternative buildings and had the opportunity to build every type of alternative structure. Eventually I found AirCrete, or cellular cement as it's know in the industry. I fell in love with it.
AirCrete let's a comfortable structure be build in any climate affordably with the enormous amounts of labors required by typical alternative construction or expensive machines. Throw some tools and cement in a truck and one person can build anywhere they can drive to.
Now, I am starting a web based business teaching people how to build cheap beautiful debt free homes so that they can live an intentional life with or without a typical job. I offer digital video courses as well as workshops.
Richard Hastings turned me onto your podcast. I did a podcast interview with the survival podcast and really licked the interaction.
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Today, we will discuss three value-adding ideas for your garlic crop. Why? Because in just 3 weeks or so, it is time to plant garlic here and if you decide to sell garlic products, you may want to plant more than you did last year.
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Stump the Sauce
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Main topic of the Show: 3 value add ideas for your garlic
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Today, we will run through the various business endeavors going on here at the Holler Homestead and give on update on progress toward their goals - as well as share some lessons learned along the way.
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Show References: Episode 155
Tales from the Prepper Pantry
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Main topic of the Show: Holler Homestead Business Update
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Song: Wolf
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Green Chili Day is just around the corner and I thought I would take some time today to share a few recipes, including my latest salsa recipe, talk about the event preparation and generally get folks excited to come here to the Holler Homestead and hang out.
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Main topic of the Show: Hatch Green Chili Day
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Song: 911 by sauce
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Today I have something that is near and dear to my heart: I have been seeking something to support to help combat veterans who come home carrying a heavy burden. And this weekend, I had a great interview with Kurt Dugger of Freedom And Photography and Gretchen Catherwood of the Dark Horse Lodge. Kurt will embark on a journey across the state of Tennessee in a paramotor to raise awareness of the high suicide rate among combat veterans - and to help raise money for the Dark Horse Lodge. This interview is well worth a listen.
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Main topic of the Show: Flight for Combat Veterans with Kurt Dugger and Gretchen Catherwood
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Song: Burned by Sauce
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Remember the one thing that I always say about moving to a homestead? LEARN TO MAINTAIN YOUR WELL or PUMPHOUSE. Well this week, the holler homestead pump house was completely re-plumbed. I have patched and patched the thing for 13 years and since we already had redone all the house plumbing, Tactical decided to apply pressure until I let him redo the pump house completely. So I did. With one caveat. I needed to understand everything he did and why so that this winter, if something breaks, I can fix it.
#HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and whhy does Mama Sauce look shellshocked?
Announcement: Interviewed on The Survival Podcast by Jack Spirko today about building community - be sure to check that episode out.
Stump the Sauce - sauerkraut
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What’s Up in the Garden
Main topic of the Show: How the Pump House Works with the Tactical Redneck
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