Today, we discuss five things to know about homesteading whether you want to live in the country or simply increase your stability wherever home is. Because creating value from what you have and getting control of your supply chain can only lead to good things.
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Featured Forage: Watercress - http://herbgarden.co.za/mountainherb/article.php?tag=Watercress
Operation Independence
Main topic of the Show: Homesteading 101 - Five Things To Know
In our modern day, homesteading has moved beyond getting a free piece of land from the government and living solely from what we produces to a mindset of self reliance, independence, creating value from what we have, and raising and storing good, healthy food. With the commercial food supply chains straining to pivot into a different delivery method - lots of people are interested in grabbing a piece of land and starting to be more independent. This is wonderful. Just know that taking time to find the right fit for you and your family will pay off in spades in the future. And almost anyone can start integrating homesteading practices into their current living situation, be it in an apartment, on a city lot, or on a large piece of land.
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Homesteading is work - there is no doubt. I mean, I am looking at mucking out the duck coop soon. But you can do things to make your life easier and one BIG thing to think about is how much your daily animal chores take and what you can do to improve your time spent on this.
A year ago, mine took 45 minutes to an hour - now they can be done as quickly as 15 minutes.
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What’s Up in the Garden
Main topic of the Show: Animal Chores on the Homestead
The typical morning
Mid day: put feed or whatever where it needs to be and deal with any problems you saw in the morning.
Typical evening
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Today, I talk through all the things you, the listener, have done in the last 30 days to get side hustles going or growing. Our community is resilient and this really inspired me to take on a new challenge this week!
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Featured Forage: Dandelion
Operation Independence
Main topic of the Show: Time to Start
Tell me, are you going to be in a better place this time next year, or still trudging along doing the same ol same ol?
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Song: Feed My Hunger - by Sauce
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Today we have a thought of the walk. You see, these past four weeks I have been struggling with time management. While everyone has been home sharing which netflix series they intend to binge watch, complaining about being bored and so forth, I have been running around like a chicken with my head cut off getting little bits of lots of things done and nothing finished. So I will share some thoughts on time management later in the show.
Reminder - Workshop tickets are on sale - there are four available right now: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/spring-workshop-2020/
Main topic of the Show: TOTW on Time Management
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I had a request to talk through my tools - as in which tools I have and why. Rather than go through the exhaustive list, I thought I would run you through what is in my tool bag in the house - and then I will heartily complain about what is not because sometimes it happens that I or another visitor grabs something from the bag and does not put it back, which drives me batty when I need the thing.
Last week’s Holler Hat was making cheddar cheese.
Thursday Webinar is a Property Walk of the Holler Homestead. Then we will drop to monthly with Google My Business being the topic in May.
A word on the Spring Workshop, June 11-13
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What’s Up in the Garden
Main topic of the Show: Episode 301 - Nicole's Tools
Ladies - yes you can!
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It may not be an official interview day, but I thought you’d all be eager to hear this one as soon as possible. I am joined by none other than Ms. Jessica Mills - also known as Dixie of Homemade Wanderlust. We originally were going to talk about how the through hiking lifestyle impacts a person’s ability to be prepared, but we went on a talking adventure - join us!
Webinar this week: Property Walk at the Holler Homestead
Livestream with the Holler Neighbors - Knighthawk Shares His Purpose! https://youtu.be/vbBUitXlR5g
Spring Workshop June 11-13 https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/spring-workshop-2020/
Tales from the Prepper Pantry
Featured Forage - source the Herbal Academy
Operation Independence
Main topic of the Show: Hiking, Preparing and Living Your Best Life with Jessica "Dixie" Mills
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Song: Special by Sauce
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Today is Friday so it is an interview show and we welcome Donald Young, who has spend the last 8 years in grocery store security and five of those in his current location.
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Daniel Young works for a large grocery chain in Chicago as a security manager. His background is 8 years of experience in private security and 5 years in his current position. Recently, Donald transitioned from security to EMT services.
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Learning to identify wild edibles is a gateway drug to independence, lifelong learning, and healthy walks - so there really is not a downside as long as you take responsibility for properly identifying what you find.
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#HollerHatWednesday: Where did she disappear and what in the world is that?
Tomorrow’s Livestream - finding purpose
Water Garden Systems at the Holler Homestead
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What’s Up in the Garden
Main topic of the Show: Getting Started in Wild Foraging
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Today, we are going back to our roots with an episode about food and how to prepare it: Namely lamb. Apparently spring is lamb processing season and more than one has asked me to share recipes so I will give you five today.
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What’s in Season
Operation Independence
Main topic of the Show: Five Yummy Lamb Recipes
Recipe 1) Leg of lamb or lamb roast of any kind.
Sides (any chutney or jelly, horseradish, roasted root veggies, rosemary garlic butter and bread)
Recipe 2) Lamb curry
Sides: chopped fresh onion, cilantro, green onions, lettuce, papadoms, flat bread, rice
Recipe 3) Grilled or pan fried lamb steak or lamb chops
Sides: salad, vegetable saute, baked potato
Recipe 4) Lamb Kabobs
Sides: Salad, bread and garlic butter
Recipe 5) Lamburgers
Sides: potato salad, green salad, coleslaw
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Song: Anonymous by Sauce
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Today is Friday and we have a Thought of the Walk Episode. I was inspired to talk about something no one is really bringing up - getting past this economic disaster and health problem. Governments everywhere are rolling out plans to "restart the economy." WTH?? It is not up to the government to do this - it is up to us.
May your weekend be fruitful and your beacon shine brightly.
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Today, I hopped over on Mewe to ask what folks would like to hear about and got a laundry list of ideas. Mr. Eash posited one that I thought would be timely today: changes you might want to make to be ready to not leave for 4 weeks in light of our extension through April 30 on stay at home orders. He was asking from the perspective of a homestead, but I will take a bigger lifestyle view of this.
#HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with?
Side Hustle Working Group: https://calendly.com/sparkcomm/side-hustle-working-group?month=2020-04
Webinar on Gardening: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/product/ways-to-launch-your-garden-in-2020/
Youtube Livestream - Holler Neighbors Discuss Five Weeks With No Grocery Store: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVFBSqiFsPA
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Today at your request, I talk through practical approach to building side hustle income into your life. This is meant to help you get the right frame of mind as you build revenue streams, rather than send you off to try 14,000 new hustles. Because right now, there are opportunities, if just working at Krogers for a month or two, and no need to feel totally hopeless about income if you have lost your job.
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What’s in Season
Operation Independence
Main topic of the Show: A Side Hustle Approach to Income
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Song: Calling my name, by sauce
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Today, I take questions about making the perfect pot of coffee, growing lettuce, inverters and read what y'all have built in your lives that is making you more stable through this halting of our economy.
I hope this gives you a positive perspective as the weekend comes and we have another couple of days to focus on building our lives the way we want them to be.
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Today, we talk through three ways to kickstart your fresh vegetable pipeline if you are running into grocery store shortages. I have been hearing varied reports of fresh vegetable shortages, or conversely way too many fresh vegetables and thought now would be a good time to talk through some of the faster ways to get something fresh back into your diet in as few as 3-4 days.
#HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and what is she doing??
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Thursday Webinar: Introduction to Cheesemaking
Thursday Livestream (Talking about our food production plans)
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What’s Up on the Homestead
Three Ways To Kickstart Your Fresh Vegetable Pipeline
2. Microgreens
Dowie Farms: https://www.dowiefarm.com/
Trueleaf: https://www.trueleafmarket.com/
Kitazawa: https://www.kitazawaseed.com/
3. Seek local growers selling direct
Bonus Webinar next week - Quick starting your spring garden in 2020 with TRN, Thursday at noon.
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Today we walk through some things to consider as you find or reevaluate your purpose. Because now is a great time to look to the future and find opportunities to get you there.
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Youtube LiveStream Thursday at 7pm: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-PX-bHfC3AEOUPWgJ5d40g/
Introduction to Cheesemaking Webinar - sign up!
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What's Up in The Garden
Operation Independence
Main topic of the Show: Find Your Purpose
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Today, I get the honor of talking to a fella who I have admired for years, who cares about freedom and who understands that food security throughout the country would be vastly improved if we could get the government regulators out of our business and let folks sell food to one another, from the bottom up rather than further a centralized food system that puts us all at risk when deliveries no longer come for whatever reason.
But first
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FB Friends of Roy Ramey for WV FB group
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www.rameyforwv.com (under construction)
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Roy Ramey operates a small family farm in WV. Previous to which, he attended college, worked in construction and engineering, served in the Army, including combat in Iraq. He has served as a college professor, teaching military leadership and currently manages military education. He's married to his wife Fran with an 11-year-old daughter Abby, whom they homeschool. After serving as an Army officer for over 30 years, now in the Army Reserves, after being dissatisfied with government, he has decided to quit complaining and BE the solution, extending his service to run for office as the Commissioner of Agriculture of WV.
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Today we talk about five ideas for storing your pantry items in a way that is easy to access, or at least easy to manage.
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What's Up in the Garden
Main topic of Today's Show: Five Pantry Storage Ideas
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This age we live in is so prosperous. We have everything we need if you think about it. And yet, we still complain. So today, I wanted to talk through this golden age we live in and all the opportunities that we have because of it.
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What Reality Looks Like Without Store Augmentation
Solution: Freeze or can veggies for next year
Homemade Lunch Meat Ideas
More cheesemaking, or more advance purchasing (freezing cheese)
Redoing short-term and mind-term storage areas, which means my home look slike a burglar got into it
Hairy vetch
Wild mustard flower
Pea shoots would be had I actually planted them
Poke
Spending less on gas, but more on mailed in supplies (Feminine product fail)
Homestead projects are happening quickly, an overall win
If you look at your situation and let me know what you are lucky to have in your life right now? I would really like to know.
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Song: Dr. Feeley, Dr. Skinner
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Today is a thought of the walk on fear and freedom. We are seeing so many people call for curtailing the freedoms of people all over the country and expansion of the very government systems that have made this situation worse and that just ain't right.
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Today is a how-to day and someone asked me about ways that fermenting from home can be integrated into your lifestyle in a time when store trips are spare. So I decided to share 4 home fermentation projects that are perfect for this moment in time.
#HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and why is she so far away from her friend?
Livestream tonight at 7 CT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-PX-bHfC3AEOUPWgJ5d40g
What’s Up in the Garden
Main topic of the Show: 4 Home Fermentation Projects
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Today, we do a check in on Grow, a quarter 1 update. And more importantly how we can all grow through this year, come what may.
Tales from the Prepper Pantry
What’s in Season - wild edition
Operation Independence
Main topic of the Show: Grow in 2020
Food Growing
Personal Growth
Holler Roast Coffee Growing
LFTN Network Growing
So tell me - what is your word and how is this year working out for you?
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Song: Feed My Hunger by Sauce
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Today is Friday and we have a great interview with Amy Dingmann of A Farmish Kind of Life certain to get you off your diff and ready to go build something awesome.
Check out my show with Jack Spirko about Finding Side Hustles During Crisis
About Amy Dingmann
Website: https://afarmishkindoflife.com/
Podcast: https://afarmishkindoflife.com/farmish-podcast/
MeWe: https://mewe.com/join/afarmishkindoflifehomesteaders
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/afarmishkindoflife/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farmishkindoflife/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/farmishlife/
Books: https://afarmishkindoflife.com/shop/
When you’re thinking about starting a new adventure, whether it’s starting a business, building a homestead, pulling your kids out of school, or any number of things, it takes bravery to actually step out and do it. But it also takes smarts to know the best way to go about doing it.
Amy Dingmann of A Farmish Kind of Life is a homesteader, homeschooling mom, blogger, author, podcaster, and YouTuber and she is here to help you think through the importance of being both brave and smart when you’re considering your next adventure.
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Today, we continue the pantry management series with a discussion about how to keep your pantry stocked once you get things organized in there and have built up a store of supplies. Remember, this is all founded in store what you use, use what you store to tag off of Jack Spirko’s recommendations. And restocking can be a real bugaboo if not everyone in the house is helping with it. I will share with you today how I manage this without laboriously doing inventories and spreadsheets.
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Main topic of the Show: A Pantry Restocking System
>>Why set up a restocking system
>>What characteristics should your restocking system have
>>My process:
How do you keep your pantry restocked?
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Today we will explore five ways to overcome high stress by taking care of yourself. There really is no reason to spiral into that place of fear that makes people into beasts, is there? And when you let stress take over, things just do not work right.
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Main topic of the Show: Episode 282:Taking Care of You - 5 Ideas to Overcome High Stress
Five Ideas to Overcome High Stress
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Song: 911 - by Sauce (An exploration of the heaviness, news chatter, and societal response to 911.)
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Today is #selfishsunday and with all the tension surrounding the coronavirus, I asked Tactical Redneck to reach out to his father to get a better perspective on the scale of what he is seeing in this illness versus the media-fueled, absolute mind-losing panic that we are seeing.
He agreed to send an email with his thoughts, which I heave read in this podcast.
If after listening, you have more questions, send them to me via email - you know my email or use the contact form here.
If we get enough questions, I will see about getting him on the air. If we do not, I will gladly email your question to him for answering.
Looking to get ready to stay home for a month or so? Here are some episodes that cover that:
Thank you and make it a great week!
Nicole Sauce