Today we talk about choosing freedom through geography, the criminal justice system, differences in the West versus the South, music, and more with Tesstimona, John Willis and NIcole Sauce.
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Today I walk through #my3things as well as discuss why LFTN came to be and also why preparing for life is what is needed to thrive.
Epoch Times covers Self Reliance Festival - welcome the new folks
Fall Events
Tales from the Prepper Pantry
Frugality tip for extension cords from Strider47
Weekly Shopping Report for 06/25/2022
Operation Independence
Main topic of the Show: Revisit #My3Things
You read that on our mewe group and you wonder - what is this all about? How does it work? Often people respond with a list of five or six things. Because doing more is better right? I mean, we talk about going the extra time, doing better, AND THE VALUE OF HARD WORK.
But does working harder really pay off?
What is My3things
Why it works and what it will bring you
How to get started - big picture goal
Is go to work a my3thing?
What to do when there are more than 3 things
How to balance the list (maintenance vs new territory)
I only have 1 three thing
Night time to do list and journal
Monthly review, annual review
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Today is a homestead update where we discuss what happens next with the sheep, discuss the impact of this year’s drought, share another livestock loss, and more.
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Today we talk about permaculture, swales, livestock, bug out locations and more with Billy Bond and John Willis.
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Replay of the Live on Youtube.
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Today, we take a step back to the basics. You know, the shoulds, the coulds and the I cant’s. The things that are relatively easy to handle but get pushed aside.
Tales from the Prepper Pantry
Shopping Report from Joe
Weekly Shopping Report 06/18/2022
Frugal Tip
Operation Independence
Main topic of the Show: Back to the Basics
Story of “Google doesn’t work anymore…”and other observations.
The programming is working even though we don’t want it to, and retreating into the woods as a hermit is not a viable life choice for most of us - especially if we are focused on building the life we want to live on our terms.
If the recession turns into a depression, if food shortage predictions turn true, if this is a purposeful reset of the economy – not if the why matters. What does matter are priorities, expectations, and community.
Back to the basics:
Back to the basics is something we should think about from time to time - especially if we see that we are starting to crack, to be exhausted, to fear, to become frantic, to tell everyone that we can’t because we don;t have time. By going back to the basics, we get a break, we hone skills we may have neglected that then got sloppy, and we set a better foundation for ourselves and our community.
So, write that letter by hand, make time for a walk in the park, dive into laundry mountain, and look at what basics you’ve forgotten to keep - because all that other mess out there is not worth your attention or time.
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Today is the weekly homestead update including successfully addressing bloat in a ram, rabbits, pigs muscovys, weedmageddon and more.
Self Reliance Festival, Fall Edition, Oct 1 & 2, Tickets, etc. here.
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GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. It makes a great Christmas Gift!
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Today we talk about growing food the easy way and more with Michael Whisler of Easy Peasy Gardening and John Willis.
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Replay of the Tuesday Live on Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UcF8_JYbbw
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Today I am joined by Jake Robinson to talk all about freeze drying - a thing he has been doing for years. If you are wanting to know MORE about freeze drying, this is a great episode to listen to!
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Jake’s Website: www.buybuyland.com
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About Jake:
Long time TSP member & contributor
Vocation Flipping Raw Land
Enjoy learning new self-reliant skills
Married, working to become more detached from systems of dependence
Beekeeper, mead and kombucha maker, working on developing animal production to win the
Have you developed a routine or approach to FDing?
How can you justify the cost of the upfront investment - isn't it cost-prohibitive and isn't the breakeven point a bridge-to-far?
What are your favorite foods to FD?
You've been able to leverage your FD with trades or barters - can you explain how you did this?
Can you provide any source for research, support and feedback to improve a person's FD experience?
What are some, if any, hacks you utilize to extend your return-on-your-investment
Are there some function-stacking ideas that fit in with FD?
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Today we talk about growing food, monleypox, food plant fires, and the real things we should be talking about in relationship to guns with Jack Spirko and John Willis.
This episode is explicit
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Main content of the show
Replay of the Tuesday Live on Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCvsmWZGHg4
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Today we ask a simple question: What are you preparing for? I will share with you what I am preparing for, and what I am NOT preparing for and why I have made these decisions.
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Tales from the Prepper Pantry
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Shopping Update from Joe on Mewe
Weekly Shopping Report for 06/04/2022
The weather should be reasonable all weekend, but warmer tomorrow than today, so off we went. We made four stops.
The first stop was Dollar Tree. They have no more mackerel. We saw a few other "second-choice" options, but the only thing I got there was a cold drink.
Second was Home Depot. The price of a 2x4 has dropped further, to $5.48. Ryobi Days is still ongoing, so if you have any interest in their 18V One+ line, now's the time. My wife and I have many of these tools, and none have let us down. The savings on the batteries is great right now. We found the 40 lb. bag of bird seed and 60 lb. bag of blacktop patch we wanted.
Third was Aldi. A few prices had dropped: English muffins $1.29-->$1.15, bacon $4.35-->$4.29, eggs $2.26-->$2.21. Pork prices were unchanged, so I got a couple of loins for the freezer; I will can what was in there tomorrow. We found everything we wanted.
The final stop was Food City for cat food. They had a decent amount of Friskies cans, and a good amount of various bagged kibble.
Overall, stock levels looked good in all of the stores, with no glaring holes.
Untainted regular has jumped though, to $4.699/gallon; that's up 14c from a week ago.
Operation Independence
Main topic of the Show: What are you preparing for?
What are you preparing for? Is it rumore of shortages? Normal things that happen to most people? Zombies? Nuclear War? Economic collapse? What is the thing you have in mind?
This weekend, as I say in my garden doing my “Daily Thirty,” which equates to half a row of weeding and cultivation, I say what was doing well, and what was not. It got me to thinking about this question: What are you preparing for?
You see my reaction could have been fear and panic as I saw some plants looking sad, or the blank places in the garden where nothing has germinated. Or I could look at the things that have taken off and ask myself WHY? Why are they doing well and how can I replicate that in this blank spot?
I mean, this year, we are in drought conditions in TN which means the water is NOT wicking as well through the soil into my plants, in part because I did not cultivate the plot for five years and it is a little out of balance.
Yet other places here have thriving plants completely ignorant of this drought.
TELLING.
As I sat there, listening to the sheep baaah, to the goats bray, to the bees buss and to the world filled with life, it triggered the next question: What are you preparing for?
As gas prices climb above 4 and 5 dollars, more and more people reach out with questions. SO many questions. Some feel fear. SOme are just feeling lost - like what ELSE can I spend less on in order to still go to my job. They are seeing parts of their garden no longer germinate and fill with plants and they are focused on the problem.
So I ask: What are you preparing for?
What I am preparing for:
What I am NOT preparing for
BUT WHY??
Something we like to focus on here is lots of homesteading things. Why? Well, because I LIVE on a homestead. But another thing that is important to keep in mind is that not everyone wants to live like I do, but you can still have the kind of life you want. And building various bank accounts helios add stability: food bank accounts, cupply bank accounts, skills bank accounts, relationship and community bank accounts, your actual bank account, crypto bank accounts, regenerative bank accounts, energy bank accounts - the list goes on an on.
But you will never know where to focus if you are preparing for WWIII. SO I ask again today, what are you preparing for?
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GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce.
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