Today, I share the benefits of having completed #75Hard, as well as talk about what life has been like AFTERWARD. We also will have our usual Monday segments on pantry management, the shopping report, a frugality tip, and operation independence.
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Tales from the Prepper Pantry
Weekly Shopping Report, 7/25/23
I can't find the page where I wrote down prices, in any pocket. Fortunately, I don't think anything in Aldi changed.
Our first stop was the recycle center.
We skipped Dollar Tree this week, since I had bought an extra energy drink for my trip, and we didn't need anything else there.
I ran into Home Depot to check the price of a 2x4x8, and it has indeed dropped quite a bit, to $2.98. It has been months if not years since they were under $3.00.
Aldi was last. Looking at last week's staple prices, I don't think anything changed. I did notice definite gaps in the meat coolers. I won't decide anything about that until this weekend though, since we don't normally shop on Tuesdays and this could be when they might have a lull. They also had none of the 70% chocolate I like, but the price tag at its spot had not changed, so I'll just look again this weekend.
A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.899.
Frugality Tip
Hey all. Today's frugality tip is a gardening hack. What I use to tie my plants to stakes and trellis is t-shirt yarn. It moves with the plants and prevents you from tying too tight and ruining your plant babies.
Take an old Tshirt, lay it flat, and cut strips. I cut off any bottom folded over seam on the shirt and discard. Then cut all the way across the shirt. Take that strip and cut into pieces 3-4" inches long. Then pull those pieces in both directions and they will spring into stretchy "yarn" like ties.
Double hack, cut a couple of strips off the bottom, then cut the sleeves and neck line off (can use the sleeves to make ties as well) then sew across the bottom of the shirt and you have a stretchy bag you can use for harvesting your veggies, or shopping.
Operation Independence
Main topic of the Show: Life After #75Hard
What are you going to do to keep your gains after #75hard? What’s next? How is it going now that you are not on #75hard?
All these questions have been pouring in since I finished my 75Hard challenge and I have stayed pretty quiet about it because I just wasn’t sure. I can tell you that my final ten days were the hardest. My body was struggling with the exercise and I had to push through. My morning motivation was crap. I was doing that thing I do when I have done “most” of a thing and do not feel like finishing.
Which brings me to the lessons learned part of this.
Lesson one: finish
Lesson two: decide
Lesson three: plan
Lesson four: prioritize yourself – and just prioritize the important
Lesson five: no
Lesson six: early starts
Lesson seven: You are the story you tell yourself - i finally dropped below my “stuck weight”
Lesson eight: making old age easier & knowing what you can do
Lesson nine: physical health improves mental health
Lesson ten: our food system is jacked up
So really. What does life look like after #75hard
John willis asked me that and I said I am basically still doing it, just not the water part. He was surprised that was the thing that wrinkles. The delio is sometimes I do not need a gallon, sometimes I need less, sometimes more. Listening to my body seems more important.
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Today we talk about proper tire selection, the oven turning on, getting ready for fall, and the race to make salsa.
Event: Chicken Processing with Joel Salatin
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Today, I am joined by John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and Toolman Tik Cook to talk about building your empire, using social media and YouTube to grow your audience, and more.
Event: Advanced Wound Care with Chuck Peoples
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Today, I am going to talk about being ready for first aid needs on the homestead.
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Tales from the Prepper Pantry
Weekly Shopping Report
Our trip was a little abbreviated this week. Not needing anything there, we skipped Home Depot; I figured to check the price of a 2x4x8 online, but it's not clear which product I've been viewing; it might be $3.67, but it may have dropped a lot, to $2.98. I'll have to actually go inside next time.
The first stop, as usual, was Dollar Tree. No big changes were evident. The shelves all look pretty well stocked, although there is some duplication.
Aldi was next and last. We found everything we wanted, which for some reason was a short list this week; perhaps because the garden is producing.
Some staple prices are:
Eggs, $1.12; milk: $2.92; heavy cream: $4.69; butter: $3.19; bacon: $3.99; flour: $2.19; sugar (jumped): $3.09.
Hearing of shortages, I expected to see the 70% chocolate I like going up, but it is still $1.99 (I don't think it has ever changed that I remember); and OJ is $3.19 (that's at least a quart, but I need to recheck to be sure; it's a large glass bottle).
Untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.899/gallon.
Frugality Tip: Nothing in this week
Operation Independence
Main topic of the Show: First Aid on the Homestead
Why it is important: Often the hospital is far away, things go wrong on the homestead quickly. It becomes up to you to handle things.
Butterfly, steri strips, etc, Good quality clippers
Turns out the animal first aid kit was more together for today’s incident than my generalist human one so that got used.
What to do to prepare
Homesteading can look like all baby goats and garden abundance, but it is a very physical lifestyle. This means that you are exposed to getting hurt, and responsible one it does happen.
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Today we talk about the overall gardening season
Featured event: Foraging Walk by Kerry Brown
On Saturday August 12th, around 10 am at Solomon Park in Wartburg, TN I'll be holding a foraging walk as a guest of the Morgan County, TN Homesteaders Group. They have a group on Facebook if you search that particular title. Location: Wartburg Civic Center- Solomon Park 132 Carter Street Wartburg, TN 37887
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Forage
Wine berries
Watercress is coming back
Mint is all over the place
Yarrow
Livestock
Trapped!
Baby ducks got free
Compost area is built for chickens
Rabbits are moving to grass next week - took us a long time to get that set up because of sheep being added (talk about adding too much at once)
Separating the boys from the girls (why)
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Overall season update
Last seeding of summer things and rotation into fall
Processing garlic
More on the onion harvest
Green beans and shade cloth
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Update on Jenni
Meat curing class
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Rain assists with analyzing hydrology of the land
Solar and power outages
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$15 for 16 jars of homemade relish
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Today, we talk about learning new things and how that fits in with a happy and productive life. I also highlight a new side hustle that one of our community has launched, and review the results of a recent survey that came from the weekly mail.
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Side Hustle Feature: BovineBits
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Main topic of the Show: Learn New Things or Die
Evocative headline, no?
They say if you are not growing, you are failing in business - the same goes for building your life. If you are not learning something new, you are dying.
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Today we give a midsummer update on the homestead, talk about community, and celebrate some things that have made life a little easier this year.
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Rainy year is good
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Today we talk about what an economic crash looks like, discuss if we are in the midst of one, and explore what you can do to navigate the current economy with Jack Spirko and John Willis.
Featured Event: Self Reliance Festival in Camden, OCT 14-15
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Join me as we explore what seven years of podcasting has taught me about getting started, gear, monetizing and more.
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Tales from the Prepper Pantry
Frugality Tip: Cherry Pitter
DIY Quick, inexpensive, easy way to pit cherries!
Operation Independence
Main topic of the Show: Lessons from 7 Years of Podcasting
From Micah
How about podcasting?
Equipment, guest form, interview tips, how it fits in with a business, how it incorporates with other areas of life, etc.
Software, workflow
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Episode 765: Happy Independence Day with Tag and John Willis
Today we talk about exiting the system, increasing personal freedom, building community, off grid living and freedom with Tag and John Willis.
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Today we talk about the heat of summer, interesting new forge things I have discovered here, chicken nuggets, baby ducklings, and processing garlic.
Featured Event: Sunday at 4pm Central, A live Auction for Jenni
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