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Jan 10, 2025

I am joined by The Tactical Redneck, Tracy and Knighthawk to talk about the latest on the homestead: New births (oops), the snowmageddon that didn't, actual snow and more.

This show is brought to you by:
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Lambs born
Lamb died
The parts car sale and roadblocks
4 wheeler rebuild
Watercress is under water for the winter
Processing Rabbits this weekend
The Pantry Challenge
Planning what to grow
Rabbit Water cant go empty on any of them because of the cold
Finishing our raised beds - smaller gardens in 2025 to facilitate the move
Ducks are not laying eggs
Time to start chard and brassicas
Screening ashes
Thinking about compost
The pool house green house idea
Basecamp will be available to rent mid-February
Rams headed to the processor next week

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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Dec 20, 2024

 

Today is our last Homestead Happenings show for 2024 and I am flying solo. Join me for a discussion of manning the homestead by myself and other late year homestead topics.

Sponsor 1: The Wealthsteading Podcast, InvestableWealth.com

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Make it a great week!

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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Dec 13, 2024

Today is Tactical’s last day on the show for 2024 – well live on the show anyway. He will read the Redneck Night Before Christmas in about a week.

LFTN Christmas Reception Reminder

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Rabbit Tractor - On the Christmas Break To Do List

Almost a record month for Holler Roast Coffee!!

Great American Preparedness Tour Reminder

Foraging Jerusalem Artichokes for Christmas Dinner

Found Tamahawk Steaks – we'll also get some cut

A Tale of my swiss chard, the wind, and a cold night when I was not here

Planning spring seedlings in the next few weeks

Does anyone have a fun chicken idea for thighs?

Wood stove dries clothing the best

Presetting 3 paddocks so T can leave for 4 days

Raised bed is about ready for garlic

Need to source cover that has active local biology in it for both raised beds

Incoming cow

Took down locust trees for posts

Heating with wood

 

Make it a great week!

 

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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Dec 6, 2024

Today, we talk about the polar plunge in the Holler, Christmas busy season, shoring up the livestock to do well through winter, and more

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Hard to work outside because the cold came on suddenly.

Heat battery worked for one day – now we need a heater

Goat fencing

Chickens are gone

Feed staging

Preparing to be gone – location of sheep

Augmenting with creep to give sheep a boost because of the sudden change in temperature

Chestnut’s sweater

Garlic still not in – need the bed finished

Don’t low and slow a round roast - it gets dry

AP didnt freeze even though I didnt winterize the wicking beds

Chard is still producing under plastic

Duck eggs are slow

How do you like the rabbit waterers?

Time to breed the rabbits again

Rabbit tractor is still not done and I am the bottle neck

Checking the microclimate near the post for the last of the fall herbs

 

Make it a great week!

 

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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Dec 2, 2024

Today, we have our annual brainstorm on gifts we can make from the home or homestead. If things are tight, or even if they aren’t, handmade gifts with lots of love and thought are awesome.

Featured Event: Webinar Announcement For December, Christmas Gathering RSVP DEC 21

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Sponsor 2: TheWealthsteadingPodast

Livestream Schedule

First Tuesday Coffee Chat, 9:30am Tomorrow

Friday Homestead Happenings, 9:30am

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

  • Freezer reoorganization week
  • Preparing for the SOE Party - food plans from the pantry
  • Still working on the redo of the prepper pantry and it’s cold
  • Thanksgiving Leftover Ideas: Holler Stew and dressing, potato pancakes with cheese

Weekly Shopping Report from Joe

We took our usual trip on Friday, deciding to risk possible Black Friday traffic, but it wasn't too bad.  As we approached Dollar Tree, we could see that the China-mart lot was packed, but it did not extend as far as the Dollar Tree parking area.

Next we split, Sonia going into Hobby Lobby and I into Lowe's.  Both were very busy, but she said she had little wait. Although we did not go into Home Depot, the online price of a 2x4x8 is still $3.85.

Aldi was next.  Wet cat food has returned, so I got a couple of 12-can boxes.  Eggs are no longer marked limit 2.  There was very little of even the type of chocolate I normally get, not just the variety I prefer; the shelf area was vacant, although still marked for it.  Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): $1.39; eggs: $3.96 (+); whole milk: $3.03; heavy cream: $5.39; OJ: $3.69 (+); butter: $3.99; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $3.69 (+); sugar: $2.69; flour: $1.79; and 80% lean ground beef: $3.99 (-).  They also had no cantaloupes.

A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.

Frugality Tip

When you have a gathering and you put things out for drinks like sliced lemons, limes and oranges there are usually leftovers. What I do is put them in the freezer and when I'm going to make tea I'll take out a slice or two in the morning for a hot cup of tea in the afternoon or evening. Alternatively I'll freeze them in ice cube trays and use in iced tea in warmer weather. 

So save the citrus and enjoy it later

Operation Independence

Setting a schedule for classes to be hosted at the Holler Homestead next year. Cheese, for example.

Main topic of the Show: Handmade Homestead Gift Ideas

  • Polished and sealed wooden handle for tools (Either make yours in the shop or buy the base handle and do the work)
  • Seeds you have saved with a write up about them
  • Recipe booklet (Printable or printed) THE CHEESECAKE, pair with cookies if that is your jam
  • Jams, Jellies, and chutneys
  • Tallow and Birdseed (careful, this one can get messy)
  • Pot Holders, quilted, with non-plastic fabric. Like for real awesome.
  • Homemade Vanilla (sous vide method, 135 for 4 hours)
  • Tea collections (or herb collections)
  • Pinecone ornament collection, or mason jar lid ones
  • Cure wooden burned or carved signs - especially if it is the person’s homestead or farm name.

MeWe reminder

Make it a great week!

GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. 

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Nov 29, 2024

 

Post Thanksgiving Homestead Happenings. Enjoy!

Featured Event: Black Friday Sale at Holler Roast! https://hollerroast.com/

Sponsor 1: TheWealthsteadingPocast.com

Sponsor 2: AgoristTaxAdvice.com

Make it a great week!

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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Nov 22, 2024

 

Today, we talk about the first REAL cold in the holler, new life, and fencing. 

Featured Event: Black Friday Sale at Holler Roast! https://hollerroast.com/

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Lamb Product Live: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/product/whole-or-half-lamb-deposit/

How the goat fence failed while Nicole was away

Baby Rabbits

It’s cold

Perimeter fence is almost complete

Second rotation of the rams - faster than we’d like

Eggs are returning

Jerusalem Artichoke season

Inside tomato update

Chard patch is doing great

Last Pepper Harvest

Live shooter in Smithville and the Holler Neighbors

Membership Plug

Make it a great week!

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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Nov 22, 2024

Today, we talk about the first REAL cold in the holler, new life, and fencing. 

Featured Event: Black Friday Sale at Holler Roast! https://hollerroast.com/

Sponsor 1: TheWealthsteadingPocast.com

Sponsor 2: DiscountMylarBags.com

Lamb Product Live: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/product/whole-or-half-lamb-deposit/

How the goat fence failed while Nicole was away

Baby Rabbits

It’s cold

Perimeter fence is almost complete

Second rotation of the rams - faster than we’d like

Eggs are returning

Jerusalem Artichoke season

Inside tomato update

Chard patch is doing great

Last Pepper Harvest

Live shooter in Smithville and the Holler Neighbors

Membership Plug

Make it a great week!

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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Nov 8, 2024

Today I am joined by the Tactical Redneck to talk about all the changes at the Holler Homestead as well as to share how we work through conflict here when our priorities do not align.

Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com

Sponsor 2: The Wealthsteading Podcast

CONFLICT

Tree class

Rams working 

The Election

Rams leaving

Perimeter fence

Changes afoot at the Sheep pasture land

 

Make it a great week!

 

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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Nov 4, 2024

Today we talk about five things that most homesteaders deprioritize in their preps as well as out usual Monday segments.

Featured Events - an update

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Livestream Schedule

Tuesday, 9:30am: Coffee Chat with John Willis and Jack Spirko

Friday, 9:30am: Homestead Happenings for November 8, 2024

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

  • Best year ever for meat organization - what worked 
  • Harvest chili

Weekly Shopping Report

Aldi was our only stop this week.  They still have not restocked wet cat food, in fact I'm not even sure I saw the individual cups.  They did have a normal amount of toilet paper.  The chocolate I like was back in stock after being gone last week, but there wasn't much of it.  Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): $1.39 (the tag was back); eggs: $2.15 (-); whole milk: $2.88; heavy cream: $5.39; OJ: $3.45; butter: $3.99; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $3.59 (-); sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $4.49.

I did check the online price of a 2x4x8 at Home Depot, and it is still $3.85.

A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.

Frugality Tip

Halloween is my favorite holiday. We have a big Halloween party every year. I try to pick the theme in advance and then start gathering decorations when Halloween items go on clearance. For Halloween clearance shopping this year (so far) we got $300 retail value of items for less than $100. So hit the stores after the holiday and get more bang for your buck. 

Happy savings y'all

Operation Independence

Cheese Class and Other Events

Main topic of the Show: Five Oft-Overlooked Preps For The Homesteader

With all the unrest in the economy, looming worldwide war, accelerating technology and the push from the ruling class (for lack of a better term) to keep we peons unhealthy, just in debt enough that we are too scared to go our own way, and obsessed with the “two” options that are the “only” options so that we fight with ourselves instead of see the true enemy, is it any wonder that, more and more, people want to get out of the cities and homestead?

In a disaster a homestead is where you want to be, right? When you homestead, you go all in on Bugging In.

2 is 1

  1. Appalachia and resilience - it’s not just that it is rural. It is forgotten, abused, walked on, and easily cut off so people there rely on one another already

Typical homestead journey: chickens, garden, canning, wood heat, bigger livestock, hobbies like spinning or woodworking or whatnot.

Homesteaders have food covered - sort of. When was the last time you went to the feed store?

Mindset shift: prepare for the most likely problems, not wwIII and you will weather wwIII better than if you “prepare” for it.

FIVE OVERLOOKED PREPS

  • Medical: Supplies for humans and livestock TRAINING, EDC - what do you have on you, Organization
  • Bugging Out: Your plan is to bug in. Heck, my plan is to bug in. What is your plan if you have to leave quickly? Where are you going? How are you getting there? What will you use to travel? What about your livestock?
  • Security: Beyond carrying a gun. TRAINING. What is the plan (who does what) if there is a two legged threat. What about four legged problems? How hard is it to get to your place? (Thorny hedges, security fencing, etc) Do you know when someone is coming? Can you fight if you have to? Like can you really?
  • Food for livestock: Be honest. What is the plan? What is it if you can’t just fall back on TSC? How do you regenerate the food? And be honest? How much do you rely on the grocery store for humans. (Community Connections/Underground Network)
  • Fitness: Can you do everything needed by hand? Are you healthy? What is your plan to get healthy? Is everyone in your family fit? (Dedicated space, nutrition, living apothecary,)
  • Communication (Bonus item): Does everyone KNOW what the plans are, know where things are, also get training, know how to communicate if you bug in vs bug out?

As a homesteader you are likely more prepared in many ways than preppers in the city with lots of stuff and no skills, but how do we weather things for real? By getting better one day at a time and by eating the frog that we are avoiding so that we dont end up in a situation where we need a skill we could have built and we just didnt because it was distasteful.

Make it a great week!

GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. 

 

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Nov 1, 2024

Today we have an update on the Holler Homestead: Ram processing incoming, rain, duck compost and more

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Green Tomato Update: Harvest Shrimp
Chickens getting in the raised bed 🙁
Dealing with rotting varmints on the homestead
Partner With Trees
Ducks haven't figured out what the swim spa is and we hope it stays that way
Processing Date in January for the rams - but on the cancellation list
Strategy for rotating in the yard
Prepper Pantry Update
RAIN!
Need to move Khaki
Duck Coop Reset
Makeshift Rabbit Tractor
Garlic Goal Fail
Talk about the tree class again
Water System and Pool Filters
Pepper harvest time
Ram for sale

Make it a great week!

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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Chef Brett
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Holler Roast Coffee
Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Oct 25, 2024

Join us for the update on moving the ram in with the girls, a dry October, molting ducks and more.

Featured event: Developing Off Grid Water On your Homestead, Webinar Wednesday! 6pm with Ryan Steva, The Homestead Consultant

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Rams clearing the outer ring of my homestead - found old fencing

Eversole GSD Weekend

Sheep Out

Getting the bananas ready for winter

Separating the girls and adding the ram - is he doing his job??

Drone in the Holler to see things far away from the house

Ducks molting and no eggs

Fall garden update

Swim spa is up to temperature (finally)

Breaking records dry in October

Discussing the process for finishing the prepper pantry - linear versus multiple fronts

Bred the rabbits

Rabbit tractor concept

Tracy helping to purge the Holler and the impromptu dinner

Make it a great week!

 

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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Oct 21, 2024

Join me today as we dive into how to come up with your homestead design plan that works as you age. We will also talk about our usual Monday segments and the Shopping Report is BACK!

Featured Event: Partner with Trees on the Permaculture Homestead with Strong Roots Resources, November 2, $90

Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com
Sponsor 2: EMPShield.com, Coupon code LFTN

Livestream Schedule
Tuesday, 9:30 AM: Coffee with Kiri Torgler os Thunderhill Farms and Shawn Mills from Hack My Homestead
Friday, 9:30 AM: Homestead Happenings with the Tactical Redneck

Tales from the Prepper Pantry
Counterintuitively, we are doing our best to use up things in the pantry (WHY)
Pizza party and cake with the neighbors
Planning the finishing of the prepper pantry
Time to “really” can the rest of the frozen tomato
Picking up the Harvest Right repair project again

Weekly Shopping Report
Dollar Tree: Stock is good in all areas, including plastics. They also have TP and paper towels.
Home Depot: A 2x4x8 was unchanged from last week, at $3.85. Quickly looking at some tools, they have reduced the quantities of a lot of other brands like Klein in favor of Milwaukee, but pegboards were full.
Aldi: Once again, they had almost no wet cat food, just individual small "peel" cups. There were actually some price decreases this week. Staple prices were: eggs: $2.15 (-); whole milk: $2.88; heavy cream: $5.39; OJ: $3.45; butter: $3.99; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $3.99 (-); sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $4.49. They again have a small amount of TP in stock
A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.

Frugality Tip from Margo
Have you ever had a bird peck your window non-stop. Like wake you up and then you have a constant headache for weeks or months because it's trying to kill it's reflection?!
Don't waste your money on all the gadgets to keep birds away like plastic owls, window clings and spinners. Go to the store and buy a $5 cloth shower curtain and hang it on the outside of your window with a couple of cup hooks. It lets light in and can get rained on and most important, it works.
So save your money on all the things that say they deter birds and just block their reflection.
I did this two years ago and still have the same shower curtain up on the bedroom window and we sleep peacefully.

Operation Independence
The sheep are split and ready for a visit from the ram. Lamb futures we hope!

Main topic of the Show: Plan Your Homestead For Old Age

Assess Your Homestead
What works well for mobility matters
Are things far away that should be close (Zones)
How is the house for injuries or illness, prolonged versus
What happens if you have to be suddenly gone for a few days (Watering, livestock care, self care, pipes freezing, etc)
Community needed? (On site helpers, etc). SOPS? Succession housing
List manual processes
What does it cost to maintain with you doing the work? With outsources help (lawncare, firewood, etc)
What happens with land, pets and livestock when you die?
Har far are medical services and how ready are you to wait? (Yellowstone)

Brainstorm Solutions and Changes
Automations
Relocations
Renovations
Relationships
Permaculture

Timeline and Budget
Prioritize projects (Spa - what?)
Assess before you begin
1 step at a time - enjoy the journey - that is the point of a homestead.
Be ready to just let some things go (sheep, housing, trade skills for food in your community, homestead and off-grid purists, etc)

Connect with the community!

Make it a great week!

GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce.

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Oct 18, 2024

 

Today we talk about the sheep breeding strategy, helping plants through the first frost, GSD Projects in East Tn and more.

Featured Event: Off Grid Water Webinar with Ryan Steva, Oct 30 at 6pm
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Sponsor 2: Simmer Well Affiliate Link and Coupon Code

Baby Rabbit Update
Setting up ALL the rotations vs just letting nature take its course
Frost on the gardens and jury rigged protection
We may make it through the entire month of October with no rain (HAY HAY HAY)
Roaster Rebuild
Partnering with Trees in the Permaculture Homestead
Minerals for Ducks and lack of eggs without them
Idea for getting them minerals more easily
First FIRE
Chimney cleaning this week’
The broken fence
Shawarma beef in the crock pot
Ram aprons

Make it a great week!

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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The Booze Whisperer
The Tactical Redneck
Chef Brett
Samantha the Savings Ninja
Resources
Membership Sign Up
Holler Roast Coffee
Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Oct 11, 2024

 

IF YOU WANT TO HELP FLOOD VICTIMS: Join our Telegram group.

Today we talk about preparations for cold, livestock husbandry season, a cool tree class and more!

Featured Event: Nov 2, Partner with Trees on the Permaculture Homestead with Kerry Brown of Strong Roots Resources

Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com

Sponsor 2: The Wealthsteading Podcast: Investablewealth.com

Separating ewes and moving them to the ram

Dyslexic weather

Way station for Hurricane relief

Some permanent fencing

New rabbit update

9 baby rabbits doing well

Raised bed update - need to build the waterer

Pool: digging a ditch and getting power

Last round of mint harvest this weekend before the first frost

Moving firewood and chimney preparation

Hay update

Why are we adding trees

Tomato wall coming down

SRF recovery projects

 

Make it a great week!

 

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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Sep 28, 2024

IF YOU WANT TO HELP FLOOD VICTIMS: Join our Telegram group.

Today we will discuss rain, getting ready to be gone, and much more on our weekly Homestead Happenings live streamed show.

Featured Event: SRF Digital Passes are only $50!

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  • Jerusalem artichokes are well into their bloom. Mark dont harvest.
  • Baby bunnies.
  • The Swim Spa is placed!
  • BS and AS projects
  • Rams: 1 skipped the fence but so far they are behaving.
  • The Best Rain EVER - We are fine. Decent, consistent, prolonged
  • Keeping our eyes on sheep for hoof rot and pneumonia, rain scald
  • Carnivore update: Headache/migraine and down another 1.5 lbs this week. Adding cooked bacon to meatloaf.
  • Ducks making nests and not leaving us their eggs
  • Fall gardens: where to plant the garlic
  • Getting ready for a farm sitter
  • Raised bed updates
  • GSD Weekend in the offing for the Eversoles
  • Bathroom update
  • Be prepared for the unexpected!

 

Make it a great week!

 

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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Sep 22, 2024

Join us for a discussion on the movening of the rams, the rabbits, a possible permaculture class, and more.

Featured Event: Advanced Closure Class By Chuck Peoples, Oct 3 in Camden, TN.

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  • Tactical, can you think now? (Concrete pad is poured)
  • Rabbit Babies…?Not yet
  • The movening of the rams
  • Keeper ram??
  • Community help was great this year!
  • Found Yarrow in the pasture
  • Fence break woes and the need for backup supplies of springs
  • Carnivore update: Missed that tomato and onion on my burger patty
  • Planting chard in the raised bed
  • Training CYCY not to use raised beds as dog beds
  • Location of the future workshop and barn (as things loc in for zone 1 the rest of the design is also unfolding)
  • Tree Class Nov 2 - $90 includes lunch
  • Harvest: Peppers, herbs - tomatoes have slowed down
  • Prepping sheep pasture for winter
  • Finances - Getting closer to launching the glamper site

Make it a great week!

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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Sep 17, 2024

Yesterday, there was an error at Libsyn, my ausio host and it looks like only half the file made it through their processing. This is the same file uploaded a second time in case you got a version that cut off around minute 38.

Enjoy!

Sep 16, 2024

Today, we discuss all the things I learned the hard way through my first two winters with a well system in Tennessee. We will also cover our usual Monday segments!

Featured Event:

Back to the Land Festival the weekend of Oct 18-20: https://www.backtothelandfestival.com/

  • Use Coupon Code SRF to get 15% off

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Listener Feedback from Brian

I wanted to let you know your episode resonated with me since I never know what to say on this subject of death either. Whenever we pass around a condolences card at work most people will write "Sorry for your loss." I prefer "Let the good memories get you through this tough time." I remember feeling exhausted after my mom's time on hospice. I hope you are getting some time to relax and reflect especially with the traveling you were having to do to support your family. 

On the subject of heart, I used one of my pig hearts in chili last year. I called it "Heartburn" the meat never got soft it was firm even after simmering overnight. Most of the kidneys I eat are from smaller animals which turn out awesome when cooked in a roasting pan. Pig kidneys deep fried while you are rendering lard is pretty good. Cubed up and lightly floured is good too.

Take care and keep up the great shows.

Livestream Schedule

Tuesday Live at 9:30AM Central

Friday 9:30AM Homestead Happenings with the Tactical Redneck

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

  • Holy cow
  • Fridge management on carnivore
  • Frozen tomatoes that need canning

Weekly Shopping Report

We skipped Home Depot this week, but the online price of a 2x4x8 has gone up 20c to $3.85.

Aldi had neither the old nor the new varieties of wet cat food. We'll just dip into our stock a little this week. We found everything else we wanted. Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): $1.39; eggs: $3.76 (-); whole milk: $2.92; heavy cream: $5.39; OJ: $3.45; butter: $3.99; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $4.59; sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $4.39 (+).

A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.

Frugality Tip

  • A thank  you to Margo

Operation Independence

  • THE POUR is Thursday

Main topic of the Show: Maintaining Your Well Through Winter

Someone asked how important a whole house generator is now that they live in the country on a well and power goes out.

Define your goal - is it having water or having running water because storage is practically free

Simple and cheap options

  1. Bottles - 2 gall per person per day for at least a week, include livestock
  2. The bathtub and toilet
  3. Is there a pool, creek or pond outside and can you carry baskets
  4. Repurposed rain water collection

Generator thoughts

  • Why power the whole house when you can just power the pump for much less money and effort?
  • Land level stored water plus a 12v pump back feeding your system can run off a battery and get you through on conservation mode
  • Have you done a power audit of your home to get a long term plan?

Winter Well Maintenance Considerations

  • Dripping water and keeping pipes flowing versus draining the whole house. Yes. I said draining the whole house. Related drain valves.
  • What keeps pipes and other essential things from freezing at your well head and what do you do if power goes out to keep things from freezing, then breaking
  • What about sediment?
  • Documentation of the components, learning what they do for troubleshooting problems, learn what a check valve i and does and what happens when they break what they do
  • Water testing and treatment
  • Integrating an automatic shut off to avoid burning up the pump
  • Some thoughts on naturally occurring fluoride
  • The local plumbing supply shop is a hidden gem

All in all what you do in year one depends on budget and priorities - but I find the problem isn't usually that power went out and I have no water. It is more that something happens in the system and when I did not understand the system, it could take days to remedy even with the help of a professional because a plumber/ electrician mix cant always drop everything and come to a place way out in the country. And all plumbers are not created equal.

So time to man up and learn about well systems this year while you also cover things you know can go wrong.

Welcome to country living!

Make it a great week!

GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. 

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Sep 13, 2024

 

Join us today for a discussion on managing a homestead in autumn while also overseeing a major construction project.

Featured event: Advanced Wound Closures with Chuck Peoples (House)

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The Pool Project
Concrete on Tuesday
Our First Garden Bed
Neighbor’s Tractor as an Accelerator
Rabbits Need Nesting Beds
Forage for Amanda Willis
Nostr, Mewe, Discord and Connecting with Community
Cooking in bulk to get more convenience food
Week 1 Carnivore
Still Haven't Moved Rams - afternoon?
Need more hay
Holler Neighbor Dinner Foiled By Illness
About to offer sheep for sale

Make it a great week!

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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Sep 6, 2024

Join us today for a discussion on preparing for processing season, sourcing organic sheep hay, recovering from the dog days of summer and more.

Featured event: Back to the Land Festival

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Seed Heads all around - the seed fairy returns

Raised Bed Project

Hay Hay Hay

Watercress is coming back

Mint needs another round of harvest and how Nicole does tea mixes

Operation cement Pad Update

Time to pull back the shade cloth

Community Freezer Audit

Fall garden: Chard

Basil needs processing and how I do that

Better System for Ducks (Mineral Water)

Fence Charger Bug Issue and how to resolve

Cooking a cow’s heart this weekend on livestream

Make it a great week!

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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Aug 31, 2024

 

Join us for a catch up episode from the past to weeks! I have been ill so there has been lots of things happening a little differently of late.

Featured Event: SelfRelianceFestival.com

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Ducks got sick

Egg production is up with supplementary vitamins

Bottle Lamb Therapy

Accessible bathroom update

New Roof on the Prepper Pantry

Sickee Tea: chocolate mint, mullein, mexican tarragon, oregano, sage

Rose hips are ready to harvest

Canning progress

Paw paws are two weeks early

Goldenrod

Eversole GSD Weekend

Passion flower leaves

Tomato wall Has slowed down - shade cloth roll back season

Meals have been steak or nothing

Bee sting and missing benadryl

Need to separate the rams

Rabbit breeding season

Finances - perspective on eggs

 

Make it a great week!

 

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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Aug 27, 2024

Join us for a discussion of Paw Paws, pool preparations, temporary electrical fence strategies and more!

Featured Event: SelfRelianceFestival.com

  • And the workshops!

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  • What are a few things about running temporary fencing that you have learned over the past 2.5 years
  • Worms, vaccinations and sheep
  • What is a paw paw?
  • The great pool project on 2024
  • Parasites, new water filters, and finding a real doctor locally
  • Accelerated forage
  • Dead chickens and faulty feed
  • Rabbit breeding weekend (Before the 100 degree days hit next week!
  • 1 Fall raised bed
  • Holler Neighbor Dinner
  • Hay debacle (Finance)
  • Next week’s schedule

Make it a great week!

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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Aug 19, 2024

Join us for a catch up episode from the past to weeks! I have been ill so there has been lots of things happening a little differently of late.

Featured Event: Foraging For Health - Better Than Walmart! A Fantastic Webinar from Sherri Stickler, Herbalist. Thursday, August 22 at 12:30PM Central. Register Here.

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Ducks got sick

Egg production is up with supplementary vitamins

Bottle Lamb Therapy

Accessible bathroom update

New Roof on the Prepper Pantry

Sickee Tea: chocolate mint, mullein, mexican tarragon, oregano, sage

Rose hips are ready to harvest

Canning progress

Paw paws are two weeks early

Goldenrod

Eversole GSD Weekend

Passion flower leaves

Tomato wall Has slowed down - shade cloth roll back season

Meals have been steak or nothing

Bee sting and missing benadryl

Need to separate the rams

Rabbit breeding season

Finances - perspective on eggs

 

Make it a great week!

 

GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. It makes a great Christmas Gift!

 

Community

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Aug 13, 2024

 

Join me for a group discussion with Shawn Mills from Hack My Homestead and members of our community and beyond about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, community development, business, getting started, health and more. 

Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. 

Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival, SelfRelianceFestival.com

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