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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
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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
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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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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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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!
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!
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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
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
Operation Independence
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
Generator thoughts
Winter Well Maintenance Considerations
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!
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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
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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
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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
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Join us for a discussion of Paw Paws, pool preparations, temporary electrical fence strategies and more!
Featured Event: SelfRelianceFestival.com
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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
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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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Today we talk about things you can do now to get ready for winter, as well as the latest news from the Prepper Pantry, a weekly shopping report, frugality tip and Operation Independence update.
Featured Event: August 17 Rabbit Processing, Preserving and Potluck
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Livestream Schedule
Tales from the Prepper Pantry
Weekly Shopping Report
Home Depot this weekend, the online price of a 2x4x8 has gone up, to $3.65.
Aldi. We found everything we wanted. Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): $1.35; eggs: $2.25; whole milk: $2.89 (+); heavy cream: $5.39; OJ: $3.45; butter: $3.79; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $4.49; sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $3.79.
Food City: They had a decent amount of raw Tennessee honey, including some quart jars, which we prefer. They were $14.99, which if I remember correctly, may be a dollar higher than the last time some months ago.
A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.
Frugality Tip
Get yours in! Tomato Argument On TikTok
Operation Independence
Main topic of the Show: Winter Is Coming, Are You Ready?
It’s hot, but there is a certain crispness in the evening air. The past two nights, I have even been able to sleep without any AC and the windows open. With the garden at peak production, which is not the usual flush this year, my mind wanders to the winter months.
The old timers are already talking about how hard this one will be based on caterpillars, and other signs. They do this every year.
Getting ready NOW for the coming winter is really what summer on a homestead is all about.
No Kill List
Food - Water - Shelter
Illness
Infrastructure
Energy
Stores
Winter Produce and Preparing for Spring
What do you do to get ready for winter?
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Mystery explosion noises, late night canning, injuries, and erosion control on today’s homestead happenings show.
Featured Event: Save the date, August 22, 12:30PM Central: Better Than Walmart: Foraging For Health
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This Week’s Webinar Replay: https://event.webinarjam.com/go/replay/12/1y4oru1f7f2f4
Medical Preps, organization and Knighthawk’s Sheet Metal Cut
Green Beans!!
The Canning Explosion - Late Nights With The Canner
Accessible Bathroom In Progress
Pond Erosion Update
More Hip Campers
The Calm but Clear Tone of Voice On The Cue Up
Very Interested Hawk - Bad Bird Barking Abounds
Smoked Meatloaf
Harvest Right Customer Service
Garden30 From the Kitchen
Rabbits Are In Their New Home - nee to make concrete trays
New Sassafrass Tree On Property
Possible Goldenrod patch to Cultivate
Little Sheep Looks Spiffy
Peppers about ready to harvest
Caterpillar Visit
The Wind Damage and The Holler Neighbor 4 Wheeler Adventure
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Today we talk about cooling weather, forward progress on house projects, pool planning for extra results on the homestead, the redneck spray fairy and more!
Featured Event: 7pm BILLY BOND on Self Reliance Voices: Learn From Legends
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Labels Matter
Pool Planning
Rain is helpful and the cooling is nice
Ready to Move the Rams
New Fence Charging System is In
Rabbitry Under The Big Chestnut Tree
Gravity Feeding tactical’s Garden
Redneck Spray Fairy
Orchard Update
Delicious Tomato Seafood Recipe
Live Beef Tongue Today
Reseeded the green beans
Cucumbers and Tomatoes Galore
Peppers Are Coming On
Rosemary in the Pond Looks Good
Need to get the Chipper Fixed or Rent One
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Fire blight, whey, fire ants and raid - today on Homestead Happenings!
Featured Event: Oct 3: Escapeology with Sonny Puzikas: https://selfreliancefestival.com/product/fight-hacker-escapeology/?aff=nicolesauce
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Forage
Livestock
Grow
Harvest Meals
Holler Neighbors/Community
Infrastructure
Finances
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Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment 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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Today we talk about how to make cheese around three kinds of cheese that are wonderful to eat and from which to learn how to make cheese.
Featured Event: Self Reliance Bootcamp, October 4
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Livestream Schedule (All Central Time)
Tales from the Prepper Pantry
Frugality Tip from Nicole
Operation Independence
Hip Campers coming this week!
Main topic of the Show: Three Soft Cheese To Get You Started
Why Cheese? Why Homemade?
A Brief History of Cheese (Visual Aid)
How to get started - path of least resistance
Milk, Culture, Acid, Calcium Chloride (1/4 teaspoon of powdered calcium chloride to 1/4 cup of water), Rennet, Cheese Cloth, Strainer, Instant read thermometer, measuring cups, pots, strainer
Storing soft cheeses
Sum it Up
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Join us for a discussion of gardening when also not there, ram logistics, canning season update and more.
Featured Event: Self Reliance Voices Webinar Series
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Pond area
Forage
Livestock
Grow
Holler Neighbors/Community
Infrastructure
Finances
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Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment 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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Today we talk about weaning Little Sheep, what is growing in the garden, time for garlic harvest, canning season kickoff, and more.
Featured Event: East TN Homesteaders Alliance Festival
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Sponsor 2: HollerRoast.com
Big Picture: How is the new schedule going?
Forage
Livestock
Grow
Holler Neighbors/Community
Infrastructure
Finances
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Today, I run through my ten principles for canning. We will also cover canning basics for those of you who have not tried your own home canning.
Livestream Schedule
Tuesday, 9:30AM, Coffee Chat with Jack Spirko and John Willis
Friday, 10:30AM, Homestead Happenings With The Tactical Redneck
Featured Event: SelfRelianceFestival.con
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Tales from the Prepper Pantry
Weekly Shopping Report from Joe
At Home Depot, a 2x4x8 is still $3.48. The store was fairly busy on multiple trips here on different days. On a later trip, I picked up a small Midea window AC unit I had ordered, a very efficient inverter model that I should be able to run with solar power if the need arises. Home Depot's price on it was actually slightly cheaper than Amazon's. They also had the blacktop patching "stuff" we needed for a spot on the driveway; sometimes they haven't had it.
Aldi: They were busy on all three days, with multiple checkout lines going. We found everything we wanted except for cantaloupes, as they were few and miserable. I found a couple of better ones today. Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): $1.35; eggs: $2.67 (++); whole milk: $2.83; heavy cream: $5.39; OJ: $3.45 (+}; butter: $3.59; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $4.49; sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $3.79.
A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.
Frugality Tip From Christie
My frugal tip is not a money tip, it’s a time tip
Watering trees: Hubby and I spent way too much time watering new trees around our property. We found some cheap five gallon buckets, drilled four holes in the bottom using his smallest drill bit. Now to water a tree, we put the bucket beside the tree on the up side if it’s on a hill and fill the bucket up and walk away. Let the bucket do the work. The water slowly drains out of the bucket into the ground to the roots where you want the water, not running off because the hose delivers the water too fast.
Main topic of the Show: Ten Principles of Canning
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Join us for a discussion on the new summer schedule at the homestead, forward progress during the heat, garden issues, and more.
Featured Event: Freedom Trinity Free Webinar
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The new schedule
The Salatin Webinar
Forage
Livestock
Grow
Holler Neighbors/Community
Infrastructure
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Today we talk about how adjusting when you do things on the homestead can really impact the day to day frazzle.
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Sponsor 2: HollerRoast.com
Assess the pain points
Put everything on the table
Establish priorities for production, health, happiness
Make the change - Here is what we did and why
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Today, we have a replay of the speech I gave at the Exit and Build Land Summit.
Featured Event: Joel Salatin Webinar TOMORROW
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Tales from the Prepper Pantry
Weekly Shopping Report
This week's trip started with Hobby Lobby. The store looked normal overall, with the usual assortment of craft items and dust collectors, but there were empty hooks here and there; finding something specific you want may not be a sure thing.
Next stop was Home Depot. They still have a lot of cordless tools from the recent Fathers' Day deals, but selections are dropping. A 2x4x8 is unchanged from last week, at $3.48. They also have a LOT of solar yard lights, much better than the cheapies you find in dollar stores or even in China-mart. These are potentially good power failure lights or inside guide-lights; put them out to charge during the day, and bring them in at night. Regular batteries also remain in very good supply.
Aldi was last. Produce quality remains a little erratic, but quantities are still good. We found everything we wanted, although there was little pork, and some prices have edged higher once more. Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): 1.35 (+); eggs: $1.78 (+); whole milk: $2.83; heavy cream: $5.39 (+); OJ: $3.29; butter: $3.59; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $4.49; sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $3.79.
A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.
Frugality Tip from Margo
We did a week long road trip around Self Reliance Festival. Two nights with family, one night with friends and 4 nights in a fantastic little cabin in the woods. I packed half our cooler with frozen meat when we left the house. I grilled and cooked at the cabin. We did not NEED to spend any money on eating out the whole week. (We did choose to support the food vendors at SRF because they were there). So if you are on the fence about the expenses involved in traveling, you can save a lot money buy bringing your own food. The couple of months before we left I grabbed a bag of nuts here, some other snacks there and had a bag of food ready to go when we left the house. With Airbnb we paid for the cabin in installments and it was paid for before we got there. With a little creative planning you can have a week long vacation with little expenses spread out over time.
Also stashed cash for months and came home with enough cash to cover the gas and misc bills that we incurred on the trip.
So take the trip to find your tribe!!
~Margo
Operation Independence
Wholesale adjustments on the homestead
Main topic of the Show: Nicole’s Speech at the Exit and Build Land Summit
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Today we talk about trees coming down on fences and power lines, funky sheep ears, type 1.5 errors in design and more.
Featured Event: Haven Earth Trade School Homestead Bootcamp This Week
Sponsor 1: Kangen Water Collective
Sponsor 2: Self Reliance Festival
Forage
Livestock
Grow
Holler Neighbors/Community
Infrastructure
Finances
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