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advice on being patient for the big picture when you want to see movement on your goals
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and when to make a decision to take a loss and switch to a different goal
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How do you prioritize your task list?
Filling in the available time with forward progress and achievables, when things like {shortness of available time segments}{supply chain issues}{weather}{missing piece of puzzle} might otherwise leave one in a frozen "paralysis analysis" state. ?What helps you realize, that which might have temporarily sidelined <The One Big Goal That I Believe In My Heart Must Be Accomplished First> does not necessarily grind you to a halt on every bit of your life simultaneously--unless YOU yourself DECIDE to stop your own progress.
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Today we talk about new winter lives on the homestead, pregnant sheep, MUD SEASON, the portable sheep shelter and more.
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Today we talk about food shortages, inflation, aquaponics and aquaculture, panic prepping, and more with Jack Spirko and John Willis.
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Today we talk about some homemade holiday gift ideas put together by the Holler Neighbors for this year.
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There's likely to be yucky weather off and on all weekend, so we went during a pause in precipitation this afternoon (Saturday). Friday evening, however, a lot of the pumps at the Weigel's I use most often were bagged. I went to my secondary choice, and it was fine. A gallon of untainted regular had dropped to $3.999; this was at both stations.
Today's first stop was Dollar Tree. The drink coolers were in better shape, but still had a lot of empty spaces. They had lots of canned goods, but we didn't see any of the lentils we've previously seen there, and the only beans were Northern White. We hadn't bought any lentils in a while, so I don't know if they've been missing for longer. The store was otherwise normally stocked. It was also busier than we've often seen it, especially for a poor-weather day.
Home Depot was next. Every open area had islands with a lot of smaller items. The prices looked reasonable. We found the couple of items we wanted without difficulty. A 2x4x8 remains at $3.75.
Aldi was last. We found everything on our list, including heavy cream (at least two boxes in the cooler). Stock everywhere looked good. They have more of that generically-packed chicken.
Frugality Tip from Christina
I find myself traveling quite a bit. Recently, I found myself on the road without good coffee (gasp!!!). Long story short - and leaving out the scary days of gas station coffee - I went to the store and bought a pack of coffee filters for $1.50 and a cheap coffee grinder. Someone could do this without the coffee grinder by also buying pre-ground coffee but I had a couple pounds of whole bean bouncing around the truck. I took out my trusty Coleman thermos, put a coffee filter in the top so it was hanging over an inch or so then filled it with coffee. I heated water and poured it through the filter. Voila! Redneck pour-over coffee. Hope this helps someone! I’ve learned so much from you and this community. I’m grateful to have a chance to give back.
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Main topic of the Show: Homemade Holiday Gift Ideas
Past episodes on this topic:
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Thoughts on the expectations surrounding gifts
Declare independence from debt, but have fun gifting people
Toxicity and gifts
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Join me for a Homestead happenings update: pregnant sheep, assessing progress, rain has finally come, black garlic and more.
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Today we talk about homesteading, community, using your mind to set yourself up for success, hard work, and more with Tag from Life Done Free and John Willis of Special Operations Equipment
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What are you waiting for? The New Year? Monday morning? Your next physical exam? The end of a particularly stressful time? Today is the day to start.
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Frugality Tip from Margo
So we just had a little Halloween party. I put out a veggie and dip tray. So I buy a celery and a bag of carrots and the like. I cut up veggies for the tray and then make two bags to put in the freezer. One with the tops and such for stock and then dice up some veggies in another bag to add to soups and stews.
Use all the parts of the vegetables and save yourself some money in the long run.
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Main topic of the Show: The End is Near - What Are You Waiting For?
What are you waiting for? The new moon? The New Year? Monday?
<thoughts on this>
Reasons to fail are many: <List them>
Reason to succeed are there too, but we often refuse to see them
<story: not practicing classical voice>
The bigger question is this: why do we choose to fail?
The big reason: Change=losing a piece of yourself
As we sit in a very significant week: Tactical’s first year
I got to thinking about all the excuses we make to delay starting - yet starting is often the only thing we need to do to succeed - as in start every day. Without fail. And when you do fail, start again. And again. And again.
This is the time of year when LFTN starts discussing the word of the year.
So questions come up:
If yes, why not start early on next year? What is stopping you? What are you waiting for? You can do so much in the next 4 or 5 weeks.
If no, what do you need to do to focus on the most important things so that you DO finish your goals.
We often fail at new years resolutions precisely because we make a bigger deal out of the timing, rather than succeeding at the goal.
Back to T - We will be having a delicious steak meal on Thursday to celebrate one year of sobriety. And that celebration is a good thing.
But he didnt succeed by saying “Monday I will start”, or “Screw it, Christmas is around the corner, I will quit after that.”
He did it through making the hard decision every day, multiple times a day. He did it through addressing core underlying stressors. He did it by grieving a part of himself that will no longer be in his life - a part he sort of liked, I suspect.
And he started the last day of November when he realized NOW I will really make this improvement.
What about you? Are you ready to make your move? To Lose that weight? To cut those cigarettes? To add that side hustle? To plant that garden? To organize that house?
To let go of whatever you hang onto as part of your personality that keeps you delaying the start? To embrace that change is good - and also sometimes sad?
What are you waiting for? Today is your day.
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Join LFTN listener, permaculturist, and Still Side Hustling Sam Billings as he tells the story of how he realized that a JOB is part of what he needs in place to build the life he wants.
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Sam Billings got his permaculture design certificate in 2009 in College. He used that to create his own position on an Estate in Connecticut turning 2 acres of grass into a food forest. He then started a vegetable farm in Massachusetts, closer to his family. After the landowner could not continue to lease to him, he had to get a job working for someone else and create his homestead with his wife on nights and weekends. Turns out, that's the best balance he has found yet in his life.
- What is Permaculture, but more important, what is it NOT?
- How did "Big Permaculture" fail you?
- What are some of the things you wished you had known when starting your own farm?
(This one could be an episode in itself, we can hone it in)
- What contributed to the closing of the farm?
- How have you been able to restructure your work/life balance?
- What's next?
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Every Friday, we record our Homestead Happenings update, followed by a questions and answers session. Today’s podcast is the questions and answers session from yesterday’s podcast. We cover: Livestock Guardian Dogs, cooking roasts, livestock and more.
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Episode 659 - Homestead Happenings for Nov 25, 2022
Summary: This won’t stump The Sauce, but how do you personally make roasts?
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Today we talk about what Thanksgiving was like at the Holler Homestead, update you on the state of the livestock, talk about fermenting garlic and more.
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Today we talk about food shortages, owning your life, logical preparedness and more with Black Scout Survival and John Willis.
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Today, I am joined by Gretchen Catherwood to hear about the progress that has been made on the Darkhorse Lodge project.
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Once completed, there will be five, 5 bedroom guest cabins, each room named for one of the 25 men lost from the Marine Corps' 3/5, Darkhorse unit. When our 19 year old son, LCpl Alec E Catherwood, was killed in action on October 14, 2010, it felt as if the world had ended for us. After realizing that we wouldn't honor him by giving up, I stayed up nights, wondering what I could do for those who did come home. Once I had the basics down, my husband added improvements to the plan. Finding my new purpose in life has given me a reason to get up each morning and face the challenges ahead. We will need A LOT of money to complete our build. 5 guest cabins, a staff cabin, and a shower house/dining facility (named for US Army National Guard, Specialist Tim Bowman, who committed suicide on Thanksgiving Day, 2005 after returning home from Iraq). Our employees will be combat veterans as well, including those who will take the participants fishing at one of the most beautiful spots in the south (oh yeah, we'll need boats and gear donated as well). The buildings at Darkhorse Lodge will be handicapped accessible to accommodate as many of our veterans as possible.
Gretchen Catherwood
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Every Friday, we record our Homestead Happenings update, followed by a questions and answers session. Today’s podcast is the questions and answers session from yesterday’s podcast. We cover: rat poison, sheep,
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Replay of the Tuesday Live on Youtube.
Episode 654 - Homestead Happenings for November 18, 2022
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Today’s show is an update on my word of the year, courage, and how it is progressing, lessons learned.
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We made our usual three stops this Saturday, plus one other. Our first stop was Dollar Tree. The coolers are mostly empty now. They still have some Rip-it, but even that cooler wasn't even half full. The food aisles still look good though, and other shelves are also stocked. Before parking, we passed by where a new Michael's (a craft store; competes with Hobby Lobby) will be opening soon. I'm surprised it isn't open yet, but we'll check it again if we go out next weekend. That's unlikely to be Saturday this time, due to the beginning of the holiday feeding frenzy.
Next stop was Home Depot. The open areas are now full of islands, as they too get ready for the impending rush. There was a price on the 2x4x8 studs this time; $3.75. The store looked busy already, including employees putting more stuff out. Battery quantities looked good, with fewer and smaller holes.
Third was Aldi. The produce area was nicely filled, stuffed even. We found what we wanted, including heavy cream, which I've seen some people report has been missing in some areas. They also had Butterball turkeys in at least one cooler. The bill seemed a little steeper than usual, although I did get a whole pork butt (a new cut for them; they've had half-butts for some time now) and a package of generically-labeled chicken breasts. I didn't see any holes in anything.
The final stop was a thrift store so Sonia could looks for some books. Untainted regular gasoline remains at $4.199/gallon.
Frugality Tip
I came across a 1 3/4 pound container of organic ginger root at Sam’s Club. This was just what I needed to begin my honey fermented ginger.
Ginger is always a tough thing to peel, but I have seen several videos of an easier way to peel ginger not using a knife. Just use a common every day spoon.
I just drag the spoon across the ginger. It takes off the outside peel, and doesn’t take off much of the ginger flesh. This saves so much usable ginger, and put less in the compost bin.
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Main topic of the Show: Courage, an Update
What is the word of the year and why I chose Courage
How the year started - Everything at once, getting ahead of the schedule, learning to say no, and learning to let go of the script in front of large audiences.
The dark side of courage
The hard thing about courage is that you have to accept that things are your responsibility to change if you do not like them, particularly flaws within yourself. Not succeeding in changing yourself is literal laziness. That one hurt.
Things I have done
The bright side of courage
Overall, courage was a good fit for the year. This is the first time that a word of the year has really felt like it will be finished by the time I get through December.
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Today we talk about livestock adjustments, cold weather, garlic and more!
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Today we talk about the current state of things, Russia bombing Poland and rapid news overreactions, real solutions, and more with Bear Independent and John Willis.
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Today, we have the episode you have all been waiting for: The LOST Episode. Dawn Sutton joins me to talk about raising sheep. St. Croix in particular. We recorded this over a year ago and it disappeared, only to return to me AFTER a summer of raising Dawn’s actual sheep!
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Dawn Sutton and her husband are building an off-grid homestead on raw land in Tennessee. Formerly from Ohio, she raised St Croix sheep and has been involved in preserving good bloodlines.
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Today we have an interview show with Kevin Fitzgerald all about mushrooms. Kevin runs a mushroom side hustle turned full time hustle from his home in Arizona.
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We are a urban farm in phx Arizona and have followed you through Jack and his podcast.
Urban homesteading and mushroom cultivation
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Every Friday, we record our Homestead Happenings update, followed by a questions and answers session. Today’s podcast is the questions and answers session from yesterday’s podcast. We cover: canning, dealing with bone deep fatigue, leaf mulch and more.
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From Willie: Tips for using Fiverr?
From Roy: Which electric canner do you recommend
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I just recently did my first bit of pressure canning, and I have two concerns... Searching online about this gives me all sorts of conflicting information:
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TLDR How do you keep deep seated, bone weary fatigue at bay when building the homestead, a business, family and an outside full time job?
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Every Friday, we record our Homestead Happenings update, followed by a questions and answers session. Today’s podcast is the questions and answers session from yesterday’s podcast. We cover: canning, dealing with bone deep fatigue, leaf mulch and more.
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Replay of the Tuesday Live on Youtube.
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From Justine: What kind of wood stove do you use
From Willie: Tips for using Fiverr?
From Roy: Which electric canner do you recommend
From Christian
I just recently did my first bit of pressure canning, and I have two concerns... Searching online about this gives me all sorts of conflicting information:
Short versions:
From David
TLDR How do you keep deep seated, bone weary fatigue at bay when building the homestead, a business, family and an outside full time job?
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Today we talk about twitter, the fake meat market, Paulgate, and more with Jack Spirko and John Willis.
Save the date: Nov 19: Develop your deep power pantry system - a digital workshop
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Today is the first day of work after the Food Forest Workshop at the Holler Homestead. We had a great time with everyone and learned some unexpected things while here. Today is a recap of what we learned from trimming tree roots to shucking oysters.
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Frugality Tip From Alan
My Frugal tip, that many, including myself often overlook, is simply when you have a problem, don't assume it is too complicated or you won't understand.
Google what you know or go to YouTube and search for it and then learn a little, the task or repair or remediation might be easier than you think.
Try asking the question with more and less details will sometimes help get you to an answer.
So when your dryer is making noise, or your refrigerator is not working or your mower is not starting or your faucet is dripping, you may find the remedy is simpler then you thought.
Or you may look into it and realize that you need help, but either way you will be better informed to make wise decisions.
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Main topic of the Show: Food Forest Installation
Also, Andy makes GREAT eggs benedict and Melissa can knock out some chili and German Chocolate cake.
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Today, we have another transformational story, this time centered around how to prepare for a long absence from your farm or Homestead. Lana Stenner joins me to share her journey.
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Lana and her Fireman husband are parents to 4 grown kids and grandkids and live on a small farmstead in Kansas City. They raise goats, chickens & bees in a 120-year-old fixer-upper farmhouse. Lana is the author of The Grace-Filled Homestead - Lessons Learned on Faith, Family and the Farm is in big box stores across the country.
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Today is an interview with Joel Ryals all about building your life from nothing - rather like a phoenix is reborn from its own ashes.
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Joel is the head trainer at Fortress K9 and K9 Academy. About 5 years ago, his wife used his dog training equipment to have him arrested and was awarded 99% of everything he built before filing for divorce. When he was released, he literally had the clothes on his back and had to build back from scratch. Now Fortress K9 is more successful than ever. Let’s talk about building back from scratch.
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Hey everyone, today is Friday, May 31, 2019 and this is episode 138 of LFTN.
Today we talk perseverance, prepping and homesteading with John Willis and Rob Kaiser.
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