Today Today we talk about the past week on the homestead. Projects, livestock, stories and more in order to serve as an inside look at what homesteading is really like.
Forage & Gardens
- Watercress
- Green Onions
- Kale
- Stinging Nettle
- Morel season arrives
Food Storage/Pantry
- Freeze drying milk once again
- Making ready to eat meals
- Seasonal shift from root cellar to house due to temperature
Livestock
- Put my processing pants on
- BIG decision you all saw coming
- Poultry classes/Turkey Day/ Sustainable meat chickens
- Rabbits due in 2 weeks
- POOP!
Grow
- AP planted
- IBCs incoming despite everything breaks week
- Upper garden update/rain
- Seeds starting and cuttings
Infrastructure
- Living Fence Update
- Fencing the pond
- Sheep plans
Holler Neighbors/Community
- Processing weekend and collaboration on food
- The story of moving feed
- Gas prices and the weekly milk
Finances
- Feed prices are up
- Chicks are more than double from last year
- More went out than came in this week, BUT the cow finances are looking GREAT
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!
Community
Advisory Board
Resources