Today is a homestead update about rabbit ears, incoming livestock, emergency room visits, food success, and more.
Forage
- About to get Elderberry flower
- Sassafras Leaves
- Fodder tree harvest round one is in process
- Red clover - the clover story
Livestock
- Pig nest and pond sealing update
- Sheep Arriving
- Chickens keep getting stuck in the feeder (Class is almost sold out)
- Goat troubles
- Rabbit Ear Mites
- New Ducks coming soon - broody duck 2.0 and what we are doing about it
Grow
- Arugula and greens have patches established in the garden
- Squash in pig pasture (Rehab in process, water automated)
- Nutrient issue in Sunshine plot and location problem
- Succession planting where the outdoor lettuce was
- A word on the week of intermittent rain and planting
Holler Neighbors/Community
- Lots of visitors through this week, potluck solution, taking next week off from visits
- How we found the sheep
- Preparing SRF - Call for volunteers
Infrastructure
- Chicken Tractor Fencing
- Tomato walls are done
- IBCs ready for the AP
- Sheep Fencing (Video coming soon on setting a post in solid rock)
Finances
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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Advisory Board
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