In this week’s update, we will talk about sheep recovery, new animals coming to the homestead, planning a food forest, and late summer garden bounty.
Forage
- Elderberry
- Mint, late summer teas
- Watercress is back - liver cleanse
Livestock
- Separating the girls from the boys in sheep
- Tippy is recovered
- Need fatter sheep
- Henry’s foot, and a word on trimming hooves
- LGDs coming to avoid the parasite load of barn keeping sheep
- Baby found the pond
Grow
- FINALLY getting peppers
- Squash Year
- 2 jars of green beans and four jars of tomatoes
- Both round 3 and 4 of beans have germinated and the rain has been perfect for this
- Seeding carrots and beets by Tactical’s house
- Strawberry round two
- Food forest install workshop Oct 27 & 28
Holler Neighbors/Community
- Homestead Bootcamp next week
- Shower GSD at SOE
- Airbnb update
Infrastructure
- Goat pasture upgrade with solid wire/centralized charger for sheep rotation
Finances
- Nothing to report (Buying supplies makes T happy)
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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