Today we give a midsummer update on the homestead, talk about community, and celebrate some things that have made life a little easier this year.
Featured event: Pressure Canning Class Wednesday at 5pm Central
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Holler Roost Plans on Etsy
Rainy year is good
Schedule based on weather: Early morning, midday break, later afternoon (Lots of breaks)
Forage
- Paw paw update
- Red clover, mullein, echinacea, chocolate mint
- Creek mint
- Lambs quarter (final round)
- Mullain seed
- Elderberries acting differently this year
- Yarrow
Livestock
- Baby rabbits
- Feeding dogs raw is a challenge
- 8 baby ducks - all girls again
- Go to bed training
- Working with automation and the chickens
- Sheep pregnancy assessment
- Getting ready to move boys to my place
- Goat is foraging
Grow
- Tomato blight experiment
- T has pet projects for food
- Reset mottled shade bed for thorny berries
- Green beans are banging
- 1st zucchini
- Brussels sprouts still not ready (Under seeding with squash)
- Beets sucked this year
- Onion update
- Potato update
- Chard is a perfect balance
- Cucumber update: volunteer versus planted
- Malabar spinach and forever spinach doing well
- Pigs planted squash
Holler Neighbors/Community
- Holler Neighbor Dinner
- Spinning Wheel Story
Infrastructure
- Maintain or make forward progress when Nicole is gone, hammering hard when Nicole is here
- Disturbing ground so that things can grow back before winter
- Collecting supplies for a subpanel project for the solar system
- Setting plans for a mini solar system for the main house that will run the oven and some lights
- 4wd 4 wheeler, game changer
Finances
- No new income at the moment
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