Episode 544 - Homestead Update for March 18, 2022

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.

• Get your Self Reliance Festival and Hog Processing Workshop Tickets before the early bird price expires

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

• Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn
• Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup
• Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b

Advisory Board

• The Booze Whisperer
• The Tactical Redneck
• Chef Brett
• Samantha the Savings Ninja

Resources

• Membership Sign Up

• Holler Roast Coffee
• Harvest Right Affiliate Link