Episode 617 – Homestead Happenings for September 9, 2022
WE GOT RAIN! Join me today at 9:30 Central for a Homestead Happenings session: Jerusalem Artichokes, incoming visitors Imanee and River from Haven Earth on Youtube.
- Don’t forget: Fermentation Workshop is Saturday at 12pm in partnership with LiveFree.Academy
- Check out the video we did with Billy Bond on Youtube last Sunday
Forage
- Jerusalem artichokes are blooming
- Watercress
- Mullien is popping up
- Should be getting mushrooms but not hiking enough – this will hurt for winter stews
Livestock
- Finding Duck egg clutches – ducks need to go to jail for a week
- Pigs: no babies yet – looks imminent
- Girl Sheep: rotating fast – no signs they are close to having babies
- Boy sheep: testing the fence a ton – have adjusted to not going to the barn at night (They do look at it l bunch)
- Goats getting trained to three strand electric
- Bees – still no one to help rob honey and it is too late now
- Cycy found bees
Grow
- Cleaning out squash beds and resetting
- Peppers are coming on
- Second bean planting is producing
- Rat in the tomatoes!
- Need to harvest and dry basil
Holler Neighbors/Community
- Kerry came for a day to work on the hillside space and it looks a ton better – need more
- KH went to SOE to install a shower and in the future we will not do GSD weekends there because too many people pulled out last minute so it was a slog
Infrastructure
- New sheep fencing strategy
- Hillside AP is back in process – was on hold while we figured out sheep
Finances
- Spent another grand on fencing supplies to be able to make more paddocks in advance
- !inflation!
- Adding spreadsheet time on personal expenses to assess some choices
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