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Every Friday, we record our Homestead Happenings update, followed by a questions and answers session. Today’s podcast is the questions and answers session from yesterday’s podcast. We cover: Livestock Guardian Dogs, cooking roasts, livestock and more.
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Today we talk about food shortages, owning your life, logical preparedness and more with Black Scout Survival and John Willis.
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Today’s show is an update on my word of the year, courage, and how it is progressing, lessons learned.
Livestream Schedule
- Tuesday, 12:30pm – Live with Sam Billings on using a job to build your life
- Wednesday, 12:30pm – Live with John Willis and Black Scout Survival
- Friday, 9:30am – Homestead Happenings and Q&A
Tales from the Prepper Pantry
- Pantry Webinar
- Year end pantry restock
- Shopping list for Thanksgiving: 1 apple, 1 bag cranberries, maybe some butter (Explain why)
- New Rabbit Recipe: bacon, rabbit, butter, onion, garlic, rosemary, juniper berries, cinnamon, sage, carrot, celery, tomato (Rabbit Bolognese anyone?)
Thank today’s sponsor, Paul Wheaton
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Weekly Shopping Report from Joe
We made our usual three stops this Saturday, plus one other. Our first stop was Dollar Tree. The coolers are mostly empty now. They still have some Rip-it, but even that cooler wasn’t even half full. The food aisles still look good though, and other shelves are also stocked. Before parking, we passed by where a new Michael’s (a craft store; competes with Hobby Lobby) will be opening soon. I’m surprised it isn’t open yet, but we’ll check it again if we go out next weekend. That’s unlikely to be Saturday this time, due to the beginning of the holiday feeding frenzy.
Next stop was Home Depot. The open areas are now full of islands, as they too get ready for the impending rush. There was a price on the 2x4x8 studs this time; $3.75. The store looked busy already, including employees putting more stuff out. Battery quantities looked good, with fewer and smaller holes.
Third was Aldi. The produce area was nicely filled, stuffed even. We found what we wanted, including heavy cream, which I’ve seen some people report has been missing in some areas. They also had Butterball turkeys in at least one cooler. The bill seemed a little steeper than usual, although I did get a whole pork butt (a new cut for them; they’ve had half-butts for some time now) and a package of generically-labeled chicken breasts. I didn’t see any holes in anything.
The final stop was a thrift store so Sonia could looks for some books. Untainted regular gasoline remains at $4.199/gallon.
Frugality Tip
I came across a 1 3/4 pound container of organic ginger root at Sam’s Club. This was just what I needed to begin my honey fermented ginger.
Ginger is always a tough thing to peel, but I have seen several videos of an easier way to peel ginger not using a knife. Just use a common every day spoon.
I just drag the spoon across the ginger. It takes off the outside peel, and doesn’t take off much of the ginger flesh. This saves so much usable ginger, and put less in the compost bin.
Operation Independence
- Frozen Pipes
- Heading onto the end of the year with a Black Friday special at Holler Roast
Main topic of the Show: Courage, an Update
What is the word of the year and why I chose Courage
How the year started – Everything at once, getting ahead of the schedule, learning to say no, and learning to let go of the script in front of large audiences.
The dark side of courage
- If you go for things all the time, they really pile up
- Courage starts inside with seeing things for what they are and acting
- Lots of overwhelm occurred
- The body ends up in a state of adrenalin until you get past that phase
- I have fewer friends now after addressing things head on
- Nicole is scary
The hard thing about courage is that you have to accept that things are your responsibility to change if you do not like them, particularly flaws within yourself. Not succeeding in changing yourself is literal laziness. That one hurt.
Things I have done
- Injected sheep
- Nursed a very sick dog back to health
- Trained a dog not to fight
- Surpassed all expectations for events
- Become a much better presenter
- Started making more money
- Stood up for myself multiple times
- Stood up for other people
- Started singing rock n roll again
- Started learning Guitar
- Wrangled sheep
- Hiked alone
- Stayed in the car and gotten out of the area when a bad guy was on the loose (courage does not mean stupid)
- Invested in Bear for SRF 2023
- Installed a food forest
- Embraced myself and where I am at as valid, good and part of a journey (Stopped comparing)
The bright side of courage
- The I don’t care factor
- I found out what I MOST fear in life and it wasn’t what I expected (resources)
- I have fewer friends after addressing things head on BUT the ones who are still here are real
- Trying new things and taking on new challenges has stretched me in unexpected ways
- Doing things sooner rather than later saves so much time
- I used to be intimidated by people who are better at things than I am, now I just ask them how they got so good
Overall, courage was a good fit for the year. This is the first time that a word of the year has really felt like it will be finished by the time I get through December.
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Today, I am joined by Gretchen Catherwood to hear about the progress that has been made on the Darkhorse Lodge project.
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Once completed, there will be five, 5 bedroom guest cabins, each room named for one of the 25 men lost from the Marine Corps’ 3/5, Darkhorse unit. When our 19 year old son, LCpl Alec E Catherwood, was killed in action on October 14, 2010, it felt as if the world had ended for us. After realizing that we wouldn’t honor him by giving up, I stayed up nights, wondering what I could do for those who did come home. Once I had the basics down, my husband added improvements to the plan. Finding my new purpose in life has given me a reason to get up each morning and face the challenges ahead. We will need A LOT of money to complete our build. 5 guest cabins, a staff cabin, and a shower house/dining facility (named for US Army National Guard, Specialist Tim Bowman, who committed suicide on Thanksgiving Day, 2005 after returning home from Iraq). Our employees will be combat veterans as well, including those who will take the participants fishing at one of the most beautiful spots in the south (oh yeah, we’ll need boats and gear donated as well). The buildings at Darkhorse Lodge will be handicapped accessible to accommodate as many of our veterans as possible.
Gretchen Catherwood
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Every Friday, we record our Homestead Happenings update, followed by a questions and answers session. Today’s podcast is the questions and answers session from yesterday’s podcast. We cover: rat poison, sheep,
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Replay of the Tuesday Live on Youtube.
Episode 654 – Homestead Happenings for November 18, 2022
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Today we talk about livestock adjustments, cold weather, garlic and more!
Forage
- Persimmons
- Watercress has frost burn
- Mullein
- Roots
- Rest of food forest planted just in time
- Need to plant garlic still
- Lettuce going strong under cover in the ap
Livestock
- Rabbits bred last week
- Need to redo animal logistics
- No Duck Eggs
- Upgrade to the dog shelter
- Brownie is an issue
- Bedding for all
Harvest Meals
- Premade in freezer, chinese takeout, bone broth
- Half cow arrives in about a week
Winter on the Homestead
- Outdoor sink and shower are shut for the year
- Anti water freezing not being use
- AP Wrap for the year
- Cycling sheep water not heating it
- Watering in winter up the hill challenge
Holler Neighbors/Community
- Airport ride home
- Supplies shifting during illness
- Helping hands
- Check out the newsletter for a number of cool events in the next four weeks
Finances
- Selling the last half lamb
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Today we talk about the current state of things, Russia bombing Poland and rapid news overreactions, real solutions, and more with Bear Independent and John Willis.
Sponsor: Paul Wheaton of Wheaton Labs
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Power Pantry Webinar, Nov 19
LivingFreeinTennessee.com/pantry
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Wednesday live with Bear Independent, John Willis, Nicole Sauce
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Today, we have the episode you have all been waiting for: The LOST Episode. Dawn Sutton joins me to talk about raising sheep. St. Croix in particular. We recorded this over a year ago and it disappeared, only to return to me AFTER a summer of raising Dawn’s actual sheep!
Today’s Sponsor: Paul Wheaton of Wheaton Labs and Permies.com
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Dawn’s Youtube Channel – Autumn Dawn Endeavors: https://www.youtube.com/user/dfvalkyrie
StCroix.org
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Dawn Sutton and her husband are building an off-grid homestead on raw land in Tennessee. Formerly from Ohio, she raised St Croix sheep and has been involved in preserving good bloodlines.
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Today we have an interview show with Kevin Fitzgerald all about mushrooms. Kevin runs a mushroom side hustle turned full time hustle from his home in Arizona.
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Sun Valley Harvest Website: Svharvest.wordpress.com
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We are a urban farm in phx Arizona and have followed you through Jack and his podcast.
Urban homesteading and mushroom cultivation
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