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Today we talk about five things that most homesteaders deprioritize in their preps as well as out usual Monday segments.

Featured Events – an update

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Livestream Schedule

Tuesday, 9:30am: Coffee Chat with John Willis and Jack Spirko

Friday, 9:30am: Homestead Happenings for November 8, 2024

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

  • Best year ever for meat organization – what worked 
  • Harvest chili

Weekly Shopping Report

Aldi was our only stop this week.  They still have not restocked wet cat food, in fact I’m not even sure I saw the individual cups.  They did have a normal amount of toilet paper.  The chocolate I like was back in stock after being gone last week, but there wasn’t much of it.  Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): $1.39 (the tag was back); eggs: $2.15 (-); whole milk: $2.88; heavy cream: $5.39; OJ: $3.45; butter: $3.99; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $3.59 (-); sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $4.49.

I did check the online price of a 2x4x8 at Home Depot, and it is still $3.85.

A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.

Frugality Tip

Halloween is my favorite holiday. We have a big Halloween party every year. I try to pick the theme in advance and then start gathering decorations when Halloween items go on clearance. For Halloween clearance shopping this year (so far) we got $300 retail value of items for less than $100. So hit the stores after the holiday and get more bang for your buck. 

Happy savings y’all

Operation Independence

Cheese Class and Other Events

Main topic of the Show: Five Oft-Overlooked Preps For The Homesteader

With all the unrest in the economy, looming worldwide war, accelerating technology and the push from the ruling class (for lack of a better term) to keep we peons unhealthy, just in debt enough that we are too scared to go our own way, and obsessed with the “two” options that are the “only” options so that we fight with ourselves instead of see the true enemy, is it any wonder that, more and more, people want to get out of the cities and homestead?

In a disaster a homestead is where you want to be, right? When you homestead, you go all in on Bugging In.

2 is 1

  1. Appalachia and resilience – it’s not just that it is rural. It is forgotten, abused, walked on, and easily cut off so people there rely on one another already

Typical homestead journey: chickens, garden, canning, wood heat, bigger livestock, hobbies like spinning or woodworking or whatnot.

Homesteaders have food covered – sort of. When was the last time you went to the feed store?

Mindset shift: prepare for the most likely problems, not wwIII and you will weather wwIII better than if you “prepare” for it.

FIVE OVERLOOKED PREPS

  • Medical: Supplies for humans and livestock TRAINING, EDC – what do you have on you, Organization
  • Bugging Out: Your plan is to bug in. Heck, my plan is to bug in. What is your plan if you have to leave quickly? Where are you going? How are you getting there? What will you use to travel? What about your livestock?
  • Security: Beyond carrying a gun. TRAINING. What is the plan (who does what) if there is a two legged threat. What about four legged problems? How hard is it to get to your place? (Thorny hedges, security fencing, etc) Do you know when someone is coming? Can you fight if you have to? Like can you really?
  • Food for livestock: Be honest. What is the plan? What is it if you can’t just fall back on TSC? How do you regenerate the food? And be honest? How much do you rely on the grocery store for humans. (Community Connections/Underground Network)
  • Fitness: Can you do everything needed by hand? Are you healthy? What is your plan to get healthy? Is everyone in your family fit? (Dedicated space, nutrition, living apothecary,)
  • Communication (Bonus item): Does everyone KNOW what the plans are, know where things are, also get training, know how to communicate if you bug in vs bug out?

As a homesteader you are likely more prepared in many ways than preppers in the city with lots of stuff and no skills, but how do we weather things for real? By getting better one day at a time and by eating the frog that we are avoiding so that we dont end up in a situation where we need a skill we could have built and we just didnt because it was distasteful.

Make it a great week!

GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. 

 

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Today we have an update on the Holler Homestead: Ram processing incoming, rain, duck compost and more

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Green Tomato Update: Harvest Shrimp
Chickens getting in the raised bed 🙁
Dealing with rotting varmints on the homestead
Partner With Trees
Ducks haven’t figured out what the swim spa is and we hope it stays that way
Processing Date in January for the rams – but on the cancellation list
Strategy for rotating in the yard
Prepper Pantry Update
RAIN!
Need to move Khaki
Duck Coop Reset
Makeshift Rabbit Tractor
Garlic Goal Fail
Talk about the tree class again
Water System and Pool Filters
Pepper harvest time
Ram for sale

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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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The Booze Whisperer
The Tactical Redneck
Chef Brett
Samantha the Savings Ninja
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Membership Sign Up
Holler Roast Coffee
Harvest Right Affiliate Link

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Join me today for a discussion of hopeless situations, as well as our usual Monday segments: Tales from the Prepper Pantry, Shopping Report, and Operation Independence.

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Sponsor 2: The Wealthsteading Podcast

Livestream Schedule
Tuesday, 9:30am Unloose The Goose Reunion Episode
Thursday, 2:30pm: Spicy Sisters
Friday, 9:30am: Homestead Happenings

Tales from the Prepper Pantry
¼ cow arrived
All the organs on the menu
Scheduling ram processing
Focusing in on replenishing systems: Gardens, improvements, herbs and teas
Recipe: Meatloaf Without the Binder

Weekly Shopping Report
Aldi was our only stop this week. They still have not restocked wet cat food, in fact I’m not even sure I saw the individual cups. They did have a normal amount of toilet paper. The chocolate I like was back in stock after being gone last week, but there wasn’t much of it. Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): $1.39 (the tag was back); eggs: $2.15 (-); whole milk: $2.88; heavy cream: $5.39; OJ: $3.45; butter: $3.99; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $3.59 (-); sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $4.49.

I did check the online price of a 2x4x8 at Home Depot, and it is still $3.85.

A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.

Operation Independence
Ruined breakers and water in my outdoor electrical service is a good thing!

Main topic of the Show: Life is a choice

Hopeless Situations
Someone is dying and you must care for them and cant earn money while you do it
A troop of soldiers ravage through your village stealing all the food and winter has just started
You are fired with no severance and don’t have any savings
A prominent group of people in your field are bad mouthing you and it is costing you business (Or any other gossip based problem)
You are hit by a subway train and when they extract you, you will die
You are stuck at a job because your family needs the health insurance and income, but you hate the job
Tidal wave Mud Slide and you are the only one to survive

You are your own first responder – by the time the govt gets there it is too late
You have to act and act on behalf of others because no one is coming to save you
What is your true goal
What is the current reality
What can you do right now to start moving toward your goal
How are you wasting time?
You cant change someone;s mind who has decided but you can wast your life trying to do so

Main point: there is always a choice. Pivot when you need to pivot. Live in the now and build the future – not in the past. Take back your time for it is your most precious resource.

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Song:
Life Is a Choice

Join me today for a discussion of hopeless situations, as well as our usual Monday segments: Tales from the Prepper Pantry, Shopping Report, and Operation Independence.

Sponsor 1: Agorist Tax Advice
Sponsor 2: Investable Wealth

Livestream Schedule
Tuesday, 9:30am Unloose The Goose Reunion Episode
Thursday, 2:30pm: Spicy Sisters
Friday, 9:30am: Homestead Happenings

Tales from the Prepper Pantry
¼ cow arrived
All the organs on the menu
Scheduling ram processing
Focusing in on replenishing systems: Gardens, improvements, herbs and teas
Recipe: Meatloaf Without the Binder

Weekly Shopping Report
Aldi was our only stop this week. They still have not restocked wet cat food, in fact I’m not even sure I saw the individual cups. They did have a normal amount of toilet paper. The chocolate I like was back in stock after being gone last week, but there wasn’t much of it. Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): $1.39 (the tag was back); eggs: $2.15 (-); whole milk: $2.88; heavy cream: $5.39; OJ: $3.45; butter: $3.99; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $3.59 (-); sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $4.49.

I did check the online price of a 2x4x8 at Home Depot, and it is still $3.85.

A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.

Operation Independence
Ruined breakers and water in my outdoor electrical service is a good thing!

Main topic of the Show: Life is a choice

Hopeless Situations
Someone is dying and you must care for them and cant earn money while you do it
A troop of soldiers ravage through your village stealing all the food and winter has just started
You are fired with no severance and don’t have any savings
A prominent group of people in your field are bad mouthing you and it is costing you business (Or any other gossip based problem)
You are hit by a subway train and when they extract you, you will die
You are stuck at a job because your family needs the health insurance and income, but you hate the job
Tidal wave Mud Slide and you are the only one to survive

You are your own first responder – by the time the govt gets there it is too late
You have to act and act on behalf of others because no one is coming to save you
What is your true goal
What is the current reality
What can you do right now to start moving toward your goal
How are you wasting time?
You cant change someone;s mind who has decided but you can wast your life trying to do so

Main point: there is always a choice. Pivot when you need to pivot. Live in the now and build the future – not in the past. Take back your time for it is your most precious resource.

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MeWe reminder

Make it a great week!

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GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce.

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Join us for the update on moving the ram in with the girls, a dry October, molting ducks and more.

Featured event: Developing Off Grid Water On your Homestead, Webinar Wednesday! 6pm with Ryan Steva, The Homestead Consultant

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Rams clearing the outer ring of my homestead – found old fencing

Eversole GSD Weekend

Sheep Out

Getting the bananas ready for winter

Separating the girls and adding the ram – is he doing his job??

Drone in the Holler to see things far away from the house

Ducks molting and no eggs

Fall garden update

Swim spa is up to temperature (finally)

Breaking records dry in October

Discussing the process for finishing the prepper pantry – linear versus multiple fronts

Bred the rabbits

Rabbit tractor concept

Tracy helping to purge the Holler and the impromptu dinner

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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Today we talk about the sheep breeding strategy, helping plants through the first frost, GSD Projects in East Tn and more.

Featured Event: Off Grid Water Webinar with Ryan Steva, Oct 30 at 6pm
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Baby Rabbit Update
Setting up ALL the rotations vs just letting nature take its course
Frost on the gardens and jury rigged protection
We may make it through the entire month of October with no rain (HAY HAY HAY)
Roaster Rebuild
Partnering with Trees in the Permaculture Homestead
Minerals for Ducks and lack of eggs without them
Idea for getting them minerals more easily
First FIRE
Chimney cleaning this week’
The broken fence
Shawarma beef in the crock pot
Ram aprons

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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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Join me for a discussion with members of our community and beyond about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, community development, business, getting started, health and more. 

Today we talk about the efforts that our network has done in East Tennessee to rebuild as well as what happens next with Jessica Hinton.

Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. 

Featured Event: Partnering With Trees On The Permaculture Homestead, nov 2

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At the end of this show, I play a song I wrote called The Flood. Read about it here.

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Get started with Nostr – Brian’s Video: https://youtu.be/UvSBPvYnNxM 

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Join me for a talk about running a small business, a homestead, and community building as well as our Monday segments about pantry management, operation independence and more.

Livestream Schedule

  • Tuesday 9:30 am, Coffee with Jessica Hinton
  • Thursday 6pm, Great American Preparedness Tour Live
  • Friday 9:30am: Homestead Happenings

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

  • Final harvest of herbs
  • Row cover for fall chard
  • Preparing for ram processing
  • Canning the last of the tomatoes
  • Tomato fall usage process
  • Doing the pre-winter “buy: this week but there are challenges

Weekly Shopping Report (Shut out of Mewe)

Frugality Tip (none)

Operation Independence

  • Swim Spa Power, SWIMPLY and other memberships
  • Rental house coming up around Dec 1

Main topic of the Show: Do the Work

Murphy is a bitch. Murphy likes to visit right after Self Reliance Festival and other busy times. Murphy came over last week. Or did he?

The funny thing about Murphy is we blame “Murphy” for things going wrong but whose fault is it really.

Roaster

It is all your fault

Do Hard Things because if you don’t do them now you will have to do harder things later and this goes for personal health (miking the right small choices every day) and for your business.

As the owner, YOU see things that need addressing and you have to make a big choice: Do it yourself or set it up for someone else to do it.

The answer is not that simple.

That was THE WORK that had to be done so I did it.

Because failure is not an option.

So back to my roasters and Murphy. It wasnt Murphy’s fault. It was mine.

But right after they told me they wanted some extra handling. In a week where I felt tired. In a week with extra emails to answer, supplies to stash, communications to write, and steps to take to set up a great 2025.

What saves the day: My3Things

Doing the Work means identifying which work is most important to do.

Example: The location of the ditch for electrical service

How to use My3Things, steps to take – Business owner: everything is your fault even when it isn’t your fault.

Doing the work that was most important first
Doing the work to keep healthy
Doing the work earlier and later than everyone else

Because sometimes doing the work is what needs to be done.

Make it a great week!

Song: The Flood

GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce.

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Today we talk about preparations for cold, livestock husbandry season, a cool tree class and more!

Featured Event: Nov 2, Partner with Trees on the Permaculture Homestead with Kerry Brown of Strong Roots Resources

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Separating ewes and moving them to the ram

Dyslexic weather

Way station for Hurricane relief

Some permanent fencing

New rabbit update

9 baby rabbits doing well

Raised bed update – need to build the waterer

Pool: digging a ditch and getting power

Last round of mint harvest this weekend before the first frost

Moving firewood and chimney preparation

Hay update

Why are we adding trees

Tomato wall coming down

SRF recovery projects

 

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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Join me for a group discussion with members of our community and beyond about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, community development, business, getting started, health and more. 

Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. 

Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival: SelfRelianceFestival.com

Sponsors:

Show Resources

The Lots Project

Living Free in Tennessee

NicoleSauce.com

HollerRoast.com 

Main content of the show

Get started with Nostr – Brian’s Video: https://youtu.be/UvSBPvYnNxM 

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Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and Jack Spirko of The Survival Podcast.

Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival, SelfRelianceFestival.com

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