Episode 857 – Homestead Happenings for Feb 2, 2024
Today I am joined by Tactical to talk about priority schizophrenia on the homestead, electrical fences, preparing for spring planting and more.
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Forage
- Dandelion is already up
- Firewood update
- Grass Update (Was looking for wild onions)
Livestock
- We Need Good Hay – And it is out fault
- Eggs are slow – may adjust feed because they really should all be laying
- Coop management is not working
- Rooster slaughter is upon us
- Time to process bunnies and breed the does
- Retraining sheep, failing fence chargers, etc
Grow
- Final day of the pantry challenge: Swiss chard
- Time to plant peas
- Pollarding and trimming
February on the Homestead: Bed preparations, Pruning, Seedlings, Operations Eyesore
Homestead Meals
- Reverse searing Lambchops
Holler Neighbors/Community
- The Car Schedule
Infrastructure
- Fence Charger Story
- Spare parts are great – KH was bailed out by the collection (So how do you balance that with clutter problems?)
Finances
- In the midsts of a deep dive with Agorist Tax Advice and may need to make some tough decisions
- Scheduling Chicken P
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