Welcome to the 2024 East TN Homestead Alliance Festival!
Join us for a celebration of sustainable living, community resilience, and the rich heritage of homesteading nestled in the serene beauty of the Smoky Mountains, just a stone’s throw away from the iconic Cades Cove.
Date: July 12-13
Time: 7am-8:30pm
Location: Townsend Visitor Center, Townsend, TN
The East TN Homestead Alliance Festival is a gathering of like-minded individuals passionate about homesteading, permaculture, animal husbandry, and holistic living. Whether you’re a seasoned homesteader or just beginning your journey, there’s something for everyone at this festival!
Festival Highlights:
Nationally and Internationally known Speakers:
Get inspired by renowned speakers such as Joel Salatin (the pioneer of the modern homesteading movement), Janelle Anderson, Adam Martin, Kerry Strong and our Local Speaker Series as they are experts in the field of sustainable agriculture, permaculture, and holistic living.
Vendors: Explore a diverse array of vendors offering everything from heirloom seeds and organic produce to handmade crafts and homesteading tools.
Workshops & Demonstrations: Learn practical skills and techniques in permaculture design, animal husbandry, natural health remedies, and more through hands-on workshops and demonstrations.
Swine Showcase: Dive into the world of swine husbandry with informative sessions on raising pigs, sustainable hog management, and heritage breeds.
Multi-Generational Homesteading: Discover the joys and challenges of homesteading across generations with discussions and panels on family farming and passing down traditions.
Growing a Homestead: Learn essential techniques for cultivating a thriving homestead garden and orchard.
Homestead Health: Explore holistic approaches to maintaining the health and wellness of your family and livestock on the homestead.
Herbal Remedies on the Homestead: Harness the power of nature’s medicine cabinet with workshops on herbal remedies and natural healing.
Sustainable Beef Cattle Practices: Dive into sustainable practices for raising healthy and happy beef cattle while caring for the land.
Raw Milk and TN Laws: Navigate the legal landscape and learn about the benefits of raw milk production within Tennessee’s regulations.
AND SO MUCH MORE AS THE ITINERARY UNFOLDS!
Whether you’re seeking knowledge, community, or simply a weekend getaway immersed in nature, the East TN Homestead Alliance Festival offers something for everyone. Come join us as we celebrate the timeless wisdom of homesteading and the beauty of living close to the land!
REGISTER now to secure your spot at this unforgettable event!
Discount tickets are on sale until March 1st! Hurry before they sell out!
Episode 869 – Homestead Happenings for February 23, 2024
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Today we talk about rabbit poos systems, a sheep hay sled, more on electric fences, building community and more.
Featured Event:
LFTN Events Calendar: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/events/
Self Reliance Through Permaculture: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/event/self-reliance-through-permaculture/
Marc 2 in Crossville, $25
Sponsor 1: DiscountMylarBags.com
Sponsor 2: SelfRelianceFestival.com
Listener Feedback
I GOT STARTED!
I’ve been a listener for a couple years now and between you and Tim I finally started a business. Still getting things moving but I used Joshua at getahostnow and he was great at getting me off the ground with a website (still building it now). Thank you for being an inspiration for those that want to be free! Jesse
Tattooing Rabbits
You probably know this already, but I thought I would share my experience tattooing rabbits.
If you can get tattoo paste (black is best, in my opinion) that works so much better than other options So here is what did:
-clean left ear
-use a towel over the head (to prevent bites/scratches)…a lot easier with two people..but otherwise, hold in your arm with rabbit head in your elbow
-Clamp
-wipe any blood
-smear and press tattoo paste into the holes
-wipe off excess with a slightly damp cloth, check to make sure color in every hole
With characters-we would put the number of the year as last character (so 2024, 4 at the end), and first digit of which doe it came from (so, doe “Aphrodite,” all her descendents started with A)
And I’d HIGHLY recommend starting pedigree so you can avoid too much incest . The does will become too dumb to take care of babies, or become vicious, or do other dumb things.
Hope this helps! Also, did you get my email about recirc pump to help with frozen pipes in your house?
Take care, Kelsey
Parallel fence and power lines especially can interfere with your circuit.
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/27/harvesting-electricity-from-high-voltage-transmission-lines-using-fences/
It might be possible, in an Edge Case situation like that, that the grounding rods and salt could combine to form cupric oxide diodes around the ground rods, which will rectify the voltage into the ground (passing DC voltage in one direction and passing it in the other).
Disclaimer: I am not an electrical engineer. I’m a liberal arts grad and math is a distant second language.
Sorry about the sheep. That is rough. Something to “look forward to” (not) at the time we get animals on our place. Best, packradt packradt
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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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2024 East Tennessee Homestead Alliance Festival
Self Reliance through Permaculture
This is an introduction to permaculture principles. If you are beginning the journey into becoming more self reliant on your own homestead Ryan Steva, homesteading consultant will be here to help give you awesome tips and knowledge on where to begin! Light refreshments will be served and a ticket is required as we have limited spaces available.
Self reliance through permaculture | Copper Chick Soapery
Episode 868 – Debt To Freedom with Matt Hundley
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Join me today for a dive into Matt Hundley’s journey from deciding to opt out of the city, acquire a spot of land, and transforming it into an asset instead of a liability. We talk about the sacrifices he made to get this done, as well as personal growth he experienced along the way.
Sponsor 1: The Wealthsteading Podcast, InvestableWealth.com
Sponsor 2: EmpShield.com, Coupon code LFTN gets you $50 off
Connect with Matt, Get Your Trees, Etc!
www.HollowtopFarms.com
www.TennesseeHomesteadDesign.com
www.BackToThelandFestival.com
https://www.facebook.com/centervillefarmtennessee
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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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Tuesday Live With John Willis, Nicole Sauce and Angery American
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Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and 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
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AngeryAmerican.com
Special Operations Equipment
Living Free in Tennessee
NicoleSauce.com
HollerRoast.com
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Make it a great week!
GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce.
Community
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Episode 866: Building Community for the Introvert
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People always ask me how to build community and today I will talk about the advent of our strong network and how that worked for me as an introvert.
Featured Event: The Freedom Cell Challenge FREE online event on building real community. https://livefree.academy/op/the-freedom-cells-challenge/?ref=183
Sponsor 1: Agorist Tax Advice: AgoristTaxAdvice.com./Webinar https://event.webinarjam.com/register/8/0y70ruk
Sponsor 2: HollerRoast.com
Livestream Schedule
Live With Angery American & John Willis, 12:30pm
Tales from the Prepper Pantry
Weekly Shopping Report from Joe
First stop was Dollar Tree. They’ve finally gotten off their butts and restocked all the drink coolers. The food coolers are also in good shape. Although it’s always hit or miss in there (e.g. no decongestant-only OTC meds), the health aisle is pretty full, if a little messy.
We skipped Home Depot on Saturday and went next to Aldi. The Masa that had been missing for the last two weeks was back in stock. We found everything we wanted. Staple prices were: eggs: $1.78 (-); whole milk: $2.93; heavy cream: $4.69; OJ: $3.29; butter: $3.69; bacon: $4.25; potatoes: $3.99; sugar: $3.09; flour: $2.29; and 80% lean ground beef: $3.59.
Home Depot: The store looked normal-busy to me. A 2x4x8 remains at $3.25.
I went to my regular Weigel’s earlier in the week, and I think the untainted regular was still $3.639/gallon.
Frugality Tip
NONE
Operation Independence
Wood chips and garden prep – Spent $50 on seeds
Main topic of the Show: Building Community for the Intervert
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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Express Yourself with Espresso
If you love your after-dinner espresso and your Black or White Russian, try this derivative – made with great coffee, of course. Read more
Winter Foraging Class
Go ahead and throw it on your calendar: we’re going to squeak in one more winter foraging class before setting up the spring and summer schedule.
Next Sunday, February 25th, on the farm here in West Knox County. Noon until 3pm. $20 per person or barter something useful or groovy. Email Kerry to get on the roster and for directions: strongrootsresources@gmail.com
Episode 865 – Homestead happenings for February 16, 2024
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Today we talk about tragedy on the Homestead, the return of eggs, two people projects and more with theTactical Redneck.
Featured Event: Kentucky Sustainable Living Expo
Sponsor 1: Agorist Tax Advice- FREE webinar!
Sponsor 2: Freesteading.com
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Forage
Livestock
Grow
Harvest meals
Holler Neighbors/Community
Infrastructure
Finances
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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Episode 864 – Collapse & Recovery with Sonny Puzikas and John Willis
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Today I am joined by John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and Sonny Puzikas from the Gospel of Violence Podcast to talk about what societal collapse AND RECOVERY looks like. Because most who frame these topics have never been through one, but Sonny has.
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:
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SonnyPuzikas.com
Special Operations Equipment
Living Free in Tennessee
NicoleSauce.com
HollerRoast.com
Main content of the show
Make it a great week!
GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce.
Community
Resources