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Today we talk about new life on the homestead, losses, big projects getting bigger, the FREEZE, and more.

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Coming Events

Forage

  • Desperation rations in the creek
  • Dandelion root
  • Jerusalem artichoke
  • Always in winter: Mullein which is good if you get a cold

Livestock

  • Baby lamb and stillborn lamb and the related lessons
  • Rabbits are bred, we think – white rabbit on probation
  • Ducks still not laying eggs – WTF
  • Brownie is for sale
  • Pigs getting listed for sale (Never posted them before)

Harvest Meals

  • All cooking is in the crockpot (not cold enough to run the woodstove)
  • Red Curried Venison with Turnips

Winter is coming (IS HERE)

  • We all survived – even the animals outside with no heat (no heat on ducks, stock tank heater with fish, water heater for rabbits, babies in mudroom, boys in the barn, pigs with a cover – all with lots of extra straw. (There is still straw getting tracked into my home all the time)
  • Water was the biggest pain: animal water and my pipes
  • Heating was just fine – even through rolling blackouts
  • Ducks like to hang in the pods during cold times
  • Lessons learned: Want better water by next year

Holler Neighbors/Community

  • ALL THE HELP on the bathroom – and the story of the bathroom
  • Christmas and New Year was fun
  • Toolman Tim’s stream in the LFTN community

Infrastructure

  • Testing new $30 rabbit cages from TSC
  • Fencing Weekend Workshop Coming
  • Adding Insulation
  • Making long term plans so that we can focus on 1-2 at a time (#my3things)
  • Spring planting is beginning

Finances

  • Spent $100 on straw
  • Found a soy free feed source since MPS no longer makes it

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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. It makes a great Christmas Gift!

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Today we talk about the economic outlook for 2023, ideas for starting businesses, science that isn’t science, better health, and more with Jack Spirko, Dr. Ken Berry, and John Willis.

Sponsor of the Day: Paul Wheaton of Wheaton Labs and Permies.com

Paul Wheaton over at permies.com has put together a robust bundle of homestead goodies this week. 

35 ebooks, videos, and more, including my Cook With What You Have ebook, all for only $35. The bundle is only available at this special price until January 5th, and it’s got stuff on chickens, gardening, cooking, cleaning, building, and more!

With over $285 worth of stuff for only $35, you’ll wanna get your hands on this bundle today, before the price goes up. That’s 35 awesome pieces of digital media to help you realize your homestead dreams, for basically $1 each! Visit permies.com/s/homesteading to check it out now Read more

Today, we talk about what the #my3things method is, why a strategic plan for yourself and your life is a powerful tool, and we cover how to create a vision statement for your life strategic plan. (Or your family strategic plan).

This is the first in a series of episodes explaining how to use the #my3things method to become more successful, productive and to build the life you choose on your terms.


Join me for a reading of the Night Before Christmas, Cajun Style – read by the Elender family.

Today we have Michael Leonido (also knows as the chef at the Spring Workshop) reading the Intellectual Night Before Christmas followed by the traditional text in song. Merry Christmas Y’all!

Join Aussie Ro as she reads the Night Before Christmas, Australian style.

Today, we have the Scottish version of The Night Before Christmas, read by Jaggy Little Thistle.

 

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Each year we read variations of the classic poem, The Night Before Christmas. Today’s version is the Redneck Night Before Christmas read to us by The Tactical Redneck.

Today is our last Monday Show until after the New Year is upon us! In keeping with tradition, I will share with you the word of the year, why it was chosen, and what I hope it will mean – even though we all know we find different lessons along the journey.

I will also let you know what is happening during the time between Christmas and New Years for content.

Today’s Sponsor: Paul Wheaton od Permies.com and Wheaton Labs

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Paul Wheaton has developed a truly passive greenhouse that can grow through the winter with no additional heating. Not only that, but it won’t overheat in the summer months! How’s that possible?  Read more