Episode 617 - Homestead Happenings for September 9, 2022

From Living Free in Tennessee - Nicole Sauce Nicole Sauce

WE GOT RAIN! Join me today at 9:30 Central for a Homestead Happenings session: Jerusalem Artichokes, incoming visitors Imanee and River from Haven Earth on Youtube.

Don't forget: Fermentation Workshop is Saturday at 12pm in partnership with LiveFree.Academy
Check out the video we did with Billy Bond on Youtube last Sunday

Forage

Jerusalem artichokes are blooming
Watercress
Mullien is popping up
Should be getting mushrooms but not hiking enough - this will hurt for winter stews

Livestock

Finding Duck egg clutches - ducks need to go to jail for a week
Pigs: no babies yet - looks imminent
Girl Sheep: rotating fast - no signs they are close to having babies
Boy sheep: testing the fence a ton - have adjusted to not going to the barn at night (They do look at it l bunch)
Goats getting trained to three strand electric
Bees - still no one to help rob honey and it is too late now
Cycy found bees

Grow

Cleaning out squash beds and resetting
Peppers are coming on
Second bean planting is producing
Rat in the tomatoes!
Need to harvest and dry basil

Holler Neighbors/Community

Kerry came for a day to work on the hillside space and it looks a ton better - need more
KH went to SOE to install a shower and in the future we will not do GSD weekends there because too many people pulled out last minute so it was a slog

Infrastructure

New sheep fencing strategy
Hillside AP is back in process - was on hold while we figured out sheep

Finances

Spent another grand on fencing supplies to be able to make more paddocks in advance
!inflation!
Adding spreadsheet time on personal expenses to assess some choices

Membership Plug

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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