Episode 578: Homestead update for June 3, 2022

Today we talk about sad things, clearing land with sheep, incoming ducks, making unusable land usable and more. There will be a live Q & A after the show so get your questions in!

Forage

• Wheat is ready to harvest
• Iding herbals/wilds that we do not want the sheep to eat
• Day Lilies are blooming
• Garden: Cover crop sautees, daily salad
• Inside cherry tomatoes

Livestock

• Rabbit ear mites
• No ducklings yet
• Eating things faster than we thought so we are moving them each day until cleared (overseeding pasture mix)
• Muscovies incoming tomorrow thanks to Kerry and Lisa
• 4 eggs a day - summer slump
• Sheep story

Grow

• Squash and cukes are looking good
• Round 2 of green beans germinated
• Transitioning AP to summer crops
• Tomato wall has bloom (45 days to ripe tomatoes)
• Dill and herbs are crankin
• Squash are popping up from guerilla planted places
• Weeding video

Holler Neighbors/Community

• Potluck This Weekend
• Errands made easy with Jenni and Knighhawk
• Dividing work for Self Reliance Fest (Plus the housesitter)

Infrastructure

• Annual rye, fescue, and timothy (sowing thin, then letting it go to seed, chop n drop)
• Trellis is up in Sunshine plot
• Increasing electrical fencing supplies
• Need a long term portable sheep shelter solution
• "That Land Is Unusable" the livestock perspective

Finances

• Losing that lamb was a big financial hit - thousands of dollars

Membership Plug

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Community

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Advisory Board

• The Booze Whisperer
• The Tactical Redneck
• Chef Brett
• Samantha the Savings Ninja

Resources

• Membership Sign Up

• Holler Roast Coffee
• Harvest Right Affiliate Link