Homestead Happenings for July 21, 2023 - Ep 770

Today we talk about the overall gardening season

Featured event: Foraging Walk by Kerry Brown

On Saturday August 12th, around 10 am at Solomon Park in Wartburg, TN I'll be holding a foraging walk as a guest of the Morgan County, TN Homesteaders Group. They have a group on Facebook if you search that particular title. Location: Wartburg Civic Center- Solomon Park 132 Carter Street Wartburg, TN 37887

Sponsor 1: John Pugliano of The Wealthsteading Podcast

Sponsor 2: Agoristtaxadvice.com

Forage

• Wine berries

• Watercress is coming back

• Mint is all over the place

• Yarrow

Livestock

• Trapped!

• Baby ducks got free

• Compost area is built for chickens

• Rabbits are moving to grass next week - took us a long time to get that set up because of sheep being added (talk about adding too much at once)

• Separating the boys from the girls (why)

Grow

• Overall season update

• Last seeding of summer things and rotation into fall

• Processing garlic

• More on the onion harvest

• Green beans and shade cloth

Holler Neighbors/Community

• Update on Jenni

• Meat curing class

Infrastructure

• Rain assists with analyzing hydrology of the land

• Solar and power outages

Finances

• $15 for 16 jars of homemade relish

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!

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

• Membership Sign Up

• Holler Roast Coffee

• Harvest Right Affiliate Link