Homestead Happenings for August 11, 2023

Best baked wings recipe, funny new "found" livestock and more.

Featured Event: Midwest Preparedness Festival

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Forage

• Watercress is back
• Pawpaws are about three weeks out
• Creek mint
• Yard mint
• Echinacea seed

Livestock

• Found Pet Rabbit
• Strays I have found: cats, dogs, a pig, and this rabbit
• Moved the boys from the girls (tell the story)
• Girls are more outgoing without the rams around
• Feed needs through the seasons

Grow

• Did not get the beet seeds in before I left, hope to today
• Tomatoes are coming on fast
• Time to harvest the brussels sprouts - no really this time
• Fall garden transition
• Baby ducks are ready to integrate when we are ready to integrate them
• No egg season is here (Typical timing for ducks)
• Need a "hard" harvest today
• There was a peach and we did not know it

Harvest Meals

• New Wings Recipe

Holler Neighbors/Community

• Steve oversaw the installation of fiber here because they were about 4 hours late
• Neighbor Pat is back in town the helicopters have also returned
• Meetup update

Infrastructure

• Gate is in for the chicken area - thank goodness
• Still working on perimeter fence, a lesson

Finances

• Making salsa from our tomatoes and Rick's tomatoes he dropped off t the meetup

Membership Plug

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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