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Today we have something new: a monthly chat with Jack Spirko and John Willis. These First Tuesday talks are at 12:30 CT and we stream them live on various video channels. Be prepared for the f bomb in these episodes.

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Headed to rogue Food Conference this weekend.

Get your tickets for the June 11-12 Self-Reliance Festival

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Feedback from Jon in West Virginia on Siloing.

Main topic of the Show:  Fireside Chat with Jack Spirko and John Willis

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Why we are doing this new show series and what do you think?

Covered on this episode:

  • Proper prepping
  • Unkraine
  • Coffee
  • Building a Business
  • Finding Employees

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We have had two permaculturists out to help review what we are installing at the Holler Homestead. Kerry Brown and Nick ferguson. Today, I run through the list of things that we have to do and will describe how we move on when the list is bigger than the pocketbook.
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Kerry Brown: Strong Roots Resources

Nick Ferguson: Homegrown Liberty

Weekend things in March:

  1. Planting Ausage for the living fence this coming Sat, 1pm
  2. Processing Pigs (no class) March 19 – come and help if you want
  3. GSD Weekend: March 25 – Sat and Sunday (Bonfire, operation eyesore, outdoor shower, installing power, hanging lights.

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Tales from the Prepper Pantry

  • Chicken tastes good again
  • Illness in the Holler
  • Roemertopf Beef Roast Recipe of the week
  • Freeze Dryer Update (busy times)
  • Re-upping milk subscription
  • Missing fresh veggies from the garden and need to start seeds now

Spring Forage

  • Chick weed
  • Dead nettle
  • Watercress
  • Dandelion greens

Operation Independence

  • Taxes

Main topic of the Show: Permaculture Debrief

Process: Goals discussion, walk about, the rain event

  • Hillside Garden/Aquaponics/Water Feature
  • French Drain Outlet Erosion Issue
  • Fodder Trees – Camping Area
  • Fodder Trees Elsewhere
  • Food Forrest 
  • Pond Area and Sheep/Goats
  • Fig Hedge

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Russia invaded the Ukraine – that is what the headlines say. For days, I have watched people hyper focus on this international event. Then the joke memes started. Then the prepper facebook group got amped up about getting prepared via purchasing all the things. Then more humorous memes happened.

Then it was Friday – and I had extra time to spend on something. And I had a decision to make. 

Today, I will share with you how I am moving beyond the crisis reporting drama of this world event to do my best to focus on the things that will move my life forward despite the fight with Russia, or the Ukraine, depending on which side is the side du jour.

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Join Mama Sauce, Tactical Redneck and me as we talk through how we decide to do events, how we get ready for events, and what happens from there.

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Today, we welcome Jenni Hill back on the show to talk about how she designs her medical kit and some steps you may want to take to tailor yours to the needs of your household.

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Jenni is a massage therapist with a strong background in the healthcare field. While navigating auto-immune disorders in her own household, she put a big focus on health, healing and preventative care.

  1. How do you know where to get started?
  2. Okay, so tell us what’s in your stores.
  3. How do you know when to use what?

4.How do you rotate and resupply?

  1. When deciding a course of treatment, what factors do you look at?
  2. Let’s talk about preventative care and how your preps help
  3. How about some of those natural alternatives

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Today we will talk through several things that you need to learn not to be squamish about on the homestead.
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Tales from the Prepper Pantry

  • Urgently need to do the freezer audit and inventory
  • Reorganizing wire shelving with dollar tree bins to keep stuff from tipping
  • Restocking 1X per month for the next 6 months in light of shortages
  • Planning garden based on canned good usage (How this works) (2 bushels beans, 200lbs tomatoes, 150 beets, etc
  • Book to read soon: Winning the War on Weeds by John Moody

Weekly Forage

  • Dead Nettle 
  • Watercress

Operation Independence

Main topic of the Show: Squeamishness and Homesteading

Why this topic and the reality of homesteading

Assumptions: livestock, very rural

Squamishnesses

  • Blood and guts/ injuries/ first aid
  • Blood and guts processing
  • Insects and rodents
  • Poop/manur
  • Sitting in the dirt
  • Cold food that should be hot

In the end, you do what you have to do.

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Today we have a fun interview show with John Willis and Jack Spirko that was recorded a few weeks ago when I still have the covaids. We talk about current events and self reliance;

Members! Log into your account or check email for the link to this month’s webina: Makin’ Bacon with Mike Leonido. Saturday at 12pm CT.

SelfRelianceFestival.com has the final lineup for the Feb 19 & 20 event. Get your tickets in advance before the price goes up!

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Jack Spirko from The Survival Podcast.

John Willis from Special Operations Equipment

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Today, we continue the pantry management series with a discussion about how to keep your Today’s show was inspired by Krystal when she asked how do you balance “Have tos” and “Get tos”. Great question and worth putting thought into!

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Stump the Sauce

  • Where should I move to in Tennessee?

Main topic of the Show:  Have to vs Get tot

  1. Reframe
  2. Let Perfection Go
  3. Add Rest as a To Do Item
  4. Learn to Silo
  5. Ask for Help
  6. The Reality Planner Approach

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Homestead living is often romanticized by those outside the lifestyle. Homesteading takes work and choices to live differently than the “norm”. Today I will talk you through the Holler Homestead’s spring 2022 plans. Because the clock is ticking on getting things planted, built and preserved for another year of abundance.

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Tales from the Prepper Pantry

  • $400 restock
  • Beef investment ($1600)
  • Freezer Audit
  • Bone broth and Cycy’s recovery

Forage in Winter

  • Jerusalem artichokes
  • Ground nuts
  • Dandelion root
  • Day Lily Root

Operation Independence

  • Tajmaholler Update

Network Opportunities

  • 1 Spring Workshop ticket left!
  • Self-Reliance Festival
  • Rogue Food Conference

Main topic of the Show: Spring Plans at the Holler Homestead

  • Hydro Systems
  • Hillside Gardens
  • Regular Garden
  • Living Fence Project
  • Fodder Trees
  • Livestock Update: Pigs, bees, goats, rabbits, sheep
  • Classes: Canning, Cheese making, Pig processing, chicken processing, turkey day, open houses

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Fodder Trees with Nick Ferguson

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