Homestead Happenings for May 26, 2023 - Ep 751

Today we talk about how the dual bird incubation project went, our first dry spell of spring, and getting ready for food preservation season at the Holler Homestead.

Featured Event: The LFTN 7th Annual Chicken Processing Class

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Forage

Mullein Wild rose petals Oyster Mushrooms Day lilies should come in shortly Faux strawberries

Livestock

Update on the egg hatching Baby ducklings and chicks are growing fast Put feeders in pots to cut down waste - much less waste Moving the tractor a bunch with the chickens:  May process all but the class chickens early Wing clipping Strawberry experiment - fail Sheep are well, Bruny is on pregnancy watch

Grow

Broccoli looks great, getting cabbage worms though Squash, peas, onions, chard, herbs beginning to take off Tomato wall is up and we are working on balancing nutrient Time to rotate the late spring plants where the early spring plants go Beets look terrible 30 minutes a day on the food forest is required due to weed growth: thoughts on leaf mulch Strawberries are slowing, may water the patch and see if the rejuvenate (A word on “june bearing”

Harvest meals

Garden salad season - how they change Quick meal: steaks Shoulder roast in the crockpot

Holler Neighbors/Community

Pew Pew Class

Infrastructure

Nothing new or big to report

Finances

Cashflow low this month

Make it a great week!

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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