Living Free in Tennessee - Nicole Sauce Homestead Happenings for May 12, 2023 - Ep 743
May 12, 2023
40:02
Join me for a discussion of what to do to catch up on your spring gardening, exciting spring forage, update on the incubation project.
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Forage
- Red clover (Harvesting recommendation game)
- Vetch
- Wild rose petals
- Dandelion flower
- Last chance on watercress for awhile (Flavor is quite peppery)
Livestock
- Keeping an eye on the sheep with the spring rains
- More baby rabbits due - and our space challenge
- Incubator project update
- Goats and garden weeds
- Still no bresse babies…
Harvest meals
- Spring greens and mouth feel
- Holler Stew goulasch style
Grow
- These 3 peas!
- Strawberries are off the charts, too many to eat
- Brassicas look good (finger’s crossed)
- Catching up on the garden when you are behind
- Worm castings
- Comfrey Harvest 1.0
- Planting more fodder trees propagated from the first round
Holler Neighbors/Community
- Quiet week
Infrastructure
- Major leaps forward on fencing at the holler
- Hipcamp is open: https://www.hipcamp.com/en-US/land/tennessee-holler-homestead-woodsy-retreat-wz6h7zqd/sites/356763?shareid=ef2kmtjouc
- Water calming efforts
Finances
- Auctioned off things to buy a zero turn mower - not sure how that went yet
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!
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Advisory Board
- The Booze Whisperer
- The Tactical Redneck
- Chef Brett
- Samantha the Savings Ninja
Resources