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.

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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