On this episode I give my thoughts on the Winstrip trays I trialed this spring.  I tell you what I liked, what I didn't like and I give my recommendation on whether or not homesteaders should purchase them.

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On episode 92 of the podcast, I shared with you the fact that I am FINALLY able to grow zucchini after several years of not being able to.  But, with great power, comes great responsibility.  And I'm sure that I'm not the only one who wonders what to do with all of the abundance I am seeing.  Now, I could turn it into eggs or bacon by feeding it to my chickens and pigs.  Or I could annoy my neighbors by sneaking it onto their porches.  Or, I can eat it.  On this episode I share with you some of our favorite ways to enjoy this veggie.

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A couple of weeks ago I ran into a friend from church.  I don't think I had seen him since before the pandemic and if I had, it hadn't been for long.  As we stood there catching up, he was asking me about some of the the things we had been doing on the farm that he had seen on Facebook.  And then he asked me this question; "Brian, how do you get it all done????"  And then, I had to share with him my dirty little secret..... I don't.  

Many times it is easy for us to get either an incomplete or fully wrong perspective of someone else's life.  And then we measure ourselves against a measuring stick that isn't realistic or may be flat out wrong.  The Bible tells us that those who measure themselves among themselves are not wise.  How true that is.  

And so this episode is just a reminder for you to focus on living out your journey.  Don't compare yourself to other people.  And if you feel tempted to compare yourself to me and think that you're not doing enough, just remind yourself of my dirty little secret, "I'm not getting it all done either."  And it's all good.

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Do you remember "why" you started your homestead journey?  Sometimes we need to reminder ourselves of that to help us keep putting one foot in front of the other.

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This week I spent camping with my son's Boy Scout troop.  While there, I was able to dive into Cathy R. Payne's book, Saving the Guinea Hogs.   As I was reading the book, I was struck by the fact that the policies that lead to the near extinction of the American Guinea Hog were also responsible for the near extinction of homestead community.  These are my thoughts on that.   And here is a link to Cathy's wonderful book.

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On FMF7 and FMF9 we talked about 9 items that are useful and versatile on the homestead.  But, there are some products that while super useful, just don't seem to have more than their intended use.  And that's ok.  What they do, they do REALLY well.  So, here are 5 of my favorites.

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This week, leading up to the Fourth of July, I was thinking about perhaps the most famous words from our Declaration of Independence. "We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."  I think for many people in 2020 homesteading epitomized those words.

I think there were a lot of people who woke up in 2020 to the fact that our food system is very, very fragile, that our political system is an absolute mess and that when it all boils down to it, we need to take greater responsibility for our Life. And our Liberty and our Pursuit of Happiness. And I think for some people, they saw in homesteading a way to live that out.  And so that is our topic of conversation on this episode.

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Back on FMF7, we talked about 5 Useful and Versatile Items on the homestead.  I asked your feedback with the promise that I would do a followup episode.  So, as promised, here are 4 More Useful and Versatile Items.  

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This episode is the first in what will be a monthly feature here on the podcast; a homestead product review.  On this episode we talk about my portable poultry netting setup that I purchased in 2018 from Premier 1.  I talk about what I like, what I don't like and whether or not I'd recommend you'd buy it!!

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This week was absolutely a crazy week on the homestead.  Between a trip to PA to attend a family reunion, my parent's 45th wedding anniversary and a visit from my brother and sister in law and their family, I really didn't have much time for homesteading stuff.  Instead, I tried to be in the moment, spending as much time as I possibly could with them.  This FMF is my challenge to you attempt to find balance in life, EVEN IF that means allowing the homestead to take a backseat to other, more important things. 

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