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Okay I am calling this series “Half Acre Homesteading” because marketing. The use of two words in a 2-3 word phrase is good at grabbing attention, think “Taco Tuesdays” or anything in that vein. You don’t need a half acre to make today’s show work for you, you can do most of this on even a postage stamp lot, many do. Likewise even if you have a lot more land, then this is what we call zone one design.

Creation of a 1/20th – 1/2 acre system that you spend the majority of your activity on and hence it is ultra productive and gives you the greatest ROI on your efforts. I will be covering techniques, varieties of vegetables and perennials, tools, etc. today but it is also a lot about how to think about the concept of small property homesteading. Today we continue with part three of this series and discuss herbs.

Join Me Today to Discuss…

• Intro Segments
  • YouTube Channel of the Week – Mountain Rose Herbs
  • Call the JERK Line at 877-644-1345
• What herbs can do for us on the homestead
  • Flavor our food and ferments
  • As food itself
  • Provide fodder for our livestock
  • Make fertilizer
  • Provide medicine
  • Provide tea
  • Boost protien
  • Attract beneficials and repel pests
• The good news is herbs are very easy to grow
  • Dedicated “herb gardens”
  • Containers
  • Inter-planted with veggies and other plants
  • As margins and borders
• Some herbs I feel everyone should grow
  • Comfrey
  • Plantain
  • Chickweed
  • Roses
  • Calendula
  • Garlic
  • Mint (including bee and lemon balm)
  • Basil
  • Parsley
  • Thyme
  • Rosemary
  • Sorrel
  • Oregano
  • Goji Berry
  • Dill
  • Sage
• Using herbs and some specific examples
  • Fresh – brushetta
  • Dry – rubs for meat, teas
  • Salve – comfrey, chickweed and plantain
  • Oils – use dried herbs for safety
  • Ferments – garlic is pretty amazing
  • Tinctures, infusions, etc.
• Humans and herbs share thousands of years of history

Resources for today’s show…

• Follow Life With Jack on Instagram
• TSP Facebook Group
• Join the Members Brigade
• Join Our Forum
• Walking To Freedom
• TspAz.com
• The Granddaddy’s Gun Club
• Article Explaining the Facts about Comfrey Safety
• Fermented Vegetables by Christopher and Kristen Shockey
• Wild Fermentation by Sanor Katz
• The Herbal Medicine Makers Handbook by James Green
• Red Boat Fish Sauce
• Frontier Naturals Dehydrated Garlic by the Pound – This is what I use.
• 1961 – The Fray

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• Ready Made Resources
• Free State Project

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