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Episode-2338- Making the Most of Winter Downtime

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Okay not everyone has winter downtime but many homesteaders do.  Almost no one raises meat livestock though winter so the pigs, chickens etc. that were raised for meat are done for the year.  While you may tool around in the green house most of the heavy gardening is over and most won’t be starting seeds even indoors until February. The holidays are about to be in full swing so many take or just have days off of work.  The majority of folks who hunt will be wrapping things up for the year in the next week or two.  The deer … Continue reading →

Episode-2172- Ted Kehl on Heating with Wood

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Our guest today Ted Kehl is part of the 5th generation to farm their couple hundred acres in mid-Missouri (purchased in 1911). They raise primarily beef, goats, and timber. He has lived in a bus for over a year to help pay for college.  He has a degree in Engineering Physics and mentors 4H robotics for his county.  In his spare time he is renovating the house his grandfather and great uncles built for his own family of 6. Our guests brings 3 decades worth of experience with firewood and using wood stoves as primary heat as well as accumulated … Continue reading →

Episode-767- Winter is Coming Are You Ready

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So today for the first time when I took the dog for a walk in the early morning there was frost on the car and trucks.  I actually put on my Carhart vs my windbreaker and even put my free (non coffee holding) hand in my pocket for a bit of warmth. Of course that means winter is on its way.  Sure we have a few months of “fall” to go, at least in the south but this is the time of the year where things seem to accelerate.  So in the tradition of the ant and the grasshopper today … Continue reading →