Homestead Citadel

Had a late Saturday night waiting for the freeze dryer to finish so I could process. It was our first attempt at making ready to eat meals--chicken parm. Looks like it turned out well and made 10 quarts plus another half that we're going to rehydrate and test out. Besides all that, that's video just dropped. We taste different raw milk to decide which direction we go for our next livestock operation. Enjoy. https://youtu.be/ne_zlbYNMls #farm #homestead #permaculture #rawmilk #milk

Freeze drying complete Chicken livers ✅ Pork liver ✅ Chicken hearts ✅ Lamb heart ✅ Lamb liver ✅ Chicken feet ✅ Kidneys ✅ Tongue ✅

Teaser for next Sundays video: It's guaranteed to be @Milk Market approved 😉 New video every Sunday morning 7AM ET 📝 1b514b3d…

We made the difficult decision to sell off our cattle breeding herd this winter. Time will tell if it was a good decision, but looking around at the state of things it seems to our benefit to take the next steps towards self sufficiency and in source more of our homestead activity. Spending several thousands of dollars every winter on hay wasn't getting us anywhere and our end goal, which may or may not be attainable, is complete self reliance with food production. For livestock, this means significantly under stocking our resource base and focusing on our needs. Next week's video will bring more clarity for our future plans. https://youtu.be/GGSMXRK4s1w

Winter is a good time to clean out and defrost your deep freezers. You have the benefit of cold temperatures outside to aid in consolidation efforts. We've got organ meats, lard, and chicken stock on the front porch while we work things through the freeze dryer to consolidate down to only 1 coffin sized deep freezer for the first time in years.

I think we're living in the early age of a return to a local agrarian society. When fiat collapses what will you contribute to the exchange and barter economy?

Lots of attention and concern about power outages of late, not just winter storm related, but also solar caused. A few weeks back I released this video detailing our key areas to consider and recommendations to build resilience. If power reliability is a concern for you right now: fill bath tubs so you can flush toilets, fill empty containers for extra drinking water and take up space in freezers to retain frozen temps longer (although outside is also an option this time of year), use heating options that don't rely upon the grid (wood is my favorite). If you lose power and don't have a heating backup, make sure you know how to drain your pipes. https://youtu.be/N3JwRCtTZ-8

This is why we move in the direction of self reliance. The world is just a playground for the politicians and elites. Opting out must be more than economical. 📝 0d62388c…

This is the perfect plant for the topic in tomorrow video 🧡 I love it. I want the 50 cal version. #gunstr 📝 c8f41ae1…

Special early release to my nostr friends because I know y'all will like this one 😏 Improved my vertical video editing finally. It's not my favorite having to keep things so short, missing out on deeper storylines and such. If it interests you I did previously post a message about the longer form video on this topic. #homesteading #grownostr

New video is live. The real cost of betting on yourself when everyone says to just hire it out. Working on new skills and filled with proof of work. I have to say, I believe this to be my best edit yet, but always room for improvement with my perfectionist mentality. https://youtu.be/4aNqa7qzUTA

Today, I watched a kid blow dry a cows arse for at least 10, maybe 15 minutes. Zero exaggeration. Showing livestock is wack, but I bet that kid is going places with commitment and dedication like that. #farm #livestock #homestead

And if people lose their ability to feed themselves, how can they be said to be free? -Wendell Berry