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Episode 126: Getting Started with Cheese Making Jan 23, 2019

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I LOVE making cheese, I have not had access to raw milk to make cheese with in a number of years - so why not cover the basics on cheesemaking? So today, I will walk you through the basic process and end on 2 assignments you can start with to being to hone your cheese making chops.

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Getting Started with Cheese Making

2 Recipes

Sour Cream (Learning to culture) - put whole milk or cream in a jar --- add sour cream (2 tblsp). Shake and wait.
Farmers Cheese

Resource List

Getting started

Mesophilic Culture: https://amzn.to/2W9HTdr
Vinegar
Citric Acid: https://amzn.to/2B0NE4a (grab it at walmart or somewhere when canning stuff is in season)
Thermometer: https://amzn.to/2FRG52K
Stock pot (Metal vs coated)
Slotted spoon (Metal)
Butter knife to cut curd

Intermediate

Animal Rennet: https://amzn.to/2B2aW9H
Vegetarian rennet: https://amzn.to/2CFtRat
Cheesecloth vs pillow cases
Thermophilic Culture: https://amzn.to/2CINcYq
Cheese press
Bees wax

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Episode 125: Business Startup, What No One Thinks About Jan 21, 2019

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Today, we talk about Business Startup and some of the things that most people do not think of before they leap in. Why? Because lots of you are well down the path of getting something going and right this moment is a great time to pause, think about some things that you may not have recently.

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Spring Workshop: Sandor Katz author of Wild Fermentation will do a session on fermenting.

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

Fermentation recipes on Facebook: #ferment
Seed swaps - Rachel

Stump the Sauce

What to do with crumbled goat cheese

Operation Independence

Simplification FTW
Wood Heat

#My3Things

HIFIVE to Salima
Also, her body butter is awesome

Main Topic: Business Startup - What People Forget to Think About.

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Song: Anonymous by Sauce

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Episode 124: Thought of the Walk on Privilege Jan 18, 2019

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Today is a thought of the walk day and I take on what may be to some a sensitive issue: Privilege. My take may not be a new one, but this issue seems to get so bogged down in vocabulary, debate and this intellectual analysis and that intellectual analysis. As I was taking a hike through the forest, I realized that with all the academia, spin, politics and hysteria around the concept of privilege, it is not as complicated as we try to make it.

Also, I wanted to thank all of you who have signed up for the Membership portal this week. Your support means so much to me.

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Episode 123: Lacto Fermentation of Vegetables Jan 16, 2019

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Today is Wednesday and that means we will talk about a homestead-specific topic. Last week, y'all were so interested in fermentation that I thought we would do a bit of a part two on the topic that outlines how to lacto ferment vegetables both with and without a brine, I will share a few recipes, and we will have some fun!

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Episode 122: Variety Show Jan 14, 2019

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Today we will have a bit of a variety show for you, mostly based on questions and comments from y'all from the last week or so. So today we tackle a backlog of sous vide questions, most importantly my thoughts on the plastic bags leaching into our systems, a celebration of someone who made a major life accomplishment from our community - and she is a regular, when it is a good idea to find a change of scene on a big project, what to do with too many tortillas, and a review of the #my3things approach to planning, along with an update on how I am doing with it this year and feedback from a friend.

Spring Workshop Session: Rocket Mass Heater Build - remind of timeline for tickets (In a little over 3 weeks, we launch. 9am Feb 9).

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

Time-pressed meal: T bone steak sous vide
Easy crockpot chili (with crowder peas)
Dehydrated dog treats from freezer burnt meat
Time to get the seedlings started in TN - We will dive in when I get home from this trip

Stump the Sauce

Making a roux with vegetables in it
What to do with too many tortillas from Bryan

Operation Independence

Awesome project in Houston
Started taxes in January

Main topic of the show: A variety of questions and feedback

Sous Vide

Plastic bags and leaching?
Sous Vide in mason jars
Using water to seal a Ziploc (also BPA free)
Can you sous vide prepared foods that come in a plastic bag
What does not sous vide well?

Christie: How to integrate #my3things when so much unexpected stuff happens on the homestead?Pia Sonne got her masters degree - let's celebrate! Update on my year goals only 2 weeks in What a change of scene can do for you on big scary projects (like writing a book)

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Song: Strange Child

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Episode 121: Customer Care - Lessons Learned from THE website with John Athayde Jan 11, 2019

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Today, I have an interview with John Athayde about this project and lessons we learned from it about managing client expectations, how to have a better handle on scope, and more when you take on a big project that is difficult to define, while also being urgent.

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Nicole is on the road next week
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Interview with John Althyde

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Episode 120: Build Fermentation Into Your Life Jan 09, 2019

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So today, I will talk through several different kinds of fermentation - several of which you may already consume, benefits beyond homemaking and budget, and why you would even venture into a fermentation habit to begin with…

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Remember how I told you to learn something new this winter while you have time? Home fermentation is a skill worth learning and one of the oldest ways to preserve food - though not the oldest. And it doesn't take much money to get started.

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EPISODE 119: CONTENT PLANNING, ENERGY USE AND MORE Jan 07, 2019

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What do you put in your content plan? We will talk about that today. Also, we will hear from Shawn from Hack My Solar as he reviews his first power bill after changing jobs and moving to a house that is on the grid. And finally, in one of those things that happens where y'all are thinking the same thing at the same time, I will give thoughts on how to get your own podcast going. Nice that the question on that came in the same week as we are discussing content creation, right?

Spring Workshop Session Announcement: Beyond Razor Sharp Knives and Tool Sharpening, Patrick Roehrman

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Will be opening workshop registration February 9 at 9am Central to members first!

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

Dehydrated mushrooms and how to use them
Cushaw squash update – last serving is in the fridge
Trying a new shopping method

Stump the Sauce

Cooking a Deer Heart (with David from Cider Hollow Farm)
Plant garlic question

Tales from the Booze Whisperer

Cider Hollow got this segment from the booze Whisperer

Operation Independence

The grocery game and downsizing stuff

Content Planning, Energy Use and More

What is a content plan and why would you need one? Promoting an idea, project or product takes communication. If people don't hear about what you are up to, they won't "buy in." And by "Buy in" I mean not only purchase something, but also things like download your podcast, read your blog post, spread the word about you, etc. If they do not know you or your product or service exist, things stagnate.

So, after you have set your marketing goals, know who you want to target and have an idea about the big picture message of a project, know where these folks are and what they are interested in, you need a content plan. This is even more important if the product you sell is CONTENT.

What is a content plan?
What do you need to make one?
Then what do you do next?

Listener Question (Victoria): How to start a podcast on the cheap. 1. Use a podcast host like Libsyn but link to your own blog page not theirs

2. Equipment: Built in mic to see if you like it

Podcasting mic I have not used with good reviews $57: https://amzn.to/2CVKMGX
What I did: Scarlett Solo Box $119: https://amzn.to/2HcsiGD
What I wish I had done for $40 more $159: https://amzn.to/2VBfGvG
Mic: Rhode NT1a: https://amzn.to/2VyMjtY

3. Editing software: Garage Band

4. Use Auphonic to compress the crap out of the file

5. Just get going!

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Song: Suicide, by Sauce

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