This afternoon: "Jeremy, why don't you give Ted a call and see if they need anything." (Our county has been pretty much snowed in for the last week and we are getting down to -2F tonight. Ted and Helen are in their later 80's, they have a 1/4 mile unpaved driveway and heat their house with a woodstove. I'm sure there is some way we can help) We immediately find out that they have run out of scratch for their chickens. I send Jeremy over with 2 large Ziploc bags of scratch, a loaf of banana bread, and a jar of homemade tomato basil soup. While visiting Jeremy gets the scratch out to the barn and feeds some to the chickens. He then helps Ted restock the firewood at the house. Ted had already fallen three times trying to move wood in a wheel barrow across the snow. Jeremy returns home with a jar of Ted's honey and a bottle of wine. This is community. Take care of eachother. #grownostr #plebchain #community https://image.nostr.build/c2588bd8c185004e8c43b2b91ec7cef033284a4805aa531097102599ee3b9b91.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1080x1920&blurhash=%5DDH-GU%3DW%24egk%3FFl%3A-nIoIVNFtn9%7DkX-Qoy0W58Sg-VIo0%7E-%3BofROE28_%24%25xtS2%24%25%7EUV%40WCEMiwIU%25Mj%5BSKs%3Ao%24M%7CRjs%2Cog&x=8d9526168b950a6af5528c5c2f123b185e745402b6de093479af010c626c3acc

#GM Another night with temperatures in single digits. The cows have a thin layer of frost on their backs. This is good. It tells me that their back fat and winter coats are keeping them insulated in these frigid temps. Our job is to give them plenty of hay and water to fuel their bodies. We got this. #grownostr #farmlife #cowstr #homesteadlng

Dominic. Seeker of the warmy flame. . #caturday https://image.nostr.build/785ab2302dc750cb0db0204f4227292a6305e36854c738d93ad6eec074c508d4.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1920x1080&blurhash=iNHAz%5D0gInXo%251KRNG%23jX%3Apys*s8OuofT1aenNb%7B-qV%40oeXUSho%23smR%25o%23JoNHWDt7ofogofoeR-IBxZxuI%3BWBRkofxaRj&x=791738b3378aeb7a62216f9ca82e19d175b72c4550684c24bd8d3b550d92d055

A resilient pantry means delicious meals from stored food. It is possible. Tonight's dinner is a curried apple butternut squash soup. It is a soup you would order from a restaurant. I get raves from everyone I feed it to. I am able to pull it together from my food storage. Butternut squash - easy to grow, abundant, stores well all winter Spiced apples - canned from a neighbor's apple trees. Taste great in this soup. Also great with oatmeal, as a side to roast pork, or on top of Dutch Baby pancakes. Apple juice - made from the skins and cores of the apples above. Canned for long term storage. Roast the butternut squash. Combine in a pot with the following. 1-2 cups spiced apples. 1-2 cups apple juice. 1 knob minced ginger (1 tsp dried). 2 tsp curry spice. Salt to taste. Blend with immersion blender. Yum. #grownostr #foodstr https://image.nostr.build/2288e936b964aa3f524bcde8b5dc5a4a9eeac4930f4d3831edb1411dfb28043b.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1920x1080&blurhash=iFID%7Bw%7EBY6JD%7EUjDIpD*RP00Io9GWAMwngR%2Bo%23Rk%3FvS%24n%23axIUt7V%3Fn%24xu-5tR%25MM%7C-oWAtRM%7CjY%5E*WBR6n%24xst5E2NIxY&x=8e71647a9d03e90ba667d00ed5a8e1fa8dc2b2a39822804ae1ab4da371ad92bb https://image.nostr.build/f977077572f6f5f6990ed6da754b7e18f41c1584df3fc6198f5f1e6be047ba81.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1920x1080&blurhash=i7HTW%25x%5E0G%5E%2B0%2CRS%3FDs.w%5B0sw%7B%7D..9%7D%3DxvN%23ozS41S-U%3D%40XTVsIp%24%25ozxuM%7DIU%24KxuS*oz%25L%252RlbpM_9GM_%3D%3DxBjd%253bd&x=1e3e6c9ab8db936f5fe3903122e4f5ef1539e15a58ce05116f9db6a9d2a1308a

Heavy clouds bringing light flurries as I walked the dogs this morning. This next cold front will bring us back down to zero before we warm up to normal winter weather next week. This extreme allows us to plan for more resilience going forward. Use your challenges to get stronger. #grownostr #snowstr #farmlife #resilience https://image.nostr.build/c3b53880ee36c504845d5c251a83ca73ec97de2932be6c6ba27b21ae14ce6480.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1920x1080&blurhash=iNIi2%5BxvIURjaxRjayaxj%5BN%7Dj%5Bofj%5BfQj%5Bofj%5Bj%5B%25LM_t7ayj%5Bofaefkax4nt8Rij%5BoLaefkj%40j%5B_4WBofozayj%5Bj%5Baya%7C&x=ed8ea2fd89ccb19e6d5e8f4c72e5a4656bffc6c44c12b571a3da654e449ac3d6 https://image.nostr.build/cac2e2d1929f0a4bcd622e0118d1f8e6cb4749ee130f206345487f9afd529cc1.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1920x1080&blurhash=ifGb-ns%3AITa%7Doft7WBWBM%7B_4t7ofWBaeofayWBay-%3BayRiofj%5DRjayj%5Bt7D%25ayxuayWBayofoMt7ozayV%40WBjtofofj%5Bay&x=9e74962187645314a1bb1c352fcebe52e65c785ac5f7cb00c4e7d4654d0e897f https://image.nostr.build/d11e5ce44609b9013da7e73f2228a07e9ace664be4fc8edb71bf30e3072d23be.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1920x1080&blurhash=iOH2cvM%7BITjsxuRjfRaej%5B00RjR*t7t7axWBj%5Bj%5BxvWBM_oft8WBayj%5Bt7_NRjM%7BbGj%40Rjj%5Bayj%5Bt7j%40ayofa%23WBazWBa%7B&x=3d64e13dab763cf630685d4f5e933bdcabeb667694b9d50ca25bcedc6bcb5b6a

This is turkey bone broth from a pasture-raised bird seasoned and smoked to perfection. Leftover carcass turned into broth. This is collegen rich. Nutrient dense. This is versatile and delicious. This is home-based health. This is the way. #grownostr #foodstr #farmlife #health #homesteadlving https://image.nostr.build/8091bcaca1b813502c9b0693c0e849ab0d43c495d046560e198069f12535d913.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1080x1920&blurhash=%5DAKwta.T06rpxa009EVqt7jb0UMw%5E%25xuac%5EJ%25h%25in%24oyohNGr%3ANIR%3ASiD%25s%2BRPV%40E1t7njozf%2BS%25xuWAo%23NGe%2CoLR.Rjae&x=35d3e0fec13e55f696d43072792fcf32f7cb3379714f4eface4e20e3284ebaa2

With temperatures plunging to -8F and not getting above freezing this week we have had to work extra to make sure the livestock have water. One tip I learned last year was to keep water in a large thermos. This works great for our sheep. The coldest temperatures only resulted in a thin layer of ice at the top of the container. At no point has it frozen solid. It also retains the heat longer when we pour in warm water. Water is life. #grownostr #homesteadtips #farmlife https://image.nostr.build/19e251b93a567c079802dd421f145c96386051aa14de30e6570f1612cef87519.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1920x1080&blurhash=i8F5U1GI8w%7C-Sa4%3BM-.9nh%5ElV%5BR4-%3B%252Ding%253oMrmwZ%25OT3RXX3bBVrj%5DD4bs%3FvnPEMtmWFE0j%3F4oNH-%3BNsR%25yDtlD%25M%7B&x=f0d55848e8af4548775ae51c83b004c09a07a4d9585b425561ac7fa3f7dcaea1 https://image.nostr.build/1131bae9391c4b0beec9a9e62ff98951148736423474323a74d48f1b5f4056cc.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1920x1080&blurhash=iCIDv*0%3B0.x%40NM%7ET9xIp-l0A-%3B-mI%5B-nElt7xYIVFhx%5Et6%24%7DNfE4xtxYWB-%3AM%7DIpn%7EWCofxZWYfkOGjb%24xR.ju-nRnNKR%2B&x=4017dbb20096b6841881f54fba722a767855dbded05377bc42f71e24c031975e

Grateful for another day where we get to face challenges and build resilience. A low of -8 degrees. Pipes froze. Bundled up. Managed pipes. Fired up the wood stove. Hauled water to the animals three times. Made sure they were well-fed. Figuring out how to improve our systems. Rewarded by a lovely evening sky. #grownostr #frozen #farmlife https://image.nostr.build/fdbe2641ff5a4b54643766a27aaf4d136a84a0a256d472aedafcf3f06c36c427.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1920x1080&blurhash=iXEo.5E2M_WBWBWBj%5Bofj%5B%7EpIVWBayWBWBfPfPj%5B-%3BM%7Bofj%5Bj%5Bj%5BayayayIqWBofj%5BofoffRayf6D*t6t7ayj%5Bj%40ayayj%5B&x=4d6940bc1bca947a98696e62088bc8c99c04d0a817f488d51b96eed4f57b418c https://image.nostr.build/91577e5ee948a6496a3b923fe142881f2b05aed73e0861ba5c7765e9a8b7fcfe.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1920x1080&blurhash=iLJ*uExbM%7BM%7Bt6t7D%25xuj%5B_4%252RjRiWBV%40xuWBxu9ut7WBRPM%7BRjofofof9EbIxuxuWBWBayRiRj_3xbofazt7t7RjWBay&x=e2566e266f6b5a9d57e8aca82e934cc5fe80170c6636d260a650e03d99af93e6

My driveway. We have not driven on it since Sunday. I may venture into town tomorrow to replenish before the next weather event. Plenty of food for my husband and I, cats and dogs. We are learning what it takes to fuel the livestock (cows, sheep, pigs, and chickens) in these extended frigid temperatures. #grownostr #homesteading #farmlife https://image.nostr.build/15becc5f083f4bc44fdf18e3f63b6d166afc8e9fc28c04a91e99eff583e3bc67.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1920x1080&blurhash=iCD0T7_3IT-%3AxvNHjEt6WY009aM%7BM%7BkDogadj%3Fj%5DEUxu%3FaWBWXt7WAWAj%5D%7EqRjD%25t6kDWBs.offRoet7RiV%40kCWBRjWBkC&x=57c953eb5cf63278e71aeba465bb25b0dfb461d754b173a5235aa462cc5b885d https://image.nostr.build/ce1ebb39de3b365f2e1130436976e81a6489eb39d4f81b006e0c120b6fcad10b.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1920x1080&blurhash=iHFY.K_3WB-%3B-%3DxvNHRjt800D%25t7WBR.WEt7t7fl%3Fwt5V%40WAa%24azofoeRkt8j%5DM%7Bt7t7ayRjRPofRjxaxaRjoft6s%3Aofax&x=fa058cf3b0fc20333d67d2053c9a884494236756d83f7c70927a0cd2769f0fdb

Our temps have been so low that the natural gas heaters can't maintain the heat in the house. So we fired up the wood stove. It is working like a charm. #grownostr #woodstove #winter #farmlife https://image.nostr.build/bad034bde9e0e3b61546ea8d4ca1fd6927a7603465115b1d4f8bcd0315918fc3.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1080x1920&blurhash=%5DIGj%7BV%3D%7D%2C%2BVXxb.TET%237M_XA-VI%5BW%2Cn%24Ne9ts.jbxtofeSRjozozs-nMaKNeS5e.e-jExZfkWpoIoJR*oLofbEs%2CslRkWq&x=89bf4560bc0aec195fb33257b34ab89099cdafa04eefd160c1ba2f612169a742

Our temp got down to -4 last night. The pipes froze despite all preventative measures. Today's animal chores will be a little more challenging. I would still rather be here -Tennessee - than California (my former home.) #grownostr #farmlife #frozen #winter

We don't get a blanket of snow every winter in Tennessee. So, I made sure to enjoy my walk with the dogs this morning. #grownostr #snow #farmlife #homesteadlng https://image.nostr.build/50659398e19b8ae137e0979cdcbd52011cccc258dbdc90341474d7b9033ddfb5.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1920x1080&blurhash=iVK_qa-%3BD%24tRRPofWAfPj%5BS6a%7Daxofaej%5Bayayj%5D_NRjt8axj%5Dj%5Bj%5Dfkf7MxofWUWBofayj%5Bj%5BayD%25Rjt6WBofWBfPayf6&x=1bf1cbd39bfb08b3b29527367c35fc05ce2393b40cd5b6fd525c41361d5735f0 https://image.nostr.build/197203470caedb4a5befc409d2ffe071ea22dcf39a6eee66e05e4235a414172a.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1920x1080&blurhash=iCK_8%2B%3Fb4oRje-ofNGt7xu00j%5BRjWBt7j%5BV%40ofxu-%3BIUoIayR%2BRkt6ofWW%7EqWBWXa%7DRif6oga%23axofxuM%7BWBxut7M%7Baexu&x=1e7ff475670fbe8d60a8ce0bab82e52c0c090d9c66271edcec2f1ab8f6a30f9e https://image.nostr.build/a1c0bb755dd028767b86a463358d21e68122f2ad706cf005b8332784bab63b9b.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1920x1080&blurhash=iOHoI6jZ9Fj%5BIUWBRjWBj%5B%3FcxuD%25ofM%7BWAWBWBof%7EqRPaxt8RjWBWBayWB%25Mayofofofj%5BRjofWBM%7BWBj%5Bofj%5Bofa%7CfQWB&x=c70a7795143b8c710015c4ad4248070765dbe64f44d1b6c3e4d1c44c3e808265