Episode 6: Side Hustles with
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- Опубликовано: 3 авг 2023
- This week Al, Ben and Jason talk about side hustles!
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🔴 Homestead Shop Talk is a weekly audio podcast hosted by Jason Contreras (sowtheland), Ben Hollar (thehollarhomestead) and Al Lumnah (lumnahacres). Three dudes with different homesteads talking about homestead life, content creation, growing a homestead and building a life worth living for.
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I love kitchen time Ben. Meg is very creative. Love it!
Loved Meghan when she told Ben just to be quiet and stop talking. It was exactly what I was thinking. 😂
Good morning, Ben the idea of selling trees is a GREAT idea. My sisters business in Mt. Juliet, Tn “Needham’s Nursery” they started out by selling saplings on the side of the road.
The new game of every podcast: guess how long it will be before Al tries to convince Jason to buy a milk cow. Lol😂
I grew up with side hustles! The boys grew up with their box traps. They would trap squirrels, chipmunks, raccoons, skunks and even weasels. Us younger kids were told that they were sold to pet stores. As an adult i started thinking about it and who in their right mind is going to purchas an adult intact skunk, raccoon or weasel? At this point i figure they were selling to a lab or something. But it kept the boys in money.
Then there were the rabbit pelts. The boys would tan the hides and then create wallets, slipper liners and such.
Lots of trees in washinton state so a smaller hustle for the boys was to climb these 40-60 foot trees picking unopened cones for the seeds. That was how the youngest brother fell out of the tree and broke his collarbone, arm and ribs. (He had to walk home alone to get assist because the other 2 werent going to come down just because he was a clutz.
We girls would do things like strip and dry cascara bark for the local pharmacist who did some of his own formulations. Or picking ferns and other wild plants for the florists.
Then there was the biggest and least favorite side hustle, picking blackberries which would take over the entire state if people weren't actively killing them. Us kids would be dropped off in a field and had to pick until all the tubs that filled grandpas truck were filled. Every day in season but it covered our back to school needs and our electricity for months.
So many possibilities for adults or even kids.
Jason it is not just butchering chickens, it is gaining a skill. Apparently a skill that some folks consider important to learn and want to learn as a couple. That is great.
Ben you could literally start a second channel with Meg in her kitchen and teach us soooo much. She needs to put out a homesteading cook book I would by it in a heartbeat.
I can read it now.... On your chicken add a pinch or two of this and a few shakes of that.... that's a recipe I can follow!
Ben you are correct. I would always tell people throw everything you can up on the wall eventually something will stick and be good. However, only throw up what you enjoy and then make the most of it when it sticks. Being able to do multiple things is good and lessens the boredom in life.
Ben, I think you’re on to something with the chestnut trees. The American Chestnut was wiped out about a century ago. They are a great tree. Get in on the early revitalization of the tree.
I'm gonna start placing bets on how many times Al tells Jason he needs a milk cow in each episode!! 😂
Gets a little old.
@@DukeOOO naah. Just a little elbowing in the ribs between friends. I think that's Al's way of encouraging Jason to be brave b/c he knows he can do it.
@@DukeOOO get a since of humor fellow!
oops! sense
@@dahleenbonner4556 I just think it is a bit insensitive because Ben just had to get rid of his milk cow.
Ben, I love how excited you get when you are talking about growing things. Especially your tree journey. 🤗❣️Your orchard is looking fantastic !!
Hey guys....the conversation ''flow'' is getting better...really enjoy being a fly on the wall, while you guys shoot the breeze.
Your conversations reminded me of a saying that basically says, "If you give a hungry man a fish, he will starve to death. Teach a hungry man how to fish and he will feed himself and his family". You and your families are teachers and the value in that is tremendous. Thank you.
Thanks for your time doing a podcast.....Maybe the ladies can do a "takeover" episode to hear about their week.
Would love that. When they talked about side hustles thought of Meg's soap and Lorraine's creams.
Me too!
Even if it was a once a month thing it would be great. I know they would have a totally different show to report on.
Ben, Meg is so wonderful in the kitchen and I love watching how the family all help out., and the food she makes looks so good it makes me hungry. Another great podcast, I am so glad you are doing this. Looking forward to next week's show. Have a great week. God bless
Ben, I don't know if you understand how wildly popular Meg is. I think her doing a cooking channel would be unbelievable numbers. I watch several channels like that with HUGE numbers. It's something to think about. Maybe you could edit and she could do a cooking show.
First we’ll have to find out if she’s interested in doing a channel of her own. That copy crunch taco from Taco Bell looked amazing.
I can see your wives doing a podcast of their own. Y'all keep up the great work 👍
Ladies' night on the homestead.
I would love to listen to Gina, Lorain, and Meg talk.
Home School, Harvest, Cooking, Canning, Child Discipline, and Time Management skills from these three would be invaluable for my granddaughters and their Mothers to hear.
I could never get tired of watching you guys. Keep up the great work 👍
Suggestion: There are a lot of families wanting to start Homesteading. Can you each talk about the family commitment to starting a farm? How both husband and wife must be on board. Also, the important rolls your wives have and how they are totally committed to making the farm work. Your wives work hard gardening, preserving food, etc. Making sure nothing goes to waste. They also help harvest meat animals and preserve the meat. Also how your children help out. A little behind the scenes insight to the commitment the adults make to have a successful farm. Also, how children can be a blessing when they want to help on the farm. All three of your channels have a lot of new viewers. I think your comments would help a lot of families that are wanting to start farming.
I just wanted to say something about "sickness". We've had a hobby farm for 14 years. I got hit by a car as a pedestrian 9+ years ago and it hurt me bad. The medical system doesn't recognize bone displacements and soft tissue damage such as muscle adhesions. It has really impacted what I have been able to do on our farm. This is something to consider too. What do you do if you get hurt? I love our farm. I'm finally getting pain free. Things should get better now. It's tough when you can't do what you'd like to do on the farm because of pain. This was something I never thought about until it happened to me. My husband had to step up for me. It's been hard on him. We were lucky to have boys to help us too. Go for it!! It's the best thing we ever did!
❤Ben, it's been so fun watching you and Meg doing stuff in the kitchen this past couple weeks! I did buy the steam canner using your link and am excited to use it asap. I've got berries in the freezers to get canned up as jam, pie filling and just fruit. Tomatoes also to come out and can up. Y'all have definitely been inspiration.
Banana slugs... chickens will love crispy slugs lol
Heat stroke is a serious thing, as you know once you've suffered, it wrecks you from then on for years.
I was eating a few cherries this morning and stopped tossing the pots when I remembered seeing Meg make juice! I'll freeze till theres enough 😊
Heat tolerance… I had heat exhaustion twice when I was in the Army… and as I’ve become older my tolerance for heat has become even worse. When it gets hot I am pretty much useless for outside stuff.
Loved this week! Lots of good stuff to provoke thought and conversation. You guys are finding your grove! Blessings🙏
Yes! Thank you!
Baby Turkey health: Just a Few Acres Farm (Pete is all about training small farmers how to profit from their products and all other farm life), Plant starts: Living Traditions. Water catchment and farm crafts and projects using metal and wood: Homestadonomics... this last guy is so much like you three, just out here in Southeast Arizona. I so enjoy these pod casts.
Hey Ben same suggestion to you that I gave to Jason if you're going to have a class on butchering pigs then make the tickets a little higher and have a pig roast afterwards
When I was a little girl in East Texas my grandmother taught me how to butcher chickens for dinner the next day. It was at one time a necessary skill!
Jason you could build on butchering classes. You’ve done steers and I don’t remember what else. But your in laws were a good to help so it could be something to add. It may help them financially too?
Jason, I like your clean shave look. You look much younger. 🤗👍
Another great podcast guys! I really enjoyed the pig discussion, and I got tickled at Ben sitting over there shaking his head about about the milk cow! I'm very proud of the NC homestead community ❤ and Al, I've been watching you the longest.
Jason, call your local wildlife or extension office. State agencies will probably get rid of the Japanese hornets for you. In my state they do because they're a danger. We had the first siting in the U.S. (Washington)
Thanks for this info!
Yeah, they will definitely not just use poison to get it done. State is always best at doing stuff. 😅
(Sorry for the sarcastic tone. I live in Norway, the last Sovjet state...😒)
Hey Jason here's a suggestion the next time you do a chicken workshop and you have the people come butcher a couple of chickens why not include the barbecue pit and let them barbecue up their chickens and you all have a picnic or a barbecue where they can eat their chicken
You really need to let the chicken relax when you thaw it out. It's pretty tough right after you butcher it because of the rigor mortise. We found that out the hard way. That's why some people let the chicken carcasses rest for a couple days before they freeze them. The meat really needs to rest after you butcher it.
Great video gain Al, Jason & Ben. I love these videos, sitting around a chatting, maybe once in a while you could get the wives together to compare notes on all the things they do to make the homestead stay afloat. Perhaps share bread recipes or favorite casserole recipes etc. Just a thought. Y'all have a wonderful & Blessed week.
@AL, LIVING TRADITIONS HOMESTEAD recommended the Idaho Pasture Pigs. They don't root as bad as regular pigs. But more than some others. Faster than kuni kuni hogs.
Ben , I have always liked the saying" If you have more than you need build a longer table not a longer fence." No one can help everyone but each of us can help someone. Al,the need for cheap wholsome food has always been there but there are certain agendas at play where lesser foods are promoted and farmland being bought up solely to decommission them and gain control of massive water aquifers.
Hi Gents! Just love learning from you and enjoy your sharing from your hearts...I know it is hard to be so honest sometimes. I just wanted to share with you that this year has been horrible for wasps, yellowjackets etc. I was not able to find help til an old timer shared with me to get a water spray wand with a jar attached. Then fill the jar with a good dish soap and spray them with a strong spray. The soap kills them as it makes it so they can not breathe. Then, pour soap down the hole in the ground and continue to spray water down for a long time. That way you get down into all the nooks and crannies in their caves! I also hang the fake wasp nests around where I am a lot so they don't make a nest there in the first place. Hope this helps! Sorry sooo long. Love you guys and your families so much and am praying for you all
Living traditions homestead has a “Sprout House” for starts and it’s on a large scale and they spend a lot of time at “Farmers Market” and would probably gladly share info about this.
"They all are side hustles until they become the main thing" -- I cackled as I'm currently making one of my side hustles legit for next season. 😂
Al we've raised American Guinea hogs and have set them in a movable pen across the Pasture and as we moved them every few days they turned up the Pasture but it came back so much better then it was. Want to go to the beach, we dug a pond now any day can be a beach day.
One year my husband and I went and learn to butcher rabbits for an anniversary date 😂😂 it was awesome!
Sell the plant starts at the beginning of the season and then the vegies as you have extra, with donating some vegies to a food bank. You will be blessing others as well as your family. Love you guys.
Dont woory about going off topic. We enjoyed seeing the wheels turn on new ideas or thoughts. It is useful. ❤
Great conversation! Thanks, I enjoyed listening and watching very much.
Lol. Ben said their blueberry harvest wasn’t big…I saw those videos and Buggie was stuffing those into her mouth so many times!
I’m sure Buggie would’ve liked the blueberry season to last for a few more weeks, too.
Living Traditions Homestead in the spring sell plant starts on Saturday at a local farmer's market. Their videos go into detail about that part of their income.
We had berries when I was a kid - there is a bit more to maintaining a berry patch other than just planting them and letting them go. They are LOTS of work - weeding, watering, trimming and training. Do some research before you commit - it may be more than you want to do.
Cog Hill Farm just started their coffee line a few weeks ago working with a local roaster.
Ben is good at butchering pigs and would be a great teacher.
Take a look at Cog Hill Farm's stand--how it is built, stead up, selling eggs, vegetables, flowers, hand made items. Then Living Traditions Homestead sells starts at the Saturday Markets...sells quail, raises wool rabbits and a lot of people that I watch hatch chickens and sell them or teach them how to do it with all kinds of recommendations. You guys are great!! Keep sharing!!!
Great chat guys. Really enjoyed this.
Glad you enjoyed it
With "you pick" you have to take into account the cost of insurance, in case someone gets hurt on your property. I had thought Jason should turn his old barn into an "event center" for weddings, family reunions, church events, etc. The one big cost would be insurance.
That's a good thing to point out. We have a beautiful gothic barn if we wanted to do "weddings" but I would be hard to have it all set-up for such things and we hadn't even thought about insurance. We use it for animals right now so weddings would be hard to do. Thanks for your comment.
Ben, you need to add more to this podcast then a nod. We know you have something to add.
Ben, I think you should get into teaching how to Egrafting. It might take a few years, but could also lead into pod casts how to's
If you raise chickens, marigolds are an excellent supplement to chicken feed to improve chickens’ health and the quality of their eggs. A study published in the International Journal of Poultry Science found that chickens fed marigold or marigold extract laid healthier eggs with considerably less cholesterol.
Parts used: Yellow petals (florets)
All three of you seem busy busy. God bless.
Another great chinwag . . . Ben, be weary of feeding the poor who comes to your door, (when society goes sideways) your might get run over and lose all your store. Jason catching turkey in the dark was very funny. Cheers guys.
In Japan the honeybees there intentionally heat up the hive once the scout wasp enters the hive and it kills the scout.
In my state " grown using organic practices " is how we work around that
2 Topic ideas. 1. How much has your tool inventory grown since you started homesteading and your favourites? 2. Funniest or most embarrassing homestead moment that never made it to video. Thanks again for a these podcasts. Very enjoyable.
I like your topics suggestions
Al.. in ten years from now, when everything is built, you could become a sawyer with your own trees.
For Al it's got to be the nail gun incident! I think it's great that he showed that. I respect him for that! The nail gun sliding down the roof and breaking the air hose was pretty good too! Things happen!
We all need our coffee ☕️ ❤❤❤
Hi guys. Good to see this forum of video. My husband is an all around, creative, inventive person. So I get you guys. Looking forward to your ideas.👍🏻😊
Imagine if you guys were superheroes 😂 (AL) would be Superman because he seems well balanced and the strong one out of the group. AL is really good at making everyone feel involved and he doesn't feel like a show off. I appreciate that Mr. AL. (Ben) would be Aquaman the Jason Momoa version. Ben looks like he can let his hair down and have a good time but at the same time he has that cool laid back vibe. His Atlanteans is his family of 7. Great leadership. (Jason) gives off Batman vibes. Just a simple man that's really good at building things. From chicken feeders to water saving towers it's nothing this man can't build. Hopefully you get the Batmobile (Mini Farm Truck) back up running. Whatever he lacks that the other two have he makes up for by being extremely knowledgeable and witty. "Don't trust no pigs". 😂 I love you guys great podcast
Thanks grandma Lumnah.
Coffee with the Homestead trio.
I so enjoy listening to you guys! Learning so much! Keep it up!
Interesting program tonight,thank you all!
My grandchildren always ask to watch a homestead video when they are at our house. They call you “the three farmers”!
Jason and Ben, I too. and my wonderful wife, escaped southern California ( Ventura County ) in 2009 after the machine shop I worked at for 20 years sent all the jobs to Singapore, moved to Virginia right up the road ( 9 miles) from Warren County Fairgrounds where they have the HOA every October. Wanted to meet you guys but the tickets were sold out so fast we missed it. If either of you guys need a place to stay during HOA, if you're going, let me know. Always have room for fellow escapees!
Love that you guys have this podcast!!!!
I enjoy your individual channels so much, that getting this extra time alone with three of you, is just the icing on top!!!!
THANK YOU!!! You keep my weekend on a high and happy note every week. I appreciate it so much!
Cindy Ings, NL, Canada
Glad you enjoy it!
Don’t trust no pig, now don’t trust no turkey!😅
Great video again all. Side hustle was a great topic. Ben that tree opportunity sounds pretty easy to do.
Thanks for the video again guys. Keep them coming.
Jason enjoy your soon coming milk cow. LOL
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YOU GUYS ARE GONNA SAVE THE WORLD! GREAT BRAINSTORMING!
Use the crack filler that you use around your doors and windows ! After spray the area with W.D.40 .Wasp, Hornets don't like the oil .
Good podcast.
Much appreciated!
👏👏👏 Another good one
im dedicated to watching tornado warnings in our area big ole storms but i stayed right here watching lol lol
You guys have been a great inspiration to me on homesteading, i watch all of your videos and get great ideas for my small homested
Wow, thank you!
BEN you can get chestnut starts from Morgan Gold youtuber, Gold Shaw Farms, Al knows him. he also has videos on starting them, so might be able to do that. anyway just a suggestion
Really enjoyed that. Love to watch kitchen time with Meg too but just like hanging out with the guys sometimes.
Jason
I never had japanese wasps. But I have dealt with yellow jackets and white face hornets in the ground. If there in the ground level position. I get a large white vinegar from walmart. Go out day break as the sun is coming up. Open container,
Go over to the hole,
Look for them first
Usually 1 or 2 holes, if 2 holes get 2 gallons.
Open both
Position bottle laying down
put near hole so bottle just empties into there hole.
Go away for at least one day
They should be gone
Depending on how big nest is.
I have never had to do it twice.
Vinegar dumping into the nest drown kills and disintegrates the nest 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Linda from Ct
In the last 2 weeks I've harvested Sand Plums..460#. I clean them, weigh out 4#, bag & freeze..sell them for $5 a bag. I'll earn around $575 this season..I make our jelly for the year.
I used to wash clothes for oilfield workers..I did ironing for a quilt shop..I grow veggie starts...made $3200 this Spring. We live in a very rural area of NW Oklahoma.
You do what you have to do! Congratulations! And more for the future!!!
Apprenticeship there you go 😊 just think of it that way. Happy for you all God bless!
If you have a cow you can make cheese, yogurt, ice cream. Lol! Love cow milk!
Hey guys, I love all three of your channels, you each have a special personality on camera. Some how it's lost on this new channel? all three of you look outside your element. Most podcasts I see their is a true discussion kind of interrupting each other instead of taking turns. relax my friends and be yourselves. Ask the wives to critique your behaviors. Do not take this as a criticism I love having coffee with Al and dinner with Ben and Jason I want you guys to blow up this channel especially in these times with government blocking everything. So far we still can raise chickens!
God bless
Great podcast guys😊
Thanks for listening
Our favorite spray for wasps and hornets is carburetor or brake cleaner.
Hey @hollarhomestead maybe a root cellar under your new deck. I think the money is better with starts. I have done them in the past
True grit Hampstead she sells to her area, little batches of fresh fruit and vegetables and sometimes eggs so that’s a really great thing. If I live near her, I know I would buy.
⚘Great Video!
We had a ground nest that we poured a huge pot of boiling water on the hive at night. Two nights in a row and the nest is gone.
Hey Al, very cool about the coffee ! That the beans are OG , whether certified or not ... and If I cought all that correctly, it's just your roaster who's not certified ? Either way, I'm all for supporting OG or beyond OG practice and helping farmers and others save/avoid the costs and other - sometimes extreme- hassles of certification, and the even unhealthy limitations some of the rigid rules broadly applied, make for.. ( I've read Salatin's books and a BFF who has an OG diary farm). I'm hopeful you guys can share all the pertinent info on the package or at least, website or wherever it's sold. Whether " Organic practice" or "grown with only OG-approved products vrs. conventional herbicides, pesticides, fungicides" or something ! And DEFINITELY emphasis/bold print the healthy decaf process. Very important to frequent decaf drinkers like myself ! Congrats and thanks to all 3 of y'all for the vlog !!
I’m from a long line of gardeners, farmers, and preservers. My grandfather would donate all their extra produce to the local orphanage home. My mom was raised in the depression number 8 of 10 kids she had 8 brothers and 1 sister. I was raised on a large farm where we grew all our on food and meet. I still garden and preserve. My son does too!
Spray foam insulation is great to hill hornets just spray there nest at night when they are all in the nest weight until they all die and burn the nest in a burn barrel ! So the eggs don't Hatch .
Great minds think alike my friends !!!!!! 😊👍
I believe the Idaho Pasture pigs graze too, and they might root a bit, but not too much. They are bigger than Kune Kune and grow faster
Good pig to bring up. I wonder what they taste like?
A few months ago I watched a japanese beekeeping channel. Their hives where attacked by Japanese hornets. They put sheets of ultra sticky stuff around the hive and once hornets touch that they can't get off. As on hornet gets caught he starts to release a pheromone to alert other hornets and they come and get stuck too. Maybe something like that around the entrance or around your bee hive if they get attacked, could help.
Thanks for posting about that! That is great to know about!
Ben, Jason & Al, I watch your personal videos. You guys are the bomb in this podcast!!! You are teaching what should have been taught through the schools and homes! Love you and your families!
Good talk!
I had an Asian Jumping Worm in my back yard a couple of years ago. I slithered through my grass like a snake but with it's head up. No eyes. Weird thing and I guess they are pretty prolific but I haven't seen any more. Thank goodness!
We had Yellow Jackets in a hole in the yard. My husband got stung pretty bad, he attracts wasps. I went out early in the morning when it was just light enough to see. I put a couple of cups of DE all around the hole. The next day there was no sign of any. ';D
Jason, you should make the barn you just uncovered as a classroom. Rain or shine👍
This is so interesting. I like the side hustle idea.
Enjoyed the video
I love this podcast and all your different views and trials and tribulations.I feel here I can ask questions and get an answer to things that aren't covered on the regular Utube episodes.For Al I'd love to know what is happening with the original Homestead and are you planning to disassemble that huge greenhouse or are you planning t o erect a similar one on the new property.?
I hear your remarks about the new building and so glad you've got Ken and his crew helping, they are so professional and precise as well as being fast.
Are you using any of the lumber cut from your property..I don' recall o summary of the results of the cutting like you did on the old homestead.
A great podcast guys ,keep it up.and don't get stung by wasps ,hornets or other critters or even kicked by any stray milk cows!
They still own original property. They said in a video over a year ago that the plan was to have several high tunnels at new property.