While it's been a minute with the holiday and all the other distractions - as in winter has barely arrived. The 'how'd' she do that focus will be some new videos and other final wrapping up as winter descends. Currently, winds are around 40 mph, it's raining and sleeting sideways and we may just get a white Christmas. What have you all been up to will all this extra time outside? I built a cattle loafing shed.

The time in between the last post and today has been spent devising a calendar and some 'organizational' plans so that this does become a resource that one day you can easily go to the topics and choose how you want to learn. For now, it seems everyone wants videos. While I am not a videographer I will do my best to offer some useful content along the lines of 20 minutes a week. Sometime it will vary on which topics will have new weekly content and I'll base this on Actual comments and more than a thumbs up. Videos, even amateur ones require a great deal of time and if the information isn't useful I would like to pare down and fine tune how you'd like to Learn. The videos w be linked to a YouTube channel because Skool uploads are very very very s l o w. And until it can easily upload big content like video this will be the format. 1. Video is uploaded at min for one topic ( eventually more based on viewer interactions ) weekly. Approx. 20 minutes 2. Open for questions posted here for seven days from Video posting or private questions to email wendy@bluebirdpfp.com 3. A few questions posted and Answers on the topic 4. Occasionally a link to hand outs and items I can purchase at my cost for you to purchase plus shipping ( handling is silly, I use recycled materials or flat rate USPS, unless you indicate otherwise. 5. Always a free gift if you get the special question of the week that is answered in the video for the first correct answer - sorry US shipping only ☹️ the tariffs make it ridiculous to send anything out of Country currently. 6. The Easter Egg question what size is the hemp sheet

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Goodness I know that to make this all work one is 'supposed' to be on this daily -writing sharing teaching- but I promised authenticity and with that comes a lot of all the other parts of life. Mom had knee surgery. With that comes a little extra days helping. At 78 she is three weeks from a knee replacement and completely walking cane free, doing her PT, and dreaming of being in her gardens again. I suspect much of my 'do all the things' try all the things is because of her indomitable nature! I tweeted my stupid ankle- not the typical turn oh no. No this one was essentially falling forward and imagine your big toe touching your shin! Not fun. Thank goodness nothings broke, shattered, or splintered. And then this incredible weather! I can't stay inside while it's gorgeous fall in the 50 and low 60s when there are bulbs to plant and things to build and meadows that have long awaited planting! The rain in between has been the strangest yet incredible opportunity for fall seeding on the farm and it's m am fully taking advantage. All of this and for the first time in my adult life instead of a small family gathering of those who still live on the same state- my family, cousins, their young adults and families are all coming to celebrate here at our farm. Like 32 of us for a sit down truly Italian Thanksgiving. So raviolis had to made, bread recipes tested, pie making, and the house that is far too large for two humans, two cats, and a border collie is finally going to be filled to capacity. I drove out to Smith Valley to get our turkeys from my friends who are starting their own new farm and I'm happy I am not the one organizing and processing turkeys any longer. It's great to see young, kind, humane farmers like the Ogan family doing what we did for so many years. Anyway, daily life is real. I hope to see more arrive here by invite or interest and help fill in these places I'd like to see grow into a community of food, doing real everyday stuff, and skills so many did not have the opportunity to learn growing up. No matter your age, no matter your place you live- there is much more than the storm always on the horizon. We change this not by fighting but creating and that will always overpower the darkness always waiting at the edge.

Here at the farm we love making our own hot sauce that we bottle and can for all through the year. Generally, I do the growing and garden planning and my super smart but very busy academic life mate does the canning and smoking. These are New Mexico heirloom chili peppers and sometimes we char, sweat in a paper bag, peel, and seal and freeze. Or we dry then smoke then grind into delish smoky paprika. Either way, every year we try about three or four different types but these are going to be part of the permanent rotation. Oh, and the chili crisp that makes everything soooo amazing- yeah we do that too. Who wants to learn to Make Chili crisp- let me know we will do a video and a live stream.