Podcast Episode Details

How To Organize A Farm To Table Event - EP 1089

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Season 4 Episode 1089

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Today, we talk about what it takes to organize a real Farm to Table Dinner, as well as cover our usual Monday segments.

Featured Event

Chainsaw Milling Demo and PotluckSunday at 1 PMBasecamp Lodge, Lancaster, TN Join us for a hands-on chainsaw milling demonstration and community potluck! Bring a dish to share and see how we turn logs into lumber right here at the Holler. Event Details

Sponsors

• AgoristTaxAdvice.com/LFTN – Helping entrepreneurs, homesteaders, and freedom-minded folks handle taxes the smart way. 
• HollerRoast.com – Fresh-roasted coffee for doers. Start your day with luxury and get to work.
• Farm To Table Dinner Tickets, Nov 15 | $125

Community Highlight

LFTN Stocking Exchange Time is running out to sign up! We'll assign your Secret Stocking Santa on November 1, so don't miss out on this fun community tradition. Sign Up Here

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

• Convenience meals this week: crockpot lamb ribs. 
• Drying the last round of fall herbs — mint, oregano, and holy basil. 
• Getting ready to fill the freezers with meat now that it's almost cold enough to butcher. 
• Hoping for a venison this year. 
• Ground meat base for winter meals: beef, pork, and more pork.

Weekly Shopping Report

• No shopping trip this week.

Frugality Tip

Did you know that if you put something in your online cart at Amazon (and some other online stores), when the price changes they notify you via email. So if you are looking to buy something but it is a little out of your budget, throw it in the cart and you just might be notified when it goes on sale.

Also, when looking around on eBay, go ahead and click that heart, a lot of sellers will send you a discounted offer just for liking an item.

So have a little patience and wait and see if you can save a few dollars on your next online purchase.

Happy savings y'all ~Margo

Operation Independence

We opened up the Basecamp Airbnb — and one hour later it rented for four days! That single booking covered baseline expenses for the property (though not the mortgage). Still, a solid win toward independence.

Main Topic: Organizing a Real Farm to Table Dinner

1. Why We're Doing One We wanted to show what real farm-to-table actually means — not marketing, not a photo op. A community meal built from what local farmers are actually harvesting right now, cooked by people who understand those ingredients.
2. Why It's Harder Than a Typical Event This isn't catered convenience food.

• The chef has to process everything from raw ingredients, not pre-trimmed or par-cooked product. 
• Every ingredient i

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