In this live episode, we bounce between real life on the homestead and the bigger-picture stuff that’s shaping the world around us. We talk about Teal’s trigger finger surgery (yes, it’s as gross as it sounds—locking fingers, popping tendons, and now she’s getting multiple fingers done at once). That means I’m on deck for the next few days doing the things she can’t do, while we keep the whole place running. We also get into how fast AI is moving—Elon rolling Grok into Tesla, and how useful these tools are when you actually put them to work. I’ve used it for on-the-road problem solving, and Teal’s using it for recipes and ideas when we’ve got an overabundance coming out of the garden. From there we slide right back into homestead systems: composting with chickens, comfrey integration, planting choices for a composting chicken yard, and why canopy matters for shade and aerial predator protection. We cover the pigs getting close to processing time, egg production and sales, firewood planning, and a little real-talk on what it takes to start something new—vision, plans, and knowing what failure looks like before you bet the farm.