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I've been talking about famine, but I had no idea

Last week I talked about capacity, and how some pe

Last week I talked about capacity, and how some people just have lesser capacity than others. But also, that there is wisdom in knowing when you should, and should not, have high capacity. Seasons of rest are essential. Maybe you’re a mom and littles and you have to put other things on the back burner. Being high capacity in a delicate season like that will likely burn you out of all the things. Maybe you’ve had health issues and need to lighten the load. But low capacity should never be because you lack self confidence or you’re lazy.

This week, though, I want to talk about some real truth around capacity. Because the reality is that you can increase capacity, and you can decrease capacity, but you cannot SUSTAIN high capacity. It won’t work. This is where we see what we call “burn out”.

A wise person will understand that in order to increase capacity higher, you must push yourself to beyond anywhere you have ever been in a season. Eventually, the capacity evens out, if you do it well, and you reach a point and begin to decrease that capacity before expanding again.

You can decrease capacity in order to rest, evaluate, heal, plan, organize, and test yourself. Or, as in the seasons I mentioned above.

But never, can you ever, forever sustain a high capacity.

You can have a bigger capacity than someone else. But having a larger capacity and living in “high capacity” are different. Most real leaders naturally have the gift and ability to manage a large capacity. They expand and decrease, and expand again—each time that expansion building out a larger foundation so that building increase happens more quickly each time.

But good leaders know that they can go go go (sometimes for months and years) at that rate, yet eventually they will have to lessen the load so they can recoup before they build up more capacity. The foundation remains, and is ready for them to expand again when they have rested.

Rest. Excel. Rest. Repeat.
Less capacity. Higher capacity. Less capacity. Repeat.

It’s all about balance, friends. You can do it. 💛

Alright friends, here’s your Weekly Ag Brief — the

Alright friends, here’s your Weekly Ag Brief — the week in food, farming, and freedom. 🌾

🪰 SCREWWORM: A flesh-eating fly is spreading through Texas livestock — 30+ animals now, including sheep and goats. Easy to spot and treat if you’re paying attention. Check your animals, especially newborn navels.

🥬 PARASITE IN THE LETTUCE: Cyclospora has sickened 840+ people across 31 states — a parasite whose only known host is human beings. Officials suspect store-bought leafy greens. Which makes you wonder about all that “biosolids” (a tidy word for treated human sewage) D.C. spent years pushing farmers to spread on their fields. You know what never has this problem? The lettuce in a pot on your porch.

💵 DISASTER $: USDA quietly improved its farm disaster programs — predator losses now paid at 100%, unborn livestock covered back to 2024, some of it automatic. (I don’t take government money — but if you would, it’s there.)

🔬 TESTING: For the first time, USDA/HHS/EPA will test processed foods for heavy metals. Good — now do glyphosate.

🏛️ FARM BILL: The Senate’s back, aiming to mark up “Farm Bill 2.0.” This is the big one. Watch it religiously.

🇺🇸 KNOW YOUR FARMER: Ten more companies adopted the “Product of USA” label, and Farm to School hit a record $20M for local food in schools.

🫐 RECALL: Frozen organic blueberries at Publix (8 states) tied to an E. coli outbreak — check for lot 60401.

The thread through all of it? The closer your food is to your own hands, the safer it is.

Full breakdown on my Substack — comment BRIEF to have it sent to your inbox

There is another heat advisory today, but this mor

There is another heat advisory today, but this morning there was the coolest slight breeze on my back as I milked. Autumn is around the corner. In fact, it is already making its way here. The animals know it, the land knows it, nature itself knows it. Why? Because it’s inevitable.

There are things in life that are simply laws of nature. The sun always rises in the morning and sets in the evening. The moon always has the same cycles. Many parts of the world have four seasons. Rain makes grass and crops grow. Bugs break down organic matter into soil. What goes up must come down. And so on.

There are laws of the Kingdom of God too. My oldest son and I were talking about this the other day. It’s the scriptures that say “if…then”. It’s “if you love Me, you’ll keep my commandments and obey My teachings”. It’s “honor your father and mother so that you may live well in the promised land”. It’s “observe the sabbath, come to Me you who are weary and heavy burdened, and I will give you rest.” It is “if you truly love Me, the Father will love you, and I will manifest Myself to you.”

If nature knows the laws of nature, how much more should we know the laws of the kingdom? How much more prepared would we be? How much more in sync with Yahweh would we be? How much more discerning would we be? How much more growth would we see?

And how do we learn these things? Study the word. Don’t just read it. Study it. Find mentors that can teach you. Download the free Logos Bible app and start researching. And pray that the Holy Spirit would guide you in all things.

The seasons are shifting, friends. Not just physically. I feel it more than ever. And for what’s coming, we cannot forsake fellowship. We cannot just read a few verses and call it a day. We cannot just pray before bed and goto sleep. The Lord is calling for watchmen on the wall. He is calling for intimacy with Him in the secret place. There’s a reason it’s called the secret place. Commanders of armies don’t meet at Starbucks.

Wait on the Lord. Meditate on scripture. Wash your family in the word. Speak life to them, and yourself. Because who knows but the Lord whether the “winter” will be long or not.

🌿 NEW ARTICLE in your Homestead Herbalist Membersh

🌿 NEW ARTICLE in your Homestead Herbalist Membership!

Meet burdock (Arctium lappa). For 3,000 years it has been one of the most respected roots in the field.

Its actions read like a quiet inventory of God’s design:
• Alterative, the old “blood purifier”
• Lymphatic, to move a sluggish system
• Bitter, to wake up digestion and the liver
• Diuretic and diaphoretic, for gentle elimination
• Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant

And the uses herbalists reach for most:
• Stubborn skin conditions like eczema, psoriasis, acne, and boils
• Lymphatic congestion and swollen glands
• Liver and digestive support
• Achy, rheumatic joints

But you know I won’t hand you more than the science can carry. The strongest human study showed burdock tea lowering inflammatory markers in people with knee arthritis. Most of the bigger claims still live in animal and cell research. Promising, not proven. But sometimes, traditional testimonies outweigh science. That is always the case with burdock.

Read this entire in-depth dive with a HOMESTEAD HERBALIST membership.

🌿 Comment BURDOCK and I’ll send the article straight to your inbox

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