Living Free in Tennessee - Nicole Sauce

Today is Friday so we have a Thought of the Walk episode. This is a short show where I talk through an idea I had while walking with my dogs, or sitting around the fire. American ingenuity is one thing that has made our economy grow despite all the fetters instilled upon it by government. It has lead to breakthroughs. But are we losing it? Direct Download Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce1 Twitter: @nicolesauce

And you know what Wednesday - er I mean Thursday means: We have a homestead focused episode today and I thought it was about time to have the second in our cheese series. Why? Because last week, I was on the road and one of my favorite things to do to eat well is to make a plate with veggies, pickled things hard yummy cheeses and meats in place of a heavy dinner meal. This is even more fun when you can grab a nice cheddar you have been aging and add some slices of that to the mix. #HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with? Direct Download Stump the Sauce How to tap into what you have on hand to feed a work crew (easy meals) Getting the Gardens Ready Tomatoes are all out minus Timmy which will go out tonight Banana plants are going out New holly plant from Brand Volunteer squash has germinated so I am seeding squash and cukes to see if I can beat the dreaded supersonic SVB that I am convinced David transported here (it must be all his fault) Buying peppers at the market Saturday - I hope Potatoes are up Main topic of the Show: Cheddar Cheese Don't let the perfect get in the way of the good. Make it a great week! Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce1 Twitter: @nicolesauce

Today we have a replay episode. The cement pad has been poured and people are still on site putting in the final touches on it and I am just dying to have a DANCE PARTY. But the episode on making hard cheeses is a bit much to jump into at this late hour, so I bring you a replay of an episode from one year ago. We were getting ready for the first spring workshop ever. I got completely publicly reamed by someone in a board meeting in a very inappropriate way. And it got me to thinking about ways to deescalate tense situations. Something we can all use a reminder about, right? SO, enjoy the episode formerly knows as 76. Make it a Great Week! Direct Download

Today we have an update from the Holler Homestead on how things are progressing here. The first quarter is over and it is a good time to assess how 2019 plan is unraveling, look over the land before things get too overgrown, and make sure our focus is in the right place for long term success. So I will walk through the coffee, the podcast, the consulting and the paper - as well as check in on the progress of our developing homestead. Direct Download Tales from the Prepper Pantry Meal planning around the pantry: fresh salads, stew, meatloaf this week Using up butternut squash: roasted May find a moment to head up to the nettle patch to gather some for winter teas What's in Season Stinging nettle Hairy vetch- what an unfortunate name Dryad's saddle mushrooms Lettuces, greens, pea shoots Carrots are up and looking good Transplanting tomatoes into the aquaponics system, 100 year old timmy is still hardening off Operation Independence Seeking 100 old bricks - the kind without holes in them. Email me if you know of a decent source in TN Main topic of the Show: Personal progress, business development and focus Make it a great week! Song: Tripped Out by Sauce Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce1 Twitter: @nicolesauce

Today is Friday and that means we have a guest interview and today is another great one. We will hear from Salima Singletary about designing a life you want to live, specifically how she has set things up to be the way she and her husband wish to live in the long term --- and along the way she has learned skills, started a new business, and generally had fun adventures. Direct Download Salima's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Homestead-Glamour-1526103667698847/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/homesteadglamour/ Body Butter Order Form Salima is a stay-at-home mom who enjoys various arts and crafts when she isn't doing laundry and hauling kids to practices and games. In a previous life she worked as a copy editor at a university press and an advertising proofreader in one of the nation's oldest newspapers. She expected to end up a magazine editor, but life is full of surprises. Make it a Great Week! Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/

Travel teaches some great lessons that apply to normal home life and side hustle living. Today, I will talk through 6 things that occurred to me this week. 2 tickets left for the spring workshop! Direct Download Tales from the Prepper Pantry Balancing on the road with pantry practices Almost out of Salsa What's in Season Getting loads of salad greens from the aquaponics Watercress is at peak harvestability right now Dandelion flowers Transplanting tomatoes this coming weekend Operation Independence Sales - because it is important Collections - because it is even more important Main topic of the show: What We Can Learn From Travel Daniel from the coffee break group and logo design Make it a great week! Song: Dr Feeley, Dr Skinner by Sauce Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce1 Twitter: @nicolesauce

Today is Friday so it is a Thought of the Walk day and I got a little weird this week. I started thinking about social networks, censorship and the Bonfire of the Vanities. So we will discuss how social networks are behaving much like Friar Savonarola's rein of terror is mich like what is starting to happen now on what have become major publishing platforms. Direct Download Image licensed for reuse - original Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Filippo_Dolciati_(1443_-_1519)_Execution_of_Girolamo_Savonarola._1498,_Florence,_Museo_di_San_Marco.jpg Source: Museum of San Marco [Public domain] Make it a great week!

Today, I thought I would talk about something all of us in Tennessee have been doing for a few weeks and that many of you will soon need to do: helping your plants through morning frosts that happen in the spring as the earth embraces spring, gets warm, then spikes down below the freezing point at night. I've got 5 things you can do without spending a ton of cash - and these are especially important if you are playing early spring plant roulette as I am. #HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with? Direct Download BrettChef on Hard Boiled Eggs Getting the Gardens Ready The year of taming the weeds by my house - transplanted day lillies, elderberry, comfrey, potatoes Added rose bush and rosa ragusa Need to fence out the chickens and do regular weed hoeing sessions, ground cover What I would be doing in sunshine plot: cutting weeds in the pathways, cleanup and mulching Stump the Sauce FROM Tom on pickled carrots Main topic of the Show: 5 ways to save your plants from frost Prepare the ground: Mulch Water them well Heat their feet Cover them Heat under the cover Bring plants inside... Make it a great week! Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce1 Twitter: @nicolesauce

Today, I want to examine gratitude and how being grateful for what you can do, what you have and what being grateful for others are in your life can do to help you find a pathway toward growth and success - and ultimately build the life you want to live rather than fall back into old habits of living up to everyone else's expectations. Direct Download We are 3 seats away from being sold out for the Spring Workshop! Tales from the Prepper Pantry Set up the composting area for kitchen scraps in Garbage grove A person cannot put up too much salsa Sweet potatoes are starting to think about turning - making sweet potato chips Pickled quail eggs for the workshop What's in Season Ap salad and pea shoots Chickweed Wild mustard flowers All the other greens All the eggs Operation Independence Focused on renting the duplex, finishing the recipe book and starting another 2 salads from the ap = $10 each :) Tomatoes and pepper transplants are up and free from seed from previous years Main topic of the Show: Gratitude 1: Perspective is everything 2: Find the good in the bad things 3: Add purpose to being grateful 4: Break bad habits of ingratitude And how does being grateful help you build the life you want to live? I think that it does in a few ways: Redefines what is important and where to focus Puts you in a positive frame of mind, which leads you toward solutions rather than critiques Reminds you to be the one responsible for your happiness, success and life Brings graciousness and politeness back into the habit - and this is a habit fast disappearing Make it a great week! Song: Anonymous Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce1 Twitter: @nicolesauce

Today is Friday so we have a guest interview. When I got to know Jessica Mills, AKA "Dixie" from Homemade Wanderlust, I was impressed with her no nonsense, friendly and empowering approach to everything. She was fun to talk with, eager to share information, and genuinely interested in seeing everyone around her do well. This, paired with her ability to get things done well no matter what, made her a great person to interview. Join me today as I talk with Jessica about building your dream job, establishing a personal brand, backpacking, self-reliance and more!

Today we run through things to thing through for the transition from winter into spring on the homestead. And not just for the homestead, but really, with a few minor tweaks for any household that is looking toward ongoing, steady management instead of the "on demand" approach to living and lifestyle. #HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with? Stump the Sauce Using up the last of your canned goods before a move Getting the Gardens Ready Potatoes are in the stepped area near the AP - hope is that I will keep up better on weeds Spring greens are doing well Tomatoes and peppers are up in the seedling trays Setting up a new mulching system since we are sans pigs Need to ground cover seed the pig pasture - clover and daikon radish Main topic of the Show: Spring on the Homestead Make it a great week! Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce1 Twitter: @nicolesauce

Today, we will talk about My3Things - and more specifically - how to use it to balance your long term success with short term needs. As the group that shares accountability online grows, subtleties are beginning to appear in the approach - as well as some confusion on what #my3things is and how it works. So I will quickly review the basics as well as talk about your long term success strategy and how to build it into your daily and weekly life. Direct Download Tales from the Prepper Pantry Fed a crew of 12 this weekend from the pantry Sweet potato chili Smoked butt, greens, corn and beans Bacon and eggs Holler Stew: Leftovers plus venison and tomatoes The Blackstone Cooktop What's in Season All the early spring greens - though I have not seen wild mustard yet. Lettuce, leeks, peas from the AP Operation Independence GSD Weekend Happened and we now have a second composting outhouse Tore down the building in front of our workshop and cleared the area to prepare for the slab pour Did the earth works for the slab pour on Monday Main topic of the Show: #My3things - covering your long term bases in a short term environment Identify why: short term push (Das Website); overcommitted; poor prioritization; wasting time on something like social media, tv, etc (tracking app). Block time to focus on the long term at least 3 days a week for a full hour. (Monday choir story) Reprogram expectations away from always available, always responsive, both from yourself and from others. How to attack different roadblocks TN GSD Crew Classic Rock List: (Bryan Young) Make it a great week! Song: Thanks Dave, performed by Sauce Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce1 Twitter: @nicolesauce

Because today is a Wednesday, we will be talking about a homesteading topic - and one that is near and dear to many a heart. At the request of Victoria from the LFTN Coffee break group, I thought I would share with you 5 tools that I think every homestead should have - even the off-grid ones. But remember - if you ONLY can have 5 tools on your homestead, these are not they. Rather - these are 5 I truly wanted to highlight and each for a different reason. #HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with? Listener Feedback White Coffee Getting the Gardens Ready Potatoes ready to plant Seedlings on the heat mats Peas are up, which means pea shoot salads are coming soon Main topic of the Show: 5 Tools to Keep on Your Homestead Coffee Make it a great week! Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce1 Twitter: @nicolesauce

Guys, I had one hell of a day today - and mostly not in a good way. By 5pm, I still was unable to record the show. It is rare that so much bad stuff comes up that I cannot record, but it happened today. So a close couple of friends asked me: "Why not do a replay?" And I thought about it and realize this: I NEEDED to re-listen to "Change Your Narrative, Change Your Life," so why not do a replay of that episode for all. We all have weird, yucky stuff happen from time to time - and it is a good reminder to make what you can of it when it does. Direct Download Tales from the Prepper Pantry Putting lambsquarter seeds out Potatoes are going in the ground this week, along with a rose bush I got, rosehips Speaking of which: The last potatoes from the prepper pantry are either getting planted or eaten What's in Season Watercress Chickweed Dandelion, deadnettle, stinging nettle, plantain Keeping my eyes out for dryad's saddle mushrooms Operation Independence Duplex Other things Topic: Replay - Change Your Narrative, Change Your Live Song: Feed My Hunger Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce1 Twitter: @nicolesauce

Today, we have a fantastic guest and a fantastic topic. Sue Zoldak founder of The Zoldak Agency joins us to talk about setting up your business for success. Sue started her own ad agency in 2016 due to...client request. She has since gone 36 months without a corporate paycheck. She is also the founder of a networking group she started with 40 friends and now, 5 years later, is 1,400 people deep and one of the most well known in her industry. She is an adjunct professor in digital strategy at George Washington University. Direct Download I first met Sue at a workshop we were running and she was positioned to me as a competitor. As it turned out, she was fun to talk with, knew a helluvalot more than I did about digital marketing, and is one of those people who approaches life with a prosperity for all mindset. She saw the client as someone who needed a win and turned into a powerful force to help them as best she could - and she welcomed other people helping them in different ways. Make it a great week! Sue on the Web Web: www.thezoldagency.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thezoldakagency/ Web: www.suezoldak.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/szoldak/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suezoldak/ Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce1 Twitter: @nicolesauce

It is the first Wednesday in March so we should be doing a new topic, but I feel like plants got the shrift last month with those 3 missing days, so we are doing the second in a two part series on 8 plants to grow in your yard or on your homestead. Today I will share with you the final four plants. Direct Download #HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with? Website migration update Email feedback to [email protected]. I have gotten some great show topic suggestions that you will hear soon! Main topic of the Show: 8 Plants You Should Grow in Your Yard, part 2 Make it a great week! Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce1 Twitter: @nicolesauce

If you don't know who the TN GSD crew is, they are a group of friends who sometimes get together at one place or another and help kickstart a project. They've done site visits, plans, aquaponics builds, a composting toilet and had lots of fun along the way doing it. So what makes this community different? We will talk about that in today's show as well as ways you can start developing your own community --- or finding one like it. Tales from the Prepper Pantry Using up stewed tomatoes: Sweet Potato Chili Normal Chili with Crowder Peas Preparing the potatoes to go in the ground (link to post in show notes) Hoping this freeze is the last real one for the year so we can bring out the overwintered banana plant and the water hyacinth Elderberry syrup in rotation as I feel seasonally challenged What's in Season Early Spring Plant Roulette Update: It's cold and the peas are thankfully not up Dandelion greens Watercress (will beat back a bit from the cold) Stinging nettle Tales from the Booze Whisperer Spices in drinks Stump the Sauce How to skim cream off of milk Operation Independence What goes around comes around - GSD Weekend at Brett's - But more on that in today's show Energy Expert Answer Should I grab these free solar panels? Main topic of the Show: TN GSD Crew strikes again Kudos from Coffee Break: Song list on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4re3uS64zN04patCYB3SlD?si=FN6aCWdeStCHh9F3JZW-dw Make it a great week! Song: 911 Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce1 Twitter: @nicolesauce

Today is Friday and a Thought of the Walk day. It has been a long couple of weeks selling random things and seeking to rent my duplex apartment out and this has gotten me to thinking about how technology is changing human behavior. It may seem like i am down on technology - I am not. But I do think we need to be aware of how we come across when we use it so that we are using the technology, not letting it define us. Direct Download Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce1 Twitter: @nicolesauce

Today is the first in a two-part series about 8 plants that you should grow in your yard or on your homestead if you can. Some of these are "wildly available" and others domesticated but all of them serve a culinary purpose. Direct Download #HollerHatWednesday on Instagram 4 of the 8 plants you should grow Make it a Great Week! Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce1 Twitter: @nicolesauce

It is easy to be sucked in by the siren's call of being busy and checking things off your list — but are you viewing your time as an investment? We will talk about that and more today on Living Free in Tennessee. Workshop registration Tales from the Prepper Pantry Bugging in happened – almost had to tap into my condensed milk – which we need to rotate through What I put in the car Working through the green beans Making Sweet potato chili Method: weekly assessment of what needs to be used up and freezer audit season What's in Season Watercress Duck eggs (also at the workshop) Lettuce Green Onions Wild Garlic 1st spring dead nettle popped up Tales from the Booze Whisperer Segment Stump the Sauce Sick of homemade vinaigrette – ideas for different salad dressing? Operation Independence DAS WEBSITE – on last task (that is of course taking longer than ever expected) Creative Outlet: Alzheimers, friends, singing, lifting your spirits (how that plays into independence) Main topic of the Show: ROI on Your Time Make it a great week! Song: Belly Dancing Vamp Tune, by Sauce Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce1 Twitter: @nicolesauce

Today April Ray of Radiant Acres joins me to talk about transitioning to the homestead from city living ---but not quite. Many folks need to have one person working a full time job while the other gets the homestead up and running. April and her husband and three children live in Hampshire, Tennessee, a tiny town an hour outside of Nashville. Four years ago, after living their entire lives in big cities (Atlanta, Dallas, and Los Angeles), they moved out to the country with a desire to grow their own food and be more self-sufficient. But April's husband, Nick, kept his day job in Nashville and they've learned to be both city and country dwellers at the same time. They've discovered that homesteading isn't an all-or-nothing venture. Self sufficiency doesn't happen overnight. Instead, there's a long period of learning, growing, adventuring, failing, succeeding -- and commuting -- that takes place on the journey. https://www.facebook.com/raydiantacres/ Instagram @raydiantacres

Today, I will share with you how I go from seedling to plant in the ground, talk a bit about garden bed preparation, how to know when it is time and care of newly transplanted plants. #HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with? Stump the Sauce Sausage Hash and Roast Beef Hash Main topic of the Show: Transferring Seedlings Into Your Garden Prepare the ground How to know when it's time How to transplant Care after transplant Do the same with store plants! Make it a great week! Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce1 Twitter: @nicolesauce

Today we will go through several things you can to do get your head right and enjoy the darkest days of winter. Seasonal Affective Disorder is not a fake thing, but it is something you can take on and change your narrative. So, let's do this! Tales from the Prepper Pantry Not using canned vegetables as much and here is why Audited what we have canned and in the root cellar and integrated them into the workshop menu Watercress is slow in the creek but growing well in the AP system Lost 2 heads of lettuce - left the cover off Should be doing sprouts but I am not… need to kick that into gear What's in Season Watercress Wild Garlic Nettles are almost ready Mushrooms Tales from the Booze Whisperer Segment from David Oswalt Stump the Sauce My french press makes the coffee taste like ash...? Operation Independence We have applications in for the duplex and it will be done by the end of this month! (A bit on rental income and the pros and cons) Main topic of the Show: Chase Away the Wintertime Blues Make it a great week! Song: SURPRISE!! Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce1 Twitter: @nicolesauce

This is a shorter episode where I share something that occurs to me while out on a walk. We focus so much on getting things done around here that sometimes it is easy to forget to make time for your mind to wander and a walk is a great way to do that. Today, I have some thoughts on the great tradeoff of control for other things such as reach, security, money and more. There is a constant pressure between these things and many folks do not assess their choices with this knowledge in hand. Direct Download Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Shawn Mills Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/

Today, I will talk about early spring plants, planting and the roulette game that many of us play as part of our gardening effort. Holler Hat Wednesday: Latest photo is up and quite a few of you have figured it out! Get your ticket for the Spring Workshop Early Spring Plant Roulette What is early spring plant roulette? Mama Sauce's radish planting strategy The Method Link to how to start seedlings: https://livingfreeintennessee.com/2017/03/06/episode-26-starting-seedlings-for-the-newbee/ Make it a great week! Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce1 Twitter: @nicolesauce

Today, I will walk through areas to address if you plan to host an event or workshop so that you set yourself up for success and I will share what I learned as a seasoned event planner from last year's spring workshop. Direct Download Register for the LFTN Spring Workshop! Cost is $400, but we only need your $100 deposit when you register. Tales from the Prepper Pantry AP system update Been gone a lot so not cruising through the stores as fast as I would like Potato update Pottage is up for tomorrow… Stump the Sauce How to use up too much BBQ sauce Operation Independence Dryer Installation Pump House Repair (A Note on living in the country and producing your own water) Duplex is about ready Main topic of the show: Tips for Running a successful Workshop on Your Land Advice Start planning way before you think you have to. This has been in the works since June 2018 Find great speakers Build a solid event team Safety and Security Systems (registration, check in, parking, camping, meals, sessions, Zello, Slack, Google Docs, Nametags) Make it an experience - it is not just some folks learning about rocket mass heaters it is Make it a great week! Song: Dr. Feeley, Dr. Skinner by Sauce Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Shawn Mills Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/

Today, we welcome back a friend of the podcast: The Tactical Redneck as he discusses his learning process in gardening from the first day he planted seeds to squeezing ever last ounce of fertility from poorly cared for soil where he is now. Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Shawn Mills Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/

Today, I have a pretty short episode about family, making time for them, and why it matters. Why short? Because today, I am coming to you from California while visiting my family -- and nieces -- who I have not seen in over a year. And what a visit it has been. I will be here through Tuesday and fly home on Wednesday, which means that the podcast for Wednesday will be a replay because I have realized that flying across the country, and also recording a podcast is not going to work this week. But don't worry. We will be back to normal on Friday...and the Holler Hat content post will go out as planned as it is the last one before Thursday's drawing for a free membership! Direct Download Spring Workshop: Jessica Mills, AKA Dixie, from Homemade Wanderlust will be sharing what she has learned about building a personal online brand. You will not want to miss her session! Tales from the Prepper Pantry Wild Garlic is up AP lettuce survived the deep cold! Groundhog did not see his shadow Listener feedback Note in re: How to leave an iTunes Review (Link in the Show Notes) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/living-free-in-tennessee-nicole-sauce/id1116295539?mt=2 Click on "View in iTunes" Click on Ratings and Reviews Click on "Write a Review" Operation Independence Operation Back Rehab Daniel: Congratulations Main topic of the show: Family is Everything Make it a great week! Song: Grandpa's Song by Sauce Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Shawn Mills Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/

Today is Friday and that means a Thought of the Walk episode! And it it all about perspective on todays show. About when -- and when not -- to open your heart to different perspectives.

Today, I thought it would be fun to wrap up the month of the modern homesteading kitchen topics by discussing what you should have in yours. It will break up into two categories the Basics and More Advanced. For me, good living and home cooking go hand in hand. And a good set up in the kitchen helps make this possible. Holler Hat Wednesday: Instagram: Nicolesauce1 Facebook: groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Listener Feedback: Sauerkraut questions What every Homestead Kitchen Should Have What I have: Knives: Santuko Knife by Shun: https://amzn.to/2WvvpwM Chef's Knife from MTKnives Shun utility knife: https://amzn.to/2WwsDap Henkle Cleaver: https://amzn.to/2G9NoDk Pressure Canner All American: https://amzn.to/2SeRS1F Canning Kit: https://amzn.to/2MGeza2 Crock pot: https://amzn.to/2Tjpqcd Hamilton Beach Food Processor: https://amzn.to/2Gc7mg Carey Pressure Canner/ Cooker: https://amzn.to/2Tn64TQ Sous Vide: https://amzn.to/2WpZwWt Oster Bread Maker: https://amzn.to/2WxQfMb (The quality of this machine has fallen over the years but the price point it right. If anyone likes a different brand for quality, toss your link in the comments.) Make it a great week! Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Shawn Mills Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/

Today, I've got a picture for you into our world here at the Holler Homestead and what one month of a disciplined MY3Things approach has gotten us, how the plans shift and change so that you can start to look at your efforts the same way. Direct Download Spring Workshop: David Oswalt from Cider Hollow Farms, Learn grafting and build your independence fund - he may have some scion for pre-order too so keep your eyes peeled. Tales from the Prepper Pantry Tough Pork Shoulder Doing my usual bad job of using up the sweet potatoes - anyone need some Sweet potato slip time is here Really should be starting my lettuce, but travel Joshua's bolting lettuce: Tried temperature adjustment - next up, lights on a timer (They are getting sun all the time). Look for other stressers like nutirition Stump the Sauce From Dori: How to make lard without smelling up the house Tales from the Booze Whisperer Autofab's Audio Listener feedback Story of my band - not sure who asked Wish Tamlyn a speedy recovery Operation Independence GSD Day at the Duplex: The good, the bad, the ugly February is Already Here...and it is time to assess progress. #My3Things HIFIVE to Cindy who is having a girl - that is awesome! Make it a great week. Song: Feed My Hunger, by Sauce Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Shawn Mills Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/

Today, I talk with a member of our community about building medical preparedness into your life both on the homestead and in general. Chris spent 4 1/2 years volunteer firefighter and is a recent graduate of combat medic reclass school, as well as a National registered EMT. Better yet, he gets where we are coming from and has good stuff to share. Direct Download Resources from Chris: http://darkangelmedical.com https://www.independencetraining.com https://squareup.com/store/redwiregear/item/mk-basic-color https://squareup.com/store/redwiregear/item/afak-by-ryker-nylon-gear https://shop.thetacticalmedic.com Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Shawn Mills Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/

I LOVE making cheese, I have not had access to raw milk to make cheese with in a number of years - so why not cover the basics on cheesemaking? So today, I will walk you through the basic process and end on 2 assignments you can start with to being to hone your cheese making chops. Holler Hat Wednesday - send your guess to... Instagram: Nicolesauce1 Facebook: groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Getting Started with Cheese Making 2 Recipes Sour Cream (Learning to culture) - put whole milk or cream in a jar --- add sour cream (2 tblsp). Shake and wait. Farmers Cheese Resource List Getting started Mesophilic Culture: https://amzn.to/2W9HTdr Vinegar Citric Acid: https://amzn.to/2B0NE4a (grab it at walmart or somewhere when canning stuff is in season) Thermometer: https://amzn.to/2FRG52K Stock pot (Metal vs coated) Slotted spoon (Metal) Butter knife to cut curd Intermediate Animal Rennet: https://amzn.to/2B2aW9H Vegetarian rennet: https://amzn.to/2CFtRat Cheesecloth vs pillow cases Thermophilic Culture: https://amzn.to/2CINcYq Cheese press Bees wax Make it a great week! Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Shawn Mills Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce1 Twitter: @nicolesauce

Today, we talk about Business Startup and some of the things that most people do not think of before they leap in. Why? Because lots of you are well down the path of getting something going and right this moment is a great time to pause, think about some things that you may not have recently. Direct Download Spring Workshop: Sandor Katz author of Wild Fermentation will do a session on fermenting. Tales from the Prepper Pantry Fermentation recipes on Facebook: #ferment Seed swaps - Rachel Stump the Sauce What to do with crumbled goat cheese Operation Independence Simplification FTW Wood Heat #My3Things HIFIVE to Salima Also, her body butter is awesome Main Topic: Business Startup - What People Forget to Think About. Make it a great week! Song: Anonymous by Sauce Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: Nicolesauce1 Facebook: groups/lftncoffeebreak/

Today is a thought of the walk day and I take on what may be to some a sensitive issue: Privilege. My take may not be a new one, but this issue seems to get so bogged down in vocabulary, debate and this intellectual analysis and that intellectual analysis. As I was taking a hike through the forest, I realized that with all the academia, spin, politics and hysteria around the concept of privilege, it is not as complicated as we try to make it. Also, I wanted to thank all of you who have signed up for the Membership portal this week. Your support means so much to me. Make it a great week. Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @Nicolesauce1

Today is Wednesday and that means we will talk about a homestead-specific topic. Last week, y'all were so interested in fermentation that I thought we would do a bit of a part two on the topic that outlines how to lacto ferment vegetables both with and without a brine, I will share a few recipes, and we will have some fun! Holler Hat Wednesday Reminder If you want to discuss this further, head over to livingfreeintennessee.com website, or hit the facebook group. Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @Nicolesauce1

Today we will have a bit of a variety show for you, mostly based on questions and comments from y'all from the last week or so. So today we tackle a backlog of sous vide questions, most importantly my thoughts on the plastic bags leaching into our systems, a celebration of someone who made a major life accomplishment from our community - and she is a regular, when it is a good idea to find a change of scene on a big project, what to do with too many tortillas, and a review of the #my3things approach to planning, along with an update on how I am doing with it this year and feedback from a friend. Spring Workshop Session: Rocket Mass Heater Build - remind of timeline for tickets (In a little over 3 weeks, we launch. 9am Feb 9). Tales from the Prepper Pantry Time-pressed meal: T bone steak sous vide Easy crockpot chili (with crowder peas) Dehydrated dog treats from freezer burnt meat Time to get the seedlings started in TN - We will dive in when I get home from this trip Stump the Sauce Making a roux with vegetables in it What to do with too many tortillas from Bryan Operation Independence Awesome project in Houston Started taxes in January Main topic of the show: A variety of questions and feedback Sous Vide Plastic bags and leaching? Sous Vide in mason jars Using water to seal a Ziploc (also BPA free) Can you sous vide prepared foods that come in a plastic bag What does not sous vide well? Christie: How to integrate #my3things when so much unexpected stuff happens on the homestead?Pia Sonne got her masters degree - let's celebrate! Update on my year goals only 2 weeks in What a change of scene can do for you on big scary projects (like writing a book) Make it a great week. Song: Strange Child Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Song: Strange Child Resources Membership Sign Up Bourbon Smoked Paprika that I love Raspberry Balsamic for Salad Dressings

Today, I have an interview with John Athayde about this project and lessons we learned from it about managing client expectations, how to have a better handle on scope, and more when you take on a big project that is difficult to define, while also being urgent. Direct Download Announcements Nicole is on the road next week Listener Feedback Interview with John Althyde Sfumato Farm Homesteadoji Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: Nicolesauce1 Holler Roast Coffee

So today, I will talk through several different kinds of fermentation - several of which you may already consume, benefits beyond homemaking and budget, and why you would even venture into a fermentation habit to begin with… Also, It is Holler Hat Wednesday: Instagram: @Nicolesauce1 Facebook: groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Remember how I told you to learn something new this winter while you have time? Home fermentation is a skill worth learning and one of the oldest ways to preserve food - though not the oldest. And it doesn't take much money to get started. Make it a great week! Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/

What do you put in your content plan? We will talk about that today. Also, we will hear from Shawn from Hack My Solar as he reviews his first power bill after changing jobs and moving to a house that is on the grid. And finally, in one of those things that happens where y'all are thinking the same thing at the same time, I will give thoughts on how to get your own podcast going. Nice that the question on that came in the same week as we are discussing content creation, right? Spring Workshop Session Announcement: Beyond Razor Sharp Knives and Tool Sharpening, Patrick Roehrman Direct Download Will be opening workshop registration February 9 at 9am Central to members first! Tales from the Prepper Pantry Dehydrated mushrooms and how to use them Cushaw squash update – last serving is in the fridge Trying a new shopping method Stump the Sauce Cooking a Deer Heart (with David from Cider Hollow Farm) Plant garlic question Tales from the Booze Whisperer Cider Hollow got this segment from the booze Whisperer Operation Independence The grocery game and downsizing stuff Content Planning, Energy Use and More What is a content plan and why would you need one? Promoting an idea, project or product takes communication. If people don't hear about what you are up to, they won't "buy in." And by "Buy in" I mean not only purchase something, but also things like download your podcast, read your blog post, spread the word about you, etc. If they do not know you or your product or service exist, things stagnate. So, after you have set your marketing goals, know who you want to target and have an idea about the big picture message of a project, know where these folks are and what they are interested in, you need a content plan. This is even more important if the product you sell is CONTENT. What is a content plan? What do you need to make one? Then what do you do next? Listener Question (Victoria): How to start a podcast on the cheap. 1. Use a podcast host like Libsyn but link to your own blog page not theirs 2. Equipment: Built in mic to see if you like it Podcasting mic I have not used with good reviews $57: https://amzn.to/2CVKMGX What I did: Scarlett Solo Box $119: https://amzn.to/2HcsiGD What I wish I had done for $40 more $159: https://amzn.to/2VBfGvG Mic: Rhode NT1a: https://amzn.to/2VyMjtY 3. Editing software: Garage Band 4. Use Auphonic to compress the crap out of the file 5. Just get going! Make it a great week. Song: Suicide, by Sauce Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up LFTN Coffee Break Group

Today, I kick off a new daily show concept: Thought of the Walk. You see, going for a walk clears your head and often allows you to see things that you once thought were complex into a simpler light. So tune in today for my first "Thought of the Walk." Wonder what it will be about....

It's the first episode of 2019 and we had a wonderful week off. Today, I will talk through processing deer as well as share recipes along the way that we use. My independence fund got a huge boost last week in the form of venison. 40 pounds to be more specific. Processing it cost me $38 in supplies, of which I only used ¼, so that works out to $.23 cents a pound spent for $120 in meat (conservatively). Add to that the 6-8 quarts of deer stock I will be canning and it was a pretty big score! Concepts Skinning and gutting (How I learned to field dress)-- do not pierce the gallbladder! Quartering Tools & Knives Some Cuts Storage and Rigor Make it a great week. Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources MT Knives Meat Tenderizing Tool Consumer grade vacuum sealer Cryovac Machine (Way cooler - also way more expensive) Meat Grinder Meat Grinding Attachment for Kitchenaid Membership Sign Up

Closing out the series, we bring you two versions of The Night Before Christmas. One from an intellectual fellow and one set to music. Enjoy!

Rest, regeneration, rejuvenation and reflection are the topic of today's show. The season has changed, we are officially in winter - and have been weather-wise for a bit. And the hardest days are likely ahead. But right now, in this moment, if we are following the natural flow of seasons. We finally have time to get some rest. Today, I also wanted to discuss the spirit of the season - no matter your religious leaning, and to think through ways to make the most of the season of regeneration. Tales from the Prepper Pantry Zello Meetup Drunk Snacks Ham ideas: Ham sauerkraut stew, red eye gravy, pasta with cream sauce and broccoli, ham salad sandwiches (or hors d'oeuvres) Spring is coming: Seed catalogs and seedling growing station Stump the Sauce Making Mayo: The process and how to not get it to taste like olive oil Canning Lid fail Operation Independence 2018 Finance Review is Done and we kept the house! (New tracking spreadsheet for 2019) Main topic of the show: Season of Regeneration Merry Christmas everyone - and make it a great week. Song: Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up

This year on the podcast, we started hearing more often from a certain redneck. Sometimes as a segment, sometimes on an interview and a time or two on Youtube. So when he offered (ok was voluntold) to read a redneck version of The Night Before Christmas, how could we say no. Don't worry though, there are no bad words if your kids want to listen. :D

A friend from down under recorded this version of the poem for us with a few adjustments made for her local environment. Thank you AussieRo.

NOTE: I TALK ABOUT WHO SANTA IS IN THIS... Join us in the series in the first in a series for 2018 of poems read from throughout the world. This version of The Night Before Christmas comes from our friend "Jaggy Little Thistle" who listens from Scotland. Thanks for the recording Jaggy!

Today, I want to take on another country kitchen topic but from a bit of a different angle over last week: Modern Cooking in the country kitchen with a sous vide machine. Yup, this year, I got my hands on a sous vide machine and started experimenting with it. At first I was a bit skeptical about if it would really make a difference, but I also knew of other uses for it outside of cooking and thought it would be handy to have around. Then I got the thing and ended up LOVING it - like as in loving it more than my crockpot. So today, we will talk about what sous vide is, why I have started using it here at the Holler Homestead and even talk through some recipes. Direct Download First Aid Episode Feedback Announce Holler Hat Wednesday Modern Cooking with Sous Vide Nicole's Lessons Learned on Soux vide It really shines with meat Large numbers of eggs work well Pre-spice your meats then freeze…. Defrost with it, or go from frozen to cooked without the defrost phase Awesome when you need to time things just right Cons Sometimes you just want a slow cooked stew Haven't found many vegetable sides I like cooked this way It is one more kitchen gadget Questions: Does it make tough meat more tender? What if you do not have a vacuum sealer? How do you boil eggs with it? What if you cook something too long? Finally, the add-on use: Hand and dish washing stations: heat the water and hold it there Story: Pig processing at 17 degrees on an off grid farm Booze Whisperer: Gin and Juice Make it a great week. Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Anova Sous Vide NPR Article on Sous Vide Egg Calculator Membership Sign Up

Today, we talk about five areas of first aid that you should think about both on your homestead and, well, pretty much anywhere. Spring Workshop Session: Developing Your Positive Community in the Modern World, from the Tactical Redneck Direct Download Tales from the Prepper Pantry Turkey for the weekend reception Smoked Leg of Marty Cushaw Squash, roasted, in soup, with feta as a salad Retort Pouch Canning: Video Stump the Sauce Preparing Eggplant from the Store Operation Independence Really Cool Thank You Gifts for our Premium Supporters Main topic of the show: Learning First Aid for the Homestead #My3things Teresa - managed to do a move with a sprained ankle - go girl! A note on #my3things for the week: Update from last week: the surprise is ready to ship Paperwork Domestic decluttering Prepare week 1 jan 2019 Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up

I haven't talked much about homesteading or domestic arts lately. We've focused more on building the life you want to live. So today, I thought, why not surprise them with something that goes back to our roots of homesteading? Cooking has changed Eating out culture Processed/prepared foods Dietary changes and fancified meals Plated and other mail order meal services But the country kitchen goes through cycles. One thing feeds another - or gets in the way. So today, I thought I would run you through a not so atypical morning here at the Holler Homestead…. It all starts with coffee and 30 minutes of peaceful reflection…….Then we dive in. There is something quite satisfying about the levels of production that you can attain if you let one thing feed the next in your kitchen. Next thing you know you have homemade broth in the pantry, lard going in the crockpot, home smoked meat, and easy plan for dinner, and a load of laundry hung out by the fire. So why not learn a new "old" skill this winter and begin developing your own cycles in the kitchen? Make it a great week! Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up