Living Free in Tennessee - Nicole Sauce

Today, I run through my ten principles for canning. We will also cover canning basics for those of you who have not tried your own home canning. Livestream Schedule Tuesday, 9:30AM, Coffee Chat with Jack Spirko and John Willis Friday, 10:30AM, Homestead Happenings With The Tactical Redneck Featured Event: SelfRelianceFestival.con Sponsor 1: The Wealthsteading Podcast Sponsor 2: DiscountMylarBags.com Tales from the Prepper Pantry Canning Pickled Beets Nervous about green beans Meal planning, pile of meat style Organizing meals for when I am away Weekly Shopping Report from Joe At Home Depot, a 2x4x8 is still $3.48. The store was fairly busy on multiple trips here on different days. On a later trip, I picked up a small Midea window AC unit I had ordered, a very efficient inverter model that I should be able to run with solar power if the need arises. Home Depot's price on it was actually slightly cheaper than Amazon's. They also had the blacktop patching "stuff" we needed for a spot on the driveway; sometimes they haven't had it. Aldi: They were busy on all three days, with multiple checkout lines going. We found everything we wanted except for cantaloupes, as they were few and miserable. I found a couple of better ones today. Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): $1.35; eggs: $2.67 (++); whole milk: $2.83; heavy cream: $5.39; OJ: $3.45 (+}; butter: $3.59; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $4.49; sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $3.79. A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599. Frugality Tip From Christie My frugal tip is not a money tip, it's a time tip Watering trees: Hubby and I spent way too much time watering new trees around our property. We found some cheap five gallon buckets, drilled four holes in the bottom using his smallest drill bit. Now to water a tree, we put the bucket beside the tree on the up side if it's on a hill and fill the bucket up and walk away. Let the bucket do the work. The water slowly drains out of the bucket into the ground to the roots where you want the water, not running off because the hose delivers the water too fast. Main topic of the Show: Ten Principles of Canning Be Fearless - But Not Too Fearless Know The Why USDA Tested Recipes Really Are Safer Fresh Is Best Don't Can Things You Don't Like Embrace Botulism Basics Don't Guess When In Doubt Throw It Out Eat What You Most Want First Have Fun Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community Follow me on Nostr: npub1u2vu695j5wfnxsxpwpth2jnzwxx5fat7vc63eth07dez9arnrezsdeafsv Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Join us for a discussion on the new summer schedule at the homestead, forward progress during the heat, garden issues, and more. Featured Event: Freedom Trinity Free Webinar Sponsor 1: DiscountMylaarBags.com Sponsor 2: KangenWaterCollective.com The new schedule The Salatin Webinar Forage Paw Paw Update MINT Oyster Mushrooms Seeing Mullein Blooms Lambsquarter Livestock Fodder Tree and Plantain Morning Ritual Livestock stopped acting crazy Rabbit tractor is not great - needs to be bigger squares on the ground Update on little sheep's ears The snapping turtle Grow Garden is not great, but I just keep putting in seeds Greens, chard etc Tomato Update Potted peppers are looking good Wood Vinegar Garden sprinkler is better but it went through 100 degree days with a non working water system Holler Neighbors/Community Vehicle circus 6 trucks, 1 works Holler Dinner Tonight Infrastructure Tree project update Finances Saving money by using the fodder trees and augmenting rabbit feed Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. It makes a great Christmas Gift! Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Today we talk about how adjusting when you do things on the homestead can really impact the day to day frazzle. Sponsor 1: The Wealthsteading Podcast Sponsor 2: HollerRoast.com Assess the pain points Put everything on the table Establish priorities for production, health, happiness Make the change - Here is what we did and why Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. It makes a great Christmas Gift! Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and members of our community and beyond about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, community development, business, getting started, health and more. Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival, SelfRelianceFestival.com Sponsors: The Self Reliance Festival: SelfRelianceFestival.com https://selfreliancefestival.com/ Tickets: https://selfreliancefestival.com/tickets/ Show Resources https://www.youtube.com/@TheAngryPrepper https://www.youtube.com/@TheAngryTruth Special Operations Equipment Living Free in Tennesseee NicoleSauce.com HollerRoast.com Main content of the show Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community FreeSteading Group: https://freesteading.com/groups/living-free-in-tennessee/ Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Twitter: @nicolesauce IG: @nicolesauce Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LivingFreeInTN Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Today, we have a replay of the speech I gave at the Exit and Build Land Summit. Featured Event: Joel Salatin Webinar TOMORROW Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/Webinar Sponsor 2: EMPShield.com COUPON CODE LFTN Tales from the Prepper Pantry Not much coming off the garden this year yet so we are not canning Preparing easily reheatable meals for the coming weeks of commuting to California Weekly Shopping Report This week's trip started with Hobby Lobby. The store looked normal overall, with the usual assortment of craft items and dust collectors, but there were empty hooks here and there; finding something specific you want may not be a sure thing. Next stop was Home Depot. They still have a lot of cordless tools from the recent Fathers' Day deals, but selections are dropping. A 2x4x8 is unchanged from last week, at $3.48. They also have a LOT of solar yard lights, much better than the cheapies you find in dollar stores or even in China-mart. These are potentially good power failure lights or inside guide-lights; put them out to charge during the day, and bring them in at night. Regular batteries also remain in very good supply. Aldi was last. Produce quality remains a little erratic, but quantities are still good. We found everything we wanted, although there was little pork, and some prices have edged higher once more. Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): 1.35 (+); eggs: $1.78 (+); whole milk: $2.83; heavy cream: $5.39 (+); OJ: $3.29; butter: $3.59; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $4.49; sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $3.79. A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599. Frugality Tip from Margo We did a week long road trip around Self Reliance Festival. Two nights with family, one night with friends and 4 nights in a fantastic little cabin in the woods. I packed half our cooler with frozen meat when we left the house. I grilled and cooked at the cabin. We did not NEED to spend any money on eating out the whole week. (We did choose to support the food vendors at SRF because they were there). So if you are on the fence about the expenses involved in traveling, you can save a lot money buy bringing your own food. The couple of months before we left I grabbed a bag of nuts here, some other snacks there and had a bag of food ready to go when we left the house. With Airbnb we paid for the cabin in installments and it was paid for before we got there. With a little creative planning you can have a week long vacation with little expenses spread out over time. Also stashed cash for months and came home with enough cash to cover the gas and misc bills that we incurred on the trip. So take the trip to find your tribe!! ~Margo Operation Independence Wholesale adjustments on the homestead Main topic of the Show: Nicole's Speech at the Exit and Build Land Summit Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community Follow me on Nostr: npub1u2vu695j5wfnxsxpwpth2jnzwxx5fat7vc63eth07dez9arnrezsdeafsv Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and members of our community and beyond about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, community development, business, getting started, health and more. Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival, SelfRelianceFestival.com Sponsors: The Self Reliance Festival: SelfRelianceFestival.com https://selfreliancefestival.com/ Tickets: https://selfreliancefestival.com/tickets/ Show Resources Perma Pastures Farm Special Operations Equipment Living Free in Tennesseee NicoleSauce.com HollerRoast.com Main content of the show Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community FreeSteading Group: https://freesteading.com/groups/living-free-in-tennessee/ Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Twitter: @nicolesauce IG: @nicolesauce Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LivingFreeInTN Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Today we talk about trees coming down on fences and power lines, funky sheep ears, type 1.5 errors in design and more. Featured Event: Haven Earth Trade School Homestead Bootcamp This Week Sponsor 1: Kangen Water Collective Sponsor 2: Self Reliance Festival Forage Berries Elderflower Day Lillies Livestock Lambs Ear Escaping Dog Dog Shed Issue Rabbit Tractor No kill list Broody Ducks Baby Duck Fail Goats Getting Out Grow Tomato Wall Update Lower ap is back up and running Garden is growing slow but steady Garlic is near harvest time Garlic scape issue Holler Neighbors/Community Chicken Class Update Eversoles Found Land! Homesteaders Alliance Infrastructure Trees Type 1.5 error Finances Paying a tree guy Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. It makes a great Christmas Gift! Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Today I am joined by Aron Wagner of American Cloud to chat about digital matters. Sponsor 1: The Wealthsteading Podcast Sponsor 2: EMP Shield, Coupon Code LFTN Show Resources American Cloud Aron Wagner is CEO of American Cloud, a data hosting solution that cares about freedom of speech. Make it a great week GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up

Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and members of our community and beyond about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, community development, business, getting started, health and more. Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival, SelfRelianceFestival.com Sponsors: The Self Reliance Festival: SelfRelianceFestival.com https://selfreliancefestival.com/ Tickets: https://selfreliancefestival.com/tickets/ Show Resources Special Operations Equipment Living Free in Tennesseee Bear Independent NicoleSauce.com HollerRoast.com Main content of the show Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community FreeSteading Group: https://freesteading.com/groups/living-free-in-tennessee/ Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Twitter: @nicolesauce IG: @nicolesauce Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LivingFreeInTN Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Join me today for a look at different ways to preserve food at home and ideas on how to make it work in your busy schedule. Featured Event: Homestead Bootcamp at Haven earth Trade School: https://www.havenearthtradeschool.net/homestead-bootcamp-haven-village Sponsor 1: DiscountMylarBags.com Sponsor 2: Holler Roast Coffee Livestream Schedule Tuesday, 12:30PM Live with John Willis and Bear Independent Wednesday, 2:00PM Digital Sovereignty with Aron Wagner from American Cloud Friday, 9:30AM Homestead Happenings with the Tactical Redneck Tales from the Prepper Pantry Working through the rest of the pork, three meals a week Smoked Pork Rib Roast Bone Broth Overload as it gets hot Drying herbal teas for winter (Must harvest the mints) Weekly Shopping Report from Joe Our first stop was Hobby Lobby for some Velcro. Their sewing notions area looked well-stocked. Next was Home Depot. The store was reasonably busy for a non-weekend day. There is still no price tag on the 2x4x8 studs, but online they have dropped to $3.48. Seems to me I've seen some stuff online suggesting the lumber market is "collapsing." We'll see... Last was Aldi. We found everything we wanted. The 70% cacao chocolate was back in stock. It seemed there was more bread than there has been in recent weeks; more pork had returned to the meat coolers, and the cantaloupes were again decent. Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): 1.29; eggs: $1.54(-); whole milk: $2.83; heavy cream: $5.29; OJ: $3.29; butter: $3.59; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $4.49; sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $4.09. A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599. Frugality Tip NOT from Margo Quality cabinets are hard to find (ask me how I know). If you have a ReStore nearby, you can find some amazing buys. We were able to get a 14 piece set of wood build cabinets. It included 2 tall units and another one with glass doors. Total cost $1800 before taxes. Have a great day. Operation Independence LFTN Community Independence: Chicken Processing Main topic of the Show: Home Food Preservation For Everyone As we get into food abundance season, I thought today would be a good time to talk about various home food preservation methods, and how to fit them into your life. Anyone can preserve food and you dont have to invest in tons of infrastructure to do it if you are not yet ready to fully commit. Growing food and foraging is like printing money when you do it right. Likewise, food preservation is your savings account for winter. Why Preserve food (Healthier, Saves Time, Savings Account, Skills and resilience) What are the methods of food preservation Dehydrating Fermenting Curing Removing Exposure to Air (oils, etc) Canning Keeping Cold On the Hoof TIME SLIDE What Works Best Where? How do I create my preservation plan? (The time money grid) Preserving on a budget/supplies Example Plan - store what you eat and eat what you store Fitting it Into Your Busy Life Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community Follow me on Nostr: npub1u2vu695j5wfnxsxpwpth2jnzwxx5fat7vc63eth07dez9arnrezsdeafsv Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Today we talk about observing your flock, transporting workshop chickens, freezer alarms and sensors, a not so great garden update and more. Featured Event: Haven Earth Trade School Homestead Bootcamp Next Week Sponsor 1: EMP Shield, Coupon Code LFTN Sponsor 2: Holler Roast Coffee Email feedback to [email protected] Forage Elderberry are flowering Black Raspberry Mint Harvest 1.0 Dandelion Flower Red Clover Jewel Weed Yarrow Queene Anne's Lace Lambs Quarter Livestock Observing your flock and the floppy ear Hoof Trimming Challenge Rabbit Update Duck Drake Culling Season Chicken Day Broody Birds Grow Garden Slug Update Runner Beans and the food forest Fodder Tree Trimming Weedmageddon Volunteer Marigolds Green Bean Challenge - not giving up yet Duck Coop Compost Holler Neighbors/Community Holler Neighbor Chicken Class Help The livestock trailer Basecamp will be available some time in the next 6 months Infrastructure Camper Roof Update Slab Estimates Freezer and a yolink fail Chicken Gut Compost Finances Nothing to report Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. It makes a great Christmas Gift! Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Today I am joined by Dalia Monterrosa of Welcome to Chickenlandia about chickens, finding your purpose and more/ Featured Event: June 8 Chicken Class at the Holler Homestead Sponsor 1: DiscountMylarBags.com Sponsor 2: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/webinar Show Resources Chickenlandia Website: https://welcometochickenlandia.com/ Instagram: @welcometochickenlandia Dalia Monterroso is a chicken keeper and a popular teacher on the basics of backyard chicken keeping. She speaks and teaches classes on the joys of chicken keeping and is passionate about broadening the community of chicken keepers to be more diverse and inclusive. She is the creator of the website and YouTube channel "Welcome to Chickenlandia", podcast "Bawk Tawk", and an online course called "Chickenlandia's Backyard Chickens 101". She also hosted a TEDx talk titled "I Dream of Chickens". She is also the author of the book, "Let's All Keep Chickens! The Down-to-Earth Guide to Natural Practices for Healthier Birds and a Happier World", a comprehensive guide for both beginners and experienced chicken keepers. The book has also gained popularity among homeschooling families, who appreciate its educational value as part of their learning curriculum. Dalia lives in Bellingham, Washington, with her family, continuing her mission to share the joy and simplicity of chicken keeping to the world. Make it a great week GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up

Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and members of our community and beyond about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, community development, business, getting started, health and more. Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival, SelfRelianceFestival.com Sponsors: The Self Reliance Festival: SelfRelianceFestival.com https://selfreliancefestival.com/ Tickets: https://selfreliancefestival.com/tickets/ Homestead Apprentice: HomesteadApprentice.com Show Resources Special Operations Equipment Living Free in Tennessee TheSurvivalPodcast.com NicoleSauce.com HollerRoast.com Main content of the show Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community FreeSteading Group: https://freesteading.com/groups/living-free-in-tennessee/ Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Twitter: @nicolesauce IG: @nicolesauce Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LivingFreeInTN Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Join me today as I share some ways that we thrive through power outages learned by spending days without power over the years. Some of these tips are things no one thinks to tell you. Featured Event: SelfRelianceFestival.com Sponsor 1: HollerRoast.com Sponsor 2: The Wealthsteading Podcast Livestream Schedule Tuesday: 9:30am Live with Jack Spirko and John Willis Wednesday: 2pm all about Chickens with Dalia Monterosso of Chickenlandia Friday: 9:30a, Homestead Happenings with the Tactical Redneck Tales from the Prepper Pantry Green beans are GONE! Bone broth every day. Cant wait to get my jars back Freeze drying eggs and other abundance Air drying wild herbal teas Might actually pick and freeze some wild raspberries this week. Might Looking back at pulling the roof from the prepper pantry and redoing it so things are moisture tight in the next few months Weekly Shopping Report Our first stop on this Friday's shopping trip was Home Depot, primarily for bird seed. There is still no tag on the 2x4x8 studs, but the online price is still $3.73. Our only other stop was Aldi. They have run out of 70% cacao chocolate again. I saw more trays of salmon than usual, in lesser amounts per tray; it's priced per pound, so that's not "shrinkflation," apparently just a packing choice. Other meat choices looked a little sparse, with no pork butts and not a lot of ribs; fewer trays of ground beef as well. Lunch meat remains in good supply. Over in Produce, there was a big box of cantaloupe, but they all looked sorry, so we passed on those. The bananas (and other fruits and Bidens) looked good. Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): 1.29; eggs: $1.79; whole milk: $2.83; heavy cream: $5.29; OJ: $3.29; butter: $3.59 (-); bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $4.49; sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $4.09. A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599. Operation Independence Chicken Processing and the PURGE Main topic of the Show: Seventeen years ago, when I came to the Holler Homestead, some of the first things we did to the place was get set up to thrive through power outages. Back then they were rare and often repaired within an hour or two but growing up in a place where ice storms blew through every few years and no one was really set up for them - well that had set a foundation for things I wanted to make certain were handled no matter where I chose to live. So much has changed from the early days, including how much time it takes to get things up and running when the power goes out, frequency of power outages, and how gracefully we weather these times. Yesterday, I sold off two inverters that I had. They were intended to turn my car into a generator in the event of a power outage so that I could cool things down in my fridges and freezers and not have to panic pressure can all the meats here. As I watched them find a new home, I realized that we have not done a show with tips on how to thrive (not just survive) through power outages. Especially the kind that last a long time. This show is for folks who are on grid but who want to do better when the grid goes down. Embrace the suck (Which is that you will be putting more effort into comfort during a power outage) Emotional boosts: rechargeable light bulbs, lanterns, hot coco and a way to make it, story time or other entertainment, having a known plan Have a plan - make sure everyone knows the plan and their roles, be cross trained, bonus points if it is documented (Mine isn't) Tips Reduce what you cool or heat (Why I have a wood stove) Use what you have: camping supplies, the propane grill outside, your tent for sleeping in the summer at night, etc. Inverter/generator is a game changer BUT While they are in use take everything from the fridge that you plan to use for the day and keep it in a small cooler Countertop ice maker is a game changer Consolidate fridges and freezers so they are full Use paper plates and dish bins bins and wash 1-2 times a day WHILE IT IS STILL LIGHT OUT Top off battery operated devices while driving if you will be driving (Cigarette chargers with multiple USB Ports). Bonus points if you have power bricks Fast to cook meals, or low and slow in an insulated bin (or rock pot) What can you function stack? Woodstove is a crockpot and water heater Some things to consider for long term resilience What do you have that ONLY works with electricity and which of these things need to be handled to keep everyone thriving? (HVAC, Cooking, Drying, Lighting, Internet Equipment, Entertainment, Medical Equipment, Animal Habitat like aquariums or ponds) Can you shift to an alternative? (Gas, Wood, Camping Gear, Regenerative technology, Hard copies, do without) Can you use a battery supply for the things that you NEED? (Built in battery (A rechargeable device), Power bricks, battery bank, solar device) Can you find a way to regenerate the things that take power? (Hydro, wind, solar, gases, wood, gravity, hooking up a bike, composting. Etc. A word on c

Join us for a spontaneous Homestead Happenings today. We talk about the glamper, gardens, food forest, duck cave and more. Featured event: June 9 Poultry Processing Class Sponsor 1: TheWealthSteadingPodcast.com Sponsor 2: HollerRoast.com Forage Livestock Grow Holler Neighbors/Community Infrastructure Finances Membership Plug Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. It makes a great Christmas Gift! Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Today Amy Dingmann from A Farmish Kind of Life and I get together for a long overdue catch-up (Not Ketchup) talk. We are much less angry and negative and finding our stride on our homesteads. Featured Event: June 8 Chicken Processing Workshop at the Holler Homestead. Sponsor 1: Kangen Water (Use my link) Sponsor 2: Agorist Tax Advice Show Resources A Farmish Kind of Life Living Free in Tennessee Main content of the show Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and members of our community and beyond about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, community development, business, getting started, health and more. Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival, SelfRelianceFestival.com Sponsors: The Self Reliance Festival: SelfRelianceFestival.com https://selfreliancefestival.com/ Tickets: https://selfreliancefestival.com/tickets/ Homestead Apprentice: HomesteadApprentice.com Show Resources Special Operations Equipment Living Free in Tennessee NicoleSauce.com HollerRoast.com FortressK9.com Main content of the show Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community FreeSteading Group: https://freesteading.com/groups/living-free-in-tennessee/ Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Twitter: @nicolesauce IG: @nicolesauce Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LivingFreeInTN Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Episode 906 - Why Homesteading and Coffee? Today we celebrate eight years of Living Free in Tennessee with a look back at where we started and why homesteading, why coffee, why community. Direct Download for episode 1: https://traffic.libsyn.com/nicolesauce/NicoleSauce_Podcast_May_20_2016_-_52016_6.52_PM.mp3 Featured Event: Haven Earth Trade School Homesteading Bootcamp, June 14-16 in Old Fort Tennessee (Nearish Cleveland and the Ocoee River).https://www.havenearthtradeschool.net/homestead-bootcamp-haven-village Live we did yesterday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwreK9qPVKI Sponsor 1: EMPShield.com Sponsor 2: DiscountMylarBags.com Livestream Schedule BIG Week This week! Spicy Sisters are Back This Wednesday at 2pm, Joel Ryals will share his story about moving from Florida to Ohio on the Tuesday Live and we have our usual Homestead Happenings episode this Friday. Tales from the Prepper Pantry Harvest Right Freeze Drier is back up and running and helping with a plethora of eggs Affiliate Link For Harvest Right: https://affiliates.harvestright.com/1095.html Designing the final part of the house to include pantry storage, a pool, and an outdoor kitchen Ground Beef Discussion Time to finish curing the SRF Pork Garden is finally coming together Operation Independence Reduced projects that I am focusing on and as a result finds have also reduced. We are assessing the homestead in terms of what brings value now more than ever. With the extra time, the home is almost back to a source of support rather than a drain. There is a lesson in this. Main topic of the Show: Why Homesteading and Coffee May 20, 2016 - an excerpt Nine years ago, we started on an adventure in the country. What began as a weekend getaway quickly changed into a small homestead with chickens, gardens, laughter, neighbors, and sometimes the opposite of laughter. The Holler Homestead is known in our area for our home roasted coffee (it takes less time to roast your own than drive to the store), elephant garlic, stone ground flour and hand rolled oats. We also help people learn how to preserve food and are keenly interested in self sufficient living. Y'all, I have not listened to episode one since about a week after recording it to figure out how I could be a better podcaster. It feels like so much has changed, and it has. But the core, the mission, the motivation is still the same as it was on day one. Do you know how good that makes me feel? Also a bit surprised. Back in 2016, this podcast was my only creative outlet. It was an attempt to reach more people who were interested not only on homesteading but it taking whatever steps in their life that they could to build something for them, outside the system, to live as they saw fit, without buying into the societal expectaitons - and without asking permission. >>GexX on Tiktok and the FIFO approach to life Fearlessness Hypothesis, test, conclusion Culture to support others who take that same approach We live in a time where everything is at your fingertips and some people think that is the problem, but it isnt. The problem is that because everything is at our fingertips, people mistakenly think that theoretical learning replaces practical application. And as we like to say around here: Sheep don't read books. The book learning is helpful. In fact, I am 1 lesson in on Spirko's composting course and that theoretical knowledge will greatly impact how we make compost at the Holler Homestead, but just nerding out on bacteria and fungi on the internet will not make the plants outside my back window thrive. Today, in celebration of eight years, i wanted to look at some of the reasons why LFTN, and the Holler Homestead have become what they are today - Why homesteading? Homesteading Mindset teaches us to create value with what we have so that we set a foundation of bringing value to others and can tap into the value that others bring to us. It is NOT a piece of land. The threat of our society and economy - Back to the land and preserving heritage skills. Homesteading's natural offspring is freedom - like the true kind of freedom you build by no longer GAF about what you used to think you could not live without (which creates weakness) Your health is the biggest gift you were given and the commercial food system is poison Heals your spirit through seasonal connection, sun light, bacterial connection and more As I think back on the past eight years of this podcast, I started out by wanting to share my personal planner with yall. That was the beginnings of My3Things. And the most surprising thing that happened was the community that we have become and that grows as we share episodes, help one another, get together to do GSD weekends and so much more. 8 years ago, I did not think we would become a counter economy and underground network (Explain more about this). 8 years ago, I was lucky if one person would come to Chicken day and new we fill event venues, sell out a spring workshop every year, and keep findi

Join us for an update on the Holler Homestead: Weaning the bottle lamb, gardening update, what wild foods are in the woods around us, coming off the crazy train of Nicole's speaking schedule and more. Featured Event: Chicken Processing Class Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/Webinar Sponsor 2: InvestableWealth.com Forage Wild rose petal harvest Dandelion flower Red Clover Mushroom city! Perilla Re-establishing the watercress patch Livestock How we plan to wean Stormy Spending nights in the pasture like a big Ewe Harvesting fodder trees Retrained the ducks The sitting duck The sitting hen Time to trim hooves Grow Garden update Compost tea Rock garden Jerusalem artichokes and bee balm Propagation Food forest maintenance Catch up Duck Coop Garden Sheep pasture move Operation eyesore Workshop Holler Neighbors/Community Sunday Holler Neighbor Dinner Tracy fed Tactical while I was away Dog losses Infrastructure Rabbits Cut tree off fence Ramping Up Compost Finances Had to buy vehicles Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. It makes a great Christmas Gift! Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and members of our community and beyond about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, community development, business, getting started, health and more. Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival, SelfRelianceFestival.com Sponsors: The Self Reliance Festival: SelfRelianceFestival.com https://selfreliancefestival.com/ Tickets: https://selfreliancefestival.com/tickets/ Homestead Apprentice: HomesteadApprentice.com Show Resources Special Operations Equipment Living Free in Tennessee ThunderhillFarm.com NicoleSauce.com HollerRoast.com Main content of the show Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community FreeSteading Group: https://freesteading.com/groups/living-free-in-tennessee/ Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Twitter: @nicolesauce IG: @nicolesauce Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LivingFreeInTN Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and Chuck Peoples of Homestead Medical. Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival, SelfRelianceFestival.com Sponsors: The Self Reliance Festival: SelfRelianceFestival.com https://selfreliancefestival.com/ Tickets: https://selfreliancefestival.com/tickets/ Show Resources Homesteadmedical.com Special Operations Equipment Living Free in Tennessee NicoleSauce.com HollerRoast.com Main content of the sho Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community FreeSteading Group: https://freesteading.com/groups/living-free-in-tennessee/ Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Twitter: @nicolesauce IG: @nicolesauce Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LivingFreeInTN Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Join me for a show on things that have been going through my mind of late: workshop preparations, the new truck and more! Featured Event: June 9 Poultry Processing Class in the Holler: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/product/poultry-processing-workshop-ticket/ Sponsor 1: The Wealthsteading Podcast Sponsor 2: AgoristTaxAdvice.com Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community Follow me on Nostr: npub1u2vu695j5wfnxsxpwpth2jnzwxx5fat7vc63eth07dez9arnrezsdeafsv Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and members of our community and beyond about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, community development, business, getting started, health and more. Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival, SelfRelianceFestival.com Get you K-Cups here: https://hollerroast.com/product/freedom-pods/ Sponsors: The Self Reliance Festival: SelfRelianceFestival.com https://selfreliancefestival.com/ Tickets: https://selfreliancefestival.com/tickets/ Homestead Apprentice: HomesteadApprentice.com Show Resources Special Operations Equipment Living Free in Tennessee TheSurvivalPodcast.com NicoleSauce.com HollerRoast.com Main content of the show Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community FreeSteading Group: https://freesteading.com/groups/living-free-in-tennessee/ Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Twitter: @nicolesauce IG: @nicolesauce Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LivingFreeInTN Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Join me today for all our usual Monday segments and a discussion of what the next six months look like in the Holler and for the LFTN Community. Changes, they are afoot! Featured Event: Midwest Preparedness Project Spring Event: MidwestPreparednessProject.com (ROADTRIP!) Sponsor 1: John Pugliano and the WealthSteading Podcast (InvestibleWealth.com) Sponsor 2: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/Webinar A word on the audio podcast numbering: Expect extra drops this week and they will be out of order. This week is catch up week Email feedback to [email protected] - Speaking of feedback: Mullein and Water Hyacinth Livestream Schedule Tuesday: 9:30am with Jack Spirko and John Willis Friday: 930am Homestead Happenings Tales from the Prepper Pantry We are cooking oil free in the Holler Been Shrinking Pantry Storage to get into a better solution for storing things Dedicated company freezers vs personal freezers Transitioning into Storing From Using: Mid Spring Herbals A word on devilled eggs Weekly Shopping Report Thanks to a suggestion on the garden shed, I found a nearby place that does business with both Amish and Mennonite builders. The owner visited us to see our proposed site on Thursday, so our first stop on Friday was to his lot, to finalize details and make a deposit. We'll be getting a larger (8'x10') shed, for at least $700 less than Home Depot's price on an 8'x8' model. Home Depot our next stop. They've got LOTS of batteries; I grabbed an 8-pack of AA lithium which will be for a label printer that won't get used a lot, and would likely be destroyed by alkaline leakage. A 2x4x8 is $3.73. Aldi was last. It was also rather busy. We found everything we wanted. A few prices were actually lower. Staples were: bread (20 oz. white): 1.29; eggs: $2.05; whole milk: $2.83; heavy cream: $5.29; OJ: $3.29; butter: $3.69; bacon: $3.99 (-); potatoes: $3.99; sugar: $2.99 (-); flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $4.09. A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599. Operation Independence What is the emergency fund for and what do you do after using it? Main topic of the Show: What is Next for LFTN It happened again. We turned a corner at the LFTN workshop. I kicked off the event with what was supposed to be a talk about using the #my3things method to move forward in life. But guys, I was BEAT. Like more beat that I have ever been. When I stepped in front of everyone to talk I saw much of the same fatigue on so many faces that I stopped focusing on the prepared notes and started a conversation. By then end of our conversation I realized something: You are no good to anyone if you put yourself in the hospital. Period. We have spent years helping people stuck in the throes of analysis paralysis just get started and then refine. We have spent years helping people who are having motivation problems, maybe a little depression or other things that keep them from persevering. We have talked about all the ways you can look at an impossible list, set a really big goal, then go for it and keep going every. Single. Day. We have even talked about adding your personal health, relationships, and other really important things to your daily goals so that you build a happy life. Why? Because the problem most of us face as we begin our walk toward independence is not what other people think about us. It isn;t if a spouse is on board or not. It isnt even about squeezing that last nickel out of your day to finally put aside toward something better. It is the broken promises to ourselves that must change. We tell ourselves stories like: I will eat on plan, or I will do this thing by that time. Or I will by GUM conquer laundry mountain tomorrow. Always tomorrow.Then tomorrow comes and it is so tempting to just not do what we set out to do even if we KNOW we feel better if we prioritize what we already promised ourselves (and sometimes others) we would do. The pressure of the urgent will overpower the prioritization of the urgent if you let it. And that is what you were programmed to do. Programmed by the bell at school. By asking for bathroom breaks. By seeking permission. Yes a corner was turned at the spring workshop, as it usually is. LFTN has grown as a community. In fact, someone told me they wished they had a term for the Greater TSP/LFTN/SOE/DELINQUENTS community because we all overlap and we all share core values. I just call it The Community if that helps. That way when another community of doers appears, we dont have to rebrand. The Community as in the Real Community - not a fake one that has been thrust upon us by outside forces but a group of people we can work with. Who understand the difference between friendly competition and toxic competition. Who DO instead of take. Yes, LFTN has brown beyond the timid little group of women who decided to step outside expectations and start doing what people told us we couldn't or shouldn't do. We've grown as mentors, and leaders, and as supporters. I've come to see that homest

I will be joined by AJ Harrison and The Tactical Redneck today at 9:30am Central for an update from the Holler and a fireside chat. Featured Event: LFTN Spring Workshop - https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com... Sponsor 1: EMP Shield, Coupon Code LFTN Sponsor 2: Midwest Preparedness Project Enjoy this more casual conversation with AJ Harrison from Preparing4Prosperity. AJHarrison.co

Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and Shawen Mills of Hack My Homestead about off grid living, solar, wwIII. Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival, SelfRelianceFestival.com Sponsors: The Self Reliance Festival: SelfRelianceFestival.com https://selfreliancefestival.com/ Tickets: https://selfreliancefestival.com/tickets/ Show Resources HackMyHomestead.com Special Operations Equipment Living Free in Tennessee NicoleSauce.com HollerRoast.com Main content of the sho Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community FreeSteading Group: https://freesteading.com/groups/living-free-in-tennessee/ Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Twitter: @nicolesauce IG: @nicolesauce Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LivingFreeInTN Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Join me for an interview with John Davis from Laughlin Farms all about homesteaders and our hesitation to sell. Featured Event: Midwest Preparedness Project Spring Event Sponsor 1: DiscountMylarBags.com Sponsor 2: HollerRoast.com John Davis is a resident of beautiful Columbiana county Ohio and is a homesteader, rancher, engineer, and owner of a business that is a professional outsourced sales firm for high tech industrial automation companies. On the homestead front, he and his wife and kids raise and direct market St. Croix sheep, heritage turkeys, pasture raised chicken, and heritage Berkshire pork. The Davis homestead also has two horses, and John is training to be a discount wannabe cowboy in pursuit of impressing his wife. Professionally, John is the second generation owner of Paul Davis Automation, and has been a professional salesperson in the industrial automation space for over 15 years. Connect with John: www.laughlinhighlandsfarm.com Instagram - @laughlinhighlandsfarm 1. Why are homesteaders awful salespeople? 2. But, aren't salespeople annoying and out trying to fleece their customers in pursuit of maximum profit? I just want to help people out and sell my stuff as cheap as possible! 3. Why is profit so important if my homestead isn't my main job? 4. How do I even know if I am profitable? What is COGS, gross margin, net margin, how do I calculate them, and how do they apply to my homestead operations? 5. How do I write a business plan for my homestead? How do I actually go into business? Isn't this super expensive and complicated? I just want to sell whatever I grow. Why would I overcomplicate my life? 6. I'm already doing everything we talked about, but I am awful at selling. How do I be a better salesperson for my homestead? Can I practice sales, even if I am an introvert? 7. A lot of homestead content is focused on the growing aspects of homesteading. How do I actually get my product to market? How do I determine if I should direct market or use the sale barn?

Join me for a show on anything you ask, plus what has been on my mind of late including wwIII, reacting in fear, Is the homestead life easy, and what to do when your competitor says, "I'm Coming For You". Featured Event: June 9 Poultry Processing Class in the Holler: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/product/poultry-processing-workshop-ticket/ Sponsor 1: The Wealthsteading Podcast Sponsor 2: AgoristTxAdvice.com Livestream Schedule LFTN YT: https://www.youtube.com/@lftn/streams 🎙️ Monday, 2:00pm, Nicole Unplugged 🎙️ Tuesday, 12:30pm, Tuesday Live with Shawn Mills and John Willis, Special Operations Equipment 🎙️ Wednesday, 2:00pm, Interview with John Davis 🎙️ Thursday, 7:00pm, SRF Live with Midwest Preparedness Project and Kentucky Sustainable Living 🎙️ Friday, 9:30am, Homestead Happenings with Tactical Redneck Tales from the Prepper Pantry AJ is in the house and we are doing a final push in the prepper pantry this week in advance of the LFTN Spring Workshop Last minute event chili for the potluck this weekend Tossing the frozen greens New pantry racks from Grumpy Acres Weekly Shopping Report from Joe Dollar Tree is no longer on our rounds because it is not the best way to get a dose of caffein for our shopping day. We hit both Hobby Lobby (for Sonia) and Lowe's (for me). Although we did not go to Home Depot, a 2x4x8 there has gone up again, to $3.73. Aldi was next. They did not have any lettuce, but other produce was available in normal amounts. They also only had half a case of canned cat food. Staple prices were: eggs: $2.05; whole milk: $2.86; heavy cream: $5.19; OJ: $3.29; butter: $3.69; bacon: $4.25; potatoes: $3.99; sugar: $3.09; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $4.09. Despite rumblings I'm reading about a cocoa shortage, the 70% chocolate I like was available, and still at the usual price of $1.99. We're out of lettuce, so our last stop was Food City. They had some, although many of the heads were rather light, and some showed more rot than usual. I also grabbed a case of Friskies cans and a 22 lb. bag of the Meow Mix that our cats ask for by name. A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599. Frugality Tip from Margo Make your own mixes and sauces. I have been making my own taco seasoning for years but today I made enchilada sauce. Someone loves the ground pork enchiladas I make and wanted to make some, but did not have enchilada sauce in the pantry. So I went to Online (Pinterest) and looked up a recipe. Making it from scratch, you can adjust the seasoning to your own liking and what you have on hand. I used bone broth instead of vegetable stock; I used olive oil not grapeseed oil, I used more garlic and less Cinnamon than the recipe called for. Recipes are guidelines, they are not set in stone. Use what you like to eat and don't be afraid to substitute or omit ingredients. I actually have enough to save half for next time. Next I will make homemade tortillas, I know Nicole says they are so easy to make, but one thing at a time. Go make something you haven't made before. Operation Independence Someone backed out of our ram so we decided to process it ourselves saving nearly $100 Main topic of the Show: Nicole Sauce Unplugged Reacting in fear wwIII Is homesteading life easy? Im coming for you Membership Plug Social reminder Make it a great week! Song: GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community Follow me on Nostr: npub1u2vu695j5wfnxsxpwpth2jnzwxx5fat7vc63eth07dez9arnrezsdeafsv Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Join Tactical Redneck, Preparing4Prosperity and me for a live discussion of life on the homestead post SRF. Featured event: Potluck meetup and sauerkraut tomorrow 1-3pm Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/webinar Sponsor 2: HollerRoast.com Busy times: All the events, post construction, spring planting and having helpers is great. Forage Mustard flower Morels Watercress Hunting oyster mushrooms this weekend Livestock Animal birthing over - the last ram and the ear story Chicken nest 1.0 failed - we do not know why Babies: 5 girls, four boys (We think) Stormy is vibrant Successful sheep shifting Holes in the metal siding of the duck coop and quarantine duck wholived Rabbits need to move to their final hutch Grow Ken and the tomato wall Pre Germinating beets Planting cuttings all over of things we want Time to manage the food forest and get wood chips in there Willow fence to get roots in the ground Garden planning/planting this weekend Need to make fodder tree guards Hillside garden snarl Holler Neighbors/Community Ashley: Homestead sitting and the bottle baby Aj: Butchering Infrastructure Finances The dude who backed out of the lamb and why we take deposits Serving ground lamb at the spring workshop Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. It makes a great Christmas Gift! Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Join me for a frank discussion with Michael Sparks about network marketing and when it is a scam, and when it is an opportunity. Featured Event: Exit and Build and Summit: https://livefree.academy/op/land-summit-4/?ref=183 Sponsor 1: John Pugliano and the Wealthsteading Podcast: InvestableWealth.com Sponsor 2: DiscountMylarBags.com Show Resources Find Michael: MichaelSparks.us A generic (non promotional) show on understanding Network Marketing Business Opportunities. Below are some questions 1. Why do you think so many people are negative on network marketing/home business opportunities? 2. What's the difference between a legitimate business opportunity and a scam? 3. Can you really make money in the the industry? 4. Approximately How many Direct Sales companies are there? 5. What do you see as the biggest hurdle for people being successful in Network Marketing? 6. What are some negatives about joining a network marketing company. What are things to look out for? 7. What are the sales circles 1, 2, and 3...? 8. What kind of training can one expect when joining? Bonus, how to pick and choose the right company? Make it a great week GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up

Today we have a recorded interview with Dr. Eric Nager about proactively getting healthy, functional medicine and organizing your medical preps. Show Resources Find Dr. Nager: OptiHealth Institute Make it a great week GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and Jack Spirko about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, water rights in Oregon and more. Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival, SelfRelianceFestival.com Sponsors: The Self Reliance Festival: SelfRelianceFestival.com https://selfreliancefestival.com/ Tickets: https://selfreliancefestival.com/tickets/ Homestead Apprentice: HomesteadApprentice.com Show Resources TheSurvivalPodcast.com Special Operations Equipment Living Free in Tennessee NicoleSauce.com HollerRoast.com Main content of the sho Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community FreeSteading Group: https://freesteading.com/groups/living-free-in-tennessee/ Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Twitter: @nicolesauce IG: @nicolesauce Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LivingFreeInTN Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Big Pic: Spring Scramble Schedule Next Week: two shows and a replay the following Monday Forage Dandelion flower Early spring forage: deadnettle, chick weed Poison hemlock everywhere Livestock Baby has a name Black nosed baby Four and four or five and three Bruny let me touch her belly and I got to feel a sheep head in there Eggapalooza is on Ducks are hiding eggs Rabbit mites are gone Sheep birthing summary - monday show Grow Second seeding of peas 1 Pepper plant alive from a cutting None of my pepper seedlings germinated, trying again Transplanting the other seedlings Direct sewing this weekend Holler Neighbors/Community Group involved in culling Red SRF Bin organization Infrastructure AC Placement just in time Finances $70 on bottle feeding Stormy so far On site farm sitter costs $$ Membership Plug Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. It makes a great Christmas Gift! Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Join me for a discussion of work life integration with Keith Phillips from Heartland Bunkies. Sponsor 1: InvestableWealth.com Sponsor 2: HollerRoast.com HeartlandBunkies.com Keith is an ex-army helicopter pilot that cares for 52 acres in Southernmost Illinois with his wife Becky and 6 children. I'm addition to raising livestock and roasting coffee, they run 2 airbnbs and market small cabin kits which other folks can use to affordably start their homesteads or add an additional stream of income. Keith's passion is reversing the trend of disintegrating modern families. He believes that people were created to beautify the earth through productive labor. All else being equal, family centered work is the enduring center of family life that is noticeably missing from modern society, and that may serve to draw us together again. Make it a great week GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up

Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and Zac from An American Homestead. Connect with us: OriginalSOEGear.com NicoleSauce.com AnAmericanHomestead.com Featured Event: Don't miss the Hand Hewn Farm Processing Workshop, April 4-5 Sponsors: The Self Reliance Festival: SelfRelianceFestival.com https://selfreliancefestival.com/ Tickets: https://selfreliancefestival.com/tickets/ Homestead Apprentice: HomesteadApprentice.com Show Resources Special Operations Equipment Living Free in Tennessee NicoleSauce.com HollerRoast.com HandHewnFarm.com Main content of the sho Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community FreeSteading Group: https://freesteading.com/groups/living-free-in-tennessee/ Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Twitter: @nicolesauce IG: @nicolesauce Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LivingFreeInTN Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Today, we have a live recording of our Monday podcast. I will catch you up on the sheep birthing week, our usual segments, and more. Featured event: SelfRelianceFestival.com Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com Sponsor 2: EMPShield.com, Coupon Code LFTN $50 off 🎙️ Extra Livestream this week with Tag from Life Done Free today at 5pm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO-EDTAinGc 🎙️Live with Ken Eash at 7pm today: https://www.youtube.com/live/2bBdX4D-nD8?si=U_PVaT0KVRGTuoX_ Here's our LFTN Livestream Schedule for the Week - all available on the LFTN YouTube channel: LFTN YT: https://www.youtube.com/@lftn/streams 🎙️ Monday, 2pm, All Creatures Great and Small 🎙️ Tuesday, 12:30pm, Tuesday Live with Zac, An American Homestead, and John Willis, Special Operations Equipment 🎙️ Wednesday, 2:00pm, Interview with Keith Phillips, Bunkie Life 🎙️ Thursday, 7:00pm, SRF Live with Midwest Preparedness and Kentucky Sustainable Living 🎙️ Friday, 9:30am CT: Homestead Happenings with the Tactical Redneck Tales from the Prepper Pantry 20 devilled eggs with bacon jam Elbow length nitrile gloves to the rescue Tapping into premade foods this close to SRF Bone Broth to stay healthy Missing echinacea Herbal tea collection coming together in the new kitchen Still need to attain vinegar Skipping segments this week Weekly Shopping Report Frugality Tip Operation Independence Making the decision to cull can be hard Main topic of the Show: "All Creatures Great And Small." Book Recommendation Joked yesterday that I wanted to to a live about livestock on the homestead yesterday, then we found a prolapse. The best laid plans. Birthing week has been trying this go around - tell the stories and just do open narrative Reminder about our communities and about SRF. Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community Follow me on Nostr: npub1u2vu695j5wfnxsxpwpth2jnzwxx5fat7vc63eth07dez9arnrezsdeafsv Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Join the Tactical Redneck for a hijacked episode of LFTN! Big picture: spring is very involved Featured forage 1 trees waking up Livestock 1) rabbits look better 2) 2 sets of triplets 3) assisted birth: shoulder and intertwined with the second: narrow cervix 4) watching for shock in the ewe and having a vet out 5) ram schedule will be fall to better align 6) more time invested in handling Grow Peas are up Potatoes are in Seedlings are up We have greens Infrastructure Base for minisplit. Challenge is moving it in Fencing update Community Seed exchange was fun but small Next event is April 13 Holler neighbor dinner Finance Spent money on milk replacer and a vet Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. It makes a great Christmas Gift! Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Today, I am joined by Matt Williams to talk about Open Source Intelligence, getting better information and opting out of the fear-based news cycle while maintaining situational awareness. Featured Event: SelfRelianceFestival.com/Webinar Sponsor 1: EMP Shield, Coupon Code LFTN Sponsor 2: DiscountMylarBags.com Show Resources https://www.knightsbridge.ltd/ https://www.twitter.com/kbr_intel Global Hotspot Report and Briefing - $14.95 (email only 5 days a week)/$24.95 (with weekly 60-90m briefing call) Coupon Code LFTN for a free month to try it out!! Matt Williams is the head of intelligence operations for Knightsbridge Research, Ltd., an open-source intelligence (OSINT) company focused on global hotspots. He spent over a decade in Wall Street research and financial operations, later moving to an executive position at a midsized Texas firm. He's learned and applied these techniques in both personal and professional instances for over 20 years. Matt works from his ranch in North Texas raising cattle, gardening, and watching tornados from the front porch. Make it a great week GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and members of our community and beyond about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, community development, business, getting started, health and more. Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. et's talk about building freedom through following your butchering passion with the guys from Hand Hewn Farm. Both Doug and Andy will join us to talk shop and take your questions live! Want to grab one of the 8 remaining spots in their class April 4 & 5 in Camden, tn? Here is the link: https://selfreliancefestival.com/product/pig-processing/ Connect with us: OriginalSOEGear.com NicoleSauce.com @lamppostcollective on Instagram Featured Event: FREE WEBINAR! March 17-21 selfreliancefestival.com/webinar Don't miss the Hand Hewn Farm Processing Workshop, April 4-5 Sponsors: The Self Reliance Festival: SelfRelianceFestival.com https://selfreliancefestival.com/ Tickets: https://selfreliancefestival.com/tickets/ Homestead Apprentice: HomesteadApprentice.com Show Resources Special Operations Equipment Living Free in Tennessee NicoleSauce.com HollerRoast.com HandHewnFarm.com Main content of the sho Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community FreeSteading Group: https://freesteading.com/groups/living-free-in-tennessee/ Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Twitter: @nicolesauce IG: @nicolesauce Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LivingFreeInTN Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Today we talk about lessons learned from the free five day webinar series that was put together by the SRF team and me. We will also go over our usual Monday segments: Tales from the prepper pantry, the weekly shopping report, frugality tip, operation independence Featured Event: Kentucky Sustainable Living Expo, THIS WEEKEND! Sponsor 1: Holler Roast Coffee Sponsor 2: The Wealthsteading Podcast Livestream Schedule LFTN YT: https://www.youtube.com/@lftn/streams 🎙️ Monday, 2pm, Lessons Learned from the Webinar Series 🎙️ Tuesday, 12:30pm, Tuesday Live with Alyssa, and John Willis, Special Operations Equipment 🎙️ Wednesday, 2:00pm, Interview with Matt Williams, Knightsbridge 🎙️ Thursday, 7:00pm, SRF Live 🎙️ Friday, 9:30am CT: Homestead Happenings with the Tactical Redneck Tales from the Prepper Pantry Man when life gets busy, it is hard to love to cook, but we made it Curing Pork Bellies this week Found a solution for organizing jars of herbal teas that we grow - the cube Time to grab vinegar - I can't put it off any more. I am going to have to go to the store Made "Not Quite Cottage Cheese" Weekly Shopping Report, March 11 Saturday's first trip was just by me, primarily to get an oil change for the Santa Fe, but I then went to Hobby Lobby and found a few items I knew Sonia wanted; Saturday was our 17-year Anniversary. Dollar Tree. Most of the drink coolers are full again, and all of them are now $2.25. I still just grab a drink off a shelf. Aldi: more crowded than usual. Stock levels were good, and as usual we found everything we wanted. Staple prices were: eggs: $2.64 (-); whole milk: $2.86; heavy cream: $5.19; OJ: $3.29; butter: $3.69; bacon: $4.25; potatoes: $3.99; sugar: $3.09; flour: $2.29; and 80% lean ground beef: $3.99 (-). Home Depot. A 2x4x8 was $3.38, which I don't think is a change (I only put the staples in my notes). A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599. Frugality Tip from Margo When pricing out new appliances, look at the delivery and set up fees. Those hidden little fees can be another couple of hundred dollars. In the last year we have had to replace a spare refrigerator and a stacked washer/dryer.(Side note don't ever buy a scratch and dent washer, ask me how I know). We ended up using one store (Best Buy), because delivery and setup were included in the price of the washer/dryer and if you are nice to people they will put your fridge in too 😉. A family member just got a new dishwasher, but didn't look at the add on fees. What looked like a savings over other stores prices ,ended up being $180 more than the other store with the extra fees. So even if you are handy and are planning on putting your own appliances in, look at that free delivery and setup and let someone else do the work without paying any more money. Happy saving y'all. Operation Independence Missing Chicken Main topic of the Show: Lessons From The Webinar Series Why we are doing it. Learning vs selling vs community Spirit of the world right now Why I do SRF and LFTN to begin with – lots of why Assess Your Assets - just like in homestead design Tap into your community - Cohosts, content creators, and Rebecca Lessons Learned People love a freebie - abuse this to your peril (2 schools of thought) Upfront about upsells - it is in the marketing The technical and production part always takes more than you thought it would. Always. (Backups on your backups) The registration form and where did you hear about this question The landing page and conversion rate - 45% (Why I think this is) Short term vs long term benefit All in all Know Your Why, Know Your Brand, And Be Willing To Take A Chance. SelfRelianceFestival.com/Webinar Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community Follow me on Nostr: npub1u2vu695j5wfnxsxpwpth2jnzwxx5fat7vc63eth07dez9arnrezsdeafsv Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Today we talk about things catching on fire that should not be on fire, a surprise home invasion, a rabbit update, and more! Featured Event: Seed Exchange and Potluck, Tomorrow 1-3pm Sponsor 1: Senior Chief Electric: https://bit.ly/3MKKbuu Sponsor 2: SRF Webinar: https://selfreliancefestival.com/webinar/ Listener Feedback Just listened to your podcast talking about your troubles with the dishwasher and oven. Don't have any words of wisdom for the dishwasher, but the oven, if the igniter is glowing and the gas is not coming on, the issue still could be with the igniter. If it's glowing more of a red orange then a white orange, it might be cracked or just not getting hot enough for the controller to bring on the gas. I don't know if there's a way to diagnose it other than just by the color or replacing it, but had that issue a number of years ago on my parents oven and replacing the igniter fixed it. Hope that can be of help, Andy From D I am listening to a rather new episode. So this is my pantry porn, it is sooooo bad. You know those Crates for traveling with cats on a plane? Well, when you unscrew them each half takes about 12 mason jars. And they fit under the couch. Lovely. I use screw top bottles - I am not in the States to use the lovely Ball jars, but am able to safely and efficiently pressure can with a canner I had to order in! These jars are a pint or a pint and a bit (720gr-ish). The other photo is about managing stock. It is not 100% effective but does work. I got a template from somewhere and adapted it for us. The table has lines for the items, like tomato or cucumber or meat or whatever, and little empty jars. When I canned something it gets one line through. When it has been used, a cross. So this is my inventory (spelling?!) for what my husband and I use in a year (I started it in July last year, so I recorded what I still had. This year will be my second season using a pressure canner, so the volumes I can do at a time is already much higher than a silly 4 jars at a time in my small stock pot... Whoo hoo. Hope this may be useful. The pictures are horrible, like good pantry porn should be. Forage Wild Mustard Flowers are here! Watercress is still beat back from the flooding Same early spring greens as last week Livestock Rabbit ear mite update 3 am home invasion Moving sheep Still on lamb watch Eggapalooza is on Something's on fire Grow Seeds germinated! Still need to plant potatoes Swiss chard and parsley Murdering fire ants Holler Neighbors/Community Big boost from the Eversoles Reupping the monthly homesteader meetups Infrastructure Fencing Finances No update Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. It makes a great Christmas Gift! Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Episode 880: Build Your Future with The Canny Couple Join me at 2pm CT for a live interview with the Canny Couple. We will talk about their move into building a life they want to live on their terms, freedom, homesteading and more!y to it all. Featured Event: March 17-21, 2024, Self Reliance Voices: Lessons from Legends https://selfreliancefestival.com/webinar/?aff=nicolesauce Sponsor 1: DiscountMylarBags.com Sponsor 2: HollerRoast.com Show Resources About Aaron and Julia We are a small homestead family that has been slowly building our homestead for many years, merging homesteading and frugality. We work everyday on being more self-reliant on a budget. We have officially became 100% debt free, which has lead to some amazing changes for our homestead. Linktree - https://linktr.ee/thecannycouple Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRspWFevoyYcUuEsr9Mjgvg?sub_confirmation=1 TikTok - http://tiktok.com/@thecannycouple?lang=en Podcast - https://fountain.fm/show/aW3kvtrG84EW2iluwcmQ Make it a great week GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b

Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and members of our community and beyond about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, community development, business, getting started, health and more. Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. et's talk about building freedom through following your butchering passion with the guys from Hand Hewn Farm. Both Doug and Andy will join us to talk shop and take your questions live! Want to grab one of the 8 remaining spots in their class April 4 & 5 in Camden, tn? Here is the link: https://selfreliancefestival.com/product/pig-processing/ Connect with us: OriginalSOEGear.com NicoleSauce.com HandHewnFarm.com Featured Event: FREE WEBINAR! March 17-21 selfreliancefestival.com/webinar Don't miss the Hand Hewn Farm Processing Workshop, April 4-5 Sponsors: The Self Reliance Festival: SelfRelianceFestival.com https://selfreliancefestival.com/ Tickets: https://selfreliancefestival.com/tickets/ Homestead Apprentice: HomesteadApprentice.com Show Resources Special Operations Equipment Living Free in Tennessee NicoleSauce.com HollerRoast.com HandHewnFarm.com Main content of the sho Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community FreeSteading Group: https://freesteading.com/groups/living-free-in-tennessee/ Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Twitter: @nicolesauce IG: @nicolesauce Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LivingFreeInTN Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Join me as I share with you three things about being on solar that I did not realize I would experience as well as our usual Monday segments. Featured Event: Self Reliance Voices: Lessons from Legends Sponsor 1: InvestableWealth.com Sponsor 2: EMPSHIELD.COM, coupon code LFTN Livestream Schedule Tuesday Live with Hand Hewn Farms, 12:30PM CT Wednesday Interview with The Canny Couple, 2pm CT Thursday SRF Live: 7pm CT Friday Homestead Happenings, 9:30AM CT Tales from the Prepper Pantry We've been eating lots of green beans because I lack motivation to make more effort Makin Bacon Still in a use it up phase and I canned so much more bone broth than w e need Weekly Shopping Report from Joe Dollar Tree Drink coolers are partially empty i Red Bull products for $2.50. Plenty of drinks on the shelves. The food coolers are mostly full too. Aldi was rather crowded. Stock levels looked good, and we found everything we wanted. Staple prices were: eggs: $2.78; whole milk: $2.86 (-); heavy cream: $5.19; OJ: $3.29; butter: $3.69; bacon: $4.25; potatoes: $3.99; sugar: $3.09; flour: $2.29; 80% lean ground beef: $4.59 (+). Home Depot has a lot of bulbs, vines, and onion starts in a row of islands in the front. The tool islands have lots of empty compartments. There are still specials going for Milwaukee 12V "Red Lithium" tools and batteries, with just a few of the Ryobi USB-charged tools left, and some 18V One+ items. Fire extinguishers area was full, including various smoke and CO alarms. A 2x4x8 remains at $3.38. Untainted regular has dropped a dime to $3.599/gallon. Frugality Tip from Margo without a t Ever tried a new recipe and it ended up not what you thought it was going to be? Don't throw it out, do something else with it. I recently tried a new humus recipe and it turned out like a soup. So I made some pasta, poured this roasted red pepper chickpea sauce on it, added some roasted tomatoes and a little homemade Italian salad dressing and boom, it is now a pretty darn good pasta salad. Maybe add some roasted chicken to it. The possibilities are endless... And now after writing this, I could have made a soup too. It can be frustrating to make something that doesn't turn out like you want, but to me it's more frustrating to throw good food away. Get creative, who knows you might accidentally make something you will make again one day. Operation Independence Avoiding the need to buy a new appliance through appliance repair Mechanical appliances and helpful video - NEED LINK FROM T - Sorry guys i will update it here when he sends it!! Main topic of the Show: 3 Lessons Learned after 1 Month of Solar Reference: HackMyHomestead.com Background on the solar system and how we sized it. How long it took for it to work right and barriers to functioning that we ran into. The lessons: Know Your Why, Don't Be Rosy Eyed About The Savings, Choose Wisely Sized based on budget for resilience Developed to be scalable as in we can add batteries and panels if we like Reputable companies for equipment means we got a free upgrade when a new model came out Installing solar into an existing home will teach you things about the wiring that you had no idea about. Found Bad Wiring Found Bad Grounding Needed to get some other things up to code for safety not just because of codes Access to the real time data helps you make wiser decisions Time of day to use water and why I have changed The clogged spin down filters Cloudy days make me even less happy than they used to Trimming Trees and the Big Picture Frosty mornings Snow and dust and panel cleaning Bonus observation: Knowing the why and how it fits into my long term energy resilience plan has really helped me embrace the system, learn more about solar, and not have dispatched expectations. Also, batteries are WAAAAAAAY more important than panels. You do get a tax credit FWIW. Make it a great week! Song: GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community Follow me on Nostr: npub1u2vu695j5wfnxsxpwpth2jnzwxx5fat7vc63eth07dez9arnrezsdeafsv Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Today we talk about fencing decisions, the training center, a seed exchange next week and more with the Tactical Redneck. Featured Event: March 16 seed exchange and potluck: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/event/seed-exchange-and-potluck/ Sponsor 1: https://bit.ly/3MBBELx, Coupon Code LFTN Sponsor 2: Harvest Right Freeze Dryers: https://affiliates.harvestright.com/1095.html Forage Lots of chickweed and deadnettle Watercress has been wiped out by flooding (But it will be back) Dandelion flower and greens (Bitterness) Plantain is up Violet greens (A word on stems) Livestock Rabbit ear mites and ivermectin Baby lambs are due so we keep expecting to see some Duck coop daily hoe 1 dozen chicken eggs for sale - just one Eggs are back at enough volume for T's second dinner Sheep look skinnier than we would like - increased their pellet Goats looking for a new home Grow Seedlings are in 15 minute homestead: Microswale 1 is fully prepped for mulch application and half way mulched Round 2 of seedlings will happen this weekend/early next week Longevity Spinach is putting off shoots for planting Holler Neighbors/Community Steve helping with the ac foundation Shooting day and holler neighbor dinner Infrastructure Pond fencing AC Foundation Rabbit coop Finances We finally have eggs for sale which means I need to make a sign Time to launch to processing class Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. It makes a great Christmas Gift! Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Janet Szabo from The Straight Stitch and Kerry Brown from Strong Roots Resources join me today to talk about building your lifestyle business and other things in this member spotlight episode. Featured Event: https://selfreliancefestival.com/workshops Sponsor 1: The Wealthsteading Podcast: InvestableWealth.com Sponsor 2: HollerRoast.com TheStraightStitchPodcast.com StrongRootsresources.com Opus Clip Affiliate Link: https://www.opus.pro?via=cecb62 Metricool.com GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community Follow me on Nostr: npub1u2vu695j5wfnxsxpwpth2jnzwxx5fat7vc63eth07dez9arnrezsdeafsv Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and Jack Spirko about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, community development, business, getting started, health and more. Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival, SelfRelianceFestival.com Sponsors: The Self Reliance Festival: SelfRelianceFestival.com https://selfreliancefestival.com/ Tickets: https://selfreliancefestival.com/tickets/ Homestead Apprentice: HomesteadApprentice.com Show Resources TheSurvivalPodcast.com Special Operations Equipment Living Free in Tennessee NicoleSauce.com HollerRoast.com Main content of the sho Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community FreeSteading Group: https://freesteading.com/groups/living-free-in-tennessee/ Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Twitter: @nicolesauce IG: @nicolesauce Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LivingFreeInTN Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Today we talk about how to prepare for, plant and cultivate garlic because a listener sent a note in saying that she had struggled with this. We will also cover our usual Monday segments. And I have something to say about disappointing people and the word no. Featured Event: March 16 Seed Exchange and Potluck, 1pm-3pm, FREE, https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/event/seed-exchange-and-potluck/ Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/webinar Sponsor 2: DiscountMylarBags.com LFTN Live on YT: https://www.youtube.com/@lftn/streams 🎙️ Monday, 2pm, How to Plant and Cultivate Garlic 🎙️ Tuesday, 9:30am, First Tuesday Coffee Chat with Jack Spirko, The Survival Podcast, and John Willis, Special Operations Equipment 🎙️ Wednesday, 2:00pm, Interview with Jessica Kraft 🎙️ Thursday, 7:00pm, SRF Live 🎙️ Friday, 9:30am CT: Homestead Happenings with the Tactical Redneck Tales from the Prepper Pantry Ky Sustainable Living Expo Presentation: Power Pantry Method Phases of homestead pantry management: Beginning | Intermediate | Advanced | Pro Curing Pork Bellies into bacon - see videos Basturma update Freezer Update Weekly Shopping Report 2/26 We took our usual trip on Saturday, skipping Home Depot again. We really need our Santa Fe back from the shop to carry large or long loads, like 8' wood, 10' PVC, or a half dozen bags of garden soil in addition to our groceries. The Dollar Tree drink coolers were in much better shape. Will they stay that way? Cue the theme from Jeopardy; they have not been consistent. Other aisles looked good; Sonia found a couple of minor things in there, the typical craft stuff or organizing accessories. Although we did not go in, the online price of a 2x4x8 at Home Depot is still $3.38. Aldi has larger crowds than previously, but still not too bad. There was plenty of Masaca, and more of the chocolate I like than I've been seeing. Staple prices were: eggs: $2.78; whole milk: $2.93; heavy cream: $5.19 (+50c); OJ: $3.29; butter: $3.69; bacon: $4.25; potatoes: $3.99; sugar: $3.09; flour: $2.29; and 80% lean ground beef: $3.99. The egg price is correct; same as last week, a full dollar higher than the week before. Untainted regular gasoline is still $3.699/gallon. Frugality Tip from Justin I don't normally think of it in saving money, more about using it all up. Which ends up being very similar in the end. This tip is for the bars of soap some people use for the shower or at the sink. When the little piece is getting so slim it is getting hard to hold on to it, I don't throw them away. I use the technique of scoring from pottery to attach the little piece to a new bar of soap. It will stay there and wear down completely without breaking off and being wasted if done properly. I get both the new bar and the small sliver nice and wet and soapy (perhaps use them in the shower). Then I use a comb to put scratch marks in both pieces where they will press together. Anything hard and pointy enough to make marks in the soap will probably work for this. Next I press them together very firmly. I try to use my palms to press them together with no gaps. I also try to not let them slide around at this point, I want them to start welding together. After they have bonded a bit, I will add some more score marks around the seams of the two pieces. Once the pieces have been scored and pressed together I set them down on the soap dish to dry. The next day they are bonded as if they were made that way at the factory and the different colored piece of the last bar will simply wear down until nothing remains but the new bar. And the new bar will be welded onto the next ad infinitum. Community Highlight: What to do when you disappoint people. Sunshine Prepper https://www.youtube.com/@SunshinePrepperTN Operation Independence: Let things go when you need to Rams and goats oh my. Main topic of the Show: Planting and Cultivating Garlic Why we are doing this How to choose your garlic: Hardneck vs soft neck Sourcing Seed Garlic: Baker's Creek, Seed Savers, RareSeeds Example: https://www.rareseeds.com/garlic-music-1-2-lb Seed versus bulbs Preparing your planting area When to plant Mulching practices Watering needs When Are they Ready to harvest? Processing Garlic After Harvest Storing fresh garlic Other ways to store garlic Choosing garlic for replanting A garlic business idea Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community Follow me on Nostr: npub1u2vu695j5wfnxsxpwpth2jnzwxx5fat7vc63eth07dez9arnrezsdeafsv Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Today we talk about changing our approach to sheep, mindset in assessing homestead finances, egg influx, the power of community and more. Featured event: Last change for early bird pricing: https://selfreliancefestival.com/?aff=nicolesauce Sponsor 1: DiscountMylarBags.com Sponsor 2: Mastersingers of Cookeville Unity in the Community Concert Sunday at 3pm, https://mastersingersinc.com/product/unity-in-the-community-viii/ Forage Stinging nettle Dandelion No mushrooms this week but morel season is upon us Livestock The priority talk The ram decision Catching the baby ram 5 eggs a day on the ducks and 4 a day on the chickens Time to reset the coop Grow Seedling shelves are in - seedlings are not Peas have not yet germinated Swiss chard is starting to come on IMO week Holler Neighbors/Community Chasing sheep as a neighborhood activity Community connections through MAGS 1 Million Satoshi give Away Infrastructure Fence Posts and Fencing Pond fencing Failed dishwasher and repairing vs replacing Finances Currently measuring in terms of not needing to buy food rather than generation profit Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. It makes a great Christmas Gift! Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Today, we help Ken Eash find ways to accelerate his coaching business. This is a flash mob of the best kind and YOU may be the key to it all. Featured Event: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/event/self-reliance-through-permaculture/ March 2 in Crossville, TN $25 Sponsor 1: The Wealthsteading Podcast: https://bit.ly/3oPLTmr Sponsor 2: EMPShield.com code LFTN About the Accelerator Program: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/2024/01/30/accelerator/ Apply to be accelerated: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/2024/01/29/accelerator-application/ The Experts Shawn Mills, Hack My Homestead https://hackmyhomestead.com/ Toolman Tim Cook: https://www.toolmantim.co/ Nicole Sauce: https://www.nicolesauce.com/ Show Resources Find Ken Eash: https://www.empoweringforwardmomentum.com/membership-8916 A brainstorm discussion with Ken as he developes the next phase of his business Make it a great week GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link