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  • 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
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  • 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

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    Resources

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  • 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

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    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 communications.

    Mostly make it 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

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    Resources

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  • 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.

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  • 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