Living Free In Tennessee - Nicole Sauce

Today we talk about public policy in the US, what motivates police from an arresting and ticketing standpoint, why girls should do gun training, and more with Dana McLendon and John Willis. Featured Event: Girl Gun Weekend: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/event/girl-gun-weekend-2023/ Sponsor 1: StrongRootsReources.com: https://bit.ly/42UPCgJ Sponsor 2:   EMPShield.com: https://bit.ly/3MBBELx coupon code LFTN Show Resources Special Operations Equipment Living Free in Tennessee DanaMcLendonLaw.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

Today we talk about real estate, AI, community gardens and more with Davian McKnight and John Willis. Featured Event: Wednesday, August 9 - Meetup in Medford, Oregon at 6 pm. RSVP Online to let me know you will be there. We will meet at 6pm at Bricktown Brewery! Sponsor 1: John Pugliano and the Wealthsteading Podcast Sponsor 2: DiscountMylarBags.com Show Resources Special Operations Equipment Living Free in Tennessee Top Notch Community Gardens Youtube Davian McKnight’s Tiktok: @weightsandrealestate 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 R

Today, we talk about surprise baby rabbits, baby ducks in training, garden abundance, food preservation, ruining cheese, and more. Featured Event: Girl Gun Weekend, Last Chance: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/event/girl-gun-weekend-2023/ Sponsor 1: The Wealthsteading Podcast: https://bit.ly/3oPLTmr Sponsor 2: AgoristTaxAdvice.com: https://bit.ly/3hDFWpa Forage Goldenrod Red Clover Paw Paws in about a month Comfrey Mullein flower Livestock New baby rabbits Not breeding until september Baby ducks did all ducks go to bed successfully Time to separate the ewes from males Ducks are integrating Sheep have a second grounding rod and the fence shock is improved Grow Tomatoes are coming on Direct seeding fall garden plants (Weather looks favorable) Japanese beetle attack and wood vinegar Observation about which plants got targeted  Last round of summer squash is up - have gotten two zucchini off of 6 plants (SVB) Covered up in cucumbers Peppers starting to come on Trying to root willow - aquaponics work

Today we talk about content creation, tools, new ideas, and building your business with Jack Spirko and John Willis. Featured event: SelfRelianceFestival.com Sponsor 1: Senior Chief Electric: https://bit.ly/3MKKbuu Sponsor 2: Harvest Right Freeze Dryers: https://affiliates.harvestright.com/1095.html  Show Resources Special Operations Equipment Living Free in Tennessee The Survival Podcast 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, I share the benefits of having completed #75Hard, as well as talk about what life has been like AFTERWARD. We also will have our usual Monday segments on pantry management, the shopping report, a frugality tip, and operation independence. Featured Event: Earlybird Pricing is Expiring for the Self Reliance Festival. Grab your tickets now. Sponsor 1: Strong Roots Resources Sponsor 2: EMPShield.com, Discount Code: LFTN Email feedback to nicole@livingfreeintennessee.com Livestream Schedule - Live on Youtube and other places.

Today we talk about proper tire selection, the oven turning on, getting ready for fall, and the race to make salsa. Event: Chicken Processing with Joel Salatin Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com Sponsor 2: DiscountMylarBags.com Email feedback to nicole@livingfreeintennessee.com Homesteader Alliance and Freedom Cell Meetup Aug 5 at 4:30 in the Holler Forage Goldenrod Red clover is needing to be picked now Surprise sunflower Root willow cuttings Livestock 2 dead baby ducks Egg laying desert Teen ducks found pond Teen ducks are trained to go to bed Chickens are all set Ants Grow Tomatoes are coming on Peppers about to be ready Removed first row of beans Egyptian walking onions seeds Tactical cant identify basil in Nicole’s garden Shade cloth needed Propagating comfrey Fall garden starts in 2 weeks Homegrown Cooking Ham hock roasted Cucumber Recipe of the week Holler Neighbors/Community Zello and emergencies Hipcamp dog Infrastructure Cabin electrical Fencing 3.0 Finances Hipcamp income Make it a grea

Today, I am joined by John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and Toolman Tik Cook to talk about building your empire, using social media and YouTube to grow your audience, and more. Event: Advanced Wound Care with Chuck Peoples Sponsor 1: John Pugliano of The Wealthsteading Podcast Sponsor 2: EMP Shield, Coupon Code LFTN Show Resources Special Operations Equipment Living Free in Tennessee ToolmanTim.Co NicoleSauce.com SelfRelianceFestival.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, I am going to talk about being ready for first aid needs on the homestead. Event: Girl Gun Weekend: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/event/girl-gun-weekend-2023/ Sponsor 1: Strong Roots Resources: https://bit.ly/42UPCgJ Sponsor 2: Freesteading.com: https://bit.ly/3o2BcMR Homestead Advanced Wound Care Class. https://selfreliancefestival.com/product/homestead-medical/ Livestream Schedule: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-PX-bHfC3AEOUPWgJ5d40g Tuesday 12:30pm CT Live with Toolman Tim Cook: Build Your Empire Thursday 7pm CT Live for SRF Friday 8am CT Homestead Happenings Tales from the Prepper Pantry More Green Beans to put up Sioux Vide Venison Roast Drying more mint for winter teas Redoing the prepper pantry since we wont be remodeling it this year Kitchen Remodel Update Weekly Shopping Report Our trip was a little abbreviated this week. Not needing anything there, we skipped Home Depot; I figured to check the price of a 2x4x8 online, but it's not clear which product I've been viewing; it m

Today we talk about the overall gardening season   Featured event: Foraging Walk by Kerry Brown On Saturday August 12th, around 10 am at Solomon Park in Wartburg, TN I'll be holding a foraging walk as a guest of the Morgan County, TN Homesteaders Group. They have a group on Facebook if you search that particular title. Location: Wartburg Civic Center- Solomon Park 132 Carter Street Wartburg, TN 37887 Sponsor 1: John Pugliano of The Wealthsteading Podcast Sponsor 2: Agoristtaxadvice.com   Forage Wine berries Watercress is coming back Mint is all over the place Yarrow   Livestock Trapped! Baby ducks got free Compost area is built for chickens Rabbits are moving to grass next week - took us a long time to get that set up because of sheep being added (talk about adding too much at once) Separating the boys from the girls (why)   Grow Overall season update Last seeding of summer things and rotation into fall Processing garlic More on the onion harvest Green beans and shade cloth

Today, we talk about learning new things and how that fits in with a happy and productive life. I also highlight a new side hustle that one of our community has launched, and review the results of a recent survey that came from the weekly mail. Have you signed up for the weekly mail? Do so here. Featured Event: Early Bird Prices are about to be a thing of the past for Self Reliance Festival Sponsor 1: TheHomesteadConsultant.com: https://bit.ly/43aLbid Sponsor 2: EMPShield.com: https://bit.ly/3MBBELx Livestream Schedule Tuesday Live with Davian McNight, 2:30 PM Central Friday Homestead Happenings, 10:30 Central Time  Tales from the Prepper Pantry Getting ready for the canning webinar: Bone in chicken Failed to notice a rotting butternut squash “What’s that smell?” Spicy Pickle relish (thoughts on condiments) Return of the Dinner for One concept Quick Cube Steak Recipe Send me pictures of 4% vinegar if you find them at your store (And how to react to information like that) Side Hustle Feature: BovineBits Op

Today we give a midsummer update on the homestead, talk about community, and celebrate some things that have made life a little easier this year. Featured event: Pressure Canning Class Wednesday at 5pm Central DiscountMylarBags.com: https://bit.ly/43r4dkx StrongRootsReources.com: https://bit.ly/42UPCgJ LAST CALL: Paul Wheaton’s Permaculture Adventure Bundle, $35 Holler Roost Plans on Etsy Rainy year is good Schedule based on weather: Early morning, midday break, later afternoon (Lots of breaks) Forage Paw paw update Red clover, mullein, echinacea, chocolate mint Creek mint Lambs quarter (final round) Mullain seed Elderberries acting differently this year Yarrow  Livestock Baby rabbits Feeding dogs raw is a challenge 8 baby ducks - all girls again Go to bed training Working with automation and the chickens Sheep pregnancy assessment Getting ready to move boys to my place Goat is foraging Grow Tomato blight experiment T has pet projects for food Reset mottled shade bed for thorny berries Green beans are b

Today we talk about what an economic crash looks like, discuss if we are in the midst of one, and explore what you can do to navigate the current economy with Jack Spirko and John Willis. Featured Event: Self Reliance Festival in Camden, OCT 14-15 Sponsor 1: Paul Wheaton Permaculture Adventure Bundle Paul Wheaton and our friends at permies.com are offering a limited-time Permaculture Adventure Bundle that can kickstart your journey into natural building and homesteading. This fantastic offer has the potential to turn your summer into an educational tsunami. It's available at an unbeatable price of $35 through Friday. Link to Product:  https://permies.com/w/permaculture-adventure?f=495 Link to Blog Post: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/2023/07/12/permaculture-adventure/ Sponsor 2: AgoristTaxAdvice.com Matthew Sercely at Agorist Tax Advice offers a free consultation to LFTN listeners so that you can find out if working with him to structure your finances, track tax write offs, and understand any risks as

Join me as we explore what seven years of podcasting has taught me about getting started, gear, monetizing and more. Featured Event: Self Reliance Festival: https://selfreliancefestival.com/?aff=nicolesauce Sponsor 1: The Wealthsteading Podcast: https://bit.ly/3oPLTmr Sponsor 2: Senior Chief Electric: https://bit.ly/3MKKbuu Livestream Schedule: Tuesday, 9:30M CT, Live with Jack Spirko and John Willis Thursday, 7AM CT, Self Reliance Festival Livestream Friday, 10:30AM CT, Homestead Happenings Tales from the Prepper Pantry Moved and inventoried last year’s canned goods Herb Garden Pick Me Up Tea 21 jars of green beans are put up for 2023/24 Beets did poorly this year :( Got to use the All American Canner that was gifted to me last fall and LOVED IT. Will be selling the Presto Canners I have (⅔) Wednesday at 5pm CT, Preserve It! Overview and  Waterbath Canning: https://nicolesauce.podia.com/waterbath-canning Frugality Tip: Cherry Pitter DIY Quick, inexpensive, easy way to pit cherries!   Operation Independe

Episode 765: Happy Independence Day with Tag and John Willis   Today we talk about exiting the system, increasing personal freedom, building community, off grid living and freedom with Tag and John Willis.   Show Resources Special Operations Equipment Living Free in Tennessee LiveDoneFree 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 the heat of summer, interesting new forge things I have discovered here, chicken nuggets, baby ducklings, and processing garlic. Featured Event: Sunday at 4pm Central, A live Auction for Jenni Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QisNMJGOETA Come tell your Jenni Story: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/2023/06/28/share-your-jenni-story-live-this-sunday/ Sponsors: DiscountMylarBags.com: https://bit.ly/43r4dkx StrongRootsReources.com: https://bit.ly/42UPCgJ Heat and livestock on the homestead: A brainstorm. Forage Mullein is tall with flowers Yarrow Wood Sorrel (Just learning about this one) Last of the day lilies Gooseberries All the mints and herbs! Livestock Rabbit Is due Eggs hatching in the next week LGD vet appointment Chicken compost yard is set up Baby ducks first time swimming Integrating two duck flocks Goats are out and grazing Grow Green beans are ready First tomato usually happens this week - we will see Planting last round of cucumber, squash, bean seeds

Today we talk about we talk about one of the most important things you can do to opt out of having your life lived for you, and beginning to build the life you choose yon your terms: Decide. Livestream Schedule Tuesday: 12:30PM CT Live with John Willis and Bear Independent Friday: 9:00AM CT Homestead Happenings Featured Event: Permaculture Technology Jambouree starts next week and you can still BOGO! https://wheaton-labs.com/permaculture-tech/?f=495 (Spokane Meetup July 6) Sponsor 1: The Wealthsteading Podcast: https://bit.ly/3oPLTmr Sponsor 2: EMPShield.com: https://bit.ly/3MBBELx Tales from the Prepper Pantry Chickens in the freezer in parts this year (why we did this) Dehydrated Oregano in volume Preparing to be gone for 5 days - Meatloaf, crockpot meal, reheatable meals Time to resupply paper goods Been buying keto road snacks: pork rinds, meat sticks, egg wraps Fried fish with pork rinds Working on amounts for the salisbury steak recipe from the spring workshop Weekly Shopping Report from Joe We made

Today we talk about the busy season of the homestead, canning update, garden abundance, weeds, chicken graduation weekend and more. Featured event: October Chicken Processing with Joel Salatin, Oct 16 Sponsor 1: DiscountMylarBags.com: https://bit.ly/43r4dkx Sponsor 2: Freesteading.com: https://bit.ly/3o2BcMR Forage Elderflower Mullein flower soon to be hee Wild Raspberry Gooseberry Stinging nettle Might have found butternut Sassafrass leaves Willow and comfrey cuttings  Livestock Chicken graduation weekend Rabbit graduation weekend New baby rabbits on the way Bresse chickens have figured out how to go in an out of Holler Roost Ducklings are also starting to learn the Holler Roost ramp (took 5 days) Setting up compost area in the chicken yard Weird sheep behavior Low eggs from old duck flock - usual for July Grow Harvest fodder trees Broccoli 2.0 harvest First cabbages for the year and ever Tomato wall update Peas ending Greenbeans will be ready this week Planting more cucumbers Pulling pepper flowers to

Episode 761 - You Need To Fire Someone   When you are making lots of policies, you need to fire someone, and other words of wisdom.   Featured event: The Homestead Starter Pack, a 7-week course: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/event/homesteading-starter-pack-a-seven-week-course/   Sponsor 1: TheHomesteadConsultant.com: https://bit.ly/43aLbid Sponsor 2: EMPShield.com: https://bit.ly/3MBBELx   Livestream Schedule No Tuesday Live Thursday 7pm SRF Live Friday at 10:30am CT - Homestead Happenings   Tales from the Prepper Pantry Chicken Workshop Prep Chili and Smoked pork enchiladas Redoing the shelving in the prepper pantry Intervention   Operation Independence Thank you to the community   Main topic of the Show: You Need To Fire Someone   When you are making lots of policies, you need to fire someone. Call people back. (on their terms) If you are having trouble focusing go work out.   Anyone can die at any time: Embrace that.   Membership Plug   MeWe reminder   Make it a great week!  

OToday I welcome Shawm Mills from Hack My Homestead to talk about the Holler Homestead solar project as well as talk about how to approach off grid planning in a big picture way, with goals in mind. Featured Event: Self Reliance Festival Sponsor 1: StrongRootsReources.com Sponsor 2: AgoristTaxAdvice.com Show Resources HackMyHomestead.com Shawn’s Kickstarter Main content of the show Shawn Mills, founder of Hack My Homestead has been active in our network for over six years. His Mission is to help fellow homesteaders by providing practical and accessible ideas with easy to follow instructions. 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 Aff

Today, we will cover our usual Monday segments and discuss the connection between Mind and Body. Featured Event: Chicken Processing: https://bit.ly/3MU6xLr Sponsor 1: The Wealthsteading Podcast: https://bit.ly/3oPLTmr Sponsor 2: Senior Chief Electric: https://bit.ly/3MKKbuu DONT MISS OUT on the seven skill Homestead Starter Pack bundle of online classes! https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com... LFTN Members, you know what to do. 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