Living Free In Tennessee - Nicole Sauce

Today is a how-to day and someone asked me about ways that fermenting from home can be integrated into your lifestyle in a time when store trips are spare. So I decided to share 4 home fermentation projects that are perfect for this moment in time. #HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and why is she so far away from her friend? Livestream tonight at 7 CT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-PX-bHfC3AEOUPWgJ5d40g What’s Up in the Garden As expected, spring weeds are here  Getting ready for a round of in-ground planting Supplies for the outdoor hydro system arrive Friday Greens galore  Main topic of the Show: 4 Home Fermentation Projects Homemade Sour Cream Whole milk & sour cream or half and half or cream Buttermilk Starter Lacto-fermented Vegetables 3 tbsp for every 5 lbs 6 TBSP to 1 gallon water for a light brine (sliding scale) Kombucha (organic red wine vinegar and red wine, or a commercially produced kombucha) Ratio: 1 gallon, 1 cup sugar, 8 tea bags, 2 cups “starter” an the mother Beer Kits

Today, we do a check in on Grow, a quarter 1 update. And more importantly how we can all grow through this year, come what may.  Tales from the Prepper Pantry We are only eating from the prepper pantry now (What that means: stored goods, frozen goods, grown goods, eggs, foraged food) Doing a series on youtube called cook with what you have What’s in Season - wild edition Vetch Wild garlic Watercress Wild mustard greens Dryads saddle Chick weed Dandelion Burdock Plantain Deadnettle Stinging Nettle is perfect for harvest this week Operation Independence Doing our best to sell mail-ordered coffee - a big change happens today!  Basecamp update: Kitchen floor is in Main topic of the Show: Grow in 2020 Jenni's Interview Food Growing Originally planned to get an indoor lettuce growing operation growing  Outdoor Hydro  Expanding into seedlings to sell  Planting the old garden plot too Duck eggs Considering bringing in another pig Personal Growth Have fun by myself Put the phone down Stay focused on one thin

Today is Friday and we have a great interview with Amy Dingmann of A Farmish Kind of Life certain to get you off your diff and ready to go build something awesome. Check out my show with Jack Spirko about Finding Side Hustles During Crisis About Amy Dingmann Website: https://afarmishkindoflife.com/ Podcast: https://afarmishkindoflife.com/farmish-podcast/ MeWe: https://mewe.com/join/afarmishkindoflifehomesteaders Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/afarmishkindoflife/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farmishkindoflife/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/farmishlife/ Books: https://afarmishkindoflife.com/shop/ When you’re thinking about starting a new adventure, whether it’s starting a business, building a homestead, pulling your kids out of school, or any number of things, it takes bravery to actually step out and do it. But it also takes smarts to know the best way to go about doing it. Amy Dingmann of A Farmish Kind of Life is a homesteader, homeschooling mom, blogger, author, podcaster, and YouTuber an

Today, we continue the pantry management series with a discussion about how to keep your pantry stocked once you get things organized in there and have built up a store of supplies. Remember, this is all founded in store what you use, use what you store to tag off of Jack Spirko’s recommendations. And restocking can be a real bugaboo if not everyone in the house is helping with it. I will share with you today how I manage this without laboriously doing inventories and spreadsheets. Direct Download #HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with? Stump the Sauce Brett Chef on Cooking From Your Pantry Main topic of the Show:  A Pantry Restocking System >>Why set up a restocking system >>What characteristics should your restocking system have >>My process: How do you keep your pantry restocked? Make it a great week! GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce.  Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja

Today we will explore five ways to overcome high stress by taking care of yourself. There really is no reason to spiral into that place of fear that makes people into beasts, is there? And when you let stress take over, things just do not work right.  Announcements: Zoldak Webinar Wednesday - FREE to everyone this week Extra content coming your way as we can during our period of being grounded. Let me know if there are topics you are interested, like cooking with what you have… We are livestreaming the recording of the podcast on Youtube now Tales from the Prepper Pantry Overall assessment of how it is working Reorganizing short and mid-term storage strategy for everything and here is why Getting set up to dry fresh, early spring herbs like blackberry leaves and stinging nettle Stocking up on extra mullein because my dried stock got ruined by a darn cat Time to shift canned goods and inventory as we move back into canning season What’s in Season People are finding morels!  Watercress is back at a peak D

Today is #selfishsunday and with all the tension surrounding the coronavirus, I asked Tactical Redneck to reach out to his father to get a better perspective on the scale of what he is seeing in this illness versus the media-fueled, absolute mind-losing panic that we are seeing. He agreed to send an email with his thoughts, which I heave read in this podcast. If after listening, you have more questions, send them to me via email - you know my email or use the contact form here. If we get enough questions, I will see about getting him on the air. If we do not, I will gladly email your question to him for answering. Looking to get ready to stay home for a month or so? Here are some episodes that cover that: Prepare for the Caronavirus in 7 days Build your pantry without breaking the bank Thank you and make it a great week! Nicole Sauce

Today is a thought of the walk day and I thought it would be a great time, among all the covid panic to explore the concept of champagne and hookers that i covered in my debt payoff episode a little more deeply. Zoldak Webinar Main topic of the Show:  TOTW on Champagne and Hookers Make it a great week! GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce.  Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce Twitter: @nicolesauce  

Today I want to do another segment in the series of developing and managing a responsible pantry. I we will cover how to stock your pantry without running to the store and spending $1000 with a concept called “doubling”, as well as why you may want to start a pantry journal for a time. #HollerHatWednesday: Who is she with and what did she do all day? Direct Download How to Build A Facebook Campaign - register this week Stump the Sauce What to do with watercress from kerry What’s Up in the Garden ALL THE STRAWBERRIES Listener advice on Caronavirus Fron Jocylyn If you are a generally robust and under 50 sort of person, figure out who in your neighborhood is immunocompromised or elderly and figure out what you can do to help them limit their exposure. Exchange phone numbers so can help them order things on Amazon or do door drop-offs of their groceries, etc. Episode 279: Build Your Pantry the Right Way 2 episodes to listen to Prepare for Carona Virus in 7 Days (9 days ago) Organize your pantry Load fro

There are so many new listeners that I thought it would be worthwhile to talk about our tagline: Helping you build the life you choose on your terms. Lots of people think this podcast is about homesteading, about cooking good food,  about liberty and freedom - and it is. We do tons on starting and growing your own business, side hustles and more. But when you dig right into things a little deeper, you will discover the LFTN is about choosing the life you want to live, then setting yourself up to go there. The life I choose to live is in the country, but this approach works in the city and all over the world. The hardest part of doing it is accepting that you CAN do it. Direct Download Listener Feedback Coronavirus Thermometer Tornado Finding old radios from Linda Webinar Coming March 18 Zoldak Webinar: How to run a Facebook Campaign - March 18 at 7 Eastern. Register here Main topic of the Show: Live the Life You Want 8 foundations to live the life you choose Set yourself up to opt out (Debt free) De

Today, we are joined by Jenni Hill as she talks about how she uses journaling and focusing on a single word of focus each year to guide her growth.  Friday Feature: Tim Cook’s Handyman Videos on Youtube - gave one of our other community members a great idea for building his new business through doing home repossession  cleanups for banks. All-Season’s Maintenance Youtube Channel (Tim Cook) Direct Download Main content of the show: Change Your Life With Jenni Hill Jenni on Social Media https://mewe.com/i/jenniferhill4 https://www.facebook.com/jensparkles83 Jenni just completed training as a massage therapist in Tennessee, where she makes her home with her children and a dog. She enjoys spending time with her feet in the dirt, learning to grow things and having new experiences. When she’s not in the outdoors, or reading, she’s in the kitchen creating something yummy. Believing in the power of positivity and perspective, Jenni spends time encouraging others to live their best life. Make it a great week! GUYS!

Today, we talk about how ready we were here at the Holler Homestead for the aftermath of the Tennessee tornadoes and what you can learn for that as you build the ability to make it through similar events at your home or on your homestead. I will come at this with my homestead as the example but also keeping in mind that many of you live in a city and have different realities. #HollerHatWednesday: What is she doing? Thanks to the folks who offered work trade for part of their tuition to our Spring workshop. I took the first person who contacted me and am thankful for all the interest! LivingFreeinTennessee.com/Tornado is where I will collect local resource information when the internet lets me. CacTeam.com is already active in Nashville and is looking for people who what to help and possibly resource donations. PS: I do not have good internet so the website show notes will not be up until I do.

Last week’s shows seemed to shake comments out of the trees, so today I will share some feedback with y’all as well as further thoughts on the following topics: Preparing for Coronavirus #Mythreethings, what it is and how it works -- and why even try it? Conquering your debt monster (We had tons of input on this one NOTICE: Looking for someone to help with things related to workshop set up/or tear down in exchange for a half priced ticked. Email me if that person is you. Direct Download Tales from the Prepper Pantry Need to move everything out of that space as we prepare for a GSD Weekend  My coronavirus shopping list: $43 Hopefully joining  a herd share (and what one is) Duck Stew: greens, lemon juice, chicken and duck stock, peppers, garlic, onion, mushrooms, chili sauce (keto friendly) Keto accountability update What’s in Season Watercress is about done here right now, but I expect a second round Plantain Chickweed should be coming on Keep an eye out for wild mustard greens Dead nettle is blooming Op

Today is a Thought of the Walk (TOTW) day and I had a good one ready on champagne and hookers, but with so many folks panicking about the coronavirus, I decided to do a show on how to prepare for the coronavirus in 7 days if you are not already prepared. This comes from the point of view that panic is not needed and I hope that some of the tangible things I suggest with help people be in a better place should this event impact you, while not spending a bunch of money on things that you will never use. Direct Download Thank you to Patrick Riley for composing and recording the new show introduction. What to you all think? Main Topic of Today's Show: Prepare for the Coronavirus in Seven Days Handle the "Big Three" first: Food Document what you have eaten or plan to eat this week - expand that to a month and make a list of needed ingredients Audit what you already have Buy enough of those items for a month, minus perishables that will not last a month If the perishables that will not last a month are required

Today, we are joined by the Tactical Redneck and Sir Handy to discuss something nearer and dearer to my heart  - 5 things everyone should know about plumbing even if you never ever ever ever plan to do any plumbing whatsoever. Direct Download #HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with? Mewe Reminder: 730-8 (I will be driving and not on) Chef Brett is opening a restaurant - apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc4FfW6Dh17ela135u4WrRf3cEbUoICJ98cB9zRG7rSejKnlA/viewform Show Resources:  Youtube video tour of the composting outhouse Cowboy Candy Salsa Pickled Pressure canned: Stump the Sauce What to do with too many Jalapenos What’s Up in the Garden 1st seedlings are started - round two this weekend Same as last week - the early spring things REALLY need to plant carrot seeds Time to fill in the wicking beds and prep more in ground planting Sweet potato slip update Main topic of the Show: Five Things Everyone Should Know About Plumbing Introduce Sir Handy and Tactical Redneck

I wanted to take on an issue we have sort of glossed over lately: Debt payoff. When I was talking with Beau a few weeks ago, I realized that as much as I say you need to be debt free to truly be free to live the life you want, we haven’t discussed the how of this. Then I was chatting with a friend who is paying off debt and she started asking me really pointed questions about my decision to pay off a second mortgage instead of the rest of my consumer debt. Webinar update: Email with questions coming soon, as well as a calendar invitation. Tales from the Prepper Pantry Sam’s Club Story Working through the green beans - not sure what to do with the corn as I go low carb :D Indoor lettuce growing operation is morphing and I hope to increase volume of production Loving the pictures of how people store their stuff What’s in Season Flowers blooming Cilantro, greens, baby dill from the inside grow area Watercress, dead nettle Operation Independence My health journey begins today at 201lbs The Neighboring Rednec

Today is a Friday so we have an interview show today and we are joined by our own BBQ Homesteader, also known as Daniel Jarvis, to talk about starting your business and more importantly how to get over analysis paralysis if you tend to overthink things. We also dive into establishing work family balance and much more - I am sure you will love this interview. Zoldak Webinar on how to choose which social media to use to promote your business.  LFTN Premium Member Quarterly Call is tomorrow at 11am - reach out if you did not get the email invitation! Show Resources Www.offkilterbrownies.com www.offkilterbrownies.com/blog @offkilterbrownies Facebook.com/offkilterbrownies Main content of the show Daniel grew up in southeast Texas and was home-educated his entire life. He went to the University of Houston and got a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management. He has run several different kitchens and restaurants. At this point though he is a project manager for an Outdoor Living company and is working on growing

The pantry here has been working well and getting a pantry to work for you rather than become a stuff collecting problem, you may need to do a purge and organize. So today we talk about how to take this on. #HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with? Mewe Reminder What’s Up in the Garden Smith Family Farm Event this Saturday 1-3pm: https://www.smithfamilyfarmtn.com/event-details/winter-food-on-your-homestead?fbclid=IwAR37FvsZzhGc5TXS_2dUIbbnXVrEkdkGXtBUhbZdD1OBU5d0q-plLAAmIWE Strawberries are starting to grow leaves in their bags Carrots Main topic of the Show: How To Purge and Organize Your Pantry What a well-managed pantry means to you What I mean by pantry: Consumables that you work through in your household Signs it is time to purge and reorganize The Process Schedule several days for this process: Invite a friend who knows you well to help Set foundational principles/think things through Sectional approach to purge and reorganize Establish a personal accountability check in schedule -  LF

Springtime is threatening to be here and that means that things are on fast forward at the Holler Homestead so we will talk through a round robin of projects and events that have happened here in the last few weeks - along with related lessons learned. Because there is always something interesting on a homestead. Listener feedback Clear your mind: https://youtu.be/J009eE-olk0 From Krystal: Shameful. Tales from the Prepper Pantry Meal cooking rotation and supplies Root Cellar Makeover in progress Pulled the bad sweet potatoes Lots of butternut squash to use up What’s in Season Watercress is nearing the bloom phase Dead nettle Plantain is starting to grow Wild Garlic Operation Independence Tighter reins on purchases through planning and tracking system Main topic of the Show: Tales From The Holler Homestead Duck relocation story Knighthawk Makes Biscuits Goat Foot Story Slow Cars Story Tactical Mcrib Story Pump House Story: https://youtu.be/8tFyiubzQeU Slow Cars Story Tactical Mcrib Story If you want

Today, I talk to Tom Cunningham, a fellow with a new platform that will link consumers directly to farmers for purchasing food. Think AirBnB of meat - a platform called Grazr. He is planning to launch right here in Middle Tennessee, but this interview covers food freedom, a bit about rolling out software based business, and more. LFTN Premium Member Call scheduled for: Sat Feb 29. 11:30am CT Show Resources https://grazr.press/ Facebook Instagram: @grazrmarket Bio: Tom Cunninham, Grazr Tom Cunningham was born in Rockford, Ill. His mother stayed at home to raise him and younger sisters Anna and Clare. A week after his 10th birthday, the family moved to California for Mr. Cunningham’s career with FedEx. Mrs. Cunningham taught at UC Davis. At 12 years old, Tom earned his keep as a paper boy. His always supportive parents taught him to be daring. Inspired by musician Ben Harper, Tom jammed out during high school. His father’s friend liked his music enough to produce it through his new record company, Emerald C

Today we talk with Mama Sauce about how to get started with knitting. Knitting is something I tried to be interested in when I was younger but I never caught the bug. Now that I am older and less interested in watching movies, it might be time to give it another go. #HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with? FEB 26, 7PM ET: Webinar Number 2 from Sue Zoldak – How Do I know Which Digital Platforms Are Best to Market My Business? Stump the Sauce What’s Up in the Garden Preparing for a cold night Strawberries are not yet planted Getting seedlings going today-Friday. It has been a slog Main topic of the Show: Getting Started with Knitting Resources: Knitters Unite (To make an LFTN Community Blanket) Knitting needles Make it a great week! GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce.  Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja   Resources Membership Sign Up LFTN Gift Registry Mewe Group: https://