Living Free In Tennessee - Nicole Sauce

And today, I have a fun interview to share with you. I talked to a friend, John Moody who boasts a background at the Farm to Table legal defense fund, has built a high tunnel on his land, and approaches homesteading with the simple idea that: don’t make it harder than it has to be. He is about to release his book, the frugal homestead, and is an all-around fun guy to talk with! Direct Download What Mother Nature is providing Watercress is starting to come back Creek Mint Lots of veggies Fall Garden Time is Now What we are preserving this week Beans and corn. Lesson learned from canning sauerkraut Tales from the Prepper Pantry Scored another bushel of corn and canned it Need to insulate the exterior wall in the prepper pantry to see if temperature regulates better Ideas from the Booze Whisperer Hickory Smoked Bourbon and Lavender Simple Syrup Operation Independence We relaxed with friends this weekend and what started as a quiet visit expanded into a fun gathering What do do when you have people to fe

Today, we will take a look at what it means to change your narrative into something that helps move you where you want to go. Resources Membership Sign Up What Mother Nature is providing Hot weather AND rain - perfect for fall garden if you can keep things going Tomatoes, beans and okra Swiss chard is ramping up Dill weed and other herbs More elderberries - still seeking 1 gallon Early season apples What we are preserving this week Canning tomatoes Sauerkraut canning Tales from the Prepper Pantry Canned jars are stacking up Garlic is ready to be stored - so it is inside It’s hot in there - still haven’t defrosted the freezer Tales from the booze whisperer What to do with canned peaches Operation Independence Change Your Narrative, Change Your Life Learn about frame or perspective: This is what those annoying people who love lemonade do. Define what is really important to your success and frame your personal narrative toward that. Learn how your behavior impacts those around you - and use that. Make it a gre

Today, I talk through the two types of canning and the 8 projects you can do to slowly build up your canning skills.  Direct Download Resources: Resource for canning times and recipes Negroni Cocktail Brine recipe Carey Pressure Canner (It is $140 today -- keep your eye out for a sale) Membership Sign Up Make it a great week! Song: Mr Clammy by Sauce

Today, we will do a Holler Homestead roundup review and look into fall. That’s right, it has been a few months since we took a look at my homestead here, how it is doing, and where we are going as we move into fall. Right now is when you should be readying your fall beds. Now is when you should be at least half wat finished canning your winter stores. Now is when you should be thinking – Christmas is coming, what will I make for gifts? And now is a great time for the quarterly assessment of your lifestyle goals. Direct Download Membership Sign Up: https://livingfreeintennessee.com/iump-subscription-plan/ What Mother Nature is Providing This is where we talk about what is coming off the land around us to enrich our lives. Passion flower: Goats have unearthed passionflower which will turn into passion fruit this fall Elderberries are coming on fast and I will miss harvesting some due to my business trip this week.  All the vegetables: squash, beans, corn, cabbage, tomatoes, peppers, herbs, swiss chard Sweet po

Today, we have an exploration topic: Navigating tough communications and interpersonal relationships. What does that have to do with homesteading or independence? Well it turns out it has a lot to do with both those things. What Mother Nature is providing Squash bugs and vine borers have won yet again - the early heat wave. Tomatoes, green beans, okra, corn Elderberry, sumac berries, lemon balm Mimosa flowers are still going strong Still haven’t seen blueberries Confession on garlic: You can’t dig when you have pneumonia What we are preserving this week Buch update Drying sage, lemonbalm and peppermint Canning corn and beans Tales from the Prepper Pantry From last week: It’s about time to re-organize all the canned goods and take an assessment Operation prepper pantry fury as Brian would say Defrosting the chest freezer will happen soon - as soon as I am well Listener Feedback Phone consultation question Listening twice Operation Independence Refined focus has helped despite losing weeks to illness.

Today, we have a chat with the Tactical Redneck about the MBTI personality types and how he has learned from this way of categorizing people to improve his interpersonal skills at work. It is a fast interview paired with an update from Samantha the Savings Ninja.

Today, I want to talk about how focusing on a few things can help you get many things done. That’s right. We have touched on this concept in other episodes, but today, I thought we could dive a little deeper. And what sparked this idea? Well, it is the new Facebook group, Living Free in Tennessee Coffee Break. This is where lots of listeners are starting to post up to 3 do or die items that they will get done that day to move themselves forward toward their long-term goals. Some of the things are small, like taking a walk every morning. Some are big: like put up 6 bushels of corn — or some crazy amount — that took that person three days, but she got it done. And people are posting pictures of their progress and sharing ideas. But why three? Why now? We will talk about that after our segments. What Mother Nature is providing Lots of tomatoes, cukes, squashes, onions, cabbage, greenbeans Mullein flowers have arrive and it is time to harvest Mimosa flowers are here – tincture Someone put a goat roast in my free

Today we talk about five uses for an abundance of cucumbers. Everyone else around me who got their gardens started on time are drowning in cucumbers! I even got a text from a long time friend asking me how to make pickles this week. And SHE doesn’t do canning ---- yet. So if I am drowning in cucumbers without even having mine even begin to develop yet, then other people who were more responsible about planting this year must be covered up in these tasty veggies. NEW Membership Portal Discount! MT Knives. Resources MT Knives: MtKnives.net The MTK Talon Membership Sign Up Cucumbers as beauty supplies Canning in 8 Projects Episode: Pickles Tomato Cucumber Soup What Mother Nature is providing Lots of tomatoes Overwhelming numbers of cucumbers Sweet potato greens Early onions Cabbage - sauerkraut Watercress and salad are done Tales from the Prepper Pantry Hashbrowns on pizza - buy sharpies Dealing with smelly/mildew clothes in the south at this time of year Dishwasher soap experiment Listener feedback New Facebo

I have a special one for you today. Remember the lady who bought the acreage in the Ozarks with multiple dilapidated cabins and a cave with a restaurant built into it? That’s right, I had a chance to catch up with Dori a few weeks ago and find out how her winter went, where she has made progress and what her past 9 months or so have been like. Yes, today you get to hear about her walk toward independence, one year later.  Resources Awesome Soap: SimplyCleansing.com Dori's Project - 40 Acres and a Cave Membership Sign Up What Mother Nature is providing The first tomato! (and New tomato transplants in the aquaponics system) Everything - we are getting just about everything right now minus Okra. Summer salads Creamy cucumber with dill German style potato salad (shhhh Lynn) Coleslaw Tart Pasta Salad Tales from the Prepper Pantry CANNING SEASON Advice from the Cocktail Whisperer(See more from David over at Biltong for Breakfast) Icy Smooth Bourbon Beverage  Operation Independence $500 for grey water r

I had an inspiration, a breakthrough. It was really just a simple thought, but that doesn't sound as cool as a breakthrough. And it came to me at the oddest time. It came at a time when all was quiet, I wasn’t thinking about grey water, or canning, or growing Holler Roast Coffee, or the paper or anything else. It came to me in a moment of silence, when I was kicking back observing the world around me, just walking along the road with my dogs. And it got me to thinking. What do we need to have in place to have breakthroughs? What can we do to help ourselves grow and change? We will talk about that later in the show. Two Year anniversary: Membership sale for one week! Resources Membership Sign Up Five Elements of Homemade Salad Dressing What Mother Nature is providing Elderflowers are still going strong Wineberries Basil Cabbage Raspberries for about another week Green Garlic: Cream of garlic soup Green tomatoes First Jalapeno pepper from the Aquaponics system Tales from the Prepper Pantry Drying last year’s g

Today we will talk to Vin Armani about declaring independence. What struck me about his talk at Liberty Forum was that it was not a tired lecture on the the historical relevance of our Declaration of Independence here, it was an evaluation of what sparks people to choose to be free, and what character elements one needs to have to do it. We also have a crypto tip from our friend Kurt. Show Resources Find Vin Armani Online Membership Sign Up Episode 8: Five Uses for Summer Squash Purse.io What Mother Nature is providing Poke Weed, Tiger lillies - Lilium lancifolium, Basil Cabbage Broccoli Yellow squash begins Raspberries are ripe Garlic is coming out of the ground this week And we’ve still got elderberry blooms to fritter up, as well as red clover flowers to harvest and dry for tea Tales from the Prepper Pantry We got our first round of beets to pickle Harvest Bounty Letting Tomato Suckers get about 6-8 inches long them putting them in the ebb and flow bed to root for future transplant Starting to plan

Today we talk about animals on the homestead, and more particularly training animals on the homestead. This is not the all-successful animal trainer’s view of getting your animals in line telling you how to achieve impossible results with just one week of practice when they have spent a lifetime learning. This will be a discussion of the benefits of training your livestock and some ideas on how to do that, as well as stories and examples of things I have done well here at the Holler Homestead === and not so well. Direct Download What Mother Nature is providing Poke Weed Tiger lilies - Lilium lancifolium Lettuce Garlic flowers Chard Dill Basil Tales from the Prepper Pantry Using up non-pickled beets Drying last year’s garlic to make garlic powder Harvest Bounty The 5 foot tomato was really 4 feet. NOW it is 5 feet and the blight begins Trellising Sweet potato greens are ready Questions from Listeners: What exactly do 'you' do with dandelions. Do you roast the root, dry the leaves for tea, etc. How do yo

Today, we walk through all the endeavors here at the Holler Homestead and assess if we are in track, where to focus and how to move forward. Assessing your progress along the year is important to developing the lifestyle you want, building independence and stability and staying focused. What Mother Nature is providing Poke Weed Elderflower Fritters Watercress is done until it cools down Seeing unripe wild raspberries on the vines Tales from the Prepper Pantry Corn is used up! Celebrating Strawberry Geranium Jam Harvest Bounty Lettuce and chard The 5 foot tall tomato Vining plants are ready for trellising Operation Independence $50 in on the replaced plug Make it a great week! Song: Mr. Clammy Resources Membership Sign Up

Today, I want to circle back on community, self-reliance, and side hustles. You see, we had a great Spring Workshop here in late April, and some pretty cool relationships came from that. And not just the - oh hey I met you at a workshop kind, but some real relationships. My next door neighbor has worked two days at another participant’s farm, there is another gathering coming up this weekend that has coordinated itself, and so much more.  What Mother Nature is providing Hemlock is flowering The usuals for salad: hairy vetch, watercress, dandelion Garlic scapes!! Salad Sprouts are back up and running since I am home Tales from the Prepper Pantry Farmers market update: All salads all the time - things are waaay behind this season Staying the course on using things up Harvest Bounty We lost about 5 of the 20 fish  Operation Independence Update on the new schedule: Today has been the first day I was able to really follow it. The AirbnB is open for the season and we are getting lots of rent Song: Wolf by S

Today, we explore why adding creative pursuits into your life helps you succeed in other areas, even if you are not the best in show in whatever creative thing you choose to learn. You may be wondering what this has to do with designing a successful and happy life, homesteading, freedom, or side hustles. Here’s the thing. It’s hard to justify it in a pithy soundbite. But creative pursuits result in physical, mental and emotional benefits. So hang with me on this and I hope you will find ways to reprogram yourself through creative pursuits as you design the life you love. This episode is dedicated to Puff --- our kitty that was with us for too short a time. What Mother Nature is providing Asparagus Goldenseal, a plant rife with medicinal uses Salve season is here with the comfrey and jewelweed right at perfect harvest size for this purpose. Aquaponics update: Another salad has resulted from the system, which is crankin out some growth. We added 20 goldfish last night and have lost one so far. And I did plant

Today, I want to share with you a beginner’s perspective on Aquaponics. At the LFTN Spring Workshop, two awesome guys installed an Aquaponics system here, so I got to witness first hand how to install something right the first time, AND we have been using it for a week now. One of the things that has kept me from doing aquaponics here has been how hard it sounds to set something up, so having this in place is a big deal. So for those of you out there thinking about aquaponics, or even those who are not sure it is a good idea, I want to let you know what it is like as a beginner to launch and learn about Aquaponics. Direct Download Membership Portal What Mother Nature is providing Watercress is winding up Hairy vetch, chickweed and deadnettle Stinging nettle is blooming here and will die back until fall, unless we get rainy/cooling in the next month or so Asparagus Goldenseal, a plant rife with medicinal uses Tea time: lemon balm, blackberry and raspberry leaves. There should be bee balm, but I must have mana

Today, we review the good, the bad, the ugly from the Living Free in Tennessee Spring Workshop with The Tactical Redneck, one of our participants. All in all, things went well, folks got to learn from each other about homesteading things, a surprise session on how to capture bee swarms happened, and we even got to be intimately involved with a real aquaponics installation. It was a good time, and we hope that the relationships forged at this event will serve all those who were here well for years to come. Make it a great week! Song; Cilly Song, by Sauce

Today we talk through 7 steps to take to deescalate tense situations, talk about bees and bee swarms, and share stores of what has gone on at the Holler Homestead over the past week or so. This spring has run away and we had snowflakes this morning, as well as some fun goaty antics.

Today we talk about 10 tips for coordinating a workshop on your own property. Want to know why? Well, selfishly, this is in part because ALL I am thinking about right now is workshop details. And also because I know lots of you are on your own side hustle or entrepreneurial adventure. It is so cool when you send me emails about what you are up to. And you guys have neat skills that not everyone has. When you are in this situation, it becomes tempting to host a workshop and share the knowledge. So today, we will go over some early lessons I have learned getting the LFTN18 Spring Workshop up and running. What Mother Nature is providing Dryad’s Saddle Watercress is getting long in the tooth, deadnettle and wild mustard flower Raspberry leaves for tea Mint is starting to come on Tales from the Prepper Pantry Play a little help from our friends The snakes were tamed by a very special set of visitors who reminded me to have fun no matter what - and fun we did have. The sweet potato slips Using up the canned good

It’s been awhile since we explored a freedom topic, and as most of you know, the ability to live life as freely as possible is one reason that Mark and I have chosen to go on this homesteading journey. So today, I thought that it might be fun to examine something about freedom that most people don’t talk much about: building the ability to know what is none of your business. You’ve all heard the term “Nimby” right? Well today we will walk through that, along with our usual segments and a few tales from the Holler. Direct Download What Mother Nature is providing • Dryad’s Saddle • Watercress, deadnettle and wild mustard flowers • Poke and hairy vetch should be coming out soon Tales from the Prepper Pantry • The blue bins and resulting can of snakes • Pickled beets in deviled eggs • Three final squashes to be buried in the garden • Onions still hanging in there • 8 jars of turkey stock put up Getting the gardens ready • Seedlings are in place • Need to trim the raspberries and thin out the wood chips • Hoping t