Living Free In Tennessee - Nicole Sauce

Today I am joined by Bear Independent and John Willis as we talk about prepping with an eye toward progress instead of panic.   Show Resources Special Operations Equipment Living Free in Tennessee Bear Independent Grindstone Ministeries Refuge Medical   Main content of the show   As recorded in this video: https://youtu.be/o5U9FqHdhDk   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

Today we talk about homesteading in the dog days, the business of summer, preserving food and more. Swale Workshop Forage Berries: Blue, Rasp., Wine, Black, Goose Elderberries are not yet rip but moving that direction Comfrey Plantain Mint Almost echinacea time Livestock 7 baby rabbits Clearing Basecamp (sheep) Duckling due in the next week Ducks as entertainment Freeloaders Grow Drought update Cucumber week Volunteers in the pig pasture Green beans in slow motion Garden30 update Preparing the fall bed Starting seeds Preservation Update Holler Neighbors/Community Kat’s blueberry patch Free seeds from Ashley Roller Coaster transition Infrastructure Perimeter Hot Wire (Possible Open House) Cooking outside Finances Chicken Class - traded labor for half priced birds 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:

Today is a conversation with Tori frow out Mewe group about what her family eats, and how to extrapolate form that to developing a better food savings account. 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

Today we talk about how to contact content creators, a cool new podcasting app, livestock, weathering drought and more with Jack Spirko and John Willis.   Show Resources Special Operations Equipment Living Free in Tennessee The Survival Podcast   Main content of the show Replay of the Tuesday Live on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXi3b79U5eo 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

Today we walk through the week on the homestead: drought, lack of rain, growing plants in drought, preparing the chicken workshop, and lack of water. Swale Workshop Forage Milk Weed Flowers Dry grass Dry mint Dry bergamont BTW it is dry Plantain seed- they are dry Livestock 2 new does are in house KH has baby rabbits Sheep are inching closer to the barn and field where they will mostly live Duck is setting 8 viable eggs Snapping turtle woes Goats need to earn their keep Chick processing preparations - relief! Grow Without sprinklers and the hydro systems we would be screwed this year The great tomato blight weather pattern is upon us Beets, garlic, carrots, cucumbers Still no green beans Best dill year ever Rabbit poop is magic Holler Neighbors/Community Update on what we plan to do with Basecamp Infrastructure Fencing, fencing, fencing Setting plans for the flooring under Tajmaholler Finances 2022 chicken raising cost Membership Plug Make it a great week! GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, C

Today we talk about choosing freedom through geography, the criminal justice system, differences in the West versus the South, music, and more with Tesstimona, John Willis and NIcole Sauce. Show Resources Special Operations Equipment Living Free in Tennessee The Survival Podcast 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

Today I walk through #my3things as well as discuss why LFTN came to be and also why preparing for life is what is needed to thrive. Epoch Times covers Self Reliance Festival - welcome the new folks Fall Events July 30 & 31, Swale Workshop in Camden, TN ($197) September 26-29, Butchering Masterclass in Camden, TN ($TBD) Oct 1-2, Self Reliance Festival in Camden, TN ($75) Oct 28-29, Food Forest Install Workshop, Lancaster, TN ($375) - tickets launch August 1 Tales from the Prepper Pantry A word on the drought and its impact on crops Early spring greens transition Still no green beans or cucumbers but they should hit next week Chickens for the winter Busy day meal preparation for a stir fry Filling in the gaps in the pantry: salt, vinegar, etc Frugality tip for extension cords from Strider47 Weekly Shopping Report for 06/25/2022 Operation Independence Broccoli Story Main topic of the Show: Revisit #My3Things Zumba class at the gym Set up election booths for tomorrow’s election Start clearing growth

  Today is a homestead update where we discuss what happens next with the sheep, discuss the impact of this year’s drought, share another livestock loss, and more. Forage Dill weed is ready to harvest or let go to seed Should get green beans this week Tomatoes are getting close Wild raspberries are ripe Bergamot / bee balm harvest time and mint harvest time So much I am missing due to travel Found a bartlett pear tree at basecamp that is HUGE Livestock Rabbit passed - not sure why but it was hot and she was pregnant KH’s bunnies had babies What is next for the sheep: Moving to the barn next door - we are prescreening the terrain for knows hazardous plants Shade spot last week during the extreme heat Sheep are bucket racists: they dislike the white ones Sheep nutrient and seeking timothy hay in large amounts 5-6 eggs a day from ducks Grow Hillside garden looks fantastic Tomato wall is amazing Rabbit poop/garden 30 results and update Carrots, squash, etc Holler Neighbors/Community T took care of darn nea

Today we talk about permaculture, swales, livestock, bug out locations and more with Billy Bond and John Willis. Show Resources Special Operations Equipment Living Free in Tennessee Perma Pastures Farm Main content of the show Replay of the Live on Youtube. 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

Today, we take a step back to the basics. You know, the shoulds, the coulds and the I cant’s. The things that are relatively easy to handle but get pushed aside. Managing Events Webinar - June 28 at 7pm (Moved the date) SelfRelianceFestival.com has tickets, speaker and demo applications, etc up. Tales from the Prepper Pantry The Beet Story (28 jars) Round 1 of herb harvest and processing this week How I handle the dill challenge All the pork dishes! Using up last year’s chickens Shopping Report from Joe Weekly Shopping Report 06/18/2022 Frugal Tip Use the sun - clothing, water, freshening blankets, growing chicks Operation Independence No need for a grocery store Main topic of the Show: Back to the Basics Story of “Google doesn’t work anymore…”and other observations. Layer after layer of training - even in those of us who think we are immune to it Levels of complexity to everything: What it takes to buy gas at a Shell station The programming is working even though we don’t want it to, and retreating

Today is the weekly homestead update including successfully addressing bloat in a ram, rabbits, pigs muscovys, weedmageddon and more.   Self Reliance Festival, Fall Edition, Oct 1 & 2, Tickets, etc. here.   Forage Mimosa blossoms A second cauliflower! Green onions, swiss chard, squash flowers, green tomatoes, new potatoes Seed for things you want to have: plantain, clover, etc Sweet potato greens, malabar spinach, etc   Livestock Rabbits due this coming week Sheep bloat story White buckets Pig is nesting but does not look pregnant Muscovy Broody Goats are jealous of sheep Need help harvesting honey/with bees due to my allergy On habits and new animals - step ins and reels, clay ground   Grow Garden30 Update - weedmageddon Fertility update The wall of tomatoes Green beans are blooming Furnace like weather in June Beets!  Blight update with aspirin   Holler Neighbors/Community Jenni will be moving on to her next opportunity - and is still a Holler Neighbor Chicken processing preparation HVAC Install

Today we talk about growing food the easy way and more with Michael Whisler of Easy Peasy Gardening and John Willis. Show Resources Special Operations Equipment Living Free in Tennessee EasyPeasyGardens.com Main content of the show Replay of the Tuesday Live on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UcF8_JYbbw 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

  Today I am joined by Jake Robinson to talk all about freeze drying - a thing he has been doing for years. If you are wanting to know MORE about freeze drying, this is a great episode to listen to! Show Resources My Harvest Right Affiliate Link: https://affiliates.harvestright.com/1095.html Jake’s Website: www.buybuyland.com Main content of the show About Jake: Long time TSP member & contributor Vocation Flipping Raw Land Enjoy learning new self-reliant skills Married, working to become more detached from systems of dependence Beekeeper, mead and kombucha maker, working on developing animal production to win the  Have you developed a routine or approach to FDing? How can you justify the cost of the upfront investment - isn't it cost-prohibitive and isn't the breakeven point a bridge-to-far? What are your favorite foods to FD? You've been able to leverage your FD with trades or barters - can you explain how you did this? Can you provide any source for research, support and feedback to improve a person's F

Today we talk about growing food, monleypox, food plant fires, and the real things we should be talking about in relationship to guns with Jack Spirko and John Willis. This episode is explicit Show Resources Special Operations Equipment Living Free in Tennessee The Survival Podcast Main content of the show Replay of the Tuesday Live on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCvsmWZGHg4 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

Today we ask a simple question: What are you preparing for? I will share with you what I am preparing for, and what I am NOT preparing for and why I have made these decisions. Announcements 1 seat left: Cricket Processing Workshop (I miscounted) June Webinar: Starting an Event, June 26 at 5pm Central Tales from the Prepper Pantry First round of canning this week: Ant Helen’s Pickled Beets Testing freeze dried beet greens to see if I can reconstitute and saute and have the mouth feel right Defrosting freezer story and a word on freezer alarms 50 lbs bacon Breakfast sausage Canning kitchen is set up! Frugal Tip Bone Broth Process Shopping Update from Joe on Mewe Weekly Shopping Report for 06/04/2022 The weather should be reasonable all weekend, but warmer tomorrow than today, so off we went. We made four stops. The first stop was Dollar Tree. They have no more mackerel. We saw a few other "second-choice" options, but the only thing I got there was a cold drink. Second was Home Depot. The price of a 2x4 ha

Today we talk about sad things, clearing land with sheep, incoming ducks, making unusable land usable and more. There will be a live Q & A after the show so get your questions in! Forage Wheat is ready to harvest Iding herbals/wilds that we do not want the sheep to eat Day Lilies are blooming  Garden: Cover crop sautees, daily salad Inside cherry tomatoes Livestock Rabbit ear mites No ducklings yet Eating things faster than we thought so we are moving them each day until cleared (overseeding pasture mix) Muscovies incoming tomorrow thanks to Kerry and Lisa 4 eggs a day - summer slump Sheep story Grow Squash and cukes are looking good Round 2 of green beans germinated Transitioning AP to summer crops Tomato wall has bloom (45 days to ripe tomatoes) Dill and herbs are crankin Squash are popping up from guerilla planted places Weeding video Holler Neighbors/Community Potluck This Weekend Errands made easy with Jenni and Knighhawk Dividing work for Self Reliance Fest (Plus the housesitter) Infrastruct

Today we talk about how decentralization empowers you, and whatever else you bring up in the live chat with Xavier Hawk of Phireon.com and John Willis of SPecial Operations Equipment. Show Resources Special Operations Equipment Living Free in Tennessee Phireon.com Main content of the show Replay of the Tuesday Live on Youtube: https://youtu.be/6Bb0FmwTKm4 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

Today is a homestead update about rabbit ears, incoming livestock, emergency room visits, food success, and more. Forage About to get Elderberry flower Sassafras Leaves Fodder tree harvest round one is in process Red clover - the clover story Livestock Pig nest and pond sealing update Sheep Arriving Chickens keep getting stuck in the feeder (Class is almost sold out) Goat troubles Rabbit Ear Mites New Ducks coming soon - broody duck 2.0 and what we are doing about it Grow Arugula and greens have patches established in the garden Squash in pig pasture (Rehab in process, water automated) Nutrient issue in Sunshine plot and location problem Succession planting where the outdoor lettuce was A word on the week of intermittent rain and planting Holler Neighbors/Community Lots of visitors through this week, potluck solution, taking next week off from visits How we found the sheep Preparing SRF - Call for volunteers Infrastructure Chicken Tractor Fencing Tomato walls are done IBCs ready for the AP Sheep Fenc

Today we talk about upselling, self reliance and more  with Toolman Tim and John Willis. LAST CHANCE: Pig Processing Workshop June 10 Self Reliance Festival June 11 & 12 Niti Added A Food Church Workshop, June 10 (COUPON CODE LFT50OFF) Paul Wheaton has a Kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paulwheaton/free-heat?ref=1f3rkb Chicken Processing Workshop, July 2 9am-2pm Show Resources Special Operations Equipment https://www.youtube.com/c/TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP   Main content of the show Replay of the Tuesday Live on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MceTD-y9DM8 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 Affilia

Today is a response to a question from a listener who wanted to know how it is that the LFTN Community is so functional, mostly spam and scam free, and able to talk about hard things in a productive way. Rather than just answer that one person, I thought I would share some thoughts on how to foster a functional community. Announcements: Chicken Processing will be rescheduled to July 2. Tuesday Live Update Tales from the Prepper Pantry Post vacation reset Garden producing all vegetables (What that looks like) FD running 24/7 and freezers being used to stage the next batch Canning kitchen almost set up (why we have it outside) Curing and grinding the pork to finish the four pigs Chicken breast recipe - alfredo (Cook With What You Have) Frugal Tip Gas Buddy Reusable bag update Operation Independence We are at 90% from Homestead food at this time of year - it feels very good. Considering renting access to our processing setup Main topic of the Show:  Decide Purpose (Communicate it) More is bad (Communi