Living Free In Tennessee - Nicole Sauce

Today, I am joined by a visitor to the Holler Homestead to do a thought of the walk on the concept of filling your cup. You can't pour from an empty cup, so the saying goes and lately I have been burning the candle at both ends - to use way too many cliche sayings in one sentence. So as I navigate a busy fall, I wanted to talk about ways to fill the cup and find balance. Fair warning: If you visit the Holler on podcast day, sometimes you end up on the podcast, right Ken Eash? Direct Download Chicken Processing Workshop is Sold Out Main topic of the Show: TOTW on Filling Your Cup with Ken Eash 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! 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

Pressure canning really freaks some people out. We have all heard stories of the famous exploding pressure canner. But to safely process green beans, aside from making dilly beans, you need to use a pressure canner or freeze them. Today, I will walk you through the pressure canning process, using green beans as the example. #HollerHatWednesday: What is she up to now? Unloose the Goose tonight at 7:30pm Stump the Sauce From Ken: Maintaining the Blackstone Tales from Another Booze Whisperer Four Summer Mocktails What’s Up in the Garden Time to take out the tomatoes -- looking to transplant something in their stead Doing a hail Mary round of seeds in the garden Garlic bed preparations in the next 2 weeks Lots of cucumbers, squash, sweet potato greens The truth about my fall garden: Beets, greens, garlic, and brassicas and that is likely it Episode 339: Canning Green Beans When to pressure can Equipment needed Annual Safety Check  Gage vs weighted canners Canning Resources: National Center for Home Food Pre

Today is a variety show where I take questions and share thoughts about: Podcasting, wholesale pricing in your business, the coin shortage, what is up with our food supply outages, strawberries and getting ready for what may happen. Holler Neighbor Livestream: https://youtu.be/69ISRhuVluw Poultry Processing Workshop: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/2020/08/17/chicken-processing-workshop-september-21-2020/ Tales from the Prepper Pantry Adding more to the pantry -- shared pantry idea Eating as much fresh as possible while we can Soon will add chickens to the freezer Time to start indoor growing again Green Chili Weekend announcement: $20/10 -- registration is up: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/2020/08/24/green-chili-weekend-2020/ Featured Forrage: Paw Paw Operation Independence Evening journaling and making time for myself Main topic of the Show: A Variety Show Podcasting questions Melissa: How to record Interviews Wholesale pricing in your business The coin shortage Debi on shortages The c

Today is a Thought of the Walk (TOTW) episode. Every so often, I go on a walk. Sometimes I have a thought to share. Opportunity is the Friday thought - and how to make room for it in your life -- or how to choose which one is best when all of them come at once. 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!   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, as promised, I have a very special interview with none other than Gregg Yows about his creative side hustle, prepping, transition and with a special launch of something new. Chicken Processing Workshop: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/2020/08/17/chicken-processing-workshop-september-21-2020/ Show Resources Revolution Rock And Roll:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gyows https://www.facebook.com/yowsmusic/ Main content of the show Gregg Yows is a creative guy who ties flies, loves the outdoors and has a mysterious hobby that is slowly growing into a business. Hear all about it on today's show. Ok fine. He's a AWESOME musician. He just released a song today that I think y'all will like.  Download Five Gallon Bucket 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

Today is a Friday so we have an interview show today. And today I talk with Ken Eash about building to your life’s purpose and more. Poultry Processing Workshop Sign Up Launches Saturday Morning! Show Resources Connect With Ken Eash https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengegrowthmastery https://www.facebook.com/empoweringforwardmomentum https://www.facebook.com/constructionandhandymanservices/ Topic Do work that inspires you. Kenneth and Carmel Eash packed up and moved from south Georgia to rural Kentucky in 2016 to live a homesteading lifestyle, chasing the time and freedom for the things in life that truly matter. Kenneth currently runs a small construction/handyman business as well as part time teen life/career coaching. Carmel spends her time gardening, taking care of animals, and managing her house cleaning biz. Together their mission in life is to inspire others to live healthier, happier, and do everything possible to escape the rat-race. Interview Make it a great week GUYS! Don’t forget about the

Today, we will talk through the basics of starting a podcast because so many of you have asked of late. Since this is live on Youtube, I will take live q & A from there if any shows up. #HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with? Unloose the Goose tonight at 7:30pm: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChLkn_5InomdoHWmgMiECfQ Holler Neighbor Livestream - shared pantry discussion: https://youtu.be/qST--X-xCiI Stump the Sauce From Chris: Recently a friend gave me a large bucket of fresh figs.  I made some jam but still have a lot left.  Do you have some ideas for fig recipes?  Thank you Nicole.  What’s Up in the Garden Summer Squash Frankensquash Weeding and care Tomato update Fall Planting in the AP Main topic of the Show: How to Start a Podcast Episode 20: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/2017/01/23/episode-20-8-lessons-learned-from-starting-a-podcast/ Just Do it Use what you have on hand Define your core and stick to it Not all podcast hosts are the same – find a good one and learn what t

Today, I was going to talk with you about how to start a podcast because multiple people have asked me this question. But then a homestead day happened. Got up, had quiet coffee, started roasting, missed a call. We are doing a round of meat chickens. I plan to also do a processing class. They are going to arrive Thursday this week. And in true homesteading colors, the things that happen on the days they are supposed to happen don’t. So I picked up chicks this morning a day early -- and this is a good thing, but my benchmark for coffee volume is now going to be a push. A push that will happen no matter what because it has to.  As I showed Tactical how to get the chicks going, I realized that lots of folks are starting birds for the first time, so today I will share how I raise baby chickens. Save the date: Monday Sept 21 for the processing workshop. $65 and you get to take your chicken home. Stump the Sauce From Dori: Freezer questions What’s Up in the Garden It rained a million inched and the weeds went fr

Today, we hear from listeners about jumping in - getting going and addressing the thing that holds you back. No Show Friday or Monday Unloose the Goose is a hit! (Hosting update) Tales from the Prepper Pantry Sometimes you need a pantry reset Spreadsheet (Next level tracking & Why) Community pantry concept Corn Salsa Recipe, feedback #MYThree Things Weekend Edition Operation Independence HRC is launching something really cool this week or next - stay tuned Basecamp has its new tenant - Jenni  Main topic of the Show: jump Synchronicity - you know how it seems like when you think about something and then start talking about it that you find other people are also thinking about it? Last week I got pretty sick. It started the Friday before last, ebbed a bit over the weekend, then hit like a ton of bricks on Monday morning.  It completely derailed the day - I had been all excited to go into the week kicking ass and taking names. Instead I spent much of the day in bed. SO I thought I would see what would ha

It has been a pretty long time since Dori Mulder was on the show. And today, we are fixing this! Dori has had a ton of things change in her life over the past year or so and today she joining us to talk about those changes and what that has meant for her homesteading adventures. Travelling to Oregon Next week - no Friday Show Next Week or the Following Monday Main content of the show Dori Mulder first came on the LFTN scene in 2017 when she was purchasing a piece a unique property with a large cave and multiple cabins. She has been on the show 4 times (I think). She lives in Jefferson City MO, works part time for the Army National Guard, and works full time as a Loan Officer for Veterans United Home Loans. She is an hobby homesteader who loves gardening, making kombucha, fermenting sauerkraut, making herbal salves, and learning how to forage from the weeds in the area. She learned all this homesteady stuff from Nicole who has been her catalyst for inspired inquiry into self sufficiency. Update on Dori 2.0

Today we talk about website questions you have in a semi-live, semi-social media Q & A Session. #HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with? See in Instagram @nicolesauce Holler Neighbor Special Edition - New Neighbors: https://youtu.be/ZNV--iWgg74 Unloose the Goose, episode 3 : https://www.unloosethegoose.com/2020/07/29/the-futility-of-politics-the-utility-of-community/ Stump the Sauce Stumped myself with beet recipes Kvass Beet chips - yummy Beet Ketchup - yummy Beet relish (I would add jalapeno to this) What’s Up in the Garden Harvested 25lbs of tomatoes today - total for the year is about 45 lbs from 12 plants Giant pumpkin vine Poor cucumber pollination Things on pause Fall stuff is in, minus brassica starts Main topic of the Show: Website Q & A 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 Si

Today I want to share some thoughts on Community quality and why I think some really large communities are no goes for so many people. Next Wednesday will be a website Q&A show and will record live on Youtube at 12pm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl3OvqIp4J8 Then Thursday is a special Edition of the Holler Neighbor LIvestream at 7pm Central. We will be welcoming a new neighbor - any idea who it might be?  TOTW on Community Quality Have you ever thought you found a great group of people that you could interact, a community say surrounding a hobby like kayaking or building birdhouses, only to discover that they SEEMED great from the outside but once you got to the inside, most folks just talked about doing these things rather than doing them. Our community quality metrics are skewed. Facebook launched way back when and it quickly became a competition about how many friends you had. And this is similar to how we measure the success of community. When successful groups and communities are talked about, the

Today, we will discuss what you need to know if you want to build your business website -- or outsource it to someone else. It does not have to be a bear. #HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and why is she not home? Holler Neighbor Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s24fyyTuVxU Email feedback to nicole@livingfreeintennessee.com What’s Up in the Garden The loofah has bloomed -  And lots of other things! Featured Forage: The Tulip Poplar, Liriodedron tulipifera, http://www.eattheweeds.com/tulip-tree/ Nectar from the blooms is sweet ?Sap? Tonic of inner bark for people recovering from illness to overcome lethargy Highly astringent leaves were used as topical applications for fever, sprains, bruises and rheumatic swellings. Main topic of the show: Your Business Website Content Clarity of who you are and what problem you can solve for me (im out of coffee) Platform: wordpress vs wix vs squarespace vs something else Hosting: price, security, shared hosting, contract duration Security and Maintenance:

Today, I talk about the tenacity of an earlier generation and what we can glean from them to navigate this shifting economy. Holler Neighbors Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s24fyyTuVxU Tales from the Prepper Pantry Scarcity has returned to the grocery stores and shipping is slow again. Consider making sure your pantry is ready for another turbulent time. Paper towel alternatives Tp alternatives Harvest Breakfast Platter Building to a 6 month supply of what we always eat Preservation Process Putting up more beets - seeking beet canning recipes for things other than pickled beets Broccoli story Ham Blueberry story Salsa Dehydrated herbs Operation Independence Basecamp and the holler cabin are rented - part of the rental property foundation project Scored free blueberries and tomatoes! Main topic of the Show:  Income in a Shifting Economy Last week, I joined a gaggle of other podcasters in the creation of a new show, called Unloose the Goose. We are focusing on solutions for big problems, talking

Last week, I posted in our online communities a question - who has canning questions. So today, I will cover the first set of a TON of questions that arrived. This really makes me wonder when we can schedule that canning webinar this month? #HollerHatWednesday: What is she up to today? Canning webinar tomorrow - sign up here: https://calendly.com/sparkcomm/canning1?month=2020-07 New Podcast! Unloose the Goose: Unloosethegoose.com What’s Up in the Garden Updated the trellising strategy in the ap and made sure all the suckers were off the tomatoes Mexican Sourgurken will be ready soon Scapes came and went and it is time to harvest garlic and baby potatoes Featured Forage: Jewel Weed, Impatiens aurea (MUHL.), Impatiens biflora (WALT.)  https://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/j/jewelw08.html In the garden - pretty plant that reseeds itself after established - liked partial shade and moist ground so it grows around here near creeks and pods and runoff areas. Can choke out poison ivy, pretty, touch me not Herbal re

Today we will walk through a day in a country kitchen that is filled with preserving, cooking, harvesting and other “from scratch” undertakings. Summer time is the high point for so many projects that it can get a little overwhelming -- and sometimes just knowing that everyone else who lives this way faces the same problems can go a long way in how your approach summer inn a farm, homestead or urbanstead kitchen. This week’s webinar: https://calendly.com/sparkcomm/canning1?month=2020-07 Introduction to canning - Thursday, July 16, 12pm Central Tales from the Prepper Pantry Dilly beans being put up this week (why) Saving Tomatoes when you have too few to can Salsa canning season is here Still need to do the freezer defrost and audit Feature Forage - (defer) Operation Independence Arranged to finish hooking up the solar hot water heater - fingers crossed because the less propane I use, the less I buy Exciting new project at Holler Roast - more as things develop Main topic of the Show: Kitchen Logistics for

Yesterday I posted in our online communities a question - who has canning questions. So today, I will cover the first set of a TON of questions that arrived.  #HollerHatWednesday: What in tarnation is that? What’s Up in the Garden Fall Garden in Salads all the time Plant RX Main topic of the Show:  Canning Q & A, Part 1 Christina For the person who has never canned before.  What are two or three things that are easy to can and have a high success rate? To give the person the confidence and the motivation to continue the journey. On the other side of that.  What are two or three things that you don't recommend for the beginning canner until they get some experience under their belts? Lettie What's the best thing for a first time cancer to can? Kira What kind of pressure canner do you recommend? Easiest first time pressure canning recipes? Brett What is better water bath versus pressure canned? Rather, why not pressure can everything? Lisa Differences in canners and using the right tool for the job. I’v

Today, we go back to that discussion I started just before the workshop in episode 313. It breaks my heart to see the destruction and violence that has erupted this year. To watch people who managed not to lose everything during the covid shut downs, lose it to vandals as things start to open up breaks my heart. To see people claim there is no racism in the us when there so clearly is, breaks my heart. To see an ever mounting list of demands that do nothing to address the core issue but cause lots of news buzz breaks my heart - and all of this heartbreak is done from the quiet solitude of my home. Where I am also doing nothing. So I thought to myself, what if I start talking about it on the podcast. And that was episode 313 was all about. The beginning of a discussion. An invitation to interact on this topic in a meaningful and open way. And several of you had something to say. Tales from the Prepper Pantry Added 14 jars of pickles,10 jars of pickled beets, and 8 jars of pork stock to the pantry this weekend

This week, I harvested a little over four gallons of honey and realized we have not talked honeybees in a long time. Today I will walk you through my honey extraction process. #HollerHatWednesday Email feedback to nicole@livingfreeintennessee.com Stump the Sauce From Sarah: What to do with too many pickles Cream of pickle soup recipe What’s Up in the Garden Found poke in my bean patch so we had it with eggs Beans are coming on - seeding more in the garlic patch First ripe tomatoes! Cucumber plants are blooming Finishing out the beet crop for the year - may try again in the fall Main topic of the Show: Extracting Honey 2 person process How much to extract Choosing frames/Spacing frames Queen Excluders are Awesome Storing in an ant free environment Tools I use for extraction - the roller to remove caps, the centrifuge Video of the extraction from last year Other ways I have done this in the past Filtering and Jarring Storing Keeping the wax It is not hard, but it is dangerous as I have illustrated this

Today is the day you have been waiting for - the day that we do the LFTN workshop rundown. But unlike other years, instead of a blow-by-blow I thought I would center this on the community that we have at LFTN. So today’s run through will be of the superb people who attended the event and what they brought to the community. I think you are going to like this approach. Tales from the Prepper Pantry Pantry restocking is back to normal  Get ready for a turbulent fall by stocking up Canning beets, pickles Butchering half a pig this week from our friend over at schoolbell farm - he may still have some pork available so reach out if you want some Operation Independence Added $340 to the independence fund in honey - not sure what the dr bill will be though Basecamp is so.very.close. Main topic of the Show: Sowing Seeds with Superb People Grow 2020 - when I came up with that topic for the workshop, I had no idea what the first 6 or even three months of 2020 would bring. Many of us are walking around wondering whic