Living Free In Tennessee - Nicole Sauce

It is the first Wednesday in March so we should be doing a new topic, but I feel like plants got the shrift last month with those 3 missing days, so we are doing the second in a two part series on 8 plants to grow in your yard or on your homestead. Today I will share with you the final four plants. Direct Download #HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with? Website migration update Email feedback to nicole@livingfreeintennessee.com. I have gotten some great show topic suggestions that you will hear soon! Main topic of the Show: 8 Plants You Should Grow in Your Yard, part 2 Make it a great week!   Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce1 Twitter: @nicolesauce    

If you don’t know who the TN GSD crew is, they are a group of friends who sometimes get together at one place or another and help kickstart a project. They’ve done site visits, plans, aquaponics builds, a composting toilet and had lots of fun along the way doing it. So what makes this community different? We will talk about that in today’s show as well as ways you can start developing your own community --- or finding one like it. Tales from the Prepper Pantry Using up stewed tomatoes: Sweet Potato Chili Normal Chili with Crowder Peas Preparing the potatoes to go in the ground (link to post in show notes) Hoping this freeze is the last real one for the year so we can bring out the overwintered banana plant and the water hyacinth Elderberry syrup in rotation as I feel seasonally challenged What’s in Season Early Spring Plant Roulette Update: It’s cold and the peas are thankfully not up Dandelion greens Watercress (will beat back a bit from the cold) Stinging nettle Tales from the Booze Whisperer Spices

Today is Friday and a Thought of the Walk day. It has been a long couple of weeks selling random things and seeking to rent my duplex apartment out and this has gotten me to thinking about how technology is changing human behavior. It may seem like i am down on technology - I am not. But I do think we need to be aware of how we come across when we use it so that we are using the technology, not letting it define us. Direct Download Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/   Instagram: @nicolesauce1 Twitter: @nicolesauce

Today is the first in a two-part series about 8 plants that you should grow in your yard or on your homestead if you can. Some of these are “wildly available” and others domesticated but all of them serve a culinary purpose. Direct Download #HollerHatWednesday on Instagram 4 of the 8 plants you should grow Make it a Great Week! Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/   Instagram: @nicolesauce1 Twitter: @nicolesauce    

It is easy to be sucked in by the siren’s call of being busy and checking things off your list — but are you viewing your time as an investment? We will talk about that and more today on Living Free in Tennessee. Workshop registration Tales from the Prepper Pantry Bugging in happened – almost had to tap into my condensed milk – which we need to rotate through What I put in the car Working through the green beans Making Sweet potato chili Method: weekly assessment of what needs to be used up and freezer audit season   What’s in Season Watercress Duck eggs (also at the workshop) Lettuce Green Onions Wild Garlic 1st spring dead nettle popped up Tales from the Booze Whisperer Segment Stump the Sauce Sick of homemade vinaigrette – ideas for different salad dressing? Operation Independence DAS WEBSITE – on last task (that is of course taking longer than ever expected) Creative Outlet: Alzheimers, friends, singing, lifting your spirits (how that plays into independence) Main topic of the Show: ROI on Your

Today April Ray of Radiant Acres joins me to talk about transitioning to the homestead from city living ---but not quite. Many folks need to have one person working a full time job while the other gets the homestead up and running. April and her husband and three children live in Hampshire, Tennessee, a tiny town an hour outside of Nashville. Four years ago, after living their entire lives in big cities (Atlanta, Dallas, and Los Angeles), they moved out to the country with a desire to grow their own food and be more self-sufficient. But April's husband, Nick, kept his day job in Nashville and they've learned to be both city and country dwellers at the same time. They've discovered that homesteading isn't an all-or-nothing venture. Self sufficiency doesn't happen overnight. Instead, there's a long period of learning, growing, adventuring, failing, succeeding -- and commuting -- that takes place on the journey. https://www.facebook.com/raydiantacres/ Instagram @raydiantacres

Today, I will share with you how I go from seedling to plant in the ground, talk a bit about garden bed preparation, how to know when it is time and care of newly transplanted plants. #HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with? Stump the Sauce Sausage Hash and Roast Beef Hash Main topic of the Show: Transferring Seedlings Into Your Garden Prepare the ground How to know when it’s time How to transplant Care after transplant  Do the same with store plants! Make it a great week! Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce1 Twitter: @nicolesauce  

Today we will go through several things you can to do get your head right and enjoy the darkest days of winter. Seasonal Affective Disorder is not a fake thing, but it is something you can take on and change your narrative. So, let's do this! Tales from the Prepper Pantry Not using canned vegetables as much and here is why Audited what we have canned and in the root cellar and integrated them into the workshop menu Watercress is slow in the creek but growing well in the AP system Lost 2 heads of lettuce - left the cover off Should be doing sprouts but I am not… need to kick that into gear What’s in Season Watercress Wild Garlic Nettles are almost ready Mushrooms Tales from the Booze Whisperer Segment from David Oswalt Stump the Sauce My french press makes the coffee taste like ash...? Operation Independence We have applications in for the duplex and it will be done by the end of this month! (A bit on rental income and the pros and cons) Main topic of the Show: Chase Away the Wintertime Blues Make it

This is a shorter episode where I share something that occurs to me while out on a walk. We focus so much on getting things done around here that sometimes it is easy to forget to make time for your mind to wander and a walk is a great way to do that. Today, I have some thoughts on the great tradeoff of control for other things such as reach, security, money and more. There is a constant pressure between these things and many folks do not assess their choices with this knowledge in hand. Direct Download Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Shawn Mills Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/

Today, I will talk about early spring plants, planting and the roulette game that many of us play as part of our gardening effort. Holler Hat Wednesday: Latest photo is up and quite a few of you have figured it out! Get your ticket for the Spring Workshop Early Spring Plant Roulette What is early spring plant roulette? Mama Sauce’s radish planting strategy The Method Link to how to start seedlings: https://livingfreeintennessee.com/2017/03/06/episode-26-starting-seedlings-for-the-newbee/ Make it a great week!   Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/   Instagram: @nicolesauce1 Twitter: @nicolesauce    

Today, I will walk through areas to address if you plan to host an event or workshop so that you set yourself up for success and I will share what I learned as a seasoned event planner from last year’s spring workshop. Direct Download Register for the LFTN Spring Workshop! Cost is $400, but we only need your $100 deposit when you register. Tales from the Prepper Pantry AP system update Been gone a lot so not cruising through the stores as fast as I would like Potato update  Pottage is up for tomorrow… Stump the Sauce   How to use up too much BBQ sauce     Operation Independence Dryer Installation Pump House Repair (A Note on living in the country and producing your own water) Duplex is about ready Main topic of the show: Tips for Running a successful Workshop on Your Land Advice Start planning way before you think you have to. This has been in the works since June 2018 Find great speakers Build a solid event team Safety and Security Systems (registration, check in, parking, camping, meals, sessions, Z

Today, we welcome back a friend of the podcast: The Tactical Redneck as he discusses his learning process in gardening from the first day he planted seeds to squeezing ever last ounce of fertility from poorly cared for soil where he is now. Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Shawn Mills Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/

Today, I have a pretty short episode about family, making time for them, and why it matters. Why short? Because today, I am coming to you from California while visiting my family -- and nieces -- who I have not seen in over a year. And what a visit it has been. I will be here through Tuesday and fly home on Wednesday, which means that the podcast for Wednesday will be a replay because I have realized that flying across the country, and also recording a podcast is not going to work this week. But don’t worry. We will be back to normal on Friday...and the Holler Hat content post will go out as planned as it is the last one before Thursday’s drawing for a free membership! Direct Download Spring Workshop: Jessica Mills, AKA Dixie, from Homemade Wanderlust will be sharing what she has learned about building a personal online brand. You will not want to miss her session! Tales from the Prepper Pantry Wild Garlic is up AP lettuce survived the deep cold! Groundhog did not see his shadow Listener feedback Note in r

Today is Friday and that means a Thought of the Walk episode! And it it all about perspective on todays show. About when -- and when not -- to open your heart to different perspectives.

Today, I thought it would be fun to wrap up the month of the modern homesteading kitchen topics by discussing what you should have in yours. It will break up into two categories the Basics and More Advanced. For me, good living and home cooking go hand in hand. And a good set up in the kitchen helps make this possible. Holler Hat Wednesday: Instagram: Nicolesauce1 Facebook: groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Listener Feedback: Sauerkraut questions What every Homestead Kitchen Should Have What I have: Knives: Santuko Knife by Shun: https://amzn.to/2WvvpwM Chef's Knife from MTKnives Shun utility knife: https://amzn.to/2WwsDap Henkle Cleaver: https://amzn.to/2G9NoDk Pressure Canner All American: https://amzn.to/2SeRS1F Canning Kit: https://amzn.to/2MGeza2 Crock pot: https://amzn.to/2Tjpqcd Hamilton Beach Food Processor: https://amzn.to/2Gc7mg Carey Pressure Canner/ Cooker: https://amzn.to/2Tn64TQ Sous Vide: https://amzn.to/2WpZwWt Oster Bread Maker: https://amzn.to/2WxQfMb (The quality of this machine has fallen over

Today, I’ve got a picture for you into our world here at the Holler Homestead and what one month of a disciplined MY3Things approach has gotten us, how the plans shift and change so that you can start to look at your efforts the same way. Direct Download Spring Workshop: David Oswalt from Cider Hollow Farms, Learn grafting and build your independence fund - he may have some scion for pre-order too so keep your eyes peeled. Tales from the Prepper Pantry Tough Pork Shoulder Doing my usual bad job of using up the sweet potatoes - anyone need some Sweet potato slip time is here Really should be starting my lettuce, but travel Joshua’s bolting lettuce: Tried temperature adjustment - next up, lights on a timer (They are getting sun all the time). Look for other stressers like nutirition Stump the Sauce From Dori: How to make lard without smelling up the house Tales from the Booze Whisperer Autofab’s Audio Listener feedback Story of my band - not sure who asked Wish Tamlyn a speedy recovery Operation Indepen

Today, I talk with a member of our community about building medical preparedness into your life both on the homestead and in general. Chris spent 4 1/2 years volunteer firefighter and is a recent graduate of combat medic reclass school, as well as a National registered EMT. Better yet, he gets where we are coming from and has good stuff to share. Direct Download Resources from Chris: http://darkangelmedical.com https://www.independencetraining.com https://squareup.com/store/redwiregear/item/mk-basic-color https://squareup.com/store/redwiregear/item/afak-by-ryker-nylon-gear https://shop.thetacticalmedic.com Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Shawn Mills Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/

 I LOVE making cheese, I have not had access to raw milk to make cheese with in a number of years - so why not cover the basics on cheesemaking? So today, I will walk you through the basic process and end on 2 assignments you can start with to being to hone your cheese making chops. Holler Hat Wednesday - send your guess to... Instagram: Nicolesauce1 Facebook: groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Getting Started with Cheese Making   2 Recipes Sour Cream (Learning to culture) - put whole milk or cream in a jar --- add sour cream (2 tblsp). Shake and wait. Farmers Cheese Resource List Getting started Mesophilic Culture: https://amzn.to/2W9HTdr Vinegar Citric Acid: https://amzn.to/2B0NE4a (grab it at walmart or somewhere when canning stuff is in season) Thermometer: https://amzn.to/2FRG52K Stock pot (Metal vs coated) Slotted spoon (Metal) Butter knife to cut curd Intermediate Animal Rennet: https://amzn.to/2B2aW9H Vegetarian rennet: https://amzn.to/2CFtRat Cheesecloth vs pillow cases Thermophilic Culture: https://amzn

Today, we talk about Business Startup and some of the things that most people do not think of before they leap in. Why? Because lots of you are well down the path of getting something going and right this moment is a great time to pause, think about some things that you may not have recently. Direct Download Spring Workshop: Sandor Katz author of Wild Fermentation will do a session on fermenting. Tales from the Prepper Pantry Fermentation recipes on Facebook: #ferment Seed swaps - Rachel Stump the Sauce What to do with crumbled goat cheese Operation Independence Simplification FTW Wood Heat #My3Things HIFIVE to Salima Also, her body butter is awesome Main Topic: Business Startup - What People Forget to Think About. Make it a great week! Song: Anonymous by Sauce Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: Nicolesauce1 Facebook: groups/lftncoffeebreak/

Today is a thought of the walk day and I take on what may be to some a sensitive issue: Privilege. My take may not be a new one, but this issue seems to get so bogged down in vocabulary, debate and this intellectual analysis and that intellectual analysis. As I was taking a hike through the forest, I realized that with all the academia, spin, politics and hysteria around the concept of privilege, it is not as complicated as we try to make it. Also, I wanted to thank all of you who have signed up for the Membership portal this week. Your support means so much to me. Make it a great week. Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @Nicolesauce1