Living Free in Tennessee - Nicole Sauce

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.

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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

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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.

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• 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.to/2CINcYq
• Cheese press
• Bees wax

Make it a great week!

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The Booze Whisperer

The Tactical Redneck

Chef Brett

Samantha the Savings Ninja

Shawn Mills

Resources

• Membership Sign Up
• Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/

• Instagram: @nicolesauce1

• Twitter: @nicolesauce

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.

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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

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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.

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The Booze Whisperer

The Tactical Redneck

Chef Brett

Samantha the Savings Ninja

Resources

• Membership Sign Up
• Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/
• Instagram: @Nicolesauce1

Today is Wednesday and that means we will talk about a homestead-specific topic. Last week, y'all were so interested in fermentation that I thought we would do a bit of a part two on the topic that outlines how to lacto ferment vegetables both with and without a brine, I will share a few recipes, and we will have some fun!

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If you want to discuss this further, head over to livingfreeintennessee.com website, or hit the facebook group.

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The Tactical Redneck

Chef Brett

Samantha the Savings Ninja

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• Membership Sign Up
• Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/
• Instagram: @Nicolesauce1

Today we will have a bit of a variety show for you, mostly based on questions and comments from y'all from the last week or so. So today we tackle a backlog of sous vide questions, most importantly my thoughts on the plastic bags leaching into our systems, a celebration of someone who made a major life accomplishment from our community - and she is a regular, when it is a good idea to find a change of scene on a big project, what to do with too many tortillas, and a review of the #my3things approach to planning, along with an update on how I am doing with it this year and feedback from a friend.

Spring Workshop Session: Rocket Mass Heater Build - remind of timeline for tickets (In a little over 3 weeks, we launch. 9am Feb 9).

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

• Time-pressed meal: T bone steak sous vide
• Easy crockpot chili (with crowder peas)
• Dehydrated dog treats from freezer burnt meat
• Time to get the seedlings started in TN - We will dive in when I get home from this trip

Stump the Sauce

• Making a roux with vegetables in it
• What to do with too many tortillas from Bryan

Operation Independence

• Awesome project in Houston
• Started taxes in January

Main topic of the show: A variety of questions and feedback

Sous Vide

• Plastic bags and leaching?
• Sous Vide in mason jars
• Using water to seal a Ziploc (also BPA free)
• Can you sous vide prepared foods that come in a plastic bag
• What does not sous vide well?

Christie: How to integrate #my3things when so much unexpected stuff happens on the homestead?Pia Sonne got her masters degree - let's celebrate! Update on my year goals only 2 weeks in What a change of scene can do for you on big scary projects (like writing a book)

Make it a great week.

Song: Strange Child

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The Booze Whisperer

The Tactical Redneck

Chef Brett

Samantha the Savings Ninja

Song: Strange Child

Resources

• Membership Sign Up
• Bourbon Smoked Paprika that I love
• Raspberry Balsamic for Salad Dressings

Today, I have an interview with John Athayde about this project and lessons we learned from it about managing client expectations, how to have a better handle on scope, and more when you take on a big project that is difficult to define, while also being urgent.

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Announcements

• Nicole is on the road next week
• Listener Feedback

Interview with John Althyde

• Sfumato Farm
• Homesteadoji

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The Booze Whisperer

The Tactical Redneck

Chef Brett

Samantha the Savings Ninja

Resources

• Membership Sign Up
• Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/
• Instagram: Nicolesauce1
• Holler Roast Coffee

So today, I will talk through several different kinds of fermentation - several of which you may already consume, benefits beyond homemaking and budget, and why you would even venture into a fermentation habit to begin with…

Also, It is Holler Hat Wednesday:

• Instagram: @Nicolesauce1
• Facebook: groups/lftncoffeebreak/

Remember how I told you to learn something new this winter while you have time? Home fermentation is a skill worth learning and one of the oldest ways to preserve food - though not the oldest. And it doesn't take much money to get started.

Make it a great week!

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The Booze Whisperer

The Tactical Redneck

Chef Brett

Samantha the Savings Ninja

Resources

• Membership Sign Up
• Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/

What do you put in your content plan? We will talk about that today. Also, we will hear from Shawn from Hack My Solar as he reviews his first power bill after changing jobs and moving to a house that is on the grid. And finally, in one of those things that happens where y'all are thinking the same thing at the same time, I will give thoughts on how to get your own podcast going. Nice that the question on that came in the same week as we are discussing content creation, right?

Spring Workshop Session Announcement: Beyond Razor Sharp Knives and Tool Sharpening, Patrick Roehrman

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Will be opening workshop registration February 9 at 9am Central to members first!

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

• Dehydrated mushrooms and how to use them
• Cushaw squash update – last serving is in the fridge
• Trying a new shopping method

Stump the Sauce

• Cooking a Deer Heart (with David from Cider Hollow Farm)
• Plant garlic question

Tales from the Booze Whisperer

• Cider Hollow got this segment from the booze Whisperer

Operation Independence

• The grocery game and downsizing stuff

Content Planning, Energy Use and More

What is a content plan and why would you need one? Promoting an idea, project or product takes communication. If people don't hear about what you are up to, they won't "buy in." And by "Buy in" I mean not only purchase something, but also things like download your podcast, read your blog post, spread the word about you, etc. If they do not know you or your product or service exist, things stagnate.

So, after you have set your marketing goals, know who you want to target and have an idea about the big picture message of a project, know where these folks are and what they are interested in, you need a content plan. This is even more important if the product you sell is CONTENT.

• What is a content plan?
• What do you need to make one?
• Then what do you do next?

Listener Question (Victoria): How to start a podcast on the cheap. 1. Use a podcast host like Libsyn but link to your own blog page not theirs

2. Equipment: Built in mic to see if you like it

• Podcasting mic I have not used with good reviews $57: https://amzn.to/2CVKMGX
• What I did: Scarlett Solo Box $119: https://amzn.to/2HcsiGD
• What I wish I had done for $40 more $159: https://amzn.to/2VBfGvG
• Mic: Rhode NT1a: https://amzn.to/2VyMjtY

3. Editing software: Garage Band

4. Use Auphonic to compress the crap out of the file

5. Just get going!

Make it a great week.

Song: Suicide, by Sauce

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Chef Brett

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• LFTN Coffee Break Group

Today, I kick off a new daily show concept: Thought of the Walk. You see, going for a walk clears your head and often allows you to see things that you once thought were complex into a simpler light. So tune in today for my first "Thought of the Walk." Wonder what it will be about....