Today, we have our annual brainstorm on gifts we can make from the home or homestead. If things are tight, or even if they aren’t, handmade gifts with lots of love and thought are awesome.

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Livestream Schedule

First Tuesday Coffee Chat, 9:30am Tomorrow

Friday Homestead Happenings, 9:30am

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

• Freezer reoorganization week
• Preparing for the SOE Party - food plans from the pantry
• Still working on the redo of the prepper pantry and it’s cold
• Thanksgiving Leftover Ideas: Holler Stew and dressing, potato pancakes with cheese

Weekly Shopping Report from Joe

We took our usual trip on Friday, deciding to risk possible Black Friday traffic, but it wasn't too bad.  As we approached Dollar Tree, we could see that the China-mart lot was packed, but it did not extend as far as the Dollar Tree parking area.

Next we split, Sonia going into Hobby Lobby and I into Lowe's.  Both were very busy, but she said she had little wait. Although we did not go into Home Depot, the online price of a 2x4x8 is still $3.85.

Aldi was next.  Wet cat food has returned, so I got a couple of 12-can boxes.  Eggs are no longer marked limit 2.  There was very little of even the type of chocolate I normally get, not just the variety I prefer; the shelf area was vacant, although still marked for it.  Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): $1.39; eggs: $3.96 (+); whole milk: $3.03; heavy cream: $5.39; OJ: $3.69 (+); butter: $3.99; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $3.69 (+); sugar: $2.69; flour: $1.79; and 80% lean ground beef: $3.99 (-).  They also had no cantaloupes.

A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.

Frugality Tip

When you have a gathering and you put things out for drinks like sliced lemons, limes and oranges there are usually leftovers. What I do is put them in the freezer and when I'm going to make tea I'll take out a slice or two in the morning for a hot cup of tea in the afternoon or evening. Alternatively I'll freeze them in ice cube trays and use in iced tea in warmer weather. 

So save the citrus and enjoy it later

Operation Independence

Setting a schedule for classes to be hosted at the Holler Homestead next year. Cheese, for example.

Main topic of the Show: Handmade Homestead Gift Ideas

• Polished and sealed wooden handle for tools (Either make yours in the shop or buy the base handle and do the work)
• Seeds you have saved with a write up about them
• Recipe booklet (Printable or printed) THE CHEESECAKE, pair with cookies if that is your jam
• Jams, Jellies, and chutneys
• Tallow and Birdseed (careful, this one can get messy)
• Pot Holders, quilted, with non-plastic fabric. Like for real awesome.
• Homemade Vanilla (sous vide method, 135 for 4 hours)
• Tea collections (or herb collections)
• Pinecone ornament collection, or mason jar lid ones
• Cure wooden burned or carved signs - especially if it is the person’s homestead or farm name.

MeWe reminder

Make it a great week!

GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. 

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Resources

• Membership Sign Up

• Holler Roast Coffee

• Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Post Thanksgiving Homestead Happenings. Enjoy!

Featured Event: Black Friday Sale at Holler Roast! https://hollerroast.com/

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Sponsor 2: AgoristTaxAdvice.com

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://t.me/LFTNGroup
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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

Getting ready for the BIG DAY this week?? Amy Dingmann and I talked a bunch about recipe ideas and other country girl things. I think you'll love listening while you get ready for your fun day! 

Show Resources

A Farmish Kind of Life

Living Free in Tennessee

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

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• Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup
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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 talk about the word of the year, how HONE is going for me, and how to find YOUR word for next year. I also cover all our usual Monday segments.

Featured Event: Save the date for the LFTN Christmas Gathering on December 21, 12pm-3pm

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Livestream Schedule

9:30am Friday, Homestead Happenings with the Tactical Redneck

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

• Slow Going on the repairs in there so all “stuff” is going in bins for the winter
• Still harvesting herbs for drying because the fall has been very mild
• Holiday Recipe Guide

Weekly Shopping Report from Joe

We made our usual Friday trip this week.

I'm still getting energy drinks at Dollar Tree, so that was first; only a few mind you, as I don't consume nearly as much caffeine now that I am retired.  They seemed pretty busy, with two checkout lines open instead of the usual one.

Aldi was next and last.  They had some wet cat food this week, so we grabbed a case (24 cans).  Eggs are still marked limit 2.  There were a couple of price drops.  Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): $1.39; eggs: $2.97 (+); whole milk: $3.03; heavy cream: $5.39; OJ: $3.45; butter: $3.99; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $3.29; sugar: $2.69 (-); flour: $1.79 (-); and 80% lean ground beef: $4.29.

I did check the online price of a 2x4x8 at Home Depot, and it is still $3.85.

A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.

Frugality Tip

Operation Independence

Lamb for sale: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/product/whole-or-half-lamb-deposit/

Main topic of the Show: Word of th year

• What is is
• Why do we do it? (Jenni, Nancy, etc)
  • The only person you can change is you
• How does it fit with my3things
• What do you do to find your word?
• How has Hone gone for 2025
• 2025 ideas, Jack’s Workshop and that word

Make it a great week!

GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. 

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Resources

• Membership Sign Up

• Holler Roast Coffee

• Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Today, we talk about the first REAL cold in the holler, new life, and fencing. 

Featured Event: Black Friday Sale at Holler Roast! https://hollerroast.com/

Sponsor 1: TheWealthsteadingPocast.com

Sponsor 2: DiscountMylarBags.com

Lamb Product Live: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/product/whole-or-half-lamb-deposit/

How the goat fence failed while Nicole was away

Baby Rabbits

It’s cold

Perimeter fence is almost complete

Second rotation of the rams - faster than we’d like

Eggs are returning

Jerusalem Artichoke season

Inside tomato update

Chard patch is doing great

Last Pepper Harvest

Live shooter in Smithville and the Holler Neighbors

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://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 the first REAL cold in the holler, new life, and fencing. 

Featured Event: Black Friday Sale at Holler Roast! https://hollerroast.com/

Sponsor 1: TheWealthsteadingPocast.com

Sponsor 2: DiscountMylarBags.com

Lamb Product Live: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/product/whole-or-half-lamb-deposit/

How the goat fence failed while Nicole was away

Baby Rabbits

It’s cold

Perimeter fence is almost complete

Second rotation of the rams - faster than we’d like

Eggs are returning

Jerusalem Artichoke season

Inside tomato update

Chard patch is doing great

Last Pepper Harvest

Live shooter in Smithville and the Holler Neighbors

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://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

Join me for a group discussion with members of our community and beyond about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, community development, business, getting started, health and more. 

Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. 

Featured Event: #my3Things Webinar on January 9, 2024, https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/2024/11/15/jan-9-my3things-webinar/

Sponsors:

• HollerRoast.com
• AbovePhone.com: https://abovephone.com/?above=104
• Use coupon code for $50 off: LiveFreeTN

Show Resources

CrossfitGarage.com

Living Free in Tennessee

NicoleSauce.com

HollerRoast.com 

Main content of the show

Make it a great week!

GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. 

Community

• FreeSteading Group: https://freesteading.com/groups/living-free-in-tennessee/
• Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn
• Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup
• Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b
• Twitter: @nicolesauce
• IG: @nicolesauce
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LivingFreeInTN 

Resources

• Membership Sign Up

• Holler Roast Coffee

• Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Today is a livestream of my presentation on #My3Things from this weekend at the TSP 2024 Fall Workshop. It is a slightly different approach than I have typically done. Our usual Monday segments are not part of this podcast.

FREE Webinar, January 9, 2024: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/2024/11/15/jan-9-my3things-webinar/

Sponsor 1: EMPShield.com, Code LFTN

Sponsor 2: AgoristTaxAdvice.com

Livestream Schedule

Tuesday, 9:30am: Fix Your Zone -0 with Andy McCann

Friday, 9:30am: Homestead Happenings with the Tactical Redneck

Make it a great week!

GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. 

Community

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Resources

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• Holler Roast Coffee

• Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Enjoy this talk with Kiri Torgler of Thunderhill Farms and Shawn Mills from Hack My Homestead!

Resources

HackMyHomestead.com

ThunderHillFarms.com

SOEParty.com

Today I am joined by the Tactical Redneck to talk about all the changes at the Holler Homestead as well as to share how we work through conflict here when our priorities do not align.

Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com

Sponsor 2: The Wealthsteading Podcast

CONFLICT

Tree class

Rams working 

The Election

Rams leaving

Perimeter fence

Changes afoot at the Sheep pasture land

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://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