Living Free in Tennessee - Nicole Sauce

Today's livestream was fantastic. We had so many people join us and ask a ton of questions. Homesteading, acquiring land, prepping, protecting your house from lightning, sourcing seeds, raising livestock, protecting yourself and so much more! I was joined by John Willis of Special Operations Equipment, Patrick Barnes from EMP Shield, Tag from Life Done Free, and Billy Bond from Perma Pastures Farm.

Show Resources

Special Operations Equipment

Living Free in Tennessee

Life Done Free

EMP Shield (Use coupon code SOE for a discount)

Main content of the show

Replay of the Tuesday Live on Youtube.

https://youtu.be/aNNLKjiNadw

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 Money Morning and how I am using them to increase revenue through tricking myself into focusing on something important with a gimmick.

Webinar: Canning Beef - Members, log into the portal to get set up. Non members, we will sell the webinar at Live Free Academy - link to come tomorrow.

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

• 7 jars salsa
• 12 jars green beans (½ bushel)
• Tomato sauce TBD
• Bone broth
• Summer Leftover Salad
• Herb preservation

Frugality Tip

Listened to the podcast with John Willis, you, and Bear… and since peppers love buckets here's my tip .

At Walmart you can go to the bakery, and ask for the icing buckets . They are 1 and 5 gals, with lids . They do a quick rinse of them , but they are still oily . They used to be free, my local Walmart recently starting charging $1 for each piece .The lids are a-gamma type with a rubber seal . Very very very sturdy buckets . Before the , plandemic , and I would stop by weekly grabbed about 100 with lids ,over a few months . I live outside a small town of 6,000 people , next town has 10,000 people .So not heavily populated area .in the spring when I plant veggies in the garden , we'll have a storm come through , ice ,sleet etc .I use these buckets to cover each plant for frost protection , if we get a late snow , I put the buckets on the plants , and then cover everything with an old sheet, tarp, blanket, and put a brick on top of that .Saved my plants many a time , by pushing the season a little .I also use the buckets to store food, use for water bowls for animals , store bird seed in them , blackout kit …..uses are endless …..when they degrade over time I throw them out and have more….

Have a great day ..Debi

Weekly Shopping Report from Joe

We made three stops on our trip today. The first stop was Dollar[-twenty five] Tree. No more mackerel, but they have a lot of other canned items, beans and rice (smaller bags), egg noodles, and spices. There were more mugs and other glassware than I've seen in a while. One of the food coolers in the back was completely empty and dark; I did not ask about it. The others were all full.

Home Depot was next. Milwaukee has a uniquely shaped ("hawk-bill") knife that Wife really likes, so I got one too. The shape is great for working in the garden, opening packages, and other common tasks. A 2x4x8 is still $4.98. There was not much on the cull cart this week. We picked up some 30% UV shade cloth we'd ordered; it really helps plants to not bake in the hot sun.

Our final stop was Aldi. Despite a light list with no meat (other than bacon) this week, the bill seemed a little high, but we know that's how it is now. Stock levels were good in all areas except perhaps meat, which was a little light, but not alarming. Some of the prepping channels I watch are reporting some shortages, but fortunately we're not seeing it here yet.

I saw only a few face-diapers, mostly in Aldi. Traffic was fairly light for a Saturday. Untainted regular has gone back up to $5.099.

Operation Independence

• Alliance with Live Free Academy

Main topic of the Show: Money Mornings

My3Things, Garden30, Frugality Tip, Selfish Sunday, Money Morning are all gimmicks.(Compare to diets)

Why using gimmicks to make progress works.

What is Money Mornings?

Why did you start them?

How do you decide what makes money?

Does it preclude you from making money in the afternoon?

How do homesteading afternoons help you reach your goals if you are not making money?

What has been the result of Money Mornings?

What does this mean for me?

Land on gimmick as a tool for focus.

Membership Plug

MeWe reminder

Make it a great week!

Song:

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 an update on the drought, green bean palooza, succession planting in the garden, what to do when you only get male squash flowers, a hurt pig and more.

ONLY 5 SEATS LEFT! Swale Workshop: https://selfreliancefestival.com/product/swale-workshop/?aff=nicolesauce

Forage

• Echinacea
• Seed saving: Dill
• Confrey and Jewel Weed (Salve time)

Livestock

• No ducklings yet
• Rats!
• Lady Pig's Foot (2 ppl needed to inspect)
• Sheep are becoming easier
• May breed rabbits - it is too hot,,,, expanding genetics
• Egg count is down from the duct so watching for the molt
• Fodder Harvest Time

Grow

• Blueberrypalooza
• Green bean harvest 1.0
• Reseeded the potato area with green beans
• Setting up the garlic bed
• 1 lb tomatoes
• Male squash flowers (Nitrogen, heat, age)
• Rain Update

Holler Neighbors/Community

• By by Jenni - you are still a Holler Neighbor (The Rain Storm)
• Basecamp Update: Possible Apprentice, Transitional Housing
• Covid

Infrastructure

• August 6 Open House (Potluck and Project)
• Tractor Tire Problem

Finances

• Inflation Hits Us Too - just not as hard

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 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://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 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, 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 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

1. Zumba class at the gym
2. Set up election booths for tomorrow's election
3. Start clearing growth under power lines

You read that on our mewe group and you wonder - what is this all about? How does it work? Often people respond with a list of five or six things. Because doing more is better right? I mean, we talk about going the extra time, doing better, AND THE VALUE OF HARD WORK.

But does working harder really pay off?

What is My3things

Why it works and what it will bring you

How to get started - big picture goal

Is go to work a my3thing?

What to do when there are more than 3 things

How to balance the list (maintenance vs new territory)

I only have 1 three thing

Night time to do list and journal

Monthly review, annual review

Membership Plug

MeWe reminder

Make it a great week!

Song:

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