Living Free in Tennessee - Nicole Sauce

Today, I want to take on another country kitchen topic but from a bit of a different angle over last week: Modern Cooking in the country kitchen with a sous vide machine. Yup, this year, I got my hands on a sous vide machine and started experimenting with it. At first I was a bit skeptical about if it would really make a difference, but I also knew of other uses for it outside of cooking and thoug...

Today, we talk about five areas of first aid that you should think about both on your homestead and, well, pretty much anywhere. Spring Workshop Session: Developing Your Positive Community in the Modern World, from the Tactical Redneck Direct Download Tales from the Prepper Pantry Turkey for the weekend reception Smoked Leg of Marty Cushaw Squash, roasted, in soup, with feta as a salad Retort Pouc...

I haven't talked much about homesteading or domestic arts lately. We've focused more on building the life you want to live. So today, I thought, why not surprise them with something that goes back to our roots of homesteading? Cooking has changed Eating out culture Processed/prepared foods Dietary changes and fancified meals Plated and other mail order meal services But the country kitchen goes th...

Living on a homestead is like having a variety show in your life: Something unexpected happens almost every day. Just today, I walked out to the roasting camper and saw 2 goats in my yard. If you look at the show's photo today, you will understand why I was baffled by this. They should have been shut in the barn. And sometimes we get so mad when things go off plan, but when has anything ever reall...

Easy ways to find ideas for homemade gifts and firing the toxic people in your life, today on LFTN! Direct Download Tales from the Prepper Pantry Early cold has = better cold storage Drying Mushrooms for vitamin D Harvesting and using or drying root things like Sassafras (which I have not done) Canning all the stock Stump the Sauce Q1: Why does my gravy taste like flour? Q2: What should I stuff in...

Today, I have two topics for you. The first is a simple walk through our simple weekend of doing odd, quaint things. Someone pointed out to me that what I think of as a stress free Thanksgiving is filled with tons of basic homemaking skills that no one does anymore….and we will talk about a deeper idea: Mourning loss as an adult and also mourning loss for the first time, and ways to navigate sadne...

Today, we will talk about a basic homesteading activity: Processing Pigs for winter -- and a deeper topic: Processing Life. The last 10 days, many people I know and ones I just recently got to know in the LFTN community have been facing hard life lessons. So we will look at lessons learned from processing pigs next to lessons learned from life. And they are not all that different. Direct Download...

Today, I run through three key lessons from the #TSP18 workshop that happened over the weekend at Jack Spirko's place in Texas. There were many more than three lessons to learn, but when it comes to living your life rather than have someone else live it for you, this event was a great motivator.

Today, we talk about what steps I will take to prepare the aquaponics system for winter, as well as go over what you can do now to get your garden beds ready for a great spring! Tales from the Prepper Pantry Phase 1 has been completed  Final canning events of the year (after Jack's) Drying Mushrooms November: Meat rotation in the freezer Time to extract honey, or package it in tinfoil to avoid fre...

Today is that moment you have all been waiting for: A debrief of our visit to see Dori at her place, 40 Acres and a Cave. We will have a short debrief of what happened for the visit and a run down of some things we can all learn from what she is doing out there with that fantastic property. Direct Download Tales from the Prepper Pantry Harvested my sweet potatoes and got about ¾ of a bushel for th...

So, this episode will focus on a man I have long admired in our area: Billy Kaufman of Short Mountain Distillery. Billy moved to Tennessee with a vision. What he started doing morphed into where he is today and we had a great talk about his distillery, the Haunted Woods event, and his journey from arrival to where he is today. There is so much to learn from how he has flexed and adjusted as he dev...

Today, we will talk about something a bit different: why we end each episode with make it a great week. We will also take a look at what that means for so many, and tell some stories along the way. Direct Download Tales from the Prepper Pantry It's been a light week in the pantry with all the other projects underway Incoming visit from the Knifemaker (Get Patrick to check in). He showed me how to...

Today, I want to talk about progress and the fall. Winter is coming, but right now, we get to enjoy the fruits of our labor. More about that in the main show topic. Tales from the Prepper Pantry Reorganization Needed Did the last round of root cellar orders: 2 bags of onions, 2 boxes of potatoes, 1 sweet potato, 2 cushaw squash, a pumpkin for fun. Total cost: $80 Pantry coaching is a thing - it's...

Today, we talk through a roundup of questions I have gotten over the past two weeks related to fall homesteading activities. From canning to heating, y'all have been busy trying to figure stuff out. Of course, some of these questions have been addressed over on the LFTN Coffee Break group on Facebook, but I just figured if one of you has a question, many of you have the same question. Direct Downl...

Today, we explore how following the basic concepts put forth through developing your life strategic plan, continually moving your big picture goals forward, and remembering that we are here to live our lives, not have them lived for us. Or something like that... Tales from the Prepper Pantry Raiding the prepper pantry under times of durres Wonderful pork roast with green chilies Stump the Sauce To...

Today, we have a special guest in the house: Shawn Mills. Remember way back when almost a year and a half ago when I had someone come look at my home to help me understand better what it might take to go off grid? Well, that was Shawn. Today we are going to talk about his off-grid lifestyle, as well as focus on things all of us can do to move that direction without committing to a 10k solar panel...

Today, we will take a walk through the benefits of simply living. Simply living - as in simply living your life, not letting others live it for you. Why Simply living and not simple living? You gotta listen to find out! Tales from the Prepper Pantry 38 jars of salsa are canned Putting up tomato sauce this week Need to do an shelving overhaul in there The mud room is mostly full of jars, but some w...

Today we talk about preparing for winter, Christmas gift ideas, decision making with emotions, green chilipalooza and more! Direct Download Tales from the Prepper Pantry Tomato canning Drying red runners Green chili weekend is this weekend: Salsa, canning chilies, roasting chilies, eating chilies What Mother Nature is providing A word on the fall garden Okra okra okra Jerusalem Artichokes are bloo...

And today, I have a fun interview to share with you. I talked to a friend, John Moody who boasts a background at the Farm to Table legal defense fund, has built a high tunnel on his land, and approaches homesteading with the simple idea that: don't make it harder than it has to be. He is about to release his book, the frugal homestead, and is an all-around fun guy to talk with! Direct Download Wha...

Today, we will take a look at what it means to change your narrative into something that helps move you where you want to go. Resources Membership Sign Up What Mother Nature is providing Hot weather AND rain - perfect for fall garden if you can keep things going Tomatoes, beans and okra Swiss chard is ramping up Dill weed and other herbs More elderberries - still seeking 1 gallon Early season appl...

Today, I talk through the two types of canning and the 8 projects you can do to slowly build up your canning skills.  Direct Download Resources: Resource for canning times and recipes Negroni Cocktail Brine recipe Carey Pressure Canner (It is $140 today -- keep your eye out for a sale) Membership Sign Up Make it a great week! Song: Mr Clammy by Sauce

Today, we will do a Holler Homestead roundup review and look into fall. That's right, it has been a few months since we took a look at my homestead here, how it is doing, and where we are going as we move into fall. Right now is when you should be readying your fall beds. Now is when you should be at least half wat finished canning your winter stores. Now is when you should be thinking – Christmas...

Today, we have an exploration topic: Navigating tough communications and interpersonal relationships. What does that have to do with homesteading or independence? Well it turns out it has a lot to do with both those things. What Mother Nature is providing Squash bugs and vine borers have won yet again - the early heat wave. Tomatoes, green beans, okra, corn Elderberry, sumac berries, lemon balm Mi...

Today, we have a chat with the Tactical Redneck about the MBTI personality types and how he has learned from this way of categorizing people to improve his interpersonal skills at work. It is a fast interview paired with an update from Samantha the Savings Ninja.

Today, I want to talk about how focusing on a few things can help you get many things done. That's right. We have touched on this concept in other episodes, but today, I thought we could dive a little deeper. And what sparked this idea? Well, it is the new Facebook group, Living Free in Tennessee Coffee Break. This is where lots of listeners are starting to post up to 3 do or die items that they w...