Living Free in Tennessee - Nicole Sauce Nicole Sauce

 
Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and 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: The Self Reliance Festival, SelfRelianceFestival.com
Sponsors:
The Self Reliance Festival: SelfRelianceFestival.com https://selfreliancefestival.com/ Tickets: https://selfreliancefestival.com/tickets/   Show Resources
Special Operations Equipment
Living Free in Tennesseee
Bear Independent
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
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Join me today for a look at different ways to preserve food at home and ideas on how to make it work in your busy schedule.
Featured Event: Homestead Bootcamp at Haven earth Trade School: https://www.havenearthtradeschool.net/homestead-bootcamp-haven-village
Sponsor 1: DiscountMylarBags.com
Sponsor 2: Holler Roast Coffee
Livestream Schedule
Tuesday, 12:30PM Live with John Willis and Bear Independent Wednesday, 2:00PM Digital Sovereignty with Aron Wagner from American Cloud Friday, 9:30AM Homestead Happenings with the Tactical Redneck Tales from the Prepper Pantry
Working through the rest of the pork, three meals a week Smoked Pork Rib Roast Bone Broth Overload as it gets hot Drying herbal teas for winter (Must harvest the mints) Weekly Shopping Report from Joe
Our first stop was Hobby Lobby for some Velcro. Their sewing notions area looked well-stocked.
Next was Home Depot. The store was reasonably busy for a non-weekend day. There is still no price tag on the 2x4x8 studs, but online they have dropped to $3.48. Seems to me I've seen some stuff online suggesting the lumber market is "collapsing." We'll see...
Last was Aldi. We found everything we wanted. The 70% cacao chocolate was back in stock. It seemed there was more bread than there has been in recent weeks; more pork had returned to the meat coolers, and the cantaloupes were again decent. Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): 1.29; eggs: $1.54(-); whole milk: $2.83; heavy cream: $5.29; OJ: $3.29; butter: $3.59; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $4.49; sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $4.09.
A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.
Frugality Tip NOT from Margo
Quality cabinets are hard to find (ask me how I know). If you have a ReStore nearby, you can find some amazing buys. We were able to get a 14 piece set of wood build cabinets. It included 2 tall units and another one with glass doors. Total cost $1800 before taxes.
Have a great day.
Operation Independence
LFTN Community Independence: Chicken Processing
Main topic of the Show: Home Food Preservation For Everyone
As we get into food abundance season, I thought today would be a good time to talk about various home food preservation methods, and how to fit them into your life. Anyone can preserve food and you dont have to invest in tons of infrastructure to do it if you are not yet ready to fully commit.
Growing food and foraging is like printing money when you do it right. Likewise, food preservation is your savings account for winter.
Why Preserve food (Healthier, Saves Time, Savings Account, Skills and resilience)
What are the methods of food preservation
Dehydrating Fermenting Curing Removing Exposure to Air (oils, etc) Canning Keeping Cold On the Hoof TIME SLIDE
What Works Best Where?
How do I create my preservation plan? (The time money grid)
Preserving on a budget/supplies
Example Plan - store what you eat and eat what you store
Fitting it Into Your Busy Life
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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Today we talk about observing your flock, transporting workshop chickens, freezer alarms and sensors, a not so great garden update and more.
Featured Event: Haven Earth Trade School Homestead Bootcamp Next Week
Sponsor 1: EMP Shield, Coupon Code LFTN
Sponsor 2: Holler Roast Coffee
Email feedback to nicole@livingfreeintennessee.com
Forage
Elderberry are flowering Black Raspberry Mint Harvest 1.0 Dandelion Flower Red Clover Jewel Weed Yarrow Queene Anne’s Lace Lambs Quarter Livestock
Observing your flock and the floppy ear Hoof Trimming Challenge Rabbit Update Duck Drake Culling Season Chicken Day Broody Birds Grow
Garden Slug Update Runner Beans and the food forest Fodder Tree Trimming Weedmageddon Volunteer Marigolds Green Bean Challenge - not giving up yet Duck Coop Compost  
Holler Neighbors/Community
Holler Neighbor Chicken Class Help The livestock trailer Basecamp will be available some time in the next 6 months  
Infrastructure
Camper Roof Update Slab Estimates Freezer and a yolink fail Chicken Gut Compost Finances
Nothing to report 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
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Today I am joined by Dalia Monterrosa of Welcome to Chickenlandia about chickens, finding your purpose and more/
Featured Event: June 8 Chicken Class at the Holler Homestead
Sponsor 1: DiscountMylarBags.com
Sponsor 2: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/webinar
Show Resources
Chickenlandia Website: https://welcometochickenlandia.com/
Instagram: @welcometochickenlandia
Dalia Monterroso is a chicken keeper and a popular teacher on the basics of backyard chicken keeping. She speaks and teaches classes on the joys of chicken keeping and is passionate about broadening the community of chicken keepers to be more diverse and inclusive. She is the creator of the website and YouTube channel "Welcome to Chickenlandia", podcast "Bawk Tawk", and an online course called "Chickenlandia's Backyard Chickens 101". She also hosted a TEDx talk titled "I Dream of Chickens".

She is also the author of the book, "Let's All Keep Chickens! The Down-to-Earth Guide to Natural Practices for Healthier Birds and a Happier World", a comprehensive guide for both beginners and experienced chicken keepers. The book has also gained popularity among homeschooling families, who appreciate its educational value as part of their learning curriculum. Dalia lives in Bellingham, Washington, with her family, continuing her mission to share the joy and simplicity of chicken keeping to the world.
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

 
Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and 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: The Self Reliance Festival, SelfRelianceFestival.com
Sponsors:
The Self Reliance Festival: SelfRelianceFestival.com https://selfreliancefestival.com/ Tickets: https://selfreliancefestival.com/tickets/   Homestead Apprentice: HomesteadApprentice.com Show Resources
Special Operations Equipment
Living Free in Tennessee
TheSurvivalPodcast.com
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

Join me today as I share some ways that we thrive through power outages learned by spending days without power over the years. Some of these tips are things no one thinks to tell you.
Featured Event: SelfRelianceFestival.com
Sponsor 1: HollerRoast.com
Sponsor 2: The Wealthsteading Podcast
Livestream Schedule
Tuesday: 9:30am Live with Jack Spirko and John Willis
Wednesday: 2pm all about Chickens with Dalia Monterosso of Chickenlandia
Friday: 9:30a, Homestead Happenings with the Tactical Redneck
Tales from the Prepper Pantry
Green beans are GONE! Bone broth every day. Cant wait to get my jars back Freeze drying eggs and other abundance Air drying wild herbal teas Might actually pick and freeze some wild raspberries this week. Might Looking back at pulling the roof from the prepper pantry and redoing it so things are moisture tight in the next few months Weekly Shopping Report
Our first stop on this Friday's shopping trip was Home Depot, primarily for bird seed. There is still no tag on the 2x4x8 studs, but the online price is still $3.73.
Our only other stop was Aldi. They have run out of 70% cacao chocolate again. I saw more trays of salmon than usual, in lesser amounts per tray; it's priced per pound, so that's not "shrinkflation," apparently just a packing choice. Other meat choices looked a little sparse, with no pork butts and not a lot of ribs; fewer trays of ground beef as well. Lunch meat remains in good supply. Over in Produce, there was a big box of cantaloupe, but they all looked sorry, so we passed on those. The bananas (and other fruits and Bidens) looked good. Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): 1.29; eggs: $1.79; whole milk: $2.83; heavy cream: $5.29; OJ: $3.29; butter: $3.59 (-); bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $4.49; sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $4.09.
A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.
Operation Independence
Chicken Processing and the PURGE
Main topic of the Show: 
Seventeen years ago, when I came to the Holler Homestead, some of the first things we did to the place was get set up to thrive through power outages. Back then they were rare and often repaired within an hour or two but growing up in a place where ice storms blew through every few years and no one was really set up for them - well that had set a foundation for things I wanted to make certain were handled no matter where I chose to live.
So much has changed from the early days, including how much time it takes to get things up and running when the power goes out, frequency of power outages, and how gracefully we weather these times.
Yesterday, I sold off two inverters that I had. They were intended to turn my car into a generator in the event of a power outage so that I could cool things down in my fridges and freezers and not have to panic pressure can all the meats here. As I watched them find a new home, I realized that we have not done a show with tips on how to thrive (not just survive) through power outages. Especially the kind that last a long time.
This show is for folks who are on grid but who want to do better when the grid goes down.
Embrace the suck (Which is that you will be putting more effort into comfort during a power outage) Emotional boosts: rechargeable light bulbs, lanterns, hot coco and a way to make it, story time or other entertainment, having a known plan Have a plan - make sure everyone knows the plan and their roles, be cross trained, bonus points if it is documented (Mine isn't) Tips Reduce what you cool or heat (Why I have a wood stove) Use what you have: camping supplies, the propane grill outside, your tent for sleeping in the summer at night, etc. Inverter/generator is a game changer BUT While they are in use take everything from the fridge that you plan to use for the day and keep it in a small cooler Countertop ice maker is a game changer Consolidate fridges and freezers so they are full Use paper plates and dish bins bins and wash 1-2 times a