Living Free in Tennessee - Nicole Sauce

It is Wednesday so it is a homesteading day and what better topic to think about, dream about and focus on when it is 95 degrees outside and 95% humidity, than preparing for winter? #HollerHatWednesday: WHY IS SHE WITH THE TRN AND what is everyone around her doing? Hold the Date: September 14 - Green Chili Weekend Event Stump the Sauce Tim on relocating peppers into the house for winter Tales from the Booze Whisperer What to drink after a very long, hot drive What's Up in the Garden Hitting the fall planning and planting Another small wave of tomatoes Chard and basil Sweet potato greens Main topic of the Show: 5 preparations for winter you can do now Make it a great week! Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce Twitter: @nicolesauce

Today, I talk about some of the mental instability that is increasingly visible because of tools like Mewe and Facebook - and to encourage reactions in kindness. Amazon Highlight: The Encyclopedia of Country Living by Carla Emory Tales from the Prepper Pantry 30 chickens, 30 necks, 60 missing feet Freezer Audit happening this week when Mama Sauce arrives Catfish from the farm sitter Already using up this year's salsa Time to get serious about drying winter herbs like goldenseal, peppermint and mullein What's in Season Goldenseal Elderberry Wild Watercress (unusually early) Peppermint Excited to see it will be another decent paw paw year! Operation Independence Debt O Meter - selling stuff we don't need New finance structure for all businesses is working - but taking discipline New offering at Spark Communications Group: Website development coaching program (one on one - 5 sessions) Hack My Solar Workshop Debrief Main topic of the Show: Kindness and Sweeping Generalizations Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/

A look at the homesteader as a whole person. What makes a homesteader successful or not successful? Well, it turns out that there are some things that many successful homesteaders have in common and today we will talk about four of them. #HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with? Direct Download Stump the Sauce FromCat:How do you can Gazpacho without heating it up Winter Gazpacho recipe: http://www.sweetpaulmag.com/food/authentic-spanish-gazpacho What's Up in the Garden Dseased green bean vines are still producing like mad Tomatoes are about finished It is time to clean out the ap and interplant fall things Main topic of the Show: 4 Essential Characteristics of the Successful Homesteader Make it a great week! Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce Twitter: @nicolesauce

Today we talk about today and its role in building the life you choose to live on your terms. Because today is the first day of the rest of your life. Direct Download Amazon Highlight: Terro Liquid Ant Bait Traps I wrote a cookbook! Cook With What You Have Tales from the Prepper Pantry Freezer re-org month is upon us - you never know what treasures you will find Canning green beans in 2 weeks First box of onions is in hand 30 meat birds What's in Season Okra is here Harvesting wild herbs for winter Time to dry some comfrey Passion flower vines have flowers but no fruit yet Operation Independence Basecamp update: Debt Payoff: Tractor for sale Main topic of the Show: The First Day of the Rest of your Life Make it a great week! Song: Tripped Out by Sauce Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce Twitter: @nicolesauce

Today is Friday so we have a thought of the walk and there has not been one of these in quite awhile since I took Fridays off in July. And today's topic was sparked as part of a conversation over on our Mewe group about bullying. Because kids are mean, right? Or is it the artificial situations we put them in? But we will talk more about that in the main content of today's show. Direct Download Janet Szabo is collecting links of listeners who have blogs, podcasts or what have you content sites - reach her in the Facebook Group or the Mewe Group. Feedback on layout software from Derek Main topic of the Show: Thought of the Walk on Bullying Make it a Great Week Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce Twitter: @nicolesauce

Today, we will address a set of homestead/food freedom related questions: What to do with too much squash, composting outhouses, keeping your animals alive in the heat of the summer, small business finance, self-publishing and more. Direct Download Mewe Chats Tuesday and Thursday at 7am Amazon Highlight: Getting Things Done #HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with? Stump the Sauce From Bryan: what do I do with an abundance of squash? Episode 8: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/2016/07/23/episode-8-five-ways-to-prepare-summer-squash-and-zucchini/ Squash Enchilada Casserole Pureed with horseradish and cheese Grated and as hashbrowns (pour the oil on - mix with grated potatoes) Grated and frozen (freeze flat - sticking warning) Squash soup (grated) -- plain or bisque style Squash salsa: https://recipes.saladmaster.com/recipe/summer-squash-salsa What's Up in the Garden Vacation and neglect Tomato blight Lots of green beans Starting more seeds this coming weekend Main topic of the Show: A variety show Tamlynn: How to keep animals alive in the hear Jenni: A series of Aquaponics questions Ken Eash: Composting Outhouse Joel: When and how should I harvest plantain and mullein? Ryan: Business finance 101 Jenni againi: What's the best way to season a natural carbon steel wok? Ken again: How finely do you ground your coffee for a french press? Chuck and Barbie: How do you self publish Thesia: Combining two flocks of ducks, or introducing young ones with adults. Amazon Highlight: Getting Things Done Make it a great week! Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce Twitter: @nicolesauce

Today, I am on vacation so we have a replay episode and this is one from just about a year ago. It is all about #My3Things. This was the initial kickoff of that concept on this podcast and I thought it would be fun to revisit it a year later and think about how things have grown over this past year, the relationships you have developed with one another, and how many things we have all gotten accomplished in that time! Now...off to sip a cocktail by the pool! Direct Download Make it a great week!

Today, we have a fun interview with Tamlynn Clyde about lessons learned from the July Grocery Challenge - you remember right? The challenge where we decided not to go to commercial grocery stores for a month to test our pantry strength, our community relationships and ability to feed ourselves. Remember, if you want to join us for an interview, you can do so by filling out the guest form here. Direct Download Tamlynn Clyde and her family currently live in North Texas on a 5 acre homestead. They raise honeybees, dairy goats, chickens, fruits and vegetables. She hates humidity, chiggers, and going to the grocery store. Reach her on Facebook here. Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce Twitter: @nicolesauce Check out my cookbook: Cook with What You Have

And today we got 15 baby ducks and so must juggle the super small babies and the less small babies who cannot be raised as a flock yet because they are too far apart. And as I got to thinking about it, I realized that I have never shared how we seek tp protect our ducks from predators, so today I will review our 4 strategies for protecting our ducks from predators while free ranging them. #HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with? Email feedback to nicole@livingfreeintennessee.com Stump the Sauce From Emily: What to do with too many limes? What's Up in the Garden Manually watering the AP Dutch buckets because the drip system is plugged up Green beans Sweet potato greens in abundance Tomatoes are slow going this week Squash is GONE Peppers are a bust this year - I did not give them enough light and space Main topic of the Show: Protecting Ducks from Predators Make it a great week! Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce Twitter: @nicolesauce

Today, I really wanted to step back and take a look at something we do not talk about much here on Living Free in Tennessee - and that is reasons WHY people do not start their businesses. Or rather the top 5 excuses I see people using to not get started. Direct Download Amazon Highlight: Sherpa Himalayan Salt Tales from the Prepper Pantry Time to re-order salt Yes I did buy mason jars Traded coffee for turkeys Put up 22 pints of salsa, got another 20 lbs of tomatoes to process today The living room canned good storage area is full -- sooner than usual What's in Season Jewel weed Comfrey Cook with what you have - the green beans that went to long! --- book promo. Operation Independence Basecamp update: cleared out the last of the smelly paneling and the bathroom is ready for drywall. It is coming along a bit slower than planned because of my schedule. Saved $500 on tyres Announcement - no show on Monday - vacation day Main topic of the Show: 5 Excuses for Make it a great week! Song: Burned, by Sauce Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce Twitter: @nicolesauce