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**Living Free in Tennessee – Nicole Sauce**

Helping you live the live you life you choose on your terms. Living Free in Tennessee chronicles how we build our homestead, develop independence, plan and manage time and grow and preserve food sustainably – from a woman’s point of view.

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Episode 107: Handmade Homey Gifts and Firing Toxic People Dec 03, 2018

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Easy ways to find ideas for homemade gifts and firing the toxic people in your life, today on LFTN!

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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 my bird (first time roasting)?
Q3: What should I roast a turkey IN?
Q4: What if I forgot to defrost the turkey?
COOK TIME - TEMP
No fat for the gravy, now what?
Q5: What if I left the turkey out overnight on accident?
Q6: What is Your pumpkin pie recipe? (2.25 c pumpkin pulp, 1 8 oz can condensed sweetened milk, 2 eggs, 1 tsp salt, ginger, cloves, allspice, nutmeg, 1 tbsp brown sugar. 425 for 25, reduce to 350 until done.

Operation Independence

THE GREAT FINANCE REVIEW OF 2018...not yet finished but it is unearthing some waste and some good stuff too
We ate ALL our thanksgiving leftovers. ALL OF THEM.

Main Topic of the Day: Handmade Homey Gifts and Firing Toxic People

Song: Burned by Sauce

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Episode 106: What is Normal Has Become Odd Nov 26, 2018

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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 sadness when you lose someone close to you. I know, I know. This may seem like a depressing topic, but it won't be, I promise.

Workshop Session Highlight: Dori Mulder - Side Hustle Mentality: Gleaning Value From What You Have.

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Tales from the Prepper Pantry Catfood Incident Early Cold has been good on the root vegetables Freezer filled with Pork, sorting last year's beef (and selling some) in preparation for the next cow (Cow story) A word on stability and cashflow.

What Mother Nature is providing Oysters have appeared, finally (Turkey mushroom gravy) Lemon balm is still giving us leaves Same as last week: things below the ground are ready. Like Sassafrass root and jerusalem artichoke.

Stump the Sauce Last minute buttercream frosting in an urgent situation

Operation Independence Lardo for the charcuterie session Duplex is the prime focus until it is done

Main topic: What is Normal Has Become Odd

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The Booze Whisperer

The Tactical Redneck

Chef Brett

Samantha the Savings Ninja

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Episode 105: Processing Pigs, Processing Life Nov 19, 2018

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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.

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Tales from the Prepper Pantry

Reviewing the root vegetables (Cat got into the pantry)
Care of cheese
Thanksgiving from stored foods

What Mother Nature is providing

Down to nuts and mushrooms
Jerusalem artichokes are ready to dig

Stump the Sauce

Salad Dressing

Operation Independence

Porchetta for the workshop
New coffee launching this week - should be a good one!

Processing pigs - processing life.

#My3things

Highlight: Cindy and her 54 birds - many hand make light work

Make it a great week!

Song: Every Way by Sauce

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The Booze Whisperer

The Tactical Redneck

Chef Brett

Samantha the Savings Ninja

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Episode 104: Three key lessons from the #TSP18 workshop Nov 13, 2018

Show notes

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.

Episode 103: Preparing the Aquaponics System and Garden Beds for Winter Oct 29, 2018

Show notes

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 freezer burn
Gluehwein season is here

What Mother Nature is providing

Ap: Swiss chard and not much else at the moment
Time to winterize. More on that later
Winterize the bees
Mushrooms are exploding
Firewood

Stump the Sauce

Oxtail: Part 2 with BRETTChef
Elderberry Syrup Stability with John Moody of (http://abbyselderberry.com/)

Operation Independence

Tile, Tile, Tile, Tile on the rental that has taken forever. Tiling on a wavy wall (operation independence)
One annoying thing season

Main topic of the show: Winterizing the Aquaponics System and garden beds

Four things to to to the ap:

Stock tank heater
Bed hoops
Insulation on the feeder hoses
Bring in the frost sensitive plants

How to prepare your beds for winter

Clean them out
Layers: manure, compost, forest dirt, leaves, straw or wood chips or another mulch. (My thoughts on local wood chips)
What to do if you interplant like I do

A Final Winter checklist

Waters ready to be ice-free?
Bees?
Animal bedding sufficient?
Goat hay needed
Pump house filters changed
Bring in the banana trees
Try to overwinter a rosemary plant and the tabasco peppers

Make it a great week.

Song: Strange Child by Sauce

Advisory Board

The Booze Whisperer

The Tactical Redneck

Chef Brett

Samantha the Savings Ninja

Resources

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Episode 102: A Visit to 40 Acres and A Cave Oct 23, 2018

Show notes

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.

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Tales from the Prepper Pantry

Harvested my sweet potatoes and got about ¾ of a bushel for the prepper pantry.
Curing Sweet potato
Last green bean harvest of the season
Blueberry oatmeal
Still have not done the big move-in for Winter 2018
The great lasagna and the mandolin zucchini noodles

What Mother Nature is providing

Ap: Swiss chard is coming on
First Oyster mushrooms - planning to put up a ton
Last of the sage
Lemon balm - last call
Almost time for horseradish
Parsley

Stump the Sauce

Oxtail: Paired with jerk or curry - http://coopcancook.com/braised-oxtails/
What Sauce would do: sear then do a roemertopf with smoked paprika, rosemary, garlic, salt, peppers, carrots, onion, salt - served over sauteed mushroom or rice with a broth made from the rendered juices of the roemertopf and a bit of stock - because there is always stock.

Operation Independence

The great plumbing repair: $150
Taxes really did get sent - next up: more taxes
The gas dryer story
Coffee of the month is starting to sell

A debrief of 40 Acres and a Cave

Make it a great week!

Song: Anonymous by Sauce

Advisory Board

The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja

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Episode 101: Haunted Woods, Moonshine, and the Power of Vision with Billy Kaufman Oct 15, 2018

Show notes

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 develops his farm into something beautiful. And while the what of he is doing has changed, his vision remains largely unchanged. It is a great example of how sticking to a vision over a tactic can help you launch the lifestyle you want.

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

The weather went from the low 90s to 60s in 24 hours and it is time
Hen of the woods while at Dori's place
Tomatoes are finally on the agenda
Getting Ready to extract honey

What Mother Nature is providing

Ap: Green beans, greens
Harvesting a round of spices to dry for winter use
Mushrooms
Watercress
Chestnuts

Operation Independence

Did a property walk and homestead plan with 40 Acres and a Cave which is giving me the data I need to offer more of these in the coming year - and it was so much fun I am dying to tell you about it.
Paid off a card in the game of finance with a check that was very very very late in arriving.
Launched Coffee of the Month

Main topic of the show: Haunted Woods, Moonshine, and the Power of Vision with Billy Kaufmann

Question: How are you surrounding yourself with doers or takers?

Make it a great week!

Song: Learning What Leaving Is, by Sauce

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The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja

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Episode 100: Make It a Great Week Oct 09, 2018

Show notes

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.

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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 sharpen my awesome chef's knife
Hot as blazes so boxes are STILL in my office

What Mother Nature is providing

Green Beans
Time to harvest sweet potatoes
Chestnuts

Stump the Sauce

Meatloaf experiment and leftover scramble

Tales from the Booze Whisperer

A missive from over the pond

Operation Independence

Coffee of the month beans arrive TOMORROW!!
- Soft Launch is Wednesday
Headed to 40 acres and a farm

Main Topic: New tagline - Helping you to live the life you choose on your terms

Song: Suicide by Sauce

Advisory Board

The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja

Resources

Membership Sign U: http://amishwisdom.com/amish-coffee-soup-kathleen-fuller/
CAC Team: cacteam.com

Episode 99: Remember to Enjoy Your Progress Oct 01, 2018

Show notes

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 not frantic prepping, it is just smart.
- Document what you eat
- Try some seasonal bulk purchases - maybe just 1 thing
- See if you use it up
- USE IT UP

What Mother Nature is providing

Harvested and set out to dry Goldenrod
Chestnuts
Turkey and Deer season is upon us

Stump the Sauce

Using an abundance of peppers
Getting home from vacation when the store is not a viable option

Tales from the Booze Whisperer

How to use Holler Roast Coffee Bitters

Operation Independence

Holler Roast Coffee of the Month Update
Budget Discipline

Main topic of the show: Progress.

Go out, and make it a great week!

Song: Wolf by Sauce (Also referred to as Desire)

Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja

Resources

Membership Sign U: http://amishwisdom.com/amish-coffee-soup-kathleen-fuller/
CAC Team: cacteam.com

Episode 98: A Fall Roundup on Homesteading Sep 24, 2018

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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.

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Tales from the Prepper Pantry