Living Free in Tennessee - Nicole Sauce

Today is a response to a question from a listener who wanted to know how it is that the LFTN Community is so functional, mostly spam and scam free, and able to talk about hard things in a productive way. Rather than just answer that one person, I thought I would share some thoughts on how to foster a functional community.

Announcements:

Chicken Processing will be rescheduled to July 2.
Tuesday Live Update

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

Post vacation reset
Garden producing all vegetables (What that looks like)
FD running 24/7 and freezers being used to stage the next batch
Canning kitchen almost set up (why we have it outside)
Curing and grinding the pork to finish the four pigs
Chicken breast recipe - alfredo (Cook With What You Have)

Frugal Tip

Gas Buddy
Reusable bag update

Operation Independence

We are at 90% from Homestead food at this time of year - it feels very good.
Considering renting access to our processing setup

Main topic of the Show:

1. Decide Purpose (Communicate it)
2. More is bad (Communicate it)
3. Be a community of doers not takers (communicate it)
4. Set and model clear and healthy boundaries (communicate it)
5. Use technology (communicate it)
6. Have an inner circle and accept help (Communicate it)

Erase toxic people (communicate it)

Mentor people on the edge (communicate it)
Discussion is good - arguments are bad (Take things offline that should be off line)

Membership Plug

Social Network Reminder

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

Resources

Membership Sign Up

Holler Roast Coffee

Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Episode 573 - Homestead Update for May 20, 2022 May 20, 2022

Show notes

Today is a homestead update and we cover pig relocation hijinks, how the gardens are faring, handling things alone, money matters, food problems, and more.

Forage

Lambsquarter
Poison Hemlock
Daylily flowers
Radishes, greens, lettuce, basil and herbs, mint
Tactical forged through my freezer while I was gone

Livestock

Pig Moving Hijinks
Chickens are on pasture (Processing class June ??)
Pod sealing with swines (Corn over holes)
Broody duck
Goat on tether
Begin harvesting fodder
Cycy is better

Grow

Bean germination problem
Cukes and squash up
Tomato wall looks good
Hops need trellis
Foliar spray cycle needed, plants look sad everywhere but the ap and hydro system
Potatoes look great, need to be hilled
Sweet potato slips

Holler Neighbors/Community

T held down the fort
LB and playing dead
Jenni feeding pigs

Infrastructure

Pond, three sections with electric for sheep
IIBCs for the ap are cut and prepped for the AP
Perimeter fence is underway
Hydro is about done
Need to install trellis everywhere
Automated pig water and garden water

Finances

The last 2 weeks cost us money

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

Resources

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Episode 572: Billy Bond, John Willis on Pasture Rotation, Food Shortages and Being Prepared May 18, 2022

Show notes

Today we talk about rotational grazing, crazy people, being the counter economy and food shortages on a Tuesday Live episode with Billy Bond and John Willis.

Show Resources

Special Operations Equipment

https://www.permapasturesfarm.com/

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

Resources

Membership Sign Up

Holler Roast Coffee

Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Episode 571 - May Tea with the Spicy Sisters May 16, 2022

Show notes

Today we talk about community, problems of our own making, or the game "What's that smell?", and more on Afternoon Tea with the Spicy Sisters.

Show Resources

A Farmish Kind of Life

Main content of the show

Replay of the Tuesday Live on Youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rhxswOGTRc

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

Resources

Membership Sign Up

Holler Roast Coffee

Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Episode 570 - Live From Exit and Build May 13, 2022

Show notes

Today is a live stream from the volunteer room at Exit and build! Go do something good this weekend guys.

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

Resources

Membership Sign Up

Holler Roast Coffee

Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Episode 569 - Tuesday Live with Patrick Roehrman May 11, 2022

Show notes

Today we talk about prepping, knives, getting things done, planting trees and more with Patrick Roehrman and John Willis.

Self Reliance Festival

Show Resources

Special Operations Equipment

Living Free in Tennessee

MTKnives.Com

Main content of the show

Replay of the Tuesday Live on Youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJU9kAZ01uw

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

Resources

Membership Sign Up

Holler Roast Coffee

Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Episode 568 - Find Your Special Sauce May 09, 2022

Show notes

Today, we dive deeper into a concept that came out at the LFTN Spring Workshop: Finding and embracing your Special Sauce.

Exit and Build Land Summit

Self Reliance Festival

May Webinar: Assessing Your Land For Security, May 22 at 4pm CT

Chicken Processing Workshop

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

The last two jars of 2019 and some discolored beets from 2020
Swimming in lettuce and greens
Onion Flowers in salad
Road food: fd cheese, cold cuts, left overs
Chicken Recipe: Tuscan Chicken with Ginger and ham

Frugal Tip

https://www.bobvila.com/articles/how-to-make-foaming-hand-soap/

Operation Independence

Launched the chicken processing workshop
Using pigs to hopefully seal a pond

Main topic of the Show: Find Your Special Sauce

Why?

What do I mean by Special Sauce

I started out as a food blogger – ended up a podcaster and facilitator.

How to find it:

What do you love?
What do you hate?
What are your naturally great at?
What are you naturally bad at?
What do other people tell you you are good at?
What have you tried?
Why did it succeed or fail?
When you are happiest, what are you doing? Why does this make you happy?
Wait 2 weeks and review
Tear this down to its base elements

Ex - happy at the farmers market (great at talking to people, tells good stories, quickly establishes trust, etc)

Happy in the Garden (comfortable being alone, excellent observation skills, etc)

>>>Go out and try, learn, refine, analyze until you find your Special Sauce or Sauces

I started out as a food blogger – ended up a podcaster and facilitator.

Used to sing rock n roll
Started a food blog (could NOT motivate)
Became a facilitator and story expert
Tried podcasting for the heck of it
Realized some things: Performer, facilitator, teacher and storytelling with a heavy musical/verbal focus = podcasting and teaching, not blogging and WRITING.

My special sauce is Story Telling, Connecting People/networking (from others), Reading People/Facilitating.

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

Resources

Membership Sign Up

Holler Roast Coffee

Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Episode 567 - Homestead Update for May 5, 2022 May 06, 2022

Show notes

Today, I talk about the Spring Sprint, caring for yourself and your homestead, adding a Daily Dose of garden care, No Kill List, and the new heartbeats that are arriving this morning.

Email feedback to nicole@livingfreeintennessee.com

Forage

Last call for watercress
Wild rose petals
Hairy vetch
Radish greens, lettuce, malabar spinach
Sage, young dill, young basil, parsley, cilantro

Livestock

The chicks are arriving and I still did not find the chick feed I want (sans soy, sans fish protein)
Not sure of the sheep schedule
Pigs will soon move to Jenni's
Goats need hoof trimming, mineral refills
Ducks are about to go broody
Dog integration update

Grow