Living Free in Tennessee &#8211; Nicole Sauce

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Episode 217: Goals for the New Year Sep 30, 2019

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Today, I will walk you through the process I go through to establish priorities for the coming year because people often wonder how I get so much done. Really, it boils down to focus and prioritization and learning to let go of feeling overwhelmed by a project!

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Tales from the Prepper Pantry

There is nowhere left to store canned food
Drying late fall herbs: sage, oregano, basil
Still need to do the freezer audit

What's in Season

Chestnuts
Persimmons
Black Walnuts
Hickory nuts
Filberts

Operation Independence

I went out of town and my 2 redneck house sitters did a HUGE operation eyesore which will help with the campground rental.
Renting the cabin long term

Sound of Music Sing Along Update

Main topic of the Show: Goals for the new year

Q1: Has the vision changed?

Q2: Have we knocked out any of the three areas of focus?

Q3: Under each area of focus, what projects will be done?

Q4: Is everyone in your family on board with these goals?

Q5: What stands in my way of getting these things done?

Q6: Energy vampire purge

Dark Horse 25 has launched

Make it a great week!

Song: Cilly Song, by Sauce

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Episode 216: Thought of the Walk on Can't Sep 27, 2019

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Periodically, I got for a walk and something becomes clear to me while I am alone with the dogs. This is why making space in your life to wander is so important! Often the thoughts I have something to do with freedom, society or a bigger picture - but not today. This one is about human nature and the concept of "can't"

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Main topic of the Show: Thought of the Walk on Can't

You know what I mean, right?

I can't pay off my debt because my wife spends too much month
I can't fold my laundry because I don't have time
I can't start my business because I haven't built the website
I can't lose weight because my job keeps me on the road without a kitchen

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Episode 215: An Early Fall Checklist Sep 25, 2019

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We are officially in fall. Another year has almost passed with its hope for a great harvest in the spring, wicked hot late summer days, and now, fall. So today, I wanted to share with you my early fall checklist on the homestead.

#HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with?

Listener Feedback from Jennifer

What's Up in the Garden

We had a terrible infestation of cabbage worms (what we did about it)
Fall lettuce is trying to bolt - will have a shade strategy in place for next year

Main topic of the Show: An Early Fall Checklist

Gardens

Gather the antifreezing materials: plastic and bricks
- Stock tank heater
- Outside sheets
Prepare the garlic bed
Plant fall bulbs (tulips and daffodils, here we come!)
Begin to mulch areas that are already done for the year (asparagus)
Trim the eldreberries and mulberries (they are already dropping their leaves)
Plan for any new fruit tree plantings

Animals

Updated food storage: more
Ensure we have enough hay for the winter
Test the water antifreezing systems
Look at shelter and evaluate for winter
Bedding
Outdoor shelter for dogs and cats

Humans

Prepare for the fall root cellar move
Review the freezer contents and look for food storage weaknesses
Finish the rocket mass heater
Review pipe anti-freezing technology
Start winterizing the yard things
Look the cars over for decent antifreeze, etc
Power outtage kit review
First aid/medicinal support review (flu, colds)
Firewood
Clean the chimney
Order the broken stove baffle (OMG)
Holiday travel and guest plans
Review winter clothing status

Really the only thing on this list that does not apply to a city fall check list would be the livestock list and if you have pets, it might well. I am often struck by how the lessons in developing my lifestyle freedom on a homestead apply to most other ways of living that a person might choose.

Make it a great week!

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Episode 214: Daniel Allen of TinyGiantLife on Aircrete Sep 20, 2019

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It is Friday so we have an interview show and today, I talk with Daniel Allen about aircrete - an interesting, insulative and very flexible building material that you may want to consider for your next project.

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Bio: Daniel Allen

30 years in the building Industry I took a job in I.T. and the company lost its big client to an Exxon buy out. The great recession hit and I could not find work without moving. So I cashed out my retirement, bought some land, build a small house and lived for a few years growing all my own food taking odd jobs.

I started building alternative buildings and had the opportunity to build every type of alternative structure. Eventually I found AirCrete, or cellular cement as it's know in the industry. I fell in love with it.

AirCrete let's a comfortable structure be build in any climate affordably with the enormous amounts of labors required by typical alternative construction or expensive machines. Throw some tools and cement in a truck and one person can build anywhere they can drive to.

Now, I am starting a web based business teaching people how to build cheap beautiful debt free homes so that they can live an intentional life with or without a typical job. I offer digital video courses as well as workshops.

Richard Hastings turned me onto your podcast. I did a podcast interview with the survival podcast and really licked the interaction.

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Episode 213: Adding Value to Your Garlic Sep 18, 2019

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Today, we will discuss three value-adding ideas for your garlic crop. Why? Because in just 3 weeks or so, it is time to plant garlic here and if you decide to sell garlic products, you may want to plant more than you did last year.

#HollerHatWednesday: What in the world happened?

Stump the Sauce

Why am I getting a huge air gap in my canned foods? Background: sometimes when I process foods, after I remove the jar from the canner, I find that a bunch of liquid has boiled out and it leaves an air gap. Why does this happen? Is it safe to eat the food?

What's Up in the Garden

Insects
Eating fresh salad from the garden.
Laying plans to prepare the garlic planting beds
Jerusalem artichokes are blooming FWIW

Main topic of the Show: 3 value add ideas for your garlic

Make it a great week!

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Episode 212: Holler Homestead Business Update Sep 16, 2019

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Today, we will run through the various business endeavors going on here at the Holler Homestead and give on update on progress toward their goals - as well as share some lessons learned along the way.

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Amazon Highlight: Fine tipped white chalk pens

Show References: Episode 155

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

Green Chili Event Update
24 jars of salsa, 24 jars of canned stewed tomatoes
Canning is done for now
Also: 100 lbs onions, 2 boxes sweet potatoes

What's in Season

Lettuce is ready to harvest in the AP system - and it has been very very hot
Deciding when to harvest the sweet potatoes

Operation Independence

Located a convenient place to have my pallets of coffee delivered that will save me $150 per time I order green beans!

Main topic of the Show: Holler Homestead Business Update

Make it a great week!

Song: Wolf

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Episode 211: Hatch Green Chili Day Sep 11, 2019

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Green Chili Day is just around the corner and I thought I would take some time today to share a few recipes, including my latest salsa recipe, talk about the event preparation and generally get folks excited to come here to the Holler Homestead and hang out.

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Stump the Sauce

How do I pull ph on fermented foods if I do not have a $75 tester? Can I use ph strips?

What's Up in the Garden

Fall plants are looking great
Sweet potato greens - thinking about when I want to harvest the potatoes
Jerusalem artichokes are blooming and that means this is the time to mark your patches of wild ones for later harvest - the tubers will be starting to form now as the plant energy returns to the earth
Thinking about planting garlic - maybe this year is the year?

Duckling Update

Limpy returned to the flock

Main topic of the Show: Hatch Green Chili Day

Make it a great week!

Song: 911 by sauce

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Episode 210: Flight for Combat Veterans with Kurt Dugger and Gretchen Catherwood Sep 09, 2019

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Today I have something that is near and dear to my heart: I have been seeking something to support to help combat veterans who come home carrying a heavy burden. And this weekend, I had a great interview with Kurt Dugger of Freedom And Photography and Gretchen Catherwood of the Dark Horse Lodge. Kurt will embark on a journey across the state of Tennessee in a paramotor to raise awareness of the high suicide rate among combat veterans - and to help raise money for the Dark Horse Lodge. This interview is well worth a listen.

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Tales from the Prepper Pantry

Canned more salsa and tomato sauce
32 jars of green beans
Ready to harvest some herbs for drying, but green chili week starts Wednesday, so holding off on making more messe

What's in Season

Goldenrod is blooming
Plantain is back
Apples are in their prime

Operation Independence

Still dialing in the water situation
Offering my guest cabin for a 5 month rental starting November 1
Moving a guest camper to the Holler

Main topic of the Show: Flight for Combat Veterans with Kurt Dugger and Gretchen Catherwood

Make it a great week!

Song: Burned by Sauce

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