Living Free in Tennessee - Nicole Sauce

Every time there is an incident that causes death, whether it be a hurricane, earthquake or tornado – or something else, people say things like: "I could never live there." Or they ask: "How can you live in tornado alley?" Today, we will talk about what it is like to live in a tornado prone area, what we do to prepare for them, and why we stay. Featured Event: 2023 Permaculture Technology Jambouree in Missoula, MT at Wheaton Labs July 3-14 - multiple tracks. Tickets range from $1600 to $2500 depending on the options you choose. Natural Building Cooking and preserving Homesteading Beekeeping Rocket Mass Things! https://wheaton-labs.com/permaculture-tech/?f=495 Today's Sponsor: Strong Roots Resources: https://strongrootsresources.com/ Build Food Freedom outside your front door. Permaculture assessments and support. Livestream Schedule Tuesday: 9:30am Live with Jack Spirko Wednesday: 9:30am Live with Reed Richard Friday: 9:30 Homestead Happenings Tales from the Prepper Pantry The pantry looks like an angry toddler got in there and ripped everything out Kitchen Normalcy has returned - Thanks Tracy and Mama Sauce; Matt, KH, T Deep pantry audit - webinar being prepared for members Weekly Shopping Report from Joe 03/27/2023 Saturday's trip included a couple of extra stops as well. Dollar Tree was first. We've been buying single-use applications of superglue there, which has avoided a lot of waste. The coolers were all in good shape; all pretty much full less typical usage. Other shelves were also well-stocked. For those interested, they now have seed packages. Our second stop was a little ethnic Mexican store we visit from time to time for things Sonia particularly likes, such as plantains and a vanilla flavoring she adds to her coffee. I like their small bags of pasta noodles. Here, we paid the price for a late start to our day, as it was lunchtime and the store was packed. Their shelves are always full. Next was Hobby Lobby. They were busy as well. Sonia only wanted a couple of mixed media pads, so it was a quick in and out, but I didn't see any empty areas. Home Depot was next. A 2x4x8 remains at $3.35. They looked busy as well. If I had to guess, people are ramping up their gardening. Aldi was lastWe found heavy cream this week. I definitely noticed higher prices. The meal replacement shakes I get are at least $2 higher. I stopped in Food City. There is still very little choice in larger bags of dry cat food; I saw mostly generic that I wouldn't feed a dog. There are a lot of recipes online for mug cakes, but we like the simplest, which is to combine one box of angel-food cake mix plus one box of any other kind; no oil needed. They'd had little angel-food cake on recent trips, but today they had multiple boxes of two different brands. Untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.999/gallon. Frugality Tip (none) Operation Independence Holler Roost - Function Stacking, Getting Into Eggs Again Main topic of the Show: How Can You Live in Tornado Country Weather this weekend - What living in tornado land is like >Situational awareness, getting information >Jokes vs taking responsibility for your welfare >Zello, FB, TG Communications Throughout the State >Weather Radio Preparing Avoidance is the number one goal (mountain views, building quality, driving in it, leaving an area, staying in an area) Likelihood What happens when a bad set comes through: Power Loss Road closures Need for assistance Water system failures Communications knocked out Be ready to: Take care of yourself and your community, render aid to those nearby, provide temporary shelter, go help if you can (Share photos/video as an emotional processing thing) Why do we stay? Odds of being killed in a tornado are relatively low and other locations have different things that are risks. Floods for example. It is beautiful here People become nonchalant about risks with more time spent near a danger Where else would we go? We accept the risk, take what steps we can, and go on How about you? Would you stay somewhere where tornadoes happen? Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b

Today, I talk about new chicks on the homestead, THE SNAKE INCIDENT, garden update, sheep matters, rabbits for dogs and more. Today's Sponsor: AgoristTaxAdvice.com Forage Watercress Dandelion Mushrooms Livestock Snake Reuniting the sheep Pigs gone Rabbit escape - babies 2 muscovies setting eggs (6) Baby chicks Watertown feed source Grow Brassicas made it through the deep freeze and there is a lesson there Some Rosemary is still alive Strawberry plants are blooming Onions are up Pea chutes Seedlings are doing great Holler Neighbors/Community Saturday dinner SRF Kitchen Surprise Infrastructure Chicken coop is going in Rabbit cage temporary solution Pneumonia Finances 13 rabbits = 28 days of food for one dog ($50 in crappy feed savings) Membership Plug Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. It makes a great Christmas Gift! Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Pat Watson of Uncensored Tactical and I intended to talk about how he turned a lock picking hobby into a full time income. Instead, we talked about addressing the poverty mindset, how to build your empire, and taking ownership for your future. Featured Event: The Exit and Build Land Summit https://livefree.academy/checkouts/exit-and-build-land-summit-iii/?ref=52 Today's Sponsor The Homestead Consultant At The Homestead Consultant, we believe that the solution to bridging these gaps starts in the individual home. By taking practical steps toward food production, land restoration, independent education and rational preparedness we can begin to restore these disconnects. That is where The Homestead Consultant comes in. We will work closely with you to evaluate your property with your unique goals, vision and resources in mind. Using a restorative, permaculture lens we will help you design a holistic and actionable gameplan to help make your homesteading dreams a reality. Our sincere desire is to see all of our clients become more connected and resilient! Find out more about our services by visiting our website at TheHomesteadConsultant.com LFTN listeners get a special offer of a free 20 minute initial phone consultation. Just send an email with the subject LFTN Consult to TheHomesteadConsultant@gmail.com with a brief description of the homesteading topic you would like to discuss and we will respond to you with available time slots. Show Resources UncensoredTactical.com Main content of the show Pat Watson spent over a decade in military operations overseas and federal and local law enforcement including large scale counter narcotics seizures and anti-piracy off the coast of Somalia. Pat left his government careers behind to pursue real Liberty and to bring high quality tactical skill set development training to people regardless of their employment or badges. 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 Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Today I toss around some ideas for how we could fund medical care in our communities. One of the big fears many have is getting ill and losing everything to the costs associated with medical care. How can we do this better? Featured Event: The Gorham Homestead Workshops in Dickson, TN Today's Sponsor: The Self Reliance Festival Digital Passes Livestream Schedule this week (No livestreams after Monday due to the Self Reliance Festival. We will be back next Tuesday) Tales from the Prepper Pantry Having an organized pantry is racist - having that opinion is classist Mostly been cooking straight from the jar into the crockpot Late freeze beat back the early spring greens Purging things that we no longer use to make space for things we do use Weekly Shopping Report Frugality Tip: Ross or Homegoods Do you have a Ross near you? Is there one on your travels? Stop in. Things like sneakers on clearance are great buys, camp chairs are half of Walmart prices, name brand garden tools are crazy cheap. My little secret is to check out the food section where I buy pink Himalayan salt for $4.99 for a 5# bag (they usually have rock and fine ground). You can get some really good buys in the spice section. Happy hunting y'all, Make it a great week. Margo Operation Independence Kitchen redo update Main topic of the Show: How can we fund medical care in our communities The problem and how we got here Conflating health insurance with healthcare and the resulting limiting beliefs ("I can't") What is healthcare? What is health? How to foster innovation and bring prices under control Separate lobbying from health care Cash and trade Subscription model Community supported health care Become realistic about care The banker/irs mentality of health service billing Funding ideas Transparency in pricing/getting costs under control Getting the regulator out of the way (Certificate of need for example) The HOA Model Patrons Health share/community health care But wouldn't rural communities suffer? How would you fund things if taxes were not an option? Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Join me for an update from the Holler Homestead. Friends leaving the farm, new arrivals, winter returns 1.0, and more. Featured Event: SquatchFest June 21-25: https://foodforestfarms.com/store/p125/TheSquatchFEST_-_Solstice_Celebration_June_21-25_2023.html Today's Sponsor: The Homestead Consultant TheHomesteadConsultant.com In today's chaotic world there is a major disconnect between our land, our food and our community. At The Homestead Consultant, we believe that the solution to bridging these gaps starts in the individual home. By taking practical steps toward food production, land restoration, independent education and rational preparedness we can begin to restore these disconnects. That is where The Homestead Consultant comes in. We will work closely with you to evaluate your property with your unique goals, vision and resources in mind. Using a restorative, permaculture lens we will help you design a holistic and actionable gameplan to help make your homesteading dreams a reality. Our sincere desire is to see all of our clients become more connected and resilient! Find out more about our services by visiting our website at TheHomesteadConsultant.com LFTN listeners get a special offer of a free 20 minute initial phone consultation. Just send an email with the subject LFTN Consult to TheHomesteadConsultant@gmail.com with a brief description of the homesteading topic you would like to discuss and we will respond to you with available time slots. Forage Watercress, dead nettle, stinging nettle, chick weed Morels and other mushrooms Ramps are up Pea shoots and other early spring greens A word on the frost Livestock Lady Pig and LB are leaving the Holler Homestead Rabbit 2 is making a nest about 5 days later than we expected - this is why you wait a week to be sure Sheep moving to the barn in advance of SRF to making things easier for the farm sitters - can do this because the grass is back Getting ready for chicks in two weeks Rats are a renewed problem Grow Seedlings are doing well Brassicas made it through the freeze just fine Rosemary and lavender is still with us Strawberries are blooming Holler Neighbors/Community BIIIG help on the kitchen redo (See thumbnail) Infrastructure Holler Roost Pump House Update Finances Sold some lamb in the network 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 Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Today we have an interview show with Spags Unfiltered one of the folks behind the Midwest Preparedness Project, a growing community of folks looking to build REAL community and REAL resilience. We talk a ton about choosing freedom and building community. Featured Event: The Midwest Preparedness Project Spring Event, April 26-30 in Perry, Kansas. Todays Sponsor: Agorist Tax Advice AgoristTaxAdvice/LFTN Agorist Tax Advice. Do you want to give Uncle Sam fewer of your hard-earned dollars? Do you wonder if the time has come to set up your LLC? Are you confused about what kind of business to establish? Are you wanting to pass along wealth you have built to your kids, but not sure the best way to do that? Matthew Sercely of Agorist Tax Advice can help you make sense of all the options, understand how to stay on top of tracking write-offs, and see new ways of organizing your finances so that you keep more of the money you earn in your pockets. Matthew has a broad knowledge of business finance, real estate and rentals, end of life planning and more which means that he can help you find legal tax loopholes and understand risks. Head on over to AgoristTaxAdvice.com/lftn to sign up for a free consultation. Show Resources Spags Unfiltered Youtube Channel Midwest Preparedness project Main content of the show 16 years military, 3 private security, 8 years US House of Representatives, 3 military contractors, now EMPS. Was the Vice President of Kansas Prepper Expo and Full Spectrum Preparedness. Now works with the Midwest Preparedness Project and Freesteading to spread the word about being prepared, community and divorcing the state. Interview 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 Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Today we have John Pugliano from the Wealthsteading Podcast and Investable Wealth and John Willis from Special Operations Equipment to talk about what is up with bank closures, navigating the recession, building wealth no matter what and more. Featured Event: Exit and Build Land Summit in Bastrop, Texas Brave Botanicals You all know John Bush from our time together in the Unloose the Goose podcast and also the webinars we do with Live Free Academy. But did you know that John has another company that provides organic herbal products? Brave Botanicals offers top-quality, organic CBD and Kratom products along with other herbal resources. This month, we are highlighting the kratom, an herbal supplement that comes from the coffee family, minus the caffeine. It grows in Southeast Asia and is traditionally used for medicinal purposes. Its leaves contain compounds that can have psychotropic and it has gained popularity in the Western world for its potential to help with the management of chronic pain, stress, and anxiety, and some people use it to try to overcome addiction to opioids or to reduce the severity of opioid withdrawal symptoms. If you want to learn more about kratom, head on over to BraveBotanicals.com to learn about its many uses and dig into the different varieties and dosage. Interested in trying it out? John Bush also offers a free ounce of kratom, plus 50% off your first order through his site, FreeOunceofKratom.com. Show Resources Special Operations Equipment Living Free in Tennessee The Wealthsteading Podcast Investable Wealth 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

Today we talk about what homesteading IS, trying new things and so much more in a return episode of THE SPICY SISTERS with Amy Dingmann. Featured Event: SRF Digital Passes Paul Wheaton is about to launch a new Kickstarter campaign on Tuesday March 14, 2023. If you're new around here, you may not be aware that Paul's kickstarters always give away a massive amount of amazing stuff for just a buck. The caveat - you have to back the kickstarter in the first 48 hours of the campaign to get all the earlybird rewards. The only way to make sure you don't miss out is by clicking "notify me on launch" on the kickstarter page. Click "notify me on launch" here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paulwheaton/low-tech?ref=5xwwb3&token=23631798 The kickstarter is for the Low Tech Laboratory Movie, featuring innovations in homesteading, woodland craft, hot tubs, kilns, forges, textiles, bees, foraged clay pottery, mycelium, solar power, off-grid solutions, and more. The earlybirds alone are worth well over $100 bucks. They gave me an exclusive sneak peak of what's included: -Videos about heating Greenhouses with Rocket Mass Heaters, and Truly Passive Greenhouse Design -The fourth issue of Living Woods Magazine -The Hidden Half of Nature, a microbial presentation by Anne Bikle and David Montgomery - Toby Hemenway's excellent Permaculture Voices keynote, " Backing Off an Energy Cliff" - An issue of Modern Homesteading Magazine - An ebook about practical homesteading - Tiny house magazine issue 121 - And issue of Permaculture Design Magazine - A Kelly Hart film about natural building Don't miss out on this ridiculous offer. Everything you need to up your homesteading and self-reliance knowledge, for as little as $1. But you have to click the "notify button" to get it . . . click "notify me on launch" here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paulwheaton/low-tech?ref=5xwwb3&token=23631798 Show Resources Living Free in Tennessee A Farmish Kind Of Life Main content of the show Discussions guided in part by our notes and in part by viewer questions Make it a great week! GUYS! Don't forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Today we celebrate new life on the homestead, discuss seedlings, talk about managing overwhelm and depression and more. Featured Event: Exit and Build Land Summit in Bastrop, Texas Today's Sponsor: Agorist Tax Advice AgoristTaxAdvice.com/lftn Agorist Tax Advice. Do you want to give Uncle Sam fewer of your hard-earned dollars? Do you wonder if the time has come to set up your LLC? Are you confused about what kind of business to establish? Are you wanting to pass along wealth you have built to your kids, but not sure the best way to do that? Matthew Sercely of Agorist Tax Advice can help you make sense of all the options, understand how to stay on top of tracking write-offs, and see new ways of organizing your finances so that you keep more of the money you earn in your pockets. Matthew has a broad knowledge of business finance, real estate and rentals, end of life planning and more which means that he can help you find legal tax loopholes and understand risks. Head on over to AgoristTaxAdvice.com/lftn to sign up for a free consultation. Forage Dandelions Comfrey is up Blackberry and raspberry leaves Wild mustard Morels Dead nettle is past its prime Livestock Rabbit ear mites Baby rabbits Duck setting eggs Baby is healthy (Name: cloudy) Reuniting girls with the boys Dogs stayed put when the fence was grounding out Grow Three kinds of broccoli Peas are up Spring greens and radishes Caught up on seedlings and the most important things have germinated Still need to plant potatoes, but onions are in Garlic looks great 15 rosemary plants have been put in the food forest Oregano and Thyme overwintered Holler Neighbors/Community Weekend kitchen demolition push while I was singing a concert Electrician came by SRF Helpers Infrastructure Chicken coop ready to move but the rain is in the way Pump house story Kitchen update Rewiring for solar is underway Finances Sold half of the lamb that just got processed 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 Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Today is an interview show with Louise MIlleman of Forgotten Ways PMA. Learn about the what and why of private ministery associations as well as her off grid living experiences. Featured Event: Self Reliance Festival Digital Pass: https://selfreliancefestival.com/product/digital-pass-march-25-26/?aff=nicolesauce Today's Sponsor: TheHomesteadConsultant.com LFTN listeners get a special offer of a free 20 minute initial phone consultation. Just send an email with the subject LFTN Consult to TheHomesteadConsultant@gmail.com with a brief description of the homesteading topic you would like to discuss and we will respond to you with available time slots. Show Resources Email Louise: info@forgottenwayspma.com Main content of the show Louise Milleman is an earth-loving, tree-hugging, un-schooling, freedom-fighting, world-traveling citizen of the entire world who has went from being a full-time digital nomad, traveling this big beautiful globe with her family for the last 5 years to building a regenerative off grid homestead with her husband and her 2 little girls. She is the founder of Forgotten Ways PMA as she believes that the best way for us to protect our future is to take a step back into the forgotten ways of the past. They spend their time connecting with the land while they connect with each other. She believes that life IS learning and that learning IS life. There is no distinction. By living a slower-paced life and stopping to provide guidance along the way, they are "teaching" their kids real life skills by living out their real life dreams! 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 Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link