Living Free in Tennessee - Nicole Sauce

Today, we will take a deeper dive into things that hold you back, why they do, and what to do next. That’s right - Spring has sprung, Easter has passed, the year is 30% behind us, so what are you waiting for? Such a simple question and yet one that often gets in our way. Tomorrow at 11CT I am Livestreaming – check out her channel here. Tales from the Prepper Pantry Quarterly Freezer Audit Easter supper from the pantry: roast beef, sweet potatoes, cheesy broccoli, gravy, superb fresh salad Feta batch one is being launched this week - and just like that the pantry season has changed from use up to fill up Two people vs one perspective (Mama Sauce is in town) Featured forages: Spring salad Wild mustard Watercress Nettle Deadnettle Chickweed Operation Independence Bees swarmed -- honey season is nigh Workshop prep is going really well   Main topic of the Show: What Are You Waiting For? I am one of those people that folks tend to quickly trust with personal information. They will run things by me that they may not share with others. One time, I asked Tactical, why do people tell me things? He said - well because it is easy to tell you hard things because you don’t judge.  But that isn’t entirely true. Maybe I do not judge things the traditionally judgemental way that people do when they hear about past trauma or trials. Those things are what form us into the good people we can all be today. I don;t even care if someone once was a terrible person and has changed over time and wants to confess that. actions speak louder than words and if I can see that they are not a bad actor. But the idea that I do not judge is not exactly right. I DO judge, and sometimes pretty harshly. Like all of us, I have very limited time to invest in projects, people and creative pursuits. That means that if I even sense for a moment that someone is not serious about doing the thing that they want my help with, I have a hard time giving time to them, even when offered money for consulting. This is the curse of the consultant who is motivated by helping people succeed rather than by earning as much money as possible. So really, I may be the most judgemental person you know on some ways. I just don;t see a reason to inflict my perspective on someone who isn’t ready to hear it. As humans, we can be very fickle, facing depression, fatigue. Committing to things that we did not realize would take so much time. Wanting more more more. Yet some of us fall prey to what are you waiting for syndrome to a much higher degree than others. Last year, I lost 20 lbs, doubled my business after it looking like it was going to be cut in half instead, and managed to pay off my debt faster than originally thought and it boiled down to one question I would ask almost every day: What are you waiting for? We are so easily distracted, aren’t we? What is it that you really want to do? That is often the underlying cause of this syndrome. If I do not start I will not find out that I do not want this thing I think I want. To which I ask - so what? Start. Find out. Worst thing that can happen is you deciode to abandon course and do something else.   These are all things that make us wait: Setting up situations where you need someone else to do something before you can move forward and they are not delivering.a) You can’t find the drywaller to do the drywall repairs (Wood chip story) The time is not right because of money/resources/economy You do not have enough time to do it You are not ready to handle high volume  Your logo/marketing/business structure/website is not built Every time you try to learn or do the thing, you run into a brick wall (NFT) I can’t find it I don;t like to do it - eat that frog The flip It is not magic, it is perspective. Changing you perspective will not solve every ill, but it will do one very important thing: change the programming in your brain so that that powerful computer you walk around with every day has time to come up with a solution. Emergency find is low? What are you waiting for? Sell some crap, drive uber, take that overtime, do something to fill it back up. Debt keeping you from scouting out on your own? That’s great because it is easy to solve when you decide to solve it. Your divorce messing with your head, finances and turning your world upside down? Of course it is! What will you make of yourself through it? How will you address the turmoil you cannot stop? But is it causing you to wait until it is done to start making the life you want? Why? What are you waiting for? Some magical court document confirming the situation? That could take weeks or it could take years. Meanwhile, you could be doing something to pick up and build your next masterpiece. What are you waiting for? Someone else to decide? Screw that -- you decide. This life is all about you decide. You choose the life you want to live, or be miserable living a life someone else chooses for you. Do you really want that kind of control over your head? I know I don’t. That is why we say Make it a great week here. That is why asking yourself what are you waiting for can help move you forward That is why when you hear yourself saying I can’t or I wish I could, or someday, the better approaches are: I won't, or I am going to, or in order to do that in 4 years, I can do this now, or actually I don't really want that in my life. And yes - stuff doesnt go as we planned, and it doesnt always go right. (Destroyed duplex apartment story) So what? Guys Spring has sprung, Easter has passed, the year is 30% behind us, so what are you waiting for? Such a simple question yet it can be hard to implement.  But really, What are you waiting for? 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 The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja

Brian Norton of Food Forest Farms joins me today to give us an update on how his life has evolved as he dives more deeply into entrepreneurial living and following his passion. But first Unloose the Goose BANNED EPISODE Interview this week with Cam and Jessica over on Youtube on The Mad Ones Joining Niti Bali next week - check out her channel here. Rogue Food Conference tickets and sponsors/vendors Show Resources Coffee Club - 500 Project https://foodforestfarms.com/store/p54/Monthly_Coffee_Club.html Cannabinoid Natural Foods https://foodforestfarms.com/cannabinoid-natural-foods.html Our Air BnB Reservations https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/33254319 Our HipCamp https://www.hipcamp.com/washington/food-forest-farms-hideaway/camp-suneekee   Main content of the show Bio of Brian Norton: Corp big food to urban aquaponic. Now underground specialty coffee roaster, hip camp owner, Air Bnb Experience guy. Heading out on a 1 year trip to every freedom fest I can book. Going to serve beautiful coffee and find 500 souls that see what I do as art. Interview Membership and Coffee Pitch LFTN21 Email Forthcoming 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

Today we have a wide array of questions to answer from the network. How do these questions come in? Mewe, Telegram and by emailing me. So today, we will cover the following: Hosting your WordPress website What to do if you were using an electrical canner and the power went out before the processing cycle was finished Thoughts on being in mid or later life and freshly on the dating market - or something like that Preparing a garden plot this year for use next year when you have goats Dealing with the anxiety of future shortages Should I bring back #HollerHatWednesday? What’s Up in the Garden Beets are in Struggling to get beds done due to excessive rain Lettuce Germination Problems Chard, brassicas all looking great and feeding us Early Spring herbs are looking good Main topic of the Show: LFTN Q and A for March 30 2021 Hosting your WordPress website Wordpress.org versus self-hosting What self-hosting means Why avoid Bluehost, Hostgator and other such services Who I currently like to work with and why What about managing your own server? Coaching programs What to do if you were using an electrical canner and the power went out before the processing cycle was finished Green beans Jar sealed What you can do Why it matters Thoughts on being in mid or later life and freshly on the dating market - or something like that Online dating and how things have changed Online dating and how things have stayed the same Addressing your fear Thoughts on finins that “right” fit Preparing a garden plot this year for use next year when you have goats Back story on what they are considering What about cardboard What I would do Soil test Smother the area, add organic matter and solid amendments Cover it again until next spring Thoughts on tilling and whether or not to do it Dealing with the anxiety of future shortages Excuse factor vs true problems We have had a year to get ready Direct trade relationships Adjust expectations Dealing with the anxiety that there (not discounting the feelings, I feel them to. I even give them a little space sometimes Get your houses in order: financial, food and medical storage, community, fuel, shelter Seek a more balanced perspective (Call a friend) Seek opportunities You may remember I'm mainly in building automation at my day job. Boring but pays the bills... I've been amazed at how red hot our business has been during whatever covid name you want to use... The commercial buildings everywhere are empty. Owners are taking this time to do a bunch of deferred maintenance but that is starting to run out. New buildings are being rushed to completion and new ones are coming out of the ground. Not sure why... However, our major suppliers are about to be completely out of computer chips to build controllers. The problem is Fab plants around the world are idle. A secondary issue is there are billions of dollars in product floating around on ships that can't unload to due covid restrictions. Industry, in general, may come to a screeching halt soon. Not wanting to focus on the negative,  I feel that many people have already forgotten last years pain. I think we need to stay positive and continue to focus on shoring up our defences to be ready for the next wave. I'm pretty sure the powers that be are engineering the next wave of restrictions. they can't help it, they crave the power... Just a thought 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. 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

Today, I bring you a replay episode Replay of Episode 127 from 2019, right as we were starting to do three episodes per week! That year, I had no idea if I could make it work so I set up a content plan where one day a week was hard core how to. This episode talks about how to transplant those seedlings that you have so lovingly nurtured into your garden. Replay of Episode 127 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

Today, I bring you a replay episode from way back in my first year of podcasting for two reasons: 1) Y’all are asking me about how to start seedlings; 2) Y’all should hear what I sounded like back then. If you are not starting your podcast or youtube channel because you think you do not sound professional enough, well, this was my first year and sometimes you have to get started to hone your craft. Replay of Episode 26 Community 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

Today, I will highlight two examples to approaching someone you may want as a mentor, or from whom you would just like a little advice. Why does this matter? Because as you go through life, you will find, from time to time, that you wish to learn or try new things, -- or that you may start a business or side hustle -- and a great way to avoid mistakes that are obvious to someone with experience, but not obvious to you, is to hold an interview, go to a demo, become an intern, or find a mentor. And in the last few weeks, I have been approached by two people with very different approaches and they got very different reactions from me. It made me think - let’s look at the two approaches and learn from that. Announcements I will be out of town at Jack Spirko’s Spring workshop giving a presentation on building community so the next two episodes this week will be replays and I have chosen some good ones. Tales from the Prepper Pantry We preserved too much food last year Cool Canning opener from a 3d printer arrived, will test it when I get back Sweet potatoes are coming to an end -- starting slips Starting to come to the end of last year’s pork  Operation Independence Outdoor kitchen 2.0 plans are underway  Main content of the show: Approaching a Mentor There is nothing that will give a person pause as when someone asks to be mentored. That is a pretty big ask. Almost as big as getting married. Just kidding. It’t not that big. But being a good mentor takes time, thought and follow-through. Over my life, I have asked three people if they would mentor me. Two of the three did a horrible job. But I have been mentored by many many along the way -- and gotten a hand up and helpful advice from hundreds more. A few weeks ago, I got two emails. Neither were asking for me to mentor them, but they were both seeking direction. Bth were about the coffee roasting business. Both got responses from me. One I was not only willing, but eager to help. The other quickly transitioned into an uncomfortable conversation that was taking scarce time. The former landed a call with me, the latter has disappeared into the ether. The other day I told some folks about these two interactions, including the email I penned but did not send that said, “It doesn't seem like you are very interested in pursuing this.” I was pretty grumpy that day and may have been missing some tone from the former email. Person A, Email 1 Made a connection to why they wanted to talk with me (community) Asked the question up front Gave background Person B Started with the back story about them Made no personal connection  Offered to be an unpaid intern ...I wasn’t sure they knew much about coffee really SECOND ROUND Person A Scheduled call -- attended call -- had great questions Was cognizant of the time and did not try to linger (She was already dedicated to the path) Person B Replied to my suggestions with explanations of what they had tried and failed Ignored the offer of paid training Complained about running into barriers in the industry (In the planning steps…)   THIRD ROUND Person A Did a bunch of research after the call Sent a short email with a quick question Person B An email with a non-excited sounding bit of interest in paid training. Maybe. On a roaster that is different than the one they want to get. More complaints about dead ends Finding a mentor or getting advice is sort of like dating. You do not go all in at once. You take things a step at a time and when the fit isnt good, move one before you get to invest.  Time is spare and you are asking a favor Does the person have experience in the area you need? Personal connection matters Icantium will kill the momentum of your relationship -- avoid communicating it at all costs A little background research goes a long way This isn’t very different than sales, only it is much easier to get access to folks for some quick advice than it is to part someone from their cash. It is still a transaction - they are giving you their time and knowledge, you are giving them a feeling if happiness from helping someone out. But in a world where lots of people want a little advice, it is much easier to invest this time into someone who seems like they will do something with it, has a positive outlook, does a little research, and is mindful of time investments. The funny thing about this interaction is that I realized something after all was said and done. Remember those two terrible mentors I mentioned? They were not terrible because they failed me. They were terrible because I failed them. I needed to be clear on what I was seeking. To find mindful ways to seek improvement and to learn things in between meetings. Instead, I got stuck in a cycle of Icantium and waiting. And the longer I waited, the less likely it was to happen. Life lessons can be humbling. Membership Plug MeWe reminder Make it a great week! Song: Special by Sauce 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  

Today is a Friday so we have an interview show today with Cathryn R. Payne, author of History of a southern pig. She will talk about raising American Guinea Hogs, along with some of their historical connections on today’s show. Announcements I will be on the road next week, so we will just have a Monday show Facebook Experiment Update Show Resources GuinaeHogBooksguineahogbooks.com/store History of a Southern Pig -- the book. https://www.amazon.com/Saving-Guinea-Hogs-Recovery-Homestead/dp/1733593209 Instagram and Twitter @guineahogbooks Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Book1GuineaHogBooks Author page for Catheryn R Paynehttps://www.amazon.com/Cathy-R.-Payne/e/B07QCMTZPF Main content of the show Cathy R. Payne is the award-winning author of Saving the Guinea Hogs: The Recovery of an American Homestead Breed. After a 33-year teaching career, she decided at age 57 to leave suburbia and start a sustainable farm in rural Georgia. She specialized in nutrient-dense foods and heritage livestock breeds. She became well-known in the heritage breed community. When she started researching the Guinea Hog breed, she hit a brick wall regarding its history and set out to write a book about it herself. She now lives in Athens, Georgia, writes about heritage breeds, and promotes the breeds on The Livestock Conservancy's Conservation Priority List. 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

In honor of green beer drinking day, I thought we would have a chat with Kerry Brown a well-known community member about his journey to sobriety and how it has changed his life. Rogue Food Conference: https://roguefoodconference.com/schedule/ Show Resources Business: www.strongrootsresources.com Book that changed things: Annie Grace's This Naked Mind www.thisnakedmind.com Main content of the show Kerry is a 37 year old fella from East Tennessee who is living the entrepreneurial and homestead life with his wife, two cats, a dog and an ever evolving crew of livestock. He coordinates his life by following the principles of personal responsibility, working in harmony with nature and curating greater knowledge and skills. What led to you question and change your relationship with alcohol? How much time passed between first realizing there was a problem and taking action? Why full sobriety versus moderation? Can you still have fun? Do you miss drinking? How does sobriety and freedom fit together? How did your friends and family react to your choice of sobriety? What has changed for the better? The worse? 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  

Today, I will talk about the history of the GSD Crew, what GSD is, and why you should never let the rain stop you. Not quite sure what that means? No worries. It will all make sense later! Tennessee folks: The NON GO feed producer is having an Animal food and nutrition workshop - April 2. https://mpsfarms.com/ Tales from the Prepper Pantry Pickled items are the best when you are overwhelmed and have guests Corn Chips Holler stew Failed Bacon Behind on garden planting but getting there 2 hours at a time Outdoor kitchen set up season Redoing Pantry storage shelves Operation Independence The Utility of Simplicity Learning How to Mint Tokens -- outside my comfort zone Main topic of the Show: Don't Let The Rain Stop You Do you know what a GSD weekend is? Some of you do if you have been listening for a very long time. In fact, it is the Tennessee GSD Crew that really got our network off on the right foot.  >History of the GSD Crew, the first LFTN Workshop, and our growth as a community. This year, as you know, I am on a mission to find balance. And honestly, the idea of hosting a big group of people to help jumpstart the workshop preps was a bit overwhelming. You see, I have started the kind of house sorting that looks more like i am preparing to move out, then a house sorting. And it needs to be done so that my home empowers me rather than sucks my time.  I had so much anxiety about this all week last week because people were going to arrive, I need to feed them, and there is no avoiding them seeing the utter chaos that is here. Jenni could see my panic last week and offered to centralize things at Basecamp, but I opted to just suck it up. These are people who know me. Who are willing to come out and dig fence posts for petes sake. If the chaos in my house makes them uncomfortable, well, then I guess they can leave. But you know what? That did not stop the story I was telling myself and it did not stop the anxiety either. I just decided to suck it up. The big day came, and along with it torrential rain. Starting Thursday last week, we were glued to the weather report, hoping beyond hope that there would be a break in the rains for the big project.  A friend reached out -- are we still doing this? I said yes. You see, I am from Oregon and if you let the rain stop you, you will never get anything done in Oregon. On the agenda for the meetup was to install a fence. And a third composting outhouse. We had a tractor coming. We had an auger. We had posts and concrete. We had a fence stretcher. But I am not a total jerk. Jenni and I touched base about inside priorities in the event that the rain became too much to handle for outside work.  But guys? When you have a tractor coming, you try to optimize tractor time. Rain or shine. A few months ago -- toolbox fallacy. We do this all the time Swimming example. And rain is just another toolbox fallacy. Mark, Nancy, Jenni, Landrik, Tactical, KH, Autofab, Chris, Ken, Jake GSD Accomplishments Shift focus! Basecamp basement is almost completely cleared of things that are not supposed to be in there (Without causing problems here) Bathroom sink at my house got installed -- mostly Mudroom shelves are in Land cleared and stumps moved Composting outhouse is framed and floored Fun was had Food was not as opulent as usual ---but was mostly passable Lessons Learned 1 full time person running the kitchen Foreman for each job The international space station Be real- it is always better to have a gsd weekend even if you are overwhelmed than to not move forward And back to the rain -- Don;t let it stop you. Sure, maybe in an downpour it is a bad idea to plant potatoes, but the rain should not stop forward momentum on something. And a little sprinkly should not stop the potato patch from being installed. 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  

Today we will discuss how herd shares free you up to acquire foods deemed “unsafe” by the powers that be and how they work from the consumer standpoint. Unloose the Goose Tonight at 7:30: Topic is Tokenization Stump the Sauce From Ali: Why are my pickles “soft”?  Context- I made pickles for the first time in 2020. I used fresh fresh cucumbers, followed all the directions to the T and now when I open them they’re all soft. But just my dills...not my mustard pickles or pickled beets. What gives?  Are they whole vs sliced? Blossom end rumor Grape leaf hack -- or pickle lime/pickle crisp Add Alum Commercial processing - faster heat exposure What’s Up in the Garden We are behind in the garden throughout the Holler Getting a round of seedlings started tomorrow Hydro gardens are turned on Brassicas are out Need to move rabbit poop around and prepare beds for early sowing Main topic of the Show: A consumer view of herd share The magical spring moment has arrived: I woke up to a text from a local goat farm asking if I wanted to be in the herd share program again this year. Starting next week, I will gain access to a gallon of fresh, raw goat’s milk every week until fall. That’s right - CHEESE season is on! Last year, I was using it in my coffee but I find that I prefer to have a higher fat content in my coffee so this year, we will have goat cheddar, goat moz, goat parm, feta, chevre and more. I hope to eliminate the need to even bother with buying cheese at the store by just making cheese all the time here. Last year, when the stores were totally out of dairy, I had milk every week and was not worried about running out because I had an established relationship with the farmer. Last year, I did not have to breed and milk my own goats. Last year was a good year because herd sharing is an option in Tennessee. Here is the consumer perspective of herd sharing. What is a herd share? Why would I want to get around usda regulations? Why does it work? Can you do a herd share anywhere? How does herd sharing change my stability? Doesn’t goat milk taste like onions? Can I get a herd share in other animals like Llamas or cows? Are all herd shares raw milk? Can you share in other things like eggs, meat or coffee? What does your typical week look like with a herd share? What is it like to be a farmer who runs a herd share? Now is the time to look around your community and see what resources are available to you whether you want premiums meats and eggs, awesome vegetables or raw, local milk. Cottage food laws are a great place to start and some states have better options than others. It is worthwhile to spend a rainy afternoon learning about your state’s laws and finding those spaces where you can add stability and know your food source - plus the quality can be seen and there is nothing like truly fresh foods. What about you? What have your local food experiences been like? 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