Fire blight, whey, fire ants and raid - today on Homestead Happenings! Featured Event: Oct 3: Escapeology with Sonny Puzikas: https://selfreliancefestival.com/product/fight-hacker-escapeology/?aff=nicolesauce Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/Webinar Sponsor 2: TheWealthSteadingPodcast.com Forage Nothing new but keeping my eyes on the elderberries and looking for goldenrod Yarrow is looking stressed Livestock Duck molting season Rats Ram Preps with the super mega zapper and another $1k in fencing supplies Havent moved rabbits yet Feeding Livestock dogs once a day Vet visit today in the pasture/barn Grow Fire Blight in the Orchard, Fire Ants It rained and will rain a ton next week (Planting beans for the fun of it) Pepper Plants Chard is doing well but stressed - calcium and whey foliar spray Harvest Meals Smoker Saves on AC Planning based on what is on hand - sautee, salad, sauce Holler Neighbors/Community The Great Tomato Trade of 2024 Infrastructure Pond Update Ask about the tomato wall? Finances Making a little money from hipcampers: $80 Make it a great week! GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. It makes a great Christmas Gift! Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/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  

  Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and members of our community and beyond about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, community development, business, getting started, health and more.  Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live.  Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival, SelfRelianceFestival.com Sponsors: The Self Reliance Festival: SelfRelianceFestival.com https://selfreliancefestival.com/ Tickets: https://selfreliancefestival.com/tickets/   Show Resources Blake Rymer on Youtube Special Operations Equipment Living Free in Tennessee NicoleSauce.com HollerRoast.com  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 how to make cheese around three kinds of cheese that are wonderful to eat and from which to learn how to make cheese. Featured Event: Self Reliance Bootcamp, October 4 Sponsor 1: EMP Shield, Coupon Code LFTN Sponsor 2: DiscountMylarBags.com   Livestream Schedule (All Central Time) Tuesday Live with Blake Rymer, TN Mountain Farm, 12:30PM Tuesday Night with Angry Prepper, 8pm Friday Homestead Happenings with The Tactical Redneck, 9:30am   Tales from the Prepper Pantry Sad Canning Season So Far Home for a bit so doing “oldest first” from the freezers Fresh Cucumber Salad Recipe All the DILL from DAWN   Frugality Tip from Nicole Using a camper for lodging   Operation Independence Hip Campers coming this week!   Main topic of the Show: Three Soft Cheese To Get You Started   Why Cheese? Why Homemade? A Brief History of Cheese (Visual Aid) How to get started - path of least resistance Milk, Culture, Acid, Calcium Chloride (1/4 teaspoon of powdered calcium chloride to 1/4 cup of water), Rennet, Cheese Cloth, Strainer, Instant read thermometer, measuring cups, pots, strainer   Homemade Ricotta: ½ gallon mils, heated to 180-190. Add 2 tablespoons lemon juice and stir. Let cool. Strain and salt to taste Farmer’s Cheese: Cream Cheese: ½ gallon mil heated to 180-190. Add ¼ cup vinegar and stir. Let cool. Strain. Mix in salt and herbs to taste Cream cheese upgrade: Vitamix Chevre: 1 gallon milk. Mesophilic culture, CaChl, rennet. Heat mild to 80-90. Stir in caChl, culture, then rennet. Let sit at 80 for 12 hours. Ish. Strain til the right consistency. Add 1tsp salt and mix in any herbs.   Storing soft cheeses   Sum it Up   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 Follow me on Nostr: npub1u2vu695j5wfnxsxpwpth2jnzwxx5fat7vc63eth07dez9arnrezsdeafsv Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link  

Join us for a discussion of gardening when also not there, ram logistics, canning season update and more. Featured Event: Self Reliance Voices Webinar Series Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/Webinar Sponsor 2: TheWealthSteadingPodcast.com Pond area History Progress report   Forage Marking jerusalem artichokes Blackberries are ripe Usual summer forage: red clover, dandelion flower, day lily Mulberry leaves to the rabbits   Livestock Moving rams to my house Bruny’s tick bite Discuss moving rabbits temporarily Ducks on strike Wasps in the chicken coop (Hanging a fake nest in there)   Grow Grass growing Harvested garlic - meh year likely because I planted late Peppers are doing well Gardening while away   Holler Neighbors/Community Hay help goes both ways   Infrastructure More grounding rods at the house to contain rams Camper repairs continue   Finances $1000 on fencing   Make it a great week!   GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. It makes a great Christmas Gift!   Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/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  

  Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and members of our community and beyond about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, community development, business, getting started, health and more.  Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live.  Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival, SelfRelianceFestival.com Sponsors: The Self Reliance Festival: SelfRelianceFestival.com https://selfreliancefestival.com/ Tickets: https://selfreliancefestival.com/tickets/   Homestead Apprentice: HomesteadApprentice.com Show Resources An American Homestead Special Operations Equipment Living Free in Tennessee NicoleSauce.com HollerRoast.com  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 weaning Little Sheep, what is growing in the garden, time for garlic harvest, canning season kickoff, and more. Featured Event: East TN Homesteaders Alliance Festival Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com Sponsor 2: HollerRoast.com Big Picture: How is the new schedule going? Forage Day Lillies Jewelweed story Scoping out jerusalem artichokes Thornless blackberries will be ripe next week   Livestock My golden finch Weaning Stormy Fodder trees to Rabbits, Sheep, and Goats Duck Jail Sick pets Fans on the rabbits   Grow Squash is looking good in the garden Cucumbers are starting to take off 50% shade cloth First Ripe Tomato Soon Longer than usual tomato vines   Holler Neighbors/Community GSD At Shawn Mills More Automotive Mix and Match Bresse Chicken Eggs   Infrastructure Repairing a wood chipper to begin post treemageddon cleanup How many wood boring bees can you fit in one shower pipe?   Finances Operation Eyesore is starting to pay off 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    

Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and members of our community and beyond about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, community development, business, getting started, health and more.  Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live.  Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival, SelfRelianceFestival.com Sponsors: The Self Reliance Festival: SelfRelianceFestival.com https://selfreliancefestival.com/ Tickets: https://selfreliancefestival.com/tickets/   Homestead Apprentice: HomesteadApprentice.com Show Resources Special Operations Equipment Living Free in Tennessee TheSurvivalPodcast.com NicoleSauce.com HollerRoast.com  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, I run through my ten principles for canning. We will also cover canning basics for those of you who have not tried your own home canning. Livestream Schedule Tuesday, 9:30AM, Coffee Chat with Jack Spirko and John Willis Friday, 10:30AM,  Homestead Happenings With The Tactical Redneck Featured Event: SelfRelianceFestival.con Sponsor 1: The Wealthsteading Podcast Sponsor 2: DiscountMylarBags.com Tales from the Prepper Pantry Canning Pickled Beets Nervous about green beans Meal planning, pile of meat style Organizing meals for when I am away Weekly Shopping Report from Joe At Home Depot, a 2x4x8 is still $3.48. The store was fairly busy on multiple trips here on different days. On a later trip, I picked up a small Midea window AC unit I had ordered, a very efficient inverter model that I should be able to run with solar power if the need arises. Home Depot's price on it was actually slightly cheaper than Amazon's. They also had the blacktop patching "stuff" we needed for a spot on the driveway; sometimes they haven't had it. Aldi: They were busy on all three days, with multiple checkout lines going. We found everything we wanted except for cantaloupes, as they were few and miserable. I found a couple of better ones today. Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): $1.35; eggs: $2.67 (++); whole milk: $2.83; heavy cream: $5.39; OJ: $3.45 (+}; butter: $3.59; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $4.49; sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $3.79. A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599. Frugality Tip From Christie My frugal tip is not a money tip, it’s a time tip   Watering trees:  Hubby and I spent way too much time watering new trees around our property.  We found some cheap five gallon buckets, drilled four holes in the bottom using his smallest drill bit. Now to water a tree, we put the bucket beside the tree on the up side if it’s on a hill and fill the bucket up and walk away. Let the bucket do the work.  The water slowly drains out of the bucket into the ground to the roots where you want the water, not running off because the hose delivers the water too fast. Main topic of the Show: Ten Principles of Canning Be Fearless - But Not Too Fearless Know The Why USDA Tested Recipes Really Are Safer Fresh Is Best Don’t Can Things You Don’t Like Embrace Botulism Basics Don’t Guess When In Doubt Throw It Out Eat What You Most Want First Have Fun Make it a great week! GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce.  Community Follow me on Nostr: npub1u2vu695j5wfnxsxpwpth2jnzwxx5fat7vc63eth07dez9arnrezsdeafsv Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link  

Join us for a discussion on the new summer schedule at the homestead, forward progress during the heat, garden issues, and more. Featured Event: Freedom Trinity Free Webinar Sponsor 1: DiscountMylaarBags.com Sponsor 2: KangenWaterCollective.com The new schedule The Salatin Webinar Forage Paw Paw Update MINT Oyster Mushrooms Seeing Mullein Blooms Lambsquarter Livestock Fodder Tree and Plantain Morning Ritual Livestock stopped acting crazy Rabbit tractor is not great - needs to be bigger squares on the ground Update on little sheep’s ears The snapping turtle Grow Garden is not great, but I just keep putting in seeds Greens, chard etc Tomato Update Potted peppers are looking good Wood Vinegar Garden sprinkler is better but it went through 100 degree days with a non working water system Holler Neighbors/Community Vehicle circus 6 trucks, 1 works Holler Dinner Tonight Infrastructure Tree project update Finances Saving money by using the fodder trees and augmenting rabbit feed 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 talk about how adjusting when you do things on the homestead can really impact the day to day frazzle. Sponsor 1: The Wealthsteading Podcast Sponsor 2: HollerRoast.com Assess the pain points Put everything on the table Establish priorities for production, health, happiness Make the change - Here is what we did and why 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