Living Free in Tennessee - Nicole Sauce

  Today I will catch you up on the duck hijinks at the Holler Homestead and talk about mail ordered ducks and the trials and tribulations that can happen with them. Direct Download HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with? July Challenge Update Email feedback to nicole@livingfreeintennessee.com Cook With What You Have - Dori’s Story Stump the Sauce My salsa is too hot Canning Yellow Tomatoes What’s Up in the Garden The July heat is stressing some of my plants and I am having to manually water Sweet potato greens are coming on Malabar spinach and Thai water spinach is not growing very fast - not sure why Main topic of the Show: Mail Order Baby Ducks Make it a great week! Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce Twitter: @nicolesauce    

And the topic I have set up for today is one that people have been asking be to cover for quite some time. 5 ways to make good conversation. You may wonder why the asked me of all people to do this. I mean, I can talk for an hour at a time and it ends up being a podcast - and this narration does not a conversation make. Tales from the Prepper Pantry Salsa Stewed tomatoes Still eating workshop leftovers  Time to do a freezer audit/defrost What’s in Season Sassafrass leaves Mullein flower Plantain seeds Dill weed is about done Operation Independence Still working on basecamp  Main topic of the Show: 5 Ways to Make Interesting Conversation Make it a great week! Song: Burned by Sauce Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce Twitter: @nicolesauce    

Originally, I had planned to talk about hand tool maintenance, but then I kept getting lots of questions about tomatoes - like what to do if you get too many, or not enough, or if your salsa is runny, or how to preserve them so I thought, why not talk about one of my favorite topics? Canning tomatoes and other ways to preserve them! #HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with? Ken Eash - A Good Carpenter Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/constructionandhandymanservices/ Stump the Sauce What do I do if I make homemade salsa and it is runny? Tales from the Booze Whisperer Bourbon Ice Cube Update (slushy story) What’s Up in the Garden It is too hot!!  Next round of seeds are in - watching the AP carefully for evaporation Main topic of the Show: Canning, Using and Preserving Tomatoes Shop on Amazon Make it a great week! Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce Twitter: @nicolesauce    

I stared and stared at the blank screen today, trying to figure out what to write about. I talked to Autofab and Tactical this morning and nothing specific came out. This almost never happens and the challenge is that what I want to share is something that doesn’t happen much but should. And it has to do with hard work, community, fellowship and forward progress. And I wasn’t sure if it was different enough from my episode on hard work.   But then 3 pm rolled around and all I had were my usual segments, coffee orders shipped, and a big, blank screen. So today, you get the story of Basecamp, the cleanup project and the GSD crew. Direct Download Feedback from Bryan - Untouchable Day Tales from the Prepper Pantry Grocery challenge Hashtag: #Julychallenge on social Ham Holler Stew Roasted potatoes and the Evo Olive Oil Sprayer: https://amzn.to/2FWuhvx Broke into this year’s pickles Cook with What You Have Almost through last winter’s venison What’s in Season Watercress is harvestable again which is strange for this time of year Creek Mint Lilies Wineberries Blueberries All the garden things Operation Independence GSD Crew Dropped In Debt Payoff is Nigh Main topic of the Show: Helping Hand Days Are Normal Make it a great week! Song: Wolf by Sauce Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce Twitter: @nicolesauce  

What else to talk about in a week where I am processing a bushel of cucumbers than making pickles?! So today, I will talk to you about making pickles a few ways, as well as share a fun relish recipe. Direct Download #HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with? Stump the Sauce Got nothing this week - send in your questions! Tales from the Booze Whisperer Bourbon Ice Cubes What’s Up in the Garden It is time to start new tomatoes below the current tomatoes Dill is heading out - hoping to get a patch started in the yard that comes back each year Cucumbers are starting to come on! Lots of green beans - reseeded at the base in the AP to hopefully get a second round later in the year Main topic of the Show: All About Pickles QUICK PICKLES FERMENTED PICKLES Hot Pickle Relish Make it a great week! Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/   Instagram: @nicolesauce Twitter: @nicolesauce    

Hard work. We sometimes underestimate the impact that hard work has on us. And I don't mean just the hard muscles, but the spiritual benefit of working hard and getting things done. And after you work hard, you play hard right? So today, i thought we would examine that a bit more. Direct Download Tales from the Prepper Pantry Grocery Store Challenge  Eating mostly off the garden at the moment Canning Pickles What’s in Season All the fresh veggies Blueberries Cookbook announcement! https://amzn.to/2LpPfGG Operation Independence Looking at buying land to put in a hipcamp ground Main topic of the Show: Hard Work Matters Make it a great week! Song: Tripped Out by Sauce Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce Twitter: @nicolesauce    

Today, I wanted to give you what you were supposed to get on Monday - a walk through of this side hustle life and how, over time, they can lead you to your passion - that is assuming that you are at a place where you are ready to find it. Direct Download Tales from the Prepper Pantry 2 more gallons of honey collected - $20 a quart Actively using up last canned goods from 2017 Grocery store challenge - purpose to test my pantry management One item allowed - mine is half and half Travel does not count Farmers market is ok, but not buying prepared foods Regularly scheduled things (like my annual salt purchase) is allowed What’s in Season Yay!! Tomatoes Edible flowers  AP greens and green beans Squash - still not doing awesome with the squash Harvesting potatoes Operation Independence Closed on the new rental house - which folds into today’s show nicely. We’ve been doing the initial sterilization - and I use that word strategically because the last inhabitants were not sanitary with their bodily waste, or that of their animals so we have been cleaning out all manner of fecal matter both in the main house, the yard and the basement. It has been rather horrific and Tactical Redneck has shouldered most of this burden because he doesn’t want me to repeat last year and get sick. Product recommendation: Rocco Stain and Odor Eliminator: https://amzn.to/2IVWwfE How does this lead to independence? It will become local revenue in the form of rent over time and hopefully build into  another rental and another and another. Main topic of the Show: A Side Hustle Life Make it a great week! Song: Cilly Song by Sauce Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce Twitter: @nicolesauce    

Today, I needed a reminder about living my life on my terms, not society's so we have a replay. We will take a walk through the benefits of simply living. Simply living – as in simply living your life, not letting others live it for you. Why Simply living and not simple living? You gotta listen to find out! Direct Download Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce Twitter: @nicolesauce

Today we explore investing in family and what it means to build your dynasty, why that is not a bad thing, as well as who your family should be. Direct Download Tales from the Prepper Pantry Canning Reorganization Update Workshop Leftovers, the gift that keeps on giving Getting a handle on how much vinegar we use in a year 9Orders for pickup) Comment on sears and the mercantile What’s in Season Creek mint Mullein is blooming All the garden things! Still no ripe tomatoes Operation Independence Embarking on a new real estate project soon - starting the process of expanding the number of properties I manage Keeping  Redneck around is resulting in things getting fixed without needing to call “a guy” Main topic of the Show: Investing in Family Make it a great week! Song: Grandpa's Song by Sauce Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce Twitter: @nicolesauce    

Today we will talk about the 8 projects you can do to master canning. Because canning is a great way to tap into abundance and enjoy your results all year long. But canning, like any skill, works best as a progression. #HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with? 150k sweepstakes ends on Monday - get you shares in and email me to be entered into the drawing. Direct Download Show Resources All American Pressure Canner Kit: https://amzn.to/2F6yHzl Presto Pressure Canner: https://amzn.to/2WFmDQv  Electric Pressure Canner: https://amzn.to/31lnLaC The Encyclopedia of Country Living: https://amzn.to/2WCGyKR Stump the Sauce How to Stop a Circular Discussion? (Broken record syndrome) Figure out the why Break the cycle https://www.psychmechanics.com/2018/12/why-people-keep-repeating-same-thing.html Dry erase board trick Let me repeat what I heard you say - is this right? Would you like me to run out and get you that answer right now? Tales from the Booze Whisperer Whisky Ice Cubes What’s Up in the Garden Green Beans Chard Potatoes Squash Basil Still no ripe tomatoes Time to start second wave of summer veggies and the fall garden plants Main topic of the Show: Steps to Mastering Canning Make it a Great Week! Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Mewe Group Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/ Instagram: @nicolesauce Twitter: @nicolesauce