Living Free in Tennessee - Nicole Sauce

Today, we cover some ways to get started in cooking with what you have rather than a recipe. ANNOUNCEMENT: Cook With What You Have will be available for download on the membership portal on Friday!  Direct Download Tales from the Prepper Pantry All the processing is happening Working toward all wide mouth jars 13 quarts of beets pickled Bone broth in process Herbs drying Want: Canning Kitchen set up outside What’s in Season Day lilies: Salads and sautes Dill: Pickling and salads Elderflower: Fritters & Tea Honeysuckle flower: Simple syrup for beverages this week Hearty greens like dock and plantain are getting a bit chewy, but you can harvest and eat plantain seeds Operation Independence 10 Quarts of Honey extracted - a $200 value. Keeping 4 for us and selling the rest. Finished out some of the wrong kind of project opening up more time for the long term push Main topic of the Show: Cook with What You Have Book Recommendation from the show: Ratio Make it a great week! Song: Dr. Feeley, Dr. Skinner by Sauce 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    

Today I examine a bad cultural habit we have of demanding that others give up their rights just because we had to give up ours. This is a thought of the walk episode so it is short. Don't forget - share my podcast with 2 friends and email me to be entered to win 5 lbs of coffee or a premium membership. MeWe Group Friend me on MeWe Direct Download Main topic:  Thought of the Walk on Power Abuse Make it a great week! Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up LFTN on MeWe Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/lftncoffeebreak/   Instagram: @nicolesauce Twitter: @nicolesauce    

Today, I have invited the Tactical Redneck to come on the show and talk to us about small motor maintenance for three items: a push lawnmower, a chainsaw, and a weed eater (not the goat). Direct Download #HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with? Stump the Sauce What to do when your passion is hard to find What’s Up in the Garden Updated the trellising strategy in the ap and made sure all the suckers were off the tomatoes Mexican Sourgurken will be ready soon Scapes came and went and it is time to harvest garlic and baby potatoes Lots of firsts: Malabar spinach is up, 1st green bean, coriander seed pods are there, carrots coming on slowly, 1st squash Seeding another round of beans, cloning tomatoes, looking at starting cucumer and squash plants inside to transplant later in the summer after the vine borers dessimate all my stuff. Time to plan the fall garden Main topic of the Show: Small Motor Maintenance on the Homestead 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    

Sometimes, we must push back on repugnance, learn or try something new, because if we stop learning - we stop growing. And if you are not growing, atrophy quickly follows. Direct Download Reminder: 7am-7:30am Tuesday and Thursday Live Chat on Mewe! Tales from the Prepper Pantry The pickled beet story Dill from the market (Dog Fennel) -- I said Horse Fennel in the show - I meant Dog Fennel! DO NOT EAT DOG FENNEL!! Canning tip: Never reuse lids What’s in Season First baby squash  Rosepetals (candied) Day lilies Nasturtium - too bad I did not plant any Operation Independence Cook with what you have The tool fairy Main topic of the Show: If you’re not learning something new, you’re doing it wrong! Song: Calling My Name - by Sauce 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: @nicolesauce1 Twitter: @nicolesauce    

Today is a Friday so we have an interview show today and I think you are going to love this one - Especially all of you who have been dabbling in or dreaming of installing your own Aquaponics system! We will hear about Aquaponics on a large scale, lessons learned and how it integrates with a permaculture approach to homesteading from Richard Hasting. Direct Download Announcements! 150k download celebration - share with two friends and email me to tell me you did and get entered to win 5 lbs of coffee or 1 year annual membership at the premium level New email process for the show - sign up. Mewe Livechats Tuesday and Thursday, 7am-7:30am Central Time on the LFTN Mewe Group Show Resources EastTexasAquaponics.com   Make it a Great Weekend! 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 got a question in about ducks and it was involved enough that I thought it would make a great Wednesday topic. And indeed, I find it easier to brood ducks on the summer than the early spring, so today we will go through a bunch of stuff, from brooding, to caring for, to why you might want ducks or chickens or chicken over ducks. #HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with? Email feedback to nicole@livingfreeintennessee.com Stump the Sauce What to do with 12 dozen eggs - decide if you really want to eat that many eggs (8 week plan) Scramble and freeze in 2 egg sets Tales from the Booze Whisperer Variation on  Julep by Derek What's Up in the Garden No rain - have had to water starter plants some more Tossing leftover sweet potato slips in a place where I always fight weeds to see what happens - and starting some organo there (need drip irrigation for that) Frankentomato should ripen soon Lots of volunteer tomatoes in one bed   Keep thinking it is the last salad, and getting another salad ($.75 salad) Squash blooms Malabar spinach is finally up! Main Topic: Introduction to Ducks Brooding, feeding, water, diseases, training and more! 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  

Originally, I was going to talk about eating frogs, but then I looked at something interesting. Y’all know I love to do CrossFit but that I injured my back moving a clothes dryer and have taken some time off right? But like all CrossFitters, I do tend to keep up on what is going on there. Well today, CrossFit corporate pulled out of Facebook and Instagram - and better yet, they published why. So we will talk about opting out or Orwellian manipulation. MeWe group: https://mewe.com/group/5ad3c44edeec7d2b4612b2bf Join my gym if you are in the Cookeville area CrossFit Article You Need to Read! 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    

Today, I talk through elements of an aquaponics system, bed styles and some things to think about when you start with aquaponics. Direct Download #HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with? Find out how you can win 6 pounds of coffee or 1 year of free premium membership! Stump the Sauce What to serve if you want a totally foraged side dish What's Up in the Garden germination all the greens tomato and mexican sauergurken set Main topic of the Show: Basic Mechanics of an Aquaponics System 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    

Today, we have an important topic for many of us - what to do when your time is not yours. Because there are times in almost everyone’s life where you end up in a situation where for one reason or another, your time is not yours. The expectations or agreements you have made put you in a position where you do not want to be. I know I feel choked whenever I end up in this position. Like I literally cannot breathe. So I thought it would be a good time to walk through ways to bear it, and ways to avoid it. Live Chat on MeWe Tuesday and Thursday 7am-7:30 am CT Tales from the Prepper Pantry I am so bad - the reorganization is still not done Using up green beans and corn and pickled things Researching green chili salsa recipes in advance of Green Chili Fest this fall A word on dry good storage What’s in Season Day lilies Vetch flowers Clover flower, Bee balm, Sage, Berry leaves, Lemon balm, Peppermint Thistle Operation Independence Dutch Buckets and gleaning soil from old grow beds Main topic of the Show: What to Do When Your Time Isn’t Yours Walk away Reset your expectations Retraining Seek the middle ground (Reduce times of pull) Accept that this is a tradeoff (I get to go to work vs I have to go to work) Make it a great week! Song: Thanks Dave by Sauce 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    

Today is a Friday so we have an interview and this interview is great. Local farmer and listener Jason Smith of Smith Family Farm joins me today to talk about how they built their 10 acre paradise into something that both brings them high quality food and supplies locals and restaurants with awesome produce. You also get a booze whisperer segment today. Direct Download Show Links www.smithfamilyfarmtn.com (includes a blog) On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Smith-Family-Farm-255557241224922/ Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH_6SzCMTTkjNDS8qU2TzEg?view_as=subscriber Tales from the Booze Whisperer Red kryptonite Interview with Jason Smith of Smith Family Farm 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