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Now displaying: October, 2023
Oct 30, 2023

Today, we have a show about underground networks, building them, and how they gain in strength when tyranny increases.

Featured Event: Nov 5, Chicken Canning Class at Five Stones Farm in Corryton, TN, from 2-5pm; Hurry, secure your spot now! Simply drop us a message/question or pre-pay here.

Sponsor 1: DiscountMylarBags.com: https://bit.ly/43r4dkx 

Sponsor 2: Strong Roots Resources: https://bit.ly/42UPCgJ 

Livestream Schedule

  • Tuesday, 12:30PM - Live with John Willis and Caritalee - You will love her story of taking control of her future after attending SRF last year.

GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. 

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Oct 27, 2023

Today I am joined by Jenni Hill to talk about things she has learned through her battle with cancer about LIVING with dignity.

Jenni is a member of the LFTN and TSP community living with Stage 2 Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. While she introduced “The Word of The Year” to our community, she’s also exhibited her courage with being transparent and vulnerable in sharing her challenges and lessons she’s learned along the way.

Resources

Donate to Jenni's Recovery: https://venmo.com/u/Jennifer-Hill-470

https://www.facebook.com/jensparkles83

https://mewe.com/jennijoyful

t.me/Ok_CalamityJen

Q1: Give us an update on Jenni

Q2: What are some things you’ve had to prepare for while getting ready and going through the treatment process?

Q3: What sort of preparations did you make for yourself at home while having to navigate this alone?

Q4: How did you navigate conversations with people who wanted to help? Did you get any push back on your decisions?

Q5: Tell us some ways you took care of yourself when things were hard and overwhelming?

Q6: What are some things you learned while navigating this experience?

Q7: What advice or resources would you direct others to when thinking about end-of-life planning?

Q8: How are you keeping yourself positive and motivated?

Q9: What’s next?

Oct 24, 2023

Today we have a recording of the SMART Homesteading presentation I did for the Midwest Preparedness Project. I talk about organizing your projects in small segments and in a good order to get things done in your busy homesteading day.

Featured Event: Kentucky Sustainable Living Expo: 

Sponsor 1: Agorist Tax Advice: https://bit.ly/3hDFWpa 

Sponsor 2: EMP Shield, Coupon Code LFTN: https://bit.ly/3MBBELx

Tales from the Prepper Pantry in Busy Times

Weekly Shopping Report from Joe on Mewe

Main topic of the Show: Smart Homesteading From MWPP

Make it a great week!

GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. 

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Oct 20, 2023

How things went while we were away, winter is coming, escaping rams and more on today’s homestead happenings show.

Featured Event: "🌟 Join us for a Freedom Cell Network Meet & Greet! 🌟

📅 When: Saturday, November 4th at 4:00 pm

📍 Where: 1370 Remsen Rd, Medina OH 44256

RSVP to: serenityminded@protonmail.com

Sponsor 1: DIscountMylarBags.com

Sponsor 2: StrongRootsResources.com

Forage

  • The final cycle of gathering herbs and spices
  • How I dry them
  • Watercress resurgence
  • Marking jerusalem artichokes

Livestock

  • Escaping rams
  • Animals and our being away - went smoothly
  • Desperately need to process roosters
  • Duck Jail
  • Chicken eggs are started up
  • Rabbits are due in a week

Grow

  • Peppers and tomatoes still on the vines - all else removed
  • Outdoor lettuce and radishes
  • Need to set up the inside grow

Harvest Meals

  • Prepackaged steaks
  • Final Harvest Tomato Soup

Holler Neighbors/Community

  • Everyone pitched in for SRF
  • Everyone is pitching in because I will be on a sudden road trip next week

Infrastructure

  • Plumbing Troubles
  • Pulling outdoor dishwasher, shower, sink and turning off solar water heater
  • Glamper 

Finances

  • Cow this month

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!

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Oct 18, 2023

We are delighted to welcome Sarah Thompson from Inner Sea Homeopathy to today’s show to talk about the homeopathic approach to supporting your health.

Featured Event: Kentucky Sustainable Living: https://kentuckysustainableliving.com/ 

Sponsor 1: The Wealthsteading Podcast: https://bit.ly/3oPLTmr 

Sponsor 2: Agorist Tax Advice: https://bit.ly/3hDFWpa 

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Inner Sea Homeopathy: https://innerseahomeopathy.com/ 

Sign up for a free guide here: https://innerseahomeopathy.com/tn 

Main content of the show

Sarah Thompson uses the tools of classical homeopathy and shamanic perspectives to help you heal at the deepest level of susceptibility with safe homeopathic remedies and curated personal support. Her own path to transformational healing came through her diagnosis of Acute Myeloid Leukemia in 2010; if you are struggling with chronic ill health on any level, and feel as if you can’t get answers or make sustained progress, Homeopathy clears the way. Sarah trained at the Baylight Center for Homeopathy, the Academy for Homeopathic Education, Jaguar Path School of Shamanism, and Nancy Frederick Attunement, and holds certifications and registrations from the Association for International Homeopathic Certification, the Council for Homeopathic Certification, and the North American Society of Homeopaths

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GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. 

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Oct 13, 2023

Today we talk about just about anything with Bear Independent and John Willis.

Featured Event: SelfRelianceFestival.com

Sponsor 1: EMP Shield: https://bit.ly/3MBBELx COUPON CODE: LFTN

Sponsor 2: Strong Roots Resources: https://bit.ly/42UPCgJ 

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Special Operations Equipment

Living Free in Tennessee

Bear Independent

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. 

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Oct 9, 2023

Today we have a content creator’s roundtable, with Brian Aleksivich from The Lots Project, Backwoods Butcher, and Toolman Tim Cook.

Featured Event: Self Reliance Festival: SelfRelianceFestival.com

Sponsor 1: John Pugliano of the Wealthsteading Podcast: https://bit.ly/3oPLTmr 

Sponsor 2: Discount Mylar Bags: https://bit.ly/43r4dkx 

Livestream Schedule

Tuesday, 12:30 PM: Tuesday live with John Willis and Risky Chrisky

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

  • Restocked vitamins
  • Planning meals based on pantry items for SRF so we stay healthy
  • Putting up Tomatoes a la Geraldine
  • Last summer garden harvest - this and that!
  • Smoked Venison Roast

Frugality Tip from Dan

My first tip is to have gorilla tape, wherever you go. If you have quality pens that you can replace the ink, wrap it with as much tape as is comfortable for writing, and keep it until you use it. You never know when some formally tape is the difference between driving home and getting towed, which is a big difference of time and money. Also, who knows what other problems can be fixed for long enough to replace or properly fix the issue. It has saved my butt.

Operation Independence

  • Spending money to set a foundation for future success

Main topic of the Show: Content Creator’s Roundtable

Make it a great week!

GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. 

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Oct 6, 2023

Today is a super short, unplugged episode while I am away at the Midwest Preparedness Project giving a talk on the 15 minute homestead!

Make it a great week!

GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. 

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Oct 5, 2023

Today is a re-release of this episode because there were audio issues! Nicole Sauce and John Willis welcome Joel Ryals to talk about building on your passion, the rumors of coming shut downs, and more.

Featured Event: SelfRelianceFestival.com

Sponsor 1: StrongRootsResources.com: https://bit.ly/42UPCgJ

Sponsor 2: DiscountMylarBags.com: https://bit.ly/43r4dkx

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Special Operations Equipment

Living Free in Tennessee

FortressK9.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. 

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Oct 3, 2023

Today, I am joined by John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and Jack Spirko of The Survival Podcast for a discussion on the dreaded October 4th test of the digital emergency network, building your business, irrigation ideas, raised beds and more.

Featured Event: Self Reliance Festival Digital Pass

Sponsor 1: John Pugliano of the Wealthsteading Podcast: https://bit.ly/3oPLTmr

Sponsor 2: Agorist Tax Advice: https://bit.ly/3hDFWpa

https://bit.ly/3hDFWpaShow Resources

Special Operations Equipment

Living Free in Tennessee

The Survival Podcast

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. 

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Oct 2, 2023

Today, we talk about the definition of Homesteading and cover some principles that will help you build it into your life.

Featured Event: Midwest Preparedness Project Festival going on right now in Slough Creek West-G2 Group Camp Site, Dr b, Ozawkie, KS 66070, USA

Sponsor 1: DiscountMylarBags.com

Sponsor 2: Strong Roots Resources, StrongRootsResources.com

Livestream Schedule

Tuesday Live with Jack Spirko and John Willis, 9:30am CT Tuesday.
LFTN YT: https://www.youtube.com/@lftn/streams

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

  • Not planning to do the “in-person”  Autumn resupply until after SRF as a matter of tidiness
  • Dawn Gorham’s Tomatoes sparked an idea
  • Managed to get more dried tea
  • Zooming Out - A story from the network

    I don’t know how I missed this, but it autoplayed on the perfect day. Because of timing, I’m not the person that “has a failed rabbitry and I know who I am” because in August I hadn’t yet let myself acknowledge that I have a failed rabbitry. I didn’t know I was that person yet, so Nicole couldn’t have been talking right to me. Could she? 😬

    My mushroom gig has been On Point! But one of these pictures is not like the others.

    The reality of the gorgeous golden oysters with perfect Renaissance lighting is that I took the picture at midnight and that was the only clean spot on the counter.. correction, only clean surface in the kitchen.. further correction, only clean surface on the first floor of my house. >>>Zoom Out Wednesday

     

  • Crockpot chicken stew with backs and legs

Frugality Tip from Margot

Don't you hate it when you reach for that tube of glue and it all hardened and you can't squeeze any out, then you pop it with a pin and glue your fingers together. Yeah me too!!

 I now buy multi packs of small tubes of crazy glue (cheapest is the 4 pack at the dollar tree) or e6000 for ceramics and glass (cheapest I've seen this 4 pack is on Amazon, unless you got to JoAnn or Michaels with a coupon). The multi packs are usually the same price and you don't really cry when one of the little ones is hardened up, because you you have extra tubes.

Operation Independence

  • Got top-quality, organic hay for the sheep at $5 a bale
  • Final Hipcamper of the season

Main topic of the Show: Defining Homesteading

You know what is outrageous? People telling other people that they are not “real” homesteaders for stupid reasons. Reasons like they do not have enough land. Or their barn is not cool enough. Or they don’t raise ALL their food from their land. Or they outsource butchering. Or they use electricity and are not off grid. 

There are many reasons WHY people attack fellow homesteaders for not being PURE. 

And it bleeds. It bleeds into the psyche. 

I have heard from some of the baddest assedest homesteaders that they “feel” like they are not really homesteading. I mean, we are talking people from whom I have learned to make sourdough, or a better way to compost. People who have GIFTED me seeds they saved.

People you probably follow.

THEY are starting to doubt if they are homesteady enough.

What is behind all this, anyway? I started digging through some comments that I found online about “real” homesteading and, not surprisingly, I found a bunch of accounts with few to no followers, no content, and probably run by the same person or small group of people. 

Guys, some people are just better and the best thing you can do for your future is learn to step around bitter people. And this means NOT taking on any emotional baggage from some rando on the internet telling you how you must define “real” homesteading.

It’s hard enough to keep all these heartbeats going without worrying about wether or not what we are doing is real.

So what is REAL homesteading - some things that have tapped into the homesteader’s spirit in the last 150 ish years? 

  • The Homestead Act perspective, 1862
  • Back to the land 1
  • Hobby farming
  • The slow march corporatization of food and farming makes small, family farms rarer
  • Small scale farming and back to the land 2 and 3
  • Backyard chickens, hippies, and organic food hipsters

The question is NOT are you or are you not a “REAL homesteader, but rather how are you tapping into the homesteading spirit?

  1. Do you work for your home or does your home work for you?
    1. Gain value from your environment while living in harmony with it
  2. Heritage SkillsGardens, food livestock, etc

 

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Apartment

Small acreage

Larger acreage 

>>>Seasonal<<<<

Make it a great week!

GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. 

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