Today I welcome Reed Richard, a fellow anarchist living the dream on an island off the western shore of Canada. We talk about his journey, the intentional community he has joined, island life, and the reality of living as an anarchist.
Featured Event: Exit and Build Land Summit, May 18-22
Today’s Sponsor: Paul Wheaton and Permies.com
Kickstarter: Low Tech Laboratory
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Reed Richard is a father, permaculture enthusiasts, gardener/conductor, rouge thinker/philosopher, musician/dancer, bitcoin curious, novice builder/plumber/electrician, author, the list goes on...
Living on a semi small island on the Salish Sea on unceded territory, Reed enjoys life with his family of 5, all home births, in a community on 20 acres of land, celebrating the pagan sabbath in attempt to rekindle a connection through the generations. He also tends a 3/4 acre plot of which 4000 square feet is planted in a combination of berries and food forest along with bigger patches of squash and potatoes. 3 greenhouse structures, one of which is currently uncovered, handle tomatoes, cucumber, ganga, and various other edibles and medicinal.
Reed has lived in community for over a decade and spent 4 years studying collective living in North America.
Reed is a trained musician, saxophone being the primary instrument, and has been dancing in the ecstatic dance, dance temple, contact dance worlds for 16 years. Utilizing this sense of listening, Reed has turned his focus to the natural world to listen to the pulses of nature to assist with cocreating a thriving place of being.
Reed enjoys fatherhood, encouraging his 11& 2 year Olds, and 3 month old to live an embodied, hands in the earth, emotionally agile, engaged in discovery life.
His current home has space for chickens, with 60 birds coming in January to augment the 10 hens currently in the coop and run. Thoughts of ducks and pigs, to work the land are actively being spoken of with his other landmates.
Reed is also part of a weekly Manventure group. Engaged in a wide array of activities, the manventure group builds trust and fun into being healthy men and a strong network of doers.
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Today I am joined by Jack Spirko of The Survival Podcast and John Willis of Special Operations Equipment. We talk about the death of the Petrodollar, BRICS GDP surpassing the G7 GDP, and how to build a great small business. Seem unrelated? They are totally related!
Featured Event: June 24 Chicken Processing Workshop
Today’s Sponsor: The Homestead Consultant
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Every time there is an incident that causes death, whether it be a hurricane, earthquake or tornado – or something else, people say things like:
“I could never live there.”
Or they ask: “How can you live in tornado alley?”
Today, we will talk about what it is like to live in a tornado prone area, what we do to prepare for them, and why we stay.
Featured Event: 2023 Permaculture Technology Jambouree in Missoula, MT at Wheaton Labs
July 3-14 - multiple tracks. Tickets range from
$1600 to $2500 depending on the options you choose.
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03/27/2023
Saturday's trip included a couple of extra stops as well. Dollar Tree was first. We've been buying single-use applications of superglue there, which has avoided a lot of waste. The coolers were all in good shape; all pretty much full less typical usage. Other shelves were also well-stocked. For those interested, they now have seed packages.
Our second stop was a little ethnic Mexican store we visit from time to time for things Sonia particularly likes, such as plantains and a vanilla flavoring she adds to her coffee. I like their small bags of pasta noodles. Here, we paid the price for a late start to our day, as it was lunchtime and the store was packed. Their shelves are always full.
Next was Hobby Lobby. They were busy as well. Sonia only wanted a couple of mixed media pads, so it was a quick in and out, but I didn't see any empty areas.
Home Depot was next. A 2x4x8 remains at $3.35. They looked busy as well. If I had to guess, people are ramping up their gardening.
Aldi was lastWe found heavy cream this week. I definitely noticed higher prices. The meal replacement shakes I get are at least $2 higher.
I stopped in Food City. There is still very little choice in larger bags of dry cat food; I saw mostly generic that I wouldn't feed a dog. There are a lot of recipes online for mug cakes, but we like the simplest, which is to combine one box of angel-food cake mix plus one box of any other kind; no oil needed. They'd had little angel-food cake on recent trips, but today they had multiple boxes of two different brands.
Untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.999/gallon.
Frugality Tip
(none)
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Main topic of the Show: How Can You Live in Tornado Country
Weather this weekend - What living in tornado land is like
>Situational awareness, getting information
>Jokes vs taking responsibility for your welfare
>Zello, FB, TG Communications Throughout the State
>Weather Radio
Preparing
Why do we stay?
How about you? Would you stay somewhere where tornadoes happen?
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Today, I talk about new chicks on the homestead, THE SNAKE INCIDENT, garden update, sheep matters, rabbits for dogs and more.
Today's Sponsor: AgoristTaxAdvice.com
Forage
Watercress
Dandelion
Mushrooms
Livestock
Snake
Reuniting the sheep
Pigs gone
Rabbit escape - babies
2 muscovies setting eggs (6)
Baby chicks
Watertown feed source
Grow
Brassicas made it through the deep freeze and there is a lesson there
Some Rosemary is still alive
Strawberry plants are blooming
Onions are up
Pea chutes
Seedlings are doing great
Holler Neighbors/Community
Saturday dinner
SRF
Kitchen Surprise
Infrastructure
Chicken coop is going in
Rabbit cage temporary solution
Pneumonia
Finances
13 rabbits = 28 days of food for one dog ($50 in crappy feed savings)
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Pat Watson of Uncensored Tactical and I intended to talk about how he turned a lock picking hobby into a full time income. Instead, we talked about addressing the poverty mindset, how to build your empire, and taking ownership for your future.
Featured Event: The Exit and Build Land Summit
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At The Homestead Consultant, we believe that the solution to bridging these gaps starts in the individual home. By taking practical steps toward food production, land restoration, independent education and rational preparedness we can begin to restore these disconnects. That is where The Homestead Consultant comes in. We will work closely with you to evaluate your property with your unique goals, vision and resources in mind. Using a restorative, permaculture lens we will help you design a holistic and actionable gameplan to help make your homesteading dreams a reality. Our sincere desire is to see all of our clients become more connected and resilient! Find out more about our services by visiting our website at TheHomesteadConsultant.com
LFTN listeners get a special offer of a free 20 minute initial phone consultation. Just send an email with the subject LFTN Consult to TheHomesteadConsultant@gmail.com with a brief description of the homesteading topic you would like to discuss and we will respond to you with available time slots.
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Pat Watson spent over a decade in military operations overseas and federal and local law enforcement including large scale counter narcotics seizures and anti-piracy off the coast of Somalia. Pat left his government careers behind to pursue real Liberty and to bring high quality tactical skill set development training to people regardless of their employment or badges.
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Today I toss around some ideas for how we could fund medical care in our communities. One of the big fears many have is getting ill and losing everything to the costs associated with medical care. How can we do this better?
Featured Event: The Gorham Homestead Workshops in Dickson, TN
Today’s Sponsor: The Self Reliance Festival Digital Passes
Livestream Schedule this week
(No livestreams after Monday due to the Self Reliance Festival. We will be back next Tuesday)
Tales from the Prepper Pantry
Weekly Shopping Report
Frugality Tip: Ross or Homegoods
Do you have a Ross near you? Is there one on your travels? Stop in. Things like sneakers on clearance are great buys, camp chairs are half of Walmart prices, name brand garden tools are crazy cheap. My little secret is to check out the food section where I buy pink Himalayan salt for $4.99 for a 5# bag (they usually have rock and fine ground). You can get some really good buys in the spice section.
Happy hunting y'all, Make it a great week.
Margo
Operation Independence
Main topic of the Show: How can we fund medical care in our communities
The problem and how we got here
Conflating health insurance with healthcare and the resulting limiting beliefs (“I can’t”)
What is healthcare? What is health?
How to foster innovation and bring prices under control
Funding ideas
But wouldn’t rural communities suffer?
How would you fund things if taxes were not an option?
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Join me for an update from the Holler Homestead. Friends leaving the farm, new arrivals, winter returns 1.0, and more.
Featured Event: SquatchFest June 21-25: https://foodforestfarms.com/store/p125/TheSquatchFEST_-_Solstice_Celebration_June_21-25_2023.html
Today’s Sponsor: The Homestead Consultant
In today's chaotic world there is a major disconnect between our land, our food and our community. At The Homestead Consultant, we believe that the solution to bridging these gaps starts in the individual home. By taking practical steps toward food production, land restoration, independent education and rational preparedness we can begin to restore these disconnects. That is where The Homestead Consultant comes in. We will work closely with you to evaluate your property with your unique goals, vision and resources in mind. Using a restorative, permaculture lens we will help you design a holistic and actionable gameplan to help make your homesteading dreams a reality. Our sincere desire is to see all of our clients become more connected and resilient! Find out more about our services by visiting our website at TheHomesteadConsultant.com
LFTN listeners get a special offer of a free 20 minute initial phone consultation. Just send an email with the subject LFTN Consult to TheHomesteadConsultant@gmail.com with a brief description of the homesteading topic you would like to discuss and we will respond to you with available time slots.
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Today we have an interview show with Spags Unfiltered one of the folks behind the Midwest Preparedness Project, a growing community of folks looking to build REAL community and REAL resilience. We talk a ton about choosing freedom and building community.
Featured Event: The Midwest Preparedness Project Spring Event, April 26-30 in Perry, Kansas.
Todays Sponsor: Agorist Tax Advice
Agorist Tax Advice. Do you want to give Uncle Sam fewer of your hard-earned dollars? Do you wonder if the time has come to set up your LLC? Are you confused about what kind of business to establish? Are you wanting to pass along wealth you have built to your kids, but not sure the best way to do that?
Matthew Sercely of Agorist Tax Advice can help you make sense of all the options, understand how to stay on top of tracking write-offs, and see new ways of organizing your finances so that you keep more of the money you earn in your pockets.
Matthew has a broad knowledge of business finance, real estate and rentals, end of life planning and more which means that he can help you find legal tax loopholes and understand risks.
Head on over to AgoristTaxAdvice.com/lftn to sign up for a free consultation.
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16 years military, 3 private security, 8 years US House of Representatives, 3 military contractors, now EMPS. Was the Vice President of Kansas Prepper Expo and Full Spectrum Preparedness. Now works with the Midwest Preparedness Project and Freesteading to spread the word about being prepared, community and divorcing the state.
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Today we have John Pugliano from the Wealthsteading Podcast and Investable Wealth and John Willis from Special Operations Equipment to talk about what is up with bank closures, navigating the recession, building wealth no matter what and more.
Featured Event: Exit and Build Land Summit in Bastrop, Texas
Brave Botanicals
You all know John Bush from our time together in the Unloose the Goose podcast and also the webinars we do with Live Free Academy. But did you know that John has another company that provides organic herbal products?
Brave Botanicals offers top-quality, organic CBD and Kratom products along with other herbal resources.
This month, we are highlighting the kratom, an herbal supplement that comes from the coffee family, minus the caffeine. It grows in Southeast Asia and is traditionally used for medicinal purposes. Its leaves contain compounds that can have psychotropic and it has gained popularity in the Western world for its potential to help with the management of chronic pain, stress, and anxiety, and some people use it to try to overcome addiction to opioids or to reduce the severity of opioid withdrawal symptoms.
If you want to learn more about kratom, head on over to BraveBotanicals.com to learn about its many uses and dig into the different varieties and dosage.
Interested in trying it out? John Bush also offers a free ounce of kratom, plus 50% off your first order through his site, FreeOunceofKratom.com.
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Today we talk about what homesteading IS, trying new things and so much more in a return episode of THE SPICY SISTERS with Amy Dingmann.
Featured Event: SRF Digital Passes
Paul Wheaton is about to launch a new Kickstarter campaign on Tuesday March 14, 2023. If you're new around here, you may not be aware that Paul's kickstarters always give away a massive amount of amazing stuff for just a buck. The caveat - you have to back the kickstarter in the first 48 hours of the campaign to get all the earlybird rewards. The only way to make sure you don't miss out is by clicking "notify me on launch" on the kickstarter page.
Click "notify me on launch" here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paulwheaton/low-tech?ref=5xwwb3&token=23631798
The kickstarter is for the Low Tech Laboratory Movie, featuring innovations in homesteading, woodland craft, hot tubs, kilns, forges, textiles, bees, foraged clay pottery, mycelium, solar power, off-grid solutions, and more.
The earlybirds alone are worth well over $100 bucks. They gave me an exclusive sneak peak of what's included:
-Videos about heating Greenhouses with Rocket Mass Heaters, and Truly Passive Greenhouse Design
-The fourth issue of Living Woods Magazine
-The Hidden Half of Nature, a microbial presentation by Anne Bikle and David Montgomery
- Toby Hemenway's excellent Permaculture Voices keynote, " Backing Off an Energy Cliff"
- An issue of Modern Homesteading Magazine
- An ebook about practical homesteading
- Tiny house magazine issue 121
- And issue of Permaculture Design Magazine
- A Kelly Hart film about natural building
Don't miss out on this ridiculous offer. Everything you need to up your homesteading and self-reliance knowledge, for as little as $1. But you have to click the "notify button" to get it . . .
click "notify me on launch" here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paulwheaton/low-tech?ref=5xwwb3&token=23631798
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Discussions guided in part by our notes and in part by viewer questions
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Today we celebrate new life on the homestead, discuss seedlings, talk about managing overwhelm and depression and more.
Featured Event: Exit and Build Land Summit in Bastrop, Texas
Today’s Sponsor: Agorist Tax Advice
Agorist Tax Advice. Do you want to give Uncle Sam fewer of your hard-earned dollars? Do you wonder if the time has come to set up your LLC? Are you confused about what kind of business to establish? Are you wanting to pass along wealth you have built to your kids, but not sure the best way to do that?
Matthew Sercely of Agorist Tax Advice can help you make sense of all the options, understand how to stay on top of tracking write-offs, and see new ways of organizing your finances so that you keep more of the money you earn in your pockets.
Matthew has a broad knowledge of business finance, real estate and rentals, end of life planning and more which means that he can help you find legal tax loopholes and understand risks.
Head on over to AgoristTaxAdvice.com/lftn to sign up for a free consultation.
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Holler Neighbors/Community
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Today is an interview show with Louise MIlleman of Forgotten Ways PMA. Learn about the what and why of private ministery associations as well as her off grid living experiences.
Featured Event: Self Reliance Festival Digital Pass: https://selfreliancefestival.com/product/digital-pass-march-25-26/?aff=nicolesauce
Today’s Sponsor: TheHomesteadConsultant.com
LFTN listeners get a special offer of a free 20 minute initial phone consultation. Just send an email with the subject LFTN Consult to TheHomesteadConsultant@gmail.com with a brief description of the homesteading topic you would like to discuss and we will respond to you with available time slots.
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Louise Milleman is an earth-loving, tree-hugging, un-schooling, freedom-fighting, world-traveling citizen of the entire world who has went from being a full-time digital nomad, traveling this big beautiful globe with her family for the last 5 years to building a regenerative off grid homestead with her husband and her 2 little girls. She is the founder of Forgotten Ways PMA as she believes that the best way for us to protect our future is to take a step back into the forgotten ways of the past. They spend their time connecting with the land while they connect with each other. She believes that life IS learning and that learning IS life. There is no distinction. By living a slower-paced life and stopping to provide guidance along the way, they are “teaching” their kids real life skills by living out their real life dreams!
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Today we talk about USDA and FDA being called upon to fix the processed food epidemic, life skills, woke stuff and more with Jack Spirko and John Willis.
Featured Event: Zero to Hero with Ham Radio at Tactical Response
Today’s Sponsor: Paul Wheaton's doing it again - He's giving away more than $100 worth of resources for as little as a buck when you back the Low Tech Laboratory Movie Kickstarter in the first 48 hours. But you have to click "notify me on launch" to get in on these early bird rewards.
click "notify me on launch" here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paulwheaton/low-tech?ref=5xwwb3&token=23631798
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The key to survivalism is survival first so we recorded this show later in the day. Why? I wanted to drive home from Chattanooga before the crazy March 3 weather passed through. So I did.
Today, we talk about early spring herbal tea ingredients a growing in the yard, the importance of community, my kitchen tear apart, the financial aspect of the ram we processed and more.
Featured Event: Refuge Medical training March 24
Today's Sponsor: Brave Bontanicals: BraveBotanicals.com, FreeOunceOfKratom.com
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Today I have a GREAT interview with Dr. William B Burkhart who has a practice in the Knoxville area. Do you have good direct care practitioners in your area? Let’s share who they are!
Featured Event: Chattanooga Voluntaryist Society Meetup, This Month’s focus is herbalism.
THE EDNEY INNOVATION CENTER 1100 MARKET STREET, FIFTH FLOOR, CHATTANOOGA, TN
Today’s Sponsor: Agorist Tax Advice
Agorist Tax Advice. Do you want to give Uncle Sam fewer of your hard-earned dollars? Do you wonder if the time has come to set up your LLC? Are you confused about what kind of business to establish? Are you wanting to pass along wealth you have built to your kids, but not sure the best way to do that?
Matthew Sercely of Agorist Tax Advice can help you make sense of all the options, understand how to stay on top of tracking write-offs, and see new ways of organizing your finances so that you keep more of the money you earn in your pockets.
Matthew has a broad knowledge of business finance, real estate and rentals, end of life planning and more which means that he can help you find legal tax loopholes and understand risks.
Head on over to AgoristTaxAdvice.com/lftn to sign up for a free consultation.
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William B. Burkhart completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education at UT Knoxville in 2008. After several years as a band director, general music teacher, and orchestral conductor, he began pursuing medicine as a career path. He graduated from ETSU Quillen College of Medicine in 2019 and completed residency at UMKC Community and Family Medicine in Kansas City, Missouri in 2022. He is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.
Dr Burkhart is now the owner and founder of Beacon Primary Care, a direct primary care practice located in West Knoxville. He is expanding the scope of his practice to include functional and integrative medicine components.
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Awesome discussion!
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Today we talk about the ways of local politics, how to start an area study and more with Mike Shelby and John Willis.
Featured Event: Self Reliance Festival (SelfRelianceFestival.com)
Today’s Sponsor: The Homestead Consultant (TheHomesteadConsultant.com)
In today's chaotic world there is a major disconnect between our land, our food and our community. At The Homestead Consultant, we believe that the solution to bridging these gaps starts in the individual home. By taking practical steps toward food production, land restoration, independent education and rational preparedness we can begin to restore these disconnects. That is where The Homestead Consultant comes in. We will work closely with you to evaluate your property with your unique goals, vision and resources in mind. Using a restorative, permaculture lens we will help you design a holistic and actionable gameplan to help make your homesteading dreams a reality. Our sincere desire is to see all of our clients become more connected and resilient! Find out more about our services by visiting our website at TheHomesteadConsultant.com
LFTN listeners get a special offer of a free 20 minute initial phone consultation. Just send an email with the subject LFTN Consult to TheHomesteadConsultant@gmail.com with a brief description of the homesteading topic you would like to discuss and we will respond to you with available time slots.
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What do you do if you find yourself in the middle of a media shit storm? Or if something goes horribly wrong on your watch? Or if you are wrongly accused of doing something? Today, we will discuss a few things about communications during a crisis that can help you weather the waves.
Featured Event: Responder1 Medical Training at Self Reliance Festival, March 24, 2023
https://selfreliancefestival.com/product/rm-responder-1-1/?aff=nicolesauce
Today’s Sponsor
Paul Wheaton wants to show you how to build a shed quickly, out of materials right off your own land. The coolest part? Nobody will even know it's there... Check out The Berm Shed Movie at
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Livestream Schedule
Tuesday Live
Mike Shelby from Forward Observer and a whiz at helping people create area studies and implement better situational awareness will join John Willis and Nicole Sauce Tuesday at 12:#0 PM Central. Join is for this live discussion.
SOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8px_NkECKQ
LFTN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3R-jPtFRNQ
SRF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HngRQyVmWd8
Wednesday Interview
Ever hear the term Direct Primary Care? Today, we will discussion what int he heck that is and why it is so important in these times of federal overreach in medicine. I am joined by Dr. William B Burkhart, founder of Beacon Primary Care.
9:30 AM Central
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0CFY69WUNc
Thursday Live
Join me for updates and questions about the March Self Reliance Festival at 7pm Central.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CiknS_HqgA
Friday Homestead Happenings
Join me for a homestead happenings update: seedlings, processing, firewood and more. 9:30AM Central.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OBrAwE00RY
Friday Night Live with Tag
I get to be a special guest on Tag’s show this Friday at 7pm Central! I can’t wait to see what we cook up.
https://www.youtube.com/@LifeDoneFree
Weekly Shopping Report from Joe
First stop was Dollar Tree. Stock in the frozen food coolers has notably increased; they're probably at least half full, with a decent variety. The drink aisle and coolers also were a lot more full, with good variety. There were more vitamins in the health area too.
Home Depot was next. Sonia stayed in the car, so I just ran in and out. A 2x4x8 remains at $3.35. I also picked up a long Diablo reciprocating saw blade for use on some saplings in the yard.
Aldi was third. I thought the shelves looked more stuffed than usual; there was plenty of product. We found everything we wanted. Eggs have come down, perhaps to $2.7x? We also found heavy cream, and there were multiple boxes of it. We got a case of their canned cat food, leaving at least two more.
Weigel's was last. My usual station is running on a backup pump, and the flow rate is so low that I aborted a fillup on Thursday evening after just five gallons. The other station is running just fine. The price is the same, with a gallon of untainted regular still $3.999.
Frugality Tip
Home repairs can be overwhelming. Some times you need to "hire a guy". You have to be ok with knowing your limits. I know I can't (yet) do framing and stucco, but I can paint. I saved us $300 by buying a gallon of stucco waterproofing and a gallon of paint. It will take me longer than if I paid a guy, but any time I can shave a few bucks off a project I will.
P.S. I watched the stuccoing process, and feel pretty confident that I can do a small project or repair next time.
Make it a great week
~Margo
Operation Independence
Main topic of the Show: Crisis Communications
What is crisis communications
Why did I think of it? (Dentist)
What should you do if you find yourself in a tense situation? (Photoshopped head on a campaign photo, Al Gore)
Why should this matter to a homesteader? (Pig picture)
What about the people who lie all the time? They don’t rely on facts
Pre-writing crisis content
Security
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Jack Spirko and CJ Kilmer sat down this week and discussed what it would look like if the nation split up into different countries and how could this happen in an amicable way. I this this episode is so important that I asked Jack if I could replay it to my audience.
Let me know what you think after you listen.
Replay of EP 3255 from The Survival Podcast
Today we talk about spring springing forth, community connections, taking a capital loss on purpose and more.
Soy poisoning
Featured Event: Kerry Brown’s Swap on March 5th -
| Please RSVP to Kerry: strongrootsresources@gmail.com so we can keep a head count |
Brave Botanicals
You all know John Bush from our time together in the Unloose the Goose podcast and also the webinars we do with Live Free Academy.
Interested in trying it out? John Bush also offers a free ounce of kratom, plus 50% off your first order through his site, FreeOunceofKratom.com.
Email feedback to nicole@livingfreeintennessee.com
Forage
Dandelion Flowers
Dead Nettle
EB are growing leaves
Green onions and garlic up
Livestock
Early Spring forage for sheep has reduced need for hay
Sheep to the top of the 16 acre lot
Ducks are in full egg laying throes, but not the muscovies yet
Hesitant to bring baby back over to the others because of LGD things
Weaning rabbits today
Grow
Planting onion bulbs
Seed potato prep
More seedlings
Holler Neighbors/Community
The great coop build of 2023
Kitchen repair project
Fat Tuesday was fun
Lowes: Drug deal (4 wheeler parts)
Infrastructure
Mobile sheep shelter in progress
Workshop repair
Finances
Processing another lamb - will have some for sale
Liquidating a land holding in Colorado and applying the funds in the best places here (Capital loss)
Membership Plug
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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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Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn
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Advisory Board
Samantha the Savings Ninja
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Today we talk about building your life, preparing, entrepreneurial advice, sheep and more with Bear Independent and John Willis
Featured Event: SelfRelianceFestival.com
Direct Link to Bear’s medical training class the Friday before SRF
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Today’s Sponsor: Agorist Tax Advice
Agorist Tax Advice. Do you want to give Uncle Sam fewer of your hard-earned dollars? Do you wonder if the time has come to set up your LLC? Are you confused about what kind of business to establish? Are you wanting to pass along wealth you have built to your kids, but not sure the best way to do that?
Matthew Sercely of Agorist Tax Advice can help you make sense of all the options, understand how to stay on top of tracking write-offs, and see new ways of organizing your finances so that you keep more of the money you earn in your pockets.
Matthew has a broad knowledge of business finance, real estate and rentals, end of life planning and more which means that he can help you find legal tax loopholes and understand risks.
Head on over to AgoristTaxAdvice.com/lftn to sign up for a free consultation.
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Today, I share some thoughts about imposter’s complex, changing mindset and owning your future.
Canine Trainers Collaboration Workshop
Date: April 19-21
Location: Oviedo, FL (near Orlando)
Website is fortressk9.com/workshop
Today’s Sponsor: FreeOunceofKratom.com
Brave Botanicals provides quality CBD and Kratom products for all your needs. If you are looking for a source for Kratom or CBD AND want to support the show, check out the product line at BraveBotanicals.com.
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Livestream Schedule
Tuesday Live
This week, we welcome Bear Independent back to our Tuesday live show! 12:30 Central.
Soe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3TbQjzfrNc
LFTN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaN0XM0vncE
Thursday Live
Join me for updates and questions about the March Self Reliance Festival at 7pm Central.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIHoZIKEo6s
Friday Homestead Happenings
Join me for a homestead happenings update: processing sheep, last chance to buy pigs, our first 80 degree day and more!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6tkFxR_1oM
Tales from the Prepper Pantry
Weekly Shopping Report
None this week
Frugality Tip from Margo
Different stores have different prices and I make a separate grocery list for a couple of stores. Things like eggs, produce, and baking supplies all come from Aldi. If I'm running into the grocery store that is closer to home, I also make it a point to check out their BOGO section, you can save a few bucks right there. Make a list of the things you buy often and check the prices at different stores, you would be shocked at some of the differences.
I use a specific coffee creamer that they have the grocery store, but Walmart has it for $1.50 less, so I'll grab a couple when I'm there.
Operation Independence
Main topic of the Show: Imposter’s Complex
This was inspired by a talk with Amy Dingmann over at a Farmish Kind of LIfe
I have been reading a book called Dotcom Secrets by Russle Brunson -it was recommended by John Bush
People getting mad about me making money, or not wanting to know when things are for sale.
Decision: The few who are mad at me for selling things don’t really support me so I need to be ok with leaving them behind
>>>What has happened with training webinars over the past two years - we do them better and why<<<
The Big Decision: If I invest more in training, there are better results for the people I want to help - a win/win
Which brings me to imposter’s complex: Did a live Radio Show Last night and the feedback was that Tim and I were inspiring.
We had no idea what we were doing!
Enter Imposter’s Complex.
Concept: you just need to be a chapter or two ahead of the people you are helping to be able to teach them and do NOT need to be an “expert”. To them you are an expert. In fact you probably teach it bette than someone who is miles ahead.
Ways I have used this:
When you get up and post something like: Going for a daily walk can change your life, and you realize you only went on three last week, are you an imposter? Or are in the fake it til you make it time?
Feeling Imposter’s complex is normal. Not moving forward because of it though, that is a huge mistake/
Make it a great week!
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Today we talk about the transition time on the homestead, solar and community, animal losses, eggs and more.
Featured event: SelfRelianceFestival.com
Featured Sponsor: Paul Wheaton of Permies.com
Paul Wheaton over at permies.com and Wheaton Labs wants you to see how easy permaculture can be! This week he's released his Garden Master course trailer check out the YouTube video at https://youtu.be/FQz_BbaNfTU
If you want to get really deep into gardening for market, community, or your own homestead, you'll wanna see the whole Garden Master Course. Here's 35 hours of quality instruction on better-than-organic garden practices PLUS the 150 page Garden Master Guide
https://permies.com/s/nsgmc?f=495
NOTE: In the recorded version of this episode I stated that it was episode 670, but this is really episode 700!
Radio Show This Sunday with Toolman Tim, tune in at the LFTN Youtube channel!
Forage
Livestock
Harvest meals
Grow
Holler Neighbors/Community
Infrastructure
Finances
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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Today we talk about preserving food, chemical spills, self defense, fitness, and more with Joel Ryals of FortressK9, Ed Hubbell of the Iridium Group, Stephen Boone of SHTF Fitness, and Angela Allard of Grumpy Acres Farm.
Today’s Sponsor: The Homestead Consultant
In today's chaotic world there is a major disconnect between our land, our food and our community. At The Homestead Consultant, we believe that the solution to bridging these gaps starts in the individual home. By taking practical steps toward food production, land restoration, independent education and rational preparedness we can begin to restore these disconnects. That is where The Homestead Consultant comes in. We will work closely with you to evaluate your property with your unique goals, vision and resources in mind. Using a restorative, permaculture lens we will help you design a holistic and actionable gameplan to help make your homesteading dreams a reality. Our sincere desire is to see all of our clients become more connected and resilient! Find out more about our services by visiting our website at TheHomesteadConsultant.com
LFTN listeners get a special offer of a free 20 minute initial phone consultation.
Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival, March 25 & 26
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Original Video was recorded here:
https://youtube.com/live/mIFh-hVnjto
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Today we discuss how to apply the SWOT method to your own life plan, cover our usual Monday segments on pantry management and financial progress, and cover a question from a listener about erosion.
Livestream Schedule
Tuesday Live with Many Awesome Folks, 12:30 Central
Wednesday Live Interview with Thecia Ellis, 1pm Central
Thursday Evening Live for SRF, 7pm Central
Friday Homestead Happenings, 9:30am Central
A word on schedule.
Today’s Sponsor: Agorist Tax Advice
Agorist Tax Advice. Do you want to give Uncle Sam fewer of your hard-earned dollars? Do you wonder if the time has come to set up your LLC? Are you confused about what kind of business to establish? Are you wanting to pass along wealth you have built to your kids, but not sure the best way to do that?
Matthew Sercely of Agorist Tax Advice can help you make sense of all the options, understand how to stay on top of tracking write-offs, and see new ways of organizing your finances so that you keep more of the money you earn in your pockets.
Matthew has a broad knowledge of business finance, real estate and rentals, end of life planning and more which means that he can help you find legal tax loopholes and understand risks.
Head on over to AgoristTaxAdvice.com/lftn to sign up for a free consultation.
Tales from the Prepper Pantry
Redoing the storage system with bins due to putting off the prepper pantry roof replacement
Venison Story
Spotted the first dandelion bloom
Comfrey tea
Canned good update
About to pack up the whole kitchen
Weekly Shopping Report: 02/11/2023
Dollar Tree was first. I'm beginning to see some thinning in the main food aisle, although there are more products in the drink aisle, and the drink coolers are a little better stocked than last week. The frozen-food coolers in the back remain mostly empty. The store was pretty busy today, with two cashiers open, both with lines.
Next was Home Depot. A 2x4x8 remains at $3.35. They were rather busy around the contractor entrance, but I did not look around the rest of the store, as Sonia was waiting outside while I checked.
Our final stop was Aldi. We found what we wanted. There were at least two cases of heavy cream. I noticed that flour had gone up, and is now $2.18. Our careful buying habits caught up to us this week in a good way, and we escaped the store for less than $50.
Untainted regular at $3.999/gallon. Sonia commented that she saw more people with fuller carts.
Frugality Tip: Keto Friendly Cheese Snack from Dylan
Cheese squares baked at 350F for 10 minutes makes darn good cheese crackers. Perfect keto snacks and salad toppers!
Dylan
Steady Presence
Operation Independence
Repairing the joists in the kitchen in advance of a countertop redo and bar build - keeping the existing cabinets
Book larnin’
Main topic of the Show: Choose Your Focus with #My3Things
Let’s review what we have already done:
Defined your Vision
https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/2023/01/02/establishing-your-vision-my3things-step-one/
Defined you Purpose
https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/2023/01/30/develop-your-purpose-with-my3things/
Updated and adjusted both with feedback
Today, we use the SWOT method to prioritize three areas of focus.
What is SWOT?
Internal:
Strengths
What are you good at?
What do you have of value in your household?
What would your mom say are your best talents?
Weaknesses
What are you bad at?
What are your weaknesses?
Where are you vulnerable if things go wrong (like a job loss, etc)
What limitations do you have?
External
Opportunities
What trends do you see in the big wide world that can create opportunity?
What external factors provide opportunities for you/your family?
Threats
What trends in the big wide world do you see that are threats?
What external factors limit your opportunities?
Choosing 3 priorities -
Clump and Bump
Finding Connections
Identifying 3 in each category
Reduce to three total areas to address with goals
Creating goals from your SWOT
BHAG - bigger picture - timeline 3-5 years or even evergreen
Example: Create enough local, ongoing revenue that we are able to support the vision of the Holler Homestead.
Annual SMART goals: LFTN Podcast Monetization
Book 6 paid speaking engagements in 2023 in networks that are new to LFTN resulting in 150 leads each entering our sales funnel for the podcast.
Specific: increase funnel entrants
Measurable: by 900
Achievable: <yes)
Relevant: when more people join our network, their lives improve and our revenue improves
Time constrained: 2023
Create a sales funnel by Feb 26, 2023 that guides participants through the process of developing a life strategic plan, and nets $5 per lead generated for LFTN.
Conclusion
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Community
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Resources
Today we talk about the balloon, fnords, CBDCs and more with Jack Spirko and John Willis.
Featured Event: FREE Workshop - the Opt out of CBDC Challenge
Today’s Sponsor: Paul Wheaton of Wheaton Labs
Paul Wheaton over at permies.com/?f=495 and Wheaton Labs wants you to see how easy permaculture can be! This week he's released his Garden Master course trailer check out the YouTube video at https://youtu.be/FQz_BbaNfTU
If you want to get really deep into gardening for market, community, or your own homestead, you'll wanna see the whole Garden Master Course. Here's 35 hours of quality instruction on better-than-organic garden practices PLUS the 150 page Garden Master Guide
LINK TO COURSE https://permies.com/s/nsgmc?f=495
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Video on YT
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