Today, we will have a homesteading Q and A with multiple topics and questions, including plant identification, marketing a flower business, do I have a voice for radio, is Tennessee really that much cheaper than Illinois, processing walnuts and more.
#HollerHatWednesday: Why is she wearing an 80s era red veiled hat that is a throw back to the 50s?
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Main topic of the Show: Homestead Q and A Show
Feedback from Finland: Maria
How do I process Walnuts from Niki
Do I have a Voice for Radio? From Travis
How do we market our business? From a different Travis (Book recommendation)
Is there a plant that looks like comfrey, grows like plantain but has a very furry leaf from the Tactical Redneck
What is the catch on living cheap in TN? From Eli
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Today, we talk through five things to help you be successful in your transition to self employment if that is the path you choose.
Get your questions in for a variety show!
Tales from the Prepper Pantry
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Operation Independence
Main topic of the Show: Making Self Employment Work
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Song: Learning What Leaving Is by Sauce
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Lots of women write to me about this show - glad that I share my successes and failures ---often trying to do things that are traditionally handled by men. Today we will talk through home maintenance and the five categories you should check annually to save yourself a world of hurt in the long run. Ryan Steva joins us to talk through five categories to review on your homestead.
Ryan Steva has a varied background from cable to construction to home inspections and, like many of us, has landed as a business owner wondering why he studied what he did in school. His home inspection company is called Inspections by Clarity.
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Today, I share my four essential herbs that I like to have on hand in my home apothecary for the winter.
#HollerHatWednesday: What is the birth number of the child she is visiting?
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What’s Up in the Garden
Main topic of the Show: Four Essential Herbs for Your Home Apothecary
Mullein
Cayenne Pepper
Elderberry
Comfrey
What are your four essentials?
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Today, we will talk about 3 core motivations that almost everyone has - and what it means in our day to day interactions.
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Main topic of the Show: We want the same thing
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Song: Grandpa's Song, by Sauce
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Today's podcast is a thought of the walk on rebuilding. Every once in awhile on a walk, I have a thought. Sometimes they are even worth sharing with Y'all!
Rebuilding is not hard, it is simply work.
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Today, we talk through five power outage ideas if you do not have a generator. There are many things you can do to make things a little easier when you lose power.
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Main topic of the Show: 5 Ways to Make A Power Outage Better without a Generator
Oh yeah entertainment!!
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Today, I want to review the 6 foundations of Lifestyle Freedom - a list I have been working on for a few months. It started out at 15 and gradually got whittled down to just 6. This is part 1 of a two part series - the second will focus on “how to get there”.
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Main topic of the Show: Six Foundations for Lifestyle Freedom
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Song: Mr. Clammy by Sauce
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Today we speak with one of my favorite people, a mentor and friend, Jack Spirko from The Survival Podcast about lifestyle freedom and liberty. I first found Jack years ago while canning tomatoes. I wanted something to listen to while doing this messy job that would not require me to restart the next podcast. I searched for a podcast on wild edible plants and found Jack and I was hooked. Since that time, I have watched in amazement as he manages to mentor hundreds of thousands of people as they develop lifestyle freedom, survival skills, cooking techniques and more - but we will dive more into that later in the show.
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Jack Spirko is founder and podcaster at The Survival Podcast, a daily show about self sufficiency and self reliance in the modern world. He “conceived and created this podcast because over the years I have come to realize how fragile the human condition and the United States economy really is.”
But the podcast is much more than a “prepper show.” Jack focuses on helping people develop stability, prosperity and lifestyle freedom into their lives. Before launching the podcast he had successful careers in sales and marketing, and business development. When Jack drops a piece of business advice, it is usually spot on.
He lives in Texas on a small homestead with his Wife, Dorothy.
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Today we have a quick update conversation with Kurt Dugger about his Dark Horse 450 flight (that is 450 miles) with a paramotor across Tennessee. Because the weather is so very important to flight success, Kurt has decided to start tonight in the hopes of beating the rains that may come toward the end of the weekend.
This flight is to raise awareness of the issues facing combat veterans when they return and face the challenge of reintegrating into normal society and he is hoping to raise $6,000 for the Dark Horse Lodge so that they can get closer to completing their retreat for veterans and begin the hosting process.
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When asked why the retreat is so important this morning in the Mewe chat, I handed the mic over to the Tactical Redneck because he is a returning combat veteran himself and know much more about this topic than I do. Here is what he said:
"Most vets feel alone because they can't talk to other people about what they've been through. Speaking from experience, it's nowhere near as hard to talk to another vet."
Then I was talking to Jack Spirko from The Survival Podcast this morning and he explained that his three years in the Army were all overseas so he found it really hard to do simple things, like stand in line at the grocery store because he had gotten very used to being mostly on very small and remote military bases. And as he tried harder to reintegrate, simple things began to make him feel angry so he took a long walk on the Appalachian Trail to get his mind back into the right place to be back home with his loved ones.
Places like the Dark Horse Lodge are one way that space can be made for our returning combat veterans and that is why I made a donation to them today in support of both the lodge and of Kurt's flight (which is not costing the Lodge money).
Would you like to help too? Here are some ways to do so:
I will update this page as video/more information is released over the next few days and thanks for listening.
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Someone asked me to elaborate on something that has always seemed simple to me: Load from the back and take from the front in your pantry. So I got to thinking: most of us are not taught how to manage our pantries and so when we talk about building food stability into your life through developing stores of foods that you actually want to eat, and learning food preservation, it is also worthwhile to discuss pantry management practices. Today, we will cover the 8 basic concepts to bring you to a well-managed pantry.
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Main topic of the Show: Episode 218: Pantry Management 101
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Today, I will walk you through the process I go through to establish priorities for the coming year because people often wonder how I get so much done. Really, it boils down to focus and prioritization and learning to let go of feeling overwhelmed by a project!
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Main topic of the Show: Goals for the new year
Q1: Has the vision changed?
Q2: Have we knocked out any of the three areas of focus?
Q3: Under each area of focus, what projects will be done?
Q4: Is everyone in your family on board with these goals?
Q5: What stands in my way of getting these things done?
Q6: Energy vampire purge
Dark Horse 25 has launched
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Song: Cilly Song, by Sauce
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Periodically, I got for a walk and something becomes clear to me while I am alone with the dogs. This is why making space in your life to wander is so important! Often the thoughts I have something to do with freedom, society or a bigger picture - but not today. This one is about human nature and the concept of “can’t”
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Main topic of the Show: Thought of the Walk on Can’t
You know what I mean, right?
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We are officially in fall. Another year has almost passed with its hope for a great harvest in the spring, wicked hot late summer days, and now, fall. So today, I wanted to share with you my early fall checklist on the homestead.
#HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with?
Listener Feedback from Jennifer
What’s Up in the Garden
Main topic of the Show: An Early Fall Checklist
Gardens
Animals
Humans
Really the only thing on this list that does not apply to a city fall check list would be the livestock list and if you have pets, it might well. I am often struck by how the lessons in developing my lifestyle freedom on a homestead apply to most other ways of living that a person might choose.
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It is Friday so we have an interview show and today, I talk with Daniel Allen about aircrete - an interesting, insulative and very flexible building material that you may want to consider for your next project.
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Bio: Daniel Allen
30 years in the building Industry I took a job in I.T. and the company lost its big client to an Exxon buy out. The great recession hit and I could not find work without moving. So I cashed out my retirement, bought some land, build a small house and lived for a few years growing all my own food taking odd jobs.
I started building alternative buildings and had the opportunity to build every type of alternative structure. Eventually I found AirCrete, or cellular cement as it's know in the industry. I fell in love with it.
AirCrete let's a comfortable structure be build in any climate affordably with the enormous amounts of labors required by typical alternative construction or expensive machines. Throw some tools and cement in a truck and one person can build anywhere they can drive to.
Now, I am starting a web based business teaching people how to build cheap beautiful debt free homes so that they can live an intentional life with or without a typical job. I offer digital video courses as well as workshops.
Richard Hastings turned me onto your podcast. I did a podcast interview with the survival podcast and really licked the interaction.
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Today, we will discuss three value-adding ideas for your garlic crop. Why? Because in just 3 weeks or so, it is time to plant garlic here and if you decide to sell garlic products, you may want to plant more than you did last year.
#HollerHatWednesday: What in the world happened?
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Main topic of the Show: 3 value add ideas for your garlic
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Today, we will run through the various business endeavors going on here at the Holler Homestead and give on update on progress toward their goals - as well as share some lessons learned along the way.
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Amazon Highlight: Fine tipped white chalk pens
Show References: Episode 155
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Main topic of the Show: Holler Homestead Business Update
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Song: Wolf
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Green Chili Day is just around the corner and I thought I would take some time today to share a few recipes, including my latest salsa recipe, talk about the event preparation and generally get folks excited to come here to the Holler Homestead and hang out.
#HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with?
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Duckling Update
Main topic of the Show: Hatch Green Chili Day
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Song: 911 by sauce
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Today I have something that is near and dear to my heart: I have been seeking something to support to help combat veterans who come home carrying a heavy burden. And this weekend, I had a great interview with Kurt Dugger of Freedom And Photography and Gretchen Catherwood of the Dark Horse Lodge. Kurt will embark on a journey across the state of Tennessee in a paramotor to raise awareness of the high suicide rate among combat veterans - and to help raise money for the Dark Horse Lodge. This interview is well worth a listen.
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Main topic of the Show: Flight for Combat Veterans with Kurt Dugger and Gretchen Catherwood
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Song: Burned by Sauce
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Remember the one thing that I always say about moving to a homestead? LEARN TO MAINTAIN YOUR WELL or PUMPHOUSE. Well this week, the holler homestead pump house was completely re-plumbed. I have patched and patched the thing for 13 years and since we already had redone all the house plumbing, Tactical decided to apply pressure until I let him redo the pump house completely. So I did. With one caveat. I needed to understand everything he did and why so that this winter, if something breaks, I can fix it.
#HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and whhy does Mama Sauce look shellshocked?
Announcement: Interviewed on The Survival Podcast by Jack Spirko today about building community - be sure to check that episode out.
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Main topic of the Show: How the Pump House Works with the Tactical Redneck
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Today, I tell the story of the little duckling who could - or rather the little duckling who got herself into a predicament that almost resulted in a foot being cut off. Spoiler alert: she still has her foot.
Monday is Labor Day and there will be no show.
Green Chili Day Event Registration: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/product/green-chili-day/
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Main topic of the Show: The Duckling That Almost Lost Her Foot
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CAC Team Seeks Hurricane Volunteers
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Today, I will talk through four ideas for homey and homemade gifts you can start now in preparation for Christmas.
This is the fourth time I have done this episode and it gets harder each year. If you do not find something you like in this one, you can go back and listen to the past three. I have provided links to them in the show notes.
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What’s Up in the Garden
Main topic of the Show: Four Christmas Gift Ideas to Start Now
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Today I was inspired by a listener who posted a quote over on the Mewe group for Living Free in Tennessee to remember to take life's detours in stride - and we had a doozy this weekend!
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Weekly Amazon Highlight: Bourbon Smoked Paprika
Green Chili Weekend Reminder - members only registration tomorrow, open to everyone on Wednesday.
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What’s in Season
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Main topic of the Show: Prepare to Take Detours in Stride
Membership Sale ends Saturday
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Today’s topic was suggested on the Mewe chat group. Someone wondered if I could give a breakdown of project tracking systems and pros and cons. Then Mama Sauce showed up in town and I thought what better way to do this than to interview her - the person who has been with me through practically all of the gyrations and tribulations of FIVE different tracking systems until we have landed on what we use today.
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Interview with Mama Sauce: 5 Project Management Systems We Have Hated
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It is Wednesday so it is a homesteading day and what better topic to think about, dream about and focus on when it is 95 degrees outside and 95% humidity, than preparing for winter?
#HollerHatWednesday: WHY IS SHE WITH THE TRN AND what is everyone around her doing?
Hold the Date: September 14 - Green Chili Weekend Event
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Tales from the Booze Whisperer
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Main topic of the Show: 5 preparations for winter you can do now
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