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Aug 30, 2024

 

Join me for a group discussion with Greg Doud from Take The Ride 23 and members of our community and beyond about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, community development, business, getting started, health and more. 

Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. 

Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival, SelfRelianceFestival.com

Sponsors:

Show Resources

https://www.youtube.com/@Taketheride23

Living Free in Tennessee

NicoleSauce.com

HollerRoast.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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Aug 27, 2024

Join us for a discussion of Paw Paws, pool preparations, temporary electrical fence strategies and more!

Featured Event: SelfRelianceFestival.com

  • And the workshops!

Sponsor 1: TheWealthsteadingPodcast.com

Sponsor 2: DiscountMylarBags.com

  • What are a few things about running temporary fencing that you have learned over the past 2.5 years
  • Worms, vaccinations and sheep
  • What is a paw paw?
  • The great pool project on 2024
  • Parasites, new water filters, and finding a real doctor locally
  • Accelerated forage
  • Dead chickens and faulty feed
  • Rabbit breeding weekend (Before the 100 degree days hit next week!
  • 1 Fall raised bed
  • Holler Neighbor Dinner
  • Hay debacle (Finance)
  • Next week’s schedule

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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Aug 23, 2024

Join me for a Tuesday Coffee with Louise Milleman as we discuss the why and how of the water, not just the what!

If you are interested in learning more about Kangen Water, Sign up here

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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Aug 19, 2024

 

Today is a throwback to the days when I talked a bit about policy as well as our usual Monday segments about pantry management, frugality, building local wealth and more.

Featured Event: Don’t Miss This Badassed Wild Herbal/Edible Webinar on Thursday!

Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com

Sponsor 2: EmpShield.com, Coupon Code LFTN

Listener Feedback

I just wanted to reach out to you to tell you how much I appreciate your podcast and the experience Russ and I had at LFTN in 2023. Meeting you, John, and Amanda has really changed our lives for the better. We are doing great things on our farm- I even planted tomatoes in our Dutch bucket system that we have in our greenhouse! I am so stoked to see how things grow and what we can harvest this fall.

Your My 3 Things is something that I use daily in order to help me keep things running smoothly on the farm as I work from home. I finished the first year of my program in herbalism and nutrition and am about to start off my second year. It has been so amazing and I was inspired to do better for my family and community through listening to your podcast.

Keep up the amazing work and I look forward to learning more from you.

Livestream Schedule

Tomorrow, 9:30AM - Tuesday Live - Louise Milleman About The Water

Friday: 10:30am - Homestead Happenings with the Tactical Redneck

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

  • Purge
  • ½ jar short on green beans for the winter  and calling that close enough
  • 15 jars of salsa put up thanks to local farmer
  • Bunches of herbs and tea ingredients drying all over the house
  • Paw paw season
  • Hoping to get a fall garden in in 2 weeks in our first raised bed

Weekly Shopping Report

Dollar Tree: The food coolers are in decent shape; all are working and probably 60%-75% full.

Home Depot: A 2x4x8 is $3.65, same as last week.

Aldi: There was very little milk; I hadn't been paying attention, but this time noticed that instead of three full racks of half and full gallons of actual milk plus a couple of varieties with nutritional content removed (2% and 1%), there were perhaps a couple of half-racks with gallons of whole milk and only a little of the fake stuff; few if any half-gallons. There was also only one rack of eggs. Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): $1.35; eggs: $2.42 (+); whole milk: $2.89; heavy cream: $5.39; OJ: $3.45; butter: $3.79; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $4.49; sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $3.79. In the meat area, the coolers were full but not stuffed. 

Gas: A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.

Frugality Tip

Our vision changes throughout our lives. Some of us need glasses, some of us need multiple glasses, or progressive lenses. Sometimes these cost a lot of money at eyeglass stores. Zenni optical is where I buy my glasses. Single prescription glasses start around $8. I have a pair of polarized prescription sunglasses that I paid $20 for and progressive lens glasses start at $38. So grab your prescription(s) and your Pupillary Distance (the distance in millimeters (mm) between the center of one pupil to the center of the other). And check out Zenni.com. they even have a try on feature.

Happy saving y'all 

~Margo

Operation Independence

Coffee Sales Are Through The Roof! Thanks Yall.

Main topic of the Show: You Can’t Unsee It

A friend of mine posted some thoughts on the coming election. Her perspective was that if you live in a state where 70% or more of the votes will go D or R no matter who is running, there is no reason to vote “against” the dominant party mathematically if you like neither candidate.

She’s right.

And therein lies the rub really: the word lead. 

And in those processed lie the true power and control - less so the people “overseeing them”.

The funny part is there are different reactions to seeing it:

  • Denial
  • Angler
  • Negotiation
  • Mourning

And then there is our friend acceptance.

But the fight changes after you see it because you know a few things. 

  1. Realistic impact (your role)
  2. Embarrassment is a better tool than force
  3. Mostly, it doesnt matter unless you can physically make a change because you get one step forward here – two steps backward there

And that back and forth is the distraction.

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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Aug 19, 2024

Join us for a catch up episode from the past to weeks! I have been ill so there has been lots of things happening a little differently of late.

Featured Event: Foraging For Health - Better Than Walmart! A Fantastic Webinar from Sherri Stickler, Herbalist. Thursday, August 22 at 12:30PM Central. Register Here.

Sponsor 1: TheWealthSteadingPodcast.com

Sponsor 2: DiscountMylarBags.com

Ducks got sick

Egg production is up with supplementary vitamins

Bottle Lamb Therapy

Accessible bathroom update

New Roof on the Prepper Pantry

Sickee Tea: chocolate mint, mullein, mexican tarragon, oregano, sage

Rose hips are ready to harvest

Canning progress

Paw paws are two weeks early

Goldenrod

Eversole GSD Weekend

Passion flower leaves

Tomato wall Has slowed down - shade cloth roll back season

Meals have been steak or nothing

Bee sting and missing benadryl

Need to separate the rams

Rabbit breeding season

Finances - perspective on eggs

 

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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Aug 13, 2024

 

Join me for a group discussion with Shawn Mills from Hack My Homestead and members of our community and beyond about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, community development, business, getting started, health and more. 

Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. 

Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival, SelfRelianceFestival.com

Sponsors:

Show Resources

Backwoods Butcher

HackMyHomestead.com

PrepperPC.com

Living Free in Tennessee

NicoleSauce.com

HollerRoast.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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Aug 12, 2024

Today we talk about things you can do now to get ready for winter, as well as the latest news from the Prepper Pantry, a weekly shopping report, frugality tip and Operation Independence update.

Featured Event: August 17 Rabbit Processing, Preserving and Potluck

Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com

Sponsor 2: EMPShield.com, Coupon Code LFTN

Livestream Schedule

  • Tomorrow 12:30PM Live with Backwoods Butcher
  • Friday 9:30AM Homestead Happenings

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

  • Canning Goals: 10 jars tomato sauce, 39 Jars Green Beans (More in process)
  • Sick Food
  • The Roof, The Roof, The Roof
  • Herbal Remedy Collection: Elderberries, Goldenrod, Passion Flower, Mint, Mullein
  • Deep Freezer Audit
  • Designing the Mud Room and Food Prep Area

Weekly Shopping Report

Home Depot this weekend, the online price of a 2x4x8 has gone up, to $3.65.

Aldi. We found everything we wanted. Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): $1.35; eggs: $2.25; whole milk: $2.89 (+); heavy cream: $5.39; OJ: $3.45; butter: $3.79; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $4.49; sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $3.79.

Food City: They had a decent amount of raw Tennessee honey, including some quart jars, which we prefer. They were $14.99, which if I remember correctly, may be a dollar higher than the last time some months ago.

A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.

Frugality Tip

Get yours in! Tomato Argument On TikTok

Operation Independence

  • Laying plans for a walk in

Main topic of the Show: Winter Is Coming, Are You Ready?

It’s hot, but there is a certain crispness in the evening air. The past two nights, I have even been able to sleep without any AC and the windows open. With the garden at peak production, which is not the usual flush this year, my mind wanders to the winter months.

The old timers are already talking about how hard this one will be based on caterpillars, and other signs. They do this every year.

Getting ready NOW for the coming winter is really what summer on a homestead is all about.

No Kill List

  • People
  • Pets 
  • Livestock
  • Plants

Food - Water - Shelter

Illness

Infrastructure

Energy

Stores

Winter Produce and Preparing for Spring

What do you do to get ready for winter?

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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Aug 2, 2024

Mystery explosion noises, late night canning, injuries, and erosion control on today’s homestead happenings show.

Featured Event: Save the date, August 22, 12:30PM Central: Better Than Walmart: Foraging For Health

Sponsor 1: DiscountMylarBags.com

Sponsor 2: AgoristTaxAdvice.com

This Week’s Webinar Replay: https://event.webinarjam.com/go/replay/12/1y4oru1f7f2f4

Medical Preps, organization and Knighthawk’s Sheet Metal Cut
Green Beans!!
The Canning Explosion - Late Nights With The Canner
Accessible Bathroom In Progress
Pond Erosion Update
More Hip Campers
The Calm but Clear Tone of Voice On The Cue Up
Very Interested Hawk - Bad Bird Barking Abounds
Smoked Meatloaf
Harvest Right Customer Service
Garden30 From the Kitchen
Rabbits Are In Their New Home - nee to make concrete trays
New Sassafrass Tree On Property
Possible Goldenrod patch to Cultivate
Little Sheep Looks Spiffy
Peppers about ready to harvest
Caterpillar Visit
The Wind Damage and The Holler Neighbor 4 Wheeler Adventure

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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Jul 31, 2024

Join me for a group discussion with Shawn Mills from Hack My Homestead and members of our community and beyond about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, community development, business, getting started, health and more. 

Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. 

Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival, SelfRelianceFestival.com

Sponsors:

Show Resources

HackMyHomestead.com

PrepperPC.com

Special Operations Equipment

Living Free in Tennessee

NicoleSauce.com

HollerRoast.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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Jul 29, 2024

Today we talk about the #myThreeThings method of personal and life planning and how it can be used through hard times to help you choose the most important things. We also cover a pantry update, the weekly shopping report, operation independence and more.

UPDATE FROM Fountain.fm
Doggonit Girl - A True Cook With What You Have Moment
I listened to this twice. Love the format. I made a version of the tomato soup. Thank you for reminding me that the garden is so tasty. I found the solution to too much trombocino. I just had a baby Muscovy deficiency. They are like a school of pirahna on the seed ball end. I quarter it. They get two quarters twice a day. I have very little rind left. Grated trombocino and the tomato soup, with an immersion blender makes quite the hearty soup. Too much habanero! Bring out the sour cream.

Featured event: Self Reliance Voices: How Resilient Is Your Kitchen
Sponsor 1: The Wealthsteading Podcast
Sponsor 2: The Kangen Water Collective

Livestream Schedule
Tomorrow, 12:30PM - Shawn Mills and John Willis
Thursday Live 7pm: SRF Speaker Highlight
Friday, 9:30am: Homestead Happenings

Tales from the Prepper Pantry
Getting things rolling for the Voiced Webinar
Smoked Meatloaf
Freeze Dryer Mishap - troubleshooting
Freezer Reorganization
Mint and potroast

Weekly Shopping Report From Joe
We went into Dollar Tree for the first time in quite a while this Friday. The food coolers were decently stocked. I didn't see any big changes.

Home Depot price online of a 2x4x8 is still $3.48.

Aldi. I've seen a few new faces in there, both stocking shelves and at the registers. Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): 1.35 (+); eggs: $2.46 (-); whole milk: $2.86 (-); heavy cream: $5.39; OJ: $3.45; butter: $3.79 (+); bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $4.49; sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $3.79.

Rural King. Sonia thought there were a number of empty shelves around, primarily in the livestock area.

A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.

Operation Independence
Another Hipcamper is coming through, $25 in the hopper

Main topic of the Show: #My3Things For Difficult Times

We haven’t talked about My3Things in awhile

I mean, that is why we build the life we choose on our terms, right?

NEW FOLKS: What #My3Things is
Best practice: Include Family and Establish Consensus

Tips for #my3things success in hard time
10 minutes a day to re-evaluate the Big Picture and what has changed
My 1 Three Thing
Time method versus completion method
ROI on time and outsourcing
No Kill List
Using the areas of focus to keep good care of yourself and those around you
Listen closely to your body
Redefining weekends and days

Do I do the worksheet every day? (What I really really do)

All in all:
What would happen without #my3things
What has declined
The garden production
Spending more $ so the budget is tighter
Number of events and meetups
Declutter Project
R & D time
Speaking engagements and interviews
Tired

What has gone well
Knowing WHAT to outsource so that I can
Keeping focus on the important over the urgent - but usually addressing the urgent
Preventing things that need not go wrong
Legends, SRF, Operation Eyesore, Coffee, Time with Family, Personal Health Progress, Livestock

You can navigate hard time while preserving your highest priorities, your mental and physical health, and still move the ball forward on important life goals - and #My3Things the best crutch I have found.

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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Harvest Right Affiliate Link

 

Jul 26, 2024

Today we talk about cooling weather, forward progress on house projects, pool planning for extra results on the homestead, the redneck spray fairy and more!

Featured Event: 7pm BILLY BOND on Self Reliance Voices: Learn From Legends

Sponsor 1: The Wealthsteading Podcast InvestableWealth.com

Sponsor 2: SelfRelianceFestival.com

Labels Matter

Pool Planning

Rain is helpful and the cooling is nice

Ready to Move the Rams

New Fence Charging System is In

Rabbitry Under The Big Chestnut Tree

Gravity Feeding tactical’s Garden

Redneck Spray Fairy

Orchard Update

Delicious Tomato Seafood Recipe

Live Beef Tongue Today

Reseeded the green beans

Cucumbers and Tomatoes Galore

Peppers Are Coming On

Rosemary in the Pond Looks Good

Need to get the Chipper Fixed or Rent One

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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Jul 23, 2024

 

Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and members of our community and beyond about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, community development, business, getting started, health and more. 

Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. 

Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival, SelfRelianceFestival.com

Sponsors:

Show Resources

SonnyPuzikas.com

Special Operations Equipment

Living Free in Tennessee

NicoleSauce.com

HollerRoast.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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Jul 22, 2024

Today we talk about how to get ready NOT for what is coming this fall, but how to be ready for what happens after both this fall and THE fall.

  August 29-31: Homesteaders United (A group with Billy Bond) has a Jamboure in August! 

Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com

Sponsor 2: DiscountMylarBags.com

Livestream Schedule

  • Tuesday Live With Sonny Puzikas and John Willis
  • Friday Homestead Happenings with the Tactical Redneck

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

  • Preparing to redo the roof and interior
  • Resupply run this week (Cosi App)
  • Canning tomato sauce & Salsa

Weekly Shopping Report from Joe

Aldi: We found everything we wanted. A few prices dropped this week. Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): 1.25 (-); eggs: $2.55 (-); whole milk: $2.92; heavy cream: $5.39; OJ: $3.45; butter: $3.59; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $4.49; sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $3.79.

We didn't go into Home Depot again this week, but the price online of a 2x4x8 is still $3.48.

A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599. 

Frugality Tip

My frugal tip is not a money tip, it’s a time tip  

Watering trees:  Hubby and I spent way too much time watering new trees around our property.  We found some cheap five gallon buckets, drilled four holes in the bottom using his smallest drill bit. Now to water a tree, we put the bucket beside the tree on the up side if it’s on a hill and fill the bucket up and walk away. Let the bucket do the work.  The water slowly drains out of the bucket into the ground to the roots where you want the water, not running off because the hose delivers the water too fast.  

Christie

Operation Independence

  • Trading Lamb for Beef

Main topic of the Show: Preparing For After THE FALL

    • Resist
    • Real Relationships: Take the time you have to learn about and build true community – and family –  groups based on real trust rather than fake marketing to help each other and do better - kind of like a school of fish versus one love fish. 
    • Alternative Economy: Tap into your inner agorist. We have everything we need to prosper right here. We have the skills, the knowledge, the connections, the tools. We just have to stop depending on THE SYSTEM and start being OUR system (Note this does not mean do not use the tools we have from THE SYSTEM)
    • Financial Ducks In A Row: Debt, money enterprise, Bitcoin, etc
    • Get Out Of The Way: Moving to the country…
    • Health Matters: 
    • Digital Hygiene: Last week the Internet broke. That is your early warning. Ill be sharing my journey starting with an Above Phone FWIW.
    • Grow Your Own Food: Garlic Self Reliant example. If you literally cannot ir will not grow your own food, see item 2.
    • Take Security Seriously: The police shooting in Cookeville TN
  • Resist

Most importantly - STOP PANIC PREPPING

Conclusion

VEVOR Burr Coffee Grinder review

Coupon Code VVPROMO

Product Link

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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Jul 21, 2024

Fire blight, whey, fire ants and raid - today on Homestead Happenings!

Featured Event: Oct 3: Escapeology with Sonny Puzikas: https://selfreliancefestival.com/product/fight-hacker-escapeology/?aff=nicolesauce

Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/Webinar

Sponsor 2: TheWealthSteadingPodcast.com

Forage

  • Nothing new but keeping my eyes on the elderberries and looking for goldenrod
  • Yarrow is looking stressed

Livestock

  • Duck molting season
  • Rats
  • Ram Preps with the super mega zapper and another $1k in fencing supplies
  • Havent moved rabbits yet
  • Feeding Livestock dogs once a day
  • Vet visit today in the pasture/barn

Grow

  • Fire Blight in the Orchard, Fire Ants
  • It rained and will rain a ton next week (Planting beans for the fun of it)
  • Pepper Plants
  • Chard is doing well but stressed - calcium and whey foliar spray

Harvest Meals

  • Smoker Saves on AC
  • Planning based on what is on hand - sautee, salad, sauce

Holler Neighbors/Community

  • The Great Tomato Trade of 2024

Infrastructure

  • Pond Update
  • Ask about the tomato wall?

Finances

  • Making a little money from hipcampers: $80

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!

Community

Advisory Board

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Jul 16, 2024

 

Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and members of our community and beyond about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, community development, business, getting started, health and more. 

Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. 

Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival, SelfRelianceFestival.com

Sponsors:

Show Resources

Blake Rymer on Youtube

Special Operations Equipment

Living Free in Tennessee

NicoleSauce.com

HollerRoast.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. 

Community

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Jul 16, 2024

Today we talk about how to make cheese around three kinds of cheese that are wonderful to eat and from which to learn how to make cheese.

Featured Event: Self Reliance Bootcamp, October 4

Sponsor 1: EMP Shield, Coupon Code LFTN

Sponsor 2: DiscountMylarBags.com

 

Livestream Schedule (All Central Time)

  • Tuesday Live with Blake Rymer, TN Mountain Farm, 12:30PM
  • Tuesday Night with Angry Prepper, 8pm
  • Friday Homestead Happenings with The Tactical Redneck, 9:30am

 

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

  • Sad Canning Season So Far
  • Home for a bit so doing “oldest first” from the freezers
  • Fresh Cucumber Salad Recipe
  • All the DILL from DAWN

 

Frugality Tip from Nicole

  • Using a camper for lodging

 

Operation Independence

Hip Campers coming this week!

 

Main topic of the Show: Three Soft Cheese To Get You Started

 

Why Cheese? Why Homemade?

A Brief History of Cheese (Visual Aid)

How to get started - path of least resistance

Milk, Culture, Acid, Calcium Chloride (1/4 teaspoon of powdered calcium chloride to 1/4 cup of water), Rennet, Cheese Cloth, Strainer, Instant read thermometer, measuring cups, pots, strainer

 

  1. Homemade Ricotta: ½ gallon mils, heated to 180-190. Add 2 tablespoons lemon juice and stir. Let cool. Strain and salt to taste
  2. Farmer’s Cheese: Cream Cheese: ½ gallon mil heated to 180-190. Add ¼ cup vinegar and stir. Let cool. Strain. Mix in salt and herbs to taste
  3. Cream cheese upgrade: Vitamix
  4. Chevre: 1 gallon milk. Mesophilic culture, CaChl, rennet. Heat mild to 80-90. Stir in caChl, culture, then rennet. Let sit at 80 for 12 hours. Ish. Strain til the right consistency. Add 1tsp salt and mix in any herbs.

 

Storing soft cheeses

 

Sum it Up

 

Make it a great week!

 

Song:

 

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

 

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Jul 12, 2024

Join us for a discussion of gardening when also not there, ram logistics, canning season update and more.

Featured Event: Self Reliance Voices Webinar Series

Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/Webinar

Sponsor 2: TheWealthSteadingPodcast.com

Pond area

  • History
  • Progress report

 

Forage

  • Marking jerusalem artichokes
  • Blackberries are ripe
  • Usual summer forage: red clover, dandelion flower, day lily
  • Mulberry leaves to the rabbits

 

Livestock

  • Moving rams to my house
  • Bruny’s tick bite
  • Discuss moving rabbits temporarily
  • Ducks on strike
  • Wasps in the chicken coop (Hanging a fake nest in there)

 

Grow

  • Grass growing
  • Harvested garlic - meh year likely because I planted late
  • Peppers are doing well
  • Gardening while away

 

Holler Neighbors/Community

  • Hay help goes both ways

 

Infrastructure

  • More grounding rods at the house to contain rams
  • Camper repairs continue

 

Finances

  • $1000 on fencing

 

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!

 

Community

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Jul 9, 2024

 

Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and members of our community and beyond about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, community development, business, getting started, health and more. 

Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. 

Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival, SelfRelianceFestival.com

Sponsors:

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An American Homestead

Special Operations Equipment

Living Free in Tennessee

NicoleSauce.com

HollerRoast.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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Jul 5, 2024

Today we talk about weaning Little Sheep, what is growing in the garden, time for garlic harvest, canning season kickoff, and more.

Featured Event: East TN Homesteaders Alliance Festival

Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com

Sponsor 2: HollerRoast.com

Big Picture: How is the new schedule going?

Forage

  • Day Lillies
  • Jewelweed story
  • Scoping out jerusalem artichokes
  • Thornless blackberries will be ripe next week

 

Livestock

  • My golden finch
  • Weaning Stormy
  • Fodder trees to Rabbits, Sheep, and Goats
  • Duck Jail
  • Sick pets
  • Fans on the rabbits

 

Grow

  • Squash is looking good in the garden
  • Cucumbers are starting to take off
  • 50% shade cloth
  • First Ripe Tomato Soon
  • Longer than usual tomato vines

 

Holler Neighbors/Community

  • GSD At Shawn Mills
  • More Automotive Mix and Match
  • Bresse Chicken Eggs

 

Infrastructure

  • Repairing a wood chipper to begin post treemageddon cleanup
  • How many wood boring bees can you fit in one shower pipe?

 

Finances

  • Operation Eyesore is starting to pay off

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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Jul 2, 2024

Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and members of our community and beyond about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, community development, business, getting started, health and more. 

Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. 

Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival, SelfRelianceFestival.com

Sponsors:

Show Resources

Special Operations Equipment

Living Free in Tennessee

TheSurvivalPodcast.com

NicoleSauce.com

HollerRoast.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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Jul 1, 2024

Today, I run through my ten principles for canning. We will also cover canning basics for those of you who have not tried your own home canning.

Livestream Schedule

Tuesday, 9:30AM, Coffee Chat with Jack Spirko and John Willis

Friday, 10:30AM,  Homestead Happenings With The Tactical Redneck

Featured Event: SelfRelianceFestival.con

Sponsor 1: The Wealthsteading Podcast

Sponsor 2: DiscountMylarBags.com

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

  • Canning Pickled Beets
  • Nervous about green beans
  • Meal planning, pile of meat style
  • Organizing meals for when I am away

Weekly Shopping Report from Joe

At Home Depot, a 2x4x8 is still $3.48. The store was fairly busy on multiple trips here on different days. On a later trip, I picked up a small Midea window AC unit I had ordered, a very efficient inverter model that I should be able to run with solar power if the need arises. Home Depot's price on it was actually slightly cheaper than Amazon's. They also had the blacktop patching "stuff" we needed for a spot on the driveway; sometimes they haven't had it.

Aldi: They were busy on all three days, with multiple checkout lines going. We found everything we wanted except for cantaloupes, as they were few and miserable. I found a couple of better ones today. Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): $1.35; eggs: $2.67 (++); whole milk: $2.83; heavy cream: $5.39; OJ: $3.45 (+}; butter: $3.59; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $4.49; sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $3.79.

A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.

Frugality Tip From Christie

My frugal tip is not a money tip, it’s a time tip  

Watering trees:  Hubby and I spent way too much time watering new trees around our property.  We found some cheap five gallon buckets, drilled four holes in the bottom using his smallest drill bit. Now to water a tree, we put the bucket beside the tree on the up side if it’s on a hill and fill the bucket up and walk away. Let the bucket do the work.  The water slowly drains out of the bucket into the ground to the roots where you want the water, not running off because the hose delivers the water too fast.

Main topic of the Show: Ten Principles of Canning

  1. Be Fearless - But Not Too Fearless
  2. Know The Why
  3. USDA Tested Recipes Really Are Safer
  4. Fresh Is Best
  5. Don’t Can Things You Don’t Like
  6. Embrace Botulism Basics
  7. Don’t Guess
  8. When In Doubt Throw It Out
  9. Eat What You Most Want First
  10. Have Fun

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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Jun 29, 2024

Join us for a discussion on the new summer schedule at the homestead, forward progress during the heat, garden issues, and more.

Featured Event: Freedom Trinity Free Webinar

Sponsor 1: DiscountMylaarBags.com

Sponsor 2: KangenWaterCollective.com

The new schedule

The Salatin Webinar

Forage

  • Paw Paw Update
  • MINT
  • Oyster Mushrooms
  • Seeing Mullein Blooms
  • Lambsquarter

Livestock

  • Fodder Tree and Plantain Morning Ritual
  • Livestock stopped acting crazy
  • Rabbit tractor is not great - needs to be bigger squares on the ground
  • Update on little sheep’s ears
  • The snapping turtle

Grow

  • Garden is not great, but I just keep putting in seeds
  • Greens, chard etc
  • Tomato Update
  • Potted peppers are looking good
  • Wood Vinegar
  • Garden sprinkler is better but it went through 100 degree days with a non working water system

Holler Neighbors/Community

  • Vehicle circus
  • 6 trucks, 1 works
  • Holler Dinner Tonight

Infrastructure

  • Tree project update

Finances

  • Saving money by using the fodder trees and augmenting rabbit feed

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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Jun 26, 2024

Today we talk about how adjusting when you do things on the homestead can really impact the day to day frazzle.

Sponsor 1: The Wealthsteading Podcast

Sponsor 2: HollerRoast.com

Assess the pain points

Put everything on the table

Establish priorities for production, health, happiness

Make the change - Here is what we did and why

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!

Community

Advisory Board

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Jun 25, 2024

 

Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and members of our community and beyond about building the life you choose, current events, building a durable life, community development, business, getting started, health and more. 

Each Tuesday, we welcome a different guest to tell their story, as well as take your questions live. 

Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival, SelfRelianceFestival.com

Sponsors:

Show Resources

https://www.youtube.com/@TheAngryPrepper

https://www.youtube.com/@TheAngryTruth

Special Operations Equipment

Living Free in Tennesseee

NicoleSauce.com

HollerRoast.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. 

Community

Resources

 

Jun 25, 2024

Today, we have a replay of the speech I gave at the Exit and Build Land Summit

Featured Event: Joel Salatin Webinar TOMORROW

Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/Webinar

Sponsor 2: EMPShield.com COUPON CODE LFTN

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

  • Not much coming off the garden this year yet so we are not canning
  • Preparing easily reheatable meals for the coming weeks of commuting to California

Weekly Shopping Report

This week's trip started with Hobby Lobby. The store looked normal overall, with the usual assortment of craft items and dust collectors, but there were empty hooks here and there; finding something specific you want may not be a sure thing.

Next stop was Home Depot. They still have a lot of cordless tools from the recent Fathers' Day deals, but selections are dropping. A 2x4x8 is unchanged from last week, at $3.48. They also have a LOT of solar yard lights, much better than the cheapies you find in dollar stores or even in China-mart. These are potentially good power failure lights or inside guide-lights; put them out to charge during the day, and bring them in at night. Regular batteries also remain in very good supply.

Aldi was last. Produce quality remains a little erratic, but quantities are still good. We found everything we wanted, although there was little pork, and some prices have edged higher once more. Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): 1.35 (+); eggs: $1.78 (+); whole milk: $2.83; heavy cream: $5.39 (+); OJ: $3.29; butter: $3.59; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $4.49; sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $3.79.

A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.

Frugality Tip from Margo

We did a week long road trip around Self Reliance Festival. Two nights with family, one night with friends and 4 nights in a fantastic little cabin in the woods. I packed half our cooler with frozen meat when we left the house. I grilled and cooked at the cabin. We did not NEED to spend any money on eating out the whole week. (We did choose to support the food vendors at SRF because they were there).  So if you are on the fence about the expenses involved in traveling, you can save a lot money buy bringing your own food. The couple of months before we left I grabbed a bag of nuts here, some other snacks there and had a bag of food ready to go when we left the house. With Airbnb we paid for the cabin in installments and it was paid for before we got there. With a little creative planning you can have a week long vacation with little expenses spread out over time. 

Also stashed cash for months and came home with enough cash to cover the gas and misc bills that we incurred on the trip. 

So take the trip to find your tribe!!

~Margo

Operation Independence

Wholesale adjustments on the homestead

Main topic of the Show: Nicole’s Speech at the Exit and Build Land Summit

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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