Enjoy this talk with Kiri Torgler of Thunderhill Farms and Shawn Mills from Hack My Homestead!

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HackMyHomestead.com

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Today I am joined by the Tactical Redneck to talk about all the changes at the Holler Homestead as well as to share how we work through conflict here when our priorities do not align.

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CONFLICT

Tree class

Rams working 

The Election

Rams leaving

Perimeter fence

Changes afoot at the Sheep pasture land

Make it a great week!

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Advisory Board

• The Booze Whisperer
• The Tactical Redneck
• Chef Brett
• Samantha the Savings Ninja

Resources

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Join me for a group discussion with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment and Jack Spirko of The Survival Podcast.

Featured Event: The Self Reliance Festival, SelfRelianceFestival.com

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Show Resources

Special Operations Equipment

TheSurvivalPodcast.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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Today we talk about five things that most homesteaders deprioritize in their preps as well as out usual Monday segments.

Featured Events - an update

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Livestream Schedule

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

Friday, 9:30am: Homestead Happenings for November 8, 2024

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

• Best year ever for meat organization - what worked 
• Harvest chili

Weekly Shopping Report

Aldi was our only stop this week.  They still have not restocked wet cat food, in fact I'm not even sure I saw the individual cups.  They did have a normal amount of toilet paper.  The chocolate I like was back in stock after being gone last week, but there wasn't much of it.  Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): $1.39 (the tag was back); eggs: $2.15 (-); whole milk: $2.88; heavy cream: $5.39; OJ: $3.45; butter: $3.99; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $3.59 (-); sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $4.49.

I did check the online price of a 2x4x8 at Home Depot, and it is still $3.85.

A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.

Frugality Tip

Halloween is my favorite holiday. We have a big Halloween party every year. I try to pick the theme in advance and then start gathering decorations when Halloween items go on clearance. For Halloween clearance shopping this year (so far) we got $300 retail value of items for less than $100. So hit the stores after the holiday and get more bang for your buck. 

Happy savings y'all

Operation Independence

Cheese Class and Other Events

Main topic of the Show: Five Oft-Overlooked Preps For The Homesteader

With all the unrest in the economy, looming worldwide war, accelerating technology and the push from the ruling class (for lack of a better term) to keep we peons unhealthy, just in debt enough that we are too scared to go our own way, and obsessed with the “two” options that are the “only” options so that we fight with ourselves instead of see the true enemy, is it any wonder that, more and more, people want to get out of the cities and homestead?

In a disaster a homestead is where you want to be, right? When you homestead, you go all in on Bugging In.

2 is 1

1. Appalachia and resilience - it’s not just that it is rural. It is forgotten, abused, walked on, and easily cut off so people there rely on one another already

Typical homestead journey: chickens, garden, canning, wood heat, bigger livestock, hobbies like spinning or woodworking or whatnot.

Homesteaders have food covered - sort of. When was the last time you went to the feed store?

Mindset shift: prepare for the most likely problems, not wwIII and you will weather wwIII better than if you “prepare” for it.

FIVE OVERLOOKED PREPS

• Medical: Supplies for humans and livestock TRAINING, EDC - what do you have on you, Organization
• Bugging Out: Your plan is to bug in. Heck, my plan is to bug in. What is your plan if you have to leave quickly? Where are you going? How are you getting there? What will you use to travel? What about your livestock?
• Security: Beyond carrying a gun. TRAINING. What is the plan (who does what) if there is a two legged threat. What about four legged problems? How hard is it to get to your place? (Thorny hedges, security fencing, etc) Do you know when someone is coming? Can you fight if you have to? Like can you really?
• Food for livestock: Be honest. What is the plan? What is it if you can’t just fall back on TSC? How do you regenerate the food? And be honest? How much do you rely on the grocery store for humans. (Community Connections/Underground Network)
• Fitness: Can you do everything needed by hand? Are you healthy? What is your plan to get healthy? Is everyone in your family fit? (Dedicated space, nutrition, living apothecary,)
• Communication (Bonus item): Does everyone KNOW what the plans are, know where things are, also get training, know how to communicate if you bug in vs bug out?

As a homesteader you are likely more prepared in many ways than preppers in the city with lots of stuff and no skills, but how do we weather things for real? By getting better one day at a time and by eating the frog that we are avoiding so that we dont end up in a situation where we need a skill we could have built and we just didnt because it was distasteful.

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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Today we have an update on the Holler Homestead: Ram processing incoming, rain, duck compost and more

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Green Tomato Update: Harvest Shrimp Chickens getting in the raised bed 🙁 Dealing with rotting varmints on the homestead Partner With Trees Ducks haven't figured out what the swim spa is and we hope it stays that way Processing Date in January for the rams - but on the cancellation list Strategy for rotating in the yard Prepper Pantry Update RAIN! Need to move Khaki Duck Coop Reset Makeshift Rabbit Tractor Garlic Goal Fail Talk about the tree class again Water System and Pool Filters Pepper harvest time Ram for sale

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 Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Today we have a catch up episode with some of the Unloose the Goose crowd.

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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 FreeSteading Group: https://freesteading.com/groups/living-free-in-tennessee/ Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Twitter: @nicolesauce IG: @nicolesauce Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LivingFreeInTN Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Join me today for a discussion of hopeless situations, as well as our usual Monday segments: Tales from the Prepper Pantry, Shopping Report, and Operation Independence.

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Livestream Schedule Tuesday, 9:30am Unloose The Goose Reunion Episode Thursday, 2:30pm: Spicy Sisters Friday, 9:30am: Homestead Happenings

Tales from the Prepper Pantry ¼ cow arrived All the organs on the menu Scheduling ram processing Focusing in on replenishing systems: Gardens, improvements, herbs and teas Recipe: Meatloaf Without the Binder

Weekly Shopping Report Aldi was our only stop this week. They still have not restocked wet cat food, in fact I'm not even sure I saw the individual cups. They did have a normal amount of toilet paper. The chocolate I like was back in stock after being gone last week, but there wasn't much of it. Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): $1.39 (the tag was back); eggs: $2.15 (-); whole milk: $2.88; heavy cream: $5.39; OJ: $3.45; butter: $3.99; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $3.59 (-); sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $4.49.

I did check the online price of a 2x4x8 at Home Depot, and it is still $3.85.

A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.

Operation Independence Ruined breakers and water in my outdoor electrical service is a good thing!

Main topic of the Show: Life is a choice

Hopeless Situations Someone is dying and you must care for them and cant earn money while you do it A troop of soldiers ravage through your village stealing all the food and winter has just started You are fired with no severance and don't have any savings A prominent group of people in your field are bad mouthing you and it is costing you business (Or any other gossip based problem) You are hit by a subway train and when they extract you, you will die You are stuck at a job because your family needs the health insurance and income, but you hate the job Tidal wave Mud Slide and you are the only one to survive

You are your own first responder - by the time the govt gets there it is too late You have to act and act on behalf of others because no one is coming to save you What is your true goal What is the current reality What can you do right now to start moving toward your goal How are you wasting time? You cant change someone;s mind who has decided but you can wast your life trying to do so

Main point: there is always a choice. Pivot when you need to pivot. Live in the now and build the future - not in the past. Take back your time for it is your most precious resource.

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MeWe reminder

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Song: Life Is a Choice

Join me today for a discussion of hopeless situations, as well as our usual Monday segments: Tales from the Prepper Pantry, Shopping Report, and Operation Independence.

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Livestream Schedule Tuesday, 9:30am Unloose The Goose Reunion Episode Thursday, 2:30pm: Spicy Sisters Friday, 9:30am: Homestead Happenings

Tales from the Prepper Pantry ¼ cow arrived All the organs on the menu Scheduling ram processing Focusing in on replenishing systems: Gardens, improvements, herbs and teas Recipe: Meatloaf Without the Binder

Weekly Shopping Report Aldi was our only stop this week. They still have not restocked wet cat food, in fact I'm not even sure I saw the individual cups. They did have a normal amount of toilet paper. The chocolate I like was back in stock after being gone last week, but there wasn't much of it. Staple prices were: bread (20 oz. white): $1.39 (the tag was back); eggs: $2.15 (-); whole milk: $2.88; heavy cream: $5.39; OJ: $3.45; butter: $3.99; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $3.59 (-); sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $4.49.

I did check the online price of a 2x4x8 at Home Depot, and it is still $3.85.

A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.

Operation Independence Ruined breakers and water in my outdoor electrical service is a good thing!

Main topic of the Show: Life is a choice

Hopeless Situations Someone is dying and you must care for them and cant earn money while you do it A troop of soldiers ravage through your village stealing all the food and winter has just started You are fired with no severance and don't have any savings A prominent group of people in your field are bad mouthing you and it is costing you business (Or any other gossip based problem) You are hit by a subway train and when they extract you, you will die You are stuck at a job because your family needs the health insurance and income, but you hate the job Tidal wave Mud Slide and you are the only one to survive

You are your own first responder - by the time the govt gets there it is too late You have to act and act on behalf of others because no one is coming to save you What is your true goal What is the current reality What can you do right now to start moving toward your goal How are you wasting time? You cant change someone;s mind who has decided but you can wast your life trying to do so

Main point: there is always a choice. Pivot when you need to pivot. Live in the now and build the future - not in the past. Take back your time for it is your most precious resource.

Membership Plug

MeWe reminder

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

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Join us for the update on moving the ram in with the girls, a dry October, molting ducks and more.

Featured event: Developing Off Grid Water On your Homestead, Webinar Wednesday! 6pm with Ryan Steva, The Homestead Consultant

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Rams clearing the outer ring of my homestead - found old fencing

Eversole GSD Weekend

Sheep Out

Getting the bananas ready for winter

Separating the girls and adding the ram - is he doing his job??

Drone in the Holler to see things far away from the house

Ducks molting and no eggs

Fall garden update

Swim spa is up to temperature (finally)

Breaking records dry in October

Discussing the process for finishing the prepper pantry - linear versus multiple fronts

Bred the rabbits

Rabbit tractor concept

Tracy helping to purge the Holler and the impromptu dinner

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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Advisory Board

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• The Tactical Redneck
• Chef Brett
• Samantha the Savings Ninja

Resources

• Membership Sign Up

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Join me today as we dive into how to come up with your homestead design plan that works as you age. We will also talk about our usual Monday segments and the Shopping Report is BACK!

Featured Event: Partner with Trees on the Permaculture Homestead with Strong Roots Resources, November 2, $90

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Livestream Schedule Tuesday, 9:30 AM: Coffee with Kiri Torgler os Thunderhill Farms and Shawn Mills from Hack My Homestead Friday, 9:30 AM: Homestead Happenings with the Tactical Redneck

Tales from the Prepper Pantry Counterintuitively, we are doing our best to use up things in the pantry (WHY) Pizza party and cake with the neighbors Planning the finishing of the prepper pantry Time to “really” can the rest of the frozen tomato Picking up the Harvest Right repair project again

Weekly Shopping Report Dollar Tree: Stock is good in all areas, including plastics. They also have TP and paper towels. Home Depot: A 2x4x8 was unchanged from last week, at $3.85. Quickly looking at some tools, they have reduced the quantities of a lot of other brands like Klein in favor of Milwaukee, but pegboards were full. Aldi: Once again, they had almost no wet cat food, just individual small "peel" cups. There were actually some price decreases this week. Staple prices were: eggs: $2.15 (-); whole milk: $2.88; heavy cream: $5.39; OJ: $3.45; butter: $3.99; bacon: $3.99; potatoes: $3.99 (-); sugar: $2.99; flour: $2.35; and 80% lean ground beef: $4.49. They again have a small amount of TP in stock A gallon of untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.599.

Frugality Tip from Margo Have you ever had a bird peck your window non-stop. Like wake you up and then you have a constant headache for weeks or months because it's trying to kill it's reflection?! Don't waste your money on all the gadgets to keep birds away like plastic owls, window clings and spinners. Go to the store and buy a $5 cloth shower curtain and hang it on the outside of your window with a couple of cup hooks. It lets light in and can get rained on and most important, it works. So save your money on all the things that say they deter birds and just block their reflection. I did this two years ago and still have the same shower curtain up on the bedroom window and we sleep peacefully.

Operation Independence The sheep are split and ready for a visit from the ram. Lamb futures we hope!

Main topic of the Show: Plan Your Homestead For Old Age

Assess Your Homestead What works well for mobility matters Are things far away that should be close (Zones) How is the house for injuries or illness, prolonged versus What happens if you have to be suddenly gone for a few days (Watering, livestock care, self care, pipes freezing, etc) Community needed? (On site helpers, etc). SOPS? Succession housing List manual processes What does it cost to maintain with you doing the work? With outsources help (lawncare, firewood, etc) What happens with land, pets and livestock when you die? Har far are medical services and how ready are you to wait? (Yellowstone)

Brainstorm Solutions and Changes Automations Relocations Renovations Relationships Permaculture

Timeline and Budget Prioritize projects (Spa - what?) Assess before you begin 1 step at a time - enjoy the journey - that is the point of a homestead. Be ready to just let some things go (sheep, housing, trade skills for food in your community, homestead and off-grid purists, etc)

Connect with the community!

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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Today we talk about the sheep breeding strategy, helping plants through the first frost, GSD Projects in East Tn and more.

Featured Event: Off Grid Water Webinar with Ryan Steva, Oct 30 at 6pm Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com Sponsor 2: Simmer Well Affiliate Link and Coupon Code

Baby Rabbit Update Setting up ALL the rotations vs just letting nature take its course Frost on the gardens and jury rigged protection We may make it through the entire month of October with no rain (HAY HAY HAY) Roaster Rebuild Partnering with Trees in the Permaculture Homestead Minerals for Ducks and lack of eggs without them Idea for getting them minerals more easily First FIRE Chimney cleaning this week’ The broken fence Shawarma beef in the crock pot Ram aprons

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 Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Join me for a discussion with 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. 

Today we talk about the efforts that our network has done in East Tennessee to rebuild as well as what happens next with Jessica Hinton.

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

Featured Event: Partnering With Trees On The Permaculture Homestead, nov 2

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Show Resources

At the end of this show, I play a song I wrote called The Flood. Read about it here.

Connect with Jessica

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Main content of the show

Get started with Nostr - Brian’s Video: https://youtu.be/UvSBPvYnNxM 

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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Resources

• Membership Sign Up

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