Explore every episode of the podcast Living Free in Tennessee - Nicole Sauce
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| Dare to Leave Society's Programming Behind - EP 1171 | 03 Nov 2026 | 01:13:48 | |
Let's talk Programming. Society has programmed us to believe that college, a good job, a mortgage and retirement are the path to happiness. But what happens when that path isn't right for you? Today, we're going old-school LFTN and talking about recognizing society's programming, leaving fear behind and building the life you actually want. Sponsors
Featured Events
Tales From The Prepper Pantry
Frugality Tip
Operation Independence
Main Topic: Dare to Leave Society's Programming Behind
Community and Coffee
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| THE INTERVIEW - Home to Homestead From Sept 22 - EP 1166 | 19 Oct 2026 | 00:58:56 | |
Today we're changing things up a bit and putting Tactical on the spot. If you were handed Basecamp Lodge and told to turn it into a functioning homestead, where would you start? We dig into infrastructure, food production, livestock, and why figuring out what you want your property to DO should come before piling on projects. We also take a side trip into Tactical's decision to quit smoking and what happens when an addiction becomes part of your identity. Sponsors
Home to Homestead
A Side Trip Into Quitting Smoking
Back to Basecamp
Homestead Updates
Soil & Microscopy Intensive
Holler Roast Coffee Make it a Great Week! | |||
| Why Am I Unsettled? Home to Homestead - EP 1170 | 16 Oct 2026 | 01:02:52 | |
Home to Homestead: Why Am I Unsettled? I've been feeling unsettled lately, and it has led to some pretty big changes here at the Holler. What started with an unexpected move to Basecamp Lodge has turned into a much bigger conversation about the house, the homestead, the stuff we hang on to, and what we really want our lives to look like. Today, Tactical joins me to talk about what we're changing, what we might do next, and why sometimes you need to let go of the old before you can figure out what's coming. Featured Event
Sponsors
Home to Homestead: Why Am I Unsettled?
Homestead Updates and Winter Preparations
Classes and Community
Holler Roast Coffee Make it a Great Weekend! | |||
| First Tuesday Coffee With Jack Spirko and John Willis | 14 Oct 2026 | 01:58:42 | |
We're a week late for First Tuesday Coffee, but Jack Spirko from The Survival Podcast, John Willis from Special Operations Equipment, and I are back for another round of conversation. This month we dig into what small business owners can do when sales slow down, why learning new things matters at every age, and how experience turns knowledge into wisdom. We also get into Starlink, government surveillance, raising capable kids, and a few rabbit trails along the way. Featured Event: Soil Microscopy Intensive with Alan Booker: https://livingfreeintennessee.com/product/soil/ Learn to use a microscope to understand what's living in your soil and how to improve it. The class is $465, with a $200 deposit to reserve your spot. We will choose the date together once ten people have signed up. LivingFreeinTennessee.com Today's Topics The mysterious morning rocket launch that had people wondering about aliens What to do when your business is down and the economy looks ugly John's approach to identifying and serving his best customers Using sales data, customer feedback, and social media to guide product development Why you should focus on what already works before chasing new ideas Finding opportunities in a changing economy instead of waiting for better times Testing new products before investing heavily in production Pricing your products to account for labor, materials, equipment, and overhead Amanda's soap business, subscription sales, and building a premium product Using your existing relationships and distribution channels to grow a business Business lessons from Henry Ford's My Life and Work John's fig trees and regenerative orchards The skills younger generations aren't learning and what we can do about it Learning new technology through experimentation, including AI and NotebookLM Why challenging yourself and surrounding yourself with capable people matters Knowledge versus wisdom: Why experience and failure are necessary Open-ended toys, outdoor play, and teaching kids to solve problems Learning to say no Starlink internet, mobile connectivity, and the coming changes to cell service Interest rates, savings, Bitcoin, and the difference between price and market value Why your website needs to work for mobile customers Flock cameras, surveillance, and tracking publicly funded vehicles Safety regulations, personal responsibility, and unintended consequences Gen X childhood, bicycle ramps, trampolines, and learning from mistakes Resources The Survival Podcast — Jack Spirko Jack Spirko's Laws of Life, Books 1 and 2 My Life and Work — Henry Ford Special Operations Equipment — John Willis Living Free in Tennessee — Soil Microscopy Intensive with Alan Booker Holler Roast Coffee — Start your day with a great cup of coffee Make it a Great Week! | |||
| Forced to Delegate — Homestead Happenings for September 4, 2026 - EP 1163 | 23 Sep 2026 | 00:56:08 | |
Sometimes the homestead decides what the priority is for you. This week, Tactical is down hard, which means we are getting a crash course in cross-training, delegation and figuring out how to keep the important things moving when one of your key people simply cannot do what they usually do. We'll also talk about managing the brutal heat, the latest Home to Homestead projects, homemade laundry detergent, giant squash and an egg that literally cooked itself. Featured Event Strong Roots Resources Wild Edible Walk Sponsors Agorist Tax Advice: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/LFTN The Wealthsteading Podcast: Wealthsteading.com Homestead Happenings
Holler Roast Coffee: HollerRoast.com Make it a Great Week! | |||
| Crowdsourcing Better Homestead Systems - EP 1165 | 15 Sep 2026 | 01:08:25 | |
Today, we will discuss the Home to Homestead project I have started at the Basecamp Lodge and how a single email from a friend has changed everything. We will also cover our usual segments Tales From The Prepper Pantry, Operation Independence and More. Sign Up for the Soil Microscopy Intensive Here: LivingFreeinTennessee.com Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/LFTN Sponsor 2: StrongRootsResources.com Tales From The Prepper Pantry
Jerusalem Artichokes - what to do with them at this time of year Operation Independence Holler Roast Update From Mickey As to installing your chimney liner, sometimes there will be mortar clumps hanging inside that it can get caught on. The best method I've used for this is to duct tape a clothesline to end of liner with about 6" of rope sticking up, then loop that back down and put on another layer of duct tape to help keep rope from pulling off. On other end of rope drill a hole through a tennis ball and insert rope through it then tie knot on other end. This gives the rope enough weight to go down chimney while the ball is soft enough to not damage chimney crock. Then one person on roof guiding liner down, while another person inside guides liner with the rope to keep it from hanging up. Often a mirror from underneath helps in guiding liner down so you don't have to try to get your head in chimney. For the hard water, it's already filled with minerals and therefore raises specific gravity. Since water does have a saturation point relative to its specific gravity you can dissolve your soap in a jar of warm water. Shake well or stir. Allow it to settle for about 10 minutes then pour through a sieve, or gently pour out without spilling settled solids. Once you discover the actual amount of soap your water will completely dissolve you'll then know how much to safely add to a load, based on how much dissolves in a known quantity and multiply it out to how much water your machine adds per load. That's the hard part, is figuring out how much water is in a load for your machine. This got me to thinking about our community and the vast amount of knowledge we have housed among us on the Facebook group and Telegram group. Sometimes I feel like I might be boring you all with some of the things we do here because we live fairly differently than most modern world things. I started out wanting to build a repository of homesteading skills. What I ended up building was a community of people who know how to do things. And that's far more useful. So let's end with this recipe thought: The best pork chops >Coffee, cumin, smoked paprika, garlic, salt and pepper Sous vide at 155 But cook with what you have yo. Make It A Great Week! | |||
| Live Interviews from MWPP - EP 1164 | 14 Sep 2026 | 00:57:21 | |
Today I'm coming to you live from the Midwest Preparedness Project Fall Festival with a few of the people who make events like this worth showing up for. We talk about building a life on your own terms, knowing when to reset, raising capable kids, testing your gear before you need it, and why the conversations around the campfire may matter more than anything happening on stage. Featured EventMidwest Preparedness Project Fall Festival Sponsors
The Gorum Homestead: https://thegorhamhomestead.com
Get your coffee at Holler Roast Coffee: https://hollerroast.com Make it a Great Week! | |||
| First Tuesday Coffee With John Willis And Jack Spirko - EP 1162 | 01 Sep 2026 | 01:06:11 | |
Today we have our First Tuesday Coffee with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment, Jack Spirko of The Survival Podcast, and Nicole Sauce of Living Free in Tennessee. As usual, we wander through business, preparedness, current events, building your life, and whatever else comes up over coffee. Upcoming EventsSoil & Microscopy Intensive – October 2 & 3 SOE Party – October 10 The Survival Podcast Fall Workshop – November
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| Homestead Happenings For August 28, 2026 | 29 Aug 2026 | 00:53:28 | |
Homestead happenings
Today I am joined by the Tactical Redneck to discuss the latest from the Holler Homestead: It''s HEEERE, Sheep Hammock, Preparing for SRF, more. Featured Event: Self Reliance Festival. Get Tickets Here https://selfreliancefestival.com/ Sponsor 1: The Wealthsteading Podcast: https://wealthsteading.com/ Sponsor 2: DiscountMylarBags.com: Https://DiscountMylarBags.com Topics:
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| From Home To Homestead - the beginning - EP 1160 | 27 Aug 2026 | 01:11:02 | |
Today we're talking about what it really looks like to go from a home to a homestead, and I get to answer a question I've been asked for years in real time: If I had it all to do over again, what would I do differently?
LFTN Stocking Exchange
Featured Event: Soil Microscopy Class
Sponsors Above Phone
Strong Roots Resources
Tales from the Prepper Pantry
Frugality Tip: 100% Cotton Throws
Operation Independence
Main Topic: From Home To Homestead One of the questions I get when on panels and suck is "If you had it to do all over again, how would you build your homestead?" Or "What are the 2 or 3 biggest mistakes you made early on in building your homestead?" As homestead advising types we tend to tell people to build things one at a time and go slowly so that you can get your systems working. Or we say get a permaculture plan in place first. Or we have more practical advice like infrastructure before livestock, get your zone 0 in place before you do anything else, etc All these things are true and not true at the same time
Then came the question: If you had it all to fro over again
So if I had it to do all over again, how would I build my homestead differently? That is a question you can't really answer unless you are doing it
So how will we start? The assessment is this week. What have we got? What do we need? How will we navigate what to do first? This may become the constant topic of the podcast or a segment - I don't really know, But it is the BUILDING of the Holler Hub in real time and I am excited to finally answer the question for real - what would you do if you had it all to do over again? I guess we will find out. But one thing is true - the one most important part of homesteading that you can never let languish - BE FEARLESS. | |||
| BLOWITALLUP! Homestead Happenings For August 21 | 21 Aug 2026 | 01:16:04 | |
Homestead happenings
Today I am joined by the Tactical Redneck to discuss the latest from the Holler Homestead: Finances, big moves, broken 4 wheelers and more.
Featured Event: September 19 Farm to Table Dinner - Email me for sponsorship. Get Tickets Here https://livingfreeintennessee.com/event/farm-to-table/
Spponsor 1: https://abovephone.com/?above=104 AbovePhone.com Code: LiveFreeTN
Sponsor 2: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/LFTN Topics: Mini Skin Steer Is Not Here 4 Wheeler Situation Some weeks it is hard to get lots done on the homestead: State Fair update, Duplex update BIG MOVES- Basecamp Financial Tracking Upgrade
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| Processing An Abundance Of Green Beans - EP 1157 | 19 Aug 2026 | 01:08:21 | |
Today, I will cover our usual segments as well as Last week, a listener asked a question that led us on an adventure about how to let go of the clutter in your life that are things you may not be things you LOVE but you love the person or memory that they trigger discuss what to do when all your green beans get ripe at the same time. Spoiler: You handle too many green beans much differently than too many tomatoes. Featured Event:Farm to Table Experience on September 19th at 1pm at the Holler Homestead in Lancaster, TN. $115 https://livingfreeintennessee.com/event/farm-to-table/ Sponsor 1: The Wealthsteading Podcast https://wealthsteading.com/ Sponsor 2: Strong Roots Resources: https://strongrootsresources.com/ Tales From The Prepper Pantry
Frugality Tip Most of us have tile somewhere in our house, and I have tried all kinds of things to get the grout lines clean. I personally have spent lots of money on a variety of cleaners. Well here you go: grab some peroxide and a toothbrush and prepare to be as amazed as I was. The grout looks brand new. So stop trying all of these weird chemicals that don't actually clean anything and go back to the basics. Operation Independence
Summer Time brings me memories of lazy days at the family pool, mom in the kitchen processing food or in the garden tending things. Picking strawberries at 4 in the morning, then getting home by 3 or 4 to shower and do it all over again. It was lazy but not lazy. There was always a sense of go with the flow in the summer where I grew up. And back then, a kid could still earn pocket money in the fields. Sometimes I miss that life, but it was also work. And perhaps that is why I find it fun to do the garden work or the canning work. Once again, I got the call every homesteader wants to get: Hey do you want all the green beans in one of my rows? I have too many. And it was hot, I had just spent 2 days painting and only had a single day to prepare for a Saturday event here. So I said. YES PLEASE! Last week we talked about how to process an abundance of tomatoes by basically NOT processing them. This week it is beans.
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Pre-freezing green beans for canning still means you need to blanch them so - why bother? My Secret to processing so many beans in just 24 hours - it was either a bushel and a half or 2 bushels.
In sum: Hard work but not really that hard Recipes with green beans
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| Mini Skid, Self Reliance Festival, And Gardening For Future You - EP 1156 | 16 Aug 2026 | 01:00:10 | |
Today I am joined by the Tactical redneck to discuss updates from the Holler Homestead. Nuking the house, gardening for future you, sometimes you just get peed on, Mini Skid Incoming and Tactical CANT WAIT.
Featured Event: Self Reliance Festival MWPP Takeover on September 10.
Sponsor 1: TheWealthsteadingpodcast.com Sponsor 2: AbovePhone.com
Topics: Mini Skid Steer What its like without T - and how we have set it up for success Planning for SRF, being gone Nuking my house Getting Peed On Gardening for future you (compost) Presto Electric Canner and real life Ducks to bed working better State Fair Meal Planning Fencing Class Update, and webinar ,October 12 | |||
| Purging The Sentimental - EP 1155 | 12 Aug 2026 | 01:09:39 | |
Today we talk about purging the sentimental stuff, from ball gowns and family heirlooms to someday projects that never seem to get done. How do you decide what stays, what goes, and how do you let go of things that carry memories without feeling guilty about it? Featured Event Homemade Condiments: The Secret Is in the Sauce Learn how to make mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup and homemade salad dressing from scratch, including what I've learned from failing mayonnaise, mushroom ketchup, and how to build your own salad dressing flavor profiles. LivingFreeInTennessee.com/event/condiments Sponsors Strong Roots Resources Agorist Tax Advice Tales from the Prepper Pantry
Frugality Tip
Operation Independence
Main Topic: Purging the Sentimental
Reference Links Living Free in Tennessee Holler Roast Coffee Make It A Great Week! | |||
| Community Spotlight: Tori The Mom, Lessons From Wildfires in Spokane - EP 1154 | 08 Aug 2026 | 01:26:26 | |
Today I am joined by Tori the Mom to talk about the wildfires that came within a mile of her home in Spokane, what it was like to watch evacuation zones move toward her neighborhood, and what she learned when preparedness suddenly became real. We talk about evacuation plans, knowing more than one way out, preparing kids and animals, cash, gas, communications, technology that helped her stay ahead of the fire, and the things she plans to do differently next time. Featured Event The Art of Containment: How to Contain Small Ruminants with Fencing Saturday at 10 AM We will cover how electric fencing works, running stranded wire for small ruminants, rechargeable systems when you don't have power nearby, and our "graveyard of shame" of fencing ideas that didn't work. LivingFreeInTennessee.com Sponsors The Wealthsteading Podcast with John Pugliano Strong Roots Resources Topics Covered
Reference Links The Wealthsteading Podcast Strong Roots Resources Living Free in Tennessee Watch Duty FlightRadar HipCamp Tori's Property Shielstra Braehaven on HipCamp Holler Roast Coffee HollerRoast.com Make It A Great Week! | |||
| Homestead Happenings For July 31, 2026 - EP 1153 | 31 Jul 2026 | 01:17:02 | |
Today I am joined by the Tactical Redneck for our weekly update from Holler Homestead. We catch up on what's been happening around the farm, share an upcoming class at Basecamp Lodge, answer listener questions, and spend most of the episode talking about fencing. We cover the pressure-tested fencing supplies we've come to trust, the lessons we've learned after building miles of fence in rocky Tennessee soil, and the skills that actually make someone an asset when it's time to build infrastructure on the homestead. Featured Event Homemade Condiments Class Learn to make your own mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, salad dressings, and more. You'll taste a variety of recipes and head home with a homemade dressing you make in class. $75 https://livingfreeintennessee.com/event/condiments/ Sponsors Strong Roots Resources The Wealthsteading Podcast Topics Covered
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| What To Do With All These Tomatoes - WITH ENDING - EP 1152 | 31 Jul 2026 | 01:02:12 | |
What a month! My AUDIO Host cut off the end of this episode. When I replaced the file, the podcastchers did not update. TRY TWO for those of you who did not listen to it on Youtube by now! Featured Event Sponsor 1: DiscountMylarBags.com Sponsor 2: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/LFTN Tales From The Prepper Pantry
Frugality Tip
Operation Independence
Tomatoes All At Once
One of the things that can be hard to communicate to people about living a homesteaders lifestyle is that you will have times where everything seems to be happening at once. Like for me right now: I need to be in Nashville for a few days managing my rental property, my mobility is coming back so I am working on a backlog from my injury and also setting a foundation for a fall garden, the livestock does best when they are handled daily even though they can sort of go on auto pilot. We just finished a large peach harvest, there are saturday farmers markets to do, our events are happing every other week or so, and then, 120 pounds of tomatoes appeared. You build the skills over years on a homestead to tap into something like this and run with it. I used to drop everything for days to do projects like this and that is how I learned a better way. One that preserves the food while preserving the reason I am on the homestead: to live in concert with nature, build abundance from the land, and enjoy the beauty of this place. So if you are new to homesteading, it may feel like lots of pressure at this time of year with the pest pressure, the weeds and the harvest, but it doesn't have to be. And being frantic all the time isn't why you are doing this, is it? | |||
| What To Do With All These Tomatoes | 29 Jul 2026 | 01:02:12 | |
Today, I want to talk to you about navigating homestead abundance when it feels like everything is happening at once: planting for fall, processing an abundant tomato harvest, livestock needing extra support in the heat, and personal things ramping up in the background. But mostly, today is about 120 pounds of tomatoes that appeared here yesterday during a week when I won't be around. We will also cover our usual Tuesday segments. Featured Event Sponsor 1: DiscountMylarBags.com Sponsor 2: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/LFTN Tales From The Prepper Pantry
Frugality Tip
Operation Independence
Tomatoes All At Once
One of the things that can be hard to communicate to people about living a homesteaders lifestyle is that you will have times where everything seems to be happening at once. Like for me right now: I need to be in Nashville for a few days managing my rental property, my mobility is coming back so I am working on a backlog from my injury and also setting a foundation for a fall garden, the livestock does best when they are handled daily even though they can sort of go on auto pilot. We just finished a large peach harvest, there are saturday farmers markets to do, our events are happing every other week or so, and then, 120 pounds of tomatoes appeared. You build the skills over years on a homestead to tap into something like this and run with it. I used to drop everything for days to do projects like this and that is how I learned a better way. One that preserves the food while preserving the reason I am on the homestead: to live in concert with nature, build abundance from the land, and enjoy the beauty of this place. So if you are new to homesteading, it may feel like lots of pressure at this time of year with the pest pressure, the weeds and the harvest, but it doesn't have to be. And being frantic all the time isn't why you are doing this, is it? | |||
| Homestead Happenings for July 24, 2026 - EP 1151 | 24 Jul 2026 | 00:53:43 | |
Today I am joined by the Tactical Redneck for our weekly update from Holler Homestead. We talk about wrapping up peach season, putting food by before it goes to waste, building a backlog of freezer meals, improving the duck pond, and the latest fencing adventures. We also share what we've been learning from this year's garden, experiments with coffee-dyed aprons for upcoming classes, and why choosing to cultivate steady progress instead of chasing perfection is making a real difference around the homestead. Featured Event The Activation Tour with Derrick Broze Sponsors The Wealthsteading Podcast Discount Mylar Bags Topics Covered
Reference Links Living Free in Tennessee The Activation Tour Discount Mylar Bags The Wealthsteading Podcast Holler Roast Coffee Make It A Great Week! | |||
| Letting Go Of Resentment - EP 1150 | 23 Jul 2026 | 01:09:44 | |
iTUNES was running audio as empty so I am reposting this for folks on iTunes and iTunes connected podcatchers. XOXO In addition to this topic, we will cover my usual weekly segments. Featured Event: FENCING CLASS YO - The Art of Containment: Practical Livestock Fencing, August - get tickets here. Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/LFTN Sponsor 2: StrongRootsResources.com LFTN Stocking Exchange Announcement https://livingfreeintennessee.com/2026/07/21/lftn-stocking-exchange/ Tales From The Prepper Pantry
Frugality Tip
Operation Independence
Main Topic of Today's Show: Letting Go Of Resentment Make it a Great Week! | |||
| Letting Go Of Resentment - EP 1150 | 21 Jul 2026 | 01:09:44 | |
Today we will discuss my personal ways of letting go of resentment, a question posed by one of our long-time community members toward the end of the show I did with Joel Ryals. That question is a longer answer than something flip like, "I go for a run." In addition to this topic, we will cover my usual weekly segments. Featured Event: FENCING CLASS YO - The Art of Containment: Practical Livestock Fencing, August - get tickets here. Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/LFTN Sponsor 2: StrongRootsResources.com LFTN Stocking Exchange Announcement https://livingfreeintennessee.com/2026/07/21/lftn-stocking-exchange/ Tales From The Prepper Pantry
Frugality Tip
Operation Independence
Main Topic of Today's Show: Letting Go Of Resentment Make it a Great Week! | |||
| Homestead Happenings for July 17, 2026 - EP 1149 | 17 Jul 2026 | 01:16:47 | |
Today, I am joined by the Tactical Redneck to discuss updateds from the Holler Homestead: mud, ducks, peaches, homemade laundry detergent, electric fencing, freezer meals, and a few lessons learned the hard way. Featured Event The Activation Tour with Derrick Broze An evening focused on freedom, independence, exiting broken systems, and building something better. Sponsors Agorist Tax Advice Discount Mylar Bags
Holler Roast Coffee Make it a Great Week! | |||
| Homestead Happenings for July 10, 2026 - EP 1148 | 10 Jul 2026 | 00:58:30 | |
Today I am joined by the Tactical Redneck for our weekly update from the Holler Homestead: managing MORE injuries and Airbnb turnovers, infrastructure improvements, upcoming events, and lessons learned from trying to build a sustainable homestead and community at the same time. Sponsors
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| First Tuesday Coffee with John Willis, Jack Spirko an Nicole Sauce - EP 1147 | 07 Jul 2026 | 02:12:42 | |
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| AI, Homesteading, Building Your Life With Joel Ryals - EP 1146 | 01 Jul 2026 | 01:12:03 | |
Today I am joined by Joel Ryals from FortressK9 to discuss AI, protection dogs and dog training, cast iron cookware, homestead gatherings, and Joel's brand-new book. The conversation takes a few unexpected turns, not unusual for Joel. Today's Sponsors Show References Topics covered
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| Remembering Cycy and Homestead Happenings for June 26, 2026 - EP 1145 | 26 Jun 2026 | 00:54:53 | |
This week I share a little about saying goodbye to Cycy, who spent 14 years bringing joy, laughter, and companionship to life here at the Holler Homestead. It's never easy to lose a longtime friend, and I wanted to take a few minutes to remember her. We also catch up on what's happening around the homestead as summer settles in and the season's priorities become much clearer. Featured Sponsors The Wealthsteading Podcast In this episode we discuss:
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| A City To Homestead Journey With Mary Davis - EP 1044 | 23 Jun 2026 | 01:09:03 | |
What happens when a commitment to growing food, caring for livestock, and building a life closer to the land becomes part of your daily routine? In this episode, I sit down with Mary Davis of Laughlin Highlands Farm to discuss the connection between homesteading and health. Mary shares her experiences building a farm-based lifestyle, the lessons learned along the way, and how working with the land has influenced her physical health, mental outlook, and overall quality of life. We also explore the realities of homestead living, the challenges that come with it, and why more people are looking for practical ways to take ownership of their food, health, and future. SPONSORS Agorist Tax Advice Strong Roots Resources In This Episode
Resources Laughlin Highlands Farm: Mary Davis on YouTube: Living Free in Tennessee: Holler Roast Coffee: Support the Show If you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend, subscribe to the podcast, and leave a review. Every share helps more people discover practical ways to build a life they choose. Make It A Great Week. | |||
| Homestead Happenings for June 12, 2026 - EP 1143 | 23 Jun 2026 | 00:53:31 | |
Today, I am joined by the Tactical Redneck for a homestead happenings show. Featured Event: Combat Midwife Training: https://combatmidwife.com/products/the-combat-midwife%E2%84%A2-workshop Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/LFTN Sponsor 2: DiscountMylarBags.com | |||
| The Rise of Helplessness - Ep 1142 | 09 Jun 2026 | 00:52:52 | |
Today, we are discussing a cultural observation from my recent trip to Europe and what it revealed about entitlement, helplessness, and personal responsibility. We'll explore the difference between advocating for yourself and expecting the world to meet your expectations, why victim mentality may be a bigger threat than politics or technology, and how taking ownership of your happiness is the first step toward building the life you want. If you've ever found yourself frustrated by what other people won't do, this episode is a reminder that your future is still yours to shape. Featured Event - Last Chance on the Combat Midwife Training this Saturday: CombatMidwife.com Sponsor 1: StrongRootsReources.com Tales From The Prepper Pantry Frugality Tip From Charles 3-year old GE Monogram Dishwasher errored and wouldn't drain. Manual said clean the filters and the air vent. Did the process, no luck. Removed the bottom panel looking for clues. Nothing In my mind it was time to call the repair guys, but instead I went to the circuit breaker panel and powered it down. When I powered it back up, error had cleared and we ran the DW. Still working!!!! Operation Independence Main topic: The Rise of Helplessness
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| Virus in a Closed Flock Homestead Happenings for June 5, 2026 - EP 1141 | 05 Jun 2026 | 01:13:16 | |
Today, I am joined by the Tactical Redneck for a homestead happenings show. Our sheep have a virus that cannot be cured, so we have sad days ahead. Featured Event: Combat Midwife Training: https://combatmidwife.com/products/the-combat-midwife%E2%84%A2-workshop Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/LFTN Sponsor 2: DiscountMylarBags.com | |||
| First Tuesday Coffee With John Willis and Nicole Sauce | 02 Jun 2026 | 01:46:05 | |
Join us at 9:30am CT for our monthly coffee chat. Jack Spirko is out of town so he will be out this month. Connect With Us: SOETacticalGear.com LivingaFreeinTennessee.com | |||
| We Applied the #My3Things Method To The Whole Homestead - EP 1138 | 19 May 2026 | 00:56:24 | |
Rise & Restore Event (June 26 – Bowling Green, KY): Sponsors: Today we talk about how Tactical and I stepped away from the Holler Homestead for a full day and applied the #My3Things framework to the bigger Holler Hub/Holler Homestead vision. We've been staring at this massive dream for a while now: regenerative systems, community spaces, rentable stays, owner stewards, events, classes, nutrient-dense food, healing, connection. People who experience it often change for the better. But the idea is also so massive, that it is crushing. So we took a hard pause. We borrowed a quiet place from friends, sat down with whiteboards, notebooks, and all the accumulated ideas floating around in our heads, and forced ourselves to narrow the focus. What came out of that process was clarity and clearer priorities. Tales From The Prepper Pantry Operation Independence The heart of today's episode, though, is this: sometimes the vision gets so big that you stop moving. The answer isn't abandoning the dream. The answer is getting brutally honest about what matters right now. That's what #My3Things helped us do. I think this process may have saved us from building ourselves straight into burnout. Make it a Great Week | |||
| Homestead Happenings for May 15, 2026 - EP 1139 | 15 May 2026 | 01:10:33 | |
Today, I am joined by the Tactical Redneck for a homestead happenings show! Featured Event: Wild Edible Walk this Sunday! Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/LFTN Sponsor 2: HollerRoast.com | |||
| Homestead Happenings for May 8, 2026 - EP 1137 | 12 May 2026 | 00:44:47 | |
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| First Tuesday Coffee With John Willis and Jack Spirko - Ep 1136 | 08 May 2026 | 02:03:35 | |
Today we have our first Tuesday Coffee Chat with John Willis of SOE Tactical Gear and Nicole Sauce of Living Free in Tennessee. These discussions are always a wildcard and can go anywhere. We usually hit on some current events of course. We also tend to talk about things like entrepreneurship, homesteading and a ton more. In general we try to inspire you a bit, make you laugh a few times, entertain you and teach you a thing or two along the way. Sponsors Today: Wealthsteading.com DiscountMylarBags.com | |||
| Less Talking, More Doing - EP 1135 | 06 May 2026 | 00:50:07 | |
Today we talk about how to stop feeding fear, survive beginner discomfort, and build confidence through action. We'll also cover our usual Monday segments. Sponsors Tales from the Prepper Pantry Operation Independence Main Topic of the Day: Less Talking, More Doing | |||
| Homestead Coffee Chat With The Tactical Redneck - EP 1134 | 28 Apr 2026 | 00:48:42 | |
Today, I am joined by the Tactical Redneck for a discussion of life on a homestead. Sponsor 1: StrongRootsResources.com Sponsor 2: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/LFTN | |||
| Creating Systems For Generational Homestead With Sandy Eplett - EP 1133 | 20 Apr 2026 | 00:54:46 | |
Today, I am joined by Sandy Eplett to to talk about setting up systems that fit the season of your life to create your generational homestead. Featured event: The Homestead Event - April 24 & 25 in the Knoxville area. Sponsor 1: The Wealthsteading Podcast Sponsor 2: DiscountMylarBags.com
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| Why Garden Planners Don't Work - EP 1132 | 10 Apr 2026 | 00:45:41 | |
Today, we discuss those cool, simple garden planning memes and why they don't actually work - and what to do about it. Sponsor 1: DiscountMylarBags.com Sponsor 2: The Wealthsteading Podcast, InvestableWealth.com | |||
| Homestead Coffee Chat With The Holler Neighbors - EP 1131 | 06 Apr 2026 | 00:55:51 | |
Today, I am joined by multiple folks in the holler for a discussion of life on a homestead. Sponsor 1: StrongRootsResources.com Sponsor 2: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/LFTN | |||
| LAST Tuesday Coffee With John Willis and Jack Spirko - EP 1130 | 01 Apr 2026 | 02:00:02 | |
Today we have our first Tuesday Coffee Chat with John Willis of SOE Tactical Gear and Nicole Sauce of Living Free in Tennessee. These discussions are always a wildcard and can go anywhere. We usually hit on some current events of course. We also tend to talk about things like entrepreneurship, homesteading and a ton more. In general we try to inspire you a bit, make you laugh a few times, entertain you and teach you a thing or two along the way. Sponsors Today: Wealthsteading.com DiscountMylarBags.com | |||
| Homestead Coffee Chat With The Tactical Redneck - EP 1129 | 01 Apr 2026 | 01:07:48 | |
Today, I am joined by the Tactical Redneck for a discussion of life on a homestead. Sponsor 1: StrongRootsResources.com Sponsor 2: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/LFTN | |||
| You Are The Story You Tell Yourself - EP 1128 | 28 Mar 2026 | 00:49:38 | |
Today, we discuss story and how in strongly influences our success or failure. Sponsor 1: DiscountMylarBags.com Sponsor 2: The Wealthsteading Podcast, InvestableWealth.com | |||
| SHEEP!!! Homestead Happenings for March 20, 2026 - EP 1126 | 20 Mar 2026 | 01:11:09 | |
Join us for an update on the sheep, all the sheep, milking sheep, bottle babies, sleep deprivation. Featured Event: Foraging on the Farm at Blueberry Hill Farm in Knoxville, March 22 Sponsor 1: Wealthsteading.com Sponsor 2: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/LFTN | |||
| Lessons From Five Years Of Sheep Birthing Season - EP 1124 | 10 Mar 2026 | 01:12:35 | |
Today, we talk about lessons learned after four (or five?) seasons of birthing lambs at the Holler Homestead. We will also cover all our usual Tuesday segments like Tales from the Prepper Pantry, Seasonal Forage and more. Featured Event: Refuge Ruckus is this weekend! ONLY 50 TICKETS LEFT! https://www.refugeruckus.com/ Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/LFTN Sponsor 2: AbovePhone.com: https://abovephone.com/?above=104 Coupon Code LiveFreeTN Tales from the Prepper Pantry Used up beef from the been canning webinar of 2022 (Beef stew) Will be harvesting the first lettuces soon from the outside gardens Giving all storage here a big facelift with the help of Opalyn Cutting up 3 Eyes of Round RIP Claire the Fridge (The freezer/fridge combo) Frugality Tip From Nicole Freeze dried meals with a thermos, OR lunch pail thermos Operation Independence 3 Beef Rounds for the workshop Main topic: Lessons learned from 5 birthing seasons Make a management decision >rotation vs single pasture and medications >Interventions vs survival of the fittest >Hair vs wool Finding strong Stock Pasture Birthing Bag >gloves >Lube >thermometer >towels >Alcohol or other sterilizer (Basiic first aid is already at the pasture) Home Lamb Support Kit >Colostrum >Bottles >Milk Replacer >Pee pads from Sam's club >Dog crate >Diapers if you will go this route >Lamb-dedicated towels >Hair dryer or heat lamp >Temperature probes >Heating box >Sous Vide >Mason jars >Funnel >thermometer >more gloves >lamb probiotics Things to prepare for in birthing >Stuck lamb >Breach Lamb >Sideways lamb >Cold Lamb >Dopey lamb >Low milk production from mom >Lamb not breathing >prolapse Great resources >All Creatures Great and Small, etc >Laura Lawson Lamb Problems another references >get a sheep mentor BACON CLASS | |||
| Lambwatch 2026 and GSD: Homestead Happenings - EP 1123 | 06 Mar 2026 | 00:46:38 | |
Today, I am joined by The Tactical Redneck to discuss updates from the Holler Homestead: Looking for lamb births, getting rapid forward progress on the homestead, and more. Featured Event: March 14 Makin' Bacon from 10am-12pm - LivingFreeinTennessee.com Sponsor 1: DiscountMylarBags.com Sponsor 2: TheWealthsteadingPodcast.com 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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| First Tuesday Coffee Chat - Ep 1122 | 03 Mar 2026 | 02:07:41 | |
Want to come to the Holler Homestead and learn to make bacon? Makin' Bacon is March 14th at 10 am and space is limited. Join us for a First Tuesday Coffee with John Willis of Special Operations Equipment, Nicole Sauce of The Living Free in Tennessee Podcast, and Jack Spirko of The Survival Podcast. Connect with us!
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| The Leadership Vaccuum That Almost Burned Me Out - EP 1120 | 25 Feb 2026 | 01:01:24 | |
We are going to talk today about what happens when your project, your homestead, your business — whatever you are building — hits the point where it can't grow unless you step into leadership. Not louder. Not bossier. Just clearer. And what it costs when you avoid that moment. We'll also cover our usual Monday segments. Featured Event Monthly Meetup at Basecamp Lodge RSVP here: Bring a dish. Bring seeds. Bring yourself. Sponsors Sponsor 1: StrongRootsResources.com Sponsor 2: AgoristTaxAdvice.com Tales from the Prepper Pantry
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Everything is waking up. Frugality Tip Buying at the right time of year makes a big difference. Before the Super Bowl: buy a TV on sale. Last year we snagged a small smart TV originally priced at $125 for $37. Brand new. Open box. Check your local clearance sections for open-box returns. Often brand new. Happy savings, y'all. Operation Independence Turkey Tail season is upon us. There may be real opportunity there. We're going to find out. Main Topic of the Day From Personality-Driven to Framework-Driven Yesterday I sat down and drilled into every project and business I run. Income-generating. Everything fit into three buckets:
The outliers go on the chopping block first. But the bigger realization was this: I have been avoiding a leadership vacuum. I kept waiting for consensus. And while I waited, I tried to just do more myself. That cost me peace. Here's the lesson: If I don't accept my role as leader — meaning I walk in front instead of pushing from behind — we stay in one place. Not because people aren't good. Not because they don't care. And personality-driven systems stall when the personality gets tired. What we're building now at Holler Homestead is a framework.
Long-term vision: Expanded land. Not a massive intentional community. An example. Something that can be learned from and replicated elsewhere. And here's the key: Structure allows generosity. When more people in the community have needs, chaos doesn't scale — structure does. If you don't build framework, your generosity burns you out. If you build framework, your generosity becomes sustainable. So here's the question for you: Where are you avoiding stepping into leadership? Where are you burning out because you won't build structure? Is your project personality-driven when it needs to become framework-driven? Sometimes growth doesn't require more effort. It requires clarity. And someone willing to walk in front. | |||
| Feb 17 show: Your Community Building Goals Are Wrong - EP 1119 | 17 Feb 2026 | 01:03:16 | |
Today, we will explore the concept of building community, but not from a pure numbers standpoint. Many people measure community in numbers, not quality. We will discuss a better way to create community around you that makes the whole network mightier. Featured Event: Spence MAG Meetup: This Sunday. Contact Brad for information. sequatchieschool@protonmail.com Sponsor One: RarePlantStore.com Sponsor Two: https://abovephone.com/?above=104 (This is an affiliate link) Tales From The Prepper Pantry >11 years ago, crepe night for Fat Tuesday and we were snowed in >Rebuilding the pantry system after working through the "stuff" this winter (Why I did this) >Scaling from 2 to 5 - growing pains >Audit your canning supplies >German Food Day Frugality Tip From Margo I have a friend up North whose library has passes you can check out for discounted admission to museums. So check out your local library and see what they have to offer. Operation Independence Barrels for sale, grocery club update Main Topic We talk about community all the time with some of you saying there is no one around you, and others seeking to start your own community. Often, communities fail because they have the wrong goal. How do you know your community is successful? >number of people >length of community >etc I like to think about the goals differently: How many surface relationships do we house versus inner circle trust. >>explain this<< Total participants is meaningless if you don't house quality relationships. Singular selfishness versus selfish community Why I think we got off course (TOP DOWN COMMUNITY) Why do I support other networks? What then should our goals be? Does the community do what it says and say what it does? Does the community refrain from bad-mouthing other similar communities AND each other? What makes a series of small pods mighty?
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| Aligning, Seedlings and Spring: Homestead Happenings - EP 1118 | 13 Feb 2026 | 00:57:48 | |
Today, I am joined by The Tactical Redneck to discuss updates from the Holler Homestead: The season has become warmer but we are not out of the winter woods yet! Learn what we are doing to get ready for growing season. Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/LFTN Sponsor 2: TheWealthsteadingPodcast.com 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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