Living Free in Tennessee - Nicole Sauce

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.

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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.

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In this episode we discuss:

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...

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

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...

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

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

Rise & Restore Event (June 26 – Bowling Green, KY):

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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...

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

Today, I am joined by the Tactical Redneck for a homestead happenings show!

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.

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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
Sponsor 1: HollerRoast.com, small-batch coffee roasted in a Tennessee holler for people who get things done.
Sponsor 2: StrongRootsResources.com
Practical preparedness gear for uncertain times.

Tales from the Prepper Pantry
* Spring Workshop wrapped up strong
* Lots of hands-on learning in the kitchen
* Reminder that skill comes from repetition, not podcasts
* Homestead season is now fully underway
* Time to plant, preserve, repair, and move

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

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

Today, we discuss those cool, simple garden planning memes and why they don't actually work - and what to do about it.

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Sponsor 2: The Wealthsteading Podcast, InvestableWealth.com

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

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

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

Today, we discuss story and how in strongly influences our success or failure.

Sponsor 1: DiscountMylarBags.com

Sponsor 2: The Wealthsteading Podcast, InvestableWealth.com

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

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/

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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...

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!

Community

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!

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 Saturday, 12pm–3pm Potluck + Seed Exchange (bring seeds if you've got them)

RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1246004124202741

Bring a dish. Bring seeds. Bring yourself.

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

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Tales From The Prepper Pantry

>11 years ago, crepe night for Fat Tuesday and we were snowed in

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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!

Community

Today, I am joined by The Tactical Redneck to discuss updates from the Holler Homestead: Friends, spring, and what we are experimenting with on the homestead.

Featured Event: Farm Freedom Summit, February 7

Sponsor 1: StrongRootsResources.com

Sponsor 2: DiscountMylarBags.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!

Community

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!

Today, I am joined by The Tactical Redneck to discuss updates from the Holler Homestead: 10 Weird Things That Happen To Homesteaders That We Think Are Normal.

Featured Event: LFTN Spring Workshop April 23-25 - Tickets go on sale on January 31 at 9am central!

Sponsor 1: The Wealthsteading Podcast: InvestableWealth.com

Sponsor 2: DisvountMylarBags.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!

Community

Anxiety often shows up when our capability isn't being used in the real world. Building skills, systems, and doing meaningful work creates calm, stability, and a steadier life in 2026.

Jan 31st, 9am Central, tickets go on sale for the LFTN Spring Workshop!

Sponsor: StrongRootsResources.com

Sponsor: AgoristTaxAdvice.com

Opening Thought

Who has felt anxious in the last few weeks??

Today, I am joined by The Tactical Redneck to discuss updates from the Holler Homestead: Ice preps, Squeaks updates, and more

Featured Event: LFTN Spring Workshop April 23-25 - Tickets go on sale on January 31 at 9am central!

Sponsor 1: The Wealthsteading Podcast: InvestableWealth.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!

Community

Today, I am joined by Jessica Arno, The Combat Midwife, to discuss keeping women and children alive when you can't just drive to the hospital. More that that, we will discuss how building these skills is a foundation for improving health even if you CAN drive to the hospital. 

Sponsors

AgoristTaxAdvice.com/LFTN

DiscountMylarBags.com

Resources

https://combatmidwife.com/

https://livingfreeintennessee.com/

Today, I am joined by Kerry Brown from Strong Roots Resources to talk through the new approach we are taking with the LFTN food forest and how he is using mother nature to progress the system through to maturity one season at a time. Tapping into what we know about the soil and conditions here, native plants, what the people in our community want to eat, and working toward a system that does not require many hours to maintain. When you work with nature, you develop systems that you can help along rather than battle with constantly.

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Today, I am joined by The Tactical Redneck to discuss updates from the Holler Homestead: Rabbits, Domestic Day, Helpers and more!

Featured Event: PickTN Products Conference - Jan 15-17. Holler Roast featured Jan 15 in the morning. Homestead Panel at lunch on Jan 16.

Come support small food!

https://www.picktnconference.com/

Sponsor 1: AgoristTaxAdvice.com

Sponsor 2: The Wealthsteading Podcast: InvestableWealth.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...

Let's Get Ready For 2026

Today we discuss how to apply the SWOT method to your own life plan, cover our usual Monday segments on pantry management and financial progress, and cover a question from a listener about erosion.

Let's get ready for 2026 with this replay episode!

Today is another #my3things episode with the primary focus being to develop your purpose. We will also include the usual Monday segments.

Let's get ready for 2026!

Today, we talk about what the #my3things method is, why a strategic plan for yourself and your life is a powerful tool, and we cover how to create a vision statement for your life strategic plan. (Or your family strategic plan).

This is the first in a series of episodes explaining how to use the #my3things method to become more successful, productive and to build the life you choose on your terms.

Today, we have the first in our Night Before Christmas series, beginning with Leos: The Intellectual Night Before Christmas.

Join us each night at 5pm leading up to Christmas

Tonight we have a reading of the Australian version of The Night Before Christmas by Aussieroo of the TSP Zello Group.

Join us each night at 5pm leading up to Christmas.

Join us for the another version of The Night Before Christmas for the Redneck version, read by The Tactical Redneck.

Join us each night at 5pm leading up to Christmas