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Episode 168: Beginning the Permaculture Approach to Homesteading

Today, I talk about how to begin implementing a permaculture approach to your homestead. This has been at the front of my mind this year as I started taking a PDC. I will share with you how I stumble across permaculture, what it is, and some steps we have taken here to begin adjusting our homestead to be more functional through permaculture design. Don’t get me wrong: I am a student of permaculture sharing my journey with you, not an expert. 

#HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with? @nicolesauce1 on Instagram…

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Episode 167: Remember Not to Take Things Personally

It is so easy to get hurt by what people say and do to you – even when those same people meant something completely different. Today, I have a reminder for all of us to not take things so personally. It is not about you and it is not about me most of the time – but we perceive the world through our view – and everything can seem personally targeted to us, even when it isn’t. We will discuss that and some ways to reframe your view right after our regular segments.

Cookbook update – Got my copy for a final edit – very excited to launch it!

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Episode 166: Preparing the Pantry for Summer

Today we will talk about the annual process of preparing for summer in the pantry. You see, we are moving from eating what we have stored in large part to eating fresh foods and storing the excess and with that comes the need to audit, reorganize and plan for the coming year.

#HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with? (on Instagram: @nicolesauce1)

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Episode 165: Relationships Change Your Life at LFTN19

Today, we talk about some highlights from the spring workshop we had here at the Holler Homestead. The Tactical Redneck and Mama Sauce will join me to give their perspectives as well.

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Episode 164: Replay of 5 Elements of Salad Dressing

Today is a big day at the LFTN Spring Workshop! We will have sessions all day then land at the barter blanket where folks have the fun of trying to tell the bet story to sell their wares. We bring you a timely replay today on how to make homemade salad dressing.

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Episode 163: Replay of 5 Ways to Prepare Summer Squash

We are just launching out first evening of workshop hijinks today, so I bring you a replay episode in honor of my good friend The Tactical Redneck who has worked his ass off helping us get all set up for the big event.

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Episode 162: Replay of Breakthroughs Happen When You Least Expect Them

This week, we have the Spring Workshop at the Holler Homestead so Living Free in Tennessee’s podcasts will be all replay episodes all the time. First up this week, “Breakthroughs Happen When You Least Expect Them.” It is always nice to have a reminder to make time to have the breakthroughs you need. I hope you enjoy this episode.

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Episode 161: Building The Life You Want with Small Scale Life

Today, we have an interview with a wonderful couple who are working together to build the life they want with a homesteading mentality but in an urban environment. Tom and Julie Domres of a Small Scale Life are a big part of our LFTN community and today, we get to talk about how they are accomplishing the best life they can build together.

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Episode 160: Easy to Bake Bread

Today, we walk through something we have never really discussed on the podcast: Easy to Bake Bread via a process I learned from Geraldine Duncan – one of my early in life influencers and inspirers – the lady who showed me not to fear taking on big tasks in the kitchen. 

We will also walk through some homestead hijinks as this week has been crazy and when it is crazy on the homestead, your animals can sense something is up and I SWEAR they become crazy themselves. Or spring is in the air – either way.

#HollerHatWednesday: Where is she and who is she with?

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Episode 159: Delicious Event Food

Today we go back to one of our core topics to cheer myself up: Making tasty food. Also, we are precooking much of the food for the Spring Workshop right now so the house smells amazing. I dearly hope you enjoy this food-based episode!

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