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Episode 493: Turkey Shelter Lessons Learned with The Tactical Redneck


Today we had a question on our telegram group about turkey shelter. I laughed to myself because we never planned to have turkeys this year, but ended up with 26 to help a friend who had life events come up and get in the way of being able to keep up on food and water! So today, Tactical and I will share what we have learned about turkeys having adopted 26 with no infrastructure in place beforehand!

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Turkey Processing (or Purchasing) Day: 7 left! Register or buy

LFTN Spring Workshop Announcement – Nov 1 we will have 10 tickets on sale here.

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

  • Buying a butt for travel food
  • Winter transitions
  • Integrating bits and pieces into a saute
  • Root Cellar Set Up

Operation Independence

  • SOE Event Update

 

Main topic of the Show: Episode 493: Turkey Shelter Lessons Learned with The Tactical Redneck

Introduce Tactical Redneck

 

Lessons learned:

  • Assess: Shelter, Food Water, Containment
  • Teaching turkeys to eat odd things (Pepper story)
  • Turkeys and Rain
  • Shocking Experience
  • Turkeys and grass (Enthusiasm and impact)
  • Different Feeders
  • How Much Tactical Loves Electro Netting
  • How Turkeys Differ From Chickens

 

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MeWe reminder

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Song: Calling Your Name by Sauce

 

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Episode 492: Thought of the Walk for Oct 22, 2021


Today is a thought of the walk episode – a collection of short thoughts shared on a variety of topics. These thoughts are shared on Odysee every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, then produced as an audio podcast every other Friday.

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Today’s Thoughts Include:

  • Seasons Change
  • My Keto Update
  • Competitors as Allies
  • Winter is Coming

To view the videos for Thought of the Walk Episode, go here: Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b

They are also produced on Youtube as a playlist.


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Episode 491: Winter is Coming 2021 Edition


Today the chill in the air became more serious and it got me to thinking about last minute winter preparation. So we will talk about preparing for winter on a homestead today.

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From Jesse: How to get started with my homesteading content business?

Main topic of the Show:  Winter is Coming 2021 Edition

No Kill List

  • Animals (Water, bedding, shelter, feed)
  • Fish (Freezing)
  • Plants (Freezing, Transplanting, Mulching)
  • Humans (Water, heat, clothing, shelter, food, chimneys)

No Break List

  • Pumps
  • Pipes
  • Roofing

Comfort List

  • Fuel storage
  • Backup electricity
  • Luxuries
  • Learning and entertainment

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Self-Reliance Festival Welcomes Dr. Ken Berry!

How healthy are you?

The Self-Reliance Festival is delighted to announce that Board Certified Family Physician and author of Lies My Doctor Told Me, Dr. Ken Berry will present at the festival! Dr. Berry explain how to use your diet and lifestyle to remove the slow-acting poisons of the standard diet and replace them with the nourishment of a proper human diet to become the most healthy you.

There’s lots going on at the Self-Reliance Festival on October 23rd: Over a dozen demonstrations to help you widen and deepen your practical tactical skill, vendors with the equipment you want and need, and networking with other fans of off-grid living and preparedness.

But hurry: there are only three more days to get the early bird discount!

Tickets & Information: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/selfreliancefestival/

Self-Reliance Festival
October 23, 2021
Camden, TN

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Episode 490: Living Off Your Homestead

Today, I share some thoughts about what life would be like if I lived completely off my homestead and network relationships – and why it is a good idea to think about that.

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Episode 489: Exit and Build with John Bush


Today is a Friday so we have an interview show and I am pleased to welcome John Bush to talk about his coming conference, Exit and Build.

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  1. Episode 500 Reminder – Submission due SUNDAY
  2. Back to the land Festival
  3. 9 Turkeys left!
  4. Self Reliance Festival – Final schedule to be released Sunday evening

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Exit and Build Conference

Freedom Cells

LiveFree.show

Brave Botanicals

 

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John Bush is a radical activist, entrepreneur, and father of two based in Austin, TX. Since 2002 he has worked tirelessly to create a more free and peaceful world through political activism and the promotion of alternative institutions. He is a proponent of health freedom and operates Brave Botanicals which offers kratom and CBD. In 2015 he laid out his vision for Freedom Cells, small mutual aid groups networked with other cells to achieve common goals and secure the sovereignty of group members. The Freedom Cell Network has since grown to over 2,200 people globally and hopes to one day replace the state as a means of social organization.

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Membership and Coffee Pitch

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Episode 488: A Variety Show Q and A


Today is an ask me anything day and I will be recording this live, taking questions from folks who are tuned in, as well as answering questions you have emailed me. How do you get your question in for a show like this? Email me.

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EVENTS:

Main topic of the Show:  Q and A

  • From Margo: Solar advice and a coffee question
  • From Rebecca: Where to start when you are starting out 
  • From Patricia on RV Life
  • From Victor: How to I sioux Vide Eggs?
  • Frpm Sam – How do I deal with a Small Kitchen?
  • And who knows how many questions we take live??

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Episode 487: New Lessons Learned About Fencing


Today, I will run through some things I never knew about fencing that I learned this weekend as friends Autofab and the Tactical Redneck were stretching fence for Jenni.

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  • Last week, Jack Spirko interviewed me on The Survival Podcast. Here is a link.
  • Schedule this week: Headed to the Back to the Land Festival.
  • Also, get your tickets soon for the Oct 23 Self-Reliance Festival
  • Serious September Update – Opportunity October 

Tales from the Prepper Pantry

  • The Green Chili Story
  • Last Round of Root Cellar Items
  • Root Cellar Feedback from Keith
  • Harvesting and drying mints this week
  • Farmers Market Season has Ended, transition from fill up to use up

Operation Independence

  • Expanding Listenership – An event every weekend through Thanksgiving
  • Episode 500 Deadline

Main topic of the Show: New Lessons Learned From Fencing

BG of fencing over the past year or so

Lessons

  • It is a better two person project, (Turkey netting story)
  • Logging = “Stretching fence” (BC Story) – related, proper stretching tools are helpful
  • Electric fence is great, until it isn’t (The water story)
  • Ongoing maintenance never ends unless you find an animal to do it for you (Pig story)
  • Fencing will be tested most if you do not manage your rotation well enough (Animals, hills, etc)

All in all, it has been pretty eventful here with the fencing, the animals and the transition to increased food production off my small, 3 acre plot of hilly land with just the right amount of southern exposure.

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Episode 486: Thought of the Walk for Oct 8, 2021

Today is a thought of the walk episode – a collection of short thoughts shared on a variety of topics. These thoughts are shared on Odysee every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, then produced as an audio podcast every other Friday.

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Today’s Thoughts Include:

  • Build a Better Life 
  • Roll with it
  • A Travel Coffee Maker
  • Natural vs Time Routines
  • Turkey on Pasture

To view the videos for Thought of the Walk Episode, go here: Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b

They are also produced on Youtube as a playlist.

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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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Episode 485: Four Normal Things on the Homestead that Seem Odd

Today, I share four normal things on the homestead that some outsiders view as oddball actions.

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Freedomcell Activation tour is coming to Kentucky Oct 14. 

Turkey Processing Day Update

Stump the Sauce

From Joshua of Ganderflight: How do I prep if I am living in a 28 foot RV and moving around the country with my family?

Main topic of the Show:  Four Normal Things on the Homestead that Seem Odd

  1. We try to use up everything – Introducing the BONE BAG
  2. We discuss slaughter over dinner
  3. Rolling leftovers are not only a thing – it is with pride that we find many ways to “roll” (homemade is usually preferred over restaurant foods)
  4. Baby livestock ends up inside – this could mean pigs, chicks, rabbits, goats — just about anything

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