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For those of you who are following along …Here’s what we are doing here in August. We are going to be preserving all thi...
07/27/2025

For those of you who are following along …Here’s what we are doing here in August.

We are going to be preserving all things tomato starting this coming weekend and focusing on energy backups in the emergency storage.

Here are some ideas:

📦 What’s in my energy prep bucket this month:
1. 🔦 Flashlights – Dollar store or battery-powered LED ones
2. 🕯️ Candles – Emergency tapers or old-fashioned beeswax
3. 🧯 Solar garden lights – Charge outside by day, bring in at night
4. 🔋 Rechargeable batteries – AA & AAA for radios, headlamps, etc.
5. ⚡ Battery packs – USB power banks for phones & devices
6. 🔌 Car chargers – For phones, radios, or USB lights
7. 🔁 Hand-crank flashlight/radio combo – Multi-use & no fuel needed
8. 🪫 Extra extension cords – Especially 12- or 14-gauge for generators
9. 🔌 Power strips – Surge-protected for controlled access
10. 🪪 Written instructions – Manual for generator, solar panel guide, etc.
11. 🕹️ Headlamps – Keep hands free when the lights go out
12. 💨 Mini USB fan – For comfort or baby animals in summer
13. 🪵 Fire starters – Matches, Bic lighters, ferro rods
14. ☀️ Solar phone charger – Can get a small one for under $25
15. 🎧 Earbuds or AM/FM radio – Keep morale up with music or news

🏡 This Farm Was Once Forgotten… But I Saw a Future Here 🌱When I first found this little farm, it was more of a projec...
07/25/2025

🏡 This Farm Was Once Forgotten… But I Saw a Future Here 🌱

When I first found this little farm, it was more of a project than most people would want to undertake. At one point in time, it even sat empty and overgrown. The weeds were as tall as the gutters. It changed hands many times with many having the intent to revitalize it.  Some progress was made, but no one ever totally emotionally invested in it …until me. No one ever seemed to care about it’s history and wanted to honor it like I do. 

I didn’t just see a house that needed work or a place to flip and sell. I saw my forever home.

I saw a place that could be rebuilt. A place that could be revived. A place that could become a legacy. A history that should not be forgotten.

Today, I’m not just renovating a property. I’m building a future — one room, one board, one foundation at a time. I couldn’t do it without the incredible people around me.

To my family and friends who have cheered me on, showed up to help, and never once questioned my big dreams — thank you.

To the contractors who work beside me with patience, skill, and vision — thank you for not just building walls and pouring concrete, but helping me create a place that will outlive me.

To the people who show up and trim my trees in the orchard, to my friend who shows up to help me with the bees. To the people who have walked my property and helped me understand how permaculture could leave this place better than I found it. To the ones who show up every day to build things, design things and maintain things. Thank you.

This farm isn’t just for me. It’s for my children. It’s for my grandchildren. It’s for the friends who gather at our table, for the memories we haven’t made yet, and for the stories still to come. This is where all my big crazy dreams have become reality.

I want it to be a home that feels like peace… a place full of warmth, laughter, late-night bread baking, muddy boots, and early morning coffee. A place that’s beautiful not because it’s perfect, but because it’s loved.

My plan is to leave this place in such a condition that my children will love it as much as they loved the house they grew up in. This will be the only place that my grandchildren remember visiting me.

This is where it all begins again. 💛

Sort of excited about my camp topics for tomorrow with the kids. They may hate it but I love the nerdy science stuff.
07/22/2025

Sort of excited about my camp topics for tomorrow with the kids. They may hate it but I love the nerdy science stuff.

It’s the little things like my very first decent sized apple from my very own orchard that keeps me going. God places th...
07/19/2025

It’s the little things like my very first decent sized apple from my very own orchard that keeps me going. God places the little reminders at the best times.

Not as much progress in volume as I’d like but the organization is good. White is pantry staples. Black is freeze dried ...
07/18/2025

Not as much progress in volume as I’d like but the organization is good.
White is pantry staples. Black is freeze dried foods. Glass jars are just simply beautiful. ❤️

I love this
07/18/2025

I love this

07/18/2025

Is there anyone in our network good with expanding Starlink network? I need to expand Starlink from my house to The Cannery building so I can stop paying for two separate internet services.

After that, I need to address these two separate electric bills costing me $700 a month. 😳 I’m being charged a commercial rate (and a separate trash fee) for my 2nd meter and it’s crazy expensive.

Burn out is real and I have it. For the first time in my 16 year homesteading journey, I am completely burned out. It’s...
07/17/2025

Burn out is real and I have it. For the first time in my 16 year homesteading journey, I am completely burned out. It’s not even the hard farm work that’s killing me. It’s time.

I have cancelled all workshops and camps for the rest of the year so that I can reset my table and decide what I want to keep on it and what has to go.

Just the fact that I had to buy this sign and put it up reminded me that I HAVE to set boundaries and stick to them in order to survive.

Just for clarification - it’s not the dairy either. It’s just overwhelm.

07/17/2025

It's Tennessee Beef Month! Our state's cattle farmers work hard to provide high-quality, nutritious beef for families across Tennessee and beyond. From farm to table, Tennessee beef represents excellence in agriculture.

Just a few pictures from this session on Farm Life Academy girls camp. Special thanks to my bee mentor/neighbor Will Dob...
07/17/2025

Just a few pictures from this session on Farm Life Academy girls camp. Special thanks to my bee mentor/neighbor Will Dobson for teaching the girls about honeybees and showing them how to spin honey.

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Everyone on the farm needs a good cup of Holler Roast coffee before morning chores. Living Free in Tennessee - Nicole Sa...
07/15/2025

Everyone on the farm needs a good cup of Holler Roast coffee before morning chores. Living Free in Tennessee - Nicole Sauce

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