{"podcast":{"title":"Living Free in Tennessee - Nicole Sauce","slug":"living-free-in-tennessee-nicole-sauce-1045875","podcast_index_feed_id":1045875,"rss_url":"https://nicolesauce.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://LivingFreeInTennessee.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/2/c/5/a2c5678b2fa7a7bad959afa2a1bf1c87/lftnlogo3.jpg","author":"S. Nicole Williams","episode_count":1194,"summary":"Helping you live the live you life you choose on your terms. Living Free in Tennessee chronicles how we build our homestead, develop independence, plan and manage time and grow and preserve food sustainably - from a woman's point of view.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-24T14:22:16.847053+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/living-free-in-tennessee-nicole-sauce-1045875"},"episode":{"title":"Forced to Delegate — Homestead Happenings for September 4, 2026 - EP 1163","slug":"forced-to-delegate-homestead-happenings-for-september-4-2026-ep-1163","published_at":"2026-09-23T14:32:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/living-free-in-tennessee-nicole-sauce-1045875/forced-to-delegate-homestead-happenings-for-september-4-2026-ep-1163","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/living-free-in-tennessee-nicole-sauce-1045875","url":"https://nicolesauce.libsyn.com/forced-to-delegate-homestead-happenings-for-september-4-2026","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/nicolesauce/Episode_1163_-_Living_Free_in_Tennessee.mp3?dest-id=371392","summary":"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 September 13 $30 Email StrongRootsResources@gmail.com to sign up. Sponsors Agorist Tax Advice: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/LFTN The Wealthsteading Podcast: Wealthsteading.com Homestead Happenings Forced delegation days at the Holler Tactical is down and the rest of us are learning his systems Cross-training BEFORE you need it Moving sheep and learning to set up fencing in concrete-hard ground Calling in the Holler neighbors when the work still has to happen Getting water to livestock when your usual system depends on somebody who suddenly cannot carry it Working early and late to get through 100+ degree days How the gardens and animals are handling the heat The egg that cooked itself A broody duck and the possibility of baby Muscovies Egg production and molting season The gigantic Cushaw squash destined for the Farm-to-Table Dinner Turning Basecamp Lodge from a home into a homestead Why I want a real wood stove instead of a fireplace insert Figuring out the chimney liner, chimney cap and masonry repairs The Hearthstone Manchester versus a used Hearthstone Heritage Prioritizing infrastructure without putting it on a credit card Facebook Marketplace strikes again: a $1,200+ precision oven for $150 Why the crappy electric stove just moved farther down the priority list Exp…","meta_description":"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-trainin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3368,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/living-free-in-tennessee-nicole-sauce-1045875/episodes/forced-to-delegate-homestead-happenings-for-september-4-2026-ep-1163/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/living-free-in-tennessee-nicole-sauce-1045875/forced-to-delegate-homestead-happenings-for-september-4-2026-ep-1163.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}