Just a heads up that this week is an event week. That means if you email me anything with more than two sentences and no lives depend on it it will likely end up in the deleted folder. Sorry but that is just is how things are in an event week.
You can send show materiel and that will be filtered for follow up, you can send customer service and I will do my best to see to it but if you send me a request for doing discounts, some detailed proposal, etc. this just ain’t the week. Please do try to be understanding.
Next Nick and I have been doing a lot of videos, 13 so far and one more uploading right now. In a bit I will be cooking sausage for the event and doing a q and a on all the questions posted to those videos thus far. Again the play list is called, TSP Workshop Oct.
On the embedded video frame below up in the left upper corner you will see some lines, if you click those it will pull down a list of all the episodes published so far. Again no notes or links with these vids folks, sorry we are just too busy to do more than publish them.
Hey guys and gals this week we are getting ready for and conducting the TSP October Homestead Skills Workshop at Nine Mile Farm. It is just way to hectic to do a show on a week like this but I will be uploading 5-10 or more videos a day all week. The videos will be short, have NO NOTES at all, just a title like,
TSP Workshops – Oct -#1
TSP Workshops – Oct – #2
And so on
These videos will be uploaded to a playlist called
Today is Friday so it is time for our ask expert council show. To ask a question for a show like this, just send an email to me at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with “TSPC Expert” in the subject line.
In the body of your email first tell me the council member your question is for. Second ask your question concisely in one to two sentences maximum. Third any and all details after that. This is the formula to give you the best chance of getting on the air.
I do what I can to get as many of your questions as possible on the air but can’t always get to all of them. Our council is made of a wide variety of experts in everything from the tactical to the practical and everything in between.
To get more information on our Expert Council visit our “Meet the Expert Council Page” to learn more about them and their specific areas of expertise.
Join Me Today As Our Experts Discuss
Darby Simpson on winter down time
Keith Snow on pesto
Ben Falk on “lifeboating”
Erica Strauss on duck decisions
Nick Ferguson on apple orchard understory
Tim Glance on the good, bad and ugly of cheap radios
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Today on The Survival Podcast I take your calls to 866-65-THINK
Today on The Survival Podcast I take your calls on fishing, food storage, critical thinking, winterizing, politics, guns, permaculture and more.
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Fishing in rivers with high and cold water
Keeping that vacuum sealer running at high volume
The value of thinking for yourself in a sea of bullshit soup
Getting read for winter as it relates to fruit trees
Thoughts on Bernie Sanders and life in Vermont
Dealing with rust on a carry gun due to sweat
Thoughts on small scale permaculture in Florida
Eradication of Bamboo, yes I said use roundup, I really did
Observation of native species to select improved species for planting
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Bill and his wife/partner Becky are co-founders of Midwest Permaculture. Now in their ninth year, Bill has become one of the respected permaculture teachers and designers in the U.S.. The goal of Midwest Permaculture is to see permaculture (in name or action) become a household term. Bill’s two adults sons are now involved in permaculture as well.
Bill joins us today to discuss among other things “The 4 Fires of Group Work”.
Often, people get together with dreams of starting a permaculture group, a community or a business only to be surprised and disappointed when it falls apart. They have failed to navigate the 4-fires.
With 35 years of small community living experience Bill has hard won insights into what it takes to work with others. When permaculture oriented projects fail it is rarely because of the the design piece — it’s almost always the people piece.
Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK (866-658-4465) and you might hear yourself on the air.
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Woh! What is up with that title. I know we have a lot of strong political views in Permaculture. And of all stripes, liberals, conservatives and a lot of libertarians. And many who have been in the movement a very long time are quite proud of what ever political stripe they have.
So does this question make sense? I think that it does, and I think it leads many to start practicing anarchism without even knowing it or realizing it.
Understand there are two real types of anarchism at the individual level. I call these philosophical and action based. Strangely you’d think the philosophical would come easier but we all do the action based stuff in degrees. Please understand these two definitions are no one’s but my own.
Philosophical Anarchism is the declaring of yourself to be an anarchist and then making choices about thoughts, issues and actions based on that.
Action Based Anarchism – is the ignoring or disobeying of authority so long as doing so does not violate the principle of non aggression.
For instance here are some action based anarchist things many of us have done or would do if certain circumstances occurred…
Dressing the way you want to vs. the way you are “supposed to”
Marrying who ever you choose instead of having an arranged marriage
Using an illegal substance, including a pain pill from your last prescription
Driving over the speed limit when no danger is present to another by doing so
Keeping 10 chickens when the code says you can only have four
Feeding homeless people even if the law says you can’t
Using violent force to stop one person from harming another.
Those are just a few examples. To be clear on what is not anarchism here are some things people think are anarchist that are not.
Stealing your neighbors property. This violates non aggression and is not anarchism.
Using violent force to harm another person because you simply don’t like them, again this violates non aggression.
Damaging property with vandalism, arson, etc. Again this violates non aggression.
Join Me Today To Discuss…
Some of Permaculture’s biggest names and their views on anarchism
Bill Mollison – an anarchist that doesn’t know he is an anarchist
David Holmgren – a self declared anarchist
Geoff Lawton – teaches anarchism, though he would claim not to be an anarchist
Joe Salatin – a self proclaimed libertarian who practices anarchy
Toby Hemingway – a self described anarchist
Byron Joel – a self described anarchist
Ron Finely – no idea his politics but an anarchist in action
Paul Wheaton – not an anarchist but damn sure practices anarchy
Mark Sheppard – libertarian at a minimum, expert systems martial artist
Why Permaculture leads to anarchy
It leads to real solutions, often that are illegal but work
Ethics based and concerned with “people care”
Teaches the practice of currency creation and private banking
It is a design science which causes you to question everything
No room for bureaucracy, a tree doesn’t’ care about your title
A meritocracy in other words those that get shit done succeed
It is about rewilding humans to live with nature vs. opposing it
Promotes community interdependence vs system and centralized dependence
Focuses on real wealth above persevered wealth
Creates wealth that is hard if not impossible to tax
Leads naturally to commerce at a local level
Can not be controlled, policed, slowed down or stopped by the oligarchy
Final thoughts on what real freedom is and why morality is required for it
Bob Wells Plant of the Week
This week on the Bob Wells Nursery “Plant of the Week”, Bob wants to announce the relaunch of his new and improved website.
He has had numerous requests from his customers as well as M.S.B. members to include a better description of each fruit tree, such as what zone it grows in, if it needs a pollinator etc. Here is what the website now includes. For example:
~ REDSKIN PEACH TREE
~ TREE SIZE: 2 year old tree that is 4-5 feet tall.
~ EST CHIL REQ (BELOW 45 DEGREES): 750 hours.
~ USDA PLANT HARDINESS ZONES: 5-8.
~ POLLINATION: Self-Fruitful: No pollination required.
~ STONE FREENESS: Freestone.
~ RIPENING DATE: Mid – Late July.
~ ROOT STOCK: Available on Nemagaurd or Lovell.
~ SPACING: Plant trees 15-20 feet apart.
~ FLAVOR OF FRUIT: Very Sweet.
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Today on the Survival Podcast I take your emails on ducks, mulching, grafting, politics, corporate welfare, podcasting, snakes, guns and more.
Make sure if you submit content for a feedback show that you put something like “comment for jack”, “question for jack” or “article for jack” in the subject line to assure proper identification for my screening process.
Please understand I receive several hundred emails a day and can’t get them all on the air.
I also do put out a lot of information on Facebook from emails that I can’t fit on the program though so keep em coming.
Join Me Today As I Respond to Your Emails On
Protecting ducks from predators
A school principle comes out and says it, “we are training workers”
Dealing with weeds in wood chipped areas
Grafting male tips onto female sea berry to increase fertility
California sees freedom as stealing their money and wants narcs to help them, AGAIN
What exactly is corporate welfare
How I produce the podcast, technology wise
Thoughts on dogs and snakes and snake identification
7.62 vs 223 for plinking, varmints and deer in a Ruger Mini platform
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Today is Friday so it is time for our ask expert council show. To ask a question for a show like this, just send an email to me at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with “TSPC Expert” in the subject line.
In the body of your email first tell me the council member your question is for. Second ask your question concisely in one to two sentences maximum. Third provide any and all details after that. This is the formula to give you the best chance of getting on the air.
I do what I can to get as many of your questions as possible on the air but can’t always get to all of them. Our council is made of a wide variety of experts in everything from the tactical to the practical and everything in between.
To get more information on our Expert Council visit our “Meet the Expert Council Page” to learn more about them and their specific areas of expertise.
Join Me Today As Our Experts Discuss
Michael Jordan on a late arrived bee swarm
John Pugliano on the minimum wage and Jack piles onto of it
Doc Bones on treatment and prevention of diarrhea in a disaster
Gary Collins on putting weight back on in a healthy
Erica Strauss on storing and using hot peppers
Ben Falk on developing permaculture land in areas with large amounts of commercial ag
Nick Ferguson on propagation of black locust
Keith Snow on cooking mutton
Darby Simpson on small cattle, small property grazing and more
Jack on the problem is the solution in regard to “the system is the problem”
Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK (866-658-4465) and you might hear yourself on the air.
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I am getting an extremely late start today due to the new ducks arriving and a family emergency, so it is going to be a simple chat with Jack episode today.
Last night I listened to the republican debates, not really sure why, guess I felt I deserved some sort of punishment. What I heard was mostly a bunch of people not actually answer any of the questions, say how great they were, explain why the other people sucked, and so on.
When issues were discussed I sat with dismay at how clearly none of these people seem to comprehend liberty, which of course is supposed to be the foundation of our nation. Frankly these people seem to have a disdain for actual liberty.
What got me even more was this morning while driving to get the ducks and later supplies for them hearing people like Glenn Beck talk about “how good they sounded”, not all of them mind you but many of them. Glenn the self proclaimed independent libertarian commending what many of these people said.
This got me thinking, does my nation even comprehend liberty at this point? Sadly I don’t think by and large we do. So let’s talk about that today.
Join Me Today to Discuss…
What exactly is liberty
What is the only valid purpose of law in a nation based on liberty
When two individuals have a difference of view, how is a resolution found in liberty
Why did we forget what freedom was all about
We started out with freedom for some
We became comfortable
We asked the State to preserve our comfort
The State was happy to do so
We now think freedom is forcing others to comply
How can we fight this, the ballot box is a fools errand and the rifle is a death sentence
10,000 paper cuts
Teach others about liberty
Be a political atheist (at least in discussing issues)
Stick to principles, avoid people and polices
Find pain points, discuss them
Discuss how others feel about different issues
Walk away
The truth is, a person can only be free if they understand freedom, most don’t
Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK (866-658-4465) and you might hear yourself on the air.
Also remember we have an expert council you can address your calls to. If you do this you should email me right after your call at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with expert council call in the subject line. In the body of your email tell me that you just called in a question for the council and what number you called in from. I will then give the call priority when I screen calls.
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Woh! What is up with that title. I know we have a lot of strong political views in Permaculture. And of all stripes, liberals, conservatives and a lot of libertarians. And many who have been in the movement a very long time are quite proud of what ever political stripe they have.
I am getting an extremely late start today due to the new ducks arriving and a family emergency, so it is going to be a simple chat with Jack episode today.
