Today I decided to continue on yesterday’s podcast about permaculture’s 5 zones and 7 layers and go over the 12 guiding principles of permacultre. I also expand each one and explain how they directly apply to the overriding concepts of modern survival philosophy.
Today we name Barack Obama assclown of the day for opposing offshore drilling for US oil by US companies but supporting funding a 2 billion dollar “loan” to Brazil so they can you guessed it, drill offshore in Brazil. We also name the Semper Fi fund as heroes of the day for the work they do for injured Marines.
Tune in today to hear the 12 Permaculture Design Principles and Alternative Views of Them…
Observe and Interact - or - Be a Part of Things
Catch and Store Energy - or - Be an Ant not a Grasshopper
Obtain a Yield - or - Get an ROI on Your Efforts
Apply Self Regulation and Accept Feedback - or - Don’t Kill the Golden Goose
Use and Value Resources and Services - or -Be Efficient to Become Independent
Produce No Waste - or - Make Use of Everything
Design from Patterns to Details - or -Be an Artist and Step Back for a Longer View
Integrate Rather than Segregate - or -Understand the Power of Teams
Use Small and Slow Solutions - or - Focus On What You Can Do First
Use and Value Diversity - or - Practice Risk Reduction
Use Edges and Value the Marginal - or - Seek Alliances Not Conflicts
use Creativity and Adapt to Change - or - Improvise, Adapt and Overcome
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Today I discuss an introduction to permaculture principles and explain the 7 layer system along with the 5 primary zones, how they interact and how you can harness them to improve your sustainable production whether you live on an urban lot or in a rural area.
I also name Franklin County Washington as asscowns of the day for paying residents to kill fruit trees and replace them with non produces and yes they are really doing this. I also name 3 UK soldiers as heroes of the day for their actions in Afghanistan.
Join Me Today as We Discuss
The high canopy layer
How low trees begin the transition to the “edge”
How shrubs complete the edge transition
The herbaceous layer is more then you realize
The rhizosphere (root crops) and its overlap with other layers
The soil surface (cover crops) the over looked layer that gives so much
The vertical (climbing vines) layer that bridges other layers and zones
From there I explain the 5 zones of permaculture beginning in zone one (closest to human habitation) and progressing to zone 5 (wild forest).
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Today we are doing a bit of a change up and taking a moment to look around and see what the heck is going on in the world politically and economically. I will cover six events that are getting little to no reall discussion in the main stream media.
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Today is sort of a free wheeling show. I discuss three main topics including money moving to buy farmland, the alliance of BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) nations for a new currency and basic food storage for new survivalists
Getting Started with Emergency Food Storage - Starting with the philosophy of “store what you eat and eat what you store”. Then we expand on building a basis with low cost long term storables from the supermarket. From there into adding in true long term storage foods such as Mountain House, etc.
Next up is this BRIC Nations - Join me as I discuss the actions of Brazil, Russia, India and China as they plan for a new global currency basis. I also analyze why this alliance makes sense and why we should be figuring out how to deal with the results because they are coming.
The final topic today is farmland investing - George Soros and Jim Rodgers are pumping money into buying farmland. The meaning? Food shortages are all but assured in the future. However, I have a compelling case for why this investment COULD backfire if they don’t evaluate land management techniques if the play is designed for long term holding.
I decided to do an audience questions show today. Since it was done from the “mobile studio” there are no call ins or anything. These are all questions sent in by email, asked in comments, asked on the survival forum, etc.
Tune in to hear me answer these questions today…
Should owners of city real estate hold out or cut losses and sell now?
Is renting to own a good option?
Is the mobile/RV approach better then owning property?
Are the small “family farms” going to return?
Will second/third tier cities grow as large cities decline in population?
What is the percentage of chance that swine flu becomes very serious this winter?
Will real “small houses” (under 500 sf) come into vogue in the near future?
Is it okay to compost non organic food from stores, if you do are you still growing organically?
Is my truck a diesel like my car? Why or why not?
Will I take a “stand” on tamiflu is is good or bad?
Is the ammo shortage or is the government behind it as a passive form of gun control?
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Today we take a look at several underrated permaculture options several from around the world and many from right here in the U.S.  Each of these can be grown in most if not all of the U.S. and is highly disease and pest resistant.
Tune in today to hear about the following plants/shrubs/trees and how they can fit into your landscape and survival planning…
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Today you will get to hear me almost rear ended on the highway right at about 29:44 into the show. Rest assured I was not harmed nor was my vehicle damaged! I edited out a bit particularly my use of the F word.
On the subject the first 10 minutes are mostly a follow up from yesterday’s discussion on libertarian principles and how you can explain the common objection about “the things government has done right”. I will also let you know about the interview I did with Lew Rockwell and a new working relationship between LewRockwell.com and TSP.
I then go into an introduction to permaculture principles and explain the 7 layer system of
Canopy
Low Trees
Shrubs
Herbaceous
Rhizosphere (root crops)
Soil Surface (cover crops)
Vertical (climbing vines)
From there I explain the 5 zones of permaculture beginning in zone one (closest to human habitation) and progressing to zone 5 (wild forest).
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.
You also now can call in questions or comments for the host at 866-65-THINK, (866-658-4465) please read the suggestions for calling in before you do for the best chance of getting your comments on the air.
My view is yes, sooner or later it is inevitable due to declines in production and resources and expansion of population. I also think we should not engage in alarmism at this point either. Much like peak oil this is a real problem that will get worse but over a rather long period of time, not tomorrow morning.
Today we also briefly discuss the defection of Republican Arlen Spector and we do another swine flu (h1n1) update.
Tune in today to hear…
A news caster that should have his ass kicked
New swine flu cases in my back yard
Don’t take your kid to the doctor if they don’t have any symptoms just to be “checked out” DUH!
What we are learning about how people react in a SHTF right now
How Spector’s defection is meaningless
How politics is like pro wrestling - but it ain’t funny when it comes to our national leaders!
6 of the last 9 years we have failed to meet demand with global grain capacity
What global trends are telling us about future food production expectations
Why grain is so important to the global food supply
Subsidiaries are not new, they are VERY old
Why food shortages can only lead to war sooner or later
25% of US grain production will go to bio fuels in 2009
The grain used for biofuel could feed a half a billion people in India
Why we indeed may face water shortages soon - nothing to do with your Bermuda Grass
How we are depleting fossil aquifers
The powder keg of the US, Western Europe, India, Russia and China
How individual agriculture is the answer, large scale farms can not grow food that way
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