Here are two things I know about my audience. The majority, over 70% live in urban and suburban areas. The second is that a major majority of those would like to get out of the city some day even if the shit never hits the fan. There is also the reality that many at least for the short term are held by job, family obligations and other factors. So I thought today would be a good day to discuss urban homesteading and tomorrow we can discuss urban prepping.
Join me today as we discuss…
What exactly makes a home a homestead anyway
Why homesteading on some level makes sense for everyone
Start out by assessing what you have
Sketching your land and determining energy flows
Gardening is hard work and may not be for you large scale
Perennials take more time but pay far larger rewards
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Mike Gasior is mostly known as a financial luminary who has a nack for making the complex simple while pulling no punches. Mike joined us last time to discuss the state of the U.S. economy and what the future holds in that respect. Today he comes back to talk about his efforts as a homesteader.
Mike is quite the homesteader some of his activities include…
Heating his home with wood heat
Multiple back up generators
Large gardens
A small orchard he planted
A variety of perennial edibles such as straw and raspberries
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 and you might hear yourself on the air.
Well I asked for calls last night and boy did you guys deliver, over 67 at this point came in so let me apologize to the majority that won’t be on the air today but let me say I going to use a lot of them to preload a bunch of shows that will fill in for me when I am on vacation from July 27th – August 6th.
Join me today as we discuss…
Dealing with perennial native grasses in your raised beds
Installing drip irrigation on a budget
Getting internet access in remote areas (if you have a better solution please let me know)
What do our soldiers get paid, do they get a “bonus” for being shot at
What is a spring house and what is a Hydraulic Ram Pump
Are those little family stickers on cars a bad idea – probably
What is wood gasification and what can you do with it
Why is deflation bad, how can it be worse than inflation
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 and you might hear yourself on the air.
Today on the Survival Podcast I interview Cam Mather. Cam is a great guy and a wealth of knowledge. Living on 150 acres of forests and ponds, north of Napanee and northwest of Kingston, Ontario Canada and being as independent as he can. He has channeled his real world knowledge into a book called, “Thriving During Challenging Times: The Energy, Food and Financial Independence Handbook”
Join Cam and I today as we discuss…
The reasons we need to focus on energy independence today
What you can do to become more financially independent even on a less then median wage
The problems with how so many of us get our food today
Advice for growers in northern climates
The advantages of country living
The challenges and rewards of living off grid
The potential effects of peak oil and peak water
Some of the biggest pending threats including pandemic and food shortages
Advice on freedom and making it happen for yourself
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Today I will be meeting with Judge Andrew Napolitano host of Freedom Watch on Fox. I am not sure yet if we will have a show on Tuesday but I will attempt to make it happen while in NYC.
Today join me with Barb as we discuss…
Building a homestead in the suburbs
Making friends on the forum and realizing you are not alone
The value of a garden and how much a small garden can produce
The importance of the debt free lifestyle
Finding the place that is right for you
Keeping chickens and the challenges of roosters named stew
A lot of land is relative to where you live and how you use it
Having a home and a BOL paid for in full and the peace it brings
Why you should not compare your efforts to others
Creating your own preps from your own back yard
Canning, flash freezing and other ways to store you own food
The importance of quality food for those with systemic disease
Knowing exactly what you are eating and not eating and peace it brings
The threat of GMOs
A reason you might never eat bread from the store again
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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.
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).
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.
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This podcast was done a day in advance and is being published while we are away doing some remote preparations of our own at our Arkansas bug out location. So I thought today woud be a good day to cover that exact subject.
Tune in today to hear about
Low cost rain catch systems
Storing food safely
Thoughts on remote weapons and ammo storage
Setting up a local bank account and safety deposit box
Hiring a local person to keep an eye on things
Starting up raised beds
Permaculture options that you don’t have to be on site to do
How you can enhance local forage with simple things like mulch and pruning
Be on alert when arriving at your remote location
Alternative energy and water options
Tips on getting good deals on remote property
Using your creativity to improve your property
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, please read the suggestions for calling in before you do for the best chance of getting your comments on the air.
I have had a ton of questions about buying a home and or land from all over. Today’s podcast covers my view on this in a way that will let individuals better evaluate their own needs, risk tolerance and long term planning as they make a decision on what to buy and where to buy.
Tune in today to learn my thoughts on
How big is the risk of an actual “horde of marauders” in an economic or other meltdown
A new view of the old axiom “location, location, location”
Understanding and combating the phrase “buyers are liars” when working with a real estate agent
The importance of “shopping” even if you don’t want to buy right now
Considering your family and their needs/wants as you plan for your next land purchase
How paid for real estate helps to free you from “the system” and creates real wealth
Calculating what you can afford
My formula for finding property and making an offer
How to properly hire and deal with a real estate agent
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Today’s podcast focuses on the unique challenges of surviving an economic collapse and how it is very different from environmental or other disasters in scope, duration and impact. Tune in today for my thoughts on…
Planning for long term self sufficiency vs. planning for an acute interruption of short duration
The need to eliminate debt as part of long term planning, specifically debt on property
The need for prearranged groups before the economic SHTF
The need to NOT “bet the farm” in your long term planning
How FEMA nor any other organization can’t respond to an economic collapse
Why storing food is important but not enough
How your cash could become worth next to nothing in a true economic crash
Gaining specific skills before you need them
Storing construction supplies and other “hard comities” now vs. planning to buy them later
Hardening property and picking remote easy to defend locations
The value of the family dog in keeping trespassers away
A few reasons that an economic collapse may simply be an eventuality vs. a possibility
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